Historic New England

Still Life Painting of Pears

Still life of two yellow pears on gray ground. Oil on panel, plain wood frame.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 272932

Accession Number: 1996.104

Painting of a Basket of Fruit

Still life with basket of fruit on a round pedestal table. Pineapple in center surrounded by pears, apples, green, red, and purple grapes. Oil on canvas.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 272933

Accession Number: 1996.107

Still Life Painting of a Bowl of Fruit

Still life with glass bowl of fruit on a rectangular table, draped green curtain in upper right corner. A banana, pear, and red apple surround the bowl of red and green apples, lemons, and an orange. Oil on canvas, no frame.

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 272934

Accession Number: 1996.108

Tape Loom

Tape loom, inscribed "HT 1734". Rectangular shape with narrow waist. Eleven narrow slots for weaving.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272935

Accession Number: 1996.110

Davenport Desk

Davenport desk.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 272936

Accession Number: 2013.7.1

Settee

Porch settee, aluminum frame with green velon webbing.

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Esty, John Cushing, 1901-1977 (Maker)

Material: aluminum (metal), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 272937

Accession Number: 2013.7.2

Potholder

Crewelwork potholder.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272938

Accession Number: 1996.111

Potholder

Patchwork potholder.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272939

Accession Number: 1996.112

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Damask pattern roller-printed in red on red ground. Paper is printed to appear textured.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272941

Accession Number: 2001.281.89

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Tapestry wallpaper printed with a landscape scene overprinted with fine black lines to simulate the weave of a textile. Roller-printed in multiple greens, browns, blue, violet, yellow, tan and black.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272942

Accession Number: 2001.281.90

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Pattern featurning hillside landscape of stylized trees and houses. Roller-printed in burnt orange, dark green, gray-green, cream, blue, brown and black on dark peach ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272943

Accession Number: 2001.281.91

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Floral vine pattern with birds and butterflies. Printed in black, two greens, tan, pink, blue, mauve and gold on tan ground. Overprinted with white and green/copper wavy lines.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272944

Accession Number: 2001.281.92

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Renaissance Revival floral stripe wallpaper from the Clapp House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Small climbing vines of multi-colored flowers grows up a gray vertical stripe that runs along the left side of roll. The rest of the roll is printed with gray strapwork and scrolls forming...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 272950

Accession Number: 2001.281.93AB

Ladle

Steel and tin ladle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272952

Accession Number: 1996.113

Tape Loom

Tape loom, rectangular shape with narrow waist. Carved shell decoration at top, large shell in center flanked by two smaller shells. Inscised decorative lines outline waist and bottom half of loom. Eighteen narrow slots for weaving.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272953

Accession Number: 1996.114

Cutting Board

Wooden bread cutting board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272955

Accession Number: 1996.115

Looking Glass

Looking glass, rectangular shape with gilt rope edged frame. Top section of glass has a reverse painted picture of a basket of fruit framed by draped red curtains.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272956

Accession Number: 1996.116

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the Clapp House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Rococo Revival floral pattern in pink, red, green, blue and purple with scrolls and beads in tan and background stripes in gray. Roller-printed on white satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272957

Accession Number: 2001.281.94AB

Miniature cupboard

Paint decorated miniture cupbaord.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272958

Accession Number: 1996.117

Miniature cupboard

Painted miniature cupboard.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272959

Accession Number: 1996.118

Bowl

Large copper bowl with brass foot ring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272960

Accession Number: 1996.119

Basin

Copper basin.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 272961

Accession Number: 1996.120

Rolling Pin

Colored glass rolling pin.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 272962

Accession Number: 1996.121

Lantern

Wall fixture [a] with black painted tin and glass lantern [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272963

Accession Number: 1996.122AB

Set of coasters with holder

Eight fruit-shaped plastic coasters [.1-.8] with holder [.9].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272964

Accession Number: 1996.123

Cutting Board

Slate cutting board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272965

Accession Number: 1996.124

Square Table

Square table with detachable base. Table top fits into slots on table frame base. Cylidrical legs.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 287796

Accession Number: 2013.4.1

Pair of Side Chairs

Pair of green painted side chairs. Square slat back. Original cane seats have been replaced with a cushion covered in green nylon.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287808

Accession Number: 2013.4.2.1-.2

Rectangular Side Table

Small rectangular side table with two shelves. Arched legs, slightly mission-like in style. Diamond shaped brass tag affixed between legs [where they join base] engraved with a tree in a circle enclosing an "R".

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 287809

Accession Number: 2013.4.3

Bookcase

Three shelf bookcase with open slat back and sides.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 287797

Accession Number: 2013.4.4

Bookcase

Shelves are not adjustable. Top, sides, shelves are painted white. Back is unfinished.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), paint (coating)

GUSN: 287817

Accession Number: 2013.4.5

Slant-top Desk on Frame

Slant-top desk on frame with single drawer. Drawer has square wooden drawer pulls. Desk interior has cubbyholes with two small drawers.

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 287798

Accession Number: 2013.4.6

Electric Table Lamp

Electric table lamp, molded white glass with floral decoration with brass. Square white marble base. Lamp has a Supreme 75 Watt Soft White bulb in the socket.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), marble (rock)

GUSN: 287799

Accession Number: 2013.4.7

Floor Lamp

Electric floor lamp. White painted metal with an adjustable neck and circular base.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 287801

Accession Number: 2013.4.8

Floor Lamp

Floor lamp painted taupe with molded white glass shade covered by a removable painted metal shade with pattern of gold ivy.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material)

GUSN: 287802

Accession Number: 2013.4.9

Footstool

Rectangular footstool with a rush top and painted black legs and stretchers.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287811

Accession Number: 2013.4.10

Footstool

Circular footstool with four wooden legs. Cross-stitched top has multi colored flowers on a dark gray ground. Brown velvet sides.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 287805

Accession Number: 2013.4.11

Footstool

Rectangular footstool with cross-stitched top of a multi-color floral pattern with scrolls on navy blue ground. Four cabriole legs with rams head feet.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 287810

Accession Number: 2013.4.12

Wallpaper

Small wallpaper fragment found in a series of layers of paper at the Silas Dean House, Wethersfield, Connecticut. Pattern consists of narrow cobalt blue stripe with linked diamonds running up the center alternating with a stripe of small circles. Printed in cobalt blue, purple, orange, and cream o...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272536

Accession Number: 1971.158.3A

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper, one with attached border (B). Wallpaper (A) is an all over shell or flame pattern background with cartouches framing a palmette motif. Printed in two yellow, two tans, and dark green on a cream ground. The border fragment (B) is a stylized scroll and floral pattern prin...

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272553

Accession Number: 1979.4.2AB

Washcloth

Washcloth, white with pale green seashell pattern, reversible

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272556

Accession Number: 2013.4.39

Washcloth

Washcloth, cornflower blue, Woven 3/4" band parallel to one edge

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272557

Accession Number: 2013.4.40

Washcloth

Washcloth, hot pink, Bound edges, unreadable tag

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272558

Accession Number: 2013.4.41

Washcloth

seafoam green, "Martex", "Martex/ From the / Luxor/ Collection/ Combed Cotton/ Made in U.S.A." Narrow 1/4" band at both ends.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272559

Accession Number: 2013.4.42

Washcloth

Washcloth, seafoam green, Cotton, "Cannon/ Royal Family/ Made in U.S.A. All Cotton", 3/4" banding on both ends

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272560

Accession Number: 2013.4.43

Washcloth

Washcloth, white, Terrycloth, "Blair", Bound edges are curling in on themselves

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272561

Accession Number: 2013.4.44

Washcloth

Washcloth, slate blue, Cotton, "Royal Velvet/ Fieldcrest Combed Cotton Face/ Fieldcrest Mills, New York, NY 10018, Made in U.S.A./ 100% Cotton" 1/2" woven band on both sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272562

Accession Number: 2013.4.45

Washcloth

Washcloth, yellow, Cotton, "Fieldcrest/ Coordinated Fashioins for Bed and Bath/ Royal Velvet/ 100% Cotton/ Made in U.S.A". Edges are frayed and center of washcloth is extremely worn.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272563

Accession Number: 2013.4.46

Washcloth

Washcloth, pale pink, Cotton, "Royal Velvet/ Fieldcrest Combed Cotton Face/ Fieldcrest Mills, New York, NY 10018, Made in U.S.A./ 100% Cotton" 1/2" woven band on both sides.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272564

Accession Number: 2013.4.47

Washcloth

1/4" pink and blue banding on one side, No tag, Edges are fraying. white with pink,blue, and brown stripes, Cotton, United States

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272568

Accession Number: 2013.4.48

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