Historic New England

Picture

2 men on chairs facing, 1 with flute; 1 with violin; oval; black threads

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wool (textile)

GUSN: 56675

Accession Number: 1942.4363

Framed textile fragment "The Funeral Procession of Lord Viscount Nelson"

This framed printed textile is decorated with composite scenes from the death and funeral of Viscount Lord Nelson. It is currently a sepia-toned pattern on a cream-colored ground, which was most likely purple when freshly printed.

Date: 1806

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 56676

Accession Number: 1942.4364

Lantern

Black lantern with a star and diamond pierced conical chimney; colorless bulbous shade.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 56677

Accession Number: 1942.4365

Lantern

Keyhole pierced conical chimney; colorless bulbous shade.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 56678

Accession Number: 1942.4366

Silhouette

Man; neg. cut, bust-length prof. ; facing left; black/gold oval sur.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 56679

Accession Number: 1942.4368

Silhouette

Man facing right; neg. cut, bust-length; black & gold oval surr.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 56680

Accession Number: 1942.4367

Toilet Bottle

Amethyst; cylind. body, rounded shlder; flat lip; crosscut-diamond

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56681

Accession Number: 1942.4370.1

Toilet Bottle

Amethyst; cylind. body, rounded shlder; flat lip; crosscut-diamond

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56682

Accession Number: 1942.4370.2

Tieback

White; circular, opaque with sunflower center & cleat border

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56683

Accession Number: 1942.4374.1

Tieback

White; circular, opaque with sunflower center & cleat border

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56684

Accession Number: 1942.4374.2

Newspaper Clipping

On celeb. & toasts given by federal republicans, gloucester, ma

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56685

Accession Number: 1942.4376

Newspaper Clipping

On sighting of sea serpent off cape ann, gloucester, boston

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56686

Accession Number: 1942.4377

Cushion

Window seat cushion filled with horsehair. Purple satin upholstery.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56687

Accession Number: 1942.4378

Curtain

Set of window curtains. One pair [.1-.2] with valance [.3]. Curtains constructed from a quilt printed with vignettes from the life of Mary Stuart. Printed in purple on dyed background.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Possibly Rollet, Marius (Engraver)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 56688

Accession Number: 1942.4379.1-.3

Miniature Portrait

Depiction of a female. frontal 3/4 length view; pink and white lace dress and cap, green cushion

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56689

Accession Number: 1942.4383

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56690

Accession Number: 1942.4369.1

Letter

Autographed letter from Lord Nelson to Sir James St. Clair.

Date: 1799

Maker: Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805 (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56691

Accession Number: 1942.4384

Epaulet

Elongated teardrop; scene boy with dog.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), textiles

GUSN: 56692

Accession Number: 1942.4373.1

Epaulet

Elongated teardrop; scene girl with sheep.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), textiles

GUSN: 56693

Accession Number: 1942.4373.2

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56694

Accession Number: 1942.4369.2

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56695

Accession Number: 1942.4369.3

Mirror Knob

Blue; circular with star motif

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56696

Accession Number: 1942.4369.4

Picture

Boat with coffin at right; oarsmen center, British flag left; hand-color

Date: 1806

Maker: Ackermann, B. (Publisher)

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56697

Accession Number: 1942.4385

Coverlet

Overshot wool coverlet. Double woven reversible design woven in red, blue, pale green, and tan. Central floral wreath medallion at center atop a square lattice work patterned background. Floral wreath border. Red, blue, green, and tan fringe.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 56698

Accession Number: 1942.4386

Pillow sham

Pillow sham. Purple glazed chintz with ruffles on all four sides. Purple color has shifted to brown.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 56699

Accession Number: 1942.4387.1

Dust Ruffle

Dust ruffle. Muslin center section with purple cotton sateen ruffles along both sides and at foot.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56700

Accession Number: 1942.4387.2

Aquatint

Nelson bust with chart of twenty-six ships captured by him 1793-1801.

Date: 1800

Maker: Buttersworth and Roberts (Engraver) AFTER Buttersworth, T. (Maker)

Material: aquatints (prints), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56701

Accession Number: 1942.4389

Picture

Youth stndng, blue coat, white pants; seated woman, white hood.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: AFTER Joy, George W. (Maker)

Material: chromolithographs, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56702

Accession Number: 1942.4390

Gas Lamp

Bl cylind. shaft with rounded pendant; burner at top; fruit on shd.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Hubbell, Inc., Harvey (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 56703

Accession Number: 1942.4392.1

Gas Lamp

Bl cylind. shaft with rounded pendant; burner at top; fruit on shd.

Date: 1902-1910

Maker: Hubbell, Inc., Harvey (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 56704

Accession Number: 1942.4392.2

Powder Box

Cylindr. shape, basketweave motif; periwinkle blue; "U" hndls/knb

Date: 1895-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56705

Accession Number: 1942.4406.1

Powder Box

Cylindr. shape, basketweave motif; periwinkle blue; "U" hndls/knb

Date: 1895-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56706

Accession Number: 1942.4406.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with diamond diaper pattern of white rosettes on brown inside tan framework. Installed in the Nelson Room at Beauport.

Date: 1910-1935

Maker: Attributed to Thomas Strahan & Co. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 56707

Accession Number: 1942.4706.1

Wallpaper

Large gray on tan diaper with poppies, daisies, campaniola flowers.

Date: 1910-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 56708

Accession Number: 1942.4707

Picture

Man boarding captured American boat; soldiers/sailors around.

Date: 1975

Maker: AFTER Westall, Richard (Maker)

Material: chromolithographs, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 56709

Accession Number: 1942.4741

Doorknob

Opaque, periwinkle bl; circular with 6-petal flower, tapering stem

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56710

Accession Number: 1942.4742

Paneling

Rectangular fielded panels; 4 doors; brown.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 56711

Accession Number: 1942.4743

Portrait of a John Hancock

Half-length, three-quarter view portrait of John Hancock wearing blue coat with gold trim, and a wig, holding book. Oil on canvas.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 56712

Accession Number: 1942.1625

Quintal Vase

Quintal vase with ovoid foot. Five scalloped openings. Scene of a couple in a horse drawn carriage painted in cream, green, and brown.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 56713

Accession Number: 1942.1643

Flounce

Flounce with stripe pattern of red stylized hearts.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56714

Accession Number: 1942.1672.1

Cushion

Cushion with stripe pattern of red stylized hearts.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 56715

Accession Number: 1942.1672.2

Bedspread

Bedspread with overshot weave in blue, white and gold, with fringe.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 56716

Accession Number: 1942.1674

Needlework Picture

A needlework picture consisting of a central bouquet of pink, yellow, blue flowers surrounded by a pink rose vine wreath on an ivory satin ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 56717

Accession Number: 1942.1786

Toilet Bottle

Colorless, bl-gr; rectangular , rounded shlders, oval facets, floral cap

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), flashing (glassworking), glass (material)

GUSN: 56718

Accession Number: 1942.2073

Toilet Bottle

Lime green; oval, taper at waist, facets, hinged cap.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 56719

Accession Number: 1942.2074

Toilet Bottle

White, polychrome, gilt; rectangular , horizontal facets; floral spray

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 56720

Accession Number: 1942.2075

Toilet Bottle

Pink-white; oval faceted body, taper at base, floral hngd lid

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 56721

Accession Number: 1942.2076

Toilet Bottle

Med. bl; footed, baluster shape, faceted threaded neck, flat lid

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 56722

Accession Number: 1942.2077

Toilet Bottle

White; flattened egg shape; opaque; fan & lobe motif.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 56723

Accession Number: 1942.2078

Eggcup

Wide, round rim; egg well; black

Date: 1960

Maker: Torben Dvskov & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 56624

Accession Number: 1984.469.2

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