Historic New England

Doily

Square, off-white cotton doily with an embroidered design in red thread and fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353045

Accession Number: 1937.1081

Doily

Square, off-white doily with a spiral embroidered pattern in red thread.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353046

Accession Number: 1937.1082

Doily

Brown, flower-shaped doily.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353047

Accession Number: 1937.1086

Doily

Off-white linen doily with a green leaf pattern and fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 353048

Accession Number: 1937.309

Doily

Tan linen with fringe and blue thread inscription " The cup that treats but not inebriates".

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 353049

Accession Number: 1937.310

Doily

Tan linen with fringe and gold thread inscription "She brought forth butter in a lordly dish".

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 353050

Accession Number: 1937.311

Doily

Tan linen with fringe and gold thread inscription "Coffea (coffee) which makes the politician wise".

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 353051

Accession Number: 1937.312

Doily

Tan linen with fringe and gold thread inscription " The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweets".

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 353052

Accession Number: 1937.314

Doily

Tan linen with fringe and gold thread inscription " Fishes that tipple in the deep".

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 353053

Accession Number: 1937.315

Doily

Square, tan silk doily with openwork lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 353093

Accession Number: 1940.177

Doily

Square, tan cotton crocheted doily.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 353094

Accession Number: 1940.178

Doily

Rectangular, tan doily of openwork lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353095

Accession Number: 1940.179

Doily

Round, tan-colored cotton crocheted doily.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353096

Accession Number: 1941.645

Doily

Rectangular cream-colored silk doily with a geometric design border and green, pink, red, and yellow embroidery of vegetables. Fringe around the edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353097

Accession Number: 1941.697

Doily

Round doily of tan-colored cotton lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353098

Accession Number: 1941.797

Doily

Rectangular tan silk with leaf design around the border and black embroidered design of a knife and fork with fringe around the edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353099

Accession Number: 1942.969

Doily

Rectangular tan cotton with elaborate embroidery and red stitched image of a knife and fork.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353100

Accession Number: 1942.970

Doily

Square silk lace doily with geometric and leaf patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353101

Accession Number: 1943.716

Doily

Round tan-colored silk lace doily with a paisley pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353102

Accession Number: 1944.163

Doily

Rectangular tan cotton doily with a geometric embroidered border and a red stitched scene of a pitcher, glasses, and tray.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353103

Accession Number: 1944.226

Doily

Square tan-colored cotton doily with fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353104

Accession Number: 1946.251

Tablecloth

Tan silk tablecloth with pink, green, and white tassels and green crocheted medallions

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353105

Accession Number: 1946.252

Doily

Rectangular doily with blue and gold embroidery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353106

Accession Number: 1946.312

Piece of Fabric

Blue toile cloth sample.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353107

Accession Number: 1969.3320.9

Piece of Fabric

Blue toile fabric sample.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353108

Accession Number: 1969.3320.10

Pieces of Fabric

Blue toile fabric samples.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353109

Accession Number: 1969.3320.15-.17

Piece of Cloth

Blue blackground with intersecting pattern of white lines.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353134

Accession Number: 1991.1773

Wooden Stand

An oval wooden stand.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371518

Accession Number: 2016.188.1314

Cross-stitched Sign

A cross stitched sign.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371519

Accession Number: 2016.188.1315

Ceramic Egg

A ceramic egg with floral polychrome decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 371520

Accession Number: 2016.188.1316

Small Vase

A small blue Nailsea style vase.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371521

Accession Number: 2016.188.1317

Cross-stitched Textile

A cross stitched textile fragment showing a floral arrangement shaped like a lute.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371522

Accession Number: 2016.188.1318

Paperweight

A Perthshire paper weight with a central figure of St. Joseph and a millifiore border in a faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 371523

Accession Number: 2016.188.1319

Paperweight

A vintage rectangular glass paperweight with a photograph of Dresden church.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 371524

Accession Number: 2016.188.1320

An antique Serapi oriental rug with a large central ivory medallion and an inner blue medallion in shades of coral with a primary dark blue border, with a stylized floral design and an inner and outer ivory border.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 371525

Accession Number: 2016.188.1321

Pair of Electric Lamps

A pair of nineteenth century celadon vases with blue bird and floral decoration converted to table lamps with wooden bases and black paper shades. A decorative glass polychrome finial showing the bust of a man is affixed to the top.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), wood and wood products, metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 371526

Accession Number: 2016.188.1322AB

Candle Stand

A Queen Anne mahogany candle stand with a shaped square top and an urn turned shaft on a tripod base with snake feet.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371527

Accession Number: 2016.188.1323

Camel Back Sofa

A federal style camel back sofa with a loose single cushion, green fabric upholstery, scrolled arms outlined with brass tacks, molded mahogany tapered front legs, canted rear legs, and H-shaped stretcher with secondary rear stretcher.

Date: 1755-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: upholstery, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 371528

Accession Number: 2016.188.1324

Looking Glass

A Chippendale mahogany veneer scroll frame mirror with a gilded cartouche with scrolling foliate design and an inner gilded liner. American or English.

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), gilding

GUSN: 371529

Accession Number: 2016.188.1325

Side Chair

A Queen Anne maple side chair with a vase-shaped splat, a bulbous front stretcher, block and vase turned front legs with Spanish feet, plain side and rear stretchers, raking rear legs.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material), carving (processes), turning (shaping process), maple (wood), varnish

GUSN: 371530

Accession Number: 2016.188.1326

Candle Stand

A mahogany Queen Anne style candle stand with a custom square top inset with nine Delft tiles, on an urn turned shaft and a tripod base with snake feet.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mahogany (wood), ceramic tile

GUSN: 371531

Accession Number: 2016.188.1327

Stool

An eighteenth century English walnut joint stool with a rectangular top and a molded edge, block, ring and vase turned splayed legs and stretchers at the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process), carving (processes)

GUSN: 371532

Accession Number: 2016.188.1328

Easy Chair

A Queen Anne style easy chair upholstered in green linen, mahogany cabriole front legs terminating in pad feet, turned vase and ring H-shaped stretchers, and molded splayed rear legs.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 371533

Accession Number: 2016.188.1329

Side Chair

A Queen Anne mahogany side chair with a vase-shaped splat, a slip seat upholstered in green linen, a scalloped skirt, turned H-shaped stretcher, cabriole legs and pad feet. Probably Boston.

Date: 1735-1755

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 371534

Accession Number: 2016.188.1330

Engraving

A nineteenth century Rowlandson hand colored engraving, "Rum Characters In the Shrubbery" with a gin barrel at the left and a bartender and ladies at the right, in a black and gold frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 371535

Accession Number: 2016.188.1331

Barometer and Thermometer

A nineteenth century mahogany mercury stick barometer and thermometer, Frederick Pool, Boston, with a hinged door at the top.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 371536

Accession Number: 2016.188.1333

Foot Stool

An English mahogany Queen Anne foot stool with a rectangular green upholstered top, cabriole legs and pad feet.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 371537

Accession Number: 2016.188.1334

Tea Table

A mahogany Queen Anne tea table, shaped top with rounded corners, shaped skirt, straight rounded tapering legs, and pad fee in tall discs. Rhode Island.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), stain (coating)

GUSN: 371538

Accession Number: 2016.188.1335

Windsor Bow-back Arm Chair

A bow-back Windsor arm chair, nine rear spindles, carved knuckle arms, turned arm supports, a saddle shaped seat, bulbous turned splayed legs, turned H-shaped stretcher. Traces of green paint under seat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371539

Accession Number: 2016.188.1336

Windsor Bow-back Arm Chair

A bow-back Windsor arm chair, seven rear spindles, carved knuckle arms, turned arm supports, a saddle shaped seat, bulbous turned splayed legs, turned H-shaped stretcher.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood and wood products

GUSN: 371540

Accession Number: 2016.188.1337

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