Historic New England

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Theophilus Bradbury & Son (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49330

Accession Number: 1976.124

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a coffin shaped handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49331

Accession Number: 1976.125

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a twist handle and pointed oval bowl. Queen Bess design.

Date: 1885

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49332

Accession Number: 1976.126

Easy chair frame. Mahogany front legs and side and medial stretchers; hard maple rear legs and rear stretcher; ash arms; white pine cone-shaped arm supports; soft maple and other secondary wood. Straight crest. Stiles and rear legs of one piece. scrolled arms, block-and-vase-turned side stretc...

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), silver maple (wood)

GUSN: 49333

Accession Number: 1976.129

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs with tapered square arms, pointed shoulders, and oval bowls.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Williams, Deodat, 1794 C-1857 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49334

Accession Number: 1976.130

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49335

Accession Number: 1976.131

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Keyes, W. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49336

Accession Number: 1976.132

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper. Meandering floral pattern block printed in bright hues of green, blue, yellow, pink, red, gray and purple on light peach satin ground. Laid paper sheets.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49337

Accession Number: 1976.133.1

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip; selvage sides. Rows of cartouches, each negative of last. Foliate cartouche with corner blocks and floral motif inside alternating with cartouche in negative with large scale floral motif; border of stringy branches. Ground of alternating stripes of reds and greens. Patched with s...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49339

Accession Number: 1976.140AB

Ingrain carpet fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven in overall floral pattern of clusters of red and yellow tri-partite leaves, vines and sprigs on cellular patterned ground of mottled red, yellow and green.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49341

Accession Number: 1976.141AB

Fireboard

Board with foliate pattern wallpaper (A) and Renaissance Revival pattern border (B). Roller printed in green, black, and gray on ungrounded paper. Cutouts made for andirons.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 49342

Accession Number: 1976.144AB

Trim

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49343

Accession Number: 1976.152

Fichu

Black lace scarf with gold leaf edge and Stars of David pattern throughout.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49344

Accession Number: 1976.153

Infant's Cap

Cream sheer cotton embroidered with band of circles and petal shape along face and neck, and randomly along cap; serpentine floral stem with net inserted in flowers; net insert at back--large flower; scalloped and floral trim at back circle; drawstring neck and face.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49345

Accession Number: 1976.154

Infant's Cap

Cream; sheer; eyelet embroidery--allover; with scalloped edge around face embroidered with foliate meander; drawstring neck.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Lincoln, Deborah, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 49346

Accession Number: 1976.155

Purse

Green and white floral patterned purse with a red silk opening and a silk tassel drawstring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49347

Accession Number: 1976.156

Shawl

White center with 15" border with repeating botehs; 1 1/2" inner border of tilted botehs with corner botehs, mostly blue with touches of red and yellow; sewn-on fringe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49348

Accession Number: 1976.158

Tray

Rectangular w/ deeply canted corners. Painted black w/ floral and foliage stencilled inside rim. Red stripe painted on the outside rim. Cutouts in each used as handles.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 49349

Accession Number: 1976.172

Infant's Cap

Cream; net embroidered along two bands with stylized flower encircled by dots; two tucks; narrow lace band along neck.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, net (textile)

GUSN: 49352

Accession Number: 1976.179

Table

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49356

Accession Number: 1976.212

Table

Chair table with round top; rectangular board sides with circular handholds; seat grooved into sides; nailed box below seat; sides mortised and tenoned into shoes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49357

Accession Number: 1976.223

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49358

Accession Number: 1976.224

Armchair

No description

Date: 1760-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, maple (wood), upholstering, rush (material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 49359

Accession Number: 1976.230

Chair

Side chair. Birch. Serpentine crest rail. Molded ears. Pierced splat. Rush seat. Block and vase-turned legs. Ring and ball-turned stretchers. Rests on Spanish feet.

Date: 1760-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 49360

Accession Number: 1976.231.1

Side Chair

Side chair. Soft maple, ash rear seat rail. Yoke crest. Vasiform splat. Stiles taper upward from base to crest. Rush seat. Block and baluster-turned front legs with baluster and ring turnings just below seat rail.Swelled turned side stretchers with central turned ring contours. Ball and ring...

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), white ash (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 49361

Accession Number: 1976.232

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers with two smaller central drawers above two larger top and lower drawers; grained and painted "panels" on drawers; flattened ball feet.

Date: 1715-1735

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), poplar (wood), red oak (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 49362

Accession Number: 1976.234

Chair

Side chair. Poplar posts and bannisters; arch seat rails, splat rail, and stretchers; maple crest and splat rail. Arched, molded crest. Vasiform splat. Splat rail protrudes downward. Grooves outline crest and splat rail. Rushed seat rerushed in late twentieth century. Block-and-baluster-turne...

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), poplar (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 49363

Accession Number: 1976.236

Windsor Chair

Brace back Windsor chair with a fan back, saddle seat, scroll-eared crest rail, and painted stringing on the legs.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49364

Accession Number: 1976.242

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49365

Accession Number: 1976.246

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49367

Accession Number: 1976.263A

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 49368

Accession Number: 1976.263B

Cup and saucer

Earthenware teacup without handle (.1) and saucer (.2). Green transfer-print "Eagle" pattern. Depicts eagle with outstretched wings sailing in a large shell-shaped boat with furled sail. In the background is a village and a domed building on a hill. The eagle wears a shield bearing the stars and str...

Date: 1836-1841

Maker: R. Hall & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49369

Accession Number: 1976.268.1-.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49370

Accession Number: 1976.274A

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49371

Accession Number: 1976.274B

Chair

Tapered molded legs; molded H-stretchers and seat rails; rounded stiles and crest; pierced urn and volute banister; slip seat. DHC Painted black with gold in 1850-1870. Evidence of earlier red stained surface. Berlin work cover over poss. original rush seat. Stretchers well worn; bead hardly visi...

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Possibly Gilbert, Nathaniel (Maker)

GUSN: 49373

Accession Number: 1976.279

Chair seat cover fragment

Spade-shaped seat top with sides; cotton jacquard of relief pink-peach floral spray in center framed by Rococo-like scrolls; cream ground.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), jacquard, weaving, upholstery

GUSN: 49432

Accession Number: 1977.47B

Fan-back Windsor Chair

No description

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49433

Accession Number: 1977.50.1

Windsor Chair

Windsor side chair with a fan back; plain and turned spindles; thick saddle seat; H-stretcher.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49434

Accession Number: 1934.3076

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49437

Accession Number: 1977.73.1

Chair

No description

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49438

Accession Number: 1977.73.2

Tilt-top Table

Tilt-top table. Mahogany with birch block and cleats. Square top with serpentine edge. Turned vase and ring pillar with scalloped base. Rests on tripod cabriole legs with sharp central creases. Creases continue to feet, where they are flanked by knobs that emulate claws.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49439

Accession Number: 1977.76