Pewter bowl, flat, reeded rim with incised band; flared sides; flat bottom.
Maker: Townsend, John (Pewterer)
Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy
GUSN: 250465
Accession Number: 1949.694
Rounded pewter ladle; long wooden handle inserted into pewter stem; handle gently turned with finial at the top; twine attached to final for hanging.
Maker: unknown
Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy, wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), twine
GUSN: 250466
Accession Number: 1949.695
Metal spoon; shell design on back of bowl; rounded pointed bowl; rounded tear-drop shaped end on handle with ridge in the center.
Material: metal
GUSN: 250467
Accession Number: 1949.699
Pewter spoons; tear-drop shaped handles with oval, slightly pointed bowls.
GUSN: 250468
Accession Number: 1949.700.1-2
Earthenware charger; polychrom bird design; buff-colored clay body with shite tin glaze overall; circular form with wide slightly dished rim and deep well with poorly defined cavetto; overall painted decoration in mineral colors: mottled yellow and blue background with two partridges on low flowerin...
Date: ca. 1900
Material: earthenware, tin glaze
GUSN: 250469
Accession Number: 1949.702
Three-gallon covered crock; molded cylindrical buff-colored clay body with salt glaze; molded lip at wide mouth; molded "cap sleeve"-type C-shpaed handles on each side; impressed "3" on front; brown slip lining; brown upper half; pale gray lower half of exterior; circular, slightly domed, three-step...
Date: ca. 1875-1900
Material: earthenware, glaze
GUSN: 250470
Accession Number: 1949.703
Covered crock; molded cylindrical shape; buff-colored clay body; molded lip at wide mouth; brown lining; chocolate brown upper half of exterior with pale gray lower half; "2" impressed on front; circular thrown cover with raised unglazed inner ring on top; recessed top nwith circular flat "cookie" h...
GUSN: 250471
Accession Number: 1949.704AB
Pair of pewter candlesticks; William and Mary style cylindrical candle cup attaches to turned shaft with one large knop and three smaller knops; decorated with incised lbands; bell-shaped base of stem attaches to curvi-linear octagonal base with short steep sides; reproduction.
Date: late 19th century
Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy, turning (shaping process)
GUSN: 250472
Accession Number: 1949.709.1-2
Eight-day mantel clock; rectangular rosewood-veneered case; platform base; two-paneled door, with glass panes; silver-colored metal mushroom knob; lower panel covers works; eglomise and reverse painting on glass image of a bird on a branch painted on lower panel; glass pane above exposes clock face ...
Date: ca. 1850-1870
Maker: Thomas, Seth
Material: wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), walnut (wood), veneer, glass (material), verre églomisé, reverse painting on glass (image-making)
GUSN: 250473
Accession Number: 1949.712
Shaped wooden paddle; rectangular handle with rounded edges; swells into thinner ovoid paddle at the end; hole for hanging at the end of the handle.
Material: wood (plant material), carving and carving techniques
GUSN: 250475
Accession Number: 1949.714
Turned treen bowl; widely dished; flat base; flat lip with chamfered edge.
Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)
GUSN: 250477
Accession Number: 1949.715
Treen; circular body with incised band around the outer rim; flat lip; flat base.
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 250480
Accession Number: 1949.716
Rectangular cast iron handle painted black; end forms hook for hanging; handle tapers to lobed drop; brass bowl is dished; slightly ovoid; reproduction.
Date: 19th century
Material: brass (alloy), cast iron
GUSN: 250483
Accession Number: 1949.719
Black-painted; rectangular forn with flat square base and rectangular sides, two with glass panels; front has glazed, hinged door; fourthside is tin with applied C-shpaed handle at center; surmounted by pierced conical top with ring handle; metal wire attached at center ofsphere for hanging; interio...
Date: 1800-1830
Material: tin (metal), glass (material), paint (coating)
GUSN: 250484
Accession Number: 1949.724
Flat griddle with slightly raised outer edge; two knobs which hold a bail handle.
Date: 18th century
Material: cast iron
GUSN: 250485
Accession Number: 1949.725
"Braid-Aid" boxed set with original instructions.
Date: 1950s
Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 250532
Accession Number: 1999.65
"Braid-Aid" rectangular box with top and bottom, buff colored
Material: cardboard
GUSN: 250534
Accession Number: 1999.65.1ab
"Braid-Aid Vari-Folder" rug braiding tools, set of three, adjustable for use with a range of fabric widths and thicknesses.
Material: steel (alloy)
GUSN: 250543
Accession Number: 1999.65.2a-c
"Braid-Aid Vari-Folder" instruction pamphlet, 4 pages.
Material: paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 250546
Accession Number: 1999.65.3
Oblong metal tool with small hole at one end [bodkin for lacing braided rugs?] found in box with "Braid-Aid" set.
GUSN: 250548
Accession Number: 1999.65.4
Serving cart No. 45. Rectangular wood cart with four swiveling castors. Top tray is removable and reversible.
Date: 1950-1960
Maker: Wegner, Hans J. , 1914-2007 (Designer) Andreas Tuck (Manufacturer)
Material: teak (wood), oak (wood)
GUSN: 250626
Accession Number: 2011.4.1AB
Imported Belgian linen fragment with a handprinted "Pinwheel" patten. Fabric is unused remnant from some pillow upholstery used at the Elizabeth Mills Brown House, a modern house in Guilford, Connecticut designed and built by E. Carleton Granbery, between 1950-1956.
Date: 1950s-1960s
Material: linen (material), weaving
GUSN: 250627
Accession Number: 2011.4.2
Wool fabric fragment in a "Canton" pattern produced by Arc-Com Fabrics, New York. Fragment is unused remnant from some curtains used at the Elizabeth Mills Brown House, a modern house in Guilford, Connecticut designed and built by E. Carleton Granbery, between 1950-1956
Material: wool (textile), weaving
GUSN: 250628
Accession Number: 2011.4.3
Wooden souvenier dish; pagoda carved on surface.
Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)
GUSN: 250632
Accession Number: 1949.736
Windsor stool; wooden with turned splay legs; stretchers; incised.
Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), incising
GUSN: 250636
Accession Number: 1949.737
Free-standing washing trough; wood; arched legs; painted maroon.
Material: wood (plant material), arched, paint (coating)
GUSN: 250641
Accession Number: 1949.739
Pink transferware; earthenware over-sized cup with handle composed of circular piece over an attached curved piece; matching saucer; rural scene with cows in the foreground.
Date: ca. 1840
Material: earthenware, transfer printing, creamware
GUSN: 250646
Accession Number: 1949.742
Circular; papier mache; black on red decoration.
Material: paper by production method
GUSN: 250654
Accession Number: 1949.745
Salt-glazed; stoneware; straight sides with reeding at top; protruding ear-like handles on either side; dome-like lid, flattened at the top with a cookie-like knob on top; floral/foliate pattern in glaze on body.
Material: stoneware (pottery), salt glaze
GUSN: 250658
Accession Number: 1949.746
Pair of chalkware cows; painted with spots; hoves, eyes and ears also painted.
Material: slip casting, gypsum, painting and painting techniques
GUSN: 250664
Accession Number: 1949.750.1-2
Ovoid brass finial with waisted stem; wrought iron cylindrical shaft with bulbous top just below finial; modified bell-shaped shovel.
Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy), casting (process)
GUSN: 250667
Accession Number: 1949.755
Square box-shape with one open end for nesting graduated-sized blocks; pine carcasses covbered with white printed paper depicting children at play and verses in polychrome, on the sides of each box; letters of the alphabet printed in red on a gold ground are on the tops of each: .1 - A, .2 - B, .3 -...
Date: 1885
Material: pine (wood), paper (fiber product), printing (process)
GUSN: 250669
Accession Number: 1949.757.1-8
Ship model, French Man-of-War; two-masts, string rigging; French flag flying at stern; rectangular wooden platform painted blue; ship held in place with screws.
Material: wood (plant material), string (fiber product), cloth
GUSN: 250672
Accession Number: 1949.758
Rectangular form with cupids-bow scalloping on side skirts; plank sides with boot-jack ends; single rectangular basal drawer with two turned knop handles; back-hinged lid has molded top with applied blocks on underside of sides; interior compartment is undivided; stained dark brown.
Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), stain (coating)
GUSN: 250682
Accession Number: 1949.761
Diorama-like school room; teacher stands on platform at a podium; 13 children seated on benches with desks; open box form with high sides; partial roof extending over front third; exterior decoupaged double-hung windows and door; front side folds down and befcomes floor area for desks; interior back...
Date: 1840-1870
Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), paint by composition or origin, découpage (image making technique), glass (material)
GUSN: 250684
Accession Number: 1949.763
Rectangular, slightly overhangning top with rounded edges; plank- constructed sides terminate in shaped boot-jack ends; rectangular case; three drawers with twined knop handle at center; bead molding on case around drawer fronts; frontal retangular skirt.
Material: pine (wood), bead moldings
GUSN: 250686
Accession Number: 1949.767
Engraving "Bon Homme Richard" Sea Battle; matted; framed; under glass; molded wooden frame.Battle during the American Revolution (1775-1783) in which American Captain of the Bonhomme Richard, John Paul Jones (1747-1792) attacked the British Frigate Serapis commanded by Captain Richard Pearson (1731-...
Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product), glass (material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)
GUSN: 250687
Accession Number: 1949.769
Carved wooden dog; standing English Pointer; wooden base painted brown; white body with large black spots; tail curled upward; front paws made of two pieces of wood glued, splitting at joint; underside of base, inscription "DERBY."
Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), carving (processes), paint (coating)
GUSN: 250689
Accession Number: 1949.774
Three-masted battleship model; rectangular pine base platform, covered with painted leather; center of base carved out to receive hull of ship; ship painted black, white and red; string rigging; British naval flag at stern; cannons in gun holes on sides.
Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), leather, string (fiber product), paint (coating)
GUSN: 250716
Accession Number: 1949.773
Hide-covered, decorative tacks; leather handle in center of top; metal lock.
Material: wood (plant material), metal, hide (collagenous material)
GUSN: 250753
Accession Number: 1949.776
Miniature drop-leaf table; turned legs; ball feet; straight apron; hinged leaves.
Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), stain (coating)
GUSN: 250756
Accession Number: 1949.777
Pottery; miniature; handle protruding upward on one side; glazed.
Material: ceramic (material), throwing (pottery technique), glaze
GUSN: 250760
Accession Number: 1949.778.1-5
Silver sides; shell top; oval with ovoid top.
Material: silver (metal), shell (animal material)
GUSN: 250762
Accession Number: 1949.779
Turtle-shaped soda glass doorstop; aqua green.
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 250764
Accession Number: 1949.780
Carving of a bear; toy.
GUSN: 250766
Accession Number: 1949.781
Small alphabet sampler pincushion; complete alphabet without "W"; duplicate letter; letters in no particular order; numbers 1-11; depicts chair and table; bird on a branch; flowers; seascape with sailing ship; checkerboard border.
Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)
GUSN: 250767
Accession Number: 1949.782
Molded metal; painted; galloping horse pulling a two-wheeled buckboard and standing driver; horse and dirver both appear wind-blown.
Material: metal, paint (coating)
GUSN: 250778
Accession Number: 1949.784
Porcelain doll, painted face, hair, and shoes; silk striped dress with puffy sleeves, lace, and pockets.
Material: porcelain, glaze, hand-painted, silk (textile), lace (needlework)
GUSN: 250779
Accession Number: 1949.786
Large; porcelain head; painted hair and face; cloth body; wooden arms; no hands; cloth feet and shoes; calico dress with gathering at the top and puffy sleeves; waistband; full skirt.
Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glaze, calico, cotton (textile), cloth, wood (plant material)
GUSN: 250782
Accession Number: 1949.787
Composition head; painted face and hair; cloth body; pink, dotted dress.
Material: composition (material), hand-painted, cloth, cotton (textile)
GUSN: 250785
Accession Number: 1949.788