Historic New England

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40258

Accession Number: 1939.340

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40259

Accession Number: 1939.341

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40260

Accession Number: 1939.342

Typewriter

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40261

Accession Number: 1939.343

Toy Piano

Doll's upright piano; and stool with red leather seat, yellow fringe. One leg on stool broken off and a make shift attached.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40262

Accession Number: 1939.345A

Stool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40263

Accession Number: 1939.345B

Windsor Chair

Black; painted; bow-back

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 40267

Accession Number: 1939.353

Corner Cupboard

Cupboard with canted corners; four arched panels with inlay; molded top, bottom, sides; three shaped shelves.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), oak (wood)

GUSN: 40268

Accession Number: 1939.355

Ginger jar

Blue handpainted ginger jar (a) missing cover (b). Figure with fishing rod.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 40271

Accession Number: 1939.369A

Squat body w/ copper lustre rococo ear-shaped handle; pointy spout; beading around rim in relief; narrow bands flanking white band around mid-section w/ overglaze enamel blue, red and pink floral vine and green leaves.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), overglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 40272

Accession Number: 1939.370

Pitcher

Pinched oval shape w/ pointy, slightly upturned mouth and ear-shaped handle w/ green leaf in relief on spine and under mouth; green-edged palmette border around base; blue orange and green stylized florette chain around rim; 2 heart-shaped medallions trained? in boughs depict: 1) "Sportive Innocence...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), Pratt ware, molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), tin (metal)

GUSN: 40273

Accession Number: 1939.376

Pitcher

White body covered in pink lustre with eight-sided white background panels with allegory of charity transfer printed and painted: charity extends hand to boy, left, while holding baby with boy clinging to her skirts; scene flanked by trees; white spout with pink lustre scalloped terminal; white hand...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), luster (textile), overglazing, transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 40274

Accession Number: 1939.378

Plate

Earthenware plate with a scalloped edge. Molded corn husk border. Tortoiseshell design with mottled blue, green, and yellow glaze.

Date: 1750-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 40275

Accession Number: 1939.380

Plate

Earthenware plate with a scrolled scalloped edge. Molded basket weave border. Tortoiseshell design with mottled green, black, and yellow glaze.

Date: 1750-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 40276

Accession Number: 1939.381

Plate

Earthenware plate with a scrolled scalloped edge. Molded corn husk border. Tortoiseshell design with mottled brown, green, and blue glaze.

Date: 1750-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 40277

Accession Number: 1939.382

Cup and Saucer

Earthenware teacup and saucer. Mottled green and brown glaze.

Date: 1750-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 40278

Accession Number: 1939.383AB

Vase

Jasperware vase with a blue body. Dual loop handles. Bellflower border around the rim and foot. Classical figures adorn the body.

Date: 1800-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 40279

Accession Number: 1939.384

Jug

White body w/ blue jasper dip and frieze of classical figures in scenes depicting 1) sacrifice to Hymen and 2) other mythological scene; swag and tassel and medallion borders.

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 40280

Accession Number: 1939.385

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 40281

Accession Number: 1939.386

Pitcher

"Moonlight" pink lustre all over body; flat-iron handle and short spout.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: Possibly Wedgwood (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), luster (optical property)

GUSN: 40282

Accession Number: 1939.387

Needle Case

Cylindrical red and green plaid needle case.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40172

Accession Number: 1939.149

Pincushion

Diamond shaped silk pincushion.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 40173

Accession Number: 1939.150

Pincushion

Small pincushion made of red velvet; set in wired basket.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 40174

Accession Number: 1939.151

Thread

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40175

Accession Number: 1939.153

Handkerchief

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40176

Accession Number: 1939.154

Fish Knife

No description

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 40177

Accession Number: 1939.160

Chimney

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40178

Accession Number: 1939.165B

Student Lamp with globe

Brass lamp stand (A) with circular base, cylindrical oil cannister on one side of thin central pole and lamp mechanism on the other. Large circular lamp shade above mechanism. White glass shade (B)detaches.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), porcelain

GUSN: 40179

Accession Number: 1939.166AB

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 40181

Accession Number: 1939.167AB

Globe

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40182

Accession Number: 1939.168C

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 40183

Accession Number: 1939.169A

Food Warmer Stand

Base of chafing dish with handles

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40184

Accession Number: 1939.173A

Food Warmer Part

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40185

Accession Number: 1939.173B

Food Warmer Part

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40186

Accession Number: 1939.173C

Food Warmer Part

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 40187

Accession Number: 1939.173D

Food Warmer Part

Dipper or cup with handle for use with chaping dish/food warmer

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40188

Accession Number: 1939.173E

Magic Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 40189

Accession Number: 1939.179

Portrait of Mary Brandt

Small oval portrait of a girl, Mary Brandt of Baltimore (1850-1860), with ringlets and a white dress.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 40190

Accession Number: 1939.183

Medal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 40191

Accession Number: 1939.192

Portrait of Edward P. Merriam

Half-length portrait of Edward P. Merriam (1800-1866) of Boston, with eyeglasses, holding gold chain with thumb.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 40192

Accession Number: 1939.194

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40193

Accession Number: 1939.195.1

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40194

Accession Number: 1939.195.2

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40195

Accession Number: 1939.195.3

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40196

Accession Number: 1939.195.4

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40197

Accession Number: 1939.195.6

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40198

Accession Number: 1939.195.7

Shawl

Sheer white cotton; embroidered in white cotton outlined in silver (possibly silver gilt) with meandering floral motif on two sides of border with large motif at intersecting corner with scattered sprigs above; woven metallic stripe on all sides.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40199

Accession Number: 1939.197