Historic New England

Candleholder

Tin filigree; black; strips in scrolled designs; square central. shaft

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material), incising, pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 65769

Accession Number: 1966.2238

Plate Warmer

Rectangular; 3 shelves; front door; 4 cabriole legs; black with gold florals

Date: 1920-1929

Maker: unknown

Material: stenciling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 65770

Accession Number: 1970.1309

Painting

Waist length; woman; upholstered chair; pink dress; short gray hair

Date: 1972

Maker: Brule (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 65771

Accession Number: 1972.575

Painting

Bust length; woman; pink blouse; looks left; upswept hair; from photograph

Date: 1972

Maker: Brule (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 65772

Accession Number: 1972.576

Mug

White; c-scroll handle; compass with ships, flags:green, yellow, red and pink luster

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 65773

Accession Number: 1982.85

Bread Tray

Rectangular; black with gold bands; stenciled foliage at rim; arched ends

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: stenciling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 65774

Accession Number: 1982.100

Vase

Amphora; yellow, orange, white spatters on blue; black foot; bracket feet; shade

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), spattering

GUSN: 65775

Accession Number: 1982.117

Rug

Red, white, blue. and beige; large stylized geometric pattern; central medallion

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 65776

Accession Number: 1982.121

Ginger Jar

Low domed cover; white with bl. ground; wave pattrn, 2 trees in white

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 65777

Accession Number: 1982.153

Shelf Clock

Reeded cornice, with urn finial; glazed door; circular face; case with a small door.

Date: 1810-1817

Maker: Brackett, Reuben (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 65778

Accession Number: 1986.871.1

Shelf

Shaped front skirt; on 2 shaped brackets

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Brackett, Reuben (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 65779

Accession Number: 1986.871.2

Curtain

Bl. rep silk shaped valnc; 2pleated panels; bl & olv. green. gimp trm

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 65780

Accession Number: 1986.880.1

Curtain

Bl. rep silk shaped valnc; 2pleated panels; bl & olv. green. gimp trm

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 65781

Accession Number: 1986.880.2

Canister

Cyl; 10side shldr & neck; lid; green with gold&black arabic/chinese dec

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Sutclift (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 65782

Accession Number: 1986.881

Fireplace Shovel

Bell shp. scoop; pierced center; black shaft; swelled handgrip

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), piercing

GUSN: 65783

Accession Number: 1986.882

Lantern

Black lantern with a cylindrical body, conical top; pierced arch motif, door; ring handle

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 65786

Accession Number: 1986.887

Teapot

10 SIDED; BRWN; MOLDED WOMAN W/JUG; C-HANDL; DOMED COVR; SPOUT

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 65787

Accession Number: 1986.978

Crock

Cyl; tapering shldr; squat nck; brown int; bl. glaze stamped lettrs

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Sweetser Bros. (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 65788

Accession Number: 1986.980

Crock

Cyl; incised bead at neck; 2 appld. arched hndls; bl. floral sprg

Date: 1850

Maker: Edmands & Co. (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 65789

Accession Number: 1986.981

Basin

Dp. bowl; wide circular mouth; flat rim; incised band; rounded bottom

Date: 1765-1785

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 65791

Accession Number: 1913.133

Dipper

Cylindrical cup; straight sds; rolld lip; ribbed handl; demilune terminl

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 65792

Accession Number: 1928.812

Sugar Bowl

Creamy white; circular; domed lobed; flared rim; floral finial

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 65793

Accession Number: 1928.1235

Sugar Bowl

Squat; 2-pt. mold; domed cover; 2 handles

Date: 1862-1891

Maker: Challinor, E. & C., 1862-1891 (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 65794

Accession Number: 1928.1236

Teapot

2-pt. mold; white; bluish tint; molded relf. dec; oval reservs; hndl

Date: 1862-1891

Maker: Challinor, E. & C., 1862-1891 (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 65795

Accession Number: 1928.1237

Pitcher

2-pt. mold; white; bluish tint; molded relf. dec; oval reservs; hndl

Date: 1862-1891

Maker: Challinor, E. & C., 1862-1891 (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 65796

Accession Number: 1928.1238

Photograph of Charles Dickens and His Daughters

Black and white copy of an illustration of a Charles Dickens in a wire chair reading to two young women.

Date: 1880

Maker: AFTER Anfray, F. (Maker)

Material: phototypes (prints)

GUSN: 65690

Accession Number: 1934.2313

Footstool

4baluster legs; molded side rails; bl. twill uphl. central wreath

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), turning (shaping process), walnut (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 65691

Accession Number: 1934.2916

Print

Shoulder length black and white portrait of a man facing left; The sitter has long sideburns and is balding

Date: 1890

Maker: Benjamin, W. E. (Lithographer)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 65692

Accession Number: 1935.848

Portrait of Nathaniel Hawthorne

Waist-length sepia portrait of a man, seated, with coat, holds hat; moustache.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 65693

Accession Number: 1935.849

Painting

Wooded landscape; blues, greens, browns

Date: 1891

Maker: Fenno, Almira T. (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 65694

Accession Number: 1935.1559

Photograph

View of white house, fence and street foreground; candles in windows

Date: 1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65695

Accession Number: 1937.1366

Photograph With Poem on Reverse

Portrait of a woman reading at table; small vase of wildflowers; handwritten. poem on back

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65696

Accession Number: 1938.1444

Rug

Rectangular; borders in bls, pnks, beige & white; red ground/bl. cntrl. diamond

Date: 1850-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 65697

Accession Number: 1939.497

Pillow

Piping; maroon with flowers & insects; greens, pinks, blues, yellow, red.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, silk (textile)

GUSN: 65698

Accession Number: 1942.1490

Armchair

Barrel back chair with cariole legs, tufted upholstery in a striped patterned silk.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: moiré, oak (wood), pine (wood), silk (textile)

GUSN: 65699

Accession Number: 1947.795

Photograph

Black and white photograph of an elderly woman, facing right and wearing an ermine stole; bust-length portrait

Date: 1910

Maker: Possibly Foster Brothers (Framer)

GUSN: 65700

Accession Number: 1949.1084

Bookcase

Cove cornice; 2hinged doors with glass; lower 4drawer cabinet

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 65701

Accession Number: 1949.1104

Bird's Eye View Map

Map of South Berwick, Maine. Three dimensional view depicts the concentration of population, names of streets, horse drawn carts, and pedestrians. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1877

Maker: Ruger & Stoner (Publisher) Jos. A. Richards & Co. (Lithographer)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 65702

Accession Number: 1966.382

Side Chair

One of a pair of side chairs with pierced ladder backs, plain legs, and a slip seat.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 65703

Accession Number: 1966.429.1

Side Chair

One of a pair of side chairs with pierced ladder backs, plain legs, and a slip seat.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 65704

Accession Number: 1966.429.2

Rocking Chair

Serpentine frame with dark green twill upholstered back and cushion and c-scroll arm supports.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), walnut (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 65705

Accession Number: 1966.474

Fireplace Tongs

2flat circular plates; cylindrical shafts; brass turound handl; banded sphere

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 65706

Accession Number: 1966.482

Fireplace Shovel

Bell-shp. scoop; cylindrical shaft; painted black; brass hndl with ball finl.

Date: 1885-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 65707

Accession Number: 1966.483

Andiron

Cast body; flat obelisk; splayed legs; hexag. faceted brass fitng

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 65708

Accession Number: 1966.484.1

Andiron

Cast body; flat obelisk; splayed legs; hexag. faceted brass fitng

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 65709

Accession Number: 1966.484.2

Photograph

Sepia photographic portrait; 3/4 lnegth; woman; savonarola type chair; looking down

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 65710

Accession Number: 1966.1997

Bible

Brn. leathr binding; gilt lettered spine; jewett family record

Date: 1813

Maker: Carey, M. (Publisher)

Material: leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 65711

Accession Number: 1966.2094

Print

Bust length; old man; beard, long moustache; tie with pin; waistcoat

Date: 1891

Maker: Johnson, T. (Maker) T. W. Norman & Co. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 65712

Accession Number: 1966.2095

Jamb Hook

C-shape; faceted stand; mounted on rectangular plate; screwed to wall

Date: 1785-1814

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 65713

Accession Number: 1966.2098.1

Jamb Hook

C-shape; faceted stand; mounted on rectangular plate; screwed to wall

Date: 1785-1814

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 65714

Accession Number: 1966.2098.2

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