Historic New England

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, 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

Tile rack

Wooden Mah-Jongg tile rack, painted red.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241421

Accession Number: 2006.44.3520.4

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon from Springfield, Massachusetts.

Date: 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 241422

Accession Number: 2004.14.2

Wallpapered Board

Wallpapered board. Top layer is an American roller-printed copy of an English block-printed design, "The Thelma" by R. Hamilton. Large Art Nouveau flowers, perhaps irises, printed in maroon, pink, and three greens on tan ground. Maroon striations create the appearance of fabric.

Date: 1910

Maker: After Hamilton, R. (Artist, Designer)

Material: wallpapers, softwood

GUSN: 241425

Accession Number: 1986.1090

Cape

Purple wool felt cape with rounded collar, arm holes, and covered buttons.

Date: 1957

Maker: Howes, Lorraine de Wet, Design Research (Designer)

Material: felt (textile), silk (fiber), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 241429

Accession Number: 1984.973

"Octagon Room Afternoon Sun"

Watercolor sketch of the Octagon Room at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Pale purple chaise longue in front of a large arched window with purple-red curtains. Dark paneled walls.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Hollister, Paul M., 1918-2004 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 241471

Accession Number: 2010.24.1

Box with lid

Circualr wooden box [A] with lid [B] and attached and carrying handle. Box body held together by wooden straps secured with copper staples. Handle attached to body with wooden pegs. Box lid has a rectangular image of maple syrup making glued to the top. Light reddish brown stain.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241476

Accession Number: 2006.44.3521AB

Ceiling light fixture

Ceiling light fixture. Circular metal ceiling mount with pressed opaque glass floral ring around lightbulb socket. Metal pull chain painted cream. Removed from Fisher Bliss, Martha's Vineyard.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material), electrical attributes and properties

GUSN: 243180

Accession Number: 2010.44.3

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with original paper wrapping, opened. Small white flowers on blue ground, Imperial Washable Paper. Removed from Fisher-Bliss House, Martha's Vineyard.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243182

Accession Number: 2010.44.1.1

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper in original wrapping, unopened. Same pattern number as 2010.44.1.1. Small white flowers on blue ground, Imperial Washable Paper. Removed from Fisher-Bliss House, Martha's Vineyard.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243184

Accession Number: 2010.44.1.2

Calling Card Case

Japanese black metal card case with hinged lid. Brass metal inlay design of peacocks and peonies. Monogrammed in bottom left corner "MB".

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 243265

Accession Number: 1969.496

Top Hat

Top hat, black beaver with curled brim. Black grosgrain ribbon hatband with bow and black grosgrain ribbon trim around brim edge. Interior lined with white silk, leather sweatband at base.

Maker: Collins & Fairbanks Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: beavers (top hats), silk (textile)

GUSN: 243266

Accession Number: 2006.44.3543

Lid

Lid, presumably to a jar; clear glass, domed, faceted (eight-sided) with finial

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass

GUSN: 243311

Accession Number: 1986.1268

Perfume Bottle

Tall clear glass bottle with stopper; faceted (ten-sided); footed; five horizontal bands tapering towards pinched neck and flat rim; traces of gilding

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 243313

Accession Number: 1986.1267AB

Crock

Large white and dark blue glazed stoneware crock with blue lid; blue "4" inscribed on one side

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 243314

Accession Number: 1986.1258

Crock

Large white glazed stoneware crock with a slightly domed lid; handles on either side; underglazed sun with a "4" inscribed in the center on one side

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 243315

Accession Number: 1986.1257

Creamer

Creamer, white with black transfer-printed fruit (peaches and cherries); pointed spout and bamboo-like handle

Maker: Royal Worcester Porcelain Co., Ltd.

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 243316

Accession Number: 1986.564

Pitcher

White ceramic pitcher with blue glazed scroll decoration; body is vertically ribbed; rim, spout, and handle are broken

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243317

Accession Number: 1986.1260

Water Pitcher

Pitcher from a toilet set; bulbous with gilded bands around body and neck; white lower half and grey upper section; painted polychrome floral band around middle; handle broken off and missing

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243318

Accession Number: 1986.1259.1

Jug

Small jug to toilet set; bulbous form with gilded banding around body and neck; polychrome floral band around body

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243319

Accession Number: 1986.1259.3

Chamber Pot

Chamber pot to a toilet set; white lower half, grey upper half and grey lid. Body has gilt banding and polychrome floral decoration

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243320

Accession Number: 1986.1259.2AB

Chamber Pot

White chamber pot with lid; red, yellow and green naturalistic leaves and berries; "JWB" (?) inscribed on side

Maker: Boote, Thomas & Richard, 1842-1906

GUSN: 243321

Accession Number: 1986.1251.6AB

Tray

White tray with red, green, yellow and blue naturalistic leaves and berries extending from one corner; scalloped edge; "JWB" (?) inscribed in lower corner

Maker: Boote, Thomas & Richard, 1842-1906

GUSN: 243322

Accession Number: 1986.1251.1

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