Historic New England

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Vertical rectangle on ivory linen, strawberry and vine border. Verse above, large scale flowers, small scale house and animals below. Alphabet: letters "U" & "V" are reversed, the letter "J" is missing. Numbers: 1-8. Other stitches: satin stitch, cross stitch. Gilt wooden f...

Date: 1817

Maker: Camroux, Louisa, 1806- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7648

Accession Number: 1948.35

Dining table

Ovoid top surmounting two ring turned pedestal supports, each with three cabriole legs with leafy carved knees, beaded front edge and applied metal hairy paw feet on casters. Table top has rounded corners with ribbed or molded edges; two removable rectangular leaves. When open, top rests on two tre...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), carving (processes), mahogany (wood), turning (shaping process), beading (process), metal

GUSN: 7649

Accession Number: 1949.367B-D

Serving table

D-shaped case supported by square tapered legs with spade feet (four at front, two at back). Front four have ebony string inlay. Skirt has shaped central arch with rectangular drawer above. Rounded sides of case enclose two cabinets with hinged doors. Conforming top with ebony inlay along edges.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 7650

Accession Number: 1949.371

Alphabet Sampler

Vertical sampler, natural linen ground. Alphabet sampler with lines divided by rows of cross stitching. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1 missing "J", "U"; #2 missing "J", "U", double letters(AA,BB); #3 "A-Q" missing "J"; #4 "A-S missing "J"; #5 missing "J", "U"; cross stitch, eyelet hole.

Maker: Hancock, Elizabeth (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7651

Accession Number: 1949.61

Sideboard

Sideboard with rectangular legs that taper to spade feet. Front legs have alternating blond and ebony diamond inlay. Elongated D-shaped veneer case with central arched opening is fitted with tambour doors and inlaid border; surmounted by drawer with inlaid ovoid paterae. Rounded corners each enclose...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), ebony (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), embroidering, veneering

GUSN: 7652

Accession Number: 1949.372

Lolling chair

Rectangular back with overupholstered serpentine crest. Shaped or curved open arms with incurved and fluted arm supports. Blocked rectangular front legs; raked-back rear legs with chamfered inner edge. Rectangular H-stretcher and back stretcher.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: chamfering, mahogany (wood), upholstering, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7653

Accession Number: 1949.373

Tea caddy with case

A. Case: Round birch inlay at corner; ivory key hole on front. Hinged lid with central inlaid oval with scallop shell motif. B. Tea caddy: Pewter with hinged cover with scene of three Oriental figures surrounded by four diapered borders. Circular ring handle. Contains tea.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), mahogany (wood), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7654

Accession Number: 1949.374AB

Dish with stand

A. Dish (basket): cream colored body with molded woven basket design. Oval with deep straight sides with scalloped edge. Applied C-shaped handle at each end. B. Stand (plate): conforming body; oval with shallow well. Scalloped reticulated edge.

Date: 1796-1833

Maker: Possibly Herculaneum (Maker)

Material: creamware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 7655

Accession Number: 1949.377.1AB

Dish with stand

A. Dish (basket): cream colored body with molded woven basket design. Oval with deep straight sides with scalloped edge. Applied C-shaped handle at each end. B. Stand (plate): conforming body; oval with shallow well. Scalloped reticulated edge.

Date: 1796-1833

Maker: Possibly Herculaneum (Maker)

Material: creamware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 7656

Accession Number: 1949.377.2AB

Whale oil lamp, electrified

Lamp: transparent vaseline colored body with flared foot on bulbed and faceted stem. Square and thumbprint pattern ("three block and punty") on hexagonal font with domed top and brass collar. Shade: frosted white glass with thin neck and rippled flared mouth with grapes and vine etching. Fitted f...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), frosting, plating (metal coating), pressing, opaque white glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7657

Accession Number: 1949.379.1

Whale oil lamp, electrified

Lamp: transparent vaseline colored body with flared foot on bulbed and faceted stem. Square and thumbprint pattern ("three block and punty") on hexagonal font with domed top and brass collar. Shade: frosted white glass with thin neck and rippled flared mouth with grapes and vine etching. Fitted f...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), frosting, plating (metal coating), pressing, opaque white glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7658

Accession Number: 1949.379.2

Candlestick

Colorless body with circular base; scalloped edge, beaded border. Elongated vasiform stem with scroll motif in relief. Flaring bobeche has scalloped edge. Cup-shaped socket. Unpolished pontil. Fire polished finish.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), fire polishing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7659

Accession Number: 1949.381.1

Candlestick

Colorless body with circular base; scalloped edge, beaded border. Elongated vasiform stem with scroll motif in relief. Flaring bobeche has scalloped edge. Cup-shaped socket. Unpolished pontil. Fire polished finish.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), fire polishing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7660

Accession Number: 1949.381.2

Compote

Bowl: colorless; octagonal base with central cut sunburst. Faceted pear-shaped stem. Applied bowl has rounded inverted rim. Cover: rounded lip ring; ovoid facets terminating in steeple finial.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7661

Accession Number: 1949.382AB

Sweetmeat dish

Colorless with scalloped border on ovoid bowl with straight sides. Flat bottom with six-point cut star. Body with overall geometric-diamond cut patterns.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7662

Accession Number: 1949.383.1

Sweetmeat dish

Colorless with scalloped border on ovoid bowl with straight sides. Flat bottom with six-point cut star. Body with overall geometric-diamond cut patterns.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7663

Accession Number: 1949.383.2

Urn

Colorless urn-shaped body with fluted border. Diamond cut body tapers to loop of thumbprint facets. Panelled neck ring. Base rests on square foot. High domed cover has facet border. Faceted and painted steeple finial.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7664

Accession Number: 1949.384AB

Candelabrum

Tapering columnar stem with bulbous finial. Urn-shaped candle sockets with large shallow circular bobeche supported on "eyeglass"-shaped wire arms with animal head motif. Stepped base.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7665

Accession Number: 1949.386

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with sandwich type pattern; diamond patterned band with sunburst at center. Bulbous bottom tapers into long thin ribbed neck which flares out at top. Faceted globular stopper.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7666

Accession Number: 1949.387AB

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with flat lip. Tapering neck with three double rings; gadrooning. Cylindrical body, sloping shoulders. Sandwich-type pattern of diamond band and ribbing on body and shoulders. Bulbous stopper with diamond band and ribbing. Unpolished pontil.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, reeding

GUSN: 7667

Accession Number: 1949.388AB

Wallpaper

Blue and green tones showing water at base with scenes of classical ruins, columns and arches with idyllic figures above. Done in the French manner.

Date: 1906

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), hand-painted, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7668

Accession Number: 1949.1010

Rug

Light tones of green, blue, pink, beige and brown with wide, diagonally striped border and stripe decorated with greek key motif. Central rectangle divided into squares of varied colors with Chinese medallion design. Fringed at ends.

Date: 1900-1933 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 7669

Accession Number: 1949.1008

Oriental rug

Tan or light brown field with red, blue, black and cream. Abstracted cruciform shapes around extended diamond-form guls. Minor guls are abstracted quatrefoils. Paired guard borders flank wide diagonally striped border.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, goat hair, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7670

Accession Number: 1949.1007

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with flat lip. Neck tapers to cylindrical body. Sandwich-type pattern of alternating bands of ribbing, gadrooning, diamond and ribbed squares, and ribbing. Bulbous stopper with diamond ribbing pattern. Unfinished pontil.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, reeding

GUSN: 7671

Accession Number: 1949.389AB

Print

Colored lithograph of water celebration on Boston Common. Includes circular seal of Boston. Molded gilt and gesso wood frame.

Date: 1848

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, gesso, gilding, glass (material), lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7722

Accession Number: 1949.428

Hooked Rug

Hand hooked rectangular rug has central five lobed flower with four trefoil flowers around it in faded orange on a medium blue field. Strip borders on brown and beige. Bound with double braid in brown, blue, white. Burlap backing.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 7723

Accession Number: 1949.1032

Andiron

Brass body. Ball feet on spurred cabriole legs surmounted by a faceted plinth. turned shaft terminating in large ball finial with a steeple top. Log stop matches the finial. Iron billet bar.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 7724

Accession Number: 1966.213.1

Andiron

Brass body. Ball feet on spurred cabriole legs surmounted by a faceted plinth. turned shaft terminating in large ball finial with a steeple top. Log stop matches the finial. Iron billet bar.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 7725

Accession Number: 1966.213.2

Tilt-top Tea Table

Queen Anne tilt-top tea table has three rectangular cabriole legs resting on pad feet. Vasi-turned pedestal supports square black, on top of which rests round top. Top has string of blond inlay surrounding circumference. Central inlaid paterae.

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7726

Accession Number: 1949.305

Cutwork Picture

Naval cutwork picture. Elaborately cut paper border with corner medallions of abstract flowers. Center border with circular medallion. Centered at top and bottom is a double bird motif. Remainder of border is cut scrolled leaves on vine and circular border. Center motif has background of navy paper....

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7727

Accession Number: 1949.358

Bowfront Chest

Heppelwhite style. Bow front case enclosing four graduated drawers with beaded edges. Oval Federal period brass escutcheons with gadrooned edge. Heavy Empire period rosette-like basses with round pulls. Case terminates in straight skirt with straight bracket feet.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), brass (alloy), gadrooning, mahogany (wood), veneering

GUSN: 7728

Accession Number: 1949.457

Fireplace Tongs

Brass urn-shaped finial above steel handle. Circular medallion shaped hinged. C-shaped elbows. Steel shaft terminates in disc-shaped pincers.

Date: 1734-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 7729

Accession Number: 1949.530.1

Fireplace Shovel

Turned brass handle with bulbous finial. Wrought iron shaft riveted to bell-shaped shovel.

Date: 1734-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), riveting, turning (shaping process), wrought

GUSN: 7730

Accession Number: 1949.530.2

Electrified Whale Oil Lamp

Transparent canary yellow two-part molded base. Hexagonal shape with faceted sides tapering in an inverted trumpet form to two faceted rings at stem, surmounted by font joined to base with a blown wafer ring. Hexagonal molded and blown font with stepped base surmounted by waisted loop pattern body t...

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7731

Accession Number: 1949.534AB

Looking Glass

Sheraton style. Rectangular frame with applied blocked corners with rosettes. Half turned baluster molding surrounds frame enclosing a vertical rectangular mirror. Above is a horizontal rectangular eglomise panel of a house surrounded by trees on a peninsula. Frame of gilt gesso. Found brass hook at...

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, gesso, gilding, glass (material), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7732

Accession Number: 1949.546

Lithograph Print

Hand-colored lithograph featuring a mid-eastern attired woman in center with oriental landscape and building in the background. Framed under glass with French painted mat. Molded wooden frame painted turquoise and brown.

Date: 1812

Maker: Thornton, Dr. (Publisher) Reinagle, Sr. (Artist)

Material: glass (material), hand coloring, lithography, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7733

Accession Number: 1949.563

Looking Glass

Queen Anne style reproduction. Rectangular looking glass frame with S-scrolled, highly domed shaped crest. Frame is rounded on front edge with squared sides. Previously painted black, now repainted tan with inner edge painted gold with secondary red stripe border. Squared side edges also painted gol...

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7734

Accession Number: 1949.747

Miniature High Chest

Miniature Queen Anne high chest rests on four cabriole legs with ball and claw feet. Scalloped front skirt has two acorn drops. Base section has four drawers on two tiers. Base has cental square drawer with carved shell center and knob handle. Remaining two drawers on lower tier and single full leng...

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), fluting, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7735

Accession Number: 1949.749

Print

Colored print with white border. Scene of snow covered road across foreground with five sleighs drawn by horses, carrying people. Middle ground has pond with numerous people skating. Background shows snow covered hills, arched bridge. Cloudy sky with full moon at center; blue tones. Mahogany veneer ...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: Currier & Ives (Maker)

Material: glass (material), lithography, mahogany (wood), veneer, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7736

Accession Number: 1949.751

Vase

Cream-colored body with induced crackle glaze. Curvilinear base has round base swelling to shoulders; tapers to rounded lip ring. Exterior has overall "wu-chin" or "mirror black" glaze; interior cream-colored.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: crackling, earthenware, faience (earthenware), glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7737

Accession Number: 1949.328

Candlestick

"Lacy"-style, colorless with square base with domed sunflower in underside. Top of foot with circular beaded border. Ribbed stem rising to ring turning. Hexagonal knop above has scrolled sides.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), glass (material), pressing, reeding, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7738

Accession Number: 1949.344.1

Candlestick

"Lacy"-style, colorless with square base with domed sunflower in underside. Top of foot with circular beaded border. Ribbed stem rising to ring turning. Hexagonal knop above has scrolled sides.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), glass (material), pressing, reeding, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7739

Accession Number: 1949.344.2

Vase

Circular base, tapers inward and swells out at center. Above waist, a band of raised scrolling. Applied knops at sides form handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), casting (process)

GUSN: 7740

Accession Number: 1949.360

Candlestick

Colorless body; square bobeche with classical entablature with four ionic capitals. Square stepped base decorated with urns and winged putti. Gadrooned border on sides of base.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7741

Accession Number: 1949.380.1

Watercolor

Sepia toned watercolor. Right foreground has tall palm-like tree. Extending from left foreground to background is lake. Several islands at center; canoe withs two figures. Large mountains on each side of lake. Washed - monochrome. Deeply molded pine frame painted gold; under glass, with gold mat.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), palm leaf, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 7742

Accession Number: 1949.752.1

Candlestick

Colorless body; square bobeche with classical entablature with four ionic capitals. Square stepped base decorated with urns and winged putti. Gadrooned border on sides of base.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7743

Accession Number: 1949.380.2

Ginger jar

Bulbous with circular flat bottom and circular mouth cleaned to receive cover. Underglaze blue (pale to almost gray) landscape very broadly painted.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7744

Accession Number: 1949.437

Watercolor

Sepia toned watercolor. Right foreground has tall palm-like tree. Extending from left foreground to background is lake. Several islands at center; canoe withs two figures. Large mountains on each side of lake. Washed - monochrome. Deeply molded pine frame painted gold; under glass, with gold mat.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), palm leaf, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 7745

Accession Number: 1949.752.2

Coal Bucket

Brass pot with deep well. Rolled-back lip. Copper covering on bottom exterior with copper studs. Brass hooks on two sides of bucket with leaf terminations; wrought iron bail handle.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 7746

Accession Number: 1949.754

Foil Picture

Eglomise painting of basket painted reddish orange with diamond weave pattern holding assorted polychrome flowers. Two birds: one in the flowers on the left and one above flowers to the right. Background painted black. Glass backed with crinkled tinfoil. Heavy molded wooden frame with gilded gesso o...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, glass (material), tinfoil

GUSN: 7747

Accession Number: 1949.764

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