Historic New England

Lantern

Lantern with spherical shade. Carved circular wooden mounts decorated with oriental figures and animals.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59273

Accession Number: 1942.2833

Animal Figurine

Polychrome animal figurine with gilt paint, tusks, eyes, and front paws.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59274

Accession Number: 1942.2834

Trunk

Painted trunk with hinged lid, large brass escutcheon, and side handles.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59275

Accession Number: 1942.2835

Set of nineteen non-repeating scenic wallpaper panels. Nine panels of rice cultivation and ten panels of porcelain production; Porcelain panels depict workers cleaning and purifying raw clay, decorating unfired ware, firing it in kilns, packing the finished pieces for shipment, and carrying the pack...

Date: 1775-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 59276

Accession Number: 1942.4655

Table

Rectangular top with a marble inset, four straight rails with stretchers and legs.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), marble (rock), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 59277

Accession Number: 1942.4660

Vase

Apple green vase with a bulbous body, indented shoulder, and a wide mouth with naturalistic decoration.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 59278

Accession Number: 1942.4661

Painting of the China Trade Room at Beauport

Interior view of the China Trade Room at Beauport, Sleeper-McCann House as it appeared during Henry Davis Sleeper's lifetime. Watercolor on paper.

Date: 1928

Maker: Ranken, William Bruce Ellis (British painter, 1881-1941) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 59279

Accession Number: 1976.169

Garden Seat

Green, white, and gilt garden seat with a barrel shape, strapwork with nail heads, and a pierced top.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 59280

Accession Number: 1982.319

Disc Music Box

Rectangular with serpentine sides; hinged lid enclosing mechanism.

Date: 1899-1905

Maker: Regina (Maker)

GUSN: 59281

Accession Number: 1982.1225

Glass Grapes

Cluster of red grapes on wire stems.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 59282

Accession Number: 1942.5005

Glass Grapes

Cluster of pink grapes on wire stems.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 59283

Accession Number: 1942.5006

Wax Apple

Yellow and orange apple.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 59284

Accession Number: 1942.5007

Castanets

Stained wood with rounded sides and straight tops, blue and yellow wool ties.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59285

Accession Number: 1942.5020.1-.2

Coral

Pale orange piece of coral with a two pronged branch with some carving.

Maker: unknown

Material: corals (animals)

GUSN: 59286

Accession Number: 1942.5008

Letter Opener

Pale orange letter opener with a long flat back and carved oval Chinese-style decoration.

Date: 1880-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: coral (material)

GUSN: 59287

Accession Number: 1942.5009

Mantel

Fireplace mantel. Yellow and blue colonettes support a white marble shelf. Carved central cartouche of a shepherd with sheep.

Date: 1936-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 59288

Accession Number: 1942.5010

Rooster Figurine

Full-length carving of a rooster painted gold with stylized plumage. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59289

Accession Number: 1942.5011.1

Rooster Figurine

Full-length carving of a rooster painted gold with stylized plumage. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59290

Accession Number: 1942.5011.2

Decorative Pagoda

Aqua-green fielded panels with half octagon molding cut into pagoda style sections.

Date: 1924

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59291

Accession Number: 1942.5012

Sugar Bowl

Polychrome sugar bowl that tapers to a footed base, decorated with a floral motif.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, tin glaze

GUSN: 59292

Accession Number: 1982.1226

Side Chair

Thumb-back; bamboo legs, stretchers; yellow with black trim.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59294

Accession Number: 1942.2130.1

Side Chair

Thumb-back; bamboo legs, stretchers; yellow with black trim.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 59295

Accession Number: 1942.2130.2

Sculpture

3/4 MALE; BISHOP W/MITER; ARM ACROSS CHEST; SWAGGED DRAPERY

Date: 1200-1399

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 59296

Accession Number: 1942.2894

Sculpture

Bust; medieval boy; plumed hat; ruffled collar; polychromed.

Date: 1825-1874

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 59297

Accession Number: 1942.4518

Easy Chair

Upholstered easy chair with curved arms and wings, and inlaid conch shell on the crest.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 58844

Accession Number: 1942.2322

Painting

Round oil on panel painting of a spray of yellow and red flowers on a green ground. Framed. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58845

Accession Number: 1942.2934.1

Painting

Round oil on panel painting of a spray of yellow and red flowers on a green ground. Framed. One of a pair.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58846

Accession Number: 1942.2934.2

Carved Wooden Male Figurine

One of a set of three men carved from wood and painted red and brown.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58847

Accession Number: 1942.2935.1

Carved Wooden Male Figurine

One of a set of three men carved from wood and painted red and brown.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58848

Accession Number: 1942.2935.2

Carved Wooden Male Figurine

One of a set of three men carved from wood and painted red and brown.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58849

Accession Number: 1942.2935.3

Trinket Box

Round, white, opaque milk glass box with a lid with a flat knob.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58850

Accession Number: 1942.2936

Secretary

Small flat top bookcase with glass doors, a desk box, and one drawer.

Date: 1875

Maker: Canterbury, Charles J. (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 58851

Accession Number: 1942.2938

Side Chair

Grain-painted bannister back side chair with a pink quilted upholstered seat and turned legs with ball feet. One of a pair.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58852

Accession Number: 1942.2939.1

Side Chair

Grain-painted bannister back side chair with a diamond pattern upholstered seat and turned legs with ball feet. One of a pair.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58853

Accession Number: 1942.2939.2

Silhouette

This double cut (shoulder section cut separately from the head) hollow-cut, bust-length portrait of a young man shows faint pencil detailing on the uncut stock (a type of neck tie that buckled in back) around his neck. Framed.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58854

Accession Number: 1942.2941

Printed Picture

Hand-colored print of a woman sitting on a bed holding a baby surrouded by four children. Framed.

Date: 1818

Maker: Ward, James (Engraver) Griffiths, T. (Publisher)

GUSN: 58855

Accession Number: 1942.2942

Easy Chair

Easy chair with a bamboo turned base and pink quilted upholstery with a long ruffle.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 58856

Accession Number: 1942.2943

Wall Clock

Banjo clock. Painted glass panels in base and neck. Painted panel in base has been repainted. New paint depicts a two-story house with a porch in a meadow. Neck panel depicts painted vine-like leaves in the shape of two figure-eights. White painted iron circular dial and black Roman numerals. ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58857

Accession Number: 1942.2944

Dressing Table

Reproduction dressing table. Pine with burled walnut veneer. Dressing glass on splashboard. Serpentine front to frame with inlaid front rail. Contains one drawer that is nailed together. Construction of drawer and frame, along with pattern of reeding and the design of the dressing glass indicat...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 58859

Accession Number: 1942.2945

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a clear and purple cut and frosted glass pear-shaped shade on a square base with a ringed stem. One of a pair.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58860

Accession Number: 1942.2946.1

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a clear and purple cut and frosted glass pear-shaped shade on a square base with a ringed stem. One of a pair.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58861

Accession Number: 1942.2946.2

Inkstand

Pink, white, and gilt rectangular inkstand with a serpentine bow, scroll feet, and a penrest with flowers.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 58862

Accession Number: 1942.2947

Jewelry Box

Rectangular box with a hinged cover and floral decoration.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 58863

Accession Number: 1942.2948

Engraved Print

Interior scene depicting men wearing white robes, red capes, and blue hats fighting with swords. Framed.

Date: 1800

Maker: Portuensis, F. Vieira (Maker) Bartoluzzi, E. (Engraver) Bartoluzzi & Vendramini (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58864

Accession Number: 1942.2952

Engraved Print

Handcolored engraving of a group of men with swords attacking another man. Framed.

Date: 1796

Maker: Barbier (Maker) Sloane, Michel (Engraver) Schiavonetti, Luigi, 1765-1810 (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58865

Accession Number: 1942.2953

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58866

Accession Number: 1942.2955.1

Tieback

Amber-colored pressed glass tieback with a floral motif. One of a pair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 58867

Accession Number: 1942.2955.2

Print from a Fireboard

Image of a cottage, a lake with a steamboat, and three people printed on paper.

Date: 1865-1871

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58868

Accession Number: 1942.2957

Four-Poster Bed

Grain-painted bed with columnar foot posts with straight legs and holes for a rope bottom.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58869

Accession Number: 1942.2958

Quilt

Peasant scene with a man fishing and a woman with a rake with a floral print backing.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting

GUSN: 58870

Accession Number: 1942.2959

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