Historic New England

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

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

Hat

Small green ladies hat with netting and red plastic currants.

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.) (Maker)

GUSN: 267542

Accession Number: 1993.52

Pair of andirons

Pair of Italian bronze andirons with scroll feet.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 267562

Accession Number: 1977.78AB

Pair of andirons

Pair of andirons, wrought iron with brass tack decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267563

Accession Number: 1978.87AB

Marble bench

Marble bench, carved end supports in double eagle form.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 267568

Accession Number: 1978.42

Bust of Arthur T. Lyman, Sr. (1832-1915)

White marble bust of Arthur Theodore Lyman, Sr. Bust has slightly wavy hair with side part above left eyebrow; Looking slighty right; Bust attached to a footed marble plinth.

Date: 1860

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 267579

Accession Number: 1978.114

Pair of Footstools

Pair of footstools. Part of a suite of furniture.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271381

Accession Number: 1959.372

Child's signet ring in original box

Child's gold signet ring in original box.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Ostby & Barton Company (Manufacturer) Michaels Quality Jewelers (Retailer)

GUSN: 271655

Accession Number: 2012.195.1

Sweater

Gray wool knit sweater with red color work. Rhode Island, c. 1956.

Date: 1956

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 271656

Accession Number: 2012.196.1

Tea Gown

Tea gown made of green silk velour. Full length gown has bell sleeves trimmed with red-brown fur. Gown closes on left side with a rhinestone clasp.

Date: ca. 1903

Maker: Maison de Linge (Retailer)

Material: silk (textile), fur, rhinestone

GUSN: 271659

Accession Number: 2012.198.1

Bookcase

Bookcase, three shelves [two removeable] with narrow drawer. Drawer has a pair of brass pulls stamped with scroll designs. Bottom shelf has been secured to the bookcase with five flat-head screws. Unfinished back is comprised of three boards.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 271660

Accession Number: 2012.199.1

Sampler

Sampler with embroidered alphabet, verses, numbers, people and animals depicted in silk thread on a linen ground. Text is surrounded by flowers, flying birds and birds in trees. Bottom half of sampler shows a small house at left with faces peeking out of the first floor windows. To the right of the ...

Date: 1796

Maker: Smith, Anna Leonard, 1785- (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 271709

Accession Number: 2012.209.1

Fishbowl

Fishbowl with narrow top and wide base. Painted decoration around body of ships with black sails, ducks in a marsh, and birds flying overhead. Narrow top of fishbowl has gilt decoration of floral swags and ribbons. The inner glass globe has been cut away and the wooden base that contained the birdca...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, enamel paint, gilding

GUSN: 271715

Accession Number: 2012.211.1

Wedding Dress

Bodice, crinoline, overskirt, and detachable sash.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: organza, silk (fiber), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 271921

Accession Number: 2012.215.1A-D

Petticoat

Starched white plainweave petticoat with tape waistband. probably Massachusetts.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), organza

GUSN: 271922

Accession Number: 2012.215.2

Pair of Boots

White satin boots with stacked leather heels, side lacing, probably Massachusetts.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, leather

GUSN: 271923

Accession Number: 2012.215.3AB

Silk Slipper

White leather slipper with plainweave cotton sock lining, leather sole, probably Massachusetts.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cotton (textile), leather

GUSN: 271924

Accession Number: 2012.215.4

Pair of Gloves

Pair of white leather gloves with metal hook closure at underside of wrist. Inside left glove is "7 1/2" in blue ink, as well as blue ink pattern sizing. Inside right glove is "PREMIERE DAVIS GLOVE" in blue ink inside blue ink oval. Blue ink pattern sizing also present on inside of right glove.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 271925

Accession Number: 2012.215.5AB

Single Glove

Single white leather "Evete" glove; left. Metal hook closure at underside of wrist.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 271926

Accession Number: 2012.215.6

Set of Hoops

Cream colored cotton straps connect a wire horse-shoe shaped cage with solid cotton front panel.

Date: 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), metal

GUSN: 271927

Accession Number: 2012.215.7

Tulle Veil

White tulle veil in two pieces, hemmed.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

Material: tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 271928

Accession Number: 2012.215.8AB

Pair of Architectural Columns

Pair of original columns from the Tea House at Moraine Farm, Designed by Peabody and Stearns, North Beverly, Massachusetts.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271745

Accession Number: 2012.216.1.1-.2

Bassinet

Bassinet on wheels with original cushion. Bassinet has white painted wicker sides and curved wicker top. Small handle attached to exterior of curved top. White painted wood frame base with four turned legs attached to an h-shaped frame. Four white painted wood wheels with rubber edges. Rectangular c...

Date: ca. 1959

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271750

Accession Number: 2012.217.1AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box fragments (A) and (C) are covered with "Empire Garden Scene" wallpaper - a block-printed landscape with male and female figures surrounded by trees and flowers. The female figure holds her skirts while the male figure points upward. The scene is surrounded by a spi...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271901

Accession Number: 2001.281.25A-C

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox with no lid. The box exterior is covered with multiple layers of wallpaper. The uppermost layer covering the sides of the box is a block-printed blue, yellow and green floral pattern outlined in black on white ground, dated 1845. The wallpaper layer below - first layer - is...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271904

Accession Number: 2001.281.26

Bandbox

Wooden and pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box base (A) and lid (B) are wood approximately 1/4 inch thick. Sides of box (A) are pasteboard. Bandbox is covered with a block-printed yellow, blue, and orange floral pattern wallpaper on cream ground. The exterior base of the box (A) and interior of lid ...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271905

Accession Number: 2001.281.27AB

Bandbox

Wooden bandbox with lid. Box (A) and lid (B) covered with two layers of deocorative paper. First layer is a multihued rainbow ground paper in green, orange and red with large block-printed, floral design. The second, or uppermost, paper layer is a lily and leaf pattern on grey ground. The second...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271906

Accession Number: 2001.281.28AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox missing bottom and lid. Box is in unraveled condition. Box covered with two layers of wallpaper. First layer is a blue column pattern. The second layer of paper is block-printed with a sixteen sided medallion with floral center pattern, also blue meandering floral stripes and ...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271907

Accession Number: 2001.281.29

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox missing lid and base. Box in unraveled condition. Box covered with a block-printed strapwork pattern wallpaper consisting of eight sided rosette inside frame. Spiral and Egg and Dart pattern. Green and light green pattern on white ground.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271908

Accession Number: 2001.281.30

Kapa

Irregularly shaped pink barkcloth from Hawaii embossed with tightly-spaced parallel lines and dotted circle and triangle shapes. Shapes were beaten into the cloth during production. Fragment of a kapa moe, or mutli-layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the in...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271909

Accession Number: 2006.44.3651

Kapa

White piece of Hawaiian kapa cloth. Irregular shape embossed with tightly spaced lines. Probably part of a kapa moe, or multi-layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as ...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271910

Accession Number: 2006.44.3652

Kapa

Fragment of Hawaiian kapa cloth, tan-colored ground with large blossom-shaped area made of brownish irregular wheel shapes partially covered with splotches of yellow. Cloth heavily embossed with small triangle shapes some of which appear to have been lightly rubbed with charcoal or some other gray/b...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271911

Accession Number: 2006.44.3653

Baseboard

Section of baseboard, ca. 1796, from Otis House.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271914

Accession Number: 1967.218

Rim Lock

Rim lock.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271915

Accession Number: 1967.219

Firkin with Cover

Wooden bucket with a cover.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271917

Accession Number: 1993.703AB

Kapa

Large fragment of lavender colored kapa cloth heavily cross-hatched with embossed lines. Thin and translucent in some areas. Probably one layer of a kapa moe, or mutli-layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pac...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271919

Accession Number: 2006.44.3654

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