Historic New England

Textile Remnant

Printed cotton, slightly padded. Red background with blue and white foliage and bird design.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 362070

Accession Number: 2001.281.1297

Curtains

Brown glazed cotton curtains with metal rings. Tan dotted background with vined leaf design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 362071

Accession Number: 2001.281.1298

Textile Remnant

Printed cotton sample. Brown, pink, and white stripes with pink floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: printed textile materials

GUSN: 362072

Accession Number: 2001.281.1299

Textile Remnant

Boris Kroll Fabrics, Inc. sample. Blue and white rayon/linen threads adhered to a card.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), rayon, sample cards

GUSN: 362073

Accession Number: 2001.281.1300

When Country Life magazine invited Henry Davis Sleeper to illustrate a dozen of his rooms, he arranged to have them painted by William Ranken, a portraitist introduced to Boston society by John Singer Sargent. This painting features the Linebrook Parish Room at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House.

Date: 1928

Maker: Ranken, William Bruce Ellis (British painter, 1881-1941)

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 362326

Accession Number: 2023.48.1

Book Tower Room

When Country Life magazine invited Henry Davis Sleeper to illustrate a dozen of his rooms, he arranged to have them painted by William Ranken, a portraitist introduced to Boston society by John Singer Sargent. This painting features the Book Tower Room at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House.

Date: 1928

Maker: Ranken, William Bruce Ellis (British painter, 1881-1941)

GUSN: 362327

Accession Number: 2023.48.2

Nail

Iron nail removed from the Old South Meeting House in Boston (1729).

Date: 1720-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: iron alloy, blacksmithing

GUSN: 362568

Accession Number: 2023.62.1

Box with Sewing Machine Tools

Small wooden box that unfolds into four attached quadrants, lined with velvet. Inside are numerous steel sewing machine attachments, each with an incised number.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: Singer Manufacturing Company

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 362569

Accession Number: 2023.62.2A-S

Framed Cartoon

Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter or edit objects and / or historical text. A long pine line pen and ink c...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pens (drawing and writing), ink, paper (fiber product), paper by composition or origin, caricatures, drawing and drawing techniques

GUSN: 362603

Accession Number: 1953.431

Yarn

20 spools of wool yarn in various colors (brown, black, gray, mustard, orange, dark orange, bright green). Packaged in two plastic bags that read " Edward Fields Incorporated"

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 362617

Accession Number: 2021.31.3A-V

Print

Silk Screen print, rectangular in shape, of an abstract composition. Beige and aqua background with abstract figures in primary colors. Dominant black outlines and patches. Dry mounted on masonite with lattice molding strips nailed horizontally on back for hanging. Unframed.

Date: ca. 1951

Maker: Reproduction of Miro, Juan, 1893 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), Masonite (TM), wood and wood products, screen prints

GUSN: 362619

Accession Number: 1984.273

Print

Unframed reproduction silk screen print of mural by Juan Miro for UNESCO building in Paris.

Date: c. 1952

Maker: Reproduction of Miro, Juan, 1893 (Artist)

GUSN: 362620

Accession Number: 1984.274

Shoes

One pair of embroidered slippers with thick cardboard soles. Shoes appear Chinese in origin. Two faded characters inked in red on the inside of each slipper. Part of an assembled "Turkish" children's costume in nine pieces.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 358031

Accession Number: 2021.40.9AB

Jacket

Navy-colored jacket with cream collar and green embroidered trim. Square decorative buttons on the cuffs of both sleeves. Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 358032

Accession Number: 2021.40.10

Vest

Child's vest with flannel front and brown back. Vest held together with square buttons. Label on back reads: "M.A. Sleicht / Juvenile Warehouse / 9. Stafford Street / Bond Street, W." Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 358033

Accession Number: 2021.40.11

Skirt

One flannel skirt with black silk ribbon rosettes. Detached label reads: "Au Petit Ecossais / P. Delaveau / Tailleur pour enfants / 91 Rue de Richelieu 91 Paris." Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 358034

Accession Number: 2021.40.12

Socks

One pair of knit ankle length socks. Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1870- 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 358035

Accession Number: 2021.40.13AB

Socks

One pair of knit knee length socks Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1870-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 358036

Accession Number: 2021.40.14AB

Sash

One flannel sash with a metal clasp. Detached label reads: "Au Petit Ecossais / P. Delaveau / Tailleur pour enfants / 91 Rue de Richelieu 91 Paris." Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 358037

Accession Number: 2021.40.15

Cap

One flannel cap with one bird feathers and an attached gold-colored brooch. Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), feather (material)

GUSN: 358038

Accession Number: 2021.40.16

"Blue Tree of Life" Ring

Sterling silver cloisonné ring

Date: c. 1970

Maker: Pfeiffer, Marianne, 1925-2021 (Maker) Pfeiffer, Andrew, 1917-2016 (Maker)

Material: sterling silver, cloisonné

GUSN: 358195

Accession Number: 2022.5.1

Portrait

Miniature Portrait of Thomas Elwyn (1775-1816), husband of Elizabeth Langdon (1777-1860) Unknown artist, c. 1800. Encased in a brown oval-shaped case lined with cream satin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358229

Accession Number: 2022.7.1

Portrait

Miniature Portrait of Anne Macmaster Codman (1797-1831) Unknown artist, 1820-25. Framed with an dark oval-shaped velvet mat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358230

Accession Number: 2022.7.2

Portrait

Miniature Portrait of Charles Russell Codman (1784-1852) Richard Morrell Staigg (1817-1881), 1846.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358231

Accession Number: 2022.7.3

Velvet Evening Coat

Floor length velvet evening coat in burgundy with folded lapel, three-button enclosure, and pink corded trim.

Date: 1940-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 358244

Accession Number: 2022.8.1

Two-Piece Velvet Outfit

Two-piece velvet outfit in burgundy with a floor-length skirt and matching top. Button-up blouse has long sleeves, capped with a ruffle detail, and high neckline.

Date: 1940-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 358245

Accession Number: 2022.8.2AB

Painting, "Fishing Fleet"

This painting depicting ten sailing vessels, three in the foreground and seven farther out in Narragansett Bay.

Date: 1902

Maker: Whitaker, George William, 1841-1916

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 358266

Accession Number: 2022.9.1

Pair of Andirons

Pair of Brass andirons. Parts include: (1) two large vertical guards , (2) two cross-bars for the base, (3) two corner pieces, (4) two curved feet, and (5) two small posts. Part of a set of fireplace tools, original to the Eustis Estate

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 358311

Accession Number: 2022.10.1.1AB-.4AB

Business Sign for Carl Fisher

Plaster sign for Carl Fisher, musical instrument dealer; by John Hayes, 1920s, Revere, Massachusetts

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358323

Accession Number: 2022.13.1

Portrait of Daniel Robinson Sortwell

One of three oval pastel portraits of the Sortwells. Framed in elaborately gilded rectangular wood and gesso frames, now glassed over. Portrait depicts man with brown, short hair and full beard. Sitter wears a dark suit jacket over white button down, collared shirt and black ribbon tie. Ornate chair...

Date: c. 1866-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: drawings (visual works), pastels (visual works), paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 358348

Accession Number: 1958.328.3

Kettle stand

Chippendale style reproduction. Four-legged, galleried square topped stand. Paper label on skirt inside reads: W.J. Sloan, CARPETS, RUGS, + UPHOLSTERY - 3536 - Interior Decorations, Broadway + 19th St, New York. Fret work gallery with scroll work at corners and pointed arches with diamonds above a...

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 358407

Accession Number: 1966.379

Interior Scene of a Kitchen

Interior scene depicting an unknown Colonial Revival style kitchen.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas board, images (object genre)

GUSN: 358450

Accession Number: 2022.16.1

Fireplace grate

Small brass grate with a wooden handle. Part of a set of fireplace tools, original to the Eustis Estate

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood by composition or origin

GUSN: 358487

Accession Number: 2022.10.2

Trivet

Brass trivet. Small, square shape with a checker-board pattern stamped on top. Part of a set of fireplace tools, original to the Eustis Estate

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 358488

Accession Number: 2022.10.3

Shovel

Brass shovel with elaborate circular finial at the handle. Part of a set of fireplace tools, original to the Eustis Estate

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 358490

Accession Number: 2022.10.4

Fireplace Tongs

Brass tongs. Decorative handle includes floral detail at the joint of the two arms in addition to an elaborate circular finial. Part of a set of fireplace tools, original to the Eustis Estate

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 358491

Accession Number: 2022.10.5

Poker

Brass poker with elaborate circular finial and square base. Part of a set of fireplace tools, original to the Eustis Estate

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358492

Accession Number: 2022.10.6

Watercolor, "Jackson House"

Watercolor landscape image depicting Jackson House looking eastward, including dirt road leading to the left of the house and clothesline with white sheets. Cream colored matting; framed.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Attributed to Brown, Mathes (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 358599

Accession Number: 2022.19.1

Blanket fragment

Blanket fragment found in boxed textiles on the fifth floor of the Haverhill collections storage facility. Found in textile box with other Codman textiles with a handwritten, undated note "Magic Carpet"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358617

Accession Number: 2022.20.1

Handless Cup

Handless porcelain cups with gilded rims. Four gilded dots on exterior of cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 358841

Accession Number: 1995.413.2

Handless Cup

Porcelain handless cups with gilded rims. Four gilded dots on exterior of cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 358842

Accession Number: 1995.413.3

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 358843

Accession Number: 1995.413.5

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 358844

Accession Number: 1995.413.6

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 358845

Accession Number: 1995.413.7

SERVICE: Curtains

SERVICE: Pair of yellow polyester curtains with horizontal stripe pattern UV protective lining approximately 24 x 51 inches to hang on original curtain rod/rings in rectangular windows in the China Trade Room Balcony (side facing front of house/street) Material for curtains purchased at Exeter Ha...

Maker: Exeter Handkerchief Company (Vendor)

GUSN: 358851

Accession Number: S2022.23.1

Fan

Black fan with painted flowers and a detachable handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358854

Accession Number: 1920.356

Sewing Case

Red leather sewing case with a rose painted on the inside flap. Includes needles, pins, a thimble, and a pincushion.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 358855

Accession Number: 1924.493

Portrait of Loyal Lovejoy

Portrait of a brown-haired man wearing a dark coat and a high white collared shirt, seated with one arm over the pack of a painted chair. Gold colored frame.

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: Attributed to Parks, Lyman (Artist)

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

GUSN: 358932

Accession Number: 2022.26.1