Historic New England

Rocking Chair

Ladder back rocking chair with original rush seat.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Attributed to Taylor, Thomas, 1772-1857 (Furniture maker)

Material: maple (wood), ash (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 265352

Accession Number: 2012.41.2

Rocking Chair

Rocking chair with spindle back and replaced rush seat.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: Possibly Taylor, Thomas, 1772-1857 (Furniture maker)

Material: maple (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 265353

Accession Number: 2012.41.3

Chest of drawers

Grain painted chest of drawers.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 265355

Accession Number: 2012.42.1

Settee

Settee with carved crest, turned legs on castors. Part of a suite with two chairs.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), burl veneer, upholstery

GUSN: 265356

Accession Number: 2012.43.1

Armchair

Armchair with carved crest, turned legs on castors. Part of a suite with a settee and a side chair.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), burl veneer, upholstery

GUSN: 265357

Accession Number: 2012.43.2

Side chair

Side chair with carved crest, turned legs on castors.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), burl veneer, upholstery

GUSN: 265358

Accession Number: 2012.43.3

Television

Television with antennae, 14" Panasonic CT-3003A. Made in Japan.

Date: ca. 1985

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, electric wiring

GUSN: 265359

Accession Number: 2012.44.1

Wedding Dress

Wedding dress, strapless with lace overlay across bust, around hips, and on edges of the train. Fabric covered buttons down back, zipper closure.

Date: 2011

Maker: Priscilla of Boston (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), polyester, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 265450

Accession Number: 2012.46.1

Wedding dress, strapless with beaded decoration around bust, waist, and train. Sewn in multi-layer tulle underskirts; train has fabric covered buttons down entire length; dress has a double zipper closure at back, one zipper for inner corset, second exterior zipper decorated with cloth covered butto...

Date: 2011

Maker: Priscilla of Boston (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), satin, polyester, beading (process), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 265451

Accession Number: 2012.46.2

Wedding Dress

Wedding gown, full length sheath dress with net, lace, and beaded overlay. Bodice has high neck with full length net sleeves with flared cuffs. Entire gown decorated with seed pearls. Bottom hem is weighted with rolled band of fabric edged with pearls.

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: Priscilla of Boston (Designer)

Material: silk (textile), beading (process)

GUSN: 265452

Accession Number: 2012.46.3

Wedding Dress

Wedding dress, white floral eyelet and net overlay over a white silk under layer. Sweetheart neckline. Full length net sleeves, with six fabric covered buttons at wrist. Thirty-three fabric covered buttons down back, small train. Worn by Marcia Merrow McCarthy.

Date: ca. 1947

Maker: Priscilla of Boston (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile), net (textile)

GUSN: 265453

Accession Number: 2012.46.4

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in red; three rows of floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 259957

Accession Number: 2002.32.44A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; one leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259958

Accession Number: 2002.32.44B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; one flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259959

Accession Number: 2002.32.44C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259960

Accession Number: 2002.32.44D

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; "country" scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 259961

Accession Number: 2002.32.45A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; steeple with four small animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259962

Accession Number: 2002.32.45B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; cottage.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259963

Accession Number: 2002.32.45C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; fence.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259964

Accession Number: 2002.32.45D

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Purple transfer printed design with geometric and floral patterns covering body, handle, and inside of mug. Includes vignette of a man and woman dancing at water's edge with a ship in the distance. The man holds aloft a flag (of England?) on a staff.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 259965

Accession Number: 1936.377

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; small floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259966

Accession Number: 2002.32.45E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; small floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259967

Accession Number: 2002.32.45F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; running dog.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259968

Accession Number: 2002.32.45G

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; woman with basket of flowers and bonnet.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259969

Accession Number: 2002.32.45H

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; fence.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259970

Accession Number: 2002.32.45I

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259971

Accession Number: 2002.32.45J

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259972

Accession Number: 2002.32.45K

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; gold stencils; newspaper attached to bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: stenciling, paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 259973

Accession Number: 2002.32.46A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; large floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259974

Accession Number: 2002.32.46B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; outline figure of a man.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259975

Accession Number: 2002.32.46C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; detail of male figure and hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259976

Accession Number: 2002.32.46D

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; portico with columns and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259977

Accession Number: 2002.32.46E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; small floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259978

Accession Number: 2002.32.46F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower and brnach.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259979

Accession Number: 2002.32.46G

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; outline figure of seated woman.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259980

Accession Number: 2002.32.46H

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; detail of female figure on swing.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259981

Accession Number: 2002.32.46I

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; two tree trunks.

Maker: unknown

Material: stencil paper, stencils (tools), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259982

Accession Number: 2002.32.46J

Pincushion

Melon-shaped pincushon made of velvet. Oblong shaped with yellow ground and green stripes.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 260002

Accession Number: 1990.287

Pincushion

Apple shaped pincushion with embroidered seam and painted decoration; sewn brown X in bottom and wire stem.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 260003

Accession Number: 1990.288

Portrait of Mr. Daniel Hubbard (1736-1796)

Portrait of Mr. Daniel Hubbard. Copy of the original by J.S. Copley. Almost full length view of a middle-aged gentleman with powdered hair seated on a mahogany chair. His left hand rests on a book atop a green baise covered table. Sitter wears a brown wool suit coat with large cuffs over a white sil...

Date: 1909

Maker: Ipsen, Ernest L. (American painter, 1869-1951) (Artist) Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 260048

Accession Number: 1984.22.1

Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (1733-1808)

Portrait of Mrs. Daniel Hubbard (Mary Greene). Copy of the original by J.S. Copley. Three-quarter length view of a woman wearing an olive-green silk dress with lace chemise and choker. Her left elbow is resting on some needlework. Heavy drapes depicted on the left side of the frame with billowing c...

Date: 1909

Maker: Ipsen, Ernest L. (American painter, 1869-1951) (Artist) Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 260052

Accession Number: 1984.22.2

Pincushion

Square pincushion with white cotton top and an embroidered cross stitched floral design in blue and pink; fabric sides pink ovals on blue ground with yellow diamond and dots.

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Stearns, Martha Genung (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 260086

Accession Number: 2002.35.3

Pincushion

Rectangular pincushion with scalloped edges and a purple velvet center; beaded loop fringe; white beaded bird in center; pink glazed cotton back.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 260087

Accession Number: 2008.14.9

Theorem painting

Theorem painting, biblical landscape scene.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 260091

Accession Number: 1964.52

Ring

Bone or ivory ring

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), bone (material)

GUSN: 260098

Accession Number: 1943.337.2

Ring

Carnelian ring

Maker: unknown

Material: carnelian

GUSN: 260099

Accession Number: 1943.337.3

Ring

Coconut shell ring

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: coconut palm tree (species)

GUSN: 260100

Accession Number: 1943.337.4

Photograph of a female statue

Rear view of a black and white photograph of a female statue.The photograph is mounted on particle board.

Date: 1937-1983

Maker: unknown

Material: black-and-white photography

GUSN: 260111

Accession Number: 1984.1247

Wallpaper "Normandy Block"

Patterned rectangles repeat every third rectangle. There is approximately 3 1/4 inches in between each thistle and urn block. Each urn is framed by multiple borders in shades of blue and gray.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 260117

Accession Number: 2002.32.47

Wallpaper - Branches

Ivory ground; red details are printed on top of the brown branches; pink details have slight shine and are printed ontop of the brown and red; watermarks at bottom of roll.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), paper (fiber product), machine-made

GUSN: 260124

Accession Number: 2002.32.48

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