Historic New England

Bonnet

A work bonnet of brown and white cotton check or gingham fabric with wide front brim with self ruffle at edge, gathered crown and straight neck piece; self ties are machine sewn.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 3079

Accession Number: 1991.1574

Bonnet

Salmon colored flannel with corded quilting at wide brim and crown; long, gathered neck cloth of unquilted flannel.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flannel, quilting

GUSN: 3080

Accession Number: 1991.1575

Bonnet

Made of brown silk quilted in wide cords across brim and crown; self ruffle at brim edge; gathered neck piece; lighter brown silk bow at back matches ties; lined with brown linen?

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting, silk (textile)

GUSN: 3081

Accession Number: 1991.1576

Winter bonnet of medium blue cotton/silk fabric quilted across brim and unquilted at neckpiece; padded with unbleached brown wool; lined with brown polished cotton; the neckpiece is lined in blue polished cotton.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 3082

Accession Number: 1991.1577

Coathanger

Rounded ends and arched center pierced with two hanging holes that are laced with cotton tape.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 3083

Accession Number: 1991.1578

Coathanger

Rounded ends with arched center pierced with hanging holes.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3084

Accession Number: 1991.1579

Coathanger

Serpentine shape pierced with a hole; the holes are laced with a loop of green string.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3085

Accession Number: 1991.1580

Coathanger

In pencil on a string tag: "Shaker Sabbathday Lake, Maine" On a string tag in NFL's script is written: "Two Shaker/from Sabbathday/Lake"

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3086

Accession Number: 1991.1581

Coathanger

Rectangular form with rounded ends pierced at center top with hole.

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3087

Accession Number: 1991.1582

Coathanger

Straight, rectangular form with rounded ends pierced at center with hole; a string is laced through hole.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3088

Accession Number: 1991.1583

Coathanger

Rectangular form with rounded ends pierced at center with hole.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3089

Accession Number: 1991.1584

Coathanger

Rectangular form with rounded ends pierced with a hanging hole at the center.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3090

Accession Number: 1991.1585

Shaker Coathanger

Shaker wooden coathanger, gracefully arched with scrolled ends; stained a warm brown with black-penned initials "L.Y." at top of front center; 2 pierced holes with string for hanging.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, pine (wood), staining

GUSN: 3091

Accession Number: 1991.1586

Shaker Coathanger

Shaker wooden coathanger of squared piece of wood cut into a sleek arch with cropped ends; stained yellow; 2 pierce holes at top and bottom with string for hanging.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, cherry (wood), carving (processes), staining, string (fiber product), maple (wood)

GUSN: 3092

Accession Number: 1991.1587

Watercolor

Rectangular vertical format, depicts a spray of pink and blue flowers tied with a blue ribbon; in original reeded frame painted tan, blue and black.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3093

Accession Number: 1991.1588

Trompe l'oeil Painting

Rectangular, horizontal format; trompe l'oeil depicts a frame of brown, a shelf with books, pamphlets, letter, an ink well, two quill pens, and a card bearing the artist's name in an informal arrangement.

Date: 1832

Maker: Somerby, Frederic Thomas (American painter, 1814-ca.1870) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 3094

Accession Number: 1991.1590

Woodcut Engraving

Rectangular, horizontal format depicts the Moses Kimball clipper barque in full sail with hand-colored? flags including the American flag and several small nautical flags, as well as a signature flag lettered MOSES KIMBALL (backwards). Passengers appear on the deck and a steam trawler, along with o...

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: Kimball, Moses, 1809-1895 (Maker) Baker-Smith-Andren (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 3095

Accession Number: 1991.1591

Portrait of a Man

Small, vertical rectangular format; a three-quarter length portrait of a man facing slightly to his right; brown hair with high curl in center front, small roll curls at sides, and curly sideburns; blue eyes; high stock with bow and pleated shirt; striped yellow vest edged with black and black coat;...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 3096

Accession Number: 1991.1592

Floral decoupage arrangment

Small, square format shadow box with decoupage arrangement of flowers cut from ivory-colored paper against a dark brown background; the frame is black and the carved shadow box is gold.

Date: 1787

Maker: unknown

Material: gluing, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 3097

Accession Number: 1991.1593

Painted Pew Door Panel

Small, rectangular panel with bevelled irregular edges; the number three is painted in white in the center within 2 black ovals and a wreath of wheat? sheaves.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3098

Accession Number: 1991.1594

Blanket

Two piece handwoven off-white blanket with center seam; embroidered in blue and rose wool yarns with inscriptions and floral sprigs; design is a heart flanked by two peacocks over medallions; bordered on three sides by loopy meanders

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Blair, Jane, Miss (Maker)

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 3099

Accession Number: 1991.1595

Doll

Unpainted, stylized female standing form; head and body are of one piece with crudely carved facial features; cylindrical wood arms are attached to body with metal pins; straight cylindrical legs and squarish feet are fitted into the bottom of the figure's torso.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3100

Accession Number: 1991.1596

Doll

Wooden body; ovoid head with gessoed and painted features and glass eyes inset; carved and painted jointed arms and legs painted white and attached to torso with metal pins; doll wears a printed wool dress of light brown with paisley like devices in red, yellow, green and white and a printed linen a...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gesso, linen (material), painting (coating), pine (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 3101

Accession Number: 1991.1597

Four Geese Carvings

Four carved wooden geese; one is standing upright, two are feeding, and one is grooming itself. Their wings and tails are carved and the eyes and bills are painted black and yellow; the wooden legs are applied and set into wooden bases. 1991.1599.1, .2, & .4 have rectangular brown painted bases wi...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3102

Accession Number: 1991.1599.1-4

Blanket

Heavy hand-woven wool blanket in bold brick-red and white plaid/check, with curly self-fringe on one end, two selvage sides, other end hemmed; tight weave; scattered holes.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 3103

Accession Number: 1991.1600

Netted Canopy

Rectangular form of undyed cotton yarns, knotted in an overall pattern of diamonds with six wide "stripes" of a pattern of open work, enclosed by a conforming open work double border; the ends are fringed.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knotting

GUSN: 3104

Accession Number: 1991.1601

Corner Cupboard

Projecting cornice carved with sawtooth band over cove molding, beaded and dentillated border over case; splayed, fluted sides; three winged thumbmolded doors and a molded and reed-carved waist; the upper two doors are rectangular, paneled with stepped and carved diamond devices, and closed with sha...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3105

Accession Number: 1991.1602

Tavern Table

Tavern table. Maple, oak, pine. Rectangular board top with molded bread board ends on base with horizontally fluted, straight skirt. Raised on four turned legs with two low fluted side stretchers connected by fluted medial stretcher; turned, oval shaped feet;. Retains some red finish.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, maple (wood), molding (forming), oak (wood), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3106

Accession Number: 1991.1603

Folding Bed

Square-turned front posts with spool-turned finials and bulbous turned lowers posts joined by rectangular headboard with cut corners and front and side rails; the side rails are hinged and fold just beyond a pair of square slanted legs. Foot posts conform in turnings to head posts and the legs are ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), oak (wood), painting (coating), rope

GUSN: 3107

Accession Number: 1991.1604

Hood or Bonnet

Ladie's quilted silk hood with thin stripes of brown and black; lined with burgundy silk at the face and brown cotton to head; dark-brown satin ribbon tie and bow adornment to back; padded and quilted with ruffled edge around the face.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), quilting, ribbon (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 3108

Accession Number: 1991.1606

Wall Bracket

Rectangular overhanging top with rounded front corners on triangular, projecting shaped supports, comprised of 2 triangular-shaped boards nailed together at a 45 degree angle; unpainted.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: nailing, pine (wood)

GUSN: 3109

Accession Number: 1991.1607

Windsor Corner Stool

Thick, overhanging 'fanshaped' seat with two straight sides of right angle and long rounded sides raised on four turned (simplified sytle) splayed legs; joined by conforming box stretchers; painted brown, the top and legs heightened with gold/yellow pinstripes.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3110

Accession Number: 1991.1608

Board Chest

Chest with rectangular cotter pin hinged lid. Chest has a molded edge on conforming case and is raised on boot jack ends (with cyma curved cutout). Chest is painted a dark red.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3111

Accession Number: 1991.1609

Clothespins

Each with bulbous end and flaring prong-like tips.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3112

Accession Number: 1991.1610.1-8

Painted Cornice

A rectangular panel with squared dovetails at each end and two scllops at the right top with acorn-shaped finials surmounting each scallop point. Board painted with a scene of a house, trees and a garden at the left. Gate and fence in the center, with a bridge over the river at the center right. A...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3113

Accession Number: 1991.1611

Bonnet

Black and natural woven straw with a shallow gathered crown and long, arched brim; the edges are bound in brown straw binding tape and the neck and rear of the brim is bound in tan linen binding.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 3114

Accession Number: 1991.1613

Stovepipe Hat

A short, oval brim with a tall stovepipe crown with flat top; black satin ribbon at base of crown with a silver buckle; lined with green, brown, white and rouge striped silk fabric and black leather inner band (all black exterior).

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: beaver (animal), skin (collagenous material), napping, brushwork

GUSN: 3115

Accession Number: 1991.1615

Landscape Painting

Rectangular horizontal view of a landscape with a yellow house and green shed; a road runs in front of house and trees ; blue and rose sky; original pine surround, painted to represent small-grained wood.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3116

Accession Number: 1991.1616

Landscape Painting

Bevel-edged board with square painting in center; trompe l'oeil nail at top edge and a brown painted frame. The image depicts a river with an island at the left and a sailboat at the right; on the left bank a black-haired shepherdess sits with her dog, three sheep and one lamb. On the right bank i...

Date: 1800-1824

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3117

Accession Number: 1991.1617

Weathervane Pattern

Unpainted, wooden carved silhouette of a running horse with a long, flowing tail- probably a pattern for a metal weathervane.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3118

Accession Number: 1991.1618

Running Horse Weathervane

Weathervane of a silhouette of a wooden horse carved in the round. Weathervane has its original paint. Black eye, mane and tail and brown body. Original turned wooden pole.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), lead (metal), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3119

Accession Number: 1991.1619AB

Wine Measure

Square-sided shaft tapers to narrow end; each side is incised and paints; varying increments of measurement.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Watts (Maker)

Material: cherry (wood), incising

GUSN: 3120

Accession Number: 1991.1620

Tailor's Measure

Rectangular length of wood with straight edge marked in inches (1 through 37); the upper edge is in a swooping odd arch shape.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood)

GUSN: 3121

Accession Number: 1991.1621

Two-foot Rule

Flat, rectangular form incised at inch and quarter intervals.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3122

Accession Number: 1991.1622

Crutch

Tapering chamfer-edged rectangular shaft incised with inscriptions and decorative devices on all sides; tapers to end and arched arm; mortised on top.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3123

Accession Number: 1991.1623

Bedpost Pattern

A length of wood with a profile of a "cannonball" bed post on each side, unfinished.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Sanborn, Alfred B., Mr. (Maker)

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3124

Accession Number: 1991.1624

Rule/Rod

A long iron rod with self loops at each end.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3125

Accession Number: 1991.1625

Candlestick

A tin cylindrical candle cup and drip pan with a rolled edge, sloping sides and a flat bottom on an iron rod with a turned wood handle.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tin (metal), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3126

Accession Number: 1991.1626

Yardstick

A rectangular straight sided shaft of curly maple with inscised lines at 5.5, 9, and 11". Nig finish.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), incising

GUSN: 3127

Accession Number: 1991.1627

Log Roller

A long rod form handle with a loop finial and wide flattened hook at the other end.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3329

Accession Number: 1991.1115

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