Historic New England

Sofa

Sofa with upholsterd back and feet; top rail inlaid with mother of pearl and varied woods; arms have open fret pattern.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267251

Accession Number: 1971.1000

Armchair

Upholstered armchair; top rail inlaid with mother of pearl and varied woods.

Date: c. 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267252

Accession Number: 1971.1001

Platform rocker

Platform rocking chair with upholstery, top rail inlaid with mother of pearl and varied wood.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267254

Accession Number: 1971.1002

Reproduction bedcover

SERVICE: reproduction white candlewick bedcover.

Date: 1990s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267341

Accession Number: 2012.86.1.8

Steam Wagon

Model of a steam locomotive with two wheels and a smoke stack.

Date: 1829

Maker: James, William T. (Inventor)

GUSN: 267454

Accession Number: 1931.340

Silver meal, presented to Albert W. Ladd (1817-1864) at the 1855 Paris Exposition by Napoleon III. Awarded for the best square piano from the United States with over-strung action. Mr. Ladd invented over-strung action. Reverse: likeness of Napoleon III "Empereur". Obverse: "Exposition: Universelle: ...

Date: 1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267493

Accession Number: 1936.637

Ladies Hat

Small round ladies hat composed of various shades of pink feathers.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267521

Accession Number: 1992.65

Hatbox

Round hat box with a lid; white with blue trim; embossed on the lid, "R.H. Stearns Company / Boston Chestnut Hill"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267528

Accession Number: 1993.48AB

Hat

Small round ladies hat of tiered pink satin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267530

Accession Number: 1993.49

Hat

Ladies purple pillbox hat with a short veil.

Maker: Worth of Boston (Maker)

GUSN: 267532

Accession Number: 1993.50

Hat

Small round ladies turban hat of black brocade with sequins.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267535

Accession Number: 1993.51

Hat

Small green ladies hat with netting and red plastic currants.

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.) (Maker)

GUSN: 267542

Accession Number: 1993.52

Pair of andirons

Pair of Italian bronze andirons with scroll feet.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 267562

Accession Number: 1977.78AB

Pair of andirons

Pair of andirons, wrought iron with brass tack decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267563

Accession Number: 1978.87AB

Marble bench

Marble bench, carved end supports in double eagle form.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267568

Accession Number: 1978.42

Bust of Arthur T. Lyman, Sr. (1832-1915)

White marble bust of Arthur Theodore Lyman, Sr. Bust has slightly wavy hair with side part above left eyebrow; Looking slighty right; Bust attached to a footed marble plinth.

Date: 1860

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 267579

Accession Number: 1978.114

Pair of porcelain lamps

Pair of Meissen porcelain lamps painted with alternating scenes of flowers and a man and woman in eighteenth century costumes. Attached to carved wooden bases.

Maker: Meissen (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain, electric wiring

GUSN: 267582

Accession Number: 1978.101

Porcelain lamp

Meissen porcelain lamp painted with alternating scenes of flowers and a man and woman in eighteenth century costumes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267584

Accession Number: 1978.101.1

Porcelain lamp

Meissen porcelain lamp painted with alternating scenes of flowers and a man and woman in eighteenth century costumes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267585

Accession Number: 1978.101.2

Print of St. Cecilia

Framed print of Raphael's St. Cecilia Altarpiece, "Die Heilege Caecile", Black and gold frame.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: Felsing, Heinrich, 1800-1875 (Engraver) Arnold, Ernst (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 267592

Accession Number: 2012.89.1

Print "The Holy Family"

Framed print of The Holy Family, Original painting by Johann Friedrich Overbeck (1789-1869), Print by Jakob Felsing, Williams & Everett Framers label, Black and gold frame.

Date: 1840

Maker: Felsing, Jakob, 1802-1883 (Engraver)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 267594

Accession Number: 2012.90.1

Pair of garden seats

Pair of pale green barrel-shaped garden seats.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 267596

Accession Number: 2012.91.1

Garden Seat

Blue and white garden seat, floral and dragon designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 267603

Accession Number: 2012.94.1

Sideboard

Sideboard with spade feet, one center drawer flaked by cabinets, brass ring drawer pulls.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 267605

Accession Number: 2012.95.1

Fireplace Paneling

Boards and small pieces of wood; some planed decoratively; two planed to look like columns; nine pieces have wallpaper fragments in two patterns; several pieces have nails, hinges, or plater remnants; pieces with wallpaper fragments: D, E F, O, Z-DD.

Date: ca. 1725

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), planing, fluting

GUSN: 267655

Accession Number: 2003.27.3A- PP

Chair

Neo-grec chair; wood painted black with gold in carved design; ladder back with arched rails; the crest rail with a foliate carving at the top center; very slender stiles and legs; front legs are straight and turned; back legs are plain and curve outward; turned stretchers; slip seat with very worn ...

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), silk (textile), joining, upholstering, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 267671

Accession Number: 2003.28.1

Trim

Two matching pieces of silk upholstery trim; yellow background; double band with pink edges enclosing two-tone pink stylized flowers; approximately 13 1/2 inches of beige backing fabric at either end of trim.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 267677

Accession Number: 2003.28.2.1-.2

Trim

Length of silk upholstery trim; dark pink edges; yellow center with dark and light pink stylized flowers.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 267680

Accession Number: 2003.28.3

Textile fragments

Three pieces of textile fragments, bright yellow silk repp. Warp faced yellow silk, linen core. Cloth tag stitched to selvedge with unidentified characters.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 267684

Accession Number: 2003.28.4.1-.3

Toaster

Silverchrome toaster (A) on black painted chrome base with four wooden feet; four black painted wooden handles (2 on each side) to open two doors in toaster to reveal mica panels on interior; doors have pierced double dash design surrounded by etched lines; one end of toaster has plug receiver; cord...

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: chrome steel, wood (plant material), Bakelite (TM), mica (mineral), nylon, molding (forming)

GUSN: 267689

Accession Number: 2003.30.1AB

Toaster Cozy

Vinyl or plastic cozy; opaque white with red and white flowers and red trim with white stitching.

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 267713

Accession Number: 2003.30.2

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in red; three rows of floral design.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 259957

Accession Number: 2002.32.44A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; one leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259958

Accession Number: 2002.32.44B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; one flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259959

Accession Number: 2002.32.44C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259960

Accession Number: 2002.32.44D

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; "country" scene.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 259961

Accession Number: 2002.32.45A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; steeple with four small animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259962

Accession Number: 2002.32.45B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; cottage.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259963

Accession Number: 2002.32.45C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; fence.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259964

Accession Number: 2002.32.45D

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Purple transfer printed design with geometric and floral patterns covering body, handle, and inside of mug. Includes vignette of a man and woman dancing at water's edge with a ship in the distance. The man holds aloft a flag (of England?) on a staff.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 259965

Accession Number: 1936.377

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; small floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259966

Accession Number: 2002.32.45E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; small floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259967

Accession Number: 2002.32.45F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; running dog.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259968

Accession Number: 2002.32.45G

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; woman with basket of flowers and bonnet.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259969

Accession Number: 2002.32.45H

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; fence.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259970

Accession Number: 2002.32.45I

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259971

Accession Number: 2002.32.45J

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259972

Accession Number: 2002.32.45K

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; gold stencils; newspaper attached to bottom.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 259973

Accession Number: 2002.32.46A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; large floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259974

Accession Number: 2002.32.46B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; outline figure of a man.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259975

Accession Number: 2002.32.46C

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