Historic New England

Wallet

Diamond pattern in green and blue with browns, yellow, pink; squared flap, lined with cream silk; two pockets plus strap for money or a pencil.

Date: 1751-1799

Maker: Oliver, Mary Lynde (Maker)

Material: canvas, cardboard, embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 54958

Accession Number: 1949.135

Footstool

Footstool. Pine, upholstery. Oval top, upholstery of red and green carpet covering. Rests on four raked legs,

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 54959

Accession Number: 1949.138

Tankard

Imperial quart pewter tankard with high double-domed lid, yoke thumb piece and double scroll handle.

Date: 1801-1810

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker)

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

GUSN: 54960

Accession Number: 1949.142

Chair. Fancy form. Ash, hickory, pained black. Applied loop arms; bent pierced front stretchers; dovetailed slat seat and back. Continuous stiles, seat rails and front legs. Painted peacock feathers motif.

Date: 1808-1815

Maker: Gragg, Samuel (American cabinetmaker, 1772-ca. 1855) (Furniture maker)

Material: ash (wood), bentwood, hickory (wood), paint (coating)

GUSN: 54961

Accession Number: 1949.144

Plate

Small, round pewter plate with shallow well and reeded rim. Raised band around rim edge and incised band around well.

Date: 1760-1773

Maker: Thomas I. with John Danforth (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54962

Accession Number: 1949.145

Plate

Round pewter plate with hammered booge.

Date: 1755-1782

Maker: Danforth, Thomas, II (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54963

Accession Number: 1949.146

Plate

Small, round pewter plate with shallow well and reeded rim. Raised band around rim edge and incised band around well.

Date: 1792-1817

Maker: Austin, Richard (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54964

Accession Number: 1949.147

Plate

Small, round pewter plate. "Dudley Richard's Child" engraved on back.

Date: 1746-1785

Maker: Skinner, John (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54965

Accession Number: 1949.149

Plate

Round pewter plate with flat brim.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: Hamlin, Samuel, Sr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54966

Accession Number: 1949.150

Plate

Round pewter plate with shallow well, smooth brim and reeded rim.

Date: 1763-1807

Maker: Austin, Nathaniel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54967

Accession Number: 1949.151

Plate

Round pewter plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Date: 1810

Maker: Boardman, Thomas Danforth, 1784-1873 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54968

Accession Number: 1949.152

Plate, Communion

Round pewter communion plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Calder, William (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54969

Accession Number: 1949.153

Plate

Round pewter plate with deep well and reeded rim.

Date: 1791-1806

Maker: Billings, William (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54970

Accession Number: 1949.154

Bowl

Round pewter bowl with reeded rim and deep well.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54971

Accession Number: 1949.155

Charger

Round pewter charger with flat and shallow well.

Date: 1755-1782

Maker: Danforth, Thomas, II (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54972

Accession Number: 1949.156

Charger

Round pewter charger.

Maker: Austin, Nathaniel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54973

Accession Number: 1949.157

Charger

Round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1771-1801

Maker: Hamlin, Samuel, Sr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54974

Accession Number: 1949.158

Charger

Round pewter charger with deep well.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 54975

Accession Number: 1949.159

Charger

Round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1779-1793

Maker: Melville, David (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54976

Accession Number: 1949.160

Charger

Round pewter charger with shallow well.

Date: 1786-1815

Maker: Badger, Thomas (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54977

Accession Number: 1949.161

Charger

Plain, round pewter charger with deep well.

Date: 1774-1809

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54978

Accession Number: 1949.162

Bowl

Small, round pewter bowl with narrow rim and incised band around well.

Date: 1810

Maker: Boardman, Thomas Danforth, 1784-1873 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54979

Accession Number: 1949.163

Bowl

Small, round pewter bowl with reeded rim and incised band around well.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Curtiss, I. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54980

Accession Number: 1949.164

Bowl

Round, pewter bowl with reeded brim.

Date: 1775-1779

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54981

Accession Number: 1949.165

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with "Old English" handle and trench around convex well.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54982

Accession Number: 1949.167

Porringer

Round pewter porringer; "Flower" handle stamped with maker's seal in the center.

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: Jones, Gershom (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54983

Accession Number: 1949.168

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with Old English handle and trench around convex well. Stamped with "Hamlin" maker's seal.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Probably Hamlin, Samuel, Jr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54984

Accession Number: 1949.169

Porringer

Round pewter porringer with detached Old English handle and convex well. The handle stamped with maker's seal.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Calder, William (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54985

Accession Number: 1949.170

Teapot

Round, pewter teapot with domed, hinged lid; black-painted wooden knop; curved spout; balck-painted wooden handle; and banded, circular base.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Gleason, Roswell, 1799-1887 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 54986

Accession Number: 1949.171

Pitcher

Rounded, pewter pitcher with domed, hinged lid with knop; short spout with built-in strainer; curved handle; and three bands around body.

Date: 1837-1861

Maker: Dunham, Rufus, 1815-1893 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 54987

Accession Number: 1949.172

Coffeepot

Tall, "Lighthouse-type" pewter coffeepot with hinged, domed lid and wooden knop; black-painted wooden handle; and curved spout.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Dunham, Rufus, 1815-1893 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54988

Accession Number: 1949.173

Miniature Teapot

Miniature pewter teapot with long, curved spout. Urn-shaped body on raised foot. Hinged, domed lid with knopl. S-shaped, black painted wooden handle with thumb rest.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Gleason, Roswell, 1799-1887 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 54989

Accession Number: 1949.174

Pitcher

Round, pewter pitcher with short triangular spout; curved handle with thumb rest; and flared circular base.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Porter, Freeman, 1808-1887 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54990

Accession Number: 1949.175

Drinking Beaker

Plain pewter beaker.

Maker: Hamlin, Samuel, Jr. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54991

Accession Number: 1949.176

Drinking Beaker

Cylindrical pewter beaker that tapers toward base, flared rim. Two incised bands around mid-section.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Thomas Danforth Boardman & Sherman Boardman (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54992

Accession Number: 1949.177

Cann

Pint-size pewter cann with thick base, loop handle with thumb rest and two incised bands around the mid-section.

Date: 1828-1853

Maker: Boardman & Hart (Maker)

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

GUSN: 54993

Accession Number: 1949.178

Mug

Cylindrical pewter mug with S-shaped handle.

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: Boardman, Thomas Danforth, 1784-1873 (Pewterer) Boardman, Sherman, 1787-1861 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54994

Accession Number: 1949.179

Shaving Box

Pewter, cylindrical-shaped, shaving soap box with hinged lid. Lid has flat-topped dome in center with concentric cirlce pattern.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Griswold, Ashbil (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54995

Accession Number: 1949.180

Candlestick

A pair of broad, convex-based pewter candlesticks with convex bobeche; stem with three knops of different shapes.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Dunham, Rufus, 1815-1893 (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54996

Accession Number: 1949.181AB

Candlestick

A pair of tall pewter candlesticks with broad convex base and convex bobeche; single, trumpet-shaped knop.

Date: 1835-1865

Maker: Graves, Henry H. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 54998

Accession Number: 1949.182AB

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55000

Accession Number: 1949.183.2

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55001

Accession Number: 1949.183.1

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55002

Accession Number: 1949.184A

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55003

Accession Number: 1949.184B

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55004

Accession Number: 1949.185A

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55005

Accession Number: 1949.185B

Bandbox

Oval bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered with paper printed with stylized flowers and leaves. Printed in peach and green on a light beige ground. Interior of box is lined with plain beige paper. Top edge of lid has been reinforced with a strip of a paper with small purple flowers.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 54899

Accession Number: 1949.33AB

Portrait of Edmund Dwight

Bust-length portrait of Edmund Dwight. A bald man wearing a black coat, vest, and white stock. Framed.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Harding, Chester, 1792-1866 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 54900

Accession Number: 1949.35

Portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman

Half-length portrait of Benjamin K. Whitman (c. 1791-1865) of Providence, RI, holding a newspaper. Companion to portrait of his wife, Cyrithece A. E. Whitman (b.about 1808) (1949.37).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54901

Accession Number: 1949.36

Portrait of Mrs. Benjamin Whitman

Half-length portrait Cyrithece A. E. Whtiman (born about 1808) wearing a black dress, hands folded on lap. Companion to portrait of her husband, merchant Benjamin Whitman (about 1791-1865) (1949.36).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 54902

Accession Number: 1949.37

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