Historic New England

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310650

Accession Number: 1931.107

Serving Fork

Silver serving fork with a spatulate handle and four tines. Imperial queen design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310652

Accession Number: 1993.687

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with a crown of leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310655

Accession Number: 1938.1324

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with laurel wreath in her hair. She is holding a writing utensil and a tablet rests on a broken column. Written on the tablet "Egypt. S Romans. Greece.s." At the foot of the column is a sword hilt.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310657

Accession Number: 1927.548

Sculpture of Standing Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman partly draped in a sheet which she hold up around her bosom with both hands. She stands beside a pedestal over which the bottom of the sheet is draped.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310659

Accession Number: 1927.567

Butter Knife

Silver butter knife with a fluted dimensional handle and a curved blade.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310664

Accession Number: 1993.696

Sculpture of Shakespeare

Parian sculpture of William Shakespeare. The figure is depicted leaning with his right elbow on a pedestal that also supports three volumes and a partial list of his plays.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310665

Accession Number: 1927.563

Mortar & Pestle

Marble mortar with spout. Pestle has marble head with a wooden handle.

Date: 1848

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310666

Accession Number: 1935.823AB

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310667

Accession Number: 1948.86.2

Springfield Oval Toilet Paper Roll

Two Springfield Oval Toilet Paper rolls. Flat roll patented in 1893 and purchased by the U.S. Army and M.I.T. among other customers. Manufactured by Morgan Paper Company, Division, United States Envelope Company, Lititz, Pennsylvania. Thin, yellowed paper on flattened cardbpoard tube. Red printed l...

Date: 1950-1979

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310687

Accession Number: 1998.6148.1-.2

Sailboat Cake Decoration

Three small sailboats used to decorate a cake. Boat bodies are wood painted black and white. A metal pin, painted black, extends from boat. Each boat has a different colored paper sail: orange (.1); green (.2); and yellow (.3).

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, paper (fiber product), painting (coating)

GUSN: 310692

Accession Number: 1998.6149.1-.3

Clown Cake Decorations

Four male figures, depicting head and chest, carved from wood and painted. The figures are flat and unpainted on the back and tapper to an unpainted point at the bottom. Each is unique.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), hand-painted

GUSN: 310693

Accession Number: 1998.6150.1-.4

Phoenix Brand Wax Tapers in Box

Twenty-three wax tapers in original paper box. Tapers are made of long pieces of string dipped in wax. Box is light blue with dark blue, white and gold printing. Manufactured by Will & Baumer Company, Syracuse, New York.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), wax, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310695

Accession Number: 1998.6035

Canape Tray Set in Box

Set of four individual appetizer trays in original box. Trays are made from thin bent plywood. The trays are roughly square with one rounded side and striations on straight side. Round indentation for holding food or drink glass. The trays are stacked in box. Box is cream colored with brown text an...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310698

Accession Number: 1998.6045.1-.5

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001)

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins as a young boy. Subject is seated on a chair and is wearing a white suit jacket, white short pants, white collared shirt, and a floral tie. Small green velvet covered table at sitter's left decorated with a toy elephant, green glass bottle, and a toy boat. Oil on canva...

Date: 1920

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310706

Accession Number: 2015.62.1

Portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982)

Portrait of Lura Woodside as a young girl. Sitter is standing and leaning against the arm of a floral upholstered settee. She is wearing a white dress, black stockings, and black boots. She is holding a white bonnet in her right hand and has a gold heart shaped locket around her neck. Oil on canvas ...

Date: 1892

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310707

Accession Number: 2015.62.2

Color print of Harvard University

Color print of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Plain wood frame. Paper. Boston, MA.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310708

Accession Number: 2015.62.3

Print of the Cambridge Common

Print of the Cambridge Common, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hand colored full-tone collotype. Black wood frame with gilt edges. Drawn by D. Bell. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Meriden, CT, 1942.

Date: 1942

Maker: Meriden Gravure Company (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), collotypes (prints), hand coloring

GUSN: 310709

Accession Number: 2015.62.4

Hooked rug of a man loading a kiln with wood. Mounted on a rectangular frame. Wool. United States, 1937

Hooked rug of a man loading a kiln with wood. The rug is mounted on a rectangular frame. The date "1937" appears in upper right.

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 310710

Accession Number: 2015.62.5

Fabric Picture

Silk picture of a peacock. Reverse painted glass frame.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 310711

Accession Number: 2015.62.6

Watercolor Painting of Strawberries

Painting of a yellow and green basket of strawberries. Plain wood frame. Watercolor paints and paper.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310712

Accession Number: 2015.62.7

Teabox paper

Five sheets of tea or tea box paper. Thin, tissue-like paper covered with silver metallic foil.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302613

Accession Number: 2001.281.1265.1-.5

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox with lid, covered in wallpaper. Bandbox [a] wallpaper designs include: castle with mountain, trees, livestock scenery and landscape on blue ground. Lid [b]: paper designs include floral motif, light blue ground color. The wallpaper is block-printed.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 269270

Accession Number: 2001.281.1AB

Retracto Electric Clothes Iron Cord Set in Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 311663

Accession Number: 1998.5991A-C

Red Star Cleaning Powder in Box

Two boxes of Red Star cleanser.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, cleaning compound

GUSN: 311664

Accession Number: 1998.5995.1-.2

Jar of Maxwell House Coffee

Stippled glass jar with paper label for Maxwell House coffee. Lid advertizes: George Burns and Gracie Allen Two Great Stars in a Great Radio Show! Thursday Night NBC Maxwell House Coffee Time"

Date: 1946-1949

Maker: Owens-Illinois Glass Co.

Material: coffee (food, dye), glass (material)

GUSN: 311665

Accession Number: 1998.5998

Bon Ami Powder in Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311666

Accession Number: 1998.6000

Salvation Army Mercy Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 311667

Accession Number: 1998.6004

Box of Swan's Down Bicarbonate Soda

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, sodium bicarbonate

GUSN: 311668

Accession Number: 1998.6005

Homemade Laundry Sprinkler Made from Olive Oil Bottle

Homemade laundry sprinkler made from S.S. Pierce olive oil bottle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, corks (stoppers)

GUSN: 311687

Accession Number: 1998.6006AB

Crinkle Baking Cups

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 311688

Accession Number: 1998.6008

Pencil

Silver pencil marked "Edwin Forest Leighton". Belonged to donor's father.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311689

Accession Number: 1933.1199

Box of Knox Gelatine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 311690

Accession Number: 1998.6012

Spool of Thread

Small spool of white thread. (Inside drawer of 1934.2241 thread winder).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311693

Accession Number: 1934.2241D

Box of Knox Gelatin

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311695

Accession Number: 1998.6013

Glass Canister Set on Plastic Lazy Susan

Glass counter-top canister set made to fit on plactic lazy susan.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 311696

Accession Number: 1998.6015.1-.7AB

Sterno Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 311697

Accession Number: 1998.6019

White Enamel Coffeepot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel (fused coating), metal

GUSN: 311698

Accession Number: 1998.6020

Tin Teakettle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 311699

Accession Number: 1998.6029AB

Small Bentwood Box

Small round bentwood box with cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 311701

Accession Number: 1937.1376AB

Tin Plate Stand

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311702

Accession Number: 1998.6031

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311703

Accession Number: 1938.138

Glass Washboard

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 311704

Accession Number: 1998.6033

Box of Dr. Hubbard's Vegetable Germicide

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311705

Accession Number: 1998.6036AB

Spoon Holder

Colorless glass, footed spoon holder in horn of plenty pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 311706

Accession Number: 1941.520

Child's Tin Dustpan

Child's tin dustpan. "To a Good Housekeeper"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311707

Accession Number: 1998.6040

Round Bronze Shade Pulls

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311708

Accession Number: 1998.6041.1-.9

Package of Patapar Cookery Parchment Paper

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 311709

Accession Number: 1998.6042

Reflx Gas Mantles

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 311710

Accession Number: 1998.6046

Branding Irons

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 311711

Accession Number: 1998.6050A-C

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