Historic New England

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27053

Accession Number: 1911.128

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27054

Accession Number: 1911.130

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27055

Accession Number: 1911.131

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), machine-made

GUSN: 27056

Accession Number: 1911.132

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27057

Accession Number: 1911.134

Spike

No description

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27058

Accession Number: 1911.135

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27059

Accession Number: 1911.136

Carpetbag

Upholstered hooked-rug-style brown, cream, red, green, orange floral, and black basket design, two leather handles, tooled oval leather base, lock.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27060

Accession Number: 1911.141

Box

Oval wooden box with hand painted decoration on blue ground with red and white flower sprays around the outside of the box. The box top depicts a fox or dog running between two trees.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27062

Accession Number: 1911.143AB

Miscellaneous latch set parts. a) pull: Suffolk-type. Bean escutcheons, nearly flat handle; thumb lever (missing) penetrates below top escutcheon. b) latch bar: has long taper to round head. Traces of brown paint.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27063

Accession Number: 1911.50AB

H-Hinge

Flat; patterned ends; five holes.

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27065

Accession Number: 1912.9

H-Hinge

Square ends; five holes; traces of paint.

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 27066

Accession Number: 1912.10

Staple

Wrought staple for retaining a hasp, hook, or padlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27068

Accession Number: 1912.15

Staple

Hand-wrought staple for retaining hasp, hook, or padlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27069

Accession Number: 1912.16

Staple

Hand-wrought. For retaining hasp, hook, or padlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27070

Accession Number: 1912.18

BRACE

Large staple, from square stock. Tapered legs to form tangs?. Tagged "staple from Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, Mass." Traces of brown paint on exposed portion.

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27071

Accession Number: 1912.19

Bar

Flat bar. Strong taper, bean/oval head. Thickens at head. Tagged "Swett-Ilsley house, Newbury."

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27072

Accession Number: 1912.20

Catch

Hand-wrought. Rectangular tapered tang. Tagged "part of a latch from Swett-Ilsley House, Newbury, Mass."

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27073

Accession Number: 1912.21

Spike

Spike, perhaps not hand-wrought with round head which appears from stress lines to have been pressed out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27074

Accession Number: 1912.22

Spike

Spike, perhaps not hand-wrought with round head which appears from stress lines to have been pressed out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27075

Accession Number: 1912.24

Spike

A spike, probably hand-wrought, but rounded on the shaft.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27076

Accession Number: 1912.29

Spike

Spike, perhaps not hand-wrought with round head which appears from stress lines to have been pressed out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27077

Accession Number: 1912.31

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Tapered hook and loop ends; twisted shank. Tagged "Swett-Ilsley House, Newburyport, Mass."

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27078

Accession Number: 1912.35

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Tapered hook and loop ends, twisted stock.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27079

Accession Number: 1912.36

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Tapered hook end, loop end hammered round. Twisted shank. Tagged "Swett-Ilsley House, Newburyport, Mass."

Maker: unknown

Material: hammering, iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27080

Accession Number: 1912.37

Hook

Square section stock; spiral twist shank; round hammered hook end and loop end. Staple at loop partially extant.

Date: ca. 1670

Maker: unknown

Material: hammering, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27081

Accession Number: 1912.38

Hasp

Wrought from rectangular bar staple. Continuous loop type--joined at shank to provide separate retaining and locking loops at each end.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27082

Accession Number: 1912.39

HASP

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27083

Accession Number: 1912.40

PINTLE

Forged two-piece construction. Round pin with rectangular tapered bar.

Date: ca. 1671

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27084

Accession Number: 1912.41

PINTLE

Forged one-piece construction. Round pin and tapered square bar.

Date: ca. 1671

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27085

Accession Number: 1912.42

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30867

Accession Number: 1926.209

Serving Dish

Rectangular, molded earthenware serving dish with foot, handles and scalloped edge. Green transfer-print pattern "Cologne" featuring a central landscape scene with a castle framed by trees beside a river with mountains in the background. The scene and the foot are surrounded by a band of diamonds an...

Date: 1832-1835

Maker: Ralph Stevenson & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 30868

Accession Number: 1926.212

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

Painted white over black. a) Latch Bar: with brass knob. Long taper to round head; riveted to rectangular pivot plate. b) Keeper: rectangular; two-piece construction.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), painting (coating), riveting

GUSN: 30869

Accession Number: 1926.213AB

Spear

Metal spear head tapered to a point. Slender metal strips adorn the shaft.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30870

Accession Number: 1926.223

Spear

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30871

Accession Number: 1926.224

Spear

Metal spear with a pointed head and barbs going down the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30872

Accession Number: 1926.225

Quilt

Diamond blocks of alternating black and other dark colored ribbed silks and satins. Buttonhole stitched appliqued velvet fleur-de-Lis and tulips on each block. Edges bound in black satin.

Date: 1875-1922

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), stitching, machine-made, piecing, satin, silk (textile), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), textiles, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 30874

Accession Number: 1926.258

Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30876

Accession Number: 1926.262

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 30877

Accession Number: 1926.264

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 30878

Accession Number: 1926.265

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Long, narrow, vertical rectangle. Ivory linen ground. Lines of Alphabet and verse separated by rows of decorative neeldework; floral. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1 missing "J","U"; #2 missing "J"."U" Numbers: "1-10"; cross stitch, eyelet hole, satin stitch.

Date: 1742

Maker: Cooper, Judith, 1730- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 30879

Accession Number: 1926.280

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet sampler on natural linen ground. Lines of alphabet are separated by lines of cross stitch. Cross stitched border, letters, and designs. Crowns and hearts at lower right. Polychromatic threads. Three complete alphabets and numbers "1-10".

Maker: Bradford, Judith Cooper (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 30880

Accession Number: 1926.281

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler, unfinished. Vertical rectangle, ivory linen ground. Undulating wave border in rust. Alphabets at top.Ppolychromatic. Alphabets: #1 missing "J"; #2 "A-L"; cross stitch.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 30881

Accession Number: 1926.282

Match

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30882

Accession Number: 1926.288

Saucer

Wavy edge; blue enamel border with gol and bue vine with three-petal florettes; blue and gold border around well; central design: blue and gold vase of flowers with ribbon.

Date: 1800-1804

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 30883

Accession Number: 1926.290

Plate

Chinese Imari; 3 large sprays of blue and orange flowers with gilt highlights around border; band around well of orange latticework with orange flowers and medallions edged in blue and orange; central image: orange and blue flowers and bamboo stalk with gilt highlights.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 30884

Accession Number: 1926.291

Wallpapered box

Small, rectangular, wooden box (A) with lid (B). Wallpaper has a drapery pattern with foliage and abstract leaves or flowers. Printed in pink, two greens, and white on an off-white ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 30885

Accession Number: 1926.305AB

Small Box

Small rectangular paper box with attached cover. White box with affixed red paper panels on top and sides of cover, and sides of box. White diamond shaped paper on cover has printed image of armored soldier with tufted headdress, holding a flag in front of a monument.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30886

Accession Number: 1926.306

Small Box with Attached Cover.

Small rectangular paper box with attached cover. Diamond-shaped paper affixed to cover with printed image of seated Cupid playing the pipes for a small animal (possibly ferret) standing on hind legs. Pink paper over white.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30887

Accession Number: 1926.307

Round Box with Glass Cover

Small round paper box with glass cover. Depiction of pumpkin reverse painted on glass cover with paper lace border. Orange paper on sides of cover and box. Box contained numerous metal spangles, each approximately 1/4 inch diameter.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 30888

Accession Number: 1926.308AB

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