Historic New England

Pair of Women's Sandals

Pink satin sandals with a heel.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 327313

Accession Number: 2016.179.17AB

Landscape Painting "The Hay Wain"

Landscape painting depicting a hay wagon in a pond near farm buildings under a threatening sky. In an elaborate gilded frame. School of Constable.

Date: unknown

Maker: After Constable, John, 1776-1837 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 327314

Accession Number: 2017.62.1

General Israel Putnam Pin

Black and white round metal pin with the stamped head of General Israel Putnam.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327326

Accession Number: 1919.455

Political Pins

Red, white, and blue round metal pins with one star for supporting Republican candidate Wilkie during the 1940 Presidential election.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327327

Accession Number: 1942.1046.1-.2

Maple tall case clock. Arched bonnet with ringed columns, Arched door in plain upper case over steep waist molding. Plain lower case on bracket feet. Clock dial has floral painting in lunette and spandrels.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: Baker, Eleazer, 1764-1848 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood), brass (alloy), alloy steel, glass (material)

GUSN: 327345

Accession Number: 2017.65.1

Leather Knapsack

Backpack used by Corporal Ebenezer Bishop in the Civil War.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327346

Accession Number: 2017.65.2

Large Snowshoe Chair

Chair with a woven rawhide seat and back. Arched crest, bent wood arms and legs. One of a pair, the smaller of which has brass label: Hand Made Sno-Shu Chairs, Vermont Tubbs Inc. Wallingford, VT. Used at a house in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: Vermont Tubbs, Inc. (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), rawhide

GUSN: 327383

Accession Number: 2017.66.1

Dressing Table

Federal style Portsmouth dressing table with tapered reeded legs, mushroom shaped brass knobs, and heart-shaped ivory inlaid escutcheons.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: Judkins and Senter (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 327384

Accession Number: 2017.67.1

Wentworth and Kimball Family Card Table

One of a pair of Portsmouth-made Federal card tables. Each table has a folding rectangular hinged top with tapered legs, one of which is a swing leg. Oval veneer panel on apron with inlaid bell flowers trailing down the legs.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: Judkins and Senter (Maker)

GUSN: 327385

Accession Number: 2017.67.2

Wentworth and Kimball Family Card Table

One of a pair of Portsmouth-made Federal card tables. Each table has a folding rectangular hinged top with tapered legs, one of which is a swing leg. There is an oval veneer panel on the apron and inlaid bell flowers trailing down the legs.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: Judkins and Senter (Maker)

GUSN: 327386

Accession Number: 2017.67.3

Small Snowshoe Chair

Folding chair with a woven rawhide seat and back. Back folds down. Arched crest, low rounded seat on semii circular leg supports. One of a pair.This one has brass label: Hand Made Sno-Shu Chairs, Vermont Tubbs Inc. Wallingford, VT. Used at a house in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1960s

Maker: Vermont Tubbs, Inc. (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), rawhide

GUSN: 327387

Accession Number: 2017.66.2

Chair

Spanish-style armchair with turned stretchers, gold-painted flame finials, and elaborately curved arms. Yellow vinyl upholstery under trimmed red velvet covers with fringe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327388

Accession Number: 1978.86.1

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a molded metal base on four feet and a glass globe. One of a pair.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327398

Accession Number: 1951.49

Pattern for an Alphabet Sampler

Framed paper pattern for an alphabet sampler. Label - Pattern of Gt. Gt. Aunt Hannah Gates Percival - Lenox, Mass. (B. 23 Sept. 1775 D. 27 May 1791).

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327629

Accession Number: 1947.41

Fragment

Fragment of Mollie Stark's wedding veil. Stitched to a paper label. In a two-piece cardboard box with an ink inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 327673

Accession Number: 2017.75.1

Pair of Girandole Candlesticks (wired)

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327685

Accession Number: 1978.9AB

Alton Towers, Staffordshire, The Conservatory

Watercolor and pencil on paper. Tall trees in foreground, in center and left side. In the background is a glass enclosed green house. Signed 'J. Varley' lower right. Framed

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: Varley, John, 1778-1842 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 328462

Accession Number: 2017.88.1

Writing Table

Mahogany writing table with curved back and inset rear legs. Two pairs of narrow drawers flanking single longer central drawer with carved face. Carved tapering legs.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: Davenport, Albert H., 1845-1906 (Maker) Bacon, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1856-1940 (Designer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 328466

Accession Number: 2017.89.1

Silk Taffeta Dress

This pale peach/ivory silk faille dress is made in a single piece with a fitted basque bodice that falls into a full skirt with train and applied box-pleated flounce at center back. The bodice is decorated with self-fabric ribbons forming a V-shape extending from the shoulders to the center front bu...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), faille, tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 328531

Accession Number: 2017.118.1

Print of Henry Ward Beecher

Signed by Henry Ward Beecher. Framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 328571

Accession Number: 2017.141.1

Wallpaper Roll

One roll of 1880s Aesthetic Movement wallpaper. Colors include blue, red, green, black, and copper. Various scenes and designs.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 328573

Accession Number: 2017.143.1

Framed Engraving

Engraving of the landing of the pilgrim fathers in America on the 15th of November, 1620. After the painting by Charles Lucy. Oak frame.

Maker: Simmons, W. H. (Engraver)

Material: paper (fiber product), oak (wood)

GUSN: 328617

Accession Number: 1940.755

Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin

Full-length sculpture of Benjamin Franklin. Plaster painted to look like bronze.

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster, bronze paint

GUSN: 328642

Accession Number: 1932.1021

Oil Painting by Julian Scott

Framed oil on canvas landscape painting of a Native American Hopi woman, wearing the traditional clothing called Mantas, while attending sheep. Painting is signed Julian Scott on the lower right hand corner.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328736

Accession Number: 2017.147.1

Set of late-nineteenth century dinnerware

Paris porcelain partial dinner service all with unique hand-painted floral designs. Lacking factory marks. Set includes one tazza, eight shallow bowls, one covered sauce tureen, undertray and ladle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 328738

Accession Number: 2017.147.3

Portrait of James Otis (1725-1783)

(A) Half length portrait of James Otis wearing a white waistcoat, blue coat, white lace collar and powdered wig; painted against a dark ground in a painted trompe l'oeil oval frame. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower left of the oval. (B) Original gilt frame for the portrait of James Otis.

Date: 1755

Maker: Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Painter)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328739

Accession Number: 2017.148.1AB

Portrait of Ruth Cunningham Otis (d. 1789)

(A) Half length portrait of Ruth Cunningham Otis wearing a white dress embellished with lace cuffs. She is wearing pearl beads and decorative cuff buttons with a blue shaw draped over her shoulder. The portrait is painted in a trompe l'oeil frame. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower left of ...

Date: 1755

Maker: Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Painter)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328740

Accession Number: 2017.148.2AB

Men's Shirt

White cotton collared shirt with a red clenched fist in the center of the back and buttons down the front.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), screen printing

GUSN: 328741

Accession Number: 2017.149.1

Unused Bolt of Fabric

Yellow velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on cotton or linen.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334145

Accession Number: 1969.3471

Unused Bolt of Fabric

Olive green velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on a blue cotton or linen backing. Pattern is a diamond floral shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334146

Accession Number: 1969.3473

Unused Piece of Fabric

Red velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on red cotton or linen backing.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334147

Accession Number: 1969.3566

Unused Bolt of Cloth

Yellow velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on cotton or linen.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334148

Accession Number: 1969.3472

Furniture Slipcovers

Set of eleven slipcovers made of a printed blue and white toile with animals and children. Used in the Paneled Room at the Codman Estate.

Date: 1897-1931

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), toile de Jouy

GUSN: 334149

Accession Number: 1969.3320.14

Set of Curtains and Slipcovers

Curtains with matching tiebacks and slipcovers. Printed cotton chintz in a repeating floral pattern of pink roses, blue purple, and yellow daisies, morning glories, and white tiny flowers on vine-like branches. The background is white with dark dots for a shadowing effect.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), chintz

GUSN: 334150

Accession Number: 1969.3502.1-.12

Set of Curtains

Thirteen-piece set of curtains. Printed cotton with a floral and basket pattern in pinks, purples, and light greens on a beige ground. The upper panel has cording and corded trim at the edge.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334151

Accession Number: 1969.3665.1-.13

Bag

Light brown linen bag with red embroidery around front edge and an embroidered message on front; red ribbon drawstring.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 334152

Accession Number: 1990.182

Bag

Light brown linen bag with pink feather stitch embroidery around edge with brown embroidered message on front; no drawstring.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 334153

Accession Number: 1990.151

Pocket

Plain white cotton.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334158

Accession Number: 1966.48

Purse

Crocheted purse with purple silk lining and a red silk ribbon drawstring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334235

Accession Number: 1929.1118

Needlework

Needlework with beads on cardboard.

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cardboard

GUSN: 334248

Accession Number: 1925.161

Needlework

White calla lillys with green leaves on a red ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334249

Accession Number: 1969.558

Gropius Christmas Card

Handmade Christmas card on a single rectangular sheet of blue paper. Gouache background with sand glued to surface. Ink sketch of a bird's head with a long beak. Splotches of orange, pink, and green paint.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), sand, gouache (paint), ink, graphite pencils

GUSN: 334250

Accession Number: 1984.496.1

Gropius Christmas Card

Woven textiles layered on top of blue paper with red handwritten inscription.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), weaving, ink

GUSN: 334251

Accession Number: 1984.1759

Gropius Christmas Card

Folded card made of thin, semi-translucent white paper with blue and green checkered pattern printed on exterior. Interior bears printed inscriptions in blue ink.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 334252

Accession Number: 1984.1760

Gropius Christmas Card

Semi-translucent paper with block print in black ink in a design reminiscent of a Christmas ornament, with a thin piece of wood affixed to make a tear-drop shaped border. The ends of the piece of wood are tied together with a piece of red string.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink, wood (plant material), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 334253

Accession Number: 1984.1754

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of shapes, a bird, and a lion in the bird's stomach on a piece of thin wood. Handwritten inscription on front, lower right corner and on a label affixed to back.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 334254

Accession Number: 1984.496.2

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting on paper with red background, black arrows, and a rooster-like bird in white, black, red, and green. Handwritten inscription along left edge of paper.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), ink

GUSN: 334255

Accession Number: 1984.496.3

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of an owl on top of an hourglass in black and white over a background of blue, red, green, and gray. The years 1948 and 1949 are painted with white paint inside the sand of the hourglass. Handwritten inscription along the top edge in black ink.

Date: 1948-1949

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), ink

GUSN: 334256

Accession Number: 1984.496.4

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of a bird on a black branch over a brown and blue background, set inside a folded piece of paper. Handwritten inscription in black ink along bottom edge of image.

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), ink

GUSN: 334257

Accession Number: 1984.496.5

Gropius Christmas Card

Painting of white birds over blue, green, black, and red background, mounted on gray paper, with a handwritten inscription in black ink in left and right borders.

Date: 1965-1966

Maker: Kepes, Juliet (Artist) Kepes, Gyorgy (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating), ink

GUSN: 334258

Accession Number: 1984.496.7

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