Historic New England

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266690

Accession Number: 1951.208.2

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266692

Accession Number: 1951.208.3

Brass wall sconce

Wall sconce with oval brass wall plate and two arms, each with a large hanging crystal drop and crystal prisms suspended from the edges of the bobeche. Each arm has a single candle shaped sleeve and electric 'flame' shaped bulb.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266693

Accession Number: 1951.208.4

Set of three wall sconces

Set of three brass wall sconces with glass globes.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), electric wiring

GUSN: 266816

Accession Number: 1951.209

Wall sconce

Brass wall sconce [a], round plate attaches to wall, short arm with bulbous base and ball finial; Squat vase shaped glass globe [b] with etched grape cluster design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266854

Accession Number: 1951.209.2ab

Wall sconce

Brass wall sconce [a], round plate attaches to wall, short arm with bulbous base and ball finial; Squat vase shaped glass globe [b] with etched grape cluster design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 266859

Accession Number: 1951.209.3ab

High Chest

Chest-on-chest with broken scroll pediment, urn shaped finials; carved shells and scrolling leaves. Carved knees, ball and claw feet.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 266960

Accession Number: 1978.172

Half hull ship model "Cohota"

Half hull ship model, China Packet "Cohota".

Date: 2005

Maker: Parson, Stephen Pickering, 1922- (Maker) Sutherland, Mark A., 1954- (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 267042

Accession Number: 2012.85.1

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of girl wearing a dress and bonnet, holding a long rake, with the caption "The Haymaker." Over painted with red and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 267144

Accession Number: 1970.1310.251

Portrait of Mrs. John Amory Lowell (1807-1881)

Drawing of Elizabeth Cabot Putnam Lowell, charcoal on paper. Sitter is wearing a white lace cap; Oval gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267247

Accession Number: 1978.176

Sofa

Sofa with upholsterd back and feet; top rail inlaid with mother of pearl and varied woods; arms have open fret pattern.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267251

Accession Number: 1971.1000

Armchair

Upholstered armchair; top rail inlaid with mother of pearl and varied woods.

Date: c. 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267252

Accession Number: 1971.1001

Platform rocker

Platform rocking chair with upholstery, top rail inlaid with mother of pearl and varied wood.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267254

Accession Number: 1971.1002

Reproduction bedcover

SERVICE: reproduction white candlewick bedcover.

Date: 1990s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267341

Accession Number: 2012.86.1.8

Steam Wagon

Model of a steam locomotive with two wheels and a smoke stack.

Date: 1829

Maker: James, William T. (Inventor)

GUSN: 267454

Accession Number: 1931.340

Medal

Silver meal, presented to Albert W. Ladd (1817-1864) at the 1855 Paris Exposition by Napoleon III. Awarded for the best square piano from the United States with over-strung action. Mr. Ladd invented over-strung action. Reverse: likeness of Napoleon III "Empereur". Obverse: "Exposition: Universelle: ...

Date: 1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267493

Accession Number: 1936.637

Ladies Hat

Small round ladies hat composed of various shades of pink feathers.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267521

Accession Number: 1992.65

Hatbox

Round hat box with a lid; white with blue trim; embossed on the lid, "R.H. Stearns Company / Boston Chestnut Hill"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267528

Accession Number: 1993.48AB

Hat

Small round ladies hat of tiered pink satin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267530

Accession Number: 1993.49

Hat

Ladies purple pillbox hat with a short veil.

Maker: Worth of Boston (Maker)

GUSN: 267532

Accession Number: 1993.50

Hat

Small round ladies turban hat of black brocade with sequins.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267535

Accession Number: 1993.51

Rug

Rug with black designs on a maroon gound. Pattern of six octagons quartered with rectangles. One octagon has a comb in the center, another has a star shape. The remaining octagons are blank. The field between the octagons is scattered with combs and stars.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174302

Accession Number: 2006.44.431

Wine bottle

Dark green glass bottle with long neck, curved shoulder, and kicked-up bottom. An applied, stamped is just below shoulder. The name "Fayerweather" wraps around the outer edge of the emblem and meets at a square enclosing a diamond. At center is a four-pointed star shape. There are glass imperfection...

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174305

Accession Number: 1993.149

Rug

Rug with checkerboard design in red, dark and light blue, brown, yellow, and white. Border of same motif in red and alternating blues. Double row of brown wool sewn on selvages as binding. Ersari Beshir Rug from Uzbekistan.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174307

Accession Number: 2006.44.432

Decanter

Clear blown glass decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Decanter has decorative ribbed band at base. Slender body tapers to a long cylindrical neck. Wide dished lip holds stopper. Pontil mark visible on bottom. Stopper is a flattened circle with pressed dimples around edge. Stopper may not be original to d...

Date: ca. 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 174310

Accession Number: 1993.570.1AB

Rug

Rug with center panel design of floral and geometric shapes in red and blue on white ground. Floral border in reds on tan ground. Edges bound in rust red color.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174311

Accession Number: 2006.44.433

Rug

Rug with center panel of a small center medallion and palmettes. Blue and white on a faded pink ground. Palmette and floral border in pink on blue ground. Edges are unbound.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174314

Accession Number: 2006.44.434

Rug

Rug with center panel of thirty-nine rows of a palm leaf design, blue on red ground. Multiple geometric and floral borders in red, blue, and white. Edges are bound in pink. Attached tag "Serebend."

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174315

Accession Number: 2006.44.435

Portrait of Ella and Susan Lyman

Portrait of Ella Lyman (Mrs. Richard Clarke Cabot 1866-1934) and Susan Lyman (1869-1878). Susan, the blond girl on the left, wears a light blue dress with apron, light blue slippers and tights. Blue hair ribbon and a pearl necklace. She holds a single yellow rose. Her sister, Ella, on the right has ...

Date: ca. 1873

Maker: Porter, Benjamin Curtis, 1845-1902 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique)

GUSN: 174404

Accession Number: 1997.45

Chair

Side chair in mahogany with scroll back and urn shaped center splat. Original floral upholstered seat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), textile materials by weaving technique

GUSN: 174443

Accession Number: 2009.13.1

Shield back chair

Shield back chair with original webbing and horsehair upholstery. Arched brass nail pattern along seat edge.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 174444

Accession Number: 2009.13.2

Tall Case Clock

Mahogany grandfather clock embellished with flame finial on top. Broken scroll pediment. Elaborate carving throughout piece. Pilasters on both sides of top case. Case is hinged. Keyhole is covered with metal scrolling. Bottom half of case has carved reeding on both sides. Oval window with key hold c...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Clockmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), gilding, metal

GUSN: 174448

Accession Number: 1997.61

Dress

White organdy dress with: bodice (a), skirt (b), underskirt (c), bustle (d). Belonged to Roxana Atwater Wentworth Bowen (1854-1935). In box [.2AB] marked "Mrs. C.W. Bowen Bald Hill Woodstock, Conn." "White muslin dress 1880."

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine lace

GUSN: 174450

Accession Number: 2009.14.1.1A-D

Shaving table

Marble topped mahogany shaving table with mirror and locking drawer and lion paw feet. Scrolled ormulu. Drawer contains key, acorn finial, nut and bolt for mirror, small piece of wool and a book binding cover entitled Stories, Essays and Poems. G.K. Chesterton, Everyman's Library.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), marble (rock), glass (material)

GUSN: 174451

Accession Number: 1997.50

Settee

(a) Pale yellow settee with cane seat and back and arms. The arms have a carved rosette motif. There is a gilt trim across the front and the rosettes. (b) The seat cushion is a cream brocade with pink flowers. The pillows (c-d) are round salmon pink and gathered into the center with a rosette.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cane (plant material)

GUSN: 174452

Accession Number: 1997.48

Chairs

Fancy chairs with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on backs. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green bro...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brocade (textile)

GUSN: 174455

Accession Number: 1997.49

Chair

Fancy chair with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on back. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green broca...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brocade (textile)

GUSN: 174456

Accession Number: 1997.49.1

Chair

Fancy chair with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on back. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green broca...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brocade (textile)

GUSN: 174457

Accession Number: 1997.49.2

Card Table

Mahogany pedestal card table with hinged leaf, on leaf-carved baluster on gadrooned-edged base, four reverse carved legs terminating in brass hairy paw feet on casters.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 174458

Accession Number: 1997.52

Sideboard

Curved front, Federal style sideboard with tapered legs, two doors and five drawers. Constructed of mahogany with pine (possibly) as secondary wood. Bellflower inlays of satin wood appear four front legs. Intricate chevron inlay is around top edge. Less elaborate stringing surrounds the drawers and...

Date: ca. 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), satinwood (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 174459

Accession Number: 1997.62

Singer Sewing Machine

Singer sewing machine in original oak cabinet, originally foot pedaled, electrified in the 1950s. Ornate oak cabinet with five drawers and cupboard for foot pedal.

Date: 1912

Maker: Singer (Manufacturer)

Material: oak (wood), metal, electric wiring

GUSN: 174460

Accession Number: 2009.15.1

Bowl

Shallow pressed glass bowls (set of four). Pressed comet-like decoration arround surround of bowl. Flower with diaper and circular petals in well. Rim with densely scalloped edge.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174464

Accession Number: 1993.587

Bowl

Shallow pressed glass bowls (set of four). Pressed comet-like decoration arround surround of bowl. Flower with diaper and circular petals in well. Rim with densely scalloped edge.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174465

Accession Number: 1993.587.1

Bowl

Shallow pressed glass bowls (set of four). Pressed comet-like decoration arround surround of bowl. Flower with diaper and circular petals in well. Rim with densely scalloped edge.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174466

Accession Number: 1993.587.2

Bowl

Shallow pressed glass bowls (set of four). Pressed comet-like decoration arround surround of bowl. Flower with diaper and circular petals in well. Rim with densely scalloped edge.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174467

Accession Number: 1993.587.3

Bowl

Shallow pressed glass bowls (set of four). Pressed comet-like decoration arround surround of bowl. Flower with diaper and circular petals in well. Rim with densely scalloped edge.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174468

Accession Number: 1993.587.4