Historic New England

Side chair cover

Crewel work side chair cover with Colonial revival scrolling vine design. Flowers, birds, berries, leaves, insects. Stitches include satin, stem, French knot, cross, speckled, fly, diaper filling, blanket, chain.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Kennedy, Nancy Inman, 1925-1992 (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 222127

Accession Number: 2009.2.3.3

Side chair cover

Crewel work side chair cover with Colonial revival scrolling vine design. Flowers, birds, berries, leaves, insects. Stitches include satin, stem, French knot, cross, speckled, fly, diaper filling, blanket, chain.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Kennedy, Nancy Inman, 1925-1992 (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 222128

Accession Number: 2009.2.3.4

Side chair cover

Crewel work side chair cover with Colonial revival scrolling vine design. Flowers, birds, berries, leaves, insects. Stitches include satin, stem, French knot, cross, speckled, fly, diaper filling, blanket, chain.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Kennedy, Nancy Inman, 1925-1992 (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 222129

Accession Number: 2009.2.3.5

Side chair cover

Crewel work side chair cover with Colonial revival scrolling vine design. Flowers, birds, berries, leaves, insects. Stitches include satin, stem, French knot, cross, speckled, fly, diaper filling, blanket, chain.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Kennedy, Nancy Inman, 1925-1992 (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 222130

Accession Number: 2009.2.3.6

Arm chair cover

Crewel work arm chair cover with Colonial revival Tree of Life design. Flowers, birds, berries, leaves, insects. Stitches include satin, stem, French knot, cross, speckled, fly, diaper filling, blanket, chain.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Kennedy, Nancy Inman, 1925-1992 (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 222131

Accession Number: 2009.2.3.7

Arm chair cover

Crewel work arm chair cover with Colonial revival Tree of Life design. Flowers, birds, berries, leaves, insects. Stitches include satin, stem, French knot, cross, speckled, fly, diaper filling, blanket, chain.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Kennedy, Nancy Inman, 1925-1992 (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 222132

Accession Number: 2009.2.3.8

Rocking chair

Shaker style rocking chair with turned knob finials, round stiles and shaped flat back splats. It has a flat, black and red woven seat, curved arm, tapered balusters, and mushroom terminals. The front and rear legs are rounded with seven round stretchers between them. The rockers are tapered.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222135

Accession Number: 2006.44.2600

Hat Box

Circular; black and white stripes with red border and red twisted rope to hold onto.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222136

Accession Number: 2001.263.2AB

Side Chair

Side chair with a concave, rounded crest rail that has oval shaped spindles with flowers painted on them. There are small knob finials, rounded stiles with gold leaves painted on them, tapered spindles with leaves painted on them, and a rounded splat. There is a rush seat. The front legs are tapered...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 222137

Accession Number: 2006.44.2629

Side Chair

Side chair with ball finials, rounded crest rail, stiles, and splat. The spindles are turned and the seat is rushed. The rear legs are rounded as are the four side stretchers and the back stretcher. The front legs are tapered with ball turning at the top. the stretcher between the front legs has tw...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 222138

Accession Number: 2006.44.2622.2

Garden Planter

Rectangular terracotta garden planter (trough) with molded garland and mask motif.

Date: 1895-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 222140

Accession Number: 1969.19001.1

Side Chair

Side chair with turned finials and round stiles. The crest rail has a rounded cross in the center, outlined in gold. Two of the spindles are rounded with ovals in the center and the middle spindle is spear headed; the shapes in the spindles are outlined in gold. The seat is rush. The front lets are ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 222141

Accession Number: 2006.44.2623.2

Garden Planter

Rectangular terracotta garden planter (trough) with molded garland and mask motif.

Date: 1895-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 222142

Accession Number: 1969.19001.2

Side chair

Klismo style side chair. The table crest is between the stiles and is outlined in gold with two plants. There is one rail in the middle of the back. The seat is rush and the front seat rail is outlined in gold with six fleur de lis. The front and rear legs curve out in the Empire style. The two side...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 222144

Accession Number: 2006.44.2628

Side chair

Federal style inlaid shield-backed side chair. The lower point of the shield has six shapes painted on it that looks like ship sails. The splat is three bars, ending in a vase form. The stiles are short and molded and the seat is a slip seat. The front legs are molded, there are three stretchers, an...

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), metal, cotton (textile), inlay (process)

GUSN: 222149

Accession Number: 2006.44.2594.1

Armchair

A Victorian style walnut armchair with carved roses and vines, the back is oval, and is upholstered with green cloth and the gimp is gold. Part of the arms are upholstered, there are scrolled handholds, and small stiles also have the scroll design. There is another patera in the center of the front ...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222153

Accession Number: 2006.44.2598

Side Chair

Side chair with round finials, turned stiles, and painted crest rail with repeating arches in red and gold; and, above the arches are drapes and tassels painted in gold. There are four spindles and the shapes in the middle are outlined in gold paint. The seat is rush, the legs are turned, and there ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), rush (material)

GUSN: 222161

Accession Number: 2006.44.2624

Garden Planter

Round terra cotta garden planter with molded leaves, swags and masks. Molded decorative elements appear to have been affixed to pot with a terra cotta slip. The body of the post exhibits horizontal finishing marks (or rilling) on the interior and exterior. Interior marks are much rougher and irregul...

Date: 1895-1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222164

Accession Number: 1969.19003.1

Side chair

Wook Empire style klismos side chair with partial scrole finials, decorated crest rail outlined in green, and a horizontal spindle in the center outlined in green paint. The seat is wicker. The legs are saber shaped with a line of green down the center. There are six stretchers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), wicker

GUSN: 222176

Accession Number: 2006.44.2625

Side Chair

Side chair with ball finials, rounded crest rail, stiles, and splat. The spindles are turned and the seat is rushed. The rear legs are rounded as are the four side stretchers and the back stretcher. The front legs are tapered with ball turning at the top. the stretcher between the front legs has tw...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 222178

Accession Number: 2006.44.2622.1

Wedding ensemble

Wedding ensemble worn by Emily Campbell Priest at her marriage to George Duncan Milne, North Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 9, 1882. Includes: Two piece pearl gray silk taffeta wedding dress; Pair of leather slippers; Pair of satin bows [for slippers]; Cotton petticoat; Lace shawl [worn with dre...

Date: 1882

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), machine lace, kidskin, straw (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222179

Accession Number: 2009.1

"Bacchus"

Terracotta garden statue in the form of Bacchus. Statue body [A] of a young man wearing an ivy wreath, holding a bunch of grapes in his right hand. Detachable left arm [B] joins at shoulder. Left arm is upraised and holds a circular dish. A satyr sits behind Bacchus' right leg. Circular base.

Date: 1900-1902

Maker: After Sansovino, Jacobo, 1486-1570 (Artist)

Material: terracotta (clay material), metal

GUSN: 222181

Accession Number: 1969.19004AB

Wedding dress

Two-piece pearl gray silk taffeta wedding dress: Jacket shaped bodice [a] with high band collar, buttons on front, and large bow at back; Skirt [b] is box-pleated and has ruffled and pleated hem with train. Lined with ivory cambric and net, trimmed with ivory machine lace.

Date: 1882

Maker: Possibly (Dressmaker)

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), machine lace

GUSN: 222182

Accession Number: 2009.1.1ab

Pair of shoes

Pair of white leather heeled slippers, T.E. Moseley & Co. Boston [worn with wedding dress]

Date: 1882

Maker: T.E. Moseley & Co. (Cobbler)

Material: kidskin, leather

GUSN: 222183

Accession Number: 2009.1.2ab

Side chair

Side chair with a table crest rail on top of the stiles. The crest rail is outlined in gold paint and has golden floral designs in the middle. The stiles have been flattened on the front, but stay rounded on the back. The three horizontal spindles are rounded with lines of gold painted on. The seat ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 222184

Accession Number: 2006.44.2621.1

Box

Lacquer box with painted gold stars and lid attached on hinges

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202635

Accession Number: 2006.44.1554.1

Address index box

Small square cardboard box with light blue, black and orange colors. The box has pictures of the address index and a describtion of it on the sides as well as directions.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 202636

Accession Number: 2006.44.1553.2

Lampshade

Silver pierced lampshade. The cutouts are of filigree and scroll work.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 202637

Accession Number: 2006.44.1560.1

Box

Lacquer box with cover with famille rose trays in interior. Box is black with gold floral deocrations and a gold bird with japenese print. Inteior trays are white with colorful floral designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), porcelain

GUSN: 202638

Accession Number: 2006.44.1558AB

Lampshade

Silver pierced lampshade. The cutouts are of filigree and scroll work.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 202639

Accession Number: 2006.44.1560.2

Lampshade set

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. A set of six identical shades. The butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202640

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563

Lampshade

Pink paper lampshade with a pink tassel trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 202641

Accession Number: 2006.44.1552