Historic New England

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189599

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.5

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189601

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.6

Toy dressing table

Wooden dressing table painted aqua with attached sheet metal mirror.

Date: ca. 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: sheet metal, wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 189602

Accession Number: 2009.7.4.1

Toy bench

Aqua painted wooden bench with bent metal legs

Date: ca. 1945

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), metal

GUSN: 189603

Accession Number: 2009.7.4.2

Portrait of Mary Wheelwright Codman (1792-1857)

Portrait of Mary Wheelwright Codman, pictured from the waist up, turned to the right. She is seated in a red-striped upholstered arm chair against a dark background, with a book open to a seascape on her lap. She wears a narrow gold wedding band on her left hand, and a scenic micromosaic brooch at h...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Huntington, Daniel, 1806-1906 (Artist) Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas, gilding

GUSN: 189604

Accession Number: 2005.20.2

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189605

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.7

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189606

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.8

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189607

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.9

Brass andiron

Brass andiron. Chippendale style with double lemon shaped top and turned neck. Arched legs with ball and claw feet. Iron supports for logs extend from backs of andiron. The original location for the andiron was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: Late 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 189608

Accession Number: 2009.9.1.1

Brass andiron

Brass andiron. Chippendale style with double lemon shaped top and turned neck. Arched legs with ball and claw feet. Iron supports for logs extend from backs of andiron. The original location for the andiron was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: Late 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 189609

Accession Number: 2009.9.1.2

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189610

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.10

Side chair

Queen Anne style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189611

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.11

Side chair

Queen Anne-style side chair with a solid vase shaped back splat featuring an inlaid wood design of an urn, scrolling foliage and an eagle, crowned male face at the center of the crest rail and scrolling vines of bellflowers along the stiles. S-shaped arms terminating in scrolls with inlaid wood flor...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189612

Accession Number: 2006.44.1468.12

Windsor Chair

Black painted Windsor chair with unpainted mahogany arms. Bamboo shaped spindles. Remnants of gold paint along crest rail. The original location for the chair was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189613

Accession Number: 2009.9.6.1

Windsor Chair

Black painted Windsor chair with unpainted mahogany arms. Bamboo shaped spindles. Remnants of gold paint along crest rail. The original location for the chair was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189614

Accession Number: 2009.9.6.2

Doorstop

Painted iron doorstop in shape of flower basket - shades of pink, orange and peach flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1915-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), cast iron

GUSN: 189615

Accession Number: 2005.21

Epergne

Porcelain epergne with three tiers of plates ascending in size each separated by a vase shaped stand, the highest terminates in a scrolled heart shaped cartouche finial. White glaze body with raspberry and gold banded edges and gold monogrammed "P"s on the foot and the two middle plate separators.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189616

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.333

Fur Coat

Men's raccoon fur coat, with large collar and cuffs. Doulbe breasted with four pairs large buttons down front, brown silk lining with "Jordan Marsh Company" label at top and blue, yellow, orange and green woolen plaid lower lining. Has interior pockets which are edge with tail (striped) fur. Has dou...

Date: 1927

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company

Material: fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 189618

Accession Number: 2005.22

Epergne

Porcelain epergne with three tiers of plates ascending in size each separated by a vase shaped stand, the highest terminates in a scrolled heart shaped cartouche finial. White glaze body with raspberry and gold banded edges and gold monogrammed "P"s on the foot and the two middle plate separators.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189619

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.332

High Chest

High chest with five drawers. Pierced brass bat wing shaped drawer hardware. The two parts of the chest came from two different pieces of furniture in the Jewett House. The family split up the the two pieces and "married" the current top and bottom parts of the chest. The top section of the high che...

Date: ca. 1730-50

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189620

Accession Number: 2009.9.7.1

Low chest

Low chest, used as base for five drawer high chest. Low chest has four drawers and finished top. Cabriole legs with slipper feet. Two drop finials flank center arch of skirt. Brass batwing shaped drawer hardware. The two parts of the chest came from two different pieces of furniture in the Jewett Ho...

Date: ca. 1730-50

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189622

Accession Number: 2009.9.7.2

Square piano

Compass of FF to c3 (five octaves +). English double action without checks. Two pedals on legs for dampers and harmonic swell. Double strung throughout. Short soundboard. Case veneered with mahogany. Rosewood crossbanding and brass stringing. Three gilt cast-lead moldings around case and edge of lid...

Date: 1823

Maker: Babcock, Alpheus , 1785-1842

Material: veneer, mahogany (wood), rosewood (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 189623

Accession Number: 2005.23.1

Piano Stool

Piano stool with round swivel seat and green velvet upholstery; brass molding.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189624

Accession Number: 2005.23.2

Music Book

Book of music; cover is missing-only leather binding remains.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189625

Accession Number: 2005.23.3

Plate

Red lacquer plate

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189627

Accession Number: 2009.10.1.1

Plate

Red lacquer plate

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189628

Accession Number: 2009.10.1.2

Bowl

Red and black lacquer shallow bowl with foot.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189629

Accession Number: 2009.10.2.1

Bowl

Red and black lacquer shallow bowl

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189630

Accession Number: 2009.10.2.2

Women's dress

Floral silk women's dress, ankle length with flowing, pointed elbow length sleeves. The dress has a square neckline with a pleated yoke. The pointed ends of the yoke have loops that can be attached to large buttons on the belt. The dress has a snap in the bodice panel and a three button and hook enc...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 189631

Accession Number: 2006.44.1232

Carving Set

Carving knife and fork with horn handles and plain sterling ferrule. Fork has a retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187760

Accession Number: 2006.44.1511

Spice box

Circular spice box with hinged lid. Japanned copper finish on exterior and interior surfaces. Contains five small cylindrical containers with detachable lids, each stencilled with the name of a different spice.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187761

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.1

Spice container

Cylindrical tin [a] with removable lid [b]. Lid stencilled "Spice". Japanned copper finish on exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187762

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.2AB

Carving Fork

Carving fork with horn handle, plain sterling ferrule and a retractable guard. The guard has a single post on one side and two on the other side, giving the ability to also act as a rest.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187763

Accession Number: 2006.44.1511.1

Nutmeg container

Cylindrical tin [a] with removable lid [b]. Lid stencilled "Nutmeg". Japanned copper finish on exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187764

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.3AB

Mace container

Cylindrical tin [a] with removable lid [b]. Lid stencilled "Mace". Japanned copper finish on exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187765

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.4AB

Cinnamon container

Cylindrical tin [a] with removable lid [b]. Lid stencilled "Cinnamon". Japanned copper finish on exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187766

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.5AB

Carving Knife

Carving knife horn handles and plain sterling ferrule.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187767

Accession Number: 2006.44.1511.2

Container

Cylindrical tin [a] with removable lid [b]. Japanned copper finish on exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187768

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.6AB

Carving Set

Varving knife and fork with antler handles. Fork has retractable guard. Sterling ferrule is plain.

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187769

Accession Number: 2006.44.1512

Carving FORK

Varving fork with antler handle and a retractable guard. Guard has a dual use as gurad and stand. Sterling ferrule is plain.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187770

Accession Number: 2006.44.1512.1

Carving Knife

Varving knife with antler handle. Sterling ferrule is plain.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187771

Accession Number: 2006.44.1512.2

Knife Sharpener

Knife sharpener with an antler handle. Sharpener is a round file. Between the sharpener and the handle is a plain silver ferrule. Therre is a silver button-like cap on the end of the handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187772

Accession Number: 2006.44.1513

Cup

White porcelain cup decorated with armorial motif and flowered garland. Decoration includes a shield divided by a chevron, two bull heads above the chevron and one below. At the top of the shield are four trees in front of a unicorn. The shield has a sprig of green leaves on the left and pink flo...

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1882.1

Meat Fork

Silver carving fork with scrolling decoration on the handle. Fork has two stright tines.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187778

Accession Number: 2006.44.1514

Paper Holder

Stand (A) and holder (B) to maintain an object open and upright for reading. Could be used for a book, newspaper, menu card, etc. Silverplated. Base is hexagonal topped by two stepped circular layers into which the holder is screwed. The holder is fashhioned of sturdy curved wire. Two curves su...

Date: ca. 1913

Maker: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187780

Accession Number: 2006.44.1515AB

Carving Set

Set of carving knife and fork with ivory handles. The handle is capped by a silver tip decorated with two ram heads. The fork has a retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 187781

Accession Number: 2006.44.1507

Carving Fork

Carving fork with ivory handle. The handle is capped by a silver tip decorated with two ram heads. The fork has a retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187785

Accession Number: 2006.44.1507.1

Carving Knife

Carving knife with ivory handle. The handle is capped by a silver tip decorated with two ram heads.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187786

Accession Number: 2006.44.1507.2

Jeweler's Box

Gray Jeweler's Box

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 187788

Accession Number: 2004.3.1AB

Shirt Studs

One of four gold and mother of pearl shirt studs

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), mother of pearl

GUSN: 187789

Accession Number: 2004.3.2

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