Historic New England

Photograph Album

Green leather with elaborate embossed leather designs and elaborate hinged closures. Photos of Moody and Coleman families.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 381246

Accession Number: 1963.100C

Tortoiseshell Cufflink

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381297

Accession Number: 1971.2584

Struck and engraved gold-plated bronze medal with low relief image of an allegorical figure of Liberty, seated, surrounded by iconography of classical arts, including music and painting. Figure is posed with a shield emblazoned with bald eage and American flag. In the background is a giant industira...

Date: 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), striking tools, engraving (action)

GUSN: 381350

Accession Number: 2026.5.1AB

Swiss Dot Fabric

White Swiss dot fabric

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 384759

Accession Number: 1971.2738

White Jacket

White jacket

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 384847

Accession Number: 1971.2170

Hon. Daniel Webster

Color lithograph of Daniel Webster seated in a upholstered chair; three-quarter pose; drapery behind with table with books and writing implements at age 70. Printed by N. Currier NY

Maker: N. Currier's Lith. (New York, N.Y.) (Lithographer)

GUSN: 385531

Accession Number: 1946.348

Hope

Embroidery and watercolor on silk. Scene of a woman in Grecian dress standing at the foot of a cliff leaning on a giant anchor, overlooking the sea. In the background is an American ship. Embroidery set in a gold leaf frame with églomisé mat.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, needleworking (process), silk (fiber), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 387525

Accession Number: 2026.6.1

The Landing of Christopher Columbus

Engraving of Christopher Columbus, standing in the foreground. Behind him are the figures of a priest holding a cross and other colonial settlers. In the background are several ships arriving on the coast of a wooded landscape.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Edwin, David, 1776-1841

GUSN: 387526

Accession Number: 2026.6.2

The Landing of Christopher Columbus

Embroidery with polychrome silk on a silk background painted with watecolor. Embroidery depicts Christopher Columbus in the foreground, with one hand on a sword and the other hand on his plumed hat. Behind him are the fitures of a priest holding a golden cross and other colonial settlers. The backgr...

Date: ca. 1802

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (fiber), watercolor (paint), needleworking (process)

GUSN: 387527

Accession Number: 2026.6.3

Hooked Stair Runner

A hand-hooked stair runner rug with eleven pictorial rises (7 1/2" h) that depict houses and churches in Bay View, Hadley Falls, Newburyport, Norwood, Lawrence, Everett, Greenfield, Lynn, "Spr. District" [sic], and Lowell, Massachusetts. The runner's reads are ina grey agate pattern, while the top l...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Higgins, Myrtle Vivian, 1893-1980 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile), dye

GUSN: 387536

Accession Number: 2026.8.1

Sofa

Mahogany sofa with a tripartite back, reeded rails, stiles, and arms. The arm supports and front legs are carved and turned. Upholstered in red leather with black tufts. Original under-upholstery.

Date: 1803-1809

Maker: Neal, William

Material: South American mahogany (wood), leather

GUSN: 388181

Accession Number: 2026.11.2

Commemorative Plate

Commemorative plate with solid pewter rim engraved with ""Great American Revolution 1776" and central ceramic insert featuring a polychrome reproductino of the painting Washington Drossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze, with painted inscription "Washington Crossing the Delaware/Emanuel Leutze"

Date: 1976

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), soft paste porcelain

GUSN: 388184

Accession Number: 2026.13.1

Commemorative Plate

Commemorative plate with solid pewter rim engraved with ""Great American Revolution 1776" and central ceramic insert featuring a polychrome scene of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with painted inscription "Declaration of Independence / John Trumbull"

Date: 1976

Maker: Williamsport Fountry

Material: pewter (tin alloy), soft paste porcelain

GUSN: 388185

Accession Number: 2026.13.2

Commemorative Plate

One of three commemorative plate with solid pewter rim engraved with ""Great American Revolution 1776" and central ceramic insert featuring a polychrome painted scene recreating the painting "The Spirit of '76" by A.M. Willard

Date: 1976

Maker: Williamsport Foundry