Historic New England

Hook

Wrought from rectangular stock. Hammered round at hook and loop ends. Painted yellow.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 27997

Accession Number: 1917.1452

Staple

No description

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 27998

Accession Number: 1917.1453

Hinge

Forged from flat bar stock. Loop at each end to be retained by and to fit over "staple." End turned up at locking end.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27999

Accession Number: 1917.1455A

Staple

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28000

Accession Number: 1917.1455B

PINTLE

Forged one-piece construction. Round pin turned up from square tapered bar. Tagged "Small size gudgeon. Stephen Robbins homestead. E. Lexington"

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28001

Accession Number: 1917.1456

Catch

Wrought from flat stock with square tapered tang and rat-tail. Tagged "catch-tailed. Robbins House, Lexington."

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 28002

Accession Number: 1917.1457

Carpetbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28003

Accession Number: 1917.1458

PINTLE

Two-piece construction. Square bar. Round pin with conical top. Forged. Tagged "large gudgeon. Stephen Robbins homestead, E. Lexington."

Date: 1775-1789

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28004

Accession Number: 1917.1460

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

Rectangular plate, patterned on each end. Handle missing. Lever tapered and turned down with concave head. Accession card: part of a latch, thumb piece and escutcheon.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28005

Accession Number: 1917.1461

Slide Bolt

Cut plate with riveted bolt collars (?); six nail holes (rod missing).

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28006

Accession Number: 1917.1462

Handle

Rectangular plate cut decoratively, though simply, at top; straight lever; painted black.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 28007

Accession Number: 1917.1464

Bottle

Blue-tinted, pear-shaped glass bottle with molded scrolls on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28008

Accession Number: 1917.1465

Teapot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 28009

Accession Number: 1917.1467

Bottle

Blown glass bottle with a cork stopper. Organic material fills the inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28010

Accession Number: 1917.1468

Hook

Wrought from square stock. Hook and loop ends hammered round. Twisted shank.

Maker: unknown

Material: hammering, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28011

Accession Number: 1917.1470

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28012

Accession Number: 1917.1471

Catch

Hand-wrought. Rectangular tapered tang. Traces of olive paint over black. Tagged "E. Robbins Stone House, Lexington."

Date: 1695-1725

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 28013

Accession Number: 1917.1474

Ax

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28014

Accession Number: 1917.1475

Ax

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28015

Accession Number: 1917.1476

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28016

Accession Number: 1917.1477

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28017

Accession Number: 1917.1478

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28018

Accession Number: 1917.1479

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28019

Accession Number: 1917.1480

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28020

Accession Number: 1917.1481

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28021

Accession Number: 1917.1483

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28022

Accession Number: 1917.1484

Textile Fragment

Cream, brown, and white striped plain weave textile fragment with selvedge and weave error.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28023

Accession Number: 1917.1485

Cloth Fragment

White and blue plain weave cloth fragment.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28024

Accession Number: 1917.1486

Slipcover fragment

Rectangular; lightweight, sheer; polychromatic floral patterns on mottled brown and white ground.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tabby (textile), textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 28025

Accession Number: 1917.1487

Curtain Fragment

Glazed cotton chintz with blue, brown, and off-white ivy design.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 28026

Accession Number: 1917.1488

Spit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28027

Accession Number: 1917.1489

Diana Under a Tree

Mythological scene with representation of Diana in red & white under tree, with bow and arrows.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 28028

Accession Number: 1917.1490

Spike

A piece of hardware like a pintle, but the horizontal projection has been flattened and there are three holes in it. Tag "an iron, Robbins Farm"

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28029

Accession Number: 1917.1492

Windsor Chair

Rod back; bamboo turnings; brown with gold highlights.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 28030

Accession Number: 1917.1498A

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

Decorative plate; pull with round nuts and bolts; iron replacement thumb lift.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), incising, iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 28031

Accession Number: 1917.1499

Mug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 28032

Accession Number: 1917.1501

Sand

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 28033

Accession Number: 1917.1502

Urn

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 28034

Accession Number: 1917.1515.2A

Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28035

Accession Number: 1917.1547

Ink

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28036

Accession Number: 1917.1860

Latch Assembly

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28037

Accession Number: 1917.4491

Reamer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 28038

Accession Number: 1918.6

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Verse and alphabet sampler. Cross-stitched border with three large red flowers on either side. Alphabets: #1-missing "J." Cross stitch, satin stitch, and other unidentified stitches.

Maker: Rust, Mary (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 28039

Accession Number: 1918.13

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28040

Accession Number: 1918.85B

Corner Block

Recessed panel with flower with four petals folded sideways into an S-curve; brown paint over white.

Date: 1827

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 28041

Accession Number: 1918.90.7 AB

Soup Plate

Porcelain soup bowl with celadon green body with traces of gold on rim and polychrome enamel peacock perched on branches with butterflies and beetles.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 28042

Accession Number: 1918.94A