Historic New England

Armchair

Chair with curving head rail with beaded edge, vase-shaped splat, scrolled arms, turned front rail and front legs, rectangular back legs and back and side rails. Front legs end in Spanish feet, woven ash-splint seat.

Date: 1730-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 306384

Accession Number: 1958.203

Rocking chair

Rocking chair with scroll arms, turned front and back supports, four stretchers. Ladder back with four curved slats.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 306386

Accession Number: 1958.204

Slant-top desk

Slant-top desk with four front drawers with stamped brass escutcheons. Base with ogee apron. Inside there are 8 pigeon holes and 11 drawers with circular brass pulls.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 306387

Accession Number: 1958.207

Chair

One of a pair of Chippendale-style side chairs with unadorned square legs and rails, and four stretchers. Curving crest rail and pierced baluster-shaped splat. Red brocade upholstery with floral design.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 306388

Accession Number: 1958.205

Chair

One of a pair of Chippendale-style side chairs with unadorned square legs and rails, and four stretchers. Curving crest rail and pierced baluster-shaped splat. Red brocade upholstery with floral design

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 306389

Accession Number: 1958.206

Dish

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dish. Interior floral border surrounds a central scene featuring cows and a cathedral. Pastoral scenes adorn exterior body.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306398

Accession Number: 1993.451

Wash Basin

Pearlware basin with blue transfer-printed pattern "Entrance of the Erie Canal into the Hudson at Albany." Naturalistic floral border pattern on interior rim and exterior body. Interior basin scene of cargo barges and crews readying to pass through canal opening.

Date: 1825

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306415

Accession Number: 1950.241

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 306526

Accession Number: 1932.583.2

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306527

Accession Number: 1932.583.3

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306528

Accession Number: 1932.583.4

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306529

Accession Number: 1932.583.5

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306530

Accession Number: 1932.583.6

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306531

Accession Number: 1932.583.7

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306532

Accession Number: 1932.583.8

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306533

Accession Number: 1932.583.9

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306534

Accession Number: 1932.583.10

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306535

Accession Number: 1932.583.11

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Border of alternating floral spray enclosed by cartouches and scrolls. Central landscape scene featuring men on horseback and a city in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306536

Accession Number: 1932.583.12

Pair of Dueling Pistols

Pair of dueling pistols in a mahogany box.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 306574

Accession Number: 1933.6162.1-.3

Plate

Blue transfer-printed dinner plate with a scalloped edge. Outer border of alternating medallions, featuring a nautical scene, and floral and scroll designs. Inner border of floral and scroll sprays. Central pastoral scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306597

Accession Number: 1993.449

Soup Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware soup bowl. Border of alternating medallions, featuring landscapes, and foliate sprays. Central landscape design featuring people by the coast and a mansion in the distance.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306598

Accession Number: 1993.462

Sauce Dish and Ladle

Transfer-printed sauce dish (A) with lid (B) and ladle. Scenes of the "Texian Campaign" adorn the cover, body, and ladle. Dual foliate molded handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306599

Accession Number: 1993.454.1AB-.2

Plate

Transfer-printed ironstone plate. Landscape and floral medallions surround a central scene depicting the city of Shanghai.

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 306600

Accession Number: 1993.474

Plate

Blue transfer-printed plate with an image of Mount Washington.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 306601

Accession Number: 1993.443

Bowl

Pressed glass bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass

GUSN: 306602

Accession Number: 1993.417

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup and saucer with a floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 306603

Accession Number: 1993.469.1-.2

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Round body with a narrow neck. Diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 307746

Accession Number: 1933.6412.2AB

Vase

Glass vase. Irregular background with gold and green vertical lines and green and gold heart shaped decorations. Iridescent interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 307754

Accession Number: 1945.25

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Rings around the neck. Fluting design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 307761

Accession Number: 1942.1259AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Fluted body. Etched label.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 307782

Accession Number: 1935.1324AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Square body. Daisy and button pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307813

Accession Number: 1993.402.1AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Square body. Daisy and button pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307832

Accession Number: 1993.402.2AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Square body. Large flutes on the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 307835

Accession Number: 1918.1324.5AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of circular brass curtain tie backs beaded on inner edge enclosing black transfer-printed circular plaque of a cherub under a tree sitting before an easel.

Date: 1790-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), earthenware

GUSN: 307868

Accession Number: 1958.424AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of molded colorless glass circular curtain tie backs with iron and tin posts. Face of tieback ornamented with molded milk glass daisy. Solarized.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, iron alloy, tin alloy

GUSN: 307883

Accession Number: 1958.425AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of pressed milk glass curtain tie backs in the form of 6-petalled daisies. Screwed onto brass and iron posts.

Date: 1830-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, brass (alloy), iron alloy

GUSN: 307885

Accession Number: 1958.426AB

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307887

Accession Number: 1993.431.1

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307888

Accession Number: 1993.431.2

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307889

Accession Number: 1993.431.3

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307890

Accession Number: 1993.431.4

Sauce Dish

Glass footed sauce dish. Pressed glass centennial design featuring the liberty bell.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 307891

Accession Number: 1993.431.5

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of hollow stamped brass curtain tie backs. Disc-shaped with floral stamped design.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307897

Accession Number: 1958.427AB

Curtain tiebacks

Pair of stamped brass curtain tie backs. Circular in shape with daisy in center. Wavy edge with daisies.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 307901

Accession Number: 1958.428AB

Photograph of Hilton House, Wiscasset, ME

Black-and-white photograph of the Hilton House (where lodgers at Nickels-Sortwell took meals) burning. It burned ca. 1900. Photograph in modern black painted wood frame.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material), paint (coating), plate glass

GUSN: 307909

Accession Number: 1958.429

Photographs of Nickels-Sortwell House

Two black-and-white photographs of Nickels-Sortwell house taken when the house was used as an inn. Also shown is the building on the opposite side of route 218 (the Hilton House) where guests at NIckels-Sortwell took their meals. Modern black painted frame.

Date: 1892-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, plate glass, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 307911

Accession Number: 1958.430

Photograph of Nickels-Sortwell House

Black and white photograph with black painted wood frame. Typed legend reads: Nickels-Sortwell House, Wiscasset, Maine. This picture taken in 1873 was given by Joseph Erskine who was born in the house in 1874. His father Sanuel [sic] Erskine owed [sic] the house at that time and used it as an Inn...

Date: 1873

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, plate glass, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 307912

Accession Number: 1958.431

Goblet

Glass goblet. Faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308023

Accession Number: 1941.142

Compote

Glass footed compote. Alternating diamond patterns and hollow circular patterns molded into a swirl design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308028

Accession Number: 1941.532

Engraving

Framed color engraving, Washington Crossing the Delaware. Plain oak frame. Painted by E. Leutze. Engraved by Paul Girardet. Published by Goupil & Co. New York.

Date: 1853

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 308046

Accession Number: 2015.23.1

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern bans. Flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308084

Accession Number: 1933.6650.2

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