Historic New England

Museums USA.

xvi, 203 pages illustrations 23 cm

Date: [1974]

Creators: National Endowment for the Arts.

GUSN: 329017

Call Number: Coll. AM11.N37 1974

A day in the life of a museum curator /by Judith Tropea ; photography by John Halpern.

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm, Describes the work of Niles Eldredge, a curator at the American Museum of Natural History, including his field work in search of invertebrate fossils.

Date: Ã1991.

Creators: Tropea, Judith. Halpern, John, 1957- illustrator.

GUSN: 329022

Call Number: Coll. QE22.E53 T76 1991

Building museums :a handbook for small and midsize organizations /Robert Herskovitz, Timothy Glines, and David Grabitske.

vii, 179 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: Ã2012.

Creators: Herskovitz, Robert. Glines, Timothy. Grabitske, David.

GUSN: 329023

Call Number: Coll. NA6690.H47 2012

National needs assessment of small, emerging, minority, and rural museums in the United States /by Rebecca W. Danvers.

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: 1992.

Creators: Danvers, Rebecca W. Institute of Museum Services.

GUSN: 329024

Call Number: Coll. AM11.D36 1992

Exhibiting public value :government funding for museums in the United States.

158 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm

Date: [2008]

Creators: Manjarrez, Carlos. Institute of Museum and Library Services (U.S.)

GUSN: 329025

Call Number: Coll. AM122.E97 2008

Mark Hampton :an American decorator /Duane Hampton.

255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm, "In the tradition of Albert Hadley and David Hicks, this is a comprehensive look at the career of the late Mark Hampton, one of the most famous and admired American interior designers of the twentieth century. A classic American success story, Hampt...

Date: 2010.

Creators: Hampton, Duane (Duane F.)

GUSN: 329030

Call Number: NK2004.3.H365 H36 2010 Coll.

Snakes, snails and history tails :building discovery rooms and learning labs at the Smithsonian Institution /Judith White.

69 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: 1991.

Creators: White, Judith. Smithsonian Institution.

GUSN: 329031

Call Number: Coll. AM7.S66s 1991

Repair & preservation maintenance for historic and older homes /Preservation Technology Project and Bureau for Historic Preservation.

62 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Date: 1982, 1988.

GUSN: 329032

Call Number: Coll. TH4817.G76 1982

Excellence and equity :education and the public dimension of museums /a report from the American Association of Museums ; [edited by Ellen Cochran].

27 pages ; 27 cm.

Date: 1992.

Creators: Hirzy, Ellen Cochran. American Association of Museums.

GUSN: 329099

Call Number: Coll. AM7.A55 1992

Considerations for the care of textiles and costumes :a handbook for the non-specialist /by Harold F. Mailand ; prepared for the Textile Conservation Seminar, Indianapolis Museum of Art, May 5 & 6, 1978.

24 pages ; 29 cm

Date: 1978.

Creators: Mailand, Harold F. Indianapolis Museum of Art. Textile Conservation Seminar (1978 : Indianapolis Museum of Art)

GUSN: 329100

Call Number: Coll. NK8804.5.M34

Gadsby's Tavern Museum interpretive master plan /by Suzanne Herlitz Derby and Carl R. Nold.

ii, 127 pages, [6] pages of plates : illustrations ; 28 cm

Date: Ã1985.

Creators: Derby, Suzanne Herlitz. Nold, Carl R.

GUSN: 329101

Call Number: Coll. F234.A3 D47 1985

Cultural heritage tourism toolkit /Vermont Arts Council in conjunction with the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing and the Lake Champlain Basin Program.

86 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 28 cm

Date: [2004]

Creators: Vermont Arts Council. Vermont. Department of Tourism and Marketing. Lake Champlain Basin Program.

GUSN: 329102

Call Number: Coll. G156.5.H47 C854 2004

The management of small history museums /Carl E. Guthe.

78 pages ; 23 cm

Date: [1964]

Creators: Guthe, Carl E. (Carl Eugen), 1893-1974. American Association for State and Local History.

GUSN: 329103

Call Number: Coll. AM111.G8 1964

The mate of the daylight :and Friends ashore /by Sarah Orne Jewett.

[8], 254 pages ; 16 cm

Date: 1884, Ã1883

Creators: Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909.

GUSN: 330546

A native of Winby :and other tales. /by Sarah Orne Jewett.

309 pages : frontispiece ; 17 cm

Date: [Ã1893]

Creators: Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909.

GUSN: 330547

Call Number: Stacks PZ3.J55 N PS2132

Yorkshire pots and potteries /Heather Lawrence.

294 pages : illustrations, genealogical table, maps ; 23 cm

Date: 1974.

Creators: Lawrence, Heather.

GUSN: 331912

Call Number: Coll. TP803.G7 L38

Hidden treasures :searching for masterpieces of American furniture /Leigh Keno and Leslie Keno with Joan Barzilay Freund.

304 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm, Antique experts Leigh and Leslie Keno describe more than a dozen of their most fascinating treasure hunts and extraordinary discoveries.

Date: Ã2000.

Creators: Keno, Leigh. Keno, Leslie. Freund, Joan Barzilay.

GUSN: 331913

Call Number: Coll. NK1133.26.K46 A2 2000

Marimekko :fabrics fashion architecture /Marianne Aav, editor.

336 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm, "Founded in 1951 by visionary textile designer Armi Ratia and her husband, Viljo, the Marimekko Corporation in Finland not only sparked a revolution in pattern making but also pioneered a new definition of fashion that embraced the entire home environm...

Creators: Aav, Marianne, editor. Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture.

GUSN: 331914

Call Number: Coll. TS1475.M37 2012

Coffee, tea and chocolate wares in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum /Julie Emerson.

37, [1] pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Date: Ã1991.

Creators: Emerson, Julie. Seattle Art Museum.

GUSN: 331915

Call Number: Coll. NK4695.C6 E64 1991

Josiah Wedgwood :a biography /Anthony Burton.

239 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm, The Potteries: the name invokes images of a landscape of brick terraces, rows of back-to-backs from the midst of which the kilns poke up towards a smoke-streaked sky. Here are the Five Towns of Arnold Bennett's novels: here is a world we could...

Date: 1976.

Creators: Burton, Anthony, 1934-

GUSN: 331916

Call Number: Coll. NK4210.W4 B87

The New York ceramics fair.

75 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Date: [2007]

Creators: National Academy of Design (U.S.) Caskey-Lees (Firm)

GUSN: 331923

Call Number: Coll. NK3712.N5.N53 2007

Selected letters of Josiah Wedgwood,edited by Ann Finer and George Savage.

x, 375 pages illustrations, facsimiles, color portraits 25 cm

Date: [1965]

Creators: Wedgwood, Josiah, 1730-1795. Finer, Ann, editor. Savage, George, 1909-1982, editor.

GUSN: 331924

Call Number: Coll. NK4335.W4

Wedgwood ABC but not middle E,by Harry M. Buten.

xv, 112 pages illustrations 27 cm

Date: [1964]

Creators: Buten, Harry M.

GUSN: 331928

Call Number: Coll. NK4335.B72 1964

The illustrated guide to Mason's Patent Ironstone china:the related ware - 'stone china', 'new stone', 'granite china' - and their manufacturers[by] Geoffrey A. Godden.

xiv, 175 pages, 88 plates illustrations (some color) 26 cm.

Date: 1971.

Creators: Godden, Geoffrey A.

GUSN: 331929

Call Number: Coll. NK4210. M3

A mighty storm :stories of resilience after Irene /Yvonne Daley.

139 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm

Date: Ã2011.

Creators: Daley, Yvonne.

GUSN: 332411

Call Number: Stacks HV636 2011.V5

Historic Portsmouth :early photographs from the collections of Strawbery Banke /original text by James L. Garvin ; revised by Susan Grigg.

1 online resource (pages cm.)

Date: 1995.

Creators: Garvin, James L. Grigg, Susan. Strawbery Banke, Inc.

GUSN: 332412

Call Number: Stacks F44.P8 G37 1995

Massachusetts masterpieces :the decoy as art /by Gwladys Hopkins ; foreword by Robert Shaw ; introductory notes by Gary Clayton, President, Mass Audubon [and] Amy T. Montague, Director, Museum of American Bird Art.

127 pages : illustrations, photographs, maps, portraits ; 25 x 32 cm., A study of the art of wooden duck decoys and the lives of their Massachusetts carvers.

Creators: Hopkins, Gwladys, author. Shaw, Robert, 1951- author of introduction, etc. Clayton, Gary, author of introduction, etc. Montague, Amy T., author of introduction, etc.

GUSN: 332464

Call Number: Stacks TT199.75

Historic New England :a tour of the region's top 100 national landmarks /by Patricia Harris and David Lyon.

xi, 241 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm, "The six New England states have nearly 400 national landmarks, including historic houses, tall ships, and quirky sites like carousels and the oldest weather station in the country. Perfect for the armchair traveler or history buff."--Provided by publishe...

Creators: Harris, Patricia, 1949- author. Lyon, David, 1949- author.

GUSN: 332465

Call Number: Stacks F5.H376 2018

Tray

Black with gold trim and design

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1343

Accession Number: 1969.4815

Tray

Black with gold and bronze colored trim. Some of color has been scraped off.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1344

Accession Number: 1969.4813

ragdoll pattern

Head, body aand arms (all one piece), no legs included. slightly torn

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 1345

Accession Number: 1969.6884

Doll's nightgown

Extremely tiny, white and sleeveless

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1346

Accession Number: 1969.6849

number game

Bag is white with black dots. The squares have numbers written on them

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1347

Accession Number: 1969.7098

BRACKET

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1348

Accession Number: 1969.7948

Ionic column capital

Ionic column capital, plaster [one of a pair].

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1349

Accession Number: 1969.7939

Ionic column capital

Ionic column capital, plaster [one of a pair].

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1350

Accession Number: 1969.7940

Capital

Column captial with leaf decoration.

Date: 1862

Maker: Gilman & Bryant (Architect)

Material: plaster

GUSN: 1351

Accession Number: 1969.7946.1-2

Parasol

Marquise/folding parasol; black silk with chiffon ruffles; black folding handle crudely carved; marquise hinge.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), chiffon, metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1352

Accession Number: 1918.254

Women's Parasol

Brown silk with pierced ruching; very small; wood shaft, bone ferrule; collapsible wood handle, hooked end, metal slider; metal ribs with bone tips.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1353

Accession Number: 1922.550

Parasol

Black machine Chantilly lace over gold and white silk lining with scalloped edges. The stick is carved ivory in a floral design. The ferrule and slider are also carved ivory.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), Chantilly lace, ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), stitching, machine-made, silk (textile)

GUSN: 1354

Accession Number: 1925.225

Parasol

Natural linen with pinked edge; cream silk twill lining; root-like stick handle with bone fittings (would have had bow or tassel through hole); no hinge = probably walking; wooden ferrule with knob at end; grosgrain ribbon pinned to handle (originally tied at ferrule).

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), linen (material), metal, silk (textile), twill, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1356

Accession Number: 1927.2030

Parasol

Black taffeta twill with white lining, scalloped edges on both layers; short metal stick with wooden handle (imitates ivory); knobs and handle and ferrule; black grosgrain bow around ferrule.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, silk (textile), taffeta, twill, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1357

Accession Number: 1930.432

Parasol

Black and white silk gingham; ruffled edge lined with green silk; very small; carved bone handle; metal shaft, ferrule and ribs.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), cotton (textile), checker pattern, metal, silk (textile)

GUSN: 1358

Accession Number: 1930.1751

Parasol

Natural silk lined and trimmed with bright green silk and fringe; bamboo handle with hook; green bow with fringed ends around bamboo ferrule.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 1359

Accession Number: 1931.1308

Parasol Cover

Black handmade Chantilly lace parasol cover.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: Chantilly lace, silk (textile)

GUSN: 1360

Accession Number: 1933.732

Parasol

Beaded black silk with white lining; brass shaft; carved wooden handle; long pointed brass ferrule.

Date: 1868-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), carving (processes), silk (textile), wood (plant material), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 1361

Accession Number: 1934.1521

Parasol

Black machine Chantilly lace over white silk lining; wooden shaft with curled wooden handle; painted white metal spokes.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: Chantilly lace, lace (needlework), stitching, metal, painting (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1362

Accession Number: 1934.1570.1

Parasol Frame

No cover; metal frame; carved bone handle and ferrule.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), metal

GUSN: 1363

Accession Number: 1934.1570.2

Parasol

This parasol consists of a show cover of black handmade Chantilly lace over gold taffeta with a white silk lining. The handle, slider, and ferrule are all carved ivory, decorated with two white silk tassels at top of ferrule.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), Chantilly lace, ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 1364

Accession Number: 1939.630

Carriage Parasol

Tan-green silk with white lining; carved wooden handle and ferrule; metal stick and ribs.

Date: 1870-1877

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 1365

Accession Number: 1942.197

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