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

Handkerchief

Red kerchief with red, white, and black floral design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51165

Accession Number: 1986.837

Chair

"Gondola" type chair with rounded upholstered. back; slip seat; flaring front. legs

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 51166

Accession Number: 1986.858.1

Round open basket with turned wooden base (with concentric turning circles visible) and rattan/cane weavers, a so-called "Nantucket Lightship" basket. The rim hoops are pinned in place and secured with a double lashing of cane. Donor's history indicates that the basket was woven by Captain Thomas Ja...

Date: 1856-1900

Maker: Attributed to James, Thomas (Basket maker)

Material: rattan, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51167

Accession Number: 1986.1019

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white linen; bronson weave pattern of crosses and dots. Selvage sides; hemmed ends.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 51168

Accession Number: 1986.1021

Clamp

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51169

Accession Number: 1986.1022

Mantel

Fluted columns support mantelshelf; above shelf smaller fluted columns support top; beveled mirror with applied decoration on eash side; under mantelshelf is more applied decoration - foliate and ribbons; egg-and-dart run along top edges of columns and top of mantel.

Date: 1897

Maker: S. B. and Company (Maker)

Material: beveling, fluting, mirrors, varnishing, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 51170

Accession Number: 1986.1024

Letter Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 51171

Accession Number: 1986.1025

Fireback

One of three interlocking pieces of metal fireback with molded daisy flower pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 51172

Accession Number: 1986.1026.1

Fireback

One of three interlocking pieces of metal fireback with molded daisy flower pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 51173

Accession Number: 1986.1026.2

Fireback

One of three interlocking pieces of metal fireback with molded daisy flower pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 51174

Accession Number: 1986.1026.3

Ballot Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51175

Accession Number: 1986.1031

Award

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51176

Accession Number: 1986.1032

Smalll Round Tray on Feet Engraved to William Sumner Appleton

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 51177

Accession Number: 1986.1034

NUMERAL

Number sign (#) and the numbers 2-3-8-7 (1986.1035-.1039); evidence of paint; some rust.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 51178

Accession Number: 1986.1035