Historic New England

Looking Glass

A small Queen Anne walnut looking glass with an arched crest, cutout, beveled glass mirror, maybe original.

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), glass (material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371658

Accession Number: 2016.188.1458

A schoolgirl alphabet sampler by "Sarah Ann Waters," with green open diamond banding across lower half with stanza below worked in green, ivory and beige threads on ecru linen, with a bird's eye maple frame.

Date: 1834

Maker: unknown

Material: ecru (color), linen (material), maple (wood)

GUSN: 371659

Accession Number: 2016.188.1459

Document

A note signed by John Bowman, Jr, 1804, Justice of the Peace, to receive a body from a Wiscasset ship, in a bird's eye maple frame.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 371660

Accession Number: 2016.188.1460

Pastoral Needlepoint

An eighteenth century English needlepoint depicting a landscape, lambs, houses, and a shepherd, worked in rose, green, brown, blue, white, pink and ivory colors, in a dark brown frame with a gold inner liner, finely worked.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, needlepoint (needleworking), wood and wood products, gilding, gold (metal)

GUSN: 371661

Accession Number: 2016.188.1461

High Chest

Mahogany flat top Queen Anne high chest, deep waist molding, fan carving on center of lower drawer, elaborate shaped skirt, curved knee brackets, cabriole legs terminating in pad feet. Tag with accession number in upper drawer, lower case

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), carving (processes), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 371662

Accession Number: 2016.188.1462

Pair of Vases

A pair of Rose Medallion vases with embossed gold handles at the side, decorated with alternating genre panels and gold embellishment, with narrow necks with flared rims, and an applied gold panther across the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), gold (metal), gilding

GUSN: 371663

Accession Number: 2016.188.1463.1-.2

Hatbox

An antique oval yellow wallpaper covered hat box with a roses and drape and swag design, a wooden base in the manner of Hannah Davis, lined with blue wallpaper with a tree design.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paper (fiber product), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 371664

Accession Number: 2016.188.1464AB

Chest of Drawers

An Empire chest of drawers with deep upper drawer, mahogany and mahogany veneer, oval brass pulls, shaped skirt and bracket feet.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 371665

Accession Number: 2016.188.1465

Print

An early twentieth century monochromatic print of boats on a river, matted and framed.

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), printmaking

GUSN: 371667

Accession Number: 2016.188.1467

Photograph

An oval framed photographic portrait of a mother and children, Cyrus Pinkham's family provenance, in a wood and gesso frame with embossed fruit decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood and wood products, gesso, embossing

GUSN: 371668

Accession Number: 2016.188.1618

Photograph

A black and white vintage profile photograph of Margaret Smith with a mat and embossed frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, embossing

GUSN: 371669

Accession Number: 2016.188.1468

Photograph

A vintage photograph of Hattie Carnegie, signed "with all good wishes, Hattie", depicting a woman in profile wearing a pearl necklace and earrings.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper

GUSN: 371670

Accession Number: 2016.188.1469

Lithograph

A nineteenth century lithograph showing a "View of the Christ Church, West-South-west, Gardiner, Maine", surrounded by lemon gold half round molding.

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood and wood products, gold (color)

GUSN: 371671

Accession Number: 2016.188.1470

Map

A nineteenth century map of Gardiner, Maine, matted and framed, showing wards, Kennebec County.

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371672

Accession Number: 2016.188.1471

Etching

A framed early twentieth century etching depicting boats along a river, pencil signed at right by Louis Prescott Canby, local provenance.

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371673

Accession Number: 2016.188.1472

Rug

A Turkish oriental scatter rug with two primitive medallions on a light coral field with an ivory border with a stylized floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 371674

Accession Number: 2016.188.1473

Painting

A twentieth century oil on canvas painting depicting a barren road,surrounded by a washed frame.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 371675

Accession Number: 2016.188.1474

Painting

An oil painting depicting a "Monastic Procession at Midnight", Church Ruins, Mexico, 1932, F. W. Scott, Colorado, in an embossed gold frame.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), oil painting (technique), wood and wood products, gilding, gold (metal), embossing

GUSN: 371676

Accession Number: 2016.188.1475

Chest

A twentieth century cedar chest with a rectangular top and bracket feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: cedar (wood)

GUSN: 371677

Accession Number: 2016.188.1619

Wicker Bed-Tray

A wrapped wicker bed-tray.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, glass (material), textiles

GUSN: 371678

Accession Number: 2016.188.1476

Sideboard

A twentieth century three door walnut sideboard with French influence, with gray mottled marble inset at the molded top, and fancy brass hardware all on a flush base.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), marble (rock), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 371679

Accession Number: 2016.188.1477

Sign for Margaret Smith Handbags

A twentieth century trade sign for Margaret Smith Handbags with a gold shell design above, painted in black and white with gold on wood.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 371680

Accession Number: 2016.188.1478

Wooden Trade Sign

A nineteenth century wooden trade sign, "Dressmaking, Miss B. Molloy", with a black background with gold lettering.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 371681

Accession Number: 2016.188.1479

Wooden Sign

A twentieth century "Forbes Auction, Woolwich", long rectangular wooden painted sign with shaped ends and banding surrounding, blue background and gold lettering.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 371682

Accession Number: 2016.188.1480

Steam Gauge Valve

A steam gauge valve labeled "W.W. Carven, Portland, Maine, Crosby, Boston" with a brass bezel with Arabic numerals at the dial, an iron back painted red, and ornate hands.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), iron (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 371683

Accession Number: 2016.188.1481

Candleholders

A pair of wooden candleholders with brass candle cups and glass hurricane shades.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 371684

Accession Number: 2016.188.1482.1-.2

Basket

A wooden basket composed of vertical slats bound by two lateral rings. A metal handle with a wooden bail.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371483

Accession Number: 2016.188.1276

Placemats

Four round place mats made of woven grass.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371484

Accession Number: 2016.188.1277.1-.4

Leather Brushes

Two leather cleaning brushes made of wood and bristles.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371485

Accession Number: 2016.188.1278.1-.2

Rifle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371486

Accession Number: 2016.188.1280

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371487

Accession Number: 2016.188.1281

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371488

Accession Number: 2016.188.1282

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371489

Accession Number: 2016.188.1283

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371490

Accession Number: 2016.188.1284

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371491

Accession Number: 2016.188.1285

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371492

Accession Number: 2016.188.1286

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371493

Accession Number: 2016.188.1287

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371494

Accession Number: 2016.188.1288

Plate

A Leeds blue feather edge dinner plate.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 371495

Accession Number: 2016.188.1289

Wallpaper

A gray-blue wallpaper printed a recurrent scene of three women in classical garb gathered around a sarcophagus, standing beneath a classical arch with garlands, military shields and standards, and putti.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 371496

Accession Number: 2016.188.1290

Chest of Drawers

Mahogany block front chest of drawers with a shaped, molded top, four drawers with beading, bracket feet, and large brasses and escutcheons. Boston.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371497

Accession Number: 2016.188.1291

Pair of Hurricane Glasses

A pair of clear hurricane glasses.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 371498

Accession Number: 2016.188.1292.1-.2

Pair of Candlesticks

A pair of antique Sheffield candlesticks (A) with round bases with a reeded border, turned stems with leaf decoration, and a flaring candle cup with bobeches at the top. Silver dish beneath candlestick (B)

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 371499

Accession Number: 2016.188.1293.1AB-.2AB

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock with a domed hood with mahogany finials, turned mahogany columns flanking door, brass clock face, tombstone shaped glass face, plain mahogany base on bracket feet. Center dial signed Spaulding/Providence.

Date: 1755-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material), carving (processes), turning (shaping process), steel (alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 371500

Accession Number: 2016.188.1294

Candle Lighter with Bell Snuffer

A brass candle lighter with a wooden handle and a bell shaped snuffer at the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371501

Accession Number: 2016.188.1295

Pulls

Two Battersea enamel pulls, decorated with rosettes and a green outer border on white background.

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel (fused coating), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 371502

Accession Number: 2016.188.1296AB

Chest of Drawers

Mahogany block front chest of drawers with a shaped, molded top, four drawers with beading, bracket feet, carved and pierced central drop, and large brasses and escutcheons.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371503

Accession Number: 2016.188.1297