Historic New England

Commemorative Plate

Earthenware plate with blue transfer-printed central image of the Coverse Memorial Building commemorating the 250th (1649-1899) anniversary of Malden, Massachusetts. Images of Malden landmarks and emblems decorate the rim.

Date: 1889

Maker: Possibly Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10686

Accession Number: 1995.456

Toy pitcher

Pressed glass toy pitcher. C-shaped handle, curved lip. Flat rim at base. Pressed floral motif. Seam at center of pitcher and on handle.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10687

Accession Number: 1995.457

Spinning top

One metal spinning top with base. Gyroscope/topi smade of 'circle' within a sphere. 'Circle' is solid metal painted in green with gold trim. Sphere is painted red. Intersecting rod is painted green. Pieces are held together with screws (two). Base has round rim with painted gold, leaf motif. The bas...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Gorham, W. B. (Maker)

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 10688

Accession Number: 1995.458

Toy telephone

Early 20th Century miniature wall phone for a doll house; dark finished wood with speaker, ear piece, hand crank and bell on top. 5 1/2" thread attached to ear piece from top of phone.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10689

Accession Number: 1995.459

Toy broom

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10690

Accession Number: 1995.460.7

Card deck

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10691

Accession Number: 1995.461

Sewing Basket

Paper-covered glass sewing basket full of ribbons.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10692

Accession Number: 1995.464

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process)

GUSN: 10693

Accession Number: 1995.465

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process)

GUSN: 10694

Accession Number: 1995.466

Pincushion

Miniature guitar made of fabric. Made of blue and brown silk stretched over cardboard(?).

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10695

Accession Number: 1995.467

Lace fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10696

Accession Number: 1995.471

Syringe

Colorless glass syringe with metal stopper, glass plunger and four small holes on bottom of glass tube.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10697

Accession Number: 1995.472

Syringe

Glass syringe; metal stopper, glass plunger; four small holes on bttom of glass tube; top piece of plunger is wrapped in brown paper with string.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10698

Accession Number: 1995.473

Eyeglasses

No description

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10699

Accession Number: 1995.474

Pince-nez and Case

Bone and metal pince-nez with round lenses [.1]. Leather case [.2].

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, bone (material)

GUSN: 10700

Accession Number: 1995.475.1-.2

Eyeglasses

Green eyeglasses in molded paper case.

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10701

Accession Number: 1995.476

Vase

Stoneware vase, light and dark green, Art Nouveau style. Vase has rounded rim, short neck and elongated tapering body.

Date: 1904-1916

Maker: Hampshire Pottery (Maker) Robertson, Cadmon (Designer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10702

Accession Number: 1995.478

Pyramid Block

One of seven blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10703

Accession Number: 1995.513.1

Octagon Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10704

Accession Number: 1995.513.2

Hexagon Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10705

Accession Number: 1995.513.3

Cylinder Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10706

Accession Number: 1995.513.4

Sphere Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10707

Accession Number: 1995.513.5

Tall Cylinder Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10708

Accession Number: 1995.513.6

Cone Block

One of seven wooden blocks of various shapes

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10709

Accession Number: 1995.513.7

Card case

Birchbark box with embroidered flowers, fruit and foliage worked in moosehair. Flowers are yellow, pink, green, orange, white and blue. Strawberries are yellow. On one side of the box the flowers are in a blue pot. Detachable top. 1857 dance card inside.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), bark (plant material), embroidering

GUSN: 10710

Accession Number: 1995.514

Scoop

Toy tin scoop with wooden back and handle

Date: Late 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10711

Accession Number: 1995.517

Box

Wooden cylindrical box with acorn shaped cover; box contains spillikins, a children's toy. Rosewood veneer (?)

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10712

Accession Number: 1995.518

Card game

Trivia game of 56 cards. The answers are in bold type above the questions. Subject is Boston History. Also includes an advertisement for the game from the newspaper "Boston Evening Transcript" and a card with directions for the game. Some of the cards have photographic illustrations.

Date: 1905

Maker: Allen, Frederick J. (Maker)

GUSN: 10713

Accession Number: 1995.519

Quilt

Quilt of sqaure form, double-sided of floral printed chintz with tea ground and sprigs in reds, pinks, blues, greens or blacks; self-binding, hand-quilted in diagonal line and rope pattern.

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, quilting

GUSN: 10714

Accession Number: 1992.571

Apple Basket?

Basket with wide circular rim, pointed taps on a woven splint body tapering to a smaller solid base, held by pointed laps; it has a painted toupe, buff color.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood), weaving

GUSN: 10715

Accession Number: 1992.572

Wing Chair

This chair has slightly arched crest with flaring wings and flaring scrolled arms and a trapezoidal seat cushion on tapering, square curly birch legs with straight rectangular grain painted stretchers; there are upholstered back wing arms and the seat cushion and chair rail are in red, green, and ye...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), graining, upholstering

GUSN: 10716

Accession Number: 1992.573

Throw Pillow

This is a pillow of rectangular form and "spot" modification needlepoint pattern of dogs, doghead, insects, birds, horsehead, a devil enclosing a floral bouquet at center; worked in polychrome yarn in needlepoint, backed by a green and blue woven fabric.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10717

Accession Number: 1992.574

Pipe

Cylindrical soapstone bowl with a bamboo stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 10718

Accession Number: 1992.575

Flint Enamel Jelly Mold

Small, earthenware mold with brown and yellow mottled flint-enamel glaze.

Date: 1846-1858

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 10719

Accession Number: 1992.576

Fireplace Tongs

Fire tongs with button finial on tapering square handle; the arms are in a "C" shape binnd at the top; these are spade-shaped tongs.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10720

Accession Number: 1992.577

Fireplace Broom

A "shaved" broom with rustic shaft, top pierced with a hole for hanging; a red cord holds the shavings in place.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10721

Accession Number: 1992.578

Andirons

Pair of andirons, each with brass flame topped faceted finial on a turned iton shaft with square base on arched legs enclosing in penny feet.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 10722

Accession Number: 1992.579AB

Inlaid Wood Picture

Small panel with inlaid design in various tones of wood depicting the shore of a rocky lake with a dock and five small craft in the water.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), wood (plant material), inlay (process)

GUSN: 10723

Accession Number: 1992.580

Box

Rectangular form with rounded angled extension at one end; it has a sliding cover with a tapering square handle [see cataloguing worksheet]; chip-carved with sawtooth borders enclosing three panels of stars, flower heads and geometric devices on sliding cover, sides and upturned endpiece all which i...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: chip carving, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 10724

Accession Number: 1992.581

Bottle

Green tinted medicine bottle with neck.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10725

Accession Number: 1992.582

Plate

Octagonal creamware; Whieldon-type plate; molded with incised narrow line to edges; overall decoration of mottled black, brown blue and green lead glazes.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Possibly Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming)

GUSN: 10726

Accession Number: 1992.583

Whieldon-type Tortoise

Earthenware tortoise, molded; medium size with bulbous humps on its body decorated overall with brown and yellow mottled head glazes (toroise shell glaze); this is quite possibly a Whieldon piece.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Possibly Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming), tortoise shell

GUSN: 10727

Accession Number: 1992.584