Historic New England

Trunk

Trunk. Pine, rope, iron, metal, paint. Dome-topped, rectangular chest, dovetailed joints; original iron lock; new rope handles; painted black.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), metal, painting (coating), pine (wood), rope

GUSN: 25293

Accession Number: 1963.205

Three-quarter length portrait of Matilda Plumer as a young girl with dark hair and eyes, wearing a red dress with a white lace collar. Sitter is holding a book in her right hand. Swag curtain and tassel in upper left corner of background. Wide gilt and gesso molded frame.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: Somerby, Frederic Thomas (American painter, 1814-ca.1870) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 25294

Accession Number: 1967.215

Trunk

Trunk. Pine, leather, brass, iron, metal. Rectangular leather-covered pine box with brass tacks. Iron latch with brass escutcheon cover, stamped "PATENT." Interior lined with paper and wallpaper in blue, white and green floral and foliate pattern. Silk ribbons for braces.

Date: 1805-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, metal, paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25295

Accession Number: 1985.361

Sander

Wooden sander painted yellow. Turned and incised body. Punched star decoration for sifting.

Date: 1805-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25296

Accession Number: 1985.362

Sander

Turned wooden sander w/ punched star decoration in sifter.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25297

Accession Number: 1985.363

Footstool

Footstool. Pine, metal, paint. Five-board stool painted dull green-grey. Nailed construction throughout. End boards have double incised lines. Double cyma curve cutouts form the legs.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25298

Accession Number: 1985.364

Eyeglasses

Metal rimmed, gold-colored eyeglasses, hinged in the middle to fold in half. Clip at the base to secure.

Date: 1805-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 25299

Accession Number: 1985.365

Drop-front desk

Rectangular desk top. Pine, mahogany, mahogany veneer, unidentified leather. Single drawer in lower case. Upper case has hinged fold-down writing surface lined with black leather and decorated with two mahogany veneered inset panels on the exterior. Interior has vertical files and central drawer....

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25300

Accession Number: 1985.366

Footstool

Footstool. painted green. Top has beaded edges on two long sides. End pieces have V-shaped cutouts to form legs. Nailed construction throughout.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25301

Accession Number: 1985.367

Basket

Rectangular hickory splint basket w/out cover. Patterned weave: 3 thin, 1 thick splint. Partially dyed w/ walnut. Holds 1 peck.

Date: 1775-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25302

Accession Number: 1918.1624

Basket

Oval wicker woven basket w/ wicker hook for woven lid. Two rows of braided wicker trim. Twisted flat handle and hook.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25303

Accession Number: 1921.87

Storage Basket

Square, tightly woven wood splint storage basket with square, checker weave cover. Basket body is made of alternating horizontal wide and thin weavers. Thin weavers are alternately swabbed blue and red. Wide weavers are stamped with dot-and-circle design. Alternating standards are swabbed yellow and...

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving, stamp-decorated

GUSN: 25304

Accession Number: 1924.666AB

Basket

Rectangular, straight-sided basket with two opposing small oval inset handles. Crosshatch weave with alternating wide and thin weavers. Wide splints have potato stamped floral and dotted decorative figures. Native American.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, stamp-decorated

GUSN: 25305

Accession Number: 1926.514

Basket

Circular coiled straw basket w/ flat lid.

Date: 1819

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 25306

Accession Number: 1926.66

Basket

Oblong open hickory splint basket for yarn. Loose patterned crosshatch weave. 2 single band loop handles.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25307

Accession Number: 1927.2187

Trunk

Trunk. Green canvas covering and metal trim. Lock covered by leather flap. Two side buckles. Marked "A.B." on one side. Top has center leather handle. Interior lined with cream canvas.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Clark, Atkins A. (Maker)

Material: canvas, leather, metal

GUSN: 25308

Accession Number: 1928.922

Bonnet Basket

Small, hinged basket used to carry and store a lady's cap. Round woven basket with conforming lid. Woven with narrow, natural colored wood splints in radiating checker and twill weave. Two loop handles and hook and eye closure.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), reed (grass, material), weaving

GUSN: 25309

Accession Number: 1930.869

Basket

Basket w/ cover; finely woven ashlar splint body. Rectangular base, bulbous ovoid body w/ oval lid.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ashlar, splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25310

Accession Number: 1933.1329AB

Yarn Basket

Egg-shaped basket made of woven splints and grass, with two bands of dark braided grass. The basket has a hinged lid reinforced by rims made with wicker. A metal ring latch is attached at the front of the lid and there is a hole in the top where yarn or string kept inside the basket could exit durin...

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices), straw (plant material), grass (plant material), wicker

GUSN: 25311

Accession Number: 1934.1356

Basket

Small domed rectangular trunk-shaped woven basket marked "Henry Mailar New York". Lid hinged in back.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Mailar, Henry (Maker)

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25312

Accession Number: 1938.728

Basket

Six-sided, fancy open weave, banded basket with raised rectangular base flaring to hexagonal reeded and open patterned body with slight flared lip. Two wicker wrapped arch handles.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25313

Accession Number: 1938.1205

Sea chest

Rectangular 6-board chest, originally w/ hinged top. Molded edge around top, and shaped rounded handles at two ends. Butt joints and nail construction. Underside of lid has painted checkerboard. Interior not fitted. "Colman" marked on inside lid.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25314

Accession Number: 1985.357

The Sale of the Pet Lamb

By William Collins, 15 Holland Street, Kensington. Marked "From the original picture. In possession of Marie A. Wall Esque." Inscription tells story of scene. Man shown paying woman for lamb. Children surround the lamb. One child pushes apprentice away. Simple gold molded frame. Only half of backboa...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Collins, William (Maker) Reynolds, S. W. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25315

Accession Number: 1985.358

Sunday

Marked, "London, published May 1, 1847 by Thomas Boys. Print seller to the Royal family 467 Oxford Street. Painted by William Collins Esq, RA. Engraved by S.W. Reynolds 15 Holland Street Kensington. Published by special permission under the gracious sanction and patronage of her majesty the Queen." ...

Date: 1847

Maker: Reynolds, S. W. (Engraver) Boys, Thomas (Publisher) Collins, William (Painter)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25316

Accession Number: 1985.359

Basket

Deep bowl form basket. Tightly woven splint basket w/ thin horizontal bands.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25317

Accession Number: 1985.604

Basket

Circular form basket w/ raised woven center. One row of braid around base. Sides woven half-way up w/ weavers and ribs of equal size. Arch-shaped open weave around upper half.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25318

Accession Number: 1985.606

Barrell-Shaped Basket

Barrel-shaped, tightly woven wicker basket.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 25319

Accession Number: 1985.608

Basket

Raised reeded base and birch back bottom flaring to open rectangular basket. Alternating black and natural reeds. Sides patterned in sections of tightly woven vs. open areas. Two C-shaped handles.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25320

Accession Number: 1985.609AB

Fruit basket

Circular form w/ thicker ribs than weave. Cross-hatch bottom and lower sides. Openwork diamonds above. Rim is extension of diamond pattern.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25321

Accession Number: 1985.610

Basket

Circular form wrapped and coiled open bowl. Sides curve gradually outward toward top. Top coil woven for extra strength. Bottom patterned w/ red, green and tan wrapped stripes projecting from center. Sides have green, black and red wrapped triangles w/ tan trim.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 25322

Accession Number: 1985.612

Fruit basket

Open weave fruit-type basket w/ woven bottom and loose weave. Diamond shaped holes on side.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25323

Accession Number: 1985.613

Cradle

Cradle. Pine. Brass plate marked "Moses Abbott/ Bedford, Mass/ Married Susanna Jacquith/ of Billerica/ June 22, 1820." Three-piece hood with ogival arch hood bonnet. Plain sides and arched foot board, cant out from flat bottom, shaped edge to hoodside. Two shaped rockers. Interior painted red. Ex...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25324

Accession Number: 1929.176

Wall mirror

Wall mirror. Oak, pine, glass, metal. Plain molded oak frame; silvered glass insert; pine backing.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25325

Accession Number: 1930.1689

Chest

Six-board chest w/out feet; molded edges on 3 sides of winged top; bottom has quarter-round molding on 3 sides. Dovetailed construction; replaced hinges; green paint on all sides except back, which is black.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, pine (wood)

GUSN: 25326

Accession Number: 1941.1224

Fireplace tongs

Wrought iron tongs w/ L-shaped pincers and plain round handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 25327

Accession Number: 1963.111B

Quilt

Pieced and quilted top. Alternating square blocks of red and white print and green print. Back is red and black print. Bound edges in fabric of green print, same as is used on front of quilt.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25328

Accession Number: 1985.403

Trunk

Hide-covered, dome-topped trunk w/ brass tacks and iron lock and clasp. Blue polkadot wallpaper lines the interior.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), hide (collagenous material), iron (metal), leather, pine (wood)

GUSN: 25329

Accession Number: 1985.404

Food-storage jar

Blue glass canning jar, labeled, "Ball/deal/6."

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Ball Brothers Company (Maker)

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 25330

Accession Number: 1985.406

Basket

Woven circular form. Top has double band of braid around edge. Slightly domed top. Thick twisted flat handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker

GUSN: 25331

Accession Number: 1985.407

Basket

Oval, flared, flat woven base w/ bulbous sides and single central strap wicker handle. Woven double-lift top.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 25332

Accession Number: 1985.408

Quilt

Hand-pieced top of rectangular blocks of multi-colored cotton prints. No quilting. Backing pieced of single red and green printed fabric. Edge bound with cotton band, machine-stitched. Unidentified filler.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25333

Accession Number: 1985.409

Trunk

Canvas covered trunk w/ slightly domed hinged lid. Compartmented interior w/ removable tray.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25334

Accession Number: 1985.410

Flax spinning wheel

Three splayed legs; elaborate ring and baluster turned forms. Plain rectangular base, grooved on both sides. Newer oak wheel w/ turned spokes. Turned rods which attach wheel to base are singed or burned. Flywheel supported by elaborately turned supports.

Date: 1815-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, oak (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25335

Accession Number: 1985.411

Clock reel

Crude pegged construction. Winder has four spokes. Hand-carved, notched gears, supported between rectangular posts w/ chamfered corners. Front feet are cut from single piece of wood w/ rounded shoulders. Some evidence of black paint.

Date: 1780

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25336

Accession Number: 1985.412

Andirons

Two elongated pad feet w/ spurred cabriole legs which support a central shaft of columnar ring and ball shapes, surmounted by a conical finial.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, iron (metal)

GUSN: 25337

Accession Number: 1985.413

Bellows

Wooden handles decorated in yellow, black and gold on deep red background on one side w/ fruit and leaf motif. Metal fittings and tip.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25338

Accession Number: 1985.414

Tablecloth

Woven white on white cross-like checkered pattern. Square shape.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 25339

Accession Number: 1985.616

Flag

Machine-stitched construction. Thirteen red and white stripes, each a separate panel sewn together. Thiry-seven white linen stars sewn on by hand. 6 even rows of six stars each w/ a single star inserted at right upper corner. Hand embossed at hem: "J.M. Dalton," Also, "D" at bottom right corner.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Possibly Dalton, J. M. (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 25340

Accession Number: 1985.618

Purse

Bag-like purse consisting of saddle-shaped cardboard front and back. Covered w/ cream-colored satin, enclosing a satin body w/ hand-sewn seams. Sides of woven design w/ yellow and green shadow stripes, enclosing a stripe of floral sprigs. Pink silk ribbon handles.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile)

GUSN: 25341

Accession Number: 1985.619

Oil lamp

Circular dished base w/ rolled under lip. Inverted cup-shaped body w/ step molding at base; side canting to a stepped top w/ threaded mouth to receive burner. C-shaped handle applied at side w/ stamped floral vine motif. Pierced burner w/ domed top w/ scalloped edge to receive a chimney. Circular bo...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), tinning

GUSN: 25192

Accession Number: 1985.253

Search Collections

Displaying: 134651 - 134700 of 211,172