Historic New England

Needlework picture

Framed picture of crewel embroidery depicting flowering trees on a mounded hill with birds and butterfiles.

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245897

Accession Number: 1963.309

Cloth fragment

Fragment of rose, floral brocade.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245898

Accession Number: 1928.57

Card Game

Card game in wrapper package entitled "Characteristics"; "An Original Game by a Lady"; made up of and played with cards.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printed matter production stages

GUSN: 245899

Accession Number: 1935.664

Quilt Fragment, pieced top

Quilt top fragment; square; cotton; pieced in patchwork pattern; printed fabrics; raw edges.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, hand sewing, geometric patterns

GUSN: 245900

Accession Number: 1917.1374

Souvenir

Souvenir panel; rectangular, jacquard; woven silk; depicts Columbus on a ship sighting America and his crew praising him; black on white.

Date: ca. 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), jacquard

GUSN: 245902

Accession Number: 1921.157

Oriental rug; rectangular; polychromatic; central step-stided octagonal with floral designs on white ground in center on blue ground; in field of large paisley leaves; spandrels in corners with flowers and peacocks on cream ground; three band border with central band of running flowers on cream grou...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), knotted pile

GUSN: 245903

Accession Number: 1942.1429

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock with an ogee pedement, glass pane on the bonnet side, an arched front window, and case door. There is a scribed circle on the base.

Date: 18th century

Maker: Jackson, Thomas (Clockmaker)

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood), stain (coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 245986

Accession Number: 1976.243

Portrait of Colonel Thomas Dawes (1731-1809)

Portrait of Thomas Dawes, seated in a gilt chair with red velvet upholstery. Shown from the waist, wearing a black collared coat with white shirt and wearing a gray wig. He is holding a red and gilt book "Architecture by Palladio." Behind subject is red drapery flanked by a classical column, blue sk...

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Stuart, Gilbert (American painter, 1755-1828) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panel painting (image-making), gilding, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 246010

Accession Number: 2004.28

Temperance Genre Painting, "The Demon Liquor"

Small unframed oil painting; depicts tavern scene with eleven men and the devil peeking out from behind a door.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 246012

Accession Number: 1996.106

Tea Cup and Saucer

Tea cup without handle and saucer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246014

Accession Number: 1914.483

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Guild Distinctive Salon Wallpapers, Exclusive Creations by Robert Griffin"

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 246015

Accession Number: 2002.23

Toy Rocket Radio

Toy Rocket radio (2010.17.28.1A) in original box (!B). Red and black-colored germanium diode radio molded in the shape of a rocket ship. The radio has a silver metal tip at the end of the rocket cone, and a black suction cup attached to the opposite end of the rocket. Red and white electrical wires ...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), steel (alloy), wire, rubber (material), diodes

GUSN: 246036

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.1AB

Instructions

Instruction sheet that came with the Rocket A-1 radio (2010.17.28.1A-B).

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 246037

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 246045

Accession Number: 1977.585.2AB

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board with fragments of a black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground. Nail in corner of board.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 246046

Accession Number: 1977.585.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Book No. 4 / Season 1912 / Lappin's Latest Leaders / Grass Cloths / Independent Ceilings/ Jaspes. Burlaps / Varnish Tile Papers / 30 Inch Ingrains / Imported Oat Meals / Crepes & Silk Fibres / I. Lappin Wall Paper Co / 114-116-118 Staniford Street Boston, Mass." Book i...

Date: 1912

Maker: I. Lappin Co.

Material: paper (fiber product), string (fiber product), ceiling papers, textile materials

GUSN: 246074

Accession Number: 1979.1

Rushlight Holder

Rushlight made of wrought iron. Tri-leg with penny foot. Heart-shaped counter balance with twist-work stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 246078

Accession Number: 2000.1878

Square, Carpenter's

Carpenter's square; wooden; L-shaped; two pieces of wood; dovetailed; pegged together; circular hole at one end.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), dovetail joints

GUSN: 246079

Accession Number: 2004.29.1

Needlework Kit

Needlework kit; cylindrical roll-up style; overed with brown leather; long wide brown ribbon tie closure; brow, beige, red worm pattern velvet pincushion ends; pins; lined with red silk plaid; leather dividers for thread; silk pocket; two cream-colored wool needle pages with needles; hole for thimbl...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 246081

Accession Number: 1934.1342

Floor Cloth Sampler Backing

Original floor cloth backing to a framed sampler (1973.132A) by Mary Woodward dated 1805 or 1806.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246089

Accession Number: 1973.132B

Valance

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; purple back; damask tape; three ovals joined to form triple puff.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 246090

Accession Number: 1978.95.7

Drapery Panel

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; back made of purple silk; inter-lining of white cotton flannel; edged with tassels; 7 inch wide band of cotton silesia acrosss top on gold side.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), tape (materials), fringe, damask

GUSN: 246091

Accession Number: 1978.95.12

Drapery Cascade

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; back made of purple silk; inter-lining of white cotton flannel; curved side edged with tassels; 7 inch wide band of cotton silesia acrosss top on gold side.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 246092

Accession Number: 1978.95.8

"Love's Paradise"

Color lithograph in the style of Maxfield Parrish, depicting a woman lying underneath a tree, and holding a baby up in the air. There is a Tuscan column in the left third of the print, which contributes a Neoclassical sense to the image. In effect, the tree and the column create a naturalistic frame...

Date: 1925

Maker: Fox, Robert Atkinson, 1860-1935 (Artist)

Material: color lithographs, wood (plant material), gesso, glass (material), cotton (textile), hooks (fasteners)

GUSN: 246110

Accession Number: 2010.17.36

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with horse designs inside rectangles and squares.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246135

Accession Number: 1915.56

Portrait of Charles Gideon Putnam, M.D.

Oil portrait of Charles Gideon Putnam, M.D. in evening dress. Black jacket and bow tie, white shirt with pearl buttons; gold star pin at wiast. Seated in a red chair with rounded back. Gilt and gesso frame.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: Billings, Edwin T. (American painter, 1824-1893) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 246136

Accession Number: 1999.51.1

Dropleaf Table

Dropleaf table; covered in lightwood veneer; top is oval-shaped when leaves are extended; rectangular center of top has large oval paterae in stylized floral design with eight rays of bell flowers; apron bowed at ends; parameter cross banding frames vine and blossom inlay; one end has drawer; other ...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, oak (wood), mahogany (wood), ink, wax

GUSN: 246143

Accession Number: 1966.364

Chippendale Side Chair

Chippendale-style side chair; pierced vasiform splat; square seat; upholstered over the rail (overupholsterd in gold satin damask); back stile terminating in earred crest rail with single beaded edges; back and "H" stretchers, with rounded (somewhat quarter round) upper surface; Marlborough leg wit...

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstered seats

GUSN: 246146

Accession Number: 1942.1238

Chippendale Side Chair

One of a pair of Chippendale side chairs; serpentine crest with rounded shoulders and spurs along the lower edge; pierced splat with a pair of openwork scrolls above an inverted heart; over-the-rail upholstery; straight molded front legs; straight H-stretchers and rear stretcher with rounded top edg...

Date: 1760-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 246148

Accession Number: 1990.189

Football

Roundish, rubber football; won by the Oneida Football Club of Boston in 1863.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 246154

Accession Number: 1922.768

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 246294

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.5ab

Batting Helmet

Plastic batting helmet. Blue in color, with gray foam cushioning inside, and holes on top for ventilation.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), foam (material form)

GUSN: 246296

Accession Number: 2002.30.2

Aluminum Baseball Bat

Aluminum baseball bat. Primarily black in color, with gold and silver text. The bat has black leather wrapped around the thin end of the bat to form a grip, and clear plastic on the opposite end.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), leather, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 246297

Accession Number: 2002.30.3

Cleats

Pair of baseball cleats. Black shoes with black and white-colored leather stipes across the front of each shoe. Black and red rubber cleats the the bottom of each shoe.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, rubber (material)

GUSN: 246302

Accession Number: 2002.30.4AB

Baseball

Baseball. Covered with white leather; red stitching.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching

GUSN: 246304

Accession Number: 2002.30.5

Baseball Glove

Brown leather baseball glove for fielding. Not specifically either a catcher's mitt, or a first baseman's glove.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cowhide, nylon, stitching

GUSN: 246311

Accession Number: 2002.30.6

Batting Glove

Batting glove for baseball. White ground, with black and blue writing and accents. The glove has an elasticized cuff with Velcro, and holes in both the fingers and the thumb for ventilation.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, nylon, Velcro (TM)

GUSN: 246314

Accession Number: 2002.30.7

Mesh Purse

Chain link mesh purse (a) in original box (c-d) and bag (b). Has an elongated design, with floral openwork on the bottom. There is a clasp on top to open and close the purse, and an adjustable handle with a sliding mechanism.

Date: ca. 1920s-1930s

Maker: Whiting & Davis Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chains (object genres), mesh

GUSN: 246330

Accession Number: 2001.121A-D

Box of Babypads

Cardboard box originally containing 200 white triangular paper pads. The box is white in color, and decorated with peach and white-colored pictures of teddy bears, ribbons, rabbits, pigs, ducks, baby blocks, flowers, bells, and toys. In the bottom center of the box, there is a picture of a baby wear...

Date: ca. 1930s

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 246339

Accession Number: 2001.253

Set of Picnic Spoons

Set of 33 stamped tin picnic spoons in their original cardboard box. The box has printing in green, blue, and white, with a picture of a spoon on the front.

Date: ca. 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), cardboard

GUSN: 246343

Accession Number: 2001.254A-HH

Pea Huller and Bean Slicer

Pea huller/bean slicer (one tool) in original cardboard box. The huller/slicer is made up of four individual pieces. The box is green and white in color, with a picture of the tool shown.

Date: ca. 1930-1950

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer) Vaughan

Material: steel (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 246344

Accession Number: 2001.256A-F

Hair Dryer

Plastic, bonnet-type hair dryer in original box, with instruction manual and carrying case. The dryer is complete with a hose, a pink-colored blower unit, and an electric cord. There are air intake vents on the top of the blower unti for drying nail polish. The carrying case is round, and white in c...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 246345

Accession Number: 2002.2A-C

Jewelry Cleaning Kit

Jewelry cleaning kit. Consists of a box containing a bar of soap; a container of sawdust; a chamois cloth; and a tray. The box itself is made of tin, and is primarily gray in color, with a gold-colored border around the lid. The box has several hooks on each side of the interior. There is a latch cl...

Date: ca. mid-20th century

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: tin (metal), sawdust, soap (organic material), chamois (animal material)

GUSN: 246526

Accession Number: 2002.3

Girl's Dress

Girl's dress. Primarily white; sleeveless, with red trim around both the squared neckline and the ruffled arm holes. Three sets of green holly leaves with red berries are appliquéd on the front of the dress, below the neckline. Identical holly clusters are appliquéd along the waist, and just above t...

Date: ca. 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), appliqué (technique), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246528

Accession Number: 2002.4

Girl's Pinafore

Girl's pinafore. White, sleeveless, with ruffled arm holes. The arm holes are decorated with floral eyelet trim. The pinafore has both buttons and a tie on the back for closure.

Date: ca. 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246529

Accession Number: 2002.5

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