Historic New England

Pagoda

The pagoda is a three-dimensional architectural element that was assembled in place at Beauport, the Sleeper-McCann House, along the wall shared with the South Gallery in the China Trade Room. The elements are painted wood with nail fasteners.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1053

Accession Number: 1989.17

BOOK

Covers by Sarah Wyman Whitman

Maker: Jewett, Sarah Orne, 1849-1909 (Author)

GUSN: 1055

Accession Number: 1989.19

"The Alert" ship model

Model of the ship "Alert". Class "A" classification, 1/4" scale. Constructed on the solid hull lift method of wood. Authentically painted with a copper bottom, black topsides, with gun port band, yellow stripe, gray and green interior bulwarks with skylights and companyways in white. Natural scribed...

Date: 1941

Maker: Pratt, Winthrop, Jr. (Maker)

GUSN: 1056

Accession Number: 1989.20

Armchair

With cone finials in old finish.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1058

Accession Number: 1988.34

Card Table

Carved, reeded legs and birch-veneered rails.

Maker: unknown

Material: veneering

GUSN: 1059

Accession Number: 1988.35

Chair

Side chair with foliate carving on the crest rail, a carved splat, and a slip seat. Part of a set of six side chairs purchased by Nathaniel Barrell from Samuel Walker of London.

Date: 1763

Maker: Walker, Samuel (Maker)

GUSN: 1060

Accession Number: 1988.36.1

Chair

Side chair with foliate carving on the crest rail, a carved splat, and a slip seat. Part of a set of six side chairs purchased by Nathaniel Barrell from Samuel Walker of London.

Date: 1763

Maker: Walker, Samuel (Maker)

GUSN: 1061

Accession Number: 1988.36.2

Armchair

Matches 1988. 37. 1--a side chair.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1062

Accession Number: 1988.37.2

Portrait of Thomas Thompson

Portrait of Thomas Thompson. Signed and dated by the artist.

Date: 1829

Maker: Coles, Joseph (Maker)

GUSN: 1063

Accession Number: 1988.38.1

Portrait of Dr. Josiah Dwight

Portrait of Dr. Josiah Dwight.

Maker: Coles, Joseph (Maker)

GUSN: 1064

Accession Number: 1988.38.2

Hall Globe, Entry Lamp

Hall lamp. Tapered towards the top and open on both ends with a paper label with maker's name "ACME. "

Maker: ACME (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 1065

Accession Number: 1988.39.1

Hall Globe, Entry Lamp

No description

Maker: ACME (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 1066

Accession Number: 1988.39.2

Sampler

Framed alphabetic and verse sampler worked in silk on linen in cross stitch. Verse reads "be virtuous and indust/rious and happiness/will attend you if you/do not expect too much/Sophia Sewall born May/16.1788.Hallowell 1797"

Date: 1797

Maker: Sewall, Sophia (Maker)

GUSN: 1067

Accession Number: 1988.40AB

STICKPIN

With red, white and blue ribbons in a white cardboard box marked "worn by little Annie Codman then about two years old, in a black velvet hat with a white feather--the week after the capture of Fort Sumpter/Commencement of the Rebellion. "

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 1068

Accession Number: 1988.42

Wallpaper Sample Book Cover

Cover to wallpaper sample book (acc. #1987. 255) titled "1907 Book 2 1907 / Wall Papers / Room Mouldings / Samuel Z. Goldberg. / 65 Merrimac St., Boston." Cover is made of heavy dark brown paper textured to reemble leather with gold printing.

Maker: S. Z. Goldberg (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 1069

Accession Number: 1988.45

Tilt-top Table

Tilt-top table with scallop-edged top; urn, pedestal and tripod base, snake feet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1070

Accession Number: 1988.52

Tavern Table

Tavern table with an oval top and splayed legs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1071

Accession Number: 1988.53

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette of Thomas Thompson.

Maker: Peale, Charles Wilson (Maker)

GUSN: 1072

Accession Number: 1988.54

Center Table

Rococo Revival center table. Formerly loan #4. 1986.

Maker: Tucker, Hiram (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), slate (rock)

GUSN: 1073

Accession Number: 1988.55

RUG

Patterned chain-stitched rug.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching

GUSN: 1074

Accession Number: 1988.56

Print

Boydell engraving of "King Richard the Second" Act IV, Scene I, 1801 printing.

Date: 1801

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1075

Accession Number: 1988.57

Coin

Depicts kneeling man. On reverse, image indistinct due to heavy scoring. "Am I not a Man and a Brother?"

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 1076

Accession Number: 1988.73

BUTTON

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 1077

Accession Number: 1988.74

VALANCE

Reproduction of Hamilton House window valance #1949. 893. 1.

Maker: Perkins, Will Cady (Maker)

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 1078

Accession Number: 1988.75.1

VALANCE

Reproduction of Hamilton House window valance #1949. 893. 1.

Maker: Perkins, Will Cady (Maker)

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 1079

Accession Number: 1988.75.2

Cloth fragment

Roughly square, brown cotton ground printed with alternating stripes of flowers in pink and green; coral motif in blue on white. Three raw sides, one selvage side.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material), cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 1080

Accession Number: 1988.77

Table Lamp

Table lamp, chromed steel base and arm with black-painted iron shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 1081

Accession Number: 1988.78

Commemorative Certificate

Membership certificate stating "Samuel M. Quincy 2nd Mass. Vols. Bur. Brig. General of Vols. was a soldier, and is now a member of the Society of the Army of the Potomac." Elaborate scenes in reserves surround center of certificate. J.F. Cabot Framers Boston.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: Cabot, J. F. (Framer) Major & Knapp Engraving, Manufacturing & Lithographic Co. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 1082

Accession Number: 1988.83

doll's pillow sham

White with pink in three edges

Date: 1842-1852

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1289

Accession Number: 1969.6879

Pair of Pantalettes

White with five horizontal tucks. Button holes in top edge

Date: 1842-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1290

Accession Number: 1969.6880AB

Pair of Child's Pantelettes

White with six tucks horizontal. Button holes at top edge.

Date: 1842-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1291

Accession Number: 1969.6881AB

doll's napkin

White with fringe

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1292

Accession Number: 1969.6882

doll's kerchief

Pink and black pattern with black stripe

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 1293

Accession Number: 1969.6883

dolls' (?) collar/wrist buttons

Two pairs (one is missing a button)

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mother of pearl

GUSN: 1294

Accession Number: 1969.6886

rag doll arms

Stuffed with cotton batting

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1295

Accession Number: 1969.6887

cloth doll

Faceless, fully clothed in dark green patterned ensemble with fringe

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 1296

Accession Number: 1969.6891

Strap Hinge

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 1297

Accession Number: 1986.1730

Pilaster capital

Pilaster capital.

Maker: Gilman & Bryant (Architect)

GUSN: 1298

Accession Number: 1969.7941A-F

Pilaster Capital

No description

Maker: Gilman & Bryant (Architect)

GUSN: 1299

Accession Number: 1969.8094

HINGE

Tip of spear point hinge (strap hinge probably).

Date: 1700-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 1300

Accession Number: 1911.48B

Underskirt or Petticoat

Ivory silk satin; quilted with large-scale pattern of swags, flowers and leaves, deepening toward hem; pleated to tan linen waistband; cream glazed wool lining.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 1301

Accession Number: 1964.55A

Underskirt or Petticoat

Ivory silk; large scale scalloped quilting on body; scrolling branch quilting at hem; gathered to cotton twill waistband; cream glazed wool lining.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 1302

Accession Number: 1964.55B

Veil

White cotton diamond twist net; cotton tambour; scalloped edge with sprigged sprays; plain ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), net (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 1303

Accession Number: 1925.465

Veil

White/cream silk net with border of needle run tambour floral sprays with branches extending inside; ground above with dots and stylized sprigs; casing for drawstring (drawstring missing).

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), net (textile), silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 1304

Accession Number: 1931.1691

Veil

Cream silk gauze with supplementary warp pattern; casing, but no drawstring; field of small grapes and leaves; six large floral sprays across bottom; scalloped edges with more leaves.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gauze, silk (textile)

GUSN: 1305

Accession Number: 1933.462

Veil

Black silk twist net; chain stitch (tambour); 5 floral motifs beginning to connect; sprigged ground; heavier look.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: net (textile), silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 1306

Accession Number: 1933.2135

Veil

White cotton twist net; chain stitch fillings with silky cordonnay; floral spray border; star motifs at sides; dotted ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), net (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 1307

Accession Number: 1934.1792

Veil

Black patterned warp knit silk lace; no cordonnay; straight ends; bilaterally symmetrical motifs in border; four floral motifs across end; plain ground.

Date: 18th c. or 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 1308

Accession Number: 1935.1193

Scarf

Blue silk chiffon; sheer blue lace center; drawnwork along borders; for carriage/auto.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: chiffon, drawn thread work, lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 1309

Accession Number: 1947.337D

Veil

Black silk warp knit patterned lace; bilaterally symmetrical organization; some strapwork; large branching sprays; border of scrolling motifs; scalloped edge.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 1310

Accession Number: 1988.355

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