Historic New England

Sideboard

Maple sideboard stained reddish brown with three drawers inset over cabinet with two large doors.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316265

Accession Number: 2015.125.4

Pair of Chairs

Pair of ladder back chairs with turned spindles, legs, and stretchers, and woven rush seats.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316266

Accession Number: 2015.125.5.1-.2

Vacuum Cleaner

Electrolux Model Vacuum cleaner [.1a] with attachments: hose [.1b], tube [.1c], tube [.1d], brush [.1e], jar [.1f], cylinder [ .1g], flat attachment [.1h].

Date: 1937-1954

Maker: Electrolux (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 316281

Accession Number: 2015.126.1A-H

Two pieces of wallpaper in scroll pattern. Wallpaper is painted with red and green accents on a cream background. The scroll pattern also includes some sections of white with a glittering effect. Wallpaper fragments were removed from a 1780 house in Mason, NH.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316283

Accession Number: 2015.127.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample, diamonds, squares, and hooked crosses in blue and red on cream ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Found behind the framing that raised the floor in the back section of the house.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316285

Accession Number: 2015.128.1

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, all over floral pattern in blue, pink, and yellow on tan ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316286

Accession Number: 2015.128.2

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, squares and rectangles in black, gray, and red, on cream ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316287

Accession Number: 2015.128.3

Painted Pillowcase

Painted pillow case, pair of white swans with water lilies, framed.

Date: 1905

Maker: Hasselgren, Albinus , 1880-1916

Material: silk (textile), satin, paintings (visual works)

GUSN: 316290

Accession Number: 2015.129.1

Printed textile

This piece of plainwoven textile is decorated with a hand-painted scene depicting a woman with an infant on her lap. Three men in tailcoats, breeches, and boots stand to her right. Each man holds a tray or stemmed plate with items stacked on it. To the woman's left are a pair of women holding everg...

Date: c. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), weaving, bast

GUSN: 316291

Accession Number: 2015.129.2

Plate

Small plate with transfer printed image of Hartwell Farm, Lincoln, Massachusetts. Walker China.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing

GUSN: 316304

Accession Number: 2015.135.4

Coffee service set

Coffee service including: coffee pot, covered sugar bowl, cream pitcher, six cups and saucers, two cake plates with transfer printed scenes of "John and Priscilla Alden" and "The Hanging of the Crane."

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 316305

Accession Number: 2015.136.1-.17

Horseshoe Game

Horseshoe game in original box with instructions and warrantee certificate. "Royal" model with two silver colored horseshoes, two navy blue painted horseshoes, and two cylindrical aluminum stakes.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: St. Pierre Manufacturing Corporation (Manufacturer)

Material: steel (alloy), cardboard, paper by composition or origin, aluminum (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 316320

Accession Number: 2015.140.1A-I

Pair of Earrings

Pair of plastic earrings with clip backs. Pale pink flower with clear faceted rhinestone center. Clear faceted rhinestone and white calla lily drops with faux pearl center are attached to the bottom of each flower. The flower and drops are glued to a flat disc of frosted white plastic.

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), rhinestone

GUSN: 316321

Accession Number: 2015.141.1AB

Turned wood bowl

Turned wooden bowl.

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316322

Accession Number: 2015.142.1

Shallow wood dish

Shallow, turned, wooden dish.

Date: 1989

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316323

Accession Number: 2015.142.2

Small turned wooden bowl with footed base

Small turned wooden bowl with footed base.

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316324

Accession Number: 2015.142.3

Turned wood bowl

Tall turned wood bowl / vase with seven bands of wood comprising the body.

Date: 1960-1990

Maker: Panosian, Stephen, 1919-1990 (Maker)

Material: turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 316325

Accession Number: 2015.142.4

Placemat

"Collectors Treasures." Linocut block printed cotton. Folly Cove Designers. Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1961

Date: 1961

Maker: Natti, Lee Kingman, 1919- (Designer) Folly Cove Designers (Workshop, attributed)

Material: cotton (textile), linoleum-block printing

GUSN: 316326

Accession Number: 2015.142.5

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, cross hatched diamond pattern. Brown on dark yellow ground. Used in the third floor attic bedroom, 5 Winter Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316328

Accession Number: 2015.143.1

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, zigzag pattern with floral sprays. Brown on dark yellow ground. Used in the third floor attic bedroom, 5 Winter Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316329

Accession Number: 2015.143.2

Cradle

Brass cradle [.1a] with straight sidebars, each bar joined to bar with ball beneath; each corner of the frame with ball and rounded finial. Brass, unadorned rectangular frame for bed hangings. Rounded wishbone-shaped hanger to hold onto cradle stand. Blue and white striped mattress [.1b] with French...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 316332

Accession Number: 2015.144.1.1AB-.2

Gown

This one-piece column-style evening gown is made of red silk chiffon. The proper left shoulder is bare, with a long self-fabric scarf draped up and over the proper right shoulder strap. The chiffon is stitched and pleated so that it swirls around the body and curls up under the hem. The bodice is li...

Date: c. 1950

Maker: Cyreld (Designer)

Material: chiffon, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 316333

Accession Number: 2015.145.1

Evening Gown

This evening gown is constructed from heavy gold silk satin with an overlay of gold and pink machine lace. The lace pattern is highlighted with applied gold seed beads. The dress has short, cap-length sleeves. The skirt is wrapped tightly around the hips and legs, ending in a scalloped lace edge tha...

Date: c. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), machine lace, beading (process)

GUSN: 316334

Accession Number: 2015.145.2

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper depicting a small floral sprig with floral stripe, mauve and white on pale blue ground.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313735

Accession Number: 2015.91.29

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper depicting vignettes of men fighting atop horseback framed by foliate swags, gray and white on gray ground.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313736

Accession Number: 2015.91.30

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper depicting fruit and flowers in alternating diamond and foliate medallions, green, tan, and cream, on beige ground.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313737

Accession Number: 2015.91.31.1-.2

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper depicting a dog and bird in diamond medallions with fabric swags, orange, green, and black on pale tan ground.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: Twigs Fabrics & Wallpaper (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313738

Accession Number: 2015.91.32

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper depicting a floral and diamond stripe in dark yellow on pale yellow printed grasscloth ground.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313739

Accession Number: 2015.91.33

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper depicting floral and lace scroll, peach, white, and black on taupe ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313740

Accession Number: 2015.91.34

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with large scale floral pattern with lace stripe, white and black on dark green ground.

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 313741

Accession Number: 2015.91.35

Stand mixer with accessories

Stand mixer with accessories: two glass bowls, three beaters, and instruction/recipe book. Sunbeam Automatic Mixmaster Model 7B.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Sunbeam (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 313742

Accession Number: 2015.92.1

Stenciled wall fragment

Plaster wall fragment with stenciled stylized image of a willow tree. Wooden substrate.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: plaster

GUSN: 313743

Accession Number: 2015.93.1

Marimekko Fabric Samples\n

Three pieces of Marimekko fabric with circle designs in blue, purple, and aqua. Textile apart of the Marimekko brand, a Finnish fashion trademark brand. Textile an example of printed fabric in the Isokukka pattern.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: Marimekko (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile), screen printing

GUSN: 313745

Accession Number: 2015.94.1A-C

Commemorative Plate

Commemorative plate depicting the Sarah Orne Jewett House in a central medallion. Image is transfer-printed. Plate is earthenware with a cream-colored body and a gold outer and inner rim.

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: Preston-Hopkinson Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 313746

Accession Number: 2015.95.1

Table

Dining table with round table surface and center leaf insert panel, four unadorned legs, widest at the top and narrowing towards the bottoms. White plastic floor protector feet. Maple.

Date: 1955

Maker: Heywood-Wakefield Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 313747

Accession Number: 2015.96.1

Chair

Set of four chairs. Maple with upholstered cushion [.1] Chair with armrests and blue and white upholstered cushion. [.2.-.3] chair with blue and white upholstered seat cushion. [.4] Chair with green wool upholstered seat cushion.

Date: 1955

Maker: Heywood-Wakefield Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 313748

Accession Number: 2015.96.2.1-.4

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper in original packaging. Blue and white floral Pfaltzgraff pattern. Purchased to match chair upholstery. C & A Wallcoverings, Inc. Hammond, IN,

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: C & A Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: vinyl

GUSN: 313749

Accession Number: 2015.96.3

Jar with Lid

Black glaze earthenware jar with half-moon handles and lid. Body and lid stamped with fern or wheat design. Cover has scalloped edges and cylindrical knop.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 313750

Accession Number: 2006.44.3708AB

Birch bark box

Birch bark box with lid. Cylindrical box is decorated with a moose and flowers. Top of lid decorated with flowers. Lid secures to box with rawhide ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 313751

Accession Number: 2006.44.3709AB

Covered Jar

Teardrop shaped jar with cover. Blue glaze with black painted floral and geometric designs. The edge of dish and edge of cover have saw tooth edges. Painted Arabic mark on base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, faience (earthenware)

GUSN: 313758

Accession Number: 2006.44.3712AB

Seal Figurine

Carved soapstone figure of a seal.

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 313759

Accession Number: 2006.44.3713

Fish figurine

Carved soapstone figure of a fish.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313760

Accession Number: 2006.44.3714

Whale Figurine

Carved stone figure of a whale on a stone base. Whale is gray and speckeld tan. Gray stone base has a peg at center to affix whale.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313761

Accession Number: 2006.44.3715AB

Kiwi bird figurine

Metal figure of a kiwi bird attached to a green stone base.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313762

Accession Number: 2006.44.3716

Pen Holder

Carved and inlaid tooth (possibly walrus) on a semi-circular soapstone base. Tooth inlaid with black stone, one side depicts a moose, the other a man preparing to shoot a bear with a bow and arrow. Base of tooth has carved pegs that fit into soapstone base.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313785

Accession Number: 2006.44.3717AB

Pen Holder

Carved and inlaid tooth (possibly walrus) on a square soapstone base. Tooth is inlaid with black stone, one side depicts a man preparing to shoot a bear with a bow and arrow, the other a man preparing to shoot a dog with a rifle. Center of soapstone base has a ring carved out of the center that the ...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313786

Accession Number: 2006.44.3718AB

Hunter and Seal figurines

Carved stone figure of a man [.1] and a seal [.2]. The man is kneeling, wearing traditional Native Alaskan snow attire, and holding a leather tie.The tie is attached to a roughly carved stone seal.

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 313787

Accession Number: 2006.44.3719.1-.2