Historic New England

Small Ale Bottle

Small green glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33355

Accession Number: 1930.521

Cigar-shaped flask

Amber glass cigar-shaped flask.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33356

Accession Number: 1930.524

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33357

Accession Number: 1930.525

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33358

Accession Number: 1930.526

Weight

Pair of dark blue glass, lozenge-shaped weights.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33359

Accession Number: 1930.527.1-.2

Feeding Spoon

Pewter feeding spoon used to assist those unable to independently consume sustanence. Tube handle and bowl with hinged lid and small hole for sipping.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 33360

Accession Number: 1930.528

Candle Mold

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33361

Accession Number: 1930.531

Dustpan

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33362

Accession Number: 1930.534

Warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33363

Accession Number: 1930.536A-D

Warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33364

Accession Number: 1930.537A-D

Warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 33365

Accession Number: 1930.538A-C

Strainer

Tin coffee pot with lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33366

Accession Number: 1930.539A-D

Coffeepot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33367

Accession Number: 1930.540

Lamp

Low tin lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33369

Accession Number: 1930.542

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33370

Accession Number: 1930.543AB

Pail

Tin pail with cylindrical body, tapered neck and cylindrical neck with lid and lock. C-shaped attached side handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33372

Accession Number: 1930.550

Pail

Tin pail with cylindrical body, tapered neck and cylindrical neck with lid and lock. C-shaped attached side handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33373

Accession Number: 1930.551

Warming Rack

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33374

Accession Number: 1930.552

Oven

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33375

Accession Number: 1930.554

Chamber Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33376

Accession Number: 1930.570

Heater

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 33377

Accession Number: 1930.572A-C

Warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 33378

Accession Number: 1930.573

Hot-water Bottle

Round pewter hot-water bottle with a ring handle on top. Top is slightly concave.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 33379

Accession Number: 1930.575

Cradle

Basket-woven with round ends, hood; 3 loop handles; plank bottom; wooden stands, not rockers.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), wood (plant material), wicker

GUSN: 33380

Accession Number: 1930.582

Lap Desk

Heavy, quarter-round molded top and slant top; two inner drawers and shelf; mortise lock.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 33383

Accession Number: 1930.590

Tripod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 33384

Accession Number: 1930.594

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33386

Accession Number: 1930.604

Tumbler

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33387

Accession Number: 1930.608

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 33388

Accession Number: 1930.609

Cologne Bottle

Wicker-covered, colorless glass cologne bottle with handle. Two stamps on base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), wicker

GUSN: 33389

Accession Number: 1930.610

Fireplace shovel

Part of fireplace set consisting of shovel, tongs and poker; brass knob top w/ iron shaft. Brass knob diam. 1 1/2". Poker prob. not original to set--finial slightly different.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 18358

Accession Number: 1998.396.1

Fireplace tongs

Part of fireplace set consisting of shovel, tongs and poker; brass knob top w/ iron shaft. Brass knob diam. 1 1/2". Poker prob. not original to set--finial slightly different.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 18359

Accession Number: 1998.396.2

Poker

Part of fireplace set consisting of shovel, tongs and poker; brass knob top w/ iron shaft. Brass knob diam. 1 1/2". Poker prob. not original to set--finial slightly different.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 18360

Accession Number: 1998.396.3

Spittoon

Ceramic spittoon; white with animal design; rooster, grasshopper, walrus, turtle, fox, muskrat; animals in red with red and blue grass surrounding them; black band around rim.

Date: 1877-1920

Maker: Union Porcelain Works (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18361

Accession Number: 1998.397

Franklin stove

Cast iron Franklin (Atlantic model?) stove w/ 2 brass finials and 2 brass medallions, columns decorated w/ grape and palm leaf motif w/ ionic columns.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 18362

Accession Number: 1998.398

Fire Screen

Fire screen with brass swirl motif and brass handle. Two brass pieces on front center and one brass piece on front top, connected to handle. Screen cut (to fit andirons) at base. Rectangular cut.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wire

GUSN: 18363

Accession Number: 1998.399

Pair of Andirons

Pair of brass andirons with pad feet, scrolled cabriole legs, rounded finials. Smaller finial halfway back with one leg. Iron backend.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 18364

Accession Number: 1998.400AB

Pot

3-footed iron pot w/ handle; round w/ band around neck.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 18365

Accession Number: 1998.401

Teakettle

Iron teakettle and lid w/ handle; spout resembling arm w/ elbow; bulbous body; 3 small feet.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 18366

Accession Number: 1998.402AB

Small bellows inlaid w/ mother-of-pearl in geometric design. Face of bellows covered in triangular m-o-p pieces. Back has 4 m-o-p pieces. Inlay of metal bordering geometric design. Red leather connecting bellows. Brass blower piece and tacks on sides.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, mother of pearl, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18367

Accession Number: 1998.403

Fireplace brush

Wooden fireplace brush painted black. Turned handle connects to base piece. Broom made of horsehair. Rope at top for hanging.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18368

Accession Number: 1998.404

Whisk broom

Whisk broom w/ wooden handle. Dyed pink straw attached to handle by nails and string. Leather strap for hanging at top.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: Berea College (Maker)

Material: straw (plant material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18369

Accession Number: 1998.405

Potholder

Black wool potholder with red stitching around edges. Red "X" stitched in center of back. Brass ring in one corner.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: hand sewing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 18370

Accession Number: 1998.406

Portrait of Franklin Pierce

Bust-length portrait of Franklin Pierce. Pierce is depicted with wavy, short dark hair and dark eyes and is wearing a dark coat, vest and a scarf with a white shirt. Mounted in a 1 1/2 in. wooden frame.

Date: 1852

Maker: Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18371

Accession Number: 1998.407

Portrait of Zachary Taylor

Half-length frontal portrait engraving of Zachary Taylor clutching a telescope in his right hand and dressed in a military uniform with gold buttons running up and down left and right frontal. In the background a war appears to be going on and dark clouds are overhead. Frame: 1 1/2 in. wooden frame.

Date: 1848

Maker: Ritchie, A. H. (Engraver) Anthony, Edward, 1844- (Publisher) Dunnell, A. H. (Printer)

Material: engraving (printing process), prints (visual works)

GUSN: 18372

Accession Number: 1998.408

Nautical Scene with Ship "The Atlanta"

Watercolor of the sailing vessel "The Atalanta" in a 2 in. dark wood and gilt frame. The ship has two masts and at least three large sails that are down in the picture. The hull of the ship is painted gray and is on a scale of 1/40.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18373

Accession Number: 1998.409

Tall case clock

Mahogany tall case clock. Denticulated cornice w/ gilt trim. Arched dial trim flanked by slender, fluted columns. Roman numeral dial w/ etched trim. Case door w/ gilt striping; engaged twisted pilasters at sides. Wider base w/ bracket feet.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: Dun, William (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18374

Accession Number: 1998.410

Portrait of Daniel Webster

Bust-length portrait of Daniel webster with his left shoulder turned away from the viewer. Etching depicts Webster with short, dark wavy hair and wearing a dark coat, vest with a white shirt and scarf. Frame: 1 1/2 inches, wooden frame.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Staigg, Richard (Painter) Cheney, J. (Engraver) Dodson, R. W. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18375

Accession Number: 1998.411

Print of "The Declaration of Independence"

Engraving in a gilt frame of the presentation of the Declaration of Independence. In the room where the signing was held, men are seated and standing with five major figures presenting the declaration to five other men standing behind a desk. Around the engraving are eigh smaller portraits of major ...

Date: 1838

Maker: Kimberly, Denison, 1814-1863 (Engraver) Franklin Print Co. (Publisher) Bolton, J. B. (Calligrapher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18376

Accession Number: 1998.412

Ceremonial adz

Wooden adz (for hollowing out canoes). One piece of carved wood as handle. Complex geometric carvings. Stone piece at top tied to handle by rope, complex weave and layering of rope.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), rope, stone (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18377

Accession Number: 1998.413

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