Historic New England

Trunk

Hide, pine. Rectangular form with domed hinged lid. Pine carcass covered with hide. Decorative leather strapwork and brass studwork, in diamond and square motif. Interior with blueish-aqua paper lining. No maker's label. C-shaped iron handles on sides.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25566

Accession Number: 1985.75

Trunk

Trunk. Pine, leather, brass, iron. Newspaper lining, with notices dated 1830 and labeled Kennebunkport, Portland, etc. Rectangular form with hinged lid. Pine carcass with black leather covering. Leather reinforced edges with brass studs. Cast iron C-shaped handles at sides. Two express company la...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, pine (wood)

GUSN: 25567

Accession Number: 1985.76

Trunk

Trunk. Wood, canvas, tin. Rectangular body with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Pine and tin strapwork reinforced, with base metal mounts at corners and leather straps. Leather handles at sides. Small brown diapered printed paper lining. Interior tray is missing. Newburypo...

Date: 1845-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25568

Accession Number: 1985.77

Trunk

Trunk. Canvas, wood, base metals. Label on top "Robert S. Gifford/ Cedar St./ Duxbury, Mass.". Rectangular form with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Hardwood and tin strapwork reinforced overall. Brass colored mounts. Leather handles at sides. No label inside. Lined with...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25569

Accession Number: 1985.78

Fireboard

Rectangular plank body w/ straight cut ends. Two long and one small cleat on back, all w/ chamfered edges. Hole cut in very stylistic or simplistic marbleized decoration of black over grey-ochre.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25570

Accession Number: 1985.79

Fireboard

Rectangular plank body w/ breadboard ends w/ pegged construction. Appears unfinished wood (may have been painted at one time).

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25571

Accession Number: 1985.80

Fireplace cover

Rectangular piece of sheet tin w/ a conforming panel w/ a turned edge riveted at bottom. Circular hole cut out at center to receive a stove pipe.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25572

Accession Number: 1985.81

Fireboard

Unpainted pine body. Rectangular form w/ 4 paneled sections enclosed by rectangular framing w/ tongue-in-groove joints. The top left panel has been replaced w/ a tin panel w/ a circular cut-out to accomodate a stove pipe. The circle has a conforming tin cover.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 25573

Accession Number: 1985.82

Chest

Chest. Pine. Elongated six-board rectangular form with nailed construction. Hinged top with molded edges. Cast iron hinge. Interior with three compartments of unequal size. May have originally been painted.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25574

Accession Number: 1985.83

Chest

Chest. Pine. Elongated rectangular six-board nailed construction. Hinged lid has molded edges. Cast iron hinges. Interior has three equal-sized compartments. Rectangular sides with boot-jack feet. Brown painted exterior, very abraded. May have been grained.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25575

Accession Number: 1985.84

Chest

Chest. Painted pine. Six-board rectangular chest with dovetailed construction. Hinged lid with molded edge; cleats inside each end. Three-sided handles on each end with hole to accomodate rope handle. Interior fitted with a three-part compartment at each side. "T. Colman" in chalk script inside ...

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25576

Accession Number: 1985.85

Footstool

Footstool. Pine. Rectangular skirt supports a conforming overhanging top with molded edges. Rectangular ends with cut-out arched feet. Cut-nail construction with butt joints.

Date: 1775-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25577

Accession Number: 1985.86

Chest

Rectangular six-board chest. Painted mustard-ochre color. Hinged flat lid with applied molded edge. Applied basal molding. Dovetailed construction.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25578

Accession Number: 1985.87

Pan lid

Circular form raised rim w/ reeded edge. Reeded circle 1/2 way in domed lid. Spool and turned knop in center.

Date: 1820-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25579

Accession Number: 1985.88

Funnel

Round tin funnel w/ loop ring handle.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25580

Accession Number: 1985.89

Strainer

Wire mesh strainer w/ wire bail handle.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25581

Accession Number: 1985.90

Bed

Bed. Pine, metal, paint. Grained to imitate rosewood with reddish-brown basecoat and black/brown glaze. Identical headboard and footboard. Rests on block, baluster and ring-turned legs connected by round rails.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25582

Accession Number: 1985.368

Quilt

White cotton top with printed cotton bars running the width of the quilt. Print is now a brown background with white roses and yellow grasses and leaves in the background. Wide border is quilted in "Prince's Feather" pattern. Backing is linen-cotton blend.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 25583

Accession Number: 1985.374

Coverlet

Red and white jacquard woven coverlet. Design features large oval central medallion with flanking angels bearing olive branch wreaths. Wide intricate border of floral and foliate forms. Red wool fringe.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 25584

Accession Number: 1985.394

Bedkey

Wooden bed tightener. Turned handle perpendicular to a two-tined shaft.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25585

Accession Number: 1985.396

Tablecloth

White-on-white coarsley woven checked pattern. Stitched central seam.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 25586

Accession Number: 1985.617

Print portfolio

Pale blue moire cover w/ gold trim. Marked on front: "W.B. 1062" as well as other illegible inscription. Interior lined w/ white moire.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25587

Accession Number: 1985.621.1

The Chistmas Present

Engraving depicting mother embroidering while sitting on a couch with child. Marked "Kimmel and Foster, sc. `The Christmas Present.'" Engraved expressly for Demorest's Illustrated Monthly.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: Kimmel and Foster (Maker)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25588

Accession Number: 1985.621.2

Circe

Engraving with four goddesses floating through the clouds. Marked "Flaxman del. `Circe' J. Andrews Sc."

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: Andrews, J. (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25589

Accession Number: 1985.621.3

Portrait of the Prince of Wales

Engraving of Prince standing in uniform with a sword. Castle in background. Marked, "Engraved by D.J. Pound from a photograph by Mayal taken at Windsor by Command of Her Majesty. `His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, K.G. As. Colonel in the Army.' The drawing room portrait gallery of eminent pers...

Maker: Pound, Daniel J. (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25590

Accession Number: 1985.621.4

Portrait of Isaac Braman

Engraving of old man sitting in a chair by a desk and bookshelves. Marked "Engraved by John Sartain from a Daguerreotype. Born July 5th 1770. Ordained June 7th, 1797." Signed "Affectionately your pastor Isaac Braman Georgetown Mass. Jan. 1, 1852."

Date: 1852

Maker: Sartain, John (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25591

Accession Number: 1985.621.5

Trunk

Rectangular trunk. Slightly domed top. Wood carcass with tacked leather. Exterior and two tacked straps and newspaper- lined interior trifoil brass side plates with c-shaped metal handles. Hinge broken. Key and lock on front. Paper label reads "Lucy Coffin/ Newburyport."

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25592

Accession Number: 1985.622

Chest

Chest. Made from wood of packing crate, wallpaper lining. Square-form wooden box with hinged lid; padded; fabric covered box with Rococo wallpaper lining.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25593

Accession Number: 1985.623

Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, velvet upholstery. Tapered square front legs with bead molding on three exterior edges. Square saber Rear legs without beading and slightly chamfered on interior edge. Rectangular H stretchers with slightly rounded upper face. Slightly flaring rectangular seat frame with s...

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25672

Accession Number: 1972.59G

Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, velvet upholstery. Tapered square front legs with bead molding on three exterior edges. Square saber Rear legs without beading and slightly chamfered on interior edge. Rectangular H stretchers with slightly rounded upper face. Slightly flaring rectangular seat frame with s...

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25673

Accession Number: 1972.59H

Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, velvet upholstery. Tapered square front legs with bead molding on three exterior edges. Square saber Rear legs without beading and slightly chamfered on interior edge. Rectangular H stretchers with slightly rounded upper face. Slightly flaring rectangular seat frame with s...

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25674

Accession Number: 1972.59I

Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, velvet upholstery. Tapered square front legs with bead molding on three exterior edges. Square saber Rear legs without beading and slightly chamfered on interior edge. Rectangular H stretchers with slightly rounded upper face. Slightly flaring rectangular seat frame with s...

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25675

Accession Number: 1972.59J

Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, velvet upholstery. Tapered square front legs with bead molding on three exterior edges. Square saber Rear legs without beading and slightly chamfered on interior edge. Rectangular H stretchers with slightly rounded upper face. Slightly flaring rectangular seat frame with s...

Date: 1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25676

Accession Number: 1972.59K

Engraving

Hand colored polychrome engraving depicting 18th century firefighting hoses and pumps in large urban square with surrounding buildings. Rectangular black frame with glass. Margins cut.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25677

Accession Number: 1972.86

Medal

Plaster caster oval medallion w/ flying male chasing flying female. Wood band on edge.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 25678

Accession Number: 1977.18.7

Vase

Club-shaped form w/ high neck w/ wide circular mouth and w/ elongated cylindrical body terminating in circular foot. Applied molded meandering branch handles at each side centered w/ a lily-type flower. White glazed body w/ overglaze polychrome wash decoration of figured scene featuring seated 16th ...

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25679

Accession Number: 1981.41.2

Girandole

Rectangular base of black and gold marble; stamped, gilt metal support consisting of young boy and dog and various foliate and floral forms. Bobeche of flaring leaves from which dangle rectangular glass prisms. Flared candle cup with foliate decoration.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), marble (rock), painting (coating), metal

GUSN: 25680

Accession Number: 1981.50.2

Girandole

Rectangular white marble base, surmounted by elaborate cast bronze body in openwork scrolling leafy rococo support terminating in a circular reserve w/ eglomise panel w/ scene "DRAYTON MANOR"; w/ floral finial and festoons. Two S-shaped candle arms which terminate in leafy bobeche and candlesockets....

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), marble (rock), painting (coating)

GUSN: 25681

Accession Number: 1981.51.2

Urn

Urn [A] with cover [B]. Urn has a white body with colorless glaze. Bulbous urn shape terminating in short cylindrical beaded mouth. Two molded pistol handles at shoulders. Molded on back and front with bell flower swag below oval medallion painted with wooded landscape in orange. Molded decoration h...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25682

Accession Number: 1982.3.2AB

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25683

Accession Number: 1982.4.2

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25684

Accession Number: 1982.4.3

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25685

Accession Number: 1982.4.4

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25686

Accession Number: 1982.4.5

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25687

Accession Number: 1982.4.6

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25688

Accession Number: 1982.4.7

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25689

Accession Number: 1982.4.8

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25690

Accession Number: 1982.4.9

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25691

Accession Number: 1982.4.10

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25692

Accession Number: 1982.4.11

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 25693

Accession Number: 1982.4.12

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