Historic New England

'Archers' Vase

Frosted gray glass vase with oviform body and short straight neck, molded archers in high relief below a flock of birds.

Date: 1921

Maker: Lalique, René, 1860-1945 (Artist, Designer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225159

Accession Number: 1990.69

Early nineteenth century, cream-colored, wool blanket. Hand-spun and woven with white and blue stitching on binding. Embroidered in blue thread "HW/2" Machine-sewn label opposite embroidered monogram.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), hand spinning, embroidering, machine sewing (technique), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225260

Accession Number: 2001.154

Wool Blanket

Early nineteenth century, hand-spun and woven, wool blanket. Undyed natural brown and neutral horizontal stripes, approximately one-eighth inch wide. Label hand-sewn on corner.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), hand spinning, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225264

Accession Number: 2001.155

Hand Towels

White, linen cloths in satin-damask weave. Cloth centers in diaper pattern with four inch floral border in reverse pass technique. Inner border a [persimmon and daisy] pattern encircled by leafy volutes. Outer border a dash pattern with [fleur-de-lis] on corners. Regal oval monogram embroided "R" on...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), damask, weaving, thread, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 225268

Accession Number: 2001.156.1-2

Hand Towel

Irish linen hand towel. Machine-woven fabric, muted sky blue color. One, one and a half inch, white linen border. Machine sewn over blue fabric. Three overlaying ivy leaves hand-stitched over border. Two blue leaves on white border, one white leaf over blue fabric. Blue embroidered vine with blue an...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 225271

Accession Number: 2001.157

Mug

Opaque, molded glass mug in mulberry and white swirl with handle. Bird's nest and floral design in relief.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225305

Accession Number: 2009.65.1

Fireplace Tile

"Blue tile from last fireplace of E. parolor, cooper-Frost-Austere house, Cambridge. Removed at the time this fireplace was enlarged." Half of the original blue and white glazed earthenware tile depicting tree and figure (only hands are visible) within ciricle. Abstract decorative motifs in corner

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, tin glaze

GUSN: 225313

Accession Number: 1918.1292

Hairnet

Hairnet in original packaging. Teeco Human Hair Net, Cap Shape, Best Quarlity and Finish, Single Mesh, Small Size, Light Drab.

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225316

Accession Number: 2006.44.3442

Hairnet

Hairnet in original packaging. Teeco Human Hair Net, Cap Shape, Best Quarlity and Finish, Single Mesh, Small Size, Light Drab.

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225317

Accession Number: 2006.44.3443

Bag

Bag, green and white checked muslin with drawstring top.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225318

Accession Number: 2006.44.3444

Fabric remnant

Sheer silk fabric remnant, navy blue with gold border and highlights.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225319

Accession Number: 2006.44.3445

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white silk with blue line border.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225321

Accession Number: 2006.44.3446

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, black silk. Double thickness.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225322

Accession Number: 2006.44.3447

Table runner

Table runner, red silk with blue, violet, and salmon colored floral pattern in center.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225323

Accession Number: 2006.44.3448

Scarf

Scarf, dark green silk, narrow rectangular shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225324

Accession Number: 2006.44.3449

Table runner

Table runner, sheer silk, red and pink floral pattern on tan ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225325

Accession Number: 2006.44.3450

Charger

Round pewter charger with the monogram "L C" stamped on brim.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 225326

Accession Number: 1934.628

Handkerchiefs

Pair of handkerchiefs, square with floral embroidery and scalloped edges. "APP" monogram in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225327

Accession Number: 2006.44.3451

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton with "D" or "B" embroidered in right corner [Duncan or Borden?]. Four lines of band decoration around edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225328

Accession Number: 2006.44.3452

Handkerchief

Set of eight handkerchiefs, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225329

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with pink band border. "P" embroiedered in pink thread in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225340

Accession Number: 2006.44.3454

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton, floral embroidery around edges, basket of flowers and ribbon embroidered in each corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225343

Accession Number: 2006.44.3455

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, plain white cotton with scalloped edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225344

Accession Number: 2006.44.3456

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with simple 1" hemmed border. "P" monogram in bottom right corner. "M.D. Phillips" handwritten in center.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225347

Accession Number: 2006.44.3457

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with simple 3/16" hemmed border. "P" embroidered inside a floral medallion in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225352

Accession Number: 2006.44.3458

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, green and white cotton. "Anna" embroidered in yellow in bottom right corner. Darker yellow flowers embroidered in center.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225353

Accession Number: 2006.44.3459

Drying rack

Small wooden drying rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 223862

Accession Number: 2006.44.2009

Soap saver

Soap saver with lid. The back edge is flat and the rest of it arches away from it. There is a lid that has a ring on the edge for opening the lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 223863

Accession Number: 2006.44.2022

Drying rack

Large wooden drying rack.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 223864

Accession Number: 2006.44.2019

Fireplace tile

Square earthenware tile. Painted decoration divides surface of tile into nine squares with flowers and vines within. Painted in green, black, and purple on a cream ground.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 223870

Accession Number: 2009.47

Fireplace tile

Square fireplace tile with polychrome glaze and hand painted central floral design in blue, yellow and green. Fleur-de-lis decoration in the corners. Probably Dutch.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 224564

Accession Number: 2009.48

Shelf

Wooden shelf, painted in black, with fours narrow shelves

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 224573

Accession Number: 2006.44.2015

Iron

Electric iron, with a plastic black handle and a wire attached to a plug. A temperature-control button in black plastic is fixed on the top of the iron body.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material), wire

GUSN: 224577

Accession Number: 2006.44.2035

Sink

Soapstone sink, with four basins of the same size and eight copper faucets (one unattached and one is smaller than the others), distributed in pairs above each basin. The sink is framed in a wooden frame, and mounted on three feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock), copper alloy, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224590

Accession Number: 2006.44.2011

Table

Round wooden tables, with two mobile wings and a drawer. It is covered with a plastic/vinyl napcloth

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), vinyl, metal

GUSN: 224593

Accession Number: 2006.44.2034

Ironing board

Wooden ironing board with three feet, and covered with a gray cloth.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cloth, metal

GUSN: 224595

Accession Number: 2006.44.2018

Dough mixer

Round metal dough mixer with two handles. There is a bar under the lid that has four curved ends that allows the top to be stable. There is a turn crank at the top with a black knob handle. Attached to the turn crank, down inside the tub, is a hook that mixes the dough.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224596

Accession Number: 2006.44.1633A-C

Framed list of the Catalogue of valves for 34 Chestnut Street

Framed list of valves in the residence of the Phillipses. The list is divided in to columns, one for the deisgnation of each valve, the other for the location. It numbers twenty valves within the house.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), glass (material), metal

GUSN: 224597

Accession Number: 2006.44.2020

Chalkboard

Black chalkboard with a wooden frame. Along the two sides are four holes that allow for the object to be hung.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), black slate

GUSN: 224599

Accession Number: 2006.44.1624

Eggbeater

Manual rotary eggbeater. A wheel and handle make the flanges turning.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224600

Accession Number: 2006.44.1636

Mixing bowl

Yellow mixing bowl. The outside is decorated yellow, with a light yellow and red band around the side. The inside top edge has a large chip out of it.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224601

Accession Number: 2006.44.1623

Vegetable peeler

Vegetable peeler, with metallic removable blade, and a wooden handle

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224602

Accession Number: 2006.44.1620

Colander

Silver colander put together from three pieces: two halves of the sides and a bottom. There are several holes evenly spaced throughout the entire piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224603

Accession Number: 2006.44.1622

Cutting board

Round wooden cutting board. The edge has been cut a little lower than the center plain. There are several cut marks from knives on the surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224605

Accession Number: 2006.44.1621

Green bean slicer

Green bean slicer, cast iron body with attached wooden handle. Body is painted a dark green. Wooden handle activates a central wheel with multiple blades. Slicer attaches to the edge of a table with a clamp.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224606

Accession Number: 2006.44.1625

Coffee mill

Cofee mill with a large glass jar that has a lid that can be unscrewed on top. There is a hole in the botom of the jar. A crank with a wodden handle is on the right side and there is a platform attached for a cup to sit on.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224607

Accession Number: 2006.44.1627

Recipe box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224608

Accession Number: 2006.44.1628

Steamer

Black metallic fish steamer. The steamer is composed of a handled backing pan, a strainer and a lid with a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 224609

Accession Number: 2006.44.1615

Ginger box

Red and black ginger box. The lid has the design of part of a chinese house and garden and mountains in the back ground. The edge is black and the outside edge is striped black and red. The body of the box is red with yellow writing.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 224610

Accession Number: 2006.44.1629

Waffle iron

Round waffle iron, low frame, flipped with lid lifer tool. The molds are embossed with circles, stars, hearts and diamonds.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 224611

Accession Number: 2006.44.1614

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