Historic New England

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317510

Accession Number: A3236

Small Oval Box

Small, oval green box with cover.

Maker: Grande Maison de Blanc

GUSN: 317511

Accession Number: 1920.200.2AB

Box

Small, square paper box with hinged cover. Box is covered in light blue paper. "Bigelow, Kennard & Co., Boston" printed in black on cover.

Maker: Bigelow, Kennard & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 317514

Accession Number: 1931.1903.2

This brooch is formed from a single piece of silver wire hammered into an abstracted geometric shape. A large grey banded agate is bezel-set offcenter. Closure is a pin and safety clasp soldered to the back of the agate bezel. Marked.

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: Kraus, Hilda, 1915-2014 (Artist, Designer)

Material: sterling silver, agate (chalcedony)

GUSN: 317518

Accession Number: 2016.7.1

Necklace

Necklace, three pebble pendants set in sterling silver with sterling silver discs. Hilda Kraus (1915-2014).

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: Kraus, Hilda, 1915-2014 (Artist, Designer)

GUSN: 317519

Accession Number: 2016.7.2

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is constructed from a rectangle of birch bark edged with sinew braid. The artist burned intricate designs, based on traditional Nipmuck iconography, into the surface. A tassel of three porcupine quills ending in colored glass beads depends from the base of each rectangle. T...

Date: 2016

Maker: Henries, Sierra Autumn, 1987- (Artist, Designer)

Material: birch (wood), quill (spine), sinew, glass (material), sterling silver

GUSN: 317520

Accession Number: 2016.8.1AB

Box

Oblong, white paper box with cover. Cover has affixed label for jeweler "O. Volterrani."

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317522

Accession Number: 1940.577.2AB

Parallel Ruler

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317524

Accession Number: 1969.7

Set of Wine Glasses

Set of three wine glasses with funnel shaped bowls with engraved swag decoration. Faceted paneled stem terminates in a circular foot. Polished pontil mark.

Date: ca. 1790-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 317582

Accession Number: 1981.21A-C

Slate pencil lead

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317588

Accession Number: 1919.31.2

Seal in Cylindrical Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317589

Accession Number: 1927.18

Girandole

Electrified brass girandole

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317590

Accession Number: 1966.651.3

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317594

Accession Number: 1917.1322G

Envelope of sealing wafers

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317595

Accession Number: 1917.1322I

Bone Container

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317596

Accession Number: 1942.266D

Brush Case with Cover

Oblong glass box with engraved metal cover.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317598

Accession Number: 1942.266JK

Brush

Small, narrow brush with flat ivory handle and soft bristles.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317599

Accession Number: 1942.266O

Bundle of Quills

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317600

Accession Number: 1936.830.16

Pencil Sharpener

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317602

Accession Number: 1990.586

Plaque

Metal plaque of General Scott.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317603

Accession Number: 1925.295

Powder Horn

Powder horn, unfinished.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317604

Accession Number: 1925.297

Revolver

Revolver in case. Colt's patent 1855.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317605

Accession Number: 1925.299

Bullet Mold

Bullet mold.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317606

Accession Number: 1925.300

Powder Flask

Powder flask containing powder.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317607

Accession Number: 1925.301

Screwdriver

Screwdriver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317608

Accession Number: 1925.302

Percussion Caps

Tin box containing percussion caps for Colt's pistols.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317609

Accession Number: 1925.303

Sleigh

Old sleigh.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317610

Accession Number: 1925.598

Victoria

Victoria.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317621

Accession Number: 1931.237

Gun Wad

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317622

Accession Number: 1933.876

Straw Splitting Tool

Wood and metal straw splitting tool.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317624

Accession Number: 1922.36

Fishhook

Metal fishhook.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317637

Accession Number: 1933.826

Friendship Bracelet\n

A bracelet constructed from woven and knotted pink and blue embroidery floss.

Date: ca. 1989

Maker: Arnio, Megan Louise (Maker)

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 317652

Accession Number: 2016.11.1

Lightbulb

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317655

Accession Number: 1984.895

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317676

Accession Number: 1990.230

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

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