Historic New England

Inkwell

Square, footed arts and crafts-style inkwell with bronze filigree and green and white glass panels with colorless glass insert.

Maker: Tiffany Studios (New York, N.Y.) (Maker)

Material: bronze (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 51635

Accession Number: 1987.416.1AB

Calender Stand

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51636

Accession Number: 1987.416.2

Blotter with Decorative Copper End Pieces

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51637

Accession Number: 1987.416.3A-C

Piano Stool

Cabriole legs; claw and ball fee; carved knees, skirt and feet; horsehair cushion with floral velvet upholstery.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, upholstering, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51638

Accession Number: 1987.417.2

Bust

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51639

Accession Number: 1987.418

Coastal Scene

Landscape painting depicting a green pasture and several white buildings on a riverbank, two masted sailboat at right. Oil on canvas. Plain gilt painted wood frame.

Date: 1887

Maker: Woodbury, Charles Herbert (American painter and etcher, 1864-1940) (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 51640

Accession Number: 1987.419

Bird Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51641

Accession Number: 1987.420.1

Bird Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51642

Accession Number: 1987.420.2

Sculpture "Setter Carrying a Pheasant"

Patinated bronze sculpture of a setter holding a dead pheasant in its mouth. Rectangular base with rounded corners. Green baize bottom.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: Dubucand, Alfred, 1828-1894 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 51643

Accession Number: 1987.422

Pheasant Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51644

Accession Number: 1987.423

Bowl

Small earthenware decorative bowl with mottled blue-green glaze, interior white bands and small rosettes.

Date: 1910

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 51645

Accession Number: 1987.424

Serving Fork

Silver serving fork with a pointed oval handle and four tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 51646

Accession Number: 1987.426.1

Serving Spoon

Silver serving spoon. Pointed oval handle with an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 51647

Accession Number: 1987.426.2

Wall Vase

Green, torpedo-shaped, earthenware vase with one hole in back for hanging.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 51648

Accession Number: 1987.427

Rocking Chair

Rocking chair. Maple posts; ash stretchers, upholstery. Upholstered over four-slat back; long upholstered skirt.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 51649

Accession Number: 1987.429A

Table

Turned legs and ball feet, box stretchers; rails and stretchers (formerly) molded

Date: 1715-1745

Maker: unknown

Material: eastern white pine (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 51650

Accession Number: 1987.430

Trunk

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 51651

Accession Number: 1987.431

Table

3 sausage-turned legs, round top.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, ebony (color), oak (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 51652

Accession Number: 1987.432

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51653

Accession Number: 1987.433

Child's Rocking Chair

Child's rocking chair with a three-slat back; turned finials; round legs, posts, stretchers; short rockers.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51655

Accession Number: 1987.437

Chair

Chair. Wood, rush seat, painted black. Four-slat back; turned rear posts; acorn finials; turned front stretchers; turned urn below seat frame.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: rush (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51656

Accession Number: 1987.438

Slate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 51657

Accession Number: 1987.439

Bookcase

Oak bookcase with 4 doors, 3 glass panels each. Simple molded base and cornice.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51658

Accession Number: 1987.441

Loiness Sculpture, Bayre Copy

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 51659

Accession Number: 1987.444

Child's Sack-Back Chair

Child's sack-back Windsor Chair. Plain spindles; turned arm supports. Rests on turned legs.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Paine Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ash (wood), oak (wood), staining

GUSN: 51660

Accession Number: 1987.445

Portrait Painting

Half-length, man in profile, black jacket, white collar.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 51661

Accession Number: 1987.446

Shot Glass

Colorless shot glass with rounded foot and hand-painted decoration of crest with bird below a crown flanked by red and gray leaves. Gray and white dots around foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 51662

Accession Number: 1987.447

Doily

Round lace doily.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52037

Accession Number: 1941.224

Handkerchief

Lace handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52038

Accession Number: 1941.225

Sash

Black sash.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52039

Accession Number: 1941.227

Pair of Gloves

Black silk lace gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52040

Accession Number: 1941.228AB

Pair of Gloves

Black lace gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52041

Accession Number: 1941.231AB

Handkerchief

White handkerchief with a red and cgray cross pattern at the edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52042

Accession Number: 1941.232

VEIL

Black silk net; tambour/needle run; sprig & dot ground; dense floral & leaf border; scalloped edge.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), net (textile), silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 52043

Accession Number: 1941.237

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52044

Accession Number: 1941.240

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52045

Accession Number: 1941.241

Pocket Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 52046

Accession Number: 1941.245

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52047

Accession Number: 1941.251

Rogers Group Sculpture - Fighting Bob

Man holding two pistols, one in the air and one at his hip.

Date: 1889

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52048

Accession Number: 1941.252

Rogers Group Sculpture - Frolic at the Old Homestead

Old woman in chair surrounded by three young adults frolicking.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52049

Accession Number: 1941.253

Rogers Group Sculpture - Football

Man carrying football, being tackled by three others.

Date: 1891

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52050

Accession Number: 1941.255

Rogers Group Sculpture - Faust and Marguerite, Their First Meeting

Man with long hair and beard at right, lady with two long braids at left.

Date: 1890

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52051

Accession Number: 1941.256

Rogers Group Sculpture - The Foundling

Man w/ lamp, holding baby, separated from young woman by a wall.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52052

Accession Number: 1941.258

Rogers Group Sculpture - "Uncle Ned's School"

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Date: July 3, 1866

Maker: Rogers, John (Sculptor)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52053

Accession Number: 1941.259

Rogers Group Sculpture - "You are a Spirit, I Know, When Did You Die?"

Sculpture of a scene from the play King Lear. A bearded man on a bed with a young woman before him and two bearded men behind.

Date: 1885

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52054

Accession Number: 1941.260

Rogers Group Sculpture - Phrenology at the Fancy Ball

Man wearing a phrenology cap puts his hand on head of man in oriental costume.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52055

Accession Number: 1941.263

Bonnet

Ivory silk; elaborate shirring at back; pleated ruffles at front w/ cream ribbon and 5 rosettes around face; bows at back; 2 cream ties; cream lining.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: R. H. Stearns & Co. (Maker)

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 52056

Accession Number: 1941.267

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white linen damask; central portion covered in floral sprigs. Bordered by double scrolling floral vines; stylized fleur-de-lis border around edges. Hemmed ends; selvage sides.

Date: 1821-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 52057

Accession Number: 1941.272

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white linen damask; central floral grouping with birds in corner. Twin urns; bouquets of flowers on each end; floral groupings; birds in corners and center ends. Narrow Greek Key border. Outer border: wide band of flowers with Greek Key border at edge.

Date: 1821-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 52058

Accession Number: 1941.273

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white damask linen; body of trailing grape vines interspersed with small floral spot motifs. Double scrolling vine border; narrow floral inner border.

Date: ca. 1821

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 52059

Accession Number: 1941.274

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