Historic New England

Oil Painting

A large early nineteenth century romantic oil painting on canvas, Sully School, depicting a woman wearing a white ruffled collar and gray dress with a straw bonnet, carrying a black cloak over her left forearm, with her hands lightly clasped, and a landscape in background. Wood and gesso embossed f...

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), oil painting (technique), canvas, gesso, wood and wood products

GUSN: 370886

Accession Number: 2016.188.618

Rug

A Hamadan oriental runner with a camel colored field with coral and blue. Ivory and dark blue medallions are surrounded by a primarily dark blue border with a stylized geometric design.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 370887

Accession Number: 2016.188.619

Rug

A Hamadan scatter rug with three stylized figures centrally and primarily red and ivory borders.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 370888

Accession Number: 2016.188.620

Table

A small Queen Anne mahogany drop leaf table with swing legs and a round top, shaped leaves, cabriole legs with pad feet, and a refinished surface.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 370889

Accession Number: 2016.188.621

Looking Glass

A Queen Anne mahogany and mahogany veneer looking glass with a scrolled crest and silver candle sconces attached at the base. Probably England.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (color), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 370890

Accession Number: 2016.188.622

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a sunflower and bright cut decoration at the hinged lid and a painted, decorated, turned maple handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), paint (coating), maple (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370891

Accession Number: 2016.188.623

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a bright cut and sunburst decoration at the lid and a turned, maple handle with a patina.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process), maple (wood)

GUSN: 370892

Accession Number: 2016.188.624

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with an ebonized lid and an ebonized, turned handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), brass (alloy), wood and wood products, ebony (color)

GUSN: 370893

Accession Number: 2016.188.625

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a bright cut floral design at the hinged lid and a refinished, turned handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood and wood products, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370894

Accession Number: 2016.188.626

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a turned handle, a varnish finish, and a pierced, hinged lid with floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), wood and wood products, varnish, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370895

Accession Number: 2016.188.627

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a loop at lid and turned handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood and wood products, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370896

Accession Number: 2016.188.628

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a sunburst and bright cut design at the hinged lid and a mottled, turned wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process), wood and wood products

GUSN: 370897

Accession Number: 2016.188.629

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a rosette and spray design at the lid and a turned maple handle with a varnish finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process), maple (wood), varnish

GUSN: 370898

Accession Number: 2016.188.630

Bed Warmer

A brass bed warmer with a pierced lid decorated with a floral spray and a turned wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood and wood products, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370899

Accession Number: 2016.188.631

Bed Warmer

Small brass bed warmer with a floral and bright cut design at the hinged lid, and a mottled turned maple handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), maple (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370900

Accession Number: 2016.188.632

Engraving

An engraving later hand-colored, depicting the Royal Hospital at Chelsea. The margins have been cut, and it rests in a black and gold frame.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, paint (coating), wood and wood products, gold (color)

GUSN: 370901

Accession Number: 2016.188.633

Engraving

A hand colored engraving depicting the Chateau De Veau, in a black frame.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370902

Accession Number: 2016.188.634

Punch Bowl

A Chinese export porcelain punch bowl with an armorial crest with wolves and a shield at the tapered body and interior, depicted with sienna and vermillion colors. The top rim is decorated with a gilded design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material), gilding

GUSN: 370903

Accession Number: 2016.188.635

Dish Cross

A silver-plated dish cross with rosette feet and a stylized fan at the holder portion.

Maker: unknown

Material: silvering, casting (process)

GUSN: 370904

Accession Number: 2016.188.636

Child's High Chair

Maple ladder back high chair with red paint, turned posts, all with ball finials, three slat back, plain turned arms, rush seat, single front and rear turned stretcher and double side stretchers, probably New England.

Date: 1750-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), paint (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370905

Accession Number: 2016.188.637

Candle Trammel

A candle trammel with a stop and candle cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370906

Accession Number: 2016.188.638

Plate Warmer

A tole and brass footed plate warmer with a carrying handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370907

Accession Number: 2016.188.639

Fireback

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370908

Accession Number: 2016.188.640

Fireplace Trammel

An iron fireplace trammel.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370909

Accession Number: 2016.188.641

Fireplace Crane

A large iron fireplace crane.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370910

Accession Number: 2016.188.642

Fireplace Trammel

An iron fireplace trammel with a hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370911

Accession Number: 2016.188.643

Andirons

Wrought iron andirons with faceted knob finials, flattened fronts and penny feet. 1 is left andiron 2 is right andiron

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370912

Accession Number: 2016.188.644.1-.2

Wine Glass

A wine glass with straight, tapered sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370661

Accession Number: 2016.188.375

Liquid Measure

A glass liquid measure.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370662

Accession Number: 2016.188.376

Large Glass

A drinking glass with straight, tapered sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370663

Accession Number: 2016.188.377

Wine Glass

A wine glass with tapered sides and a widened brim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370664

Accession Number: 2016.188.378

Wine Glass

A wine glass with straight, tapered sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370665

Accession Number: 2016.188.379

Wine Glass

A wine glass with tapered sides and a flared brim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370666

Accession Number: 2016.188.380

Bowl

A Chinese export bowl with floral decoration in pink, blue, and green at the body and geometric borders at the upper and lower rims.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370667

Accession Number: 2016.188.381

Wine Glass

A small wine glass with a a turned stem and a tapered top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370668

Accession Number: 2016.188.384

Wine Glasses

Two wine glasses with long stems a tulip shaped tops.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370669

Accession Number: 2016.188.385.1-.2

Wine Glasses

Three wine glasses with long stems a tulip shaped tops.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370670

Accession Number: 2016.188.386.1-.3

Napkin Ring

Hollow, bottom-less column of pierced silver with a design of six rows of s-curves back-to-back to form hearts and upside-down hearts in the voids.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370671

Accession Number: 2016.188.387

Glass

Clear pink glass tumbler with straight flared sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370672

Accession Number: 2016.188.388

Napkin Ring

Hollow, bottomless column of pierced silver with a design of three rows of pointed vertical ovals.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370673

Accession Number: 2016.188.389

Hat Pins

Two hat pins, one with a white ball on the end and one with a black ball on the end.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370674

Accession Number: 2016.188.390.1-.2

Glass Bird

Small, hollow glass bird with a coiled wire for legs. The body is white glass with a dark glass pointed beak and round black glass eyes. The bird's wings are painted ovals of yellow with red around the front and bottom edges, red lines at the back to simulate feathers, and a black oval with a red l...

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 370675

Accession Number: 2016.188.391

Rosette Decoration

A small rosette made with synthetic materials.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370676

Accession Number: 2016.188.392

Napkin Ring

Silver-colored metal oval napkin ring with "Mother" inscribed on a band in the middle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370677

Accession Number: 2016.188.393

Hook

Iron hook with a 2" long straight point that nails into a wall. Tag: "Bowman / House / Hook / "Cellar"" is printed in red marker. On the opposite side "Bowman House / hook from / cellar beam / Original" is written in a faded ink.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370678

Accession Number: 2016.188.394