Historic New England

Sleigh bells

String of ten bells on leather strap. Wide handsewn strap; traditional buckle and keeper. Bells attached through slots; fastened by smaller leather piece strung through bell handles. Seven bells incised with decoration (see sketch on worksheet). Three plain bells. Nine bells have small lead ball in...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising, leather

GUSN: 8530

Accession Number: 1991.743

Basket

Deep woven splint basket with carved, bent wooden handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), splints (lighting devices), weaving

GUSN: 8531

Accession Number: 1991.744

Basket

Round and flat-rimmed. Splint woven basket with carved wooden handle and attaching loop.

Date: 1876-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), splints (lighting devices), weaving

GUSN: 8532

Accession Number: 1991.745

"J. Bartlett" Tavern Sign

Tavern sign: oval with raised edge; two twisted iron hangers at top. White background with black scroll at top. Below is a red-feathered eagle outlined in yellow with arrows and laurel sprigs in talons; a ribbon held in its beak. At bottom, a black band reading "J. Bartlett." From the Old Bartlett I...

Date: 1838

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8533

Accession Number: 1991.746

Toy Redware Bowl

Semi-bulbous shape. Wide mouth with no cover; no handles. Rouletted band near top. Covered overall with orange/brick-red glaze except on slightly raised foot.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8534

Accession Number: 1991.749

Toy pitcher

Baluster shape with tall neck and long strap handle. Readware; covered overall with deep orange speckled glaze.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8535

Accession Number: 1991.750

Miniature Urn

Miniature earthenware urn; Classical-style baluster form with two scroll handles; shoulder, neck, collar and handles covered with dark brown glaze, the bottom half and interior unglazed light-colored clay.

Date: ca. 1880-1885

Maker: Clark, John (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 8536

Accession Number: 1992.751

Toy Bowl

Rectangular shape with deep well and notched rim. Covered with orange glaze and three wavy lines in light-colored slip. Unglazed back.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, slip (clay), lead glaze

GUSN: 8537

Accession Number: 1991.752

Miniature Pudding Mold

Deep oval shape on shallow foot. Reeded sides and impressed bunch of grapes motif. Covered overall with deep orange/red glaze and dark brown splotches.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, glazing (coating), impressing, molding (forming), redware

GUSN: 8538

Accession Number: 1991.753

Toy Porringer

Handled cup or porringer with rounded sides and outflared lip. Strap-like handle; on small foot. Covered with orange/brick-red glaze and dark brown splotching in ring around body, on rim and handle.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8539

Accession Number: 1991.754

Toy dish

Round with notched rim. Face covered with orange/brick-red glaze. Two wavy lines of light-colored slip; black. Unglazed back.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, slip (clay)

GUSN: 8540

Accession Number: 1991.755

Toy Jug

Bulbous shape with reeded neck and neck-to-body handle. Covered with yellow glaze and brown splotches.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8541

Accession Number: 1991.756

Oil lantern

Rectangular with two glass sides; one glass door. Tin box with heavy back. Front side hinged for door with tiny wire fastener. Contains small half-circle shelf and tiny oil lite of same shape; circular handle, string wick, moveable cover over oil resevoir. Fastened to wall with decorative bolt. Top ...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8542

Accession Number: 1991.757

Tavern Sign

Board mounted within frame; ball finials top and bottom. Grain-painted; mustard-yellow. Top is shaped in half-moon; bottom has broken arch. Both sides are alike.

Date: 1827

Maker: unknown

Material: boards (flat objects), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 8543

Accession Number: 1991.759

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8544

Accession Number: 1991.762.2

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8545

Accession Number: 1991.762.3

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8546

Accession Number: 1991.762.4

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8547

Accession Number: 1991.762.5

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8548

Accession Number: 1991.770.2

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8549

Accession Number: 1991.770.3

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8550

Accession Number: 1991.770.4

Artificial Fruit

Bunch of "white" grapes. Molded in white and some dark red wax added to simulate realism. Wire stem wrapped in paper.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wax, wire

GUSN: 8651

Accession Number: 1992.745.9

Artificial fruit

Pear painted in greens with red blush. Wooden stem.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), plaster of Paris, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8652

Accession Number: 1992.745.10

Artificial Fruit

Pear painted in dull yellow with red blush. Wooden stem.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), plaster of Paris, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8653

Accession Number: 1992.745.11

Trade sign

Rectangular, horizontal format with original frame and iron hangers. White house with red barn at left. Hill with trees at right; road at base of image. Brown band at bottom. Each side of painting is identical.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8654

Accession Number: 1992.746

Goose Decoy

"Uptail" decoy of diving goose (aka dabbler). Weighted in center of two patched pieces of wood with lead weight and leather. Painted white on stomach and sides; deep grey to black on back.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lead (metal), leather, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8655

Accession Number: 1992.747

Decoy

Made from canvas sack painted to resemble diving body of a blue-wing teal "uptail" in water. Stuffed and sealed with string for weight at tied end. Remainders of brown paint and teal blue wings and outlines of busy feather pattern.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, painting (coating), sewing (process), string (fiber product), stuffing (upholstering technique)

GUSN: 8656

Accession Number: 1992.748

Decoy

Two molded sides hinged together at head and tail with boldly painted white spotted decoration on black back. Dark taupe face and breast. Off-white underside.

Date: 1876-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: stamping (marking), machine-made, molding (forming), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8657

Accession Number: 1992.749

Toy dish

Red dish with round upturned sides; fluted edge. On short foot. Covered overall with dark brown/muddy glaze.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: Possibly Millville Pottery (Maker)

Material: earthenware, fluting, glazing (coating), throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8658

Accession Number: 1992.750

Ingrain carpet fragment

Long rectangular fragment of reversible ingrain wool carpet with an overall geometric pattern of a small diamond gridwork with dots within the lines. One side has white filled diamonds, on the opposite side the diamonds are filled with the ground colors which include white, red, green and peach. Fra...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, hand weaving, ingrain carpets, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8659

Accession Number: 1993.867

Carpet Sample

Strip of Venetian stair carpeting with selvage sides. Woven pattern of central wide section of light-colored floral sprigs on green striped ground flanked by narrow bands of running diamonds, in turn flanked by wider band of running floral petals. Border of slash lines.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8660

Accession Number: 1993.866

Ingrain Carpet

Narrow strip of ingrain carpeting with selvage sides. Woven design of large flowers and portions of angular, multi-lined medallion on woven green and blue striped ground; stripes running from selvage to selvage. Colors: green, blue, orange and white.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8661

Accession Number: 1993.865

Stair Carpet

One width strip of carpeting with selvage sides. Woven stripes of undulating ivy vine along edges with center stripe of alternating floral and "H" motifs flanked by two lines each of running chains. Ground of polychromatic stripes mostly reds, browns greens.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8662

Accession Number: 1993.864

Ingrain Carpet

L-shaped piece with selvage sides and one end bound with striped wool tape. Woven in large-scale floral designs with polychromatic striped ground; predominantly green, red, browns and cream.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8663

Accession Number: 1993.508

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven design of polychromatic rows of large eight-sided (points squared off) diamonds with large leaves and vines filling the spaces in between. Predominant use of red, brown, green, and cream colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8664

Accession Number: 1993.507

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven of polychromatic rows of large scale eight-sided (points squared off) diamonds with large leaves and vines filling spaces between. Predominantly red, brown, green and cream colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8665

Accession Number: 1993.1A

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Square format with selvage sides. Woven design of polychromatic rows of large eight-sided (points squared off) diamonds with large leaves and vines filling spaces in between. Predominant use of red, brown, green, and cream colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8666

Accession Number: 1993.506

Ingrain carpet

Rectangular section of pieced three-strip carpeting; woven design of 3" wide sashing gridwork of lines of concentric squares; at intersections, small starburst amongst stripes. Blocks formed by inter-arc of alternating round medallions with floral spray on stripes or blocks filled with vine sprays o...

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, piercing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8667

Accession Number: 1993.3

Ingrain carpet

Large rectangular pieced section; woven design of polychromatic rows of alternating cruciform medallions with floral centers and oval floral medallions with diamond centers; interspaces filled with oak leaf clusters and roses. Predominantly browns, cream, green and reds. One end bound in green wool ...

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, piercing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8668

Accession Number: 1993.2

Ingrain carpet

Rectangular pieced section; woven design of polychromatic rows of alternating cruciform medallions with floral centers and oval floral medallions with diamond centers; interspaces filled with oak leaf clusters and roses. Predominantly browns, cream, green and reds. Green wool binding.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, piercing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8669

Accession Number: 1993.869

Ingrain Carpet

Staple-shaped, strip and one-half wide with selvage sides. Woven of polychromatic rows of large scale eight-sided (points squared off) diamonds with large leaves and vines filling spaces between. Predominantly red, brown, green and cream colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8670

Accession Number: 1993.1B

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip with selvage sides. Woven of polychromatic rows of large scale eight-sided (points squared off) diamonds with large leaves and vines filling spaces between. Predominantly red, brown, green and cream colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8671

Accession Number: 1993.1C

Ingrain Carpet

Strip and one-half wide with selvage sides. Woven of polychromatic rows of large scale eight-sided (points squared off) diamonds with large leaves and vines filling spaces between. Predominantly red, brown, green and cream colors.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8672

Accession Number: 1993.1D

Carpet protector fragment

Rectangular panels/stripes of natural/tan cotton; coarse and loosely woven. Plain weave with alternating stripes of tightly woven cotton and loosely woven. Selvage edges.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8673

Accession Number: 1990.309.1

Carpet protector fragment

Rectangular panels/stripes of natural/tan cotton; coarse and loosely woven. Plain weave with alternating stripes of tightly woven cotton and loosely woven. Selvage edges.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8674

Accession Number: 1990.309.2

Carpet

Rectangular, pieced section of wool cut pile carpeting. Woven design of rows of very large scale geometric medallions on interlocking floral and geometric bands; pale center with floral spray. Between medallions: swirling, two-toned red leafy scrolls.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pile (textile component), jute (fiber), weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8675

Accession Number: 1987.384

Hook

Iron hook with ring top.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8676

Accession Number: 1992.752

Hook

Iron hook with heart-shaped handle.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8677

Accession Number: 1992.753

Hook

Iron hook with hooks at right angles.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8678

Accession Number: 1992.754

Shaker Box Pattern

Template for Shaker sewing box, of thickly pieced together wood attached with nails, the center portion adjustable for length to range from 9 7/8" to 10 1/4", of characteristic oval shape.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8679

Accession Number: 1992.755

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