Historic New England

Brooch

Oval brooch with black enamel chain link pattern decoration bordering central reserve containing a braided lock of hair covered with beveled glass. Suspension loop at center top.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), human hair, gold alloy, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 103240

Accession Number: 1987.976

Infant's Bib

White lace bib with three concentric circles of lace with a leaf appliqué in center, two lace ties.

Date: ca. 1903

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 103352

Accession Number: 2007.14.11

Mahogany Empire style wardrobe with chest of drawers in center featuring five drawers each with two round brass pulls and a brass keyhole in center. Chest flanked by two equally tall mahogany wardrobes with stepped pediment molding at top and full length doors with two panels and small brass door kn...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103353

Accession Number: 2007.10

Textile Samples

Five rectangular fabric samples attached with staples at one end. All feature identical stripe pattern each in different colors.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103354

Accession Number: 2000.491.1

Textile Samples

Ten textile swatches attached at one end with staples each featuring an identical design of stripes of abstract patterns in a different color combination.

Date: 1961

Maker: Toikka, Oiva (Finnish craftsman, born 1931) (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103355

Accession Number: 2000.491.2

Textile Samples

Five textiles swatches attached with staple. Each feature identical narrow vertical strip design in different color combinations.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103356

Accession Number: 2000.491.3

Textile Sample

Square cotton textile swatch with vertical narrow crimson stripes on a white ground.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103357

Accession Number: 2000.491.4

Textile Sample

Square cotton textile swatch with vertical narrow dark blue stripes on a light blue ground.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103358

Accession Number: 2000.491.5

Textile Samples

Three square cotton textile samples stapled at top. All feature identical abstract repeating flower design in black and white, dark blue and gray, and beige and tan color combinations.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103359

Accession Number: 2000.491.6

Textile Samples

Two square cotton textile swatches stapled at top. Both feature a repeating abstract floral design, one in a light and dark brown and the other in light and dark gray.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103360

Accession Number: 2000.491.7

Textile Sample

Square cotton textile swatch with a repeating pink abstract floral design on a blue ground.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103361

Accession Number: 2000.491.8

Textile Sample

Square cotton textile swatch with a repeating light blue abstract floral design on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103362

Accession Number: 2000.491.9

Textile Sample

Cotton textile swatch with a repeating tan abstract floral design on a rose ground, one flower is in lime green.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103363

Accession Number: 2000.491.10

Textile Sample

Cotton textile swatch with a repeating tan abstract floral design on a green ground.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103364

Accession Number: 2000.491.11

Textile Sample

Cotton textile swatch with a repeating tan abstract floral design on a green ground.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Rimala, Annika (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103365

Accession Number: 2000.491.12

Textile Sample

Cotton textile swatch with a light blue circle and dot pattern on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103366

Accession Number: 2000.491.13

Textile Sample

Long narrow strip of cotton cloth with dark and light red geometric shapes on a crimson ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103367

Accession Number: 2000.491.14

Textile Samples

Two triangular pieces of cotton textile with an overlapping bubble design in four different shades of blue. Selvage edge.

Date: 1967

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103368

Accession Number: 2000.491.15AB

Textile Sample

Cotton textile sample with red black and white geometric pattern.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103369

Accession Number: 2000.491.16

Textile Sample

Cotton textile sample with a patchwork floral design in purple, gray, and light and dark blue. Selvage edge.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103370

Accession Number: 2000.491.17

Textile sample

Cotton textile sample with a patchwork floral design in black and light and dark gray. Selvage edge.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103371

Accession Number: 2000.491.18

Textile Sample

Cotton textile sample of red wavy stripes of different widths on a bright blue ground. Selvage edge.

Date: 1961

Maker: Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer) Marimekko (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103372

Accession Number: 2000.491.19

Carpet Fragment

Wool carpet fragment, Wilton weave in diagonal lines of dark red dots on a rose ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103373

Accession Number: 2005.2.24

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Metal wallpaper printing cylinder with floral design.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103375

Accession Number: 2005.28.2

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal wallpaper printing cylinder featuring a scrolling foliate design

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103376

Accession Number: 2005.29.1

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal wallpaper machine printing cylinder with scrolling floral pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 103377

Accession Number: 2005.29.2

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal printing cylinder with two bands of scrolling foliate.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103378

Accession Number: 2005.29.3

Wallpaper Printing Cylinder

Wood and metal wallpaper printing cylinder featuring a floral pattern with a trellis.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103379

Accession Number: 2005.29.4

Wallpaper Wood Block

Wallpaper wood block with two stylized male figures.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103380

Accession Number: 2005.29.5

Wallpaper Wood Block

Wallpaper wood block with a scrolling floral and swag design.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103381

Accession Number: 2005.29.6

Wallpaper

Tapestry wallpaper fragment depicting a pastoral scene of a woman on a mule and a man plowing a field, various greens and beige on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 103382

Accession Number: 2005.30

Wallpaper Moldings Sample Sheet

Wallpaper moldings sample sheet featuring various styles and colors of wallpaper molding, most with gilt decoration.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Potter Paper Mills (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103383

Accession Number: 2004.45AB

Double Bed

Bed, double size, having horizontally rectangular headboard, large continuous-bead molding of scrolls details the serpentine outline, and top center cartouche of foliate carving. Beneath center book-match burl graining. Lower footboard repeats the headboard detail, counterpart base molding, with fre...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103384

Accession Number: 2007.17.1A-D

Gentleman's Dresser

Chest of drawers, vertically rectangular, having an overhang rectangular top, serpentine-shaped front and ovolo corners fitted with upper two horizontal short drawers, above four graduated long drawers, all with case continuous-bead molding surrounds having cast-metal pulls, scrolls and foliate deta...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103385

Accession Number: 2007.17.2

Commode

Commode, having overhang serpentine-shaped top, ovolo corners, with molded edge. Two horizontal short drawers beneath, fronts with inner bead molding and continuous-bead molding surrounds, each with matching cast-metal foliate pulls. Beneath, two deep long drawers, serpentine fronts, continuous-bead...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103386

Accession Number: 2007.17.3

Dressing Table

Dressing table, serpentine shaped with edge thumb-molding having concave center knee space, applied continuous-bead molding outline with center base carved scallop shell with scroll surrounds. Flanking banks of three graduated short drawers on each side, top serpentine drawers with bead molding surr...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103387

Accession Number: 2007.17.4

Upholstered Bench with Arms

Bench with arms having low oval upholstered back, ivory ground brocade with pastel flowers and leafage show cover; applied carved C-scroll cresting. Curved dish-molded open arms above shaped molded arm supports and D-shaped upholstered slip-seat. Front seat rail with shaped lower edge; shaped front ...

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103388

Accession Number: 2007.17.5

Upholstered Chair

Boudoir chair, with boxed oval upholstered back, counterpart upholstery show cover, having D-shaped upholstered seat above straight front seat rail, scallop shaping lower edge. Cabriole legs with leafage carved French feet.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103389

Accession Number: 2007.17.6

Pair of Nightstands

Pair of nightstands, each with overhang circular top, multiple continuous-bead edge molding above shaped aprons with machined rosettes. Four high slender cabriole legs, apron roundels above high leg low relief leafage carving and French scroll above rounded block feet.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103390

Accession Number: 2007.17.7.1-2

Pair of Wall Mirrors

Pair of wall mirrors, vertically oval in shape, each having molded frame, bead-molding inner edge, and pierced foliate scrollwork cresting, center swags and ruffled shell detail; counterpart reduced pierced and carved base detail.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: Cole, Louis (Maker) National Furniture Company (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103391

Accession Number: 2007.17.8.1-2

Pair of Modillions Mounted on Boards

Pair of wood modillions having carved scrolled acanthus leaves, painted white, both mounted to rectangular boards

Date: 1795

Maker: Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect)

GUSN: 103392

Accession Number: 2007.19.1-2

Hope Chest

Rectangular cedar hope chest with veneered surface, serpentine stepped molding at front, single drawer at bottom front, and four bracket feet. Lid hinged at back, single shelf with three sections lined with green felt under lid.

Date: 1942

Maker: The Lane Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103393

Accession Number: 2007.22.1

Bedspread

White cotton crocheted bedspread with an interlocking diamond pattern with pink and multicolored rosettes, zigzag shaped edge with cotton fringe on three sides.

Date: 1942-1945

Maker: Swedberg, Annie (Maker)

GUSN: 103394

Accession Number: 2007.22.2

Doily

Round tan cotton crocheted doily consisting of seven circles, one in center and six sewn around the center circle.

Date: 1942-1945

Maker: Swedberg, Annie (Maker)

GUSN: 103395

Accession Number: 2007.22.3

Doily

Rectangular white cotton crocheted doily, with diamond pattern in center and scalloped web pattern on border.

Date: 1942-1945

Maker: Lahikainen, Matilda (Maker)

GUSN: 103396

Accession Number: 2007.22.4

Mitsubishi VisiTel Visual Telephone Display

Rectangular display monitor in black plastic casing, monitor body tapers back into a triangle shape, black plastic t-shaped foot at front, long black combination telephone and AV cord attached.

Date: 1987-1989

Maker: Mitsubishi (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103397

Accession Number: 2007.22.5

Frigidaire Electric Range

Combination electric stove and oven range, painted white metal body, with raised back control and gauge panel featuring a timer, clock, temperature controls for stovetop and ovens, and appliance outlet, left side of stovetop features three round coiled cooking surface units and a recessed metal pot ...

Date: ca. 1958

Maker: General Motors Corporation (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103398

Accession Number: 2006.42AB

Shelf Clock with Base

Shelf clock, circular ormolu and white face with black Roman numerals and large ormolu pendulum set within a four-columned brass portico supporting a flat stepped pediment top, square base with four round feet, applied floral ormolu mounts at front of top and base. Separate oval-shaped wood base pai...

Date: 1823

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103399

Accession Number: 1990.279AB

Hood Truck Bank

Molded plastic toy bank in the form of a Hood Milk delivery truck with red Hood logo on each side, slot at top for coins, four black plastic wheels

Date: 1975-1999

Maker: H.P. Hood & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103400

Accession Number: 2008.2

Parlor Organ

Upright walnut parlor organ, stepped pediment top, front features an applied pierced and carved frieze with small wood shelf below for holding music, slanted cover with two recessed geometric shapes, lid retracts into body, ivory keyboard and panel with eight labeled knobs, applied carved scrolled m...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: Prescott Organ Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103401

Accession Number: 2007.8

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