Historic New England

Chair Upholstery

Needlepoint chair seat upholstery with a green background, two roses in shades of pink at the center, surrounded by leaves and other flowers. Paper clipped to the back of one side is a piece of paper that reads "Florence Bixby / worked this Removed / needlepoint from / #2 Gothic back Chip chair"

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), textiles

GUSN: 370535

Accession Number: 2016.188.239

Silver Cloth

Brown flannel-like material.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370536

Accession Number: 2016.188.241

Shoe Horn

Shoe horn made up of a long piece of black curved metal, with a tube of black foam around one end as a handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370537

Accession Number: 2016.188.242

Toy Snake

Handmade snake made by applying clay to a strip of cloth in segments of graduated sizes. Painted primarily green, with some white on the underside, a red mouth and red and yellow eyes.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370538

Accession Number: 2016.188.243

Faucet Handles

Pair of white ceramic "Hot" and "Cold" faucet handles in a rounded off "X" shape.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370539

Accession Number: 2016.188.244AB

Pastry Blender

Pastry blender with shaped, unfinished wooden handle, metal plates to hold the wires and connect to the handle, and seven blending wires.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370540

Accession Number: 2016.188.245

Tongs

Silver-colored metal tongs with black plastic hanging circle and hand grips, and scalloped edges to the tongs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370541

Accession Number: 2016.188.246

Winged Corkscrew

Gold-colored metal (brass) winged corkscrew with a Napoleon coin at the top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370542

Accession Number: 2016.188.247

Measuring Cup

Straight-sided silver-metal measuring cup with a copper-covered bottom, black handle, and marks for increments of one cup pressed into the sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370543

Accession Number: 2016.188.248

Scarf

Maroon wool scarf woven in a twill weave and with 3/8" of fringe at each end. The tag has "The Firehouse / Damariscotta, Maine" woven into the tag in red thread.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370544

Accession Number: 2016.188.249

Placemats

Set of three round placemats or hot dish mats made from braided coils of natural fiber.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370545

Accession Number: 2016.188.250.1-.3

Mold

Two part round tin mold with a handled cover and fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 370546

Accession Number: 2016.188.251

Pewter Whale Oil Lamp

Pewter oil lamp with saucer base and double wick. There is a white sticky label on the bottom of the lamp well with "Chamber Whale / Oil Lamp / American Boston / c. 1850" printed on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370547

Accession Number: 2016.188.252

Pewter Plate

Round pewter plate with 1 1/4" rim that turns up in the 3/4" nearest the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370548

Accession Number: 2016.188.253

Pewter Warming Plate

Round pewter plate with a hinged flap in the rim and a 1 1/4" deep smooth outside wall to which two handles are attached on opposite sides. About 1/4" from the front of the plate, a 1/2" wide loop of metal extends out about 1/2" on each side of the plate. From the loop, a 2" wide U-shaped metal han...

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370549

Accession Number: 2016.188.254

Pewter Plate

Round pewter plate with 1 5/16" wide plain rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370550

Accession Number: 2016.188.255

Pewter Plate

Round pewter plate with 1 5/16" wide plain rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370551

Accession Number: 2016.188.256

Pewter Warming Plate

Round pewter plate with a flap in the rim and a 1 1/8" deep smooth outside wall to which two handles are attached on opposite sides. Near the front of the plate, a 1/2" wide loop of metal extends out about 3/8" on each side of the plate. From the loop, a 2" wide U-shaped metal handle moves freely, ...

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370552

Accession Number: 2016.188.257

Wire Fruit Basket

Footed wire round basket made up of wire that is twisted to look like rope.

Maker: unknown

Material: wirework

GUSN: 370553

Accession Number: 2016.188.258AB

Crystal Jar

Clear glass jar with molded design to imitate cut glass. The exterior of the body bulges out in the bottom inch.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 370554

Accession Number: 2016.188.259

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on February 27, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition, and Dorothy Twining Globus, Director, of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370555

Accession Number: 2016.188.262

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. A beige mat is cut into two windows to feature two items, a letter and a smaller comment. The typewritten letter, written on September 30, 1960 to Bill Waters of the Chapman-Hall Preservation Society, Inc., is fr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370556

Accession Number: 2016.188.263

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wood frame with gold trim at the inner edge. An exhibition label from the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition has been mounted on a beige woven fabric. The exhibition label is in black ink, in an italic font, on off-white matboard with a beveled edge. The label reads "This line-up of h...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370557

Accession Number: 2016.188.264

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wooden frame around a pay stub for "W. Waters" for the period ending "9/9" for $50.00 (less taxes) from Hattie Carnegie, Inc., New York, New York. The document has 2 1/2 small holes on the left side of the paper, and serration dots 2/3 of the way up the center of the document. T...

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370558

Accession Number: 2016.188.265

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on April 29, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of The Hattie Carnegie Exhibition at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. The letter indicates that ...

Date: 1996

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370559

Accession Number: 2016.188.266

Framed Exhibition Poster

Exhibition poster in a beige wooden frame. Portland Museum of Art exhibition poster featuring a detail of an oil on canvas by Mildred Giddings Burrage on the top half of the poster. The painting is titled "A November Day: Brittany" and was painted in 1912. The bottom half of the poster has a blue ...

Date: 2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370560

Accession Number: 2016.188.267

Framed Document

Framed document with no visible mat. Black wooden frame with a gold line just inside the black inner-most edge of the frame. The document reads "Department of the Interior / Washington D C / This is to certify that the / historic building / known as / Bowman-Carney House / in the county of / Lin...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370561

Accession Number: 2016.188.268

Framed Brooch

Gold colored brooch in the shape of a cherry with red stones, in a black box frame. Cherry shaped brooch with a gold stem. Cherry has one round red stone at the center, surrounded by four rows of red smaller stones set in gold. Mounted in a box frame behind glass, with an off-white mat and black ...

Maker: Waters, William (Designer)

Material: gold (color), gems (object genres)

GUSN: 370562

Accession Number: 2016.188.269

Electric Lamp

Chinese export urn with foo dog finial, converted to a table lamp, with damage, silk shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), brass (alloy), wood and wood products

GUSN: 370563

Accession Number: 2016.188.270

Stamp

Black cast iron embosser with an upper handle on a pivot that, when pressed down, presses two round metal plates together. When pressed together the following design is left in paper: "The Chapman-Hall House Preservation Society Inc." is wrapped around the outer circle. Inside the inner circle is ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 370564

Accession Number: 2016.188.271

Pillow

White pillow with green piped edge, crewel embroidery flowers on the front, and a zipper along the top edge. There is a plain white pillow inside the cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 370565

Accession Number: 2016.188.272

Pillow

Brown needlepoint pillow with a rust and beige backing fabric. Central flowers of pink, blue and beige on a light brown background.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 370566

Accession Number: 2016.188.273

Framed Print

A nineteenth century English colored engraving showing "Richmond Hill at the River", in black wooden frame.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product), ink, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370769

Accession Number: 2016.188.495

Framed Document

A 1772 Bounty document signed by the Sherriff for payment to Sylvester Gardiner.

Date: 1772

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood and wood products, ink

GUSN: 370770

Accession Number: 2016.188.496

Pillow

A small embroidered pillow with a cream colored body and embroidered with a pastoral landscape.

Date: 1963

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, textiles

GUSN: 370771

Accession Number: 2016.188.497

Hand Bag

A small dark blue velvet purse with red and blue plastic beads.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, beads (pierced objects), beading (process)

GUSN: 370772

Accession Number: 2016.188.498

Handkerchief

A red handkerchief with geometric designs embroidered in purple, orange, and brown predominantly.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370773

Accession Number: 2016.188.499

Diamond Needle

A diamond needle for a record player.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370774

Accession Number: 2016.188.501

Tray

A twentieth century silver-plated footed tray by Wilcox with a reticulated gallery and a small handle at each side and an embossed design centrally.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

Material: silvering, embossing

GUSN: 370775

Accession Number: 2016.188.502

Wire Basket

Round wire basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: wirework

GUSN: 370776

Accession Number: 2016.188.503

Footwarmer

Wooden frame pierced tin foot warmer with wire handle, "I S / 1817" pierced in the front door, and a removable pan for coals inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, tin (metal), carving (processes), punching (surface marking technique)

GUSN: 370777

Accession Number: 2016.188.504

Footwarmer

Wooden frame pierced tin foot warmer with a wire handle, and a heart design on the front door and the three sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: punching (surface marking technique), carving (processes), wood and wood products, tin (metal)

GUSN: 370778

Accession Number: 2016.188.505

Footwarmer

Wooden frame pierced tin foot warmer with a wire handle, and punched circular designs on the front door and the three sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), wood and wood products, punching (surface marking technique), carving (processes)

GUSN: 370779

Accession Number: 2016.188.506

Safety Box

Rectangular metal box with a hinged lockable door on one end.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, lead (metal)

GUSN: 370780

Accession Number: 2016.188.507

Wrought Iron Boot Scraper

Wrought iron boot scraper with a scroll design at the top of both posts.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370781

Accession Number: 2016.188.508

Wrought Iron Boot Scraper

Wrought iron boot scraper with a scroll design at the top of both posts.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370782

Accession Number: 2016.188.509

Wrought Iron Miner's Light with Hook

Round wick lamp with an arched handle and long rod with hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370783

Accession Number: 2016.188.510

Brass Wick Lamp with Jamb Hook

Brass wick lamp with lid, stem, and jamb hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370784

Accession Number: 2016.188.511

Wrought Iron Fireplace Implement

Iron tool made up of two convex-curved arms, hinged at the top, with a hook on each end which is perpendicular to the hinge.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370785

Accession Number: 2016.188.512

Wrought Iron Fireplace Tongs

Pair of iron tongs that are united at one end, break into two arms that cross, and then connect with one another on a flat surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370786

Accession Number: 2016.188.513

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