Historic New England

Holder

Holder, black painted circular tray with vertical rectangular center pieces placed about 3/4" apart. Vertical pieces have painted decoration of four small white flowers connected by green lines. Exact purpose of object is unknown.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 241376

Accession Number: 2006.44.3510

Tobacco tin

Tobacco tin, tall oval shape with hinged lid. Half and Half brand tobacco. Partially used tin contains original paper bag filled with tobacco leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), tobacco (material)

GUSN: 241377

Accession Number: 2006.44.3511

Thermometer

Thermometer mounted on a brass plaque with engraved numbers, plaque attached to wooden base. Small brass ring at top for hanging. Mercury still encased in glass tube.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), mercury, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241378

Accession Number: 2006.44.3512

Flower vase

Flower vase, three small ceramic pots joined together by three winged cherubs. Squat shaped pots with sloping shoulders to circular rim, dark blue glaze. Cherubs have a pale green-blue glaze.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 241379

Accession Number: 2006.44.3513

Arm Chair

Arm chair, Chippendale form with pierced splat. Gothic arch at center top, spiral leaf ears on crest. Marlborough legs and beaded edge. Well-modeled arms with rounded hand holds and curved arm supports with paired volutes. Back legs are chamfered below stretchers on outside front. Serpentine center ...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: Possibly Short, Joseph, 1771-1819 (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), eastern white pine (wood), cloth

GUSN: 241380

Accession Number: 1966.286

Donald Duck finger puppet

Donald Duck finger puppet. Molded plastic figure of a duck wearing a sailor suit and sailor hat. Suit and hat painted blue, red painted bow tie, beak and feet painted yellow.

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 241381

Accession Number: 2006.44.3514

Bottle opener

Bottle opener, open metal oval attached to cylindrical wood handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241382

Accession Number: 2006.44.3515

Padlock

Square brass padlock with long shaft. Keyhole cut into base.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 241383

Accession Number: 2006.44.3516

Megaphone

Megaphone, cone shaped cardboard body with metal rimmed mouth flanked by rectangular metal handles. Five rivets hold body together. Brown cardboard body with crimson rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal

GUSN: 241384

Accession Number: 2006.44.3517

Side Chairs

Queen Anne side chairs, pair; rush seat; Spanish feet; square turned legs and stretchers; ox yoke crest rail; vase-shaped splat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241385

Accession Number: 1992.771.1-2

Redware Charger

Redware/slipware charger; decorated and inscribed with white and green slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: redware, slip (clay)

GUSN: 241386

Accession Number: 1996.109

Mah Jongg Set

Mah-Jongg set. Includes: wooden box with sliding cover containing five drawers filled with ivory and bamboo game pieces; four wooden tile trays; Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score booklets. Belonged to Mrs. Stephen H. Phillips.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), bamboo (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241397

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518

Mah Jongg case and tiles

Mah-Jongg box, wooden box [a] with sliding cover [b], dark brown finish. Box has decorative brass trim at corners and brass carrying handles. Five interior drawers with brass ring handles. The top four drawers each contain thirty-six rectagular shaped ivory and bamboo tiles decorated with orange, bl...

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 241400

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518.1AB

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241402

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518.2

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241403

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518.3

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: kingwood (wood)

GUSN: 241404

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518.4

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241405

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518.5

Instructions

Envelope containing four cardboard sheets of Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score.

Date: 1923

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241406

Accession Number: 2006.44.3518.6

Mah-Jongg set

Mah-Jongg set. Includes: wooden box with sliding cover containing five drawers filled with ivory and bamboo game pieces; four wooden tile trays; Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score booklets; Mah Jongg Book of Instructions; and Rules for Playing The Chinese Game Mah Jongg. Belonged to Mrs. Ste...

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), bamboo (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241407

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519

Mah-Jongg case and tiles

Mah-Jongg box, wooden box [a] with sliding cover [b], red finish. Box has decorative brass trim at corners and brass carrying handles. Five interior drawers with brass tab handles. The top four drawers each contain thirty-six rectagular shaped ivory and bamboo tiles decorated with orange, blue, and ...

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 241409

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.1AB

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241410

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.2

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241411

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.3

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241412

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.4

Tile rack

Wooden tile rack with hinged lid. Painted black with two gold Chinese characters on cover.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241413

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.5

Instructions

Envelope containing four cardboard sheets of Carter's Improved Scale and Doubling Score.

Date: 1923

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241414

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.6

Mah Jongg Instructions

Mah Jongg Book of Instructions, brown paper cover. Thirty-four page booklet contains instructions and diagrams on how to play the game.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241415

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.7

Rules for Playing the Chinese Game Mah Jongg

Rules for Playing The Chinese Game Mah Jongg, white paper cover. Twelve page booklet contains instructions and scoring rules.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner) M.T. Bird & Co. Fine Stationers and Engravers (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241416

Accession Number: 2006.44.3519.8

Set of Mah-Jongg tile racks

Set of four wooden Mah-Jongg tile racks. Three black painted racks and one red. Mah-Jongg scoring scale chart glued to bottom of each rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241417

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241418

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.1

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241419

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.2

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241420

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.3

Fireboard

Wallpaper from fireboard, pasted on artist board. Unidentified scenic wallpaper of men and women on horseback riding and resting in front of a large stone house. Black and green flocked floral border with gilt detailing.. Glued to board. Possibly Zuber.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243700

Accession Number: 2010.91.12

Wallpaper

Framed scenic wallpaper fragment. A man in a striped turban and red pants stands on a fortification wall next to a yellow cannon with green wheels. Unidentified panoramic wallpaper. Plain black wood frame. Possibly made in France.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243701

Accession Number: 2010.91.13

"Les Jardins Francais" Wallpaper Fragment

Framed wallpaper panel of "Les Jardins Francais." Fragment of panel 16. Scene of several black women in a garden near a stream. Plain wood frame, painted green.

Date: 1836-1837

Maker: Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243702

Accession Number: 2010.91.14

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board. Side 1: wallpaper with grisaille pattern of vertical lines of leaves and small flowers with geometric medallions. Side 2: Small pink, green, and blue flowers on a tan ground. Side 1 has the same geometric pattern as the wallpaper in an upstairs closet at the Swett-Ilsley House in ...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243707

Accession Number: 2010.92.1-.2

Ceiling boards

Ten sponge painted boards with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243776

Accession Number: 2008.25.1

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks. Only one half length of the board has painted decoration.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243780

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.1

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243781

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.2

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243782

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.3

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243783

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.4

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243784

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.5

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243785

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.6

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board split into two halves with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243786

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.7AB

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks. Board A has on oval slot cut out of one end. Board B has an oval tab at one end. Both pieces fit together to form one length of board.

Date: 1676-1700

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243787

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.8AB