Historic New England

Stereo Viewer

Hand held stereo viewer with sliding card holder and tin view shield trimmed in brown velvet and engraved with abstract organic design.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), walnut (wood), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 64578

Accession Number: 1970.644

Game Box

Box with four slightly raised molded edges. Top slides open to reveal small squares of paper with green and red printed letters.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64579

Accession Number: 1970.645

Wooden box with inlayed Loto in center. Two metal hooks and rear hinges. Interior lined with green paper with rules of the game on cover. Subdivided into two sections containing twenty four small playing boards, circular pieces with printed numbers, and a circular cardboard box containing square a...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), rosewood (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64580

Accession Number: 1970.646

Dice Tumblers with dice

One pink and one dark green tumbler with embossed paper made to look like leather. Dice are white ivory with black dots and red mark "GR".

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64581

Accession Number: 1970.647

Checkers

Set of 29 checkers, dark and light colored wooden pieces with multiple circular motifs. Not including board.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: olive (wood)

GUSN: 64582

Accession Number: 1970.648

Wall Bracket

Wall bracket with two scrolls and rectangular shelf with rounded corners.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 64583

Accession Number: 1970.649

Book Shaped Game Board

Two books titled The Land We Live In Vol. I-II form chess board and open onto backgammon board. Red, black and tan leather with gilt trim and key pattern, leather hinge.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 64584

Accession Number: 1970.650

Artificial Flower Arrangement

Square green semi-porcelain container holds Japanese style flowering plant of shell and wire. .

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Rookwood Pottery (Maker)

Material: porcelain, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 64585

Accession Number: 1970.651

Chess

Thirty pieces of ½ and ½ blonde and dark turned pieces in traditional chess vocabulary. Horse heads carved. Rectangular pine box has sliding lid with chamfered edges and cut out H (also in pencil Chess H. Bowen) Child's water color rendering of a pink house with a black door and white stairs fla...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: fruitwood, pine (wood)

GUSN: 64586

Accession Number: 1970.652

Portrait of a Girl

Portrait of seated young girl with long brown hair in white high necked dress bending over white handwork. Situated outside with large tree in background; on wooden box top with single chamfered edge.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64587

Accession Number: 1970.653

Dining Table

Round; opens at ctr. for 3lvs; straight skirt; turned & reeded legs

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 64588

Accession Number: 1970.1088

Flag

Silk American flag with printed thirteen (13) stripes and thirty nine (39) stars

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 64589

Accession Number: 1970.545

Flag

British colony flag, red ground with printed Union Jack in upper left and green laurel wreath surrounding multicolored crest subdivided into rectangular motifs topped with British crown.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 64590

Accession Number: 1970.546

Banner

Rectangular blue banner with finished edges and cream colored Y in center. Two cream colored ties on one end.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: rayon, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64591

Accession Number: 1970.547

Flag

Rectangular Italian military ensign flag with printed vertical green, white, and red stripes. Swiss cross and crown printed in center white-field.

Date: 1915-1919

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64592

Accession Number: 1970.548

Flag

Swedish flag with gray ground and yellow applied cross spanning height and width; cotton taps on one end.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64593

Accession Number: 1970.549

Flag

Swiss flag, red banner with finished edges and white equal length cross in center.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64594

Accession Number: 1970.550

Flag

Japanese flag: white ground with red circle. Paper tabs in two corners.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 64595

Accession Number: 1970.551

Flag

Swedish flag: Royal blue ground with applied yellow cross spanning breadth and height of banner.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64596

Accession Number: 1970.552

Flag

Rectangular flag with red ground and off centered blue and white cross spanning breadth and height. Unknown country, possibly Norway.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64597

Accession Number: 1970.553

Flag

Rectangular Italian military ensign flag with green, white and red vertical bands. Crown and Swiss cross in center field. Applied basted pocket to right of crest. Red ribbon on one end.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 64598

Accession Number: 1970.554

Condiment Jar

Classical form; Renaissance revival style. Deep bowl form tapers to a domed circular foot with a ring at join. Top has molded anthemia heart-shaped scroll motif border surmounted by a dished neck with circular mouth. C-shaped handle at side with flattened top and stylized leaf and rose motif. Domed ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64148

Accession Number: 1970.819

Service Bell

Cow-bell shape: trianguloid with flat top. Ring top for hook. Painted black with cut or molded geometric line decoration, cut to show the brass.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64149

Accession Number: 1970.820

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head without decoration. Cast in a single body with handle; the handle features two rounded knops at base, cylindrical stem and terminates in flat cookie top or finial. Brass clapper on a chain.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64150

Accession Number: 1970.821

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head, without decoration. Applied turned handle with rings at base, flaring out to swelled knop and terminating in a rounded finial. Silver clapper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64151

Accession Number: 1970.822

Bowl

Deep circular bowl with narrow foot ring and narrow flat rim. Interior with a pronounced pushed up bottom (conical in shape). Overall interior engraved with Arabian style arches with border bands. Interior and exterior with Arabic type script.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64152

Accession Number: 1970.823

Crumber

Elongated handle with fiddle-head end with incised beaded edge and trefoil terminus. The head is a wide flat rectangular body with one edge cut straight across; the other side is dished or scooped. The interior with stylized (renaissance like anthemia heart shaped scrolls) with stippled round; flora...

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64153

Accession Number: 1970.824

Knife

Elongated blade with rounded and shaped end terminating in off-center pointed tip; underside edge is serrated. The front of the blade with machine stamped floral scroll on a stippled ground imitating brite cut work. Handle is a modified fiddle-shape with molded edges forming scrolls, terminating i...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 64154

Accession Number: 1970.825

Saltshaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64155

Accession Number: 1970.826.1

Pepper Shaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64156

Accession Number: 1970.826.2

Sugar Tongs

Simple tong form with two parallel arms, tapering to pointed bowls. Bowed handle engraved MBA

Date: 1825-1839

Maker: Foster, Joseph, 1760-1839 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64157

Accession Number: 1970.828

Fish-serving Fork

Renaissance revival style handle; coffin shape with stylized fleur-de-lis and line borders. Central knop with thistle element. Three pointed tines, 1 being large and shaped.

Date: 1875

Maker: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64158

Accession Number: 1970.829

Knife

Silvered steel blade, fluted and tapering to point. Marked AST STEEL on blade with a ring guard at join to handle. Carved mother of pearl handle with stylized terminus; scrolled leaf decoration on silver neck ring.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mother of pearl, silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64159

Accession Number: 1970.830

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64160

Accession Number: 1970.831.1

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64161

Accession Number: 1970.831.2

Syrup Pitcher

Silver colored body. Cast decoration. A) bulbous circular body with ribbed effect at base; circular foot. Shaped spouted mouth with scrolled relief decoration at edge. Similar decorated C-shaped handle. Conforming hinged lid with elaborate thumb piece or spur with leafy terminus. Marked (globe) MFT...

Date: 1890

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64162

Accession Number: 1970.832

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line decoration.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64163

Accession Number: 1970.833.1

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line decoration.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64164

Accession Number: 1970.833.2

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64165

Accession Number: 1970.833.3

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64166

Accession Number: 1970.833.4

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64167

Accession Number: 1970.833.5

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64168

Accession Number: 1970.833.6

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64169

Accession Number: 1970.833.7

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64170

Accession Number: 1970.833.8

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64171

Accession Number: 1970.833.9

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64172

Accession Number: 1970.833.10

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line decoration.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64173

Accession Number: 1970.833.11

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64174

Accession Number: 1970.833.12

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64175

Accession Number: 1970.833.13

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64176

Accession Number: 1970.833.14

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