Historic New England

Server

Silver serving utensil, or maybe a small crumber. The business end is a small flat oval shape with a handle attached in the middle of one of the longer sides. The handle is decorated with a bird and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187883

Accession Number: 2006.44.1494

Tongs

Silver tongs wwith spoon shaped ends.

Maker: unknown

Material: coin silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187886

Accession Number: 2006.44.1495

Tomato Server

Silver tomato server with black wood handle. Round, flat serving end is pierced in a star shaped pattern. Handle is smooth and rounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187888

Accession Number: 2006.44.1499

Cheese Knife

Silver cheese knife with a black wood handle. Knife blade curves into a forked end with two points. Handle is rounded and curves at the end in the opposite direction of the blade.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187890

Accession Number: 2006.44.1501

Salad Serving Set

Silver serving spoon and fork with curved black wood handles. Where the servers attach to the handles there is a ribbed, scallop shell-like decoration, on top and bottom.

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187895

Accession Number: 2006.44.1500

Serving Spoon

Silver serving spoon with curved black wood handle. Where the bowl attaches to the handle there is a ribbed, scallop shell-like decoration, on top and bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187897

Accession Number: 2006.44.1500.1

Serving Fork

Silver serving fork with curved black wood handle. Where the fork head attaches to the handle there is a ribbed, scallop shell-like decoration, on top and bottom. Fork has three tines, the outer two curve outwards.

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187899

Accession Number: 2006.44.1500.2

Set of Butter Knives

Set of fifteen butter knives with ivory handles. There are two styles in this set, distinguished by their collar and manufacturer; concave collar (Landers, Frary & Clark) and convex collar (Russell).

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer) J. Russell & Co. Green River Works (Manufacturer) Daniel Low & Co.

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187936

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187938

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.1

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle. Collar is convex with a ridge rnning around the middle.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Probably J. Russell & Co. Green River Works (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187940

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.2

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle. Collar is convex with a ridge running around the middle.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Probably J. Russell & Co. Green River Works (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187942

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.3

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187943

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.4

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187944

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.5

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187945

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.6

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187946

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.7

Butter knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Daniel Low & Co.

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187947

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.8

Butter Knife

Butter knife with ivory handle and concave collar.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187948

Accession Number: 2006.44.1505.9

Drum

Cylindrical drum with painted grey body and bands of red, yellow and white ovals along top and bottom, painted black cover and bottom held on with a leather cord, two wrapped leather handles on one side.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 187949

Accession Number: 2006.44.2209

Set of Nutpicks

Set of three nutpicks with ivory handles. Two have a decorative flared ridge, like a shortened guard, at the collar and more rounded end of handle. The third is shorter, has a plain collar and a flat handle end.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187952

Accession Number: 2006.44.1493

Nutpick

Nutpick with ivory handle. Has a decorative flared ridge, like a shortened guard, at the collar and handle end is rounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187955

Accession Number: 2006.44.1493.1

Bedspread and valance set

Set of bed coverings consisting of a bedspread, pillow sham and four bed valances. All are made of white cotton with raised stripe pattern. The bedspread and pillow sham feature a knotted cottom trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 187956

Accession Number: 2006.44.2230

Nutpick

Nutpick with ivory handle. Has a decorative flared ridge, like a shortened guard, at the collar and handle end is rounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187957

Accession Number: 2006.44.1493.2

Nutpick

Nutpicks with ivory handle, plain collar and a flat handle end.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187958

Accession Number: 2006.44.1493.3

Bedspread

White cotton bedspread with stripe pattern and knotten cotton fringe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187961

Accession Number: 2006.44.2230.1

Pillow sham

White cotton pillow sham with stripe pattern and knotted cotton fringe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187965

Accession Number: 2006.44.2230.2

Bed valances

Set of four white cotton bed valances with stripe pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187966

Accession Number: 2006.44.2230.3a-d

Set of Knives

Three knives with ivory handles. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blades are smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the ends curve upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187968

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504

Knife

Knife with ivory handle. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blade is smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the end curves upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187970

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504.1

Knife

Knife with ivory handle. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blade is smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the end curves upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187971

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504.2

Knife

Knife with ivory handle. Slightly longer than a dinner knife. Blade is smooth, no serrations, rounded at the end and the end curves upwards.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187972

Accession Number: 2006.44.1504.3

Doily

White linen doily with scalloped lace edge with reserves with abstract urns with flowers, white embroidered scrolls and flowers around center.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 187975

Accession Number: 2006.44.1549

Set of dinner knives

Set of seven dinner knives with ivory handles. Blades are smooth without a serrated edge and have rounded tips.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187977

Accession Number: 2006.44.1506

Doily

Round white linen doily with lace border and white embroidered scrolls and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 187978

Accession Number: 2006.44.1548.1

Doily

Round white linen doily with lace border and white embroidered scrolls and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 187980

Accession Number: 2006.44.1548.2

Dinner Knife

Dinner knife with an ivory handle. Blade is smooth without a serrated edge and has a rounded tip.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187981

Accession Number: 2006.44.1506.1

Scoop

Silver scoop with ivory handle. Bowl end is shaped like a small shovel and it has a long neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 187982

Accession Number: 2006.44.1503

Haircombs

No description

Date: 1860-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241604

Accession Number: 1998.1522.10

Haircombs

No description

Date: 1860-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241605

Accession Number: 1998.1522.11

"Palais-Royal" Wallpaper

French Scenic wallpaper "Palais-Royal" pattern. Twenty length pattern depicts groups of men and women walking, sitting, riding horses, reading, and playing games. Each panel framed by a leafy arch at top and tree like columns on sides. Block printed in grisaille on blue ground. Original manufacturer...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241606

Accession Number: 2010.27.1

Wallpaper fragments

Wallpaper fragments with three dimensional geometric pattern of blocks (parallelopipedon) and chains printed in green and brown on green ground. Fragment [B] has an attached border of a three dimensional pattern in black and white on blue ground with orange accents. Block printed. Found underneath F...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 241607

Accession Number: 2010.27.2A-D