Historic New England

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28216

Accession Number: 1918.669

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28217

Accession Number: 1918.673

Stool

Tall work stool; square legs, 8 stretchers, footrest; leather seat.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), leather, ash (wood), chestnut (wood), birch (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28218

Accession Number: 1918.714

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28219

Accession Number: 1918.718

Cooper's Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28220

Accession Number: 1918.720

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28221

Accession Number: 1918.721

Meat Hook

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28222

Accession Number: 1918.724

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28223

Accession Number: 1918.732

Venetian Carpet Fragment

Rectangular strip; twill weave in uneven polychromatic stripes. Center one of green and yellow zig-zag pattern flanked by mirrowing twill diagonal lines. Selvage sides; one hemmed and raw end.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: Pierce, Amasa (Maker)

Material: flatweaves, hand weaving, jute (fiber), wool (textile)

GUSN: 28224

Accession Number: 1918.733

Needlework Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28225

Accession Number: 1918.738

Ring

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28226

Accession Number: 1918.747

Small Round Box with Cover

Round paper box with cover. Tan paper with white paper lace trim. Octagonal paper affixed to cover with image of Cupid with bow and arrow. "Coral" handwritten in ink on cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 28227

Accession Number: 1918.748AB

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28228

Accession Number: 1918.752

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 28229

Accession Number: 1918.754

Pearlware blue transfer-printed urn with molded handles. Bands of alternating dendritic and diaper pattern around rim, neck, and handles. Body of urn is decorated with a landscape scene of four individuals in the foreground overlooking a body of water with several sailboats and a large building on...

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 28230

Accession Number: 1918.759

Shawl

Black silk crepe with damask border 5" wide of meandering design of sparse sprig of diamonds in center; tied-on fringe of silk thread all around.

Date: ca. 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe (textile), damask, silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 28231

Accession Number: 1918.763

Veil

Bright green silk gauze; satin striped fringed edge; large scale floral pattern on body; five large connecting floral motifs at border; drawstring.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: gauze, stripes, silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 28232

Accession Number: 1918.766

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

Norfolk-type pull with broken thumb lever attached. Plate ends are rounded. Tagged "Found in Otis house during repairs of 1917 with key of 1918.777."

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28233

Accession Number: 1918.776

Key

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28234

Accession Number: 1918.777

Fireplace Tongs

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28235

Accession Number: 1918.780

Ankle Boot

Black/brown boot; three pairs of eyes--no laces; tongue; sole and heel--very worn; white twill lining.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, leather

GUSN: 28236

Accession Number: 1918.792

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28237

Accession Number: 1918.794

Candle Mold

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 28238

Accession Number: 1918.798

Nail

A nail with rounded brass head. Method of manufacture uncertain. Round shaft, pointed tip. Tag "Pin, Otis House. Found near one of windows."

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 28239

Accession Number: 1918.805

Nail

Nail with crockery head set in brass; round shaft; pointed tip. Method of manufacture uncertain.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 28240

Accession Number: 1918.806

Nail

Nail with crockery head set in brass, round shaft, pointed tip. Flatter head than 1918.806.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 28241

Accession Number: 1918.807

Sauce Warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 28242

Accession Number: 1918.812

Decanter stopper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28243

Accession Number: 1918.813

Decanter

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28244

Accession Number: 1918.814

Button

Eight metal buttons on original card. Secured to card with string.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 28245

Accession Number: 1918.817

Peaslee Garrison House

Watercolor painting of a red house and gray outbuildings on a hillside with chickens in the foreground. Rear view of the Peaslee Garrison House, East Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Date: 1915-1918

Maker: Warren, Harold B. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 28246

Accession Number: 1918.819

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 28247

Accession Number: 1918.821

Button

A metal button with a frieze of stars on perimeter; a circle of crescent moons in the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 28248

Accession Number: 1918.822

Button

Two dozen silver-plated waistcoat buttons, loose.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 28249

Accession Number: 1918.823

Bone Buttons

Set of 40 bone buttons possibly made from horn. A string holds the buttons together with another button covered with white weave piece of cotton fabric. NOTE: The original 1918 accession card notes there are 42 bone buttons.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 28250

Accession Number: 1918.824

H-Hinge

Flat strap hinge; patterned heads; badly brushed surface.

Date: 1700-1718

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28047

Accession Number: 1918.101

Nail

Seven hand-wrought nails in box labeled "hinge nails."

Date: 1695-1718

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 28048

Accession Number: 1918.102E-K

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

a) Suffolk-type pull: barbed heart-shaped escutcheons, flat handle, straight lever. b) latch bar: long taper to round head. Brown paint on both.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28049

Accession Number: 1918.102AB

H-Hinge

Hinge with square edges and ends; tan/brown paint on face.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28050

Accession Number: 1918.103

Latch Assembly

Latch assembly with A) Suffolk-type pull with straight thumb lever and beam-head escutcheons. Handle tapered both ends. B) latch bar: flat with taper to bean-head. Thickens at base of head. C) staple: broken, two pieces. Tapered legs, flat top. D) catch: from rectangular bar. No taper. Broken ...

Date: 1700-1718

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28051

Accession Number: 1918.104A-D

Latch Assembly

Latch assembly with A) pull and thumb lever: bean-head escutcheons, straight thumb lever. Handle tapers at each end. B) latch bar: flat, tapered to bean-head. D) catch: rectangular tapered tang, clinched and broken. Other tags not attached to objects. No staple, as listed on tag. Olive paint o...

Date: 1700-1718

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28052

Accession Number: 1918.105A-D

Staple

Hand-wrought staple for retaining hasp, hook, or padlock. Exposed portion painted green. Tagged "Staple and hook. T. Perkins House, Topsfield, Mass."

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28053

Accession Number: 1918.106A

Hook

Hook wrought from square stock. Tapered hook and loop ends, twisted shank. Painted green. Tagged "Staple and hook. T. Perkins House, Topsfield, Mass."

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 28054

Accession Number: 1918.106B

Eyelet Screw

Cut from flat stock; blunt end. Traces of yellow paint on eye.

Date: ca. 1796

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28055

Accession Number: 1918.111

Escutcheon

Two brass keyhole escutcheons; one rosehead screw still attached.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 28056

Accession Number: 1918.113AB

Mortise Lock

Iron mortise lock set with iron key. Lock works are of iron, with knob-operated spring-bend bolt and key-operated deadbolt. Each from both sides. Knobs and spindle not extant. Knob-operated deadbolt (one side only) with brass knob, spindle, and escutcheon are attached. Face plate is brass.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 28057

Accession Number: 1918.113D

Change Purse

Lozenge-shaped change purse with hinged metal frame, chain strap and push-button clasp. The interior of the purse is lined with blue fabric, the sides are made of red leather covered with mother of pearl. The mother of pearl on the front side of the purse is relief carved with an image of a young co...

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, cloth, leather, mother of pearl

GUSN: 28058

Accession Number: 1918.122

Notebook

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28059

Accession Number: 1918.123

Fourth Liberty Loan pin

Blue pin with a white flag framed by a red border with four vertical blue strips in the middle

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28060

Accession Number: 1918.124

Tile

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 28061

Accession Number: 1918.128B

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