Historic New England

Miniature Pudding Mold

Deep oval shape on shallow foot. Reeded sides and impressed bunch of grapes motif. Covered overall with deep orange/red glaze and dark brown splotches.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, glazing (coating), impressing, molding (forming), redware

GUSN: 8538

Accession Number: 1991.753

Toy Porringer

Handled cup or porringer with rounded sides and outflared lip. Strap-like handle; on small foot. Covered with orange/brick-red glaze and dark brown splotching in ring around body, on rim and handle.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8539

Accession Number: 1991.754

Toy dish

Round with notched rim. Face covered with orange/brick-red glaze. Two wavy lines of light-colored slip; black. Unglazed back.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, slip (clay)

GUSN: 8540

Accession Number: 1991.755

Toy Jug

Bulbous shape with reeded neck and neck-to-body handle. Covered with yellow glaze and brown splotches.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8541

Accession Number: 1991.756

Rectangular with two glass sides; one glass door. Tin box with heavy back. Front side hinged for door with tiny wire fastener. Contains small half-circle shelf and tiny oil lite of same shape; circular handle, string wick, moveable cover over oil resevoir. Fastened to wall with decorative bolt. Top ...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8542

Accession Number: 1991.757

Tavern Sign

Board mounted within frame; ball finials top and bottom. Grain-painted; mustard-yellow. Top is shaped in half-moon; bottom has broken arch. Both sides are alike.

Date: 1827

Maker: unknown

Material: boards (flat objects), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 8543

Accession Number: 1991.759

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8544

Accession Number: 1991.762.2

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8545

Accession Number: 1991.762.3

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8546

Accession Number: 1991.762.4

Nesting Basket

One of five nesting baskets with eliptical shape and loop handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 8547

Accession Number: 1991.762.5

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8548

Accession Number: 1991.770.2

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8549

Accession Number: 1991.770.3

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8550

Accession Number: 1991.770.4

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8551

Accession Number: 1991.770.5

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8552

Accession Number: 1991.770.6

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8553

Accession Number: 1991.770.7

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8554

Accession Number: 1991.770.8

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8555

Accession Number: 1991.771.2

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8556

Accession Number: 1991.771.3

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8557

Accession Number: 1991.771.4

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8558

Accession Number: 1991.771.5

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin carved with hexagonal end.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8309

Accession Number: 1992.652.5

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin cut with square end.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8310

Accession Number: 1992.652.3

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8311

Accession Number: 1992.653.1

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8312

Accession Number: 1992.653.2

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8313

Accession Number: 1992.653.3

Clothespin

Unfinished wooden clothespin cut from round wood.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8314

Accession Number: 1992.653.4

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin with turned top.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8315

Accession Number: 1992.654.1

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin with turned top.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8316

Accession Number: 1992.654.2

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8317

Accession Number: 1992.655

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8318

Accession Number: 1992.656

Clothespin

Large wooden clothespin.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8319

Accession Number: 1992.657

Clothespin

Rectangular clothespin with hole for hanging or stringing.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8320

Accession Number: 1992.658

Clothespin

Large wooden clothespin with shaped top and decorative incised lines.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8321

Accession Number: 1992.659

Clothespin

Wooden clothespin with two reinforcing tacks.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8322

Accession Number: 1992.660

Spoon

Roughly carved wood spoon.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8323

Accession Number: 1992.662

Bread knife

Large knife-shaped wooden utensil with hole for hanging.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8324

Accession Number: 1992.663

Clothespin

Slender, white bone clothespin with decorative line turned near top.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8325

Accession Number: 1992.661

Whistle

Horn whistle with wooden insert and cork ball.

Date: 1800 -1899

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material)

GUSN: 8326

Accession Number: 1992.664

Decoy

Painted and carved wooden decoy representing male pintail; brown painted head, carved and painted feathers and wings of gray and white; white bottom. Incised lines for bill, wing tips and tail feather. Shoe bottom eyes, orange with black pupils. Sleeping pose.

Date: 1890 -1920

Maker: Possibly Heisner (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8327

Accession Number: 1992.668

Duck Decoy

Carved and painted wooden decoy of a goldeneye duck. Decoy has carved black wings, painted black head with white spot, yellow eyes, and a gray bill.

Date: 1880 -1910

Maker: Adams, Edward Hamlin, 1860-1950 (Carver)

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

GUSN: 8328

Accession Number: 1992.669

Decoy

One of pair, along with 1991.861, of carved and painted decoys representing a green-wing tern, female with brown speckles, green wing patches, neck tucked in and head turned to left in a listening pose. Carved wings, incised head, top and eyes. With green tips on wings and eyes painted deep yellow a...

Date: 1890 -1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8329

Accession Number: 1992.670

Thread display case/egg collection

Projecting stepped top with molded edge on nine-drawer case. Top seven drawers, rounded glass fronts and single metal pull; two lower drawers, wood fronts and double cast composition pulls. Molded base, raised panels at sides. Contains nearly 500 eggs of Long Island birds gathered in second half of ...

Date: 1880 -1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), oak (wood)

GUSN: 8330

Accession Number: 1992.671

Candlestand with Hog Scraper Candlesticks

Adjustable candlestick on four-footed base with top accommodating two hog scraper candlesticks.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), maple (wood), oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8331

Accession Number: 1992.672A-C

Rug

Striped carpet in yellows, greens, browns with a touch of blue. Strips (32" wide) sewn together (blue warp thread) to make room-size.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, hand weaving, piercing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8332

Accession Number: 1992.673

Rug

Rectangular form patterned with oval floral spray enclosed by flowering vines at corners and chain "link" border. Worked in polychrome wool and cotton on a variegated beige ground, burlap foundation.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8333

Accession Number: 1992.675

Hooked Rug

Narrow strip of rug in reds, greens, yellows, browns and black.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8334

Accession Number: 1992.676

Combware Platter

Red earthenware, combed yellow and brown slip decoration. Notched edge. Oblong (almost rectangular) shape.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, slip (clay), lead glaze

GUSN: 8335

Accession Number: 1992.776

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular strip of maroon wool carpeting with selvage sides and raw ends.

Date: 1835-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8336

Accession Number: 1993.868

Side Chair

Side chair. Maple, ash, rush seat. Grain-painted to imitate walnut. Curved crest rails with peaked ears and scooped center over vase-shaped splat. Molded lower rail. Rush seat with exposed corner seat rail. Block-and-baluster turned front legs joined by baluster- and ring-turned front stretche...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), ash (wood), carving (processes), graining, painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 8337

Accession Number: 1991.537.2

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