Historic New England

Phonograph Record

Prades Festival/Pablo Casals, director; square cover for long playing record; front cover with green tone photo of mountains overlooking several towns; light blue tinted squared off center with penciled bust-length drawing of Bach (man with white wig); record inside plastic sleeve inside cover.

Date: 1950

Maker: Columbia Records Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 257908

Accession Number: 1998.37

Phonograph Record

MUSIC FROM MARLBORO, MOZART, CONCERTO IN E FLAT FOR TWO PIANOS K. 365; BACH, CONCERTO IN C MAJOR FOR THREE PINOA; front cover photo depicts concert hall interior; orchestra bottom center; lettering in white and gold; back cover lists pieces and summarizes concerti; record inside cover.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257911

Accession Number: 1998.38

Phonograph Record

CORELLI, CONCERTO GROSSO NO. 8 IN G MINOR; CONCERTO GROSS NO. 3 IN C MINOR; PERGOLESI, CONCERTINO NO. 2 IN G MAJOR; VIVALDI, CONCERTO ALLA RUSTICA; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM long playing record; front cover with dark green vinyl-like ground; inscription impressin gilt; back cover with white ground...

Date: 1950

Maker: Vox Productions, Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257912

Accession Number: 1998.39

Phonograph Record

WIR MUSSEN/ CURCH VIEL TRUBSAL/ in das Reich Gottes ein gehen/ 9Through bitter tribulation/ we enter into God's Kingdom)/ CANTATA NO. 146; front cover pink and black background with all over cross decoration; title and artists on blue backgroud, white lettering; image of a church bottom right corner...

Date: 1953

Maker: Vanguard Recording Society Inc.

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257913

Accession Number: 1998.40

Phonograph Record

HANDEL DIXIT DOMINUS; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM record; front cover with white background and photo of painting "The Archangel Michael Fighting Satan"; scene in the clouds with angels, Michael with long spear jousting at beasts coming from below; god in upper right; Mary and baby Jesus in upper le...

Date: 1966

Maker: Angel Records

Material: vinyl, cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257914

Accession Number: 1998.41

Phonograph Record

BOCCHERINI CHAMBER MUSIC, VOLUME II; front cover depict Parliament right, twin towers of Westminster Abby behind; label of company top center in white lettering on brown background; gold sticker with black lettering; title and pieces listed center left edge; back cver similar to front; more buidings...

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Westminster Recording Sales Corp.

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257915

Accession Number: 1998.42

Phonograph Record

Carl Stamitz (1746-1801) Concerto in D Major for Flute and Orchestra; square paper cover for 33 1/3 RPM long playing record; front cover with blue background and white drawing of bird with long tail feathers; back cover with white background and black inscriptions; record inside.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: London

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257916

Accession Number: 1998.43

Needlework Coat of Arms

Framed needlework coat of arms on silk satin with silk and metallic threads. Foliate forms in cream, gold, green and red silk threads surround a central shield rendered in black silk and metallic threads. Shield surmounted by helmet and lion. Shield depicts March family coat of arms on the left, a g...

Maker: Possibly March, Dorcas, 1746-1820 (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 257918

Accession Number: 2006.44.3596

Pair of Andirons

Pair of brass andirons with tapered and stepped spire over a ridged ball; faceted shaft; conforming stepped log log stops; pad feet; curved log supports.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Molineux, John (active ca. 1800-1820) (Founder)

Material: brass (alloy), wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 257921

Accession Number: 2012.1.1

Phonograph Record

Handel, THE ROYAL FIREWORKS; Purcell, TRUMPET VOLUNTARY; Berlioz, FAUST, and other shorter pieces; front cover black background; yellow, red and gray; black, white, red lettering; red, yellow, white firecracker design top right corner; left center, image of a man waving baton in right hand, pointing...

Maker: London

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257922

Accession Number: 1998.44

Phonograph Record

The Complete String Quartets of Ludwig Von Beethoven: Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major ("harp"), Op. 74; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM LP record; front cover with faded blue background and bust-length drawing of Beethoven; drawing shaded in blue with white crumpled border around it; record inside.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: Columbia Records Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257923

Accession Number: 1998.45

Phonograph Record

BEETHOVEN, String Quartet in A Minor, Op. 132; front cover green background; image of portion of a sun, covered by a butterfly's wing; lettering white and yellow; back cover, lettering in black; image left center depicts four men with string instruments in a doorway; inside cover summarizes informat...

Date: 1973

Maker: BASF Systems

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257926

Accession Number: 1998.46

Phonograph Record

Artur Schnabe Plays Beethoven; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM LP record; front cover top half blue background with white and gray inscription; back cover white with black printing; record inside.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: (RCA) Radio Corporation of America

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257933

Accession Number: 1998.47

Phonograph Record

MOZART, SINFONIA CONCERTANTE IN E FLAT MAJOR, K. 364; 33 1/3 RPM long play record; cover is square with orange, yellow, black, white and gray; back cover lists pieces and other information about instrumentalists.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257939

Accession Number: 1998.16

Phonograph Record

BACH, Concerto for two Harpsichords and Orchestra in C major; Concerto for two Harpsichords and Orchestra in C minor; cover: musical keyboards on top right and bottom sides; one hand playing on each keyboard; cheribs and instruments in various places (left side); colors include white, black, yellow ...

Date: 1954

Maker: The Hayden Society, Inc.

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257943

Accession Number: 1998.18

Phonograph Record

MOZART, EXSULTE, JUBILATE; front cover right side has photo of woman with both hands on her cheeks; rings on both ring fingers; orange, yellow and brown skirt; light brown background on left; record still has plastic around; back cover lists pieces and summary about Mozart, singer Elly Ameling and c...

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 257948

Accession Number: 1998.20

Fireplace shovel

Brass fireplace shovel with tiered knob finial and fluted handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 257950

Accession Number: 2012.2.1

Phonograph Record

Artur Schnabel plays Beethoven; cover in two colors, top half olive with gray and white lettering; bottom half balck with white lettering; back cover summarizes Artur Schnabel and pieces included on the record.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: (RCA) Radio Corporation of America

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257951

Accession Number: 1998.22

Armchair

Armchair with square back with rounded corners. Yellow floral swag upholstery. Floral swags interspered with bunches of daises and roses, swags separated by green ribbon bows with tassels. Carved knees and front feet, plain back feet. Front feet have castors.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), upholstery

GUSN: 257967

Accession Number: 2012.3.1

Chandelier

Chandelier with a lower section of six "c" curve arms terminating with brass cups. Brass cups hold six opaque glass sleeves resembling candlesticks that terminate with candelabra bulbs. Upper section has six thin scroll arms with no lights. Upper and lower section are conneted by bead chains and cry...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: copper alloy, crystal (lead glass), glass (material), electric wiring

GUSN: 257968

Accession Number: 1951.198

Large Chandelier

Large chandelier with three main sections; top section has six arms with leaf pattern and hooks to suspend beaded chains and crystal drops; the middle section has a large cone shaped piece below a six-spoke wheel to suspend long beaded chains to the lower section; the lower section has three tiers o...

Maker: unknown

Material: copper alloy, crystal (lead glass), glass (material), electric wiring

GUSN: 257970

Accession Number: 1951.199

Phonograph Record

HANDEL, TWELVE CONCERTI GROSSI, OP. 6; front cover dark and light green, pink and brown; lettering in white and black and light green; conductor's stand, baton and stool; cards with G-clefs falling from above stand; back cover lists those playing instruments and summarizes each piece. Record inside ...

Date: 1949

Maker: Columbia Records Inc.

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), vinyl

GUSN: 257972

Accession Number: 1998.24

Phonograph Record

VIVALDI, THE SEASONS, OP. 8; flesh-coloered cover; four scenes in each corner of people working in brown and white design across top and bottom; lettering green adn brown at center and across bottom; back cover white with black lettering; summary of record on back.

Date: 1951

Maker: London

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257973

Accession Number: 1998.25

Phonograph Record

BACH: BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS NO. 4 IN G MAJOR; NO. 6 IN B FLAT MAJOR, Karl Munchinger conducting; front cover blue with green, white and black design; letter in black; back lists pieces and summary of each concerto.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Decca Records, Inc.

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257974

Accession Number: 1998.27

Phonograph Record

VIVALDI, various concerti performed by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Berstein; white front cover, black and red lettering; lime green lines section off parts of inscription; back cover white with photos of Leonard Bernstein, John Wummer, Harold Gomber, and F. William Heim;...

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Columbia Records Inc.

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257975

Accession Number: 1998.29

Phonograph Record

DURANTE; SALIERI; VIVALDI performed by the Scarlatti Orchestra, Thomas Schippers conducting; cover beige and black, made to look like canvas; angel on a record at bottom right front; label top left folded over to top right; includes two of the same records inside, with one sleeve.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Angel Records

Material: vinyl, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 257976

Accession Number: 1998.31

Phonograph Record

MOZART: QUINTET IN A MAJOR FOR CLARINET AND STRINGS, K. 581; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM long pay record; front cover with gray and white, brown, gray and yellow branching design eminating from center; inscriptions on all sides; record inside.

Date: 1952

Maker: Decca Records, Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257978

Accession Number: 1998.51

Phonograph Record

MOZART: SONATA IN B-FLAT MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, K. 454; SONATA IN A MAJOR FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO, K. 526; square cover for long playing record; front cover with gray background and black and white photo of man playing violin and gray-haired woman sitting at a piano bending over and reading sheet ...

Date: 1956

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257981

Accession Number: 1998.53

Phonograph Record

MOZART: STRING QUARTET IN C MAJOR, KK.465/ STRING QUARTERT IN D MINOR, K. 421; sqaure cover for 33 1/3 RPM long playing record; fron tcover with black background; green and orange horizontal lines in groups of four converge and diverge across front; back cover with black and white photo of quartet; ...

Date: 1953

Maker: Westminster Recording Sales Corp.

Material: vinyl, cardboard, plastic laminate

GUSN: 257982

Accession Number: 1998.55

Phonograph Record

RAVEL: QUARTET IN F MAJOR; DEBUSSY: QUARTET IN G MINOR, OP.10; performed by the Budapest String Quartet; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM long playing 4record; four color photographs on fron t cover; each photo of individual member of quartet playing an instrument; inscriptions on all ides; record inside...

Date: ca. 1950-1970

Maker: Columbia Records Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 257983

Accession Number: 1998.57

Phonograph Record

STRAVINSKY CONDUCTS OEDIPUS REX; square cover for long playing record; front cover with green tinted backgrounds with color photo of a balding Igor Stravinsky with dark-lensed tortoise shell glasses; inscription in mu.ti-colored block on right side of front; inscription on back continues onto paper ...

Date: ca. 1963

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl, cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257984

Accession Number: 1998.59

Phonograph Record

IGOR STRAVINSKY; square cover for long playing record; front cover with black background and color photo of Stravinsky looking left; plastic packaging around cover; record inside paper sleeve which is inside cover; inscriptions on all sides

Date: 1961

Maker: Columbia Records Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard, paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 257985

Accession Number: 1998.60

Phonograph Record Insert Booklet

SCHUBERT: THE COMPLETE PIANO SONATAS PERFORMED BY PAUL BADURA-SKODA; square paper booklet/insert for phonograph record (record and cover are missing); front with black and white photo of man with chin resting on hand; inside and back give summary of Schubert's sonatas; white background black letteri...

Date: 1971

Maker: (RCA) Radio Corporation of America

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

GUSN: 257986

Accession Number: 1998.61

Phonograph Record

PROKOFIEFF, SONATA NO.1, OP. 80; BELA BARTOK, SONATA FOR VIOLIN; performed by Yehudi Menuhin; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM record; front cover with hot pink background; square in center outlined in white and yellow, pink and gray inside; inscription; black and white photo of Yehudi Menuhin; drawing o...

Date: ca. 1950-1970

Maker: (RCA) Radio Corporation of America

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257987

Accession Number: 1998.63

Phonograph Record

ITZHAK PERLMAN PLAYS STRAVINSKY; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM record; front cover with black background and color photo of Itzhak Perlman with violin; back cover with black and white phooto of Stravinsky with Perlman; piece of paper with inscription taped to front cover; record inside paper sleeve in...

Date: 1976

Maker: Capitol Records, Inc.

Material: vinyl, cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 257988

Accession Number: 1998.65

Bow

Large wooden bow with bowstring, possibly from the Solomon Islands or Tonga. The bow is flattened and painted black on one side. The bowstring is made of what appears to be twisted hair or plant fiber. The bowstring is attached at either end with fiber that has been twisted, wrapped and covered wit...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), hair, resin (organic material)

GUSN: 269741

Accession Number: 2006.44.3607

Spear

Hawaiian long spear, or ihe laumake. Wooden spear has a head consisting of five triple-barbed tiers and a slender, uncarved shaft. The surface is polished. The spear would have been thrust or thrown.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269742

Accession Number: 2006.44.3608

Club (Patu onewa)

Maori (New Zealand/Aotearoa) short club or patu onewa, hand-held club made of grey-green stone. Club has a spatula-shaped blade polished to an edge. There are three parallel lines carved at the base of the handle with a hole above that would have originally had a flax or dogskin loop that wrapped ar...

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 269743

Accession Number: 2006.44.3609

Sword

Wooden sword edged with shark teeth from the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. The Gilbert Islands are known for making a wide range of shark-toothed weapons for use in ritual combat. This sword would have been used to stab and cut during hand-to-hand combat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), tooth

GUSN: 269744

Accession Number: 2006.44.3610

Club

A heavy wooden club - or bovai - with incised carvings over entire body, likely from Fiji. The club is slightly curved from the base of the handle to the head. The club is probably from Fiji, although there are similiar examples from Samoa and Tonga as well. The club would have been used in hand-to-...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269745

Accession Number: 2006.44.3611

Drum

Small wooden slit or gong drum, probably of Pacific Island origin. The body of the drum is carved from a single piece of wood and polished, but the ends are unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269746

Accession Number: 2006.44.3612

Bowl

Double-pointed wooden kava bowl likely from Vanuatu, in an elongated oblong shape with pointed ends. The bowl is serrated along the pointed ends and the serrations run about a quarter of the way down each side of the bowl. The drinking of kava has important religous, ceremonial and cultural signific...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269747

Accession Number: 2006.44.3613

Club

Wooden club with large bird-head shape (porowa ra aru), from New Caledonia. The club head has a large, beak-like projection on one end and a small hooded projection off the other. These clubs, most likely ceremonial, were visual symbols of rank and wealth, and were owned by men of the chiefly class...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269748

Accession Number: 2006.44.3614

Paddle

Intricately carved small paddle fron the Austral Islands. Incised carving covers the entire paddle, including characteristic Austral Island "starburst" designs. The base of the handle is encircled with stylized human figures. This paddle was most likely made for trade with early visitors to the isla...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269749

Accession Number: 2006.44.3615

Bowl with Handle

Carved and polished wooden bowl with doweled handle extending from just below the rim of the bowl. The bowl has a flat edge. Likely from the Pacific Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269760

Accession Number: 2006.44.3616

Kava Bowl

Carved wooden kava bowl in an elongated oblong shape tapering to two pointed ends. Probably from Vanuatu. Kava is a drink used throughout the Pacific Islands for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269761

Accession Number: 2006.44.3617

Lei

Hawaiian multi-colored feather lei with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers on this lei lay flat and tight along the horizontal, with yellow, red and green bands of feathers. Tradtionally, the lei would have been worn by high-status - or ali'i - women.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material)

GUSN: 269762

Accession Number: 2006.44.3618

Lei

A yellow feather lei from Hawaii with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers lie flat and tight along the horizontal. Traditionally, feathered leis would have been worn by women of high status, known as ali'i.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269763

Accession Number: 2006.44.3619

Lei

Hawaiian feather lei made of fluffy yellow feathers and a yellow ribbon at either end. Traditionally, feather leis would have been worn only by women of the noble class, known as the ali'i. Purchased in 1922 by Stephen W. Phillips.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269764

Accession Number: 2006.44.3620

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl from the Marquesan Islands, exterior covered with typical Marquesan designs of triangles, concentric squares, six-petaled flower. Interior of bowl is unadorned. The bowl would have been used in everyday life.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269765

Accession Number: 2006.44.3621

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