Historic New England

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51568

Accession Number: 1987.313

Portrait of Mrs. Davis

Framed pastel portrait of Mrs. Davis.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51570

Accession Number: 1987.315

Painting

Framed oil painting of a Nantucket Street.

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 51571

Accession Number: 1987.316

Fishing Shacks, Nantucket

Scene of gray fishing shacks on stilts, small rowboats sitting in mud in foreground. Oil paint on artist's board, beige painted wood frame.

Date: 1929-1950

Maker: Sears, Edwin Buckingham, 1911-1986 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas board

GUSN: 51576

Accession Number: 1987.321

Portrait of Daniel or Cornelius Short

Half-length portrait of either Daniel or Cornelius Short with beard. Labeled on back as "a Calais Maine merchant or shipbuilder."

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 51578

Accession Number: 1987.323

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 51581

Accession Number: 1987.326.1

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 51582

Accession Number: 1987.326.2

Bell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 51583

Accession Number: 1987.330.1

Bell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 51584

Accession Number: 1987.330.2

Artist's Paint Box and Palette

Artist's wooden paint box (.1) with contents and wooden palette (.2)covered with dried oil paint. Palette removed from inside box.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51585

Accession Number: 1987.333.1-.2

Sewing Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51586

Accession Number: 1987.334

Folio

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51587

Accession Number: 1987.335

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper. Bouquet of fruit and bowl of flowers inside geometric medallion. Printed in greens, reds, pink, yellow, gray and blues on white ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 51590

Accession Number: 1987.354

Paperweight

Large glass paperweight with green and white spirals.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51591

Accession Number: 1987.368

Paperweight

Large glass paperweight with polychrome millefiori canes, resembling flowers, set in a blue base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51592

Accession Number: 1987.369

Paperweight

Glass paperweight. Millefiori design set in a green base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51593

Accession Number: 1987.370

Paperweight

Large glass paperweight with pink, white, and blue millefiori canes in star pattern set in a polychrome base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51594

Accession Number: 1987.371

Paperweight

Glass paperweight with twisted polychrome ribbons of glass converging on a central millefiori medallion of blue, white, and pink.

Maker: New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51595

Accession Number: 1987.372

Paperweight

Glass paperweight with blue, white, and pink millefiori canes in floral bunches set in a bronze-colored base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51596

Accession Number: 1987.373

Paperweight

Glass paperweight. Polychrome Millefiori design set in bronze-colored base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51597

Accession Number: 1987.374

Blue and white; vaguely scalloped edge; network, separhead and double dot outer border; double thin band inner border; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion with swastika fence, trees and boat moored; in distance, mountains and birds flying overhead.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 51598

Accession Number: 1987.375.1

Top

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 51814

Accession Number: 1987.580

Key Ring and Money Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 51815

Accession Number: 1987.581

Toy

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 51816

Accession Number: 1987.582

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51817

Accession Number: 1987.583

Fishing Line

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 51818

Accession Number: 1987.584

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51819

Accession Number: 1987.585

Lure

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51820

Accession Number: 1987.586

Bowling Set

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51821

Accession Number: 1987.588

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51822

Accession Number: 1987.589

Dress

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 51823

Accession Number: 1987.590

Dress

A=Bodice; B=Skirt. Cream lace/net with pink taffeta and peach satin. A=Bodice - standing band collar of tucked net with flowers; backed with tulle and tulle ruffle; V yoke of tucked net (horizontal tucks). Two large lace bertha ruffles at yoke; bell shaped lace oversleeves with tulle covered sati...

Date: 1907-1908

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), satin, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 51824

Accession Number: 1987.591AB

SHIRT

White; low standing collar; front panel is ribbed and rounded, stiff; 3 buttonholes, 1 hole collar front; 1 hole collar, back opening; french cuffs. Wrapped in packaging from laundry.

Date: 1940-1959

Maker: Arrow (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 51825

Accession Number: 1987.592

SHIRT

White; low standing collar; open back with buttonholes; 1 hole at neck front; front panel is ribbed, rounded and stiff; french cuffs; still wrapped in laundry wrappings.

Date: 1940-1959

Maker: Arrow (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 51826

Accession Number: 1987.593

Two-Piece Pajamas

Green and white striped; top long sleeves with notched collar, button front; Pants: long with drawstring waist and buttons with placket closure; breast pocket.

Date: 1950-1959

Maker: Puritan B (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), machine-made

GUSN: 51827

Accession Number: 1987.594

Pajamas

Blue and white stripes; long sleeves with turnover collar; breast pocket; elasticized/stretch waistband, with button front and placket closure.

Date: 1950-1959

Maker: Wilson (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), machine-made

GUSN: 51828

Accession Number: 1987.595

UNDERSHIRT

White; front placket closure of white silk satin with 3 pearl buttons, short sleeves with rib knit (stretchy) cuffs; hemmed.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: American Hosiery (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting, machine-made, stitching

GUSN: 51829

Accession Number: 1987.596

Sailor Shirt

White; front opening with tab; left breast pocket; deep collar/flap; cuffs with two white buttons; hem.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: R. H. Stearns & Co. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), twill

GUSN: 51830

Accession Number: 1987.597

Golf Knickers

White linen; plain; button front; belt loops; five pockets-one coin, two side seam, two hip; buckle and strap closure at knee; bone and mother of pearl buttons.

Date: 1910-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), twill

GUSN: 51831

Accession Number: 1987.598