Historic New England

Pair of Andirons

Pair of cast iron owl shaped andirons with yellow glass eyes.

Date: 1895-1899

Maker: Fifield & Page (Retailer)

Material: cast iron, iron (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 322949

Accession Number: 2006.44.3734.1-.2

Fireplace Grate

Fireplace grate with six curved arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 322951

Accession Number: 2006.44.3735

Fire Screen

Black mesh fire screen with brass handles.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 322952

Accession Number: 2006.44.3736

Fabric cover to made to fit over a toaster kitchen appliance with embroidered depiction of a young woman in full skirt and bonnet, butterflies and flowers on either side of figure. Red fabric border on white fabric.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 322958

Accession Number: 1994.32

Chandelier

Chandelier. Brass with globe pendant drop engraved with a komodo dragon and a crested porcupine. Pierced ball finial surmounted by flowers and a crown. Four s-shaped arms with glass globes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322993

Accession Number: 2012.58.7

Wall Sconces

Two wall sconces [.1a-.2a], brass with s-shaped arms and frosted glass globes [.1b-.2b].

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322994

Accession Number: 2012.58.8.1AB-.2AB

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Carved floral and fluted designs with pinecones and berries. Paneled and tiered top with five beveled glass panels. Fireplace tiled with green J. & J.G. Low decorative "natural" tiles and yellow tiles with interlocking circles.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 322995

Accession Number: 2012.58.9

Hanging Lamps

Three hanging lamps. Frosted glass globe covered with metal filigree design, fluted metal cover, teardrop shaped pendant drop.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 322996

Accession Number: 2012.58.10.1-.3

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Terracota with floral and foliate designs in a banner inscribed "In Sun & Rain God's Blessing Comes." Fireplace flanked by intertwined terracota columns and tiled with molded terracotta tiles by Lewis & Lane.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect) Lewis & Lane (Maker)

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 322997

Accession Number: 2012.58.11

Chandelier

Chandelier. Brass with pierced pendant drop with floral design, brass flowers, and fleur de lis finial. Six double curved brass arms with fluted frosted glass globes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322998

Accession Number: 2012.58.12

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Carved floral and foliate designs with pinecones, berries, and egg and dart designs. Fireplace flanked by fluted columns and tiled with yellow tiles with floral, woman in profile, and interlocking circle designs. Hearth tiles include small ochre flower head flanked by green an...

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 322999

Accession Number: 2012.58.13

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Mantel has a carved arch design, circular fireplace opening framed by fluted and spiral turned columns with leaf and dragonfly capitals. Fireplace tiled with molded pale green tiles depicting two birds on a branch, plain yellow glazed tiles, and moss green glazed tiles with ro...

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323000

Accession Number: 2012.58.14

Hanging Lamps

Four hanging lamps. Frosted glass globe covered with metal filigree design, fluted metal cover, teardrop shaped pendant drop.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323001

Accession Number: 2012.58.15.1-.4

Chandelier

Chandelier. Brass with pierced globe pendant with floral design, foliate scroll finial. Three double curved brass arms with fluted frosted glass globes.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323002

Accession Number: 2012.58.16

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Five tiered top with carved overmantel of fluted shells and scales, with central panel of a lyre flanked by torches and ribbons. Terracotta fireplace surround has an arched fireplace opening framed by carved foliate scrolls and torches.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323003

Accession Number: 2012.58.17

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Carved broken arch top with floral rondels flanked by carved scrolls with leafy faces. Carved wooden vase support affixed to center of mantel shelf. Central carved floral panel flanked by two small galleries. Fireplace tiled with molded green floral tiles with double rosettes.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323004

Accession Number: 2012.58.18

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Overmantel of a three tiered shelf supported by turned spindles. Central panel has a simply carved floral designed flanked by two drawers with brass pulls. Arched fireplace opening tiled with plain ochre glazed tiles flanked by molded green tiles of vases with flowering vines....

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323005

Accession Number: 2012.58.19

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Carved central panel has a shell and ribbon design inscribed "1883." Arched fireplace opening surrounded by carved ribbing with foliate corners and flanked by columns with scale carved shafts. Fireplace tiled with brown glazed tiles with green glazed tile border.

Date: 1883

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323006

Accession Number: 2012.58.20

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Paneled overmantel with square bonnet top with dental molding. Central panels have carved bouquets of flowers. Fireplace tiled with peach glazed tiles and a blue floral patterned tile by William De Morgan in each corner. Fireplace enframement flanked by curved paneled doors.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323007

Accession Number: 2012.58.21

Wall Sconces

Two wall sconces, brass with double curved arms. Frosted glass globes.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323008

Accession Number: 2012.58.22.1AB-.2AB

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Mantel has a stepped top and a row of impressed diamonds across the center panel (below mantel shelf). Fireplace is tiled with hand drawn scenic tiles depicting nursery rhymes. Rhymes include: Goosey Goosey Gander; Baa Baa Black Sheep; To Market, To Market; There Was an Old Wo...

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323009

Accession Number: 2012.58.23

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Mantel has stepped top and horizontal ribbing across center panel (below mantel shelf). Fireplace tiled with transfer printed scenic tiles depicting children, animals, and farm life.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323010

Accession Number: 2012.58.24

Lamp

Two baluster post lighting fixtures. Cast iron base with foliate and scroll designs. Fluted frosted glass globes.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323011

Accession Number: 2012.58.25.1AB-.2AB

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Mantel has a two shelf top supported by turned balusters with teardrop finials. Center panel has a diamond and cross hatch pattern, sides flanked by incised scrolls.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323012

Accession Number: 2012.58.26

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Mantel shelf supported by six curved brackets with incised lines. Outermost brackets supported by baluster turned stiles. Incised decoration of concentric squares, concentric circles, and Greek key designs.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323013

Accession Number: 2012.58.27

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Mantel shelf supported by four curved brackets with incised lines. Center panel has a carved central starburst flanked by incised domino designs.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 323014

Accession Number: 2012.58.28

Stove

Stove (.1) with stove lid lifter (.2). Warming ovens, baking ovens, and six-burner cooking surface. Model No. 6. Walker & Pratt Manufacturing. Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1879

Maker: Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323015

Accession Number: 2012.58.29.1-.2

Water Tank

Water tank on stand.

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 323016

Accession Number: 2012.58.30

Napkins

Pair of napkins, blocks in shades of blue, small purple squares.

Date: 2016

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Nixholm, Holly (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323068

Accession Number: 2016.99.4.3-.4

Napkin

Single napkin, light pink ground with darker pink polka dots.

Date: 2015

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Nixholm, Holly (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323069

Accession Number: 2016.99.4.5

Napkins

Three napkins, white ground, abstract red flowers with black center surrounded by white border.

Date: 2015

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Nixholm, Holly (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323070

Accession Number: 2016.99.4.6-.8

Napkin

Single napkin, light pink ground with abstract red flowers

Date: 2015

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Nixholm, Holly (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323071

Accession Number: 2016.99.4.9

Napkins

Pair of napkins, light blue ground, dark blue/purple polka dots, and blue scroll.

Date: 2015

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Nixholm, Holly (Maker) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323072

Accession Number: 2016.99.4.10-.11

Napkin

Single napkin, red/orange ground, squares and rectangles of reddish purple, gray, blue, beige.

Date: 2015

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Nixholm, Holly (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323073

Accession Number: 2016.99.4.12

Christmas Tree Ornaments

Twelve assorted Christmas ornaments [2011.80.101.1.1-.12], various shapes and colors. In original box [2011.80.101.2ab].

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Coby Glass Products Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 323090

Accession Number: 2011.80.101.1-.2AB

Christmas Tree Ornaments

Eleven Christmas ornaments, various colors in ball form [2011.80.102.1.1-.12]. Model No. 2089. In orginal box [2011.80.102.2ab].

Date: 1945-1952

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 323091

Accession Number: 2011.80.102.1-.2AB

Christmas Tree Ornaments

Twelve assorted Christmas ornaments. Various shapes and colors [2011.80.103.1.1-.12]. In original box [2011.80.103.2ab].

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 323092

Accession Number: 2011.80.103.1-.2AB

Fragment, Textile

These are three overall glazed pieces with one attached paper label on each. They represent a succession of vases containing a bouquet of different flowers, in naturalist colors, on a brown background. Characters in a landscape with architectures are painted on the vases whose handle has the shape o...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323152

Accession Number: 2012.126.2.1-.3

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall glazed piece with one attached paper label, representing stripes alternating big red, pink and white roses, lilacs, and daisies, in naturalistic colors.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323153

Accession Number: 2012.126.3

Fragment, Textile

These overall pieces with one attached paper label represent two stripes side by side, filed by a rosebush, on a geometric background made with dots lines, circles and unclosed triangles. Between these undulating stripes there are flowers and sorts of seaweeds which outline is simply drawn in brown,...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323154

Accession Number: 2012.126.4.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

These overall pieces with one attached paper label are glazed. They represent two undulating lianas to which many flowers are attached, as if they grew up around this sort of column. In the background there is a non-figurative pattern forming sorts of waves of ropes. The set is red but the flowers ...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323155

Accession Number: 2012.126.5.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with one attached paper label is totally and uniformly covered by small red leaves on branches, on a cream background.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323156

Accession Number: 2012.126.6

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with two attached paper labels is glazed. It represents stripes with white, black and purple checks, delimited by thin black stripes, alternating with a purple background imitating stains.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House (Dealer) Clarence House (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323157

Accession Number: 2012.126.7

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with one attached paper label represents several pastoral scenes, in blue and white, among which we can only see one complete, in the middle right of the sample. At the foot of a fountain adorned with putti keeping a basin up, and a lion's head spitting water in the watering place...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323158

Accession Number: 2012.126.8

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with one attached paper label represent a floral repeated pattern in very lively colors (red flowers, green leaves, yellow background). The melon flowers are highlighted by the abundant large leaves.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), nylon, linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 323159

Accession Number: 2012.126.9

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with one attached paper label represent very lively floral patterns, with red, yellow, pink and purple flowers, green leaves and stems, curved in a naturalist way, on a white background.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323160

Accession Number: 2012.126.10

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with one attached paper label is entirely covered with rinceaux (foliage, arabesques) interlaced to create volutes between which there are small flowers. This pattern is in pink on a cream background.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323161

Accession Number: 2012.126.11

Dress

Dress, stand up colloar, elbow length sleeves, eight button front. Orange with abstract red flower pattern. Size 14.

Date: 1962

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322889

Accession Number: 2016.99.17

Dress

Dress with elbow length sleeves, inseam pockets, stand up collar, and a zip front. Dark gray with large purple ovals. Size 14.

Date: 1966

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Kellomäki, Kaarina (Designer) Design Research (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322890

Accession Number: 2016.99.18

Dress

Sundress with drawstring waist, narrow straps, button front with ten metal buttons, and inseam pockets. Red-orange cotton fabric. Size 14.

Date: 1953-1979

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322891

Accession Number: 2016.99.19

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