Historic New England

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49918

Accession Number: 1980.413.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49919

Accession Number: 1980.413.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49920

Accession Number: 1980.414

Pair of Candlesticks

Pair of electric brass candlesticks.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49921

Accession Number: 1980.415.1

Pair or Candlesticks

Pair of electric brass candlesticks.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49922

Accession Number: 1980.415.2

Candlesnuffer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49923

Accession Number: 1980.416

Vase Stand

Rosewood vase stand.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49925

Accession Number: 1980.417.2

Wooden stand

Carved wooden stand

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49926

Accession Number: 1980.419

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Nichols, William Stoddard (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 49927

Accession Number: 1980.420

TRIM

No description

Date: ca. 1797

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, molding (forming), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49928

Accession Number: 1980.451

Mantel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49929

Accession Number: 1980.462

Serving Tray

Serpentine sides, foliate handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 49930

Accession Number: 1980.464

Mantel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49931

Accession Number: 1980.859

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49932

Accession Number: 1980.234.1

Hexagon Quilt

Pieced hexagons of various colors and designs in silk with seventeen rows of eleven mosaic six-point stars within hexagon; quilted in hexagon pattern. Bound edges.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49933

Accession Number: 1981.1

Comforter

Body comprised of pieced diamonds of printed, woven and plain cottons. Tacked; heavily batted; machine sewn edges.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), piecing, printing (process), rolling up, tacking

GUSN: 49934

Accession Number: 1981.3

Alphabet Sampler

Unfinished. Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, ivory linen ground. One alphabet at top, incomplete. No border, polychromatic. Alphabets: #1 A-T

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 49935

Accession Number: 1981.8

Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle. Cream linen ground. Grid pattern made by columns of brown stitching intersecting rows of stitching in various colors. Alphabets: #1 complete #2 complete Numbers: "1-9, 0"

Date: 1848

Maker: Wilson, Anna W., 1836- (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 49936

Accession Number: 1981.9

Alphabet Sampler

"Boston Band" style sampler worked in silk on linen. This polychromatic sampler is a long rectancle with alphabetic lines separated by bands of decorative embroidery on the upper portion. Beneath these is a scene with a central leafy tree flanked by flower-filled baskets, birds and the inscription (...

Date: 1737

Maker: Hill, Sarah, 1725- (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 49937

Accession Number: 1981.10

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, cream colored linen ground. Rows of alphabets alternated with rows of decorative needlework-hearts and undulating wave. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1-complete; #2-"A-T"; #3-"A-V", missing "J" Numbers: "1-10"; cross stitch, satin stitch

Date: 1838

Maker: Steven, Elizabeth (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 49938

Accession Number: 1981.11

Shoe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49939

Accession Number: 1981.13

Dessert Service

Gilt gold banded edge; border of gilt vermicule on pink ground; central image of elephant's head with snake entwined around trunk with green-gilt decoration (Appleton family crest). Urn-shaped on square base.

Date: 1804-1813

Maker: Barr Flight & Barr (Maker)

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 49940

Accession Number: 1981.15.1AB

Chair

Side chair. One of a set of six. Mahogany with maple loose seat frame. Pierced splat serpentine crest with molded ears. One-piece splat shoe and seat rails. Slip rush seat. Chamfered stretchers. Rests on Marlborough legs.

Date: 1760-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), rush (material), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 49941

Accession Number: 1981.17

Portrait of Martha Mehitabel Bennett Stimson

Half-length portrait of a woman with lacy bonnet sitting in a red upholstered chair.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 49942

Accession Number: 1981.42.1

Portrait of Mr. Stimson

Portrait of a man with gray hair, seated in a red upholstered chair.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 49943

Accession Number: 1981.42.2

Mirror

Empire-style mahogany overmantel mirror.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49944

Accession Number: 1981.44

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Vertical rectangle, cream colored linen ground. Alphabets in top half, verse in bottom. Monochromatic-green and white. Geometric border. Alphabets: #1 missing "J"; #2 "A-G"; #3 complete; #4 "A-F,I"; #5 "A-X"; cross stitch, eyelet hole; framed, under glass.

Date: 1819

Maker: Stimson, Deborah Thaxter, 1812- (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 49945

Accession Number: 1981.47

Mirror

Gilt framed Federal-style mirror. Rectangular molded frame enclosing a rectangular glass with a set-in gilt wooden panel above. Decorated with an applied relieve carving of a compote with fruit (raspberries). Whole flanked by rope turned 3/4 split columns that terminate in upper and lower plinths. T...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49946

Accession Number: 1981.49

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49947

Accession Number: 1981.54

Vase

Amythest-tinted blown glass vase with trumpet form terminating in a folded-over circular lip. Body surmounts applied short, bulbuous baluster stem on wide flat circular foot with polished pontil.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 49948

Accession Number: 1981.59

Comfort bag

Brown, yellow, and green plaid cotton square with two hemmed and two selveged edges. Traditionally from a comfort bag distributed by Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis II (Eliza Henderson Boardman Otis) to Union Soldiers during the Civil War to be used as a bandage if injured.

Date: c. 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 49949

Accession Number: 1981.62

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49950

Accession Number: 1981.66

Slate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 49951

Accession Number: 1981.75

Whole Cloth Quilt

Green, wool spread quilted in three-line diamond; "pumpkin seed", "flower" or "snowball" motifs within each diamond. Stitched line border.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tabby (textile), quilting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49952

Accession Number: 1981.76A

Bedding Fragment

Panel, seamed; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 49953

Accession Number: 1981.77.1

Quilt

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 49954

Accession Number: 1981.79

PETTICOAT

White cotton; self waistband w/ tape ties at back; placket bound w/ twill tape; hem embroidered in white w/ floral & geometric patterns; 3 ruffles above hem; white cord applied at top of each ruffle.

Date: 1820-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 49955

Accession Number: 1981.80

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 49956

Accession Number: 1981.81

Photograph

Three-quarter length seated portrait of three young women w/ hands folded at their waists looking straight ahead.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting, tintypes (prints)

GUSN: 49957

Accession Number: 1981.83

Wallpaper

Unused sample from end of roll of floral damask. Undulating "ribbons" entwined by berried vine and framing flower vase with stylized tulips and foliate sprouting from center. Printed in two shades of pink on dark pink ground. Embossed.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Maker)

Material: block printing (relief printing process), floral patterns, flowers (plants), paper (fiber product), machine-made, embossing, tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 49958

Accession Number: 1981.103

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, Arts and Crafts embossed leather pattern in tones of burnt gold and green. Attributed to Jeffrey & Co., London.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49959

Accession Number: 1981.112

Wallpaper

Wallpaper frament, yellow pattern. M.H. Birge and Son #2604.

Date: 1900-1901

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49960

Accession Number: 1981.128

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, gold flock on dark apricot ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49961

Accession Number: 1981.132

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Japanese leather paper- possibly embossed only. Large floral pattern with pomegranates, pine cones, butterflies and fruit. Embossed design on stenciled ecru background. Relief design lacquered on ivory.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, machine-made

GUSN: 49962

Accession Number: 1981.152

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample of Japanese leather paper. Baroque style pattern with large flowers and foliate c-scrolls and openwork. Pebble embossed background. Relief detail in gold wash and background is stenciled in green on a gilt ground.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, lacquer (coating), gilding

GUSN: 49963

Accession Number: 1981.166

Sheet

No description

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, weaving, muslin, piecing

GUSN: 49964

Accession Number: 1981.175

Sheet

Rectangular, white cotton sheet, seamed, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, cotton (textile), cross-stitching, weaving, piecing

GUSN: 49965

Accession Number: 1981.176

Wool Blanket

White, rough twill weave, single piece wool blanket or throw; seamed on top and bottom, selvage sides.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 49966

Accession Number: 1981.177

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen panel, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 49967

Accession Number: 1981.178

Sheet

Rectangular, fine white linen sheet, seamed, hemmed top and botton with selvage sides.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 49968

Accession Number: 1981.198

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