Fireplace broom with a straight round red wooden handle with a rounded top end. Yellow broom straw is attached to the stick with about 20 rounds of wire. There is a nail stuck into the wood at the top of the wire to which the wire is attached.
Maker: unknown
Material: wood and wood products, straw (plant material), metal
GUSN: 370614
Accession Number: 2016.188.325
Fireplace broom with a straight eleven-sided brown wooden handle with a flat top end and 1/8" slant between the top end and the sides. Light brown broom straw is attached to the stick with string. There is about 4" at the top of the straw where straw has been woven around the broom-stick with stri...
Material: wood and wood products, straw (plant material)
GUSN: 370615
Accession Number: 2016.188.326
Window sash to hold twelve panes of glass 8" wide by 10" high. Marked on one edge are "X/||". The exterior side has traces of white paint and caulking adhering to the window openings. The interior surface looks to be a grayish green.
Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)
GUSN: 370616
Accession Number: 2016.188.328
Powder horn with etched decoration and a black leatherette strap.
Material: horn (animal material), leather, incising
GUSN: 370617
Accession Number: 2016.188.329
Brass match holder in the shape of a pig. The pig's head hinges open to reveal a space to store matches.
Material: brass (alloy)
GUSN: 370618
Accession Number: 2016.188.330
Oval brass concave snuff box with incised rings and an embossed emblem on the lid.
GUSN: 370619
Accession Number: 2016.188.331
Oval silver snuff box with a hinged lid. "MH" inscribed on the lid.
Date: ca. 1790
Material: silver (metal)
GUSN: 370620
Accession Number: 2016.188.332
Round silver stamp box. Hinge is broken so the lid is removable and has "RR" stamped on it. Interior has a post to hold a roll of stamps and a slot for the stamps to roll out the side of the box.
GUSN: 370621
Accession Number: 2016.188.333
Book-shaped silver box. Incised diaper pattern on the front and back cover and the spine hinges open to reveal a small storage space. Silver book box with central rectangular cartouche, hinged lid and engine turned decoration,
GUSN: 370622
Accession Number: 2016.188.334
Square ceramic box with a domed, hinged lid and metal clasp, and yellow decoration with pink and blue flowers. "Pejures France - 59111" painted on the bottom.
Material: porcelain
GUSN: 370623
Accession Number: 2016.188.335
Rectangular brass stamp box with a relief scene of St. George fighting a dragon on the hinged lid with an asymmetrical hinged clasp, and decoration on the sides. The interior has three sloped spaces for stamps. "B" is stamped on the bottom.
GUSN: 370624
Accession Number: 2016.188.336
Small rectangular ceramic box with a hinged lid. Transfer-printed on the domed lid "Sacred to Friendship" around a draped urn, green concave sides, and metal hinge and clasp. The interior is plain white with a mirror on the inside of the lid.
Material: ceramic (material)
GUSN: 370625
Accession Number: 2016.188.337
Rectangular Battersea enamel box with a hand painted hen in a landscape on the hinged, domed lid with pink sides and metal hinge and clasp.
Material: ceramic (material), enamel (fused coating)
GUSN: 370626
Accession Number: 2016.188.338
Chinese export ivory token holder with five coins.
Material: ivory (tooth component), metal
GUSN: 370627
Accession Number: 2016.188.339
A small black wooden stand with carved openwork decoration atop three feet.
Material: wood and wood products, carving (processes)
GUSN: 370628
Accession Number: 2016.188.340
GUSN: 370629
Accession Number: 2016.188.341
Two pairs of eyeglasses and a leather case.
GUSN: 370630
Accession Number: 2016.188.342.1-.4
A stainless steel letter opener with two additional retractable blades and a sterling handle decorated with foliate designs in low relief.
Material: metal
GUSN: 370631
Accession Number: 2016.188.343
A metal letter opener with a handle decorated with floral designs in low relief.
Material: metal, casting (process)
GUSN: 370632
Accession Number: 2016.188.344
A metal letter opener with a handle decorated with basket weave designs in low relief.
GUSN: 370633
Accession Number: 2016.188.345
A square, metal measuring tape.
GUSN: 370634
Accession Number: 2016.188.346
A brass-colored spiral form trivet.
GUSN: 370635
Accession Number: 2016.188.347
A sterling silver whistle with a bail and monogram "LVP".
GUSN: 370636
Accession Number: 2016.188.348
An antique cigarette holder with an ebony stem and an ivory tip inlaid with geometric silver designs.
Material: wood and wood products, ivory (tooth component), bronze (metal)
GUSN: 370637
Accession Number: 2016.188.349
A Staffordshire motto plate, "Not to oversee workmen is to leave your purse open" with polychrome decoration centrally, and an embossed border with a red rim.
GUSN: 370638
Accession Number: 2016.188.350
A Paktong brass bell with a turned handle and a scalloped rim.
Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)
GUSN: 370639
Accession Number: 2016.188.352
A small rectangular wooden box painted black with red, gold colored, and green decoration at the lid.
GUSN: 370640
Accession Number: 2016.188.353
A square paper jewelry box with marbled red decoration.
Material: cardboard
GUSN: 370641
Accession Number: 2016.188.354
A small silver bell-shaped saltshaker with bail and manufacturers marks at the body and below the base.
Material: silver (metal), stamping (marking)
GUSN: 370642
Accession Number: 2016.188.355
Round pewter low bowl with a semi-rounded top rim with an incised line on the outer edge.
Material: pewter (tin alloy)
GUSN: 370643
Accession Number: 2016.188.356
A rectangular Cigarette case with a silver colored, ribbed body with a brass colored band and a the name "Shirley Andrews" engraved centrally.
Material: metal, engraving (action)
GUSN: 370644
Accession Number: 2016.188.357
A rectangular Tiffany & Co. sterling silver notepad with a monogram "LP" centrally and paper within.
Material: engraving (action), sterling silver
GUSN: 370645
Accession Number: 2016.188.358
A rectangular Cigarette case with a sterling silver, textured body, a geometric border and a monogram "LVP" engraved in the center.
Material: engraving (action), metal
GUSN: 370646
Accession Number: 2016.188.359
A silver colored letter opener in the shape of a roadrunner with a turquoise eye.
Material: metal, turquoise (color)
GUSN: 370647
Accession Number: 2016.188.360
A round, footed, silver plated wine coaster with a scalloped petal rim and a wooden and textile base.
Date: 1900-1999
Material: silvering, wood and wood products, textiles
GUSN: 370648
Accession Number: 2016.188.362
An oval, silver-plated candle tray with a beaded edge.
Material: silvering
GUSN: 370649
Accession Number: 2016.188.363
A silver shot glass with engraved measurements a the side.
GUSN: 370650
Accession Number: 2016.188.364
A silver-plated, round footed bowl with gadrooning.
GUSN: 370651
Accession Number: 2016.188.365
A reproduction sterling silver-plated cann by Lunt with a hollow applied handle.
Material: silvering, sterling silver
GUSN: 370652
Accession Number: 2016.188.366
A wallpaper border sample with top line of brownish red and yellow dots above a light green background with large stylized magnolia flowers and bubs in white and red with large two tone green leaves above and printed over a bottom border of red and yellow circles on a black background.
Date: 1876-1925
GUSN: 365316
Accession Number: 2020.62.5
A aesthetic movement wallpaper sample with a beige background below an asymeterical motif in red, cream, gold, and drab green featuring stylized flowers and foliage and complex and detailed geometric ornament.
Date: ca. 1880
GUSN: 365317
Accession Number: 2020.62.6
A aesthetic movement style wallpaper border remnant with a brown background below a large centeral band of textured golden paper featuring a scrolling and stylized floral and foliate motif accented in red and white. The large center band is outlined by a thin, black line and leave motif above and a ...
GUSN: 365318
Accession Number: 2020.62.7
A wallpaper border sample with art nouveau style flower and leaves in tan and blue in front of a cream background and blue outlined fence or wall featuring adorned pillars. In the deep background is a outlined forest in a deeper tan color. Along the bottom of the paper is a line of stylized grass wi...
Date: ca. 1900
GUSN: 365319
Accession Number: 2020.62.8
A wallpaper sample with foiled copper colored background and densely repeating Moroccan or Islamic inspired arabesque motif in cream and light blue
Date: 20th century
GUSN: 365320
Accession Number: 2020.62.9
A thin wallpaper border sample with speckled tan background and horizontal lines of gold foil-like stripe, repeating red dots, light green, and medium green. Bottom half of the border is the same as above but in reverse.
GUSN: 365323
Accession Number: 2020.62.12
A wallpaper sample with a dark tan background adorned with undulating lace ribbon patterns in a light tan and naturalistic floral bouquets of yellow roses and small white flowers with green leaves shaded in red and brown.
Date: 19th / 20th century
GUSN: 365324
Accession Number: 2020.62.13
A wallpaper sample cut down to the border having a visible woven texture below a tan / cream background with horizontal bands of gold below a red band with leaves and flowers in crean and light brown. Major motif of stylized sprays of flowers in gold, light brown, and red.
Date: ca. 1913
Maker: W. Campbell & Co.
GUSN: 365325
Accession Number: 2020.62.14
A wallpaper sample with ochre or dark yellow background ornamented with alternating square blocks of stylized tulip poplar or magnolia flowers and leaves and woven rectangle bands outlined in red and adorned with a white laurel leaf pattern.
GUSN: 365326
Accession Number: 2020.62.15
An aesthetic movement style wallpaper with a light green background and adorned with interlocking and overlapping asymmetrical detailed geometric motifs and various types of stylized flowers in dark green, red, yellow, and black.
GUSN: 365327
Accession Number: 2020.62.16
A wallpaper sample inspired by William Morris's "Thistle" wallpaper with a light grey background with a white and cream scrolling foliate pattern outlined in metallic gold.
GUSN: 365328
Accession Number: 2020.62.17