Historic New England

Canoes in Water

Black, gray and white scene of canoes in water and landing on a piece of land. There are eight cannoes with one or tow men in each. The main landmass is in the bottom right and features teepees and a tall and cury tree. There are other islands in the distance. The frame is finished in dark brown and...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202680

Accession Number: 2006.44.646

Photograph

Three black and white photographs of Egyptian sites in a long, light brown wooden frame. Photo on left has a pillar and ruins with four people hugging the sites. Center photo has five columns with hieroglyphics and papyrus capitols and three people sitting in bottom right corner. Right photo has a l...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202705

Accession Number: 2006.44.647

Declaration of Independece

A large engraved copy of the Declaration of Independence. At the bottom left is an explanation that the copy is true to the original. The wood frame is painted gold with a rough finish. There are gold leaf decorations in the four corners, applied plaster spiral decoration and modified egg-and-dart p...

Date: 1818

Maker: Tyler, Benjamin O. (Copyist) Maverick, P. (Engraver) X.H. Shaw & Son (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202706

Accession Number: 2006.44.648

Three Children Feeding Birds at Church Door

Oil painting of three children with birds at a doorway. One child is looking down, the other two children are feeding birds. Salmon-colored steps lead up to closed double doors over which a saint's image appears in the pediment. The doorway is flanked by pink marble columns with elaborately carved c...

Date: 1876

Maker: Mion, Luigi, 1843-ca. 1878 (Painter)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 202707

Accession Number: 2006.44.650

Venetian Landscape

Watercolor of Venetian buildings and boats. Buildings with towers and domes prominent at left and fade into distance right. Water in foreground and right. Prominent boat at center has red and white sails. Set in a gold mat and gold wooden frame with a smooth finish around inside with an applied plas...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202708

Accession Number: 2006.44.651

Monk on a Terrace

Oil painting of a monk on a patio, framed in a large, solid wooden frame. The painting is very dark. Monk is in the right foreground with his arm on the patio. The patio has two columns with climbing vines. The landscape is in the distance. The frame is wood with wood trim and has a natural golden f...

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202709

Accession Number: 2006.44.652

Woman Holding Doves

Oil painting of a woman holding doves, framed in a golden wooden frame with applied plaster details. The woman is wearing a red and blue dress with white trim and a straw hat with fiber trim. She is shown sitting from the waist up, left shoulder forward and exposed. She holds the body of a bird in h...

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202710

Accession Number: 2006.44.653

Spirit of '76

Framed black and white print of a family outfitting a man who is going to fight in the American Revolution in a wood frame painted gold. The scene has eight people: Militia man at door, older man preparing a gun, a woman kneeling at the front of man in uniform, a young boy kneeling with powder horn,...

Date: 1847

Maker: Matteson, Tompkins H., 1813-1884 (Engraver) H.S. Sadd (Printer)

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

GUSN: 202711

Accession Number: 2006.44.654

Portrait of Stephen Phillips

Full length portrait of Stephen Phillips as a young boy holding a whip, in a wooden frame painted gold. The boy is wearing shorts, an over jacket, white collared shirt, and a red necktie. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Pink and purple flowers are the in bottom left corner. The frame is wood with ...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Lucas, Albert Pike, 1862-1945

Material: canvas, wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202712

Accession Number: 2006.44.655

Stephen Clarendon Phillips

Black and white lithography of Stephen C. Philips framed in a simple wood frame with a red finish. Signature of "S.C. Phillips" below portrait. He is wearing a suit coat, a vest, a white high-collard shirt, and a bow tie. He has long side burns and wavy hair and is sitting with his left shoulder sli...

Date: 1840

Maker: J.H. Bufford & Co. (Printer) J.E. Tilton and Company (Publisher) Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202713

Accession Number: 2006.44.656

Omaj, A Native of the Island of Utica

Black and white full length portrait engraving of a man in robes and a turban framed in simple wood frame finished in black. The man is barefoot, and is holding out his right hand, and has his head turned to his left shoulder. A large palm tree is at left; a river, mountain, and other trees are in t...

Date: 1780

Maker: Reproduction of Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723-1792 (Artist) Jacobi, John (Essayist) Boydell, John (English engraver, print publisher, 1719-1804) (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 202714

Accession Number: 2006.44.657

The Temple of Apollo

Black and white Roman ruins in a pastoral setting framed in a simple wooden frame painted black. Far right: two-story rectangular pavilion with a sculpture in the first floor niche. Right: Round pavilion with composite fluted columns with winged sculpture in center, surrounded by people. The foregro...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202715

Accession Number: 2006.44.658

American Sparrow Hawk

Color print of four birds on a branch framed in a simple brown wood frame.

Date: 1860

Maker: After Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) Bien, Julius, 1829-1909 (Printmaker)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202717

Accession Number: 2006.44.660

Photograph

A black and white photograph of a stone bridge over a river framed in a simple dark brown wood frame. A boy sits on a rock in the foreground. Three more people stand in the middle ground center. A stone castle structure with crenellations is in the right foreground. A city with a large church is acr...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202718

Accession Number: 2006.44.661

Vista General del Interior de la Mezquita

Black and white photograph of a vaulted room with Corinthian columns and polychrome stone Moorish arches. The frame is simple wood, finished in a red-brown wooden color with a thin interior trim and a protruding edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202719

Accession Number: 2006.44.662

Stephen Clarendon Phillips

Portrait of young man from the waist up wearing a black coat and a high white collar with a ruffle in front. He has brown curly hair, blue eyes, and is looking over his left shoulder. The background is plain brown. The frame is a large, elaborate one with applied plaster leaf decoration. The interio...

Maker: Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Painter)

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202720

Accession Number: 2006.44.663

Print

Print of soldier seated on horse. Soldier is clad in armor with a determined look on his face. He is wearing a helmet and is looking over his left shoulder. The horse's ears are erect and its front mane in a pony tail. The horse's front left hoof is up as if to walk. The frame is wood and painted bl...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202721

Accession Number: 2006.44.664

"Stromboli Landscape"

Oil painting of an island volcano surrounded by blue water, with a pink sky background in a gold wooden frame. Volcano is slightly off-center to the right and has a thin plume of smoke, which is drifting to the left. Carved gilt frame with rosettes in corners.

Date: 1908

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Painter) Carrig-Rohane Shop (Framer) Walter Kimball & Co. (Dealer)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202722

Accession Number: 2006.44.665

Duncan Coat of Arms

Watercolor painting of the Duncan coat of arms in brown. The shield contains a horn on the bottom end of the shield and two white flowers on both the right and left-top corners. Above the shield, is an armor bust in grey. There is a ship placed above the head of the armor bust with a brown flag cont...

Date: 1923

Maker: Probably Duncan, Marion Elliford (Copyist)

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

GUSN: 202723

Accession Number: 2006.44.666

Print

Side view of a bust portrait of a woman in red. Her hair is disheveled by the wind. Her head is raised as if looking above. Her eyes are closed.

Maker: Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202724

Accession Number: 2006.44.667

Print

Monochromatic print of a woman from the chest up. She is wearing a headband with a large cross in the center surrounded by various designs and a low-cut dress or cloak. Behind her head is a circular halo.

Date: 1875

Maker: Lucas, Albert Pike, 1862-1945 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202725

Accession Number: 2006.44.668

Ship "St. Paul" of Salem

Black and white photographic print of a ship in the ocean. The ship has three masts. The front mast has three large sails and a small one at the top. At the top of the first mast there is a banner that reads, "St. Paul". The second mast also has the three large sails, the bottom one is pulled up. Th...

Date: 1902

Maker: Harvey, Martha (Photographer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202726

Accession Number: 2006.44.669

Pamela of Salem

Watercolor painting of a two masted ship with an American Colonial flag flying from the top left mast and a red, white and blue pennant on the right mast. The ship is black and white and there are five sailors aboard.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202727

Accession Number: 2006.44.609

"Sunny Morning, Gloucester Harbor"

Oil painting of a docked schooner. The boat is on left of the scene. It has two large sails which are open and one sail at the stern which is unfurled. There are three rowboats positioned around the bow of the ship. One rowboat is shadowed in the background. The dock and the harbor are located on th...

Date: 1885-1889

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Painter)

Material: canvas, wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202729

Accession Number: 2006.44.670

Blue Flowers by Water

Watercolor paintings of a slightly abstracted landscape. The scene is of an ascending green hill with a large cluster of tall, blue flowers. In the far distance there is a body of water. Beyond is another vibrant landscape of fields. The sky makes up about half of the painting and is blue.

Maker: Brooks, Mary Mason, 1860-1915 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 202730

Accession Number: 2006.44.673

Tong Stone

Tong stone. Square soap stone with diagonal hatching.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222444

Accession Number: 2004.1.26.1

Tong Stone

Tong stone. Square soap stone with diagonal hatching.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222445

Accession Number: 2004.1.26.2

Tong Stone

Tong stone. Square soap stone with perpendicular hatching.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222446

Accession Number: 2004.1.26.3

Candlestick

An urn shaped candlestick. The base is broad and square, with criss-crossing disigns and circles. At the very top, the square lifts off.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 222447

Accession Number: 2006.44.2604.2

Candlestick

Glass candlestick with swirls that go counterclockwise. There are six crests and six troughs to the wavy edge design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 222448

Accession Number: 2006.44.2606.2

Bowl

Diamond shaped wooden bowl (a) made of a lightweight wood with a dark patina. Possibly from Fiji which has similarily-shaped examples of bowls and dishes. The body of the bowl is worn along both edges at one diamond-shaped end. There is also a braided rope of plant fiber (b).

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plant fiber

GUSN: 222449

Accession Number: 2006.44.2617

Jardiniere

Continental white ceramic jardiniere with scalloped sides. There are four handles at the top. Each handle has three spikes on the top and three spikes on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), tin glaze

GUSN: 222450

Accession Number: 2006.44.2609

Garden seat

Porcelain Chinese export garden seat. The background is painted a pea green. On the top is a blue bird perched on a tree branch. Around it, blooming on the tree are white blossoms. On the sides is a depiction of a garden, including, another blue bird, some brown hills and more white flowers. On two ...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), paint (coating), glaze

GUSN: 222451

Accession Number: 2006.44.2582

Clamshell

Nested half clamshell

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222452

Accession Number: 2003.1.8

Tile

Glazed earthenware tile with blue decoration depicting three men standing on shore looking at an angel in the sky. Near bottom of scene is words "APOC.38.2." Green felt on verso.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin glaze

GUSN: 222453

Accession Number: 2003.1.11

Cutting Board

Stained and painted wood; square shaped with rounded corners and handle at one end; green, red, white, yellow, black, strawberry, flower and leaf design painted in center; black dash and dot border; verso is unstained wood.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222464

Accession Number: 2003.1.12

Goblet

Clear glass goblet; smooth surface; six-panel flute stem.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, molding (forming)

GUSN: 222467

Accession Number: 2003.1.13

Goblet

Clear glass goblet, flares at lip and bottom of bowl; ribbing and leaf design near top with small crown and coat of arms; seven-panel fluting design at bottom of well; six-panel fluting design on stem; rope pattern around edge of base; starburst pattern in center of base.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cut glass, molding (forming), blown glass

GUSN: 222468

Accession Number: 2003.1.14

Souvenir Candle Holder

Piece of cork buoy painted with green, white and blue stripes; hole in center holds white candle; small painted wood houses are nailed to the top of the buoy around the candle; on one side of the buoy is painted "CAPE ANN" in black.

Date: ca. 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: cork (bark), paint (coating), wax

GUSN: 222479

Accession Number: 2003.1.15

Souvenir shell

Clamshell glued upright onto a wood stand painted gray; the shell is painted blue and brown to look like the seashore; a wooden lighthouse is glued inside the shell; a cotton ball is glued in for clouds.

Date: ca. 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), shell (animal material), paint (coating), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222481

Accession Number: 2003.1.16

Ash receiver

Autumn leaf shaped ash receiver

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222484

Accession Number: 2010.13.1.1

Box for ash reciever

Original box [a] with cover [b] and original inspection slip [c]

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 222486

Accession Number: 2010.13.1.2a-c

Coaster

Polished chromium coaster with fluted edges and concentric circle center design.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222487

Accession Number: 2010.13.2.1

Coaster

Polished chromium coaster with fluted edges and concentric circle center design.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222488

Accession Number: 2010.13.2.2

Coaster

Polished chromium coaster with fluted edges and concentric circle center design.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222489

Accession Number: 2010.13.2.3

Coaster

Polished chromium coaster with fluted edges and concentric circle center design.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chromium

GUSN: 222490

Accession Number: 2010.13.2.4

Original box

Original box [a] with lid [b], and original inspection slip [c]

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Chase Brass & Copper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 222491

Accession Number: 2010.13.2.5a-c

Manicure set

Ivory manicure set in hinged box with stylized monogram on cover. Set contains eight pieces for nail care including a nail file, brush, pick, and clipper. Set also contains three button hooks.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 222492

Accession Number: 2006.44.2639

Brush

Small ivory nail brush.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 222494

Accession Number: 2006.44.2639.1

Buttonhook

Buttonhook with ivory handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 222495

Accession Number: 2006.44.2639.2

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