Historic New England

Saucer

Circular saucer, bowl shaped. Blue on blue eagle and shield pattern with Botston harbor in the distance printed on bottom and blue floral and scroll pattern printed on sides.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242175

Accession Number: 2010.35.1.12

Saucer

Circular saucer, bowl shaped. Blue on blue eagle and shield pattern with Botston harbor in the distance printed on bottom and blue floral and scroll pattern printed on sides.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242176

Accession Number: 2010.35.1.13

Saucer

Circular saucer, bowl shaped. Blue on blue eagle and shield pattern with Botston harbor in the distance printed on bottom and blue floral and scroll pattern printed on sides.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242177

Accession Number: 2010.35.1.14

Theorem Painting

Theorem painting, oil paint on linen. Depicts roses and rose buds. Matted and framed under glass.

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), linen (material)

GUSN: 242235

Accession Number: 1934.2853

Two alphabet samplers sewn together, smaller one stitched to the front of the other; larger piece has five complete alphabets plus "ABC" and "A-W"; numbers "1-6"; each line of letters divided by rows of cross stitch; tan and brown on natural linen ground. Smaller piece has three complete alphabets; ...

Date: 1835

Maker: Little, Rebecca Woodruff Brown, b. 1828 (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 242300

Accession Number: 1932.2466

Covered dish

Covered dish, Dedham Pottery, "Rabbit" pattern crackle ware.

Date: 1896-1943

Maker: Dedham Pottery (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 242580

Accession Number: 1923.355

Sampler

Cross stitch alphabet sampler; polychrome. Depicts a leopard at the foot. Stitched by Esther Green Stetson.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (textile), embroidery (visual works), cross stitch

GUSN: 242595

Accession Number: 1933.6291

Sampler

Cross stitch sampler; sqaure with ivory linen ground; one alphabet, missing "J"; geometric cross stitch border; polychromatic, silk thread.

Maker: Hawks, Mary (Embroiderer)

Material: cross stitch, linen (material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 242596

Accession Number: 1933.6290

Needlework Picture

Framed needlework picture of Mt. Vernon on an ivory silk ground. Stitches used include: satin stitch and rice stitch.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 242648

Accession Number: 1933.6265

Sampler

Cross stitch sampler, vertical rectangle; ivory linen ground; polychromatic; bird, animal and flower motifs, two crosses, one with a ladder with keys on either side; two crowns, one with initials below, the other with date below, geometric stripes on either side; one alphabet, missing "J".

Date: 1784

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 242651

Accession Number: 1933.6260

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts two women in Empire gowns playing badminton. A dog lying on a blanket looks on. Floral arcade and half of a columned and domed gazebo appear in the background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like columns on sides. Block prin...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242875

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.2

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a group of three women in Empire dress, a child, and a man standing around a barrel (playing a game?) Half of a columned and domed gazebo appears in background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like columns on sides. Block pri...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242876

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.3

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a man wearing a turban and a woman in a bonnet standing in the bottom left corner. Stone steps lead up to a structure hung with scalloped and tasseled curtains. Part of a dragon fountain appears in bottom right corner. Panel framed by a l...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242877

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.4

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a woman in a bonnet, Empire dress and shawl standing in bottom right corner. Part of a dragon fountain appear at bottom left. Stone steps lead up to a structure hung with scalloped and tasseled curtains. Panel framed by a leafy arch at to...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242878

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.5

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Narrow strip placed over window. Five small fragments were glued together to create a strip with blue ground and clumps of brown leaves and both ends and in center. Block printed in grisaille on blue ground. Original manufacturer and designer are unkno...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242879

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.6

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts two women in Empire gowns playing badminton. A dog lying on a blanket looks on. Floral arcade and half of a columned and domed gazebo appear in the background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like columns on sides. Block prin...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242880

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.7

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a group of three women in Empire dress, a child, and a man standing around a barrel (playing a game?) Half of a columned and domed gazebo in background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like column on left side [column on righ...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242881

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.8

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Narrow strip placed over window. Four small fragments were glued together to create a strip with blue ground and clumps of brown leaves at left end and in center. Block printed in grisaille on blue ground. Original manufacturer and designer are unknown...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242883

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.9

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a man and woman kissing. They are seated back to back on the ground in the bottom right corner. Another man kneeling on an Empire chair is applauding. A dog is running away at bottom left. A stone railing with squat vase shaped balusters ...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242886

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.10

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper panel "Palais-Royal" pattern. Half panel depicts a four wheeled wicker carriage with a small child seated inside [other half is 2010.27.1.13]. Greek temple facade in background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like column on left side [column on right has been cu...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242888

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.11

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Rectangular panel placed over door. Ten small fragments were glued together to create a panel with blue ground and urn shaped tree in center. Tree is comprised of parts of the leafy arches and tree like columns. Block printed in grisaille on blue groun...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242889

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.12

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper panel "Palais-Royal" pattern. Half panel depicts a woman pulling on a handle [other half is 2010.27.1.11]. Flat topped fluted column in background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like column on right side [column on left has been cut off]. Pattern identical to 2...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242923

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.13

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a man riding a horse and a small child raising a whip to a dog hitched to a cart. A staircase with a decorative "S" shaped railing and a griffen on a pedestal appear in the background. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like col...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242926

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.14

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a woman in Empire dress seated on a square block. She is fanning herself and a parasol lies on the ground near her feet. An old woman with a cane stands behind her. A staircase with a decorative "S" shaped railing and a griffen on a pedes...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242927

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.15

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper Panel

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Panel depicts a woman holding a bouquet and wearing an Empire gown walking across a courtyard. Curved and arched wall with openwork balustrade appears in background with floral arches potted in two large urns. Panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tr...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 242928

Accession Number: 2010.27.1.16

Commemorative textile fragment

Fragment of black and white woven jacquard made of silk and wool depicting the Pacific Mills Building, Lawrence, MA, and an eagle with outstretched wings holding a streamer that reads "E Pluribus Unum;" also incribed with the date 1876.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: jacquard, wool (textile), silk (textile), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 244285

Accession Number: 1962.83

Carriage Clock

Brass carriage clock [A] with brass key [B] and wooden carrying case [C]. Clock has brass lattice decoration around top edge and base, four bun feet, brass carrying handle with purple leather wrapped around center. Clock face has plain white front with roman numeral numbers. Glass paneled sides and ...

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gears, wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 244286

Accession Number: 2006.44.3584A-C

Carriage clock

Brass carriage clock [A] with brass key [B] and wooden carrying case [C]. Clock has rhinestone decoration around front edges and on both sides of handle. Four bun feet. Clock face engraved with floral decoration and rhinestones. Glass paneled sides and back and rectangular glass panel on top to view...

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gears, wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 244287

Accession Number: 2006.44.3585A-C

Chest of Drawers

Block front chest of four drawers; top molded with ogee and fillet edge; straight bracket feet. Mahogany with secondary woods of eastern white pine and soft maple.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 244289

Accession Number: 1966.352

Lady's Writing Desk

Hand-crafted reproduction of a Federal style ladies' writing desk. Rectangular case enclosing one large drawer over two smaller drawers flanking arched knee hold. All drawers with dark stringing inlay. The top drawer inlaid to look like three separate drawers. Replaced brasses. Four square tapered ...

Date: 1809

Maker: Sailor, John. Philadelphia cabinetmaker (1809-1833) (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering, inlay (process)

GUSN: 244290

Accession Number: 1966.368

Box

Square wooden box with brass decoration on corners and four rubber feet. Brass handle. Engraved "APP". Interior has wooden dowel in center.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 244294

Accession Number: 2006.44.3586

High Chest

High chest. Cherry, hard maple, red oak, white pine and yellow pine. Top section has a flat top with molded edges. Four drawers with replaced hardware. Two fluted pilasters on either side. Bottom case has one drawer over three drawers. Carved fan on central drawer. Skirt has ogee arches with t...

Date: 1755-1775

Maker: Attributed to Hosmer, Joseph, 1735-1823

Material: cherry (wood), red oak (wood), maple (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 244298

Accession Number: 1973.328AB

High Chest

High chest of drawers made of black walnut and white pine. Upper case has a flat top with heavy cornice moldings and three small drawers over three larger drawers. Heavy overhanging molding at mid-section. Bottom case has three-over-three drawers, deeply shaped skirt with missing drop finials. S...

Date: 1735-1745

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 244305

Accession Number: 1976.189

Plate

Plate from the Cunard Line British-American shipping company. Brown transfer-printed design with a border depicting ships and medallions. Center medallion depicts "Ladies Cabin" with women sitting near a fire, and is surrounded by scrolls and foliage.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244307

Accession Number: 1976.458

Box

Square black plastic box [A] with cover [B]. Winged horse pictured in center medallion on lid. Fluted sides. In original cardboard shipping box addressed to Stephen W. Phillips.

Maker: American Stationery Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 244308

Accession Number: 2006.44.3587AB

Playing cards

Pack of playing cards in red leather case. Backs of cards have color image of a blacksmith at his forge. Matching picture on one side of lid.

Date: 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), leather

GUSN: 244309

Accession Number: 2006.44.3588AB

Floorcloth

Painted burlap floorcloth. Large geometric design consisting of large squares joined by smaller green, white and brown checkerboard squares at the corners; concentric hexagonal shapes inside larger squares. Overall brown, beige, green, and orange colors.

Date: c. 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, paint (coating)

GUSN: 244310

Accession Number: 1976.142

Playing cards

Box of "Patience" playing cards. White box [A] with lid [B] and divided interior. Contains two decks of cards [C+D] with rounded corners, one deck with green geometric medallion design on back and the other with red foliate design. Box has navy blue text and floral decoration.

Maker: Thomas De La Rue & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 244311

Accession Number: 2006.44.3589A-D

Floorcloth

Painted burlap floorcloth. Small geometric design consisting of concentric squares with red "chili pepper" motif in center, alternating with beige diamonds with red petal motif in center. Overall colors of brown, green, beige and red.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244313

Accession Number: 1976.143

Patience playing cards

Red cardboard box with hinged lid [A] containing two decks [B+C] of "Patience" playing cards. One deck has red medallion design, the other is navy blue. Both decks in original paper wrappings.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 244314

Accession Number: 2006.44.3590A-C

Tintype Photo Album

Miniature photograph album containing tintypes of dogs set into round mats. Red leather-bound with brass clasp.

Maker: unknown

Material: tintype (process), leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 244315

Accession Number: 1971.418

Looking Glass

English looking glass featuring a single plate of glass and ornate frame consisting of scalloped skirt with carved, gilt sprig decoration; elaborate crest with scalloped pediment inset with carved, gilt sprigs and topped by a gilt griffin finial; sides of frame decorated with carved gilt acorns and ...

Date: 1770

Maker: Jackson, William, 1731-1810 (Importer)

Material: English walnut (wood), spruce (wood), veneer, gilding, carving (processes)

GUSN: 244316

Accession Number: 1980.80

Typewriter

Folding typewriter [A] in fitted hard leather case [B] with handle. Black metal Corona typewriter with round metal keys. Roller bar mechanism folds down over keys when typewriter in not in use. With original instruction booklet.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, gears, springs (elastic objects)

GUSN: 244317

Accession Number: 2006.44.3591AB

Fireplace Fender

Fireplace fender with rounded brass bands surrounding pierced ironwork; base has wider brass band with three brass paw feet

Date: late-19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244318

Accession Number: 1966.1820

Mirror

Rectangular mirror, vertically oriented, with a carved and gilded frame. Columns on either side, carved basket of fruit on top with a Federal style cornice.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244319

Accession Number: 1951.197

Candlestick

Tall pewter candlestick; acorn-shaped candle cup and bobeche; six-sided undulating base; six knobs of various sizes along stem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244336

Accession Number: 2009.62.1.1

Candlestick

Tall pewter candlestick; acorn-shaped candle cup and bobeche; six-sided undulating base; six knobs of various sizes along stem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244337

Accession Number: 2009.62.1.2

Bell

Brass bell engraved with floral and vine pattern and Chinese dragons. Handle created by intertwined dragons. Scalloped bottom edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 244338

Accession Number: 2006.44.2546A

Stand

Arched wooden display stand for brass bell. Top edge carved with flowers, vines, and leaves. Hanging hook in center. Square side support posts and bottom edge of stand also have carved floral and vine pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 244341

Accession Number: 2006.44.2546B

Tile

Carved earthenware tile with central flower surrounded by abstract scroll motif designs on light gray background.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244372

Accession Number: 2009.42.1

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