Historic New England

Paper Mache Doll Head and Box

Paper mache doll head (a). Red paper box with cover (bc).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29142

Accession Number: 1920.493A-C

Needles

Bone needle with a large curved handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29143

Accession Number: 1920.498

Bootjack

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29144

Accession Number: 1920.503

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29145

Accession Number: 1920.507

FAN (A): varnished wood sticks and guards, brise' type; carved along edges to imitate stitching; floral spray of dark red roses and brown leaves painted on one side; threaded with tan silk ribbon; one mother of pearl washer; metal ring with long, tan silk cord and tassel. BOX (B): hinged; varnish...

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29146

Accession Number: 1920.512AB

Yarn

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 29147

Accession Number: 1920.515

Needlework Bookmark

Perforated cardboard bookmark.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29148

Accession Number: 1920.516

Wafer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 29149

Accession Number: 1920.517

Pitcher

Stoneware lekythos-shaped pitcher with brown slip-cast body, incised horses in landscape around body. Blue and green palmettes around neck and base with four bands of white and blue rosettes in relief around body and neck.

Date: 1876

Maker: Doulton Lambeth (Manufacturer)

Material: sgraffito (technique), slip casting, stoneware (pottery), relief (sculpture techniques)

GUSN: 29150

Accession Number: 1920.519

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher. Polychrome transfer-printed design. Oval medallions depicting patriotic scenes featuring a memorial to George Washington and plans for Washington D.C.. A cartoon on the front shows John Bull and Napoleon pulling a cow by the horns and tail while Jefferson milks the cow. The image...

Date: c. 1810

Maker: Akin, James, 1773-1846 (Cartoonist)

Material: creamware, gilding, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 29151

Accession Number: 1920.521

Plate

Earthenware plate with a scalloped edge. Scroll and basket weave border. Mottled brown, green, and yellow mottled glaze.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 29152

Accession Number: 1920.522

Copperplate-printed textile fragment "The Dance" and "The Departure"

This rectangular fragment has a repeating red and white scene of a family departing a cottage and a group of young people dancing in a ring around a musician leaning against a tree. The scene is bordered by trees and foliage. The top edge of the fragment is hemmed, with the remains of a tape binding...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: Attributed to Marshall, John, Manchester Printworks (Printer)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), piecing, textiles

GUSN: 29153

Accession Number: 1920.523

Cloth Fragment

Sheer white fabric with a stitched dot pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29154

Accession Number: 1920.541

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 29155

Accession Number: 1920.542

Coin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 29156

Accession Number: 1920.543

Drawer Pulls

Pair of brass drawer knobs. Stamped with stylized flower head. Attached screw, unattached escutcheon plate.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 29158

Accession Number: 1920.548

Oval Tobacco Box

Oval tin with tight fitting cover. Exterior painted black with gold lettering that reads: "May we never Feel want Nor ever want Feeling."

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 29159

Accession Number: 1920.549

Fan

Dark green silk leaf; plain ivory sticks.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), silk (textile)

GUSN: 29160

Accession Number: 1920.552

Tablespoon

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

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 29161

Accession Number: 1920.553

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 29162

Accession Number: 1920.554

Writing Tablet

A writing tablet with a carved ivory cover, writing sheets, and a metal latch.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29163

Accession Number: 1920.560

Mechanical Pencil

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29164

Accession Number: 1920.561

Mechanical Pencil

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29165

Accession Number: 1920.562

Thread Winder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29166

Accession Number: 1920.563

Thread Winder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29167

Accession Number: 1920.564

Telescope

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29168

Accession Number: 1920.566

Medicine Bottle

Small, twelve-sided glass medicine bottle with paper label.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 29483

Accession Number: 1922.356.1

Clamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 29484

Accession Number: 1922.358

Cement Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 29485

Accession Number: 1922.360

PLASTER

Half-inch-thick layer of plaster with probable impression of brick in back. Surface darkened.

Date: 1676-1679

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 29486

Accession Number: 1922.363

Hook

Flat bar turned up and tapered at one end; split in two at other end with these respective legs turned out.

Date: 1676-1679

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 29487

Accession Number: 1922.366.1-2

Spike

Wrought; rosehead; traces of mortar.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), mortar (filler), wrought

GUSN: 29488

Accession Number: 1922.367

CRANE

Long tapered rectangular bar with end turned up and headed. Plaster adhering.

Date: 1671-1679

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal), plaster

GUSN: 29489

Accession Number: 1922.369

Fan & Box

FAN (A): Pierced sticks; leaf of white silk with silver spangles. BOX (B): Tube covered with embossed paper in green, red and purple. (See Cataloger's Note)

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 29490

Accession Number: 1922.370AB

Sewing Clamp

Cylindrical wooden sewing clamp; turnbridge-style sycamore wood; green velvet pincushion; yellow silk tape measure fitted into the side and marked with nails; painted with alternating bands of black and red paint.

Date: late 18th - early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: sycamore (wood), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 29491

Accession Number: 1922.371

Hat

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29492

Accession Number: 1922.373

Cloth Fragment

Brown cotton fragment with a pattern of pheasants and white flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 29493

Accession Number: 1922.375

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) and lid (B). Bandbox and lid are covered in plain blue paper and lined with plain beige paper. Bottom rim of bandbox is repaired with a narrow strip of a floral sprig wallpaper covered by a solid beige paper strip. Rim of lid is covered with a floral sprig wallpaper printed in blues...

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 29494

Accession Number: 1922.379.2AB

Bonnet

Straw bonnet trimmed with yellow ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29495

Accession Number: 1922.379.1

"Pumpkin" Hood

Green silk hood, padded, and lined with down; double, piped ruffle around brim; no reed or stiffened supports; five black satin ribbon bows along center top; padded neck ruffle; six drawstrings on inside; black silk ribbon ties at neck; gathered at center back.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: down, stitching, padding (process), silk (textile)

GUSN: 29496

Accession Number: 1922.380

Decanter

Pressed glass decanter. Diamond pattern band. Vertical flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 29497

Accession Number: 1922.381

Fan & Box

FAN (A): Wooden sticks carved with roses and flowers; pink moire' leaf edged with gold; gilt bale with pink silk tassel with silver metallic coils. BOX (B): Trompe l'oeil marguetry paper box.

Date: c. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), moiré, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29498

Accession Number: 1922.383AB

Apron

Sheer apron with an off the shoulder neckline; armseye and hem trimmed with scallop edged lace; embroidered at neck and hem; crewel worked foliate branch--browns, reds, and greens and berries.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, organdy

GUSN: 29499

Accession Number: 1922.384

Photograph

Photograph of the front of the Oliver Wendell Holmes house; three-story wood structure with projecting front entrance, gables, wood rail fence and tree-lined street.

Date: ca. 1884

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 29500

Accession Number: 1922.385

Painting

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 29501

Accession Number: 1922.390

"Sewing Circle of Boston Girls"

Sixteen young women seated and standing in a large interior room, posed with sewing projects and a large sewing basket. Carved wooden frame shaped like tree branches.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 29502

Accession Number: 1922.393