Historic New England

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a yellow-legs shorebird; the wings are carved in relief, it has a long peg bill and glass eyes, and is painted in shades of gray and black to suggest the natural coloring of the bird. Being a stick-up decoy, it has a hole in its underside and a hole at its tail to be strung to...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2634

Accession Number: 1991.855

Decoy

Hand-whittled wooden decoy with wire bill; painted black and white with black speckles under its belly; it resides on a stick-up stand. N.F. Little has two acquisition entries in decoys file that fit this object in certain respects and not in others: 1. "SNIPE -large size -long bill [2"] Or...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wire, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2635

Accession Number: 1991.856

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a full-bodied plover with split tail, glass eyes and horn or baleen beak; it is painted in black and cream with stylized feathering on back on original black and white painted stick; this is a stick-up decoy mounted on a rough base.

Date: 1880-1915

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2636

Accession Number: 1991.857

Shorebird Decoy

Carved stylized bird-form (looks like a seal) painted black and spotted in white/grey paint and mounted on a black-painted dowel and square base with a single molded edge.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2637

Accession Number: 1991.858

Shorebird Decoy

"A flattie"; flattened figure of a sandpiper with carved peg bill, painted brown and white in a dot technique; a stick-up decoy raised on a wood dowell and rough rectangular wooden base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2638

Accession Number: 1991.859

Duck Decoy

Figure of a female green teal carved in the full round; the carved heads, eye, wings and tail are painted grey with splotches of pale blue, green and white plumage; the head is attached at the base of the neck and a head weight and leather rig strap nailed to underside.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2639

Accession Number: 1991.860

Duck Decoy

One of a pair along with 1992.670 of wooden, carved and painted decoys carved to represent a green-wing teal (female) with brown speckles, green wing patches, neck strained forward in a swiming position; carved wings, incised head top and eyes; green tips on wings and eyes painted deep yellow and bl...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2640

Accession Number: 1991.861

Grouse Decoy

A stylized carving of a grouse with head up painted black and cream with black head, wings and tail tip and cream and black back and breast. This is a stick-up decoy therefore the underside is drilled with a hole and is mounted on a modern square base or square standard.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2641

Accession Number: 1991.862

Shorebird Decoy

Decoy in the figure of a running yellow legs with carved peg bill and wing outline carved in relief painted light grey with "grained" technique to wings and breast in brown/black to simulate feathers; painted eyes; stick-up decoy raised on a wood dowell and rectangular wood base.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2642

Accession Number: 1991.863

Shorebird Decoy

Figure of a shorebird carved in the full round with glass bead eyes, carved crest; painted brown and white (white largely worn off) with spots of brown at the back and breast; stick-up decoy raised on a rustic dowel and birch bark stand.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2643

Accession Number: 1991.864

Shorebird Decoy

This is a stylized figure of a snipe carved in the full round and painted dark grey and black with a long curved bill; it has a snipe's head and a bill pointed upward; stick-up decoy having a hole drilled in the bottom and mounted on a modern rustic wood stand.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2644

Accession Number: 1991.865

Shorebird Decoy

A carved and painted bird with tack eyes; brown and white spotted back, white front; broken tail and wire legs.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wire, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2645

Accession Number: 1991.866

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the figure of a spotted sandpiper with tack eyes, carved bill and split tail; it is painted in mellow shades of yellow, brown and black; stick-up decoy with the underside drilled with a hole and mounted on a modern black-painted standard base; the bird has a peg through the center of its b...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2646

Accession Number: 1991.868

Shorebird Decoy

This is a flattened figure of a feeding sandpiper with a bill that is pegged through the head; it has painted eyes, has a back painted with black and white spots while the breast and underside is painted white; stick-up decoy on dowell and round black painted stand.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2647

Accession Number: 1991.869

Decoy, Shorebird

This is a figure of a peep carved in the full round with glass eyes and a carved peg beak; it is painted in its natural shades of brown, black, cream and white; it is a stick-up decoy and has a wood dowell and rough wood stand; it has two small holes on either side of a large hole possibly for the l...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2648

Accession Number: 1991.870

Stick-up Decoy

This is a carved and painted wood decoy representing a sandpiper with head down, a white underbelly, and painted a dull olive green with light spots above; it has no eyes.

Date: 1880-1918

Maker: Perkins (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2649

Accession Number: 1991.871

Miniature Canada Goose Decoy

Pair of carved and painted miniature Canada geese; 872.2 is in a swimming pose while 872.1 is swimming and calling; they are naturalistically painted.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Maker) Gardner (Wood-carver)

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2650

Accession Number: 1991.872.1

Canada Goose Miniature Decoy

Carved and painted miniature wooden goose decoy with white front and tail with black head and deep brown body.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Lincoln, Joseph Whiting, Mr. (Carver)

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2651

Accession Number: 1991.873

Miniature Duck Decoy

Figure of a duck carved in the round with pivoting head, painted black and white with red eye and gray bill.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: American linden (wood), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2652

Accession Number: 1991.874

Miniature Decoy

Miniature decoy in the form of a ruddy duck carved in the full round, painted ochre and grainpainted in black to simulate feathers; the bill is painted red.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2653

Accession Number: 1991.875

Relief Bird Head Carving

Wooden carved and painted relief of a bird's head representing a lazy-billed curlew, with glass eye and long curved bill made from two pieces of wood; it has a speckled head.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Crowell, A. Elmer (Carver) Rushford, Edward (Vendor)

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2654

Accession Number: 1991.876

Powder Horn

Powder horn with brown wood plug caps. Horn body carved with two standing shorebirds, possibly a swimming loon above the inscription; a domed wood cap exists on the base; string tied around the neck and tied to a screw at the base.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Dow, J. A. (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), horn (animal material), string (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2655

Accession Number: 1991.877

Tuckaway Table

Narrow, rectangular top with hinged leaves; block baluster turned trestle base; the feet have rolled ends; the gatelegs are baluster turned with ball feet; lower stretcher is turned and top stretcher is rectangular; base retains old red paint; the top has a clear finish; hinges have leather pads und...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2656

Accession Number: 1991.878

Needlework Coat of Arms

Lozenge format; coat of arms of the Cabot and Fitch families; the mantling is worked with silk and metallic threads and glass beads; the silk is in shades of red, yellow, ochre, green, pale blue and black; the embroidery has been cut from the original black silk ground and appliqued to a new black, ...

Date: ca. 1765

Maker: Attributed to Cabot, Mary, 1749-1771 (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (textile), thread, appliqué (technique), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 2657

Accession Number: 1991.879

Fire Bucket

Leather, painted green; handles.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2658

Accession Number: 1991.880.1-2

Fire Bucket

Large bucket with painted eagle on dark brown background.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2659

Accession Number: 1991.881

Fire Bag

Handwoven oblong bag.

Date: 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, hand weaving, stenciling

GUSN: 2660

Accession Number: 1991.882

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest flanked by carved ears over reeded slats and stiles; arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in ball and button feet; joined by baluster turned front stretcher; square back legs; turned side stretchers and medial stretcher;...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 2661

Accession Number: 1991.883

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest with shaped and carved ears; reeded slats and stiles and arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in button feet, joined by baluster turned front stretcher; the square back legs are joined by a simply turned stretcher, side ...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2662

Accession Number: 1991.884

Blanket Chest

One drawer chest with cotter-pinned lift lid. Six-boards, with shadow molding above and below drawer and across bottom of base. Very heavy construction, drawer slides on bottom and has original wooden knobs held with wooden pins in shanks. Till with top at right end. Top has thumb-nail molding, o...

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), western larch (wood)

GUSN: 2663

Accession Number: 1991.885

Tall-case Clock

It has a hood with a flat projecting molded cornice over a brass and pewter dial. It is engraved with the maker's name, Roman numerals and decorated with cast metal "Cupid" patterned spandrels. They are enclosed by a door with a thumb molded edge and flanked by giet twisted columns. It is on a waist...

Date: 1750

Maker: Blaisdell, David, 1712-1756 (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), graining, pewter (tin alloy), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2664

Accession Number: 1991.886

Blanket Chest

No description

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 2665

Accession Number: 1991.887

Pineapple Carving

A carved wooden pineapple with veined leaves and a leafy top. It has original green and red paint.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2666

Accession Number: 1991.888

Billet Head

Large billet head well carved and painted buff. Apparently a model as it has never been in use. [see photo neg#45718-A]

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Skillin (I or II), Simeon, Mr., d. 1830 (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2667

Accession Number: 1991.889

Launching of the USS Washington

(A) Large, almost square format, view of three-quarter sky and a ship emerging from a shiphouse at Portsmouth, NH, with a second ship and a strip of land in the background. There are also scattered figures in small craft, on land and in boats. Six prominent flags are displayed from the ships. It is ...

Date: 1814-1815

Maker: Attributed to Blunt, John S., 1798-1835 (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2668

Accession Number: 1991.891AB

Signboard

Square format with two-handled gold vase with flowers; mounted on 2 scrolls with foliage and 2 outward facing swans; band of yellow-brown at base and green stripe enclosing the whole.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2669

Accession Number: 1991.892

Rug Runner

Of long, narrow form, patterned with a flowering vine in shades of tan, red, blue, green tan and brown on a dark green ground. It is enclosed by a green and blue scalloped inner border and a polychrome striped outer border. It has a braided binding and a black cotton sateen background.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2670

Accession Number: 1991.895

Hooked Rug

Of nearly square form, patterned with a polychrome eight-pointed star with a "bulls-eye" pattern centered on a brown field. Also with rainbow-like quarter rounds in the corners.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2671

Accession Number: 1991.896

Hooked Rug

Of rectangular form with varriegated black and green background patterned with large "wooly" peach and green flower blossoms. It is edged in black binding tape and rebacked with burlap.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2672

Accession Number: 1991.897

Basket

A shallow, circular basket woven in cross-hatched pattern (lower part) and openwork diamonds (upper part). It has a double woven bottom.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, willow (wood), weaving

GUSN: 2673

Accession Number: 1991.898

Faux Fruit

Wax covered composition fruit as well as a few solid wax and plaster-of-paris wax dipped fruit. 1. Red apple with a plastic stem-good condition 2. Yellow apple with a plastic stem and red blush color- cracked. 3. Yellow apple with a rolled stem and a pink blush color- good condition. 4. Yellow pea...

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster of Paris, wax

GUSN: 2674

Accession Number: 1991.899.1-19

Blue Heron Decoy

Blue heron "confidence" decoy assembled in five parts on a homemade rough hewn base. It has a small head and it is all painted grey, except for the base; small white circle is near the tail section.

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2675

Accession Number: 1991.900

Bay Fa

Each of near square form with medallion centers of beige with green and madder meander and smaller red, green, blue and beige. It has conforming medallions on a dark blue field with connected octagons of yellow and rose and tiny quatrafoil devices within a sawtooth inner border and beige outer borde...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: knotting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2676

Accession Number: 1991.901.1-2

Jug

The jug has a thick handle on a wide collar, sloping shoulders and a cylindrical body. It is decorated with a foliate scroll device at the shoulder.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 2677

Accession Number: 1991.902

Jug

An ovoid body with a ringed neck that narrows at the mouth. It has a wide strap handle and incised bands about the narrow base. It is incised and cobalt decorated with a figure of a leaping horse. The cobalt is also ringed around the handle and ends.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2678

Accession Number: 1991.903

Crock

A two gallon jug with a cylindrical body and sloping shoulders with a curved handle and slightly flared wide neck. The lower body was incised and filled with cobalt with an inscription and a figure of a Dandy with a cane and cigarette.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2679

Accession Number: 1991.904

Candlestick

Tapering, banded candle socket with flared rim on cylindrical shaft with ring turnings, medial drip pan and round, banded flaring bell-shaped base.

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 2529

Accession Number: 1991.579

Silversmith's Display Case

Triangular (wedge) shape with hinged door with six panes of glass held by molded mullions; case has molded base and is painted blue, the interior painted black; backboard pierced with hanging hole and fitted with slotted rail for spoons.

Date: 1730-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2530

Accession Number: 1991.580

Mote Spoon

Shallow oval bowl pierced with scrolls on a tapering narrow handle with a triangular-shaped tip.

Date: 1715-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, silver (metal)

GUSN: 2531

Accession Number: 1991.581

Mote Spoon

Shallow oval bowl pierced with scrolls on long slender round handle capped with a point.

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, silver (metal)

GUSN: 2532

Accession Number: 1991.582

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