Historic New England

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Visible joist marks. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243791

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.1

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Four visible joist marks. Tongue edge and straight edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243792

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.2

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Three visible joist marks. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243793

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.3

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243794

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.4

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Four visible joist marks. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243795

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.5

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Six visible joist marks. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243796

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.6

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243797

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.7

Ceiling board

Painted board with white scroll and fleur-de-lis pattern on salmon colored ground at one end. Tongue edge and groove edge.

Date: 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243798

Accession Number: 2008.25.2.8

S.S. Pierce Marmalade jar

Glass marmalade jar [a] with metal lid [b]. Paper label glued to front of jar "S.S. Pierce Orange Marmalade". Printed floral decoration on top of lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243831

Accession Number: 2006.44.3544AB

Toilet paper holder

Rectangular metal toilet paper holder with scalloped front and back edge. Notched at back center to attach holder to wall. Used for flat sheet toilet paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 243836

Accession Number: 2006.44.3545

Soap dish

Nickel plated soap dish, rectangular shaped dish with beaded edge and pierced bottom. Large curved handle attached to dish to hang over curved rim of tub.

Maker: unknown

Material: nickel silver, metal

GUSN: 243837

Accession Number: 2006.44.3546

Tin toilet paper holder, decorative pierced lattice design on front and sides, beaded top edge. Curved back with circular hole at center to attach to wall. Front, sides, and a portion of the interior have been painted silver. Used for flat sheet toilet paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 243838

Accession Number: 2006.44.3547

Soap dish

Nickel plated soap dish, rectangular dish with rounded corners, pierced bottom. Two curved prongs extend from the back of the dish to hang over the curved ege of the tub.

Maker: unknown

Material: nickel silver

GUSN: 243839

Accession Number: 2006.44.3548

Bed warming pan

Brass bed warming pan etched with fern and scroll motif; wooden handle

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243842

Accession Number: 1929.513

Mantel Clock

Round dial with white face and gilded bronze case that rests on a marble base with ormolu decoration. Six gilt bronze pillars, three on each side, support a white marble pediment with bronze finial draped with metal ropes and tassels. The entire clock sits on a gray marble base with four brass feet.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: DuTertre, Jean-Baptiste, II (Maker)

GUSN: 243844

Accession Number: 1966.130

Stamp dispenser

Brass stamp holder, cylindrical shape with narrow slot to pull stamps through. Concave top. Green felt bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 243846

Accession Number: 2006.44.3549

Ship Model

Three-masted ship model; hull painted white, green and black with miniature shields along the sides; white canvas sails with red crosses painted on a few of the sails; a two-headed black pheonix painted on the center sail. Cannons above and below deck.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, wood (plant material), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 243847

Accession Number: 1949.969

Letter Holder

Porcelain three slot letter holder, rectangular with scalloped edged dividers. Painted floral bouquet motif in blue, yellow, purple, and orange with gilt accents. Unglazed bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 243848

Accession Number: 2006.44.3550

Box

Circular blue leather box [a] with cover [b]. Black velvet interior. Contains two buttons, four metal cuff studs, and four wooden cuff studs.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243851

Accession Number: 2006.44.3551AB

Wallet

Leather wallet covered with incised scrolls, urns, medallions, and figures in maroon, purple, and blue. Snap closure. Contains Stephen Willard Phillips calling cards, stamps, and notes.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 243852

Accession Number: 2006.44.3552

Pair napkin rings

Pair of ivory napkin rings with simple double line decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 243861

Accession Number: 2006.44.3553

Stand

Rectangular teak wood stand with open work sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243870

Accession Number: 2006.44.3554

Stand

Circular teak wood stand with pierced floral medallion decoration on top center. Open bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243871

Accession Number: 2006.44.3555

Stand

Circular teak wood stand with pierced floral medallion decoration on top and sides. Open bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243872

Accession Number: 2006.44.3556

Stand

Domed shaped teak wood stand with slotted sides. Open bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243873

Accession Number: 2006.44.3557

Stand

Rectangular teak wood stand with curled under ends. Greek key decoration on both sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243874

Accession Number: 2006.44.3558

Stand

Rectangular teak wood stand with curled ends. Simple scroll decoration at center sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243875

Accession Number: 2006.44.3559

Stand

Rectangular teak wood stand with curled ends. Simple scroll decoration at center sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243876

Accession Number: 2006.44.3560

Stand

Rectangular teak wood stand with partially curled ends. Top surface has a rectangular depression for an unknown object.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243877

Accession Number: 2006.44.3561

Stand

Circular dome shaped teak wood stand with circular depression at top of dome for an unknown object. Two rectangular notches cut out of sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243879

Accession Number: 2006.44.3562

Stand

Circular teak wood stand with pierced top and sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243880

Accession Number: 2006.44.3563

Stand

Circular teak wood stand with three small rectangular feet. Circular hole in center surrounded by cocentric rings.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243881

Accession Number: 2006.44.3564

Stand

Oval teak wood stand with carved lotus flower leaf base.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243882

Accession Number: 2006.44.3565

Stand

Shield shaped teak wood stand with pierced base. Three circular depression in top for unknown object.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 243884

Accession Number: 2006.44.3566

Wooden screen

Wooden fretwork screen, Removed from the Samuel Clarke House, built 1840, 5 Winter Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: Cutting & DeLaney (Manufacturer)

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 256107

Accession Number: 2011.85.1

Collection of stencils

Collection of stencils, Copied by Ruth Douglas, Paper and paint, New England

Date: 1960s-2010

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256109

Accession Number: 2011.86.1A-O

Set of Pyrex Mixing Bowls

Set of four 400 Series Primary Color glass mixing bowls manufactured by Pyrex. All bowls are molded white glass with exterior colors as follows: blue (.4) = pint; red (.3) = 1.25 quart; green (.2) = 2.5 quart; yellow (.1) = 4 quart.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Pyrex (Manufacturer)

Material: Pyrex (TM)

GUSN: 256163

Accession Number: 2011.112.2.1-.4

Lemonade Set

Green glass hand-painted lemonade set of pitcher and five glasses.

Date: 1916

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), hand-painted

GUSN: 256164

Accession Number: 2011.112.3.1-.6

Portrait of a Mi'kmaw Person

Watercolor on paper portrait of a Native American (Mi'kmaq) man in a brimmed hat, blue tunic, silver gorget around his neck, blue leggings and quilled moccasins steps over the rim of his birch bark canoe on to the shore. He carries a gun in his right hand. He smokes a pipe and looks into the distanc...

Date: ca. 1848

Maker: Sprague, Isaac, 1811-1895 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 256197

Accession Number: 2011.117.1

Cans of drinking water

Seven cans of Emergency Drinking Water [.1-.7], Cylindrical metal can, painted gray green with black painted labels.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: MacDonald-Bernier Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, drinking water

GUSN: 256202

Accession Number: 2011.119.2.1-.7

Can Opener

Metal can opener with folding corkscrew in handle.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: Turner & Seymour Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 256203

Accession Number: 2011.119.3

Fire Bucket

Fire bucket, green painted body with black painted rim. Leather handle is missing.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paint (coating)

GUSN: 256204

Accession Number: 2011.120.1

"vogel greif"

Black and white print of mixed geometric forms.

Date: 1937

Maker: Schawinsky, Xanti (American painter, photographer, and illustrator, 1940-1979) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256210

Accession Number: 2011.122.1

Tankards

Pair of tulip/baluster shaped ale tankards.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256220

Accession Number: 1999.489

Coffee pot

Flat hinged lid fitted inside of neck, urn finial. 'C' scroll handle with spur at top. Ribbed serpentine spout. Bell shaped body with footed bowl form base. No markings.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256224

Accession Number: 1999.490

Coffeepot

Tapered cylindrical body with 3 ribs on waist, flared neck fitted inside with hinged domed lid and conical finial. 'C' scrolled cast handle painted black. Facted serpentine spout.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256226

Accession Number: 1999.491

Teapot

Squat squarish oval body with heavily molded shoulders. Broadly overhung top fitted with hinged lid having rectangular wooden finial. Spurred 'C' scroll wooden handle and serpentine spout. Four ball feet.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256227

Accession Number: 1999.492

Pitcher

Pear shaped body with broad, slightly convex foot. Holes punched for strainer behind spout. 'C'-shaped handle with decorative molding at top. Possibly once had a hinge for cover, but now missing.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 256228

Accession Number: 1999.493

Pipe box

Three tiered elaborate cut-out at top of backboard and face boards of both compartments. Each has tear drop at center: back has crown-like shape above this, 2 others have horned scroll cut-out. Dovetailed drawer in base with thumbnail molding of top and side edges of maple front, turned wooden pul...

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 256229

Accession Number: 1999.494

Chest of Drawers

Paneled end chest of four graduated drawers. Walnut top with double layer of dentils under edge. Hung, nail constructed drawers have heavily molded walnut veneer facing, each drawer having two raised panels with replaced pull at center, lock fitted in space between panels. Molded drawer dividers....

Date: 1680-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), chestnut (wood), elm (wood), softwood

GUSN: 256230

Accession Number: 1999.495

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