Historic New England

Bowl

Bowl has a flat bottom, sides that flare out to the top rim, and a row of a decorative design on both the top and the bottom of the bowl rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver, embossing

GUSN: 370534

Accession Number: 2016.188.238

Needlepoint chair seat upholstery with a green background, two roses in shades of pink at the center, surrounded by leaves and other flowers. Paper clipped to the back of one side is a piece of paper that reads "Florence Bixby / worked this Removed / needlepoint from / #2 Gothic back Chip chair"

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), textiles

GUSN: 370535

Accession Number: 2016.188.239

Silver Cloth

Brown flannel-like material.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370536

Accession Number: 2016.188.241

Shoe Horn

Shoe horn made up of a long piece of black curved metal, with a tube of black foam around one end as a handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370537

Accession Number: 2016.188.242

Toy Snake

Handmade snake made by applying clay to a strip of cloth in segments of graduated sizes. Painted primarily green, with some white on the underside, a red mouth and red and yellow eyes.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370538

Accession Number: 2016.188.243

Faucet Handles

Pair of white ceramic "Hot" and "Cold" faucet handles in a rounded off "X" shape.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370539

Accession Number: 2016.188.244AB

Pastry Blender

Pastry blender with shaped, unfinished wooden handle, metal plates to hold the wires and connect to the handle, and seven blending wires.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370540

Accession Number: 2016.188.245

Tongs

Silver-colored metal tongs with black plastic hanging circle and hand grips, and scalloped edges to the tongs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370541

Accession Number: 2016.188.246

Winged Corkscrew

Gold-colored metal (brass) winged corkscrew with a Napoleon coin at the top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370542

Accession Number: 2016.188.247

Measuring Cup

Straight-sided silver-metal measuring cup with a copper-covered bottom, black handle, and marks for increments of one cup pressed into the sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370543

Accession Number: 2016.188.248

Scarf

Maroon wool scarf woven in a twill weave and with 3/8" of fringe at each end. The tag has "The Firehouse / Damariscotta, Maine" woven into the tag in red thread.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370544

Accession Number: 2016.188.249

Placemats

Set of three round placemats or hot dish mats made from braided coils of natural fiber.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370545

Accession Number: 2016.188.250.1-.3

Mold

Two part round tin mold with a handled cover and fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 370546

Accession Number: 2016.188.251

Pewter Whale Oil Lamp

Pewter oil lamp with saucer base and double wick. There is a white sticky label on the bottom of the lamp well with "Chamber Whale / Oil Lamp / American Boston / c. 1850" printed on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370547

Accession Number: 2016.188.252

Pewter Plate

Round pewter plate with 1 1/4" rim that turns up in the 3/4" nearest the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370548

Accession Number: 2016.188.253

Pewter Warming Plate

Round pewter plate with a hinged flap in the rim and a 1 1/4" deep smooth outside wall to which two handles are attached on opposite sides. About 1/4" from the front of the plate, a 1/2" wide loop of metal extends out about 1/2" on each side of the plate. From the loop, a 2" wide U-shaped metal han...

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370549

Accession Number: 2016.188.254

Pewter Plate

Round pewter plate with 1 5/16" wide plain rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370550

Accession Number: 2016.188.255

Pewter Plate

Round pewter plate with 1 5/16" wide plain rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370551

Accession Number: 2016.188.256

Pewter Warming Plate

Round pewter plate with a flap in the rim and a 1 1/8" deep smooth outside wall to which two handles are attached on opposite sides. Near the front of the plate, a 1/2" wide loop of metal extends out about 3/8" on each side of the plate. From the loop, a 2" wide U-shaped metal handle moves freely, ...

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370552

Accession Number: 2016.188.257

Wire Fruit Basket

Footed wire round basket made up of wire that is twisted to look like rope.

Maker: unknown

Material: wirework

GUSN: 370553

Accession Number: 2016.188.258AB

Crystal Jar

Clear glass jar with molded design to imitate cut glass. The exterior of the body bulges out in the bottom inch.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370554

Accession Number: 2016.188.259

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on February 27, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition, and Dorothy Twining Globus, Director, of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370555

Accession Number: 2016.188.262

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. A beige mat is cut into two windows to feature two items, a letter and a smaller comment. The typewritten letter, written on September 30, 1960 to Bill Waters of the Chapman-Hall Preservation Society, Inc., is fr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370556

Accession Number: 2016.188.263

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wood frame with gold trim at the inner edge. An exhibition label from the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition has been mounted on a beige woven fabric. The exhibition label is in black ink, in an italic font, on off-white matboard with a beveled edge. The label reads "This line-up of h...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370557

Accession Number: 2016.188.264

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wooden frame around a pay stub for "W. Waters" for the period ending "9/9" for $50.00 (less taxes) from Hattie Carnegie, Inc., New York, New York. The document has 2 1/2 small holes on the left side of the paper, and serration dots 2/3 of the way up the center of the document. T...

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370558

Accession Number: 2016.188.265

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on April 29, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of The Hattie Carnegie Exhibition at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. The letter indicates that ...

Date: 1996

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370559

Accession Number: 2016.188.266

Framed Exhibition Poster

Exhibition poster in a beige wooden frame. Portland Museum of Art exhibition poster featuring a detail of an oil on canvas by Mildred Giddings Burrage on the top half of the poster. The painting is titled "A November Day: Brittany" and was painted in 1912. The bottom half of the poster has a blue ...

Date: 2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370560

Accession Number: 2016.188.267

Coral Pig

Pig carved from pink coral and mounted on a flat piece of black wood.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: coral (material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 370611

Accession Number: 2016.188.322

Coral Figurine of a Seated Man

Figure of a seated man carved in coral. The figure is wearing an intricately carved robe with a hood and may have been holding something in his right hand. The figure is seated on a round, carved piece of black wood.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: coral (material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 370612

Accession Number: 2016.188.323

Figure of a Seated Man

Carved figure of a man. The man is wearing an intricately carved robe and pants and is holding a pipe in his right hand and an object in his left, with a pouch tied around his waist and hanging on his back. The man is seated with one leg crossed on a bale of straw. The figure sits on a carved piece ...

Maker: unknown

Material: sandalwood (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 370613

Accession Number: 2016.188.324

Fireplace Broom

Fireplace broom with a straight round red wooden handle with a rounded top end. Yellow broom straw is attached to the stick with about 20 rounds of wire. There is a nail stuck into the wood at the top of the wire to which the wire is attached.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, straw (plant material), metal

GUSN: 370614

Accession Number: 2016.188.325

Fireplace Broom

Fireplace broom with a straight eleven-sided brown wooden handle with a flat top end and 1/8" slant between the top end and the sides. Light brown broom straw is attached to the stick with string. There is about 4" at the top of the straw where straw has been woven around the broom-stick with stri...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 370615

Accession Number: 2016.188.326

Window Sash

Window sash to hold twelve panes of glass 8" wide by 10" high. Marked on one edge are "X/||". The exterior side has traces of white paint and caulking adhering to the window openings. The interior surface looks to be a grayish green.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370616

Accession Number: 2016.188.328

Powder Horn

Powder horn with etched decoration and a black leatherette strap.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), leather, incising

GUSN: 370617

Accession Number: 2016.188.329

Brass Pig

Brass match holder in the shape of a pig. The pig's head hinges open to reveal a space to store matches.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370618

Accession Number: 2016.188.330

Brass Snuff Box

Oval brass concave snuff box with incised rings and an embossed emblem on the lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370619

Accession Number: 2016.188.331

Snuff Box

Oval silver snuff box with a hinged lid. "MH" inscribed on the lid.

Date: circa 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 370620

Accession Number: 2016.188.332

Stamp Box

Round silver stamp box. Hinge is broken so the lid is removable and has "RR" stamped on it. Interior has a post to hold a roll of stamps and a slot for the stamps to roll out the side of the box.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 370621

Accession Number: 2016.188.333

Silver Book Box

Book-shaped silver box. Incised diaper pattern on the front and back cover and the spine hinges open to reveal a small storage space. Silver book box with central rectangular cartouche, hinged lid and engine turned decoration,

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 370622

Accession Number: 2016.188.334

Porcelain Box

Square ceramic box with a domed, hinged lid and metal clasp, and yellow decoration with pink and blue flowers. "Pejures France - 59111" painted on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 370623

Accession Number: 2016.188.335

Brass Stamp Box

Rectangular brass stamp box with a relief scene of St. George fighting a dragon on the hinged lid with an asymmetrical hinged clasp, and decoration on the sides. The interior has three sloped spaces for stamps. "B" is stamped on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370624

Accession Number: 2016.188.336

Battersea Enamel Box

Small rectangular ceramic box with a hinged lid. Transfer-printed on the domed lid "Sacred to Friendship" around a draped urn, green concave sides, and metal hinge and clasp. The interior is plain white with a mirror on the inside of the lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370625

Accession Number: 2016.188.337