Historic New England

Candlestick

Colorless glass molded candlestick with octagonal base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309742

Accession Number: 2000.2018

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and pressed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309745

Accession Number: 2000.2015

Kerosene Hand Lamp

Colorless glass Lomax kerosene hand lamp with brass collar.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309749

Accession Number: 2000.2029

Kerosene Lamp

Colorless glass kerosene lamp with molded font with etched floral decoration and pressed milk glass base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), gilding

GUSN: 309750

Accession Number: 2000.2033

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and pressed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309751

Accession Number: 2000.2051

Whale Oil Lamp

Opaque white glass whale oil lamp with pressed lion head and flower basket base with frosted glass shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 309752

Accession Number: 2000.2020AB

Decanter

Decanter (stopper missing), with faceted body and band at neck. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309753

Accession Number: 2015.1.50

Decanter

Decanter with stopper. Fluted sides with three bands at neck, teardrop shaped stopper. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309754

Accession Number: 2015.1.51AB

Vase

Vase, wide base tapers to a narrow neck. Cut-glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309755

Accession Number: 2015.1.52

Float Lamp

Float lamp insert, cup shape with pointed base. Red glass.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 309756

Accession Number: 2015.1.53

Pair of red glass float lamps

Pair of red glass float lamps squat, cylindrical form. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309757

Accession Number: 2015.1.54.1-.2

Cover

Cover (bottom missing), dome shape with repeating oval pattern of "thumbprints." Molded foliate finial. Yellow glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309759

Accession Number: 2015.1.56

Cake Stand

Cake stand with pressed floral motif. Dome shaped base with fluted sides. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309760

Accession Number: 2015.1.57

Decanter

Decanter (stopper missing), pressed diamond and herringbone pattern on base, faceted neck. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309761

Accession Number: 2015.1.58

Decanter

Decanter with stopper. Cut floral design around neck, leaf band around body. Teardrop shaped stopper. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309762

Accession Number: 2015.1.59AB

Decanter

Decanter (stopper missing), facted sides with three bands at neck. Glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 309763

Accession Number: 2015.1.60

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp with blown glass font and x-shaped pressed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 309764

Accession Number: 2000.2028

Whale Oil Night Lamp

Colorless, blown, and molded glass whale oil night lamp with chimney and pewter collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 309765

Accession Number: 2000.2030AB

Whale Oil Lamp

Pewter whale oil lamp.

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 309766

Accession Number: 2000.1855

Burning Fluid Chamber Lamp

Pewter burning fluid chamber lamp with cast scroll handle and thumb rest.

Maker: N.G. Wood & Sons (Maker)

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

GUSN: 309767

Accession Number: 2000.1832

Whale Oil Lamp

Pewter whale oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 309768

Accession Number: 2000.1841

Bust of George Peabody (1795-1869)

Parian bust of George Peabody, the philanthropist. Marked on the front of the pedestal "Peabody".

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 309769

Accession Number: 1927.518

Chamberstick

Pewter chamberstick with removable bobeche.

Maker: Capen & Molineaux (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 309770

Accession Number: 2000.1835AB

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Pewter whale oil chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 309771

Accession Number: 2000.1844

Benzene Chamber Lamp

Pewter benzene chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 309772

Accession Number: 2000.1833

Nail

Iron nail removed from the Old South Meeting House in Boston (1729).

Date: 1720-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: iron alloy, blacksmithing

GUSN: 362568

Accession Number: 2023.62.1

Box with Sewing Machine Tools

Small wooden box that unfolds into four attached quadrants, lined with velvet. Inside are numerous steel sewing machine attachments, each with an incised number.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: Singer Manufacturing Company

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 362569

Accession Number: 2023.62.2A-S

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. A long pine line pen and ink c...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pens (drawing and writing), ink, paper (fiber product), paper by composition or origin, caricatures, drawing and drawing techniques

GUSN: 362603

Accession Number: 1953.431

Yarn

20 spools of wool yarn in various colors (brown, black, gray, mustard, orange, dark orange, bright green). Packaged in two plastic bags that read " Edward Fields Incorporated"

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 362617

Accession Number: 2021.31.3A-V

Print

Silk Screen print, rectangular in shape, of an abstract composition. Beige and aqua background with abstract figures in primary colors. Dominant black outlines and patches. Dry mounted on masonite with lattice molding strips nailed horizontally on back for hanging. Unframed.

Date: ca. 1951

Maker: Reproduction of Miro, Juan, 1893 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), Masonite (TM), wood and wood products, screen prints

GUSN: 362619

Accession Number: 1984.273

Print

Unframed reproduction silk screen print of mural by Juan Miro for UNESCO building in Paris.

Date: c. 1952

Maker: Reproduction of Miro, Juan, 1893 (Artist)

GUSN: 362620

Accession Number: 1984.274

Dropleaf Table

dropleaf table, Marlborough legs, rectangular top and leaves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 362621

Accession Number: 1968.183

Earrings

A pair of clip earrings made of a white, plated metal, with cream colored enamel, and rhinestones.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 362656

Accession Number: 2023.63.1AB

Earrings

Circular clip earrings made of a plated metal with a large, faux pearl cabochon surrounded by clear rhinestones. Metal clip closure is padded with rubber pieces.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 362657

Accession Number: 2023.63.2AB

Purse

Rectangular woven rattan purse with printed cream and brown cotton lining, small metal feet, a faux tortoiseshell acrylic handle and center. Closure composed of metal, acrylic, and black leather.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: rattan

GUSN: 362658

Accession Number: 2023.63.3

Child's Hat

Child's hat or fascinator comprised of woven plant material rimmed with faux orange blossoms and buds, and with a black, velvet, ribbon bow on either end.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.)

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 362659

Accession Number: 2023.63.4

Angora Cloche

Red angora cloche from KMF -Neuman Endler Inc. with lighter red groisgrain ribbon band adorned with small vertical faux pearl and rhinestone embellishment.

Date: 1957-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: angora wool

GUSN: 362660

Accession Number: 2023.63.5

Hat

Cream organza hat with wide brim. Composed of pleated and ruffled shear, cream organza over a clear acrylic net and wire body, with golden ribbon adornment along the base of the crown.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: organza

GUSN: 362661

Accession Number: 2023.63.6

Hat

Dark blue wool felt hat with round crown and short, fully circular brim. The hat is adorned with band of feathers above a black netting. The hat's brim is lined with black ribbon. George W. Bollman & Co.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile)

GUSN: 362662

Accession Number: 2023.63.7

Hat

Light brown wool felt hat with rounded crown adorned with feathers (including pheasant), short brim edge with same fabric as body of the hat.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 362663

Accession Number: 2023.63.8

Holland Family Farm Needlepoint

Needlepoint picture depicting an eighteenth-century farmhouse and farm in Belchertown, Massachusetts surrounded by several individuals taking part in various leisure activities, including golf, tennis, swimming, and gardening. Farm animals, wild animals, and domestic pets are also featured, includin...

Date: 1930

Maker: Holland, Elizabeth Hudson

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 362664

Accession Number: 2023.64.1

Tassel

Red curtain tassels

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 362683

Accession Number: 1928.850

Horseshoe

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 362685

Accession Number: 1949.1114

Mosaic, "A Prospective View of the Town of Boston"

Large ceramic and stone mosaic made from polychrome ceramic tiles produced at the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The image is based on Paul Reveres engraving, A Prospective View of the Town of Boston the Capitol of New England and the Landing of the Troops in the year...

Date: 1991

Maker: Moravian Pottery and Tile Works

Material: earthenware, stone (rock), mosaic (process)

GUSN: 362692

Accession Number: 2023.65.1

Painting, Sheepscott Community Church

A white church with two doors and triparte windows, set against a landscape of cloudy blue skies and barren trees. Depicts the Sheepscott Community Church in Newcastle, Maine.

Date: 1974

Maker: Green, Samuel M., 1910-1995

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas board

GUSN: 362693

Accession Number: 2023.66.1

Landscape

Painting of a pastoral landscape featuring swans and geese in the foreground and large trees in the background.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Bartlett Brown, Agnes Augusta, Mrs., 1847-1932 (Artist)

Material: oil paintings (visual works)

GUSN: 362747

Accession Number: 2023.68.1

Watercolor

Watercolor of a pink and white water lily and green buds on paper by Lucia Smith Carpenter Bliss with original ebonized Aesthetic Movement / Eastlake style frame with gold paint accents.

Date: 1873

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), watercolors (paintings), wood (plant material), gouache (paint)

GUSN: 362755

Accession Number: 2023.70.1