Historic New England

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202616

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.3

Chimney lampshade

Tall glass chimney lampshade

Maker: ACME (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 202617

Accession Number: 2006.44.1561.2

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202618

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.8

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202619

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.4

Inkwell set

Lacquer box with painted gold stars containing two inkwells. Includes a key.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), metal

GUSN: 202620

Accession Number: 2006.44.1554

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202621

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.9

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202622

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.2

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202623

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.11

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202624

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.7

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202625

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.6

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202626

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.10

Inkwell

Chased inkwell box with handle lid and second top lid. box is metal with floral details and lid (B) has scenic ingraving of a bird.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 202627

Accession Number: 2006.44.1554.2abc

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202628

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.1

Pole screen

Mahogany pole screen with tripod legs and pad feet.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202629

Accession Number: 2010.3.1

Place card

Octagonal blue and white ceramic place card. There is a windmill and sailboat scene on the place card. It is trimmed in blue with a small rectangle in the middle for the name of the person.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202630

Accession Number: 2006.44.1555.5

Scissors

Metal scissors with small rounded blades. There is a small handle on the one side. On the bottom of the handles is a small locking device. The scissors are rusted.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 202631

Accession Number: 2006.44.1551

Small bronze metal directory. On the right side is a gold wheel and in the front is a paper that turns as the wheel turns. On the top of the paper is the alphabe and below is city and station, wave lenght, and dial readings.There are small round black feet on the bottom.

Maker: Bates

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202632

Accession Number: 2006.44.1553.1

Inkwell

Chased inkwell box with handle lid and second top lid. box is metal with floral details and lid (B) has scenic ingraving of a bird.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 202633

Accession Number: 2006.44.1554.3abc

Key

Metal skeleton key with round head.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 202634

Accession Number: 2006.44.1554.4

Box

Lacquer box with painted gold stars and lid attached on hinges

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202635

Accession Number: 2006.44.1554.1

Address index box

Small square cardboard box with light blue, black and orange colors. The box has pictures of the address index and a describtion of it on the sides as well as directions.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 202636

Accession Number: 2006.44.1553.2

Lampshade

Silver pierced lampshade. The cutouts are of filigree and scroll work.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 202637

Accession Number: 2006.44.1560.1

Box

Lacquer box with cover with famille rose trays in interior. Box is black with gold floral deocrations and a gold bird with japenese print. Inteior trays are white with colorful floral designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), porcelain

GUSN: 202638

Accession Number: 2006.44.1558AB

Lampshade

Silver pierced lampshade. The cutouts are of filigree and scroll work.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 202639

Accession Number: 2006.44.1560.2

Lampshade set

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. A set of six identical shades. The butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202640

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563

Lampshade

Pink paper lampshade with a pink tassel trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 202641

Accession Number: 2006.44.1552

Lampshade

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. There butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges bottom and top are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202642

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563.1

Lampshade

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. There butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges bottom and top are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202643

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563.2

Lampshade

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. There butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges bottom and top are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202644

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563.3

Lampshade

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. There butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges bottom and top are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202645

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563.4

Lampshade

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. There butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges bottom and top are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202646

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563.5

Lampshade

Paper lampshades with painted butterflies. There butterflies are pink and slightly popped out. Both edges bottom and top are coated in silver paint as well as some painted branches in the same silver.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 202647

Accession Number: 2006.44.1563.6

Card Game

Card game in wrapper package entitled "Characteristics"; "An Original Game by a Lady"; made up of and played with cards.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printed matter production stages

GUSN: 245899

Accession Number: 1935.664

Quilt Fragment, pieced top

Quilt top fragment; square; cotton; pieced in patchwork pattern; printed fabrics; raw edges.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, hand sewing, geometric patterns

GUSN: 245900

Accession Number: 1917.1374

Souvenir

Souvenir panel; rectangular, jacquard; woven silk; depicts Columbus on a ship sighting America and his crew praising him; black on white.

Date: ca. 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), jacquard

GUSN: 245902

Accession Number: 1921.157

Oriental Rug

Oriental rug; rectangular; polychromatic; central step-stided octagonal with floral designs on white ground in center on blue ground; in field of large paisley leaves; spandrels in corners with flowers and peacocks on cream ground; three band border with central band of running flowers on cream grou...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), knotted pile

GUSN: 245903

Accession Number: 1942.1429

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock with an ogee pedement, glass pane on the bonnet side, an arched front window, and case door. There is a scribed circle on the base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: Jackson, Thomas (Clockmaker)

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood), stain (coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 245986

Accession Number: 1976.243

Portrait of Colonel Thomas Dawes (1731-1809)

Portrait of Thomas Dawes, seated in a gilt chair with red velvet upholstery. Shown from the waist, wearing a black collared coat with white shirt and wearing a gray wig. He is holding a red and gilt book "Architecture by Palladio." Behind subject is red drapery flanked by a classical column, blue sk...

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Stuart, Gilbert (American painter, 1755-1828) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panel painting (image-making), gilding, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 246010

Accession Number: 2004.28

Temperance Genre Painting, "The Demon Liquor"

Small unframed oil painting; depicts tavern scene with eleven men and the devil peeking out from behind a door.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 246012

Accession Number: 1996.106

Tea Cup and Saucer

Tea cup without handle and saucer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246014

Accession Number: 1914.483

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Guild Distinctive Salon Wallpapers, Exclusive Creations by Robert Griffin"

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 246015

Accession Number: 2002.23

Toy Rocket Radio

Toy Rocket radio (2010.17.28.1A) in original box (!B). Red and black-colored germanium diode radio molded in the shape of a rocket ship. The radio has a silver metal tip at the end of the rocket cone, and a black suction cup attached to the opposite end of the rocket. Red and white electrical wires ...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), steel (alloy), wire, rubber (material), diodes

GUSN: 246036

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.1AB

Instructions

Instruction sheet that came with the Rocket A-1 radio (2010.17.28.1A-B).

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 246037

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 246045

Accession Number: 1977.585.2AB

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board with fragments of a black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground. Nail in corner of board.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 246046

Accession Number: 1977.585.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Book No. 4 / Season 1912 / Lappin's Latest Leaders / Grass Cloths / Independent Ceilings/ Jaspes. Burlaps / Varnish Tile Papers / 30 Inch Ingrains / Imported Oat Meals / Crepes & Silk Fibres / I. Lappin Wall Paper Co / 114-116-118 Staniford Street Boston, Mass." Book i...

Date: 1912

Maker: I. Lappin Co.

Material: paper (fiber product), string (fiber product), ceiling papers, textile materials

GUSN: 246074

Accession Number: 1979.1

Rushlight Holder

Rushlight made of wrought iron. Tri-leg with penny foot. Heart-shaped counter balance with twist-work stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 246078

Accession Number: 2000.1878

Square, Carpenter's

Carpenter's square; wooden; L-shaped; two pieces of wood; dovetailed; pegged together; circular hole at one end.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), dovetail joints

GUSN: 246079

Accession Number: 2004.29.1

Needlework Kit

Needlework kit; cylindrical roll-up style; overed with brown leather; long wide brown ribbon tie closure; brow, beige, red worm pattern velvet pincushion ends; pins; lined with red silk plaid; leather dividers for thread; silk pocket; two cream-colored wool needle pages with needles; hole for thimbl...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 246081

Accession Number: 1934.1342

Floor Cloth Sampler Backing

Original floor cloth backing to a framed sampler (1973.132A) by Mary Woodward dated 1805 or 1806.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246089

Accession Number: 1973.132B

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