Historic New England

The "Tontine" Block

Black and white photograph of Greek Revival homes on Warren Street in Salem. Black shutters on windows, small iron fence around the perimeter, and two trees in the foreground. Simple black wood frame.

Date: 1907

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221641

Accession Number: 2006.44.765

Vase

Clear glass globe shaped vase with small footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221646

Accession Number: 2006.44.1669

Vase

Clear galss bulbous shaped vase with small footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221648

Accession Number: 2006.44.1668

Vase

Clear glass bulbous shaped vase with footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221649

Accession Number: 2006.44.1674

Vase

Tall cut glass trumpet shaped vase. Narrow base tapers out to a flared, scalloped edge rim. Circular base has eight pointed star pattern on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 221651

Accession Number: 2006.44.1667

Margaret Duncan Phillips

Black and white quarter length portrait photograph of Margaret Duncan Phillips sitting in a wood chair. She is in her sixties or seventies. Her hair is pulled back into a bun. One hand rests of the handle of an umbrella and the other hand rests on her lap and she is holding a pair of spectacles. She...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221654

Accession Number: 2006.44.766

Tile

Square ceramic tile with printed decoration of a chinese scene of mountains, trees, river, and pagoda in orange, gray, and green. Two men holding a scroll appear in the bottom right corner of the tile. Green painted border around edges of tile.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221656

Accession Number: 2006.44.1676

Ashtray

Circular cut glass ash tray. Six floral medallions cut into base, scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 221661

Accession Number: 2006.44.1671

Vase

Clear molded glass vase with lattice pattern. Narrow neck with wide bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221663

Accession Number: 2006.44.1665

Vase

Ceramic vase with sloped sides and flared rim. Dark red and purple exterior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Date: 1932

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221674

Accession Number: 2006.44.1670

Ashtray

Ceramic ashtray with mottled brown and pale green glaze on sides and interior. Bottom is unglazed white ceramic.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221678

Accession Number: 2006.44.1672

Dessert glasses

Pair of clear glass footed dessert glasses with fluted sides. Slightly flared rims.

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 221682

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663

Dessert glass

Clear glass footed dessert glass with fluted sides. Slightly flared rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221685

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663.1

Dessert glass

Clear glass footed dessert glass with fluted sides. Slightly flared rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221686

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663.2

Vase

Clear glass bulbous shaped vase with footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221687

Accession Number: 2006.44.1664

Stephen H. Phillips

Black and white photograph of Stephen H. Phillips. He is shown sitting in his library in front of the fireplace, reading a large book. He is in his sixties or seventies. The room contains a large oriental rug, a desk, three chairs, and a cabinet holding a large collection of books. Simple black wood...

Date: 1896-1897

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221705

Accession Number: 2006.44.767

Book of Italian Prints

Book of thirty black and white prints of Italian scenes representative of daily life. Scenes include, but are not limited to: Neduta fenerole di firenze; veduta del arco triomfale fuon la partal gallo di firenze - firenze presso luigi bardi; venduta catte diale le firense presa dalli teco di pecoril...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221712

Accession Number: 2006.44.771

Cornucopia

Small pencil sketch of a cornucopia blossoming with flowers. There are four flowers and four roses and a sprig of baby's breath. Simple gold frame with a bar and three dot pattern bordering the sight edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), metal

GUSN: 221715

Accession Number: 2006.44.772

Pump and Bucket #7

Grey and white drawing of pump and bucket. Scene is shifted to the lower left portion of the piece. Simple frame of gold metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils, metal

GUSN: 221723

Accession Number: 2006.44.773

Open Air Hallway with Arches and Columns

Sepia photograph of an open air hallway with arches and columns. Front column have exposed stones, other columns are covered with ivy. Wood frame with a gold color interior edge.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221727

Accession Number: 2006.44.774

Arms of the Colleges, Halls, etc. of Oxford

Framed colored print of coats of arms from Oxford. There are five coats across, six down with red lines separating them.

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221732

Accession Number: 2006.44.785

Clipper Ship "Nightingale"

Framed color lithograph of a clipper ship, with four sails, at port. There is an American flag at the back of the ship. The middle staff flag, the top half is white and the bottom half is blue, with a yellow circle in the center. There is a dingy with six figures in the foreground.

Date: 1834

Maker: Currier, Nathaniel (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221735

Accession Number: 2006.44.786

Monument to Capt. Cook

Framed watercolor painting of a chain fenced monument surrounded by palm trees with water in the background.

Date: 1907

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer) Parke, Anne H (Painter)

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

GUSN: 221738

Accession Number: 2006.44.787

A Westerly View of the Colleges in Cambridge New England

Framed engraving of five buildings with two trees, a fence, and yard in the foreground. There are figures walking, riding horses, and riding in carriages.

Date: 1916

Maker: Smith, Sidney Lawton, 1845-1929 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 221744

Accession Number: 2006.44.788

Cottage House with Foliage and Flowers

Framed painting of a cottage house surrounded by foliage and flowers with a dirt road leading up to it.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221746

Accession Number: 2006.44.789

Der Gelehrte, von Franz van Mieris

A man is seated at a desk with three books and a globe and is holding a quill. The viewer sees the man through a stone window that has a drawn curtian. There is a bowl and some cloth that are on the window sill. There is a mock frame around the print.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221747

Accession Number: 2006.44.793

House with Flower Garden and Tree

Double sided oil painting with wood frame. Front scene of a house with a flower garden and a tree to the right. Back scene of cars going down a snowy lane surrounded by trees.

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 221748

Accession Number: 2006.44.790

Ann Maria

Watercolor painting of a ship with five unfurled sails and five furled sails. The center mast is flying a flag with the colors: red, white, and blue. The American Flag is on top of the back mast. In the background, to the left proper is the skyline of a town, and to the right proper are mountins.

Maker: Macpherson, M (Watercolorist)

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

GUSN: 221750

Accession Number: 2006.44.794

Salem Pepper Traders about 1820

Framed pencil drawing of a ship coming into port. Land featured in the left background, ship has ten sails and an American flag on the back mast.

Date: ca. 1923

Maker: Wales, George Canning, 1868-1940

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 221752

Accession Number: 2006.44.791

Harbor Scene

Harbor scene. There are several islands around the harbor with white buildings along the shore. There are several types of boats and three ships sailing out of the harbor. In the foreground, four ships have sails raised and three have their sails lowered.

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 221754

Accession Number: 2006.44.795

Mr. Banks

Framed engraving of a standing young man wrapped in a blanket with a basket, a chair, and oars on the left, two clubs and a book of drawings on the right. Pulled back curtain reveals a column on the right.

Date: 1773-04-15

Maker: Smith, J. R. (Engraver) After West, Benjamin (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221755

Accession Number: 2006.44.792

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Seated man wearing a fur cloak, with long curly hair and a large necklace. In the background, on the right proper side is a drawn curtain, and on the left proper side is an ionic pilaster. To the left proper of the subject is a table with books, a quill, and a letter addressed "To the Earl of Mansfi...

Maker: Bartolozzi, F. (Engraver) Martin, Henry A (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 221759

Accession Number: 2006.44.796

Night Landscape

Landscape at night. There are dark trees, a misty foreground, and a blue-green background.

Date: 1896

Maker: Lucas, Albert Pike, 1862-1945 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 221763

Accession Number: 2006.44.797

Young Woman

Subject is seated and wears a white dress with puffed sleeves, and a bouquet in the middle of her chest.

Date: October 1892

Maker: Frost & Reed (Publisher) Doll & Richards (Dealer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221769

Accession Number: 2006.44.798

Tree Garden 2, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor painting of a tree in a field. There is a garden of flowers behind it and the foreground consists of grass and trees.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221883

Accession Number: 2006.44.882

Cabinet

The cabinet with a black baize top contained within a two-piece border; side panels set within a frame; three stacked drawers on the right front; a door with three false drawer faces on the left front; all drawers with wooden knobs; door opens to storage space with two adjustable shelves; all on sha...

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 221886

Accession Number: 1990.126.2

Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

Framed watercolor print of Harvard College. In the foreground is a field with figures in it. There are six buildings in the background. The middle red building has a tower. In the middle ground is a white fence.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 221887

Accession Number: 2006.44.872

Chest

Rectangular chest with brass mounts at the corners of the lid, at the corners of the case, and along the bottom edge; the lid with a brass name plaque; the chest with the eschuteons; brass bale handles on each end. The interior with old paper lining of white, blue, and silver foil.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: camphorwood (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 221888

Accession Number: 1990.127

Yellow Shanks Snipe

Framed print of a bird. The bird is in the foreground and faces the right proper side. It has black and white feathers, a black beak, and yellow legs and feet. The bird is by a river and there are numerous trees in the background.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen (Printer)

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

GUSN: 221891

Accession Number: 2006.44.873

Chest of Drawers

A rectangular top over two short drawers over three long drawers. All with wooden drawer pulls, above turned feet in front and bracket feet behind. Painted white the drawer outlined in blue and blue flowers on the drawer pulls.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 221895

Accession Number: 1990.128

Grey Fox

Unframed lithograph of a fox. The fox is in the foreground facing the proper left side. Behind the fox is some raised ground with some grass on top. In the background is a farm.The fox has a black back, red belly and legs and tail and under the neck, and blue eyes.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221896

Accession Number: 2006.44.874

Whip-poor-will

Unframed lithograph of three birds and a moth in three stages. The bird at the top is flying, the middle bird is getting ready to land, and the bottom bird is perched on a branch. The moth is a caterpillar on a leaf, and is green and black. The moth towards the bottom has gold and purple wings. Behi...

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221905

Accession Number: 2006.44.875

Cabinet

Cabinet consisting of two sections: the upper section with inlaid doors opening to a shelf with two drawers; the lower section with two drawers with inlaid faces above two inlaid doors opening to a fixed shelf. The interior lined with blue and white Oriental-themed paper. theh drawers and doors inla...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221906

Accession Number: 1990.131

Screen

Three-part folding screen (.1); each panel with reeded columns with lobed ball finials and petal and leaf-carved feet centering a a molded frame containing peacock feathers on a damask ground under glass. The backs are of damask. (Also two boxes of peacock feathers) located in HAV-01-503-E-C-1101

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), glass (material), silk (textile), feather (material)

GUSN: 221930

Accession Number: 1990.132

Writing Table

Fixed top with two drop leafs secured by strap hinges; frame supports two drawers; upper drawer fitted with black velvet writing surface and smaller side compartments; all four legs are turned with ring-turned embellishments on tapered feet; upper drawer pulls (and lower right drawer pull) appear to...

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, poplar (wood)

GUSN: 221935

Accession Number: 1990.134