Historic New England

Cooper's Adz

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47632

Accession Number: 1969.149

Adze

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47633

Accession Number: 1969.150

Mallet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47637

Accession Number: 1969.154

Hoop Driver

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47638

Accession Number: 1969.155

Compass

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47639

Accession Number: 1969.158

Carpenter's Level

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47641

Accession Number: 1969.164

Barking Spud

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47643

Accession Number: 1969.167

Draw Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47646

Accession Number: 1969.171

Cooper's Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47647

Accession Number: 1969.173

Vase

Earthenware vase with rounded shoulders tapering to lip. Tulip decoration in green and yellow with bands of light green, blue, and cream. The interior is green glazed.

Date: 1915

Maker: Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Maker) Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Manufacturer) Shapiro, Lily (Illustrator)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, cuerda seca

GUSN: 47652

Accession Number: 1969.185

Cream Pitcher

Green glazed stoneware cream pitcher with band of running white rabbits.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter) Wills, Peg (Vendor)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 47653

Accession Number: 1969.186

Plate

Earthenware plate with blue glaze and border of green hills and trees with bands of brown and light blue.

Date: 1914

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter) Wills, Peg (Vendor)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47654

Accession Number: 1969.190

Glass Panel from MBTA Trolley Car

Curved panel of frosted glass with blue geometric design. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47655

Accession Number: 1969.193

Glass Panel

Frosted glass panel with design and the lettering E in red. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47656

Accession Number: 1969.194

Wallpapered board

Small board with wallpaper attached. Foliate vine in four shades of green flocking on white ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, flocking, softwood

GUSN: 47658

Accession Number: 1969.228

Table Mat

Rose satin damask mat, thinly padded. Woven in large floral pattern. One end ripped off. Sheet of cotton batting with cotton twill back.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique), satin, silk (textile), textiles

GUSN: 47659

Accession Number: 1969.230

Plane

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47662

Accession Number: 1969.237

Wooden Wall Fragment

Wooden wall section with lath and plaster attached to both sides. The plaster on one side has been painted with a pale green paint, the plaster on the opposite side is unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47663

Accession Number: 1969.251

SHEATHING

Rabbeted along both long edges; red paint and numerous layers of wallpaper on one side; numerous wrought nails.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), wallpapers

GUSN: 47664

Accession Number: 1969.253A

It has an asymetrical two tiered back and a shaped crest enclosing a spindle gallery. It has a shallow scallop carving and rounded side brackets and conforming head rest and rail. There are four turned legs with carved brackets, tufted blue and gold woven wool and cotton upholstery and it is on cast...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), upholstery, veneering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 50396

Accession Number: 1983.162

Pillow Sham

A rectangular piece of white sheeting candlewicked with white cotton yarn at the center with a spray of flowers and scrolling tendrils. The edges multiply by the border of candlewicked dots.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), embroidering, yarn

GUSN: 50397

Accession Number: 1983.164A

Slipcover

The fabric is printed red on white with many figural vignettes showing Don Quioxote, dancing girls, wild boars, fountains, fences and trees, and is formed to fit a square backed arm chair with a ruffle about the entire skirt. It is machine sewn, but homemade.

Maker: John M. Chandler & Co. (Maker)

Material: copper (metal), plate (material), cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 50398

Accession Number: 1983.166.1

Slipcover

A printed chintz of pale green background with sprays of large blossoms in shades of pink, blue, green, magenta and tan. The cover is for a rocking arm chair, with a straight seat rail and ruffled skirt.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process), textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 50399

Accession Number: 1983.167.1

GLASS, WINDOW

Diamond panes.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50400

Accession Number: 1983.170.1-51

Gathering Basket

Oval woven splint basket with rectangular base and wood handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, weaving

GUSN: 50404

Accession Number: 1983.728

Nautical Scene with Ship "Cashmere"

Ship with sails furled, flags include Canadian and one with an "S."

Date: 1873

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50405

Accession Number: 1983.90.2

Chair

Pierced splat, crest with rounded shoulders, straight front legs with beaded edge, straight stretchers, upholstery removed. One of a pair.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 50408

Accession Number: 1984.2

Chair

Yoked crest; baluster splat; scalloped front seat rail; cabriole legs; pad feet; block and tackle stretchers; scrolled arms; slip seat.

Date: 1735-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50409

Accession Number: 1984.4

Petticoat

Cream colored petticoat with cotton waistband and back button and buttonhole closure; front and back pleats at waist; embroidered (silk thread) floral garland border along hem; featherstitching along top edge of hem and down sides of back opening; hem turned up on outside of skirt.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, wool (textile)

GUSN: 50410

Accession Number: 1984.5

Dress and Belt

A=Dress; B=Belt; C=extra fabric. Wool and cotton weave; black and gold ikat. A=Dress - Boned; red, blue, and gold floral border band applied around neckline, down center front and around hem and cuffs. Cotton lining in tan twill; piping at waist front and shoulder seams; drawstring gather at back...

Date: 1870-1876

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), ikat, twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 50411

Accession Number: 1984.6A-C

Dressing Gown

Printed; blue plaid alternating with multicolored floral boquet with brown wreath on plum ground; Narrow band printed with geometric medallion; piped neck (no collar), armscye and waist. Plum panels at center front and cuffs of long sleeves; pocket on right side lined with blue chintz; interior bo...

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 50412

Accession Number: 1984.7

Dress

Wine cotton plaid with white, tan and brown checks; bodice has high neckline, pointed collar, long sleeves and vertical pleats front and back. Hook and eye clsoure down center front to waist; bodice boned. Skirt has box pleats in front and is gathered into waistband at back; plum wool tape at hem. ...

Date: 1888-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 50413

Accession Number: 1984.8

Cuff

White sleeve cuff with buttonholes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50415

Accession Number: 1984.10

Sleeve

Blue and white gingham sleeve.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50416

Accession Number: 1984.11.1

Sleeve

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50418

Accession Number: 1984.13.1

Sleeve

Sheer white cotton long sleeve.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50420

Accession Number: 1984.14.1

Vase

Blown glass vase with translucent milk white body. Elongated vasi-form (amphora type) with wide circular trumpet-shaped mouth tapering to rounded shoulders that taper down a slim rounded body to a circular foot. Enamel wash decoration with polychrome naturalistic floral mass on front; random rosebud...

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50421

Accession Number: 1984.23.1

Vase

Blown glass vase with translucent milk white body. Elongated vasi-form (amphora type) with wide circular trumpet-shaped mouth tapering to rounded shoulders that taper down a slim rounded body to a circular foot. Enamel wash decoration with polychrome naturalistic floral design of irises and tulips o...

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50422

Accession Number: 1984.23.2

Pitcher

Pressed glass pitcher. Diamond pattern. Applied handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50423

Accession Number: 1984.24

Sheet

Square, white cotton sheet; seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides and drawnwork strip above bottom of 3" wide hem.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: Brown, Mary Ann (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), drawn thread work, weaving, machine-made, piecing

GUSN: 50424

Accession Number: 1984.17.1

Caster Set

Table caster, made of silver with glass bottles inside.

Date: 1857-1871

Maker: Roswell Gleason and Sons (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 50425

Accession Number: 1984.480

Portrait of Thomas Hendee Hickey

Portrait of Thomas Hendee Hickey (1824 Portsmouth -1858 Boston) with brown hair, in black coat and cravat. Oval.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels

GUSN: 50426

Accession Number: 1984.489

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50427

Accession Number: 1984.491

Pincushion

Rectangular pincushion with scalloped edges, beaded fringe and top; purple velvet center; blue glazed cotton back.

Date: 1873

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), beads (pierced objects), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 50428

Accession Number: 1984.497

Sewing Basket with Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 50430

Accession Number: 1984.836AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Burl-grained paper with a glossy finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 50435

Accession Number: 1985.26.585

Paddle

Wooden paddle with roughened surface. Handle has drilled hole strung with a loop of ribbon.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50436

Accession Number: 1985.33B

Chair

Unfinished model of turned 18th century slat back chair. One demo leg, one demo slat, two demo wood nails, frame (A-D).

Date: 1985

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 50437

Accession Number: 1985.35 A-D

Nutmeg grater

Gray colored metal, originally painted an iridescent black. Flat elongated rectangular back w/ an arched top pierced w/ a hole for hanging. Back supports a demilune body w/ hinged lid at top of till for holding whole nutmeg or spice nuts. The lower portion is pierced forming grating surface.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), white metal

GUSN: 50440

Accession Number: 1985.295

Purse or pouch

A Native American beaded pouch or purse of white, blue, and red glass beads in a horizontal zig-zag pattern on plain linen or cotton cloth with beaded fringe at the bottom, plain textile at top edged with printed cotton and beading and doubled strand beaded strap.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (process), cotton (fiber), cotton (textile), linen (material), glass (material)

GUSN: 50441

Accession Number: 1985.381

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