Historic New England

Platter

An ovoid Leeds creamware platter with a green feather edge and embossing.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, ceramic (material), glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 371405

Accession Number: 2016.188.1186

Platter

An ovoid Leeds creamware platter with a green feather edge and embossing.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, ceramic (material), glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 371406

Accession Number: 2016.188.1187

Platter

A circular Leeds creamware platter with a scalloped openwork rim with a green feather edge and embossing.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, ceramic (material), glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 371407

Accession Number: 2016.188.1188

Flat Bedsheet

A white bed sheet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371408

Accession Number: 2016.188.1189

Flat Bedsheet

A white bed sheet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371409

Accession Number: 2016.188.1190

Flat Bedsheet

A white bed sheet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371410

Accession Number: 2016.188.1191

Flat Bedsheet

A white bed sheet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371411

Accession Number: 2016.188.1192

Four Flat Bed Sheets

Four blue bed sheets.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371412

Accession Number: 2016.188.1193.1-.4

Drawstring Bag

A beige drawstring bag with the name "W. Waters, Dresden" written on it.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371413

Accession Number: 2016.188.1194

Party Crackers

A box of party crackers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371414

Accession Number: 2016.188.1195

Pair of Sheet and Pillowcase Sets

A pair of white, unopened sheet and pillowcase sets by Wamsutta.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371415

Accession Number: 2016.188.1196

Animal Skin

An animal skin with white and reddish-brown fur, backed with brown felt.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371416

Accession Number: 2016.188.1197

Set of Two Curtains

A set of two beige curtains with a brown print showing 18th century pastoral scenes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371417

Accession Number: 2016.188.1198.1-.2

Set of Three Valances

A set of three beige valances with a brown print showing 18th century pastoral scenes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371418

Accession Number: 2016.188.1199.1-.3

Bedspread

A white bedspread decorated with floral and geometric designs in low relief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371419

Accession Number: 2016.188.1200

Bedspread

A white bedspread decorated with geometric designs in low relief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371420

Accession Number: 2016.188.1201

Bedspread

A white bedspread decorated with geometric designs in low relief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371421

Accession Number: 2016.188.1202

Jamb Hook

A brass jamb hook with an oval backplate and a c-shaped hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 371422

Accession Number: 2016.188.1206

Jamb Hook

A brass jamb hook with a rectangular backplate with urn-shaped terminals and a c-shaped hook terminating at both ends with vertically oriented finials.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 371423

Accession Number: 2016.188.1207

Sconce

A copper alloy wall sconce with a decorative backplate and an overall cylindrical candle holder.

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), copper alloy

GUSN: 371424

Accession Number: 2016.188.1208

Pair of Door Pulls

A pair of brass door pulls with a circular backplate and a D-shaped pull.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 371425

Accession Number: 2016.188.1209.1-.2

Jamb Hook

A brass jamb hook with a rectangular backplate with clover shaped terminals and a whale-shaped hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 371426

Accession Number: 2016.188.1210

Sconce

A brass sconce with a foliate stem and an urn shaped candle holder.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 371427

Accession Number: 2016.188.1211

Jamb Hook

A brass jamb hook with an oval backplate and a c-shaped hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 371428

Accession Number: 2016.188.1212

A rectangular, white silk scarf printed with mushrooms, insects, and plants in red, yellow, pink, and green, surrounded by a black border. The name "Ostinelli" is printed in the lower right-hand corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371228

Accession Number: 2016.188.992

12 Handkerchiefs

A square, white linen handkerchief with a narrow lace border and the embroidered monogram "AWS" in one corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371229

Accession Number: 2016.188.993

Table Runner

A rectangular beige linen table runner with black, white, and pink floral embroidery and a cross stitch border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371230

Accession Number: 2016.188.994

Table Runner

A rectangular beige linen table runner with a blue cross stitch border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371231

Accession Number: 2016.188.995

8 Napkins

Eight white linen napkins with a scalloped edge and one lace corner with embroidered grape vines.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371232

Accession Number: 2016.188.996

3 Handkerchiefs

Three white linen napkins with a band of pink fabric at one end.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371233

Accession Number: 2016.188.997

Handkerchief

A light-blue linen handkerchief with pink and silver-colored floral embroidery and a scalloped edge at one end.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371234

Accession Number: 2016.188.998

Fur Collar

A fur collar or scarf with velvet lining and cloth-covered metal clips at either end.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371235

Accession Number: 2016.188.999

Long Fur Scarf

A long-haired fur scarf with cloth lining and inner shoulder straps.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371236

Accession Number: 2016.188.1000

Fur Scarf

A long-haired fur scarf with silk lining and two hook closures at either end.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371237

Accession Number: 2016.188.1001

Fur Scarf

A fur scarf with silk lining and velvet shoulder straps.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371238

Accession Number: 2016.188.1002

Pair of Curtains

Two heavy, rectangular, taupe window curtain panels with blue, pink, green, and brown embroidered foliate designs throughout.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371239

Accession Number: 2016.188.1003.1-.2

Framed Document

1786-1787 handwritten documents from the Phillips Academy charging John and Thomas Bowman for a writing assistant, contained in a black wooden frame with a gilded interior border with relief decoration.

Date: 1786-1787

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371240

Accession Number: 2016.188.1004

Framed Document

A printed report of the Standing Town of Wiscasset, 1827, with selectmen, etc., in a gold-colored frame.

Date: 1827

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371241

Accession Number: 2016.188.1005

Framed Document

Probate will for Mr. Brooks of Hallowell, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, signed by Mr. John Bowman, 1789, contained in a black frame with low relief decoration.

Date: 1789

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371242

Accession Number: 2016.188.1006

Framed Document

A motto print with central text which begins "Why Were The Saints, Saints?", surrounded by a printed foliate border, contained in a black wooden frame.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371243

Accession Number: 2016.188.1007

Still Life

A chromolithograph applied to glass showing a still life of fish, radishes, and greens laid upon a flat surface. The title "A Good Catch" in printed centrally at the bottom, and the 3 initials "B.W.-." are signed at the lower right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, printing (process), glass (material)

GUSN: 371244

Accession Number: 2016.188.1008

Framed Document

An 1811 document in ink on paper, signed Grainger, from the General Post Office, Wiscasset provenance, regarding the dismissal of Mr. Bowman (later Bowman), contained in a black wooden frame with a gilded interior border with relief decoration.

Date: 1811

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371245

Accession Number: 2016.188.1009

Framed Broadside

A broadside from Colonial Theater in Belfast, Maine, October 15, featuring "Jean Harlow, The girl from Missouri", "The Lemon Drop Kid", etc.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 371246

Accession Number: 2016.188.1010

Framed Document

A deed related to the Lincoln County Courthouse signed by John Bowman, Justice of the Peace, 1807, contained in a black wooden frame with a gilded interior border.

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371247

Accession Number: 2016.188.1011