Historic New England

Phoenix Brand Wax Tapers in Box

Twenty-three wax tapers in original paper box. Tapers are made of long pieces of string dipped in wax. Box is light blue with dark blue, white and gold printing. Manufactured by Will & Baumer Company, Syracuse, New York.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), wax, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310695

Accession Number: 1998.6035

Canape Tray Set in Box

Set of four individual appetizer trays in original box. Trays are made from thin bent plywood. The trays are roughly square with one rounded side and striations on straight side. Round indentation for holding food or drink glass. The trays are stacked in box. Box is cream colored with brown text an...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310698

Accession Number: 1998.6045.1-.5

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001)

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins as a young boy. Subject is seated on a chair and is wearing a white suit jacket, white short pants, white collared shirt, and a floral tie. Small green velvet covered table at sitter's left decorated with a toy elephant, green glass bottle, and a toy boat. Oil on canva...

Date: 1920

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310706

Accession Number: 2015.62.1

Portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982)

Portrait of Lura Woodside as a young girl. Sitter is standing and leaning against the arm of a floral upholstered settee. She is wearing a white dress, black stockings, and black boots. She is holding a white bonnet in her right hand and has a gold heart shaped locket around her neck. Oil on canvas ...

Date: 1892

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310707

Accession Number: 2015.62.2

Color print of Harvard University

Color print of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Plain wood frame. Paper. Boston, MA.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310708

Accession Number: 2015.62.3

Print of the Cambridge Common

Print of the Cambridge Common, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hand colored full-tone collotype. Black wood frame with gilt edges. Drawn by D. Bell. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Meriden, CT, 1942.

Date: 1942

Maker: Meriden Gravure Company (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), collotypes (prints), hand coloring

GUSN: 310709

Accession Number: 2015.62.4

Hooked rug of a man loading a kiln with wood. Mounted on a rectangular frame. Wool. United States, 1937

Hooked rug of a man loading a kiln with wood. The rug is mounted on a rectangular frame. The date "1937" appears in upper right.

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 310710

Accession Number: 2015.62.5

Fabric Picture

Silk picture of a peacock. Reverse painted glass frame.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 310711

Accession Number: 2015.62.6

Watercolor Painting of Strawberries

Painting of a yellow and green basket of strawberries. Plain wood frame. Watercolor paints and paper.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 310712

Accession Number: 2015.62.7

Engraving of Reverend John Murray (1742-1793)

Engraving of Reverend John Murray (1742-1793). Plain wood frame.

Date: 1795

Maker: Hill, Samuel, ca. 1766-1803 (Engraver)

Material: paper (fiber product), engravings (prints), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310713

Accession Number: 2015.62.8

Painting

Watercolor painting on paper. Painting is a memorial for G.W. Mansir, aged three years. Depicts a woman draped in dark clothing kneeling beside a memorial and a willow tree, with trees and hills in background. Gilt frame and glass.

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 310714

Accession Number: 2015.62.9

Painting of the Nathaniel Thayer Homestead, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Oil on canvas painting of the Nathaniel Thayer Homestead, Lancaster, Massachusetts. Gilt frame.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 310715

Accession Number: 2015.62.10

Print of Madonna and Child

Print of Madonna and Child. Block-printed and hand-colored with vibrant red and gilt detailing on a black background. Plain black frame, gray matting.

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: Crite, Allan Rohan (American painter, illustrator, 1910-2007) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 310716

Accession Number: 2015.62.11

Photograph of Bride

Full-body portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside Watkins (1887-1982) in wedding dress and veil, holding flower bouquet. Plain black frame, cream-colored matting.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 310717

Accession Number: 2015.62.12

Photograph of Bride

Full-body portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside Watkins (1887-1982) in wedding dress and veil, holding flower bouquet. Arts and crafts style frame.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 310718

Accession Number: 2015.62.13

Engraving of Mystic River

Engraving "View of the Bridge Over the Mystic River and the Country Adjacent from Bunker's Hill." Engraving depicts bridge with hilly landscape in background and river with rowboat in foreground.

Date: 1795

Maker: Hill, Samuel, ca. 1766-1803 (Engraver)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310719

Accession Number: 2015.62.14

Billhead from F. Woodworth

Billhead from F. Woodworth, Stone and Ronkingham Ware, Burlington, Vermont. Paper. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1875

Maker: Woodworth, F., F. Woodworth (Potter)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310720

Accession Number: 2015.62.15

Painting of Seated Woman

Painting, half-length portrait of a seated woman wearing a black dress and gold chain. Paint and paper. Gilt frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 310721

Accession Number: 2015.62.16

Etching of a Harbor Scene

Etching on paper of a harbor scene. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1917

Maker: Meyerowitz, William (American painter, 1887-1981) (Etcher)

Material: paper (fiber product), etchings (prints)

GUSN: 310722

Accession Number: 2015.62.17

Cut Paper Picture of a Woman

Cut paper picture of a woman wearing a black dress and lace cap. Plain wood frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 309877

Accession Number: 2000.2102

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup and saucer part of "Hampden" pattern dinner service for twelve designed by Christopher Dresser and produced by the Old Hall Earthenware Company, England. The cups and saucers are light cream-colored with aqua rims, decorated with a transfer-printed and overpainted pattern of flowers and geome...

Maker: Dresser, Christopher (Designer) Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 309879

Accession Number: 1998.5905.19.1-.2

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup and saucer part of "Hampden" pattern dinner service for twelve designed by Christopher Dresser and produced by the Old Hall Earthenware Company, England.

Date: 1880-1883

Maker: Dresser, Christopher (Designer) Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 309880

Accession Number: 1998.5905.20.1-.2

Teacup and Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 309881

Accession Number: 1998.9509.21.1-.2

Whale Oil Railroad Lantern

Punched tin and glass railroad lantern with whale oil font and burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 309882

Accession Number: 2000.2101

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup and saucer part of "Hampden" pattern dinner service for twelve designed by Christopher Dresser and produced by the Old Hall Earthenware Company, England.

Date: 1880-1883

Maker: Dresser, Christopher Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 309883

Accession Number: 1998.5905.21.1-.2

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup and saucer part of "Hampden" pattern dinner service for twelve designed by Christopher Dresser and produced by the Old Hall Earthenware Company, England.

Date: 1880-1883

Maker: Dresser, Christopher Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 309884

Accession Number: 1998.5905.22.1-.2

Binnacle Kerosene Lamp

Brass kerosene binnacle lamp with double folding handles and wooden viewing box with hinged cover and hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309885

Accession Number: 2000.2109

Saucers

Seven teacup saucers part of "Hampden" pattern dinner service for twelve designed by Christopher Dresser and produced by the Old Hall Earthenware Company, England. The saucers are light cream-colored with aqua rims, decorated with a transfer-printed and overpainted pattern of flowers and geometric d...

Date: 1880-1883

Maker: Dresser, Christopher (Designer) Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 309886

Accession Number: 1998.5905.23-.29

Kerosene Railroad Lantern

Punched tin and glass railroad lantern with kerosene burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 309887

Accession Number: 2000.2099

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Coffee cup and saucer part of "Hampden" pattern dinner service for twelve designed by Christopher Dresser and produced by the Old Hall Earthenware Company, England. The cups and saucers are light cream-colored with aqua rims, decorated with a transfer-printed and overpainted pattern of flowers and g...

Date: 1880-1883

Maker: Dresser, Christopher (Designer) Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd.

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 309888

Accession Number: 1998.5905.30.1-.2

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