Historic New England

Wallpaper

Hand painted over scenic wallpaper (original probably French). Scene on a canal lined with views of various houses and churches of the Piscataqua region such as Hamilton House, Gov. Wentworth House, Old North Church, Pierce House, Langdon House, and Jewett House. Overall blue-green tone.

Date: 1907

Maker: Fernald, George Porter (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7546

Accession Number: 1949.1005

Oriental rug

Field of deep red with motifs in cream, beige, brown. Overall pattern of diamond guls edged in white; wide Chodor-type border at ends. Wide borders at sides with hexagonal guls; narrower ones at ends. Checkered red and brown selveges. Plain brown tapestry- wovern skirts at ends with plain fringe.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: goat hair, knotted pile, wool (textile), fringe, tapestry (process)

GUSN: 7547

Accession Number: 1949.1015

Basin

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7548

Accession Number: 1949.166

Basin stand

Consists of stand, cup lid and two drawers. Open ring top with molded edge supported by turned stiles that scroll under ring and terminate in tripod base. Stiles support medial two-drawer case surmounted by turned spherical cup; removable cover. Case stiles serpentined with voluted ends and termin...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7549

Accession Number: 1954.127A-D

Tea caddy (Covered box)

Wooden carcass with lacquer decoration. Octagon shape with straight sides. Copper metallic powder finish with decorative Oriental scenic panels in black. Conforming cover with interior lid and rim painted red.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7550

Accession Number: 1963.338AB

Hurricane shade

Cylindrical colorless glass shade has flaring circular base and lip. Bulbous swelling at center.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7551

Accession Number: 1949.315

Candlestick

Rectangular stepped base. Round, flaring bobeche on cylindrical socket.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7552

Accession Number: 1949.316

Footed salver

Round plate-like tray with shallow well. Molded and gadrooned border. Applied molded and stepped base with gadrooning.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Joir, A. (Maker)

Material: gadrooning, molding (forming), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7553

Accession Number: 1949.325

Pembroke table

Straight tapered legs with blond string inlay. Legs extend through straight apron enclosing a simple drawer. Straight overhanging top with two drop leaves held up by scrolled supports.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 7554

Accession Number: 1949.370

Candlesticks

Octagonal stepped base surmounted by faceted baluster stem terminating in cupped socket. Removeable circular bobeche has scalloped edge.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), white metal

GUSN: 7555

Accession Number: 1949.385.1

Candlesticks

Octagonal stepped base surmounted by faceted baluster stem terminating in cupped socket. Removeable circular bobeche has scalloped edge.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), white metal

GUSN: 7556

Accession Number: 1949.385.2

Pickle jar

Transparent aquamarine colored body. Square base with high kick-up. Gothic-style window motif on each side of body.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7557

Accession Number: 1949.589

Joint stool

Straight apron surmounted by fitted square top (original probably round).

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7558

Accession Number: 1949.814

Ship model

Double masted sailing vessel with ten different types of sails resting on platform support. Painted black with white band around upper section. Flying American flag.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material), yarn

GUSN: 7559

Accession Number: 1949.874

Braided rug

Oval with multi-colored braids; grey and blues predominating.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7560

Accession Number: 1949.1013

Braided rug

Polychrome circular braided rug has light colored border of four braids. Medial area: white and dark strands with center all light colored.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: braiding, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7561

Accession Number: 1949.1014

"Winter in the Country. A Cold Morning"

Color lithograph of winter scene.Depicts a yellow house at right with sleigh in front. Barns and sheds at left. Man in foreground walking toward house. Molded gilt and gesso wood frame.

Date: ca. 1864

Maker: Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Durrie, G. H. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 7562

Accession Number: 1949.450

Print

Colored lithograph "THE FARMERS HOME - WINTER." Farm scene with yellow house at back center. To left is barn with chicks and cows in yard. Farmer with corn stalk bundle on his back walks toward barn from two haystacks of right foreground. Snow covered, cloudy sky. Molded wood frame painted gold. Und...

Date: ca. 1863

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 7563

Accession Number: 1949.451

Print

Coloredd lithograph "THE FARM-YARD IN WINTER." Large barn in background with open door with men and animals inside. Bulls, cows, ducks and chickens in yard. Large haystack at right; water trough at center with wooden fence and house at right. Snow-covered ground. Molded wood frame, gilded. Under gla...

Date: ca. 1861

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 7564

Accession Number: 1949.452

Print

Colored print entitled "New England Winter Scene." Two-storied Cape-style house at right with man attending horse and sleigh at front. Split rail fence and picket fence surrounds front of house. In background is snow covered barn, door open, with bull in yard. Hills and trees in distance. Broken wag...

Date: ca. 1861

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 7565

Accession Number: 1949.454

Print

Colored lithograph entitled "Winter in the Country, Getting Ice." Central ice-covered pond with two standing horses hitched to ice wagon at center and mend chopping through ice at right. Dog rests on red jacket in front of wagon. Snow covered lean-to at left, four people skating in distance with sno...

Date: 1864

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 7566

Accession Number: 1949.455

Print

Colored lithograph "The Old Homestead in Winter." Central yellow barn with snow on roof, man and horse stand in doorway. To right, animals standing under lean-to. To the left of barn, two-story house, sleigh and hay wagon. Immediate foreground has split-rail fence. Gray cloudy sky. Molded wood fram...

Date: ca. 1862

Maker: Durrie, G. H. (Artist) Currier & Ives (Lithographer) Currier & Ives (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 7567

Accession Number: 1949.456

Bow front Chest

Heppelwhite style. Swell front case enclosing four graduated drawers. Drawers have beaded edges and crossbanded inlaid borders of dark and light veneer; matching flame veneer front panels. Replaced Chippendale scrolled brass pulls with bail handles. Keyholes outlined with brass. Shaped front skirt i...

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), inlay (process), veneering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7568

Accession Number: 1949.458

Easy Chair with Slipcover

Heppelwhite style. Wing chair is supported by wide block legs with added casters. Wide over-upholstered serpentine skirt. Arms extend straight out from back and are surmounted by the wings which have a serpentine top conforming with back. Upholstered in lozenged patterned beige cotton. Covered by a ...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, upholstery

GUSN: 7569

Accession Number: 1949.460AB

Night Stand

Federal period. Square case enclosing two veneered drawers with ebony string inlay. Molded round brass pulls with a central rosette. Straight rectangular legs supporting case are decorated with vertical panels and string inlay. Mid-length legs become ring turned and terminate in cylindrical feet. Le...

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 7570

Accession Number: 1949.463

Work Table/Stand

Four slim turned and reeded legs which terminate in rectangular dies just below case. Dies extend up through octagonal case enclosing three gradutated drawers with circular brass muchroom pulls. Conforming octagonal walnut top overhangs slightly. Legs, case and drawers with curly maple veneer panels...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 7571

Accession Number: 1949.464

Field Bed with Tester Frame

Sheraton style tester bedstead with marlborough legs at head which taper into pencil posts. Headboard is slightly rounded. Rectangular wide rails are beaded on upper, out edge. Rear legs have cylindical foot with vase and ring turnings. At join with rails, legs are block turned. Ovoid brass-colored ...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 7572

Accession Number: 1949.465

Vase

Venetial style. Colorless trumpet-shaped body with looped facets on lower two thirds; the top with elaborate etched floral and berry vine motif. Wide circular mouth with red and white "candycane" spiral latticinio rod applied as a molding. Bowl surmounts a clear ringed stem terminating in applied se...

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), glass decorating techniques

GUSN: 7573

Accession Number: 1949.469.1

Vase

Venetial style. Colorless trumpet-shaped body with looped facets on lower two thirds; the top with elaborate etched floral and berry vine motif. Wide circular mouth with red and white "candycane" spiral latticinio rod applied as a molding. Bowl surmounts a clear ringed stem terminating in applied se...

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), glass decorating techniques

GUSN: 7574

Accession Number: 1949.469.2

Fire Shovel

Spherical brass finial withs ring turnings below, incised ring highlighting. Blackened steel shaft has two knops with ring turning above and below. Crest-shaped drop on bell-shaped shovel.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 7575

Accession Number: 1949.473.1

Fire Tongs

Spherical brass finial on cylindrical handle with four ring turnings terminating in circular disc hinge. Two brass shafts extend from hinge. Below spurs, shaft merges with blackened iron shafts, terminating in ovoid "penny" pincers.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 7576

Accession Number: 1949.473.2

Jamb Hook

Rectangular brass back plate, screwed to wall, has scrolled c-shaped arm extending outward from center, terminating in a turned baluster finial.

Date: 1795-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 7577

Accession Number: 1949.474

Fireback

Rectangular body with domed top. Central motif of Coat of Arms in relief: design of five smaller shields inside; surrounded by vine with leaves and berries; beaded border with raised edge.

Date: mid-late 18th C

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 7578

Accession Number: 1949.475

Doorstop

Globular green colored glass ball with flat bottom. Air bubbles. Unpolished pontil. Colonial Revival period.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7579

Accession Number: 1949.478

Doorstop

Globular green colored glass. Round body tapers in at flat bottom. Air bubbles. Unpolished pontil. Colonial Revival period.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7580

Accession Number: 1949.479

Print

Colored print entitled "Winter Moonlight." Rectangular print has rounded top with white border. Foreground has snow covered rail fence; behind at left is small stream. At right man with bundle on stick and small dog walk down path to house at right in background. Large trees at left. Cloudy sky and ...

Date: 1866

Maker: Probably Currier & Ives (Printer) Palmer, F. F. (Artist)

Material: coloring, glass (material), paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7582

Accession Number: 1949.492

Lithograph

Hand colored lithograph "BEACON HILL FROM Mt VERNON ST.". Street scene has man and dog at lower right corner; two small children crossing street at left corner. Brick buildings on both sides of street with tall brick fences on each side. In distance, on top of hill is black carriage, large poplar tr...

Date: 1857

Maker: Smith, Knight, & Tappan (Publisher)

Material: hand coloring, lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7583

Accession Number: 1949.500

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, natural linen ground. Most lettering is black, initials are white. Black & white diamond at lower right. Row of white cross stitch between the two complete alphabets; numbers: "1-9"

Maker: Carroll, Anne Josephine Peabody (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 7584

Accession Number: 1940.252

Hand Glass

Oval frame with string inlay on outer edge. Carved and pierced handle. blue and brown brocade covered oval panel inserted in back. Brass ring inserted in back. Brass ring attached to top of oval frame.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), carving (processes), glass (material), piercing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7585

Accession Number: 1949.502

Portrait of Mrs. Hanbury

Reverse-on-glass painting of a woman, seen in profile, bust view. She wears a white bonnet with a blue scart, tied at her ear. Square collar, blue dress with lace bodice. "Mrs HANBURY" written in black below image. Tan background. Wide maple frame indents slights at center.

Date: 1785-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, glass (material), maple (wood)

GUSN: 7586

Accession Number: 1949.516

Cut-Paper Mourning Picture

Molded wood frame, stained dark brown. Under glass. White paper cutout mounted on olive green fabric. Centered at bottom is stepped gravestone with "BELOV'D - THO' LOST SEPR 26 1794." Monument surmounted by urn with floral sprig in bowl with long tendrils covering remainder of picture and ending in ...

Date: 1794-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7587

Accession Number: 1949.517

Needlework Picture

Embroidered map of England. Counties outlined in various colors, with name in black cross stitch. Channels and oceans also identified. Black painted wood frame has gilded inner and outer edge. Under glass.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Redman, Mary Smith (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 7588

Accession Number: 1949.520

Sampler

Embroidered sampler on white linensd. Wide polychrome border of flowers, leaves, and nuts enclosed by guilloche vine. Repeating triangular secondary border encloses larger motifs of flower baskets, deer, fruit basket, dog, and leaf sprigs. These surround script: "HOPE / when I can read my title clea...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Chew, Elizabeth (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, glass (material), linen (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7589

Accession Number: 1949.532

Electrified Whale Oil Lamp

Transparent canary yellow body. Mold-blown elongated font, squared at shoulders with loop-type vacetted side panels. Slightlyf domed top fitted with iron collar. Free-blown wafer joins font to base. Hexagonal base with facetted sides tapering to two facetted rings at stem. Original burner replaced w...

Date: 1825-1840

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

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), blow molding, pressing

GUSN: 7590

Accession Number: 1949.535

Telescopic Candlestick

Square, stepped base with chamfered corners. Round shaft projects upward from several incised rings. Knop turning above columnar shaft terminates in vasiform socket with wide flaring bobeche. Secondary cylindrical column extends at knop turning, recessing into lower column. Metal ring on underside c...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Harrison Patent (Maker)

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 7591

Accession Number: 1949.537.1

Telescopic Candlestick

Square, stepped base with chamfered corners. Round shaft projects upward from several incised rings. Knop turning above columnar shaft terminates in vasiform socket with wide flaring bobeche. Secondary cylindrical column extends at knop turning, recessing into lower column. Metal ring on underside c...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Harrison Patent (Maker)

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 7592

Accession Number: 1949.537.2

Bonnet

Tan silk-covered bonnet has wide crescent shaped brim with two long silk ties at base. Gathered silk cap with round crown. Canvas understructure.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 7593

Accession Number: 1949.548

Looking Glass

Sheraton style. Vertical rectangular mirror enclosed in frame featuring molded architrave with blocked corners and projecting cornice. Reeded half-round columns with corinthian capital in a wheat motif at sides. Molded skirt with blocked corners. Mirror surmounted by eglomise panel with a lamb in a...

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7594

Accession Number: 1949.550

Oil Painting

View of Boston Common with the Massachusetts State House on the right in background and Park Street Church to left. In green tones the scene pictures a large, dark tree with fence around its trunk, lawns and dirt paths, and lines of trees behind. People dot the Common paths and lawns. Vernacular sty...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: supports (artists' materials), gilding, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7595

Accession Number: 1949.559

Covered Powder or Trinket Box

Opaline green body. Short cylindrical body with flat bottom. Slightly indented neck with circular mouth to receive slightly domed conforming cover with gilt four-lobed floral element on top enclosed by circular band. Body with gilt banding also.

Date: 1865-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7596

Accession Number: 1949.566AB

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