Historic New England

Wallpaper Border

Rolled border sample, green curtain swags with green rosettes and gray tassels, egg and dart border above in gray, gilt accents. Copy of an original 1870s Zuber et Cie border, Waterhouse Wallhangings Inc., 1970s-1980s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256191

Accession Number: 2011.116.9

Portrait of a Mi'kmaw Person

Watercolor on paper portrait of a Native American (Mi'kmaq) man in a brimmed hat, blue tunic, silver gorget around his neck, blue leggings and quilled moccasins steps over the rim of his birch bark canoe on to the shore. He carries a gun in his right hand. He smokes a pipe and looks into the distanc...

Date: ca. 1845-1850

Maker: Sprague, Isaac, 1811-1895 (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256197

Accession Number: 2011.117.1

Cans of drinking water

Seven cans of Emergency Drinking Water [.1-.7], Cylindrical metal can, painted gray green with black painted labels.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: MacDonald-Bernier Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, drinking water

GUSN: 256202

Accession Number: 2011.119.2.1-.7

Can Opener

Metal can opener with folding corkscrew in handle.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: Turner & Seymour Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 256203

Accession Number: 2011.119.3

Fire Bucket

Fire bucket, green painted body with black painted rim. Leather handle is missing.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paint (coating)

GUSN: 256204

Accession Number: 2011.120.1

"vogel greif"

Black and white print of mixed geometric forms.

Date: 1937

Maker: Schawinsky, Xanti (American painter, photographer, and illustrator, 1940-1979) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256210

Accession Number: 2011.122.1

Tankards

Pair of tulip/baluster shaped ale tankards.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256220

Accession Number: 1999.489

Tankard

Tulip/baluster shaped ale tankard. Domed and hinged lid with slightly scrolled thumbpiece. Hinge has decorative plate with tear drop end. 'S' scroll handle with decorative molded lower knop. Single raised rib around waist. Concave ring beneath body, low molded foot. Marked to left of upper han...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256221

Accession Number: 1999.489.1

Tankard

Tulip/baluster shaped ale tankard. Domed and hinged lid with slightly scrolled thumbpiece. Hinge has decorative plate with tear drop end. 'S' scroll handle with decorative molded lower knop. Single raised rib around waist. Concave ring beneath body, low molded foot. Marked to left of upper han...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256222

Accession Number: 1999.489.2

Coffee pot

Flat hinged lid fitted inside of neck, urn finial. 'C' scroll handle with spur at top. Ribbed serpentine spout. Bell shaped body with footed bowl form base. No markings.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256224

Accession Number: 1999.490

Coffeepot

Tapered cylindrical body with 3 ribs on waist, flared neck fitted inside with hinged domed lid and conical finial. 'C' scrolled cast handle painted black. Facted serpentine spout.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256226

Accession Number: 1999.491

Teapot

Squat squarish oval body with heavily molded shoulders. Broadly overhung top fitted with hinged lid having rectangular wooden finial. Spurred 'C' scroll wooden handle and serpentine spout. Four ball feet.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256227

Accession Number: 1999.492

Pitcher

Pear shaped body with broad, slightly convex foot. Holes punched for strainer behind spout. 'C'-shaped handle with decorative molding at top. Possibly once had a hinge for cover, but now missing.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 256228

Accession Number: 1999.493

Pipe box

Three tiered elaborate cut-out at top of backboard and face boards of both compartments. Each has tear drop at center: back has crown-like shape above this, 2 others have horned scroll cut-out. Dovetailed drawer in base with thumbnail molding of top and side edges of maple front, turned wooden pul...

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 256229

Accession Number: 1999.494

Chest of Drawers

Paneled end chest of four graduated drawers. Walnut top with double layer of dentils under edge. Hung, nail constructed drawers have heavily molded walnut veneer facing, each drawer having two raised panels with replaced pull at center, lock fitted in space between panels. Molded drawer dividers....

Date: 1680-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), chestnut (wood), elm (wood), softwood

GUSN: 256230

Accession Number: 1999.495

Table

"Sawbuck" crossed legged base. Legs have elaborate edge profile. stretcher with molded edges tenons through center of leg crossing. Simple 2 board top attached to legs by bracing dovetailed through edge of top, exact method of original construction unknown due to series of later alterations. Ref...

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), spruce (wood)

GUSN: 256231

Accession Number: 1999.496

Side Chair

Queen Anne transitional style. No vertical curve to upper stiles. Yoke crest has thru pin attachment to tenon of rear stile. Vasiform splat with plain rail. Replaced rush seat. Vase, ring and block turned front legs with Spanish feet. Ball and reel turned front stretcher, paired double swell a...

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), ash (wood), chestnut (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 256232

Accession Number: 1999.497

Side chair

Queen Anne transitional style. Yoke crest pinned through onto tenon of stiles. Vasiform splat rests on molded rail. Yellow painted rush seat. Vase, ring and block turned front legs with Spanish feet. Ball and ring turned front stretcher, plain verticals at side and rear.

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 256233

Accession Number: 1999.498

Side Chair

Queen Anne transitional style. Yoke crest pinned through tenon of rear stiles. Vasiform splat with molded rail. Replaced rush seat. Vase, ring, spool, and block turned front legs with replaced Spanish feet. Ball and reel turned front stretcher. Plain board side stretchers with swell turned rea...

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 256234

Accession Number: 1999.499

Side chair

Queen Anne transitional style. Yoke crest thru pinned to tennon of rear stile. Vasiform splat on plain rail. Replaced rush seat with chestnut seat rails and corner blocks. Vase, ring and block turned front legs with Spanish feet. Ball and reel turned front stretcher, paired double swell and rin...

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), chestnut (wood), ash (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 256236

Accession Number: 1999.500

Braided rug

Oval with roughly alternating bands of light and dark. Predominantly off-white, drab green, black with one band using blue and another rust brown. Hand sewn.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), synthetic, burlap

GUSN: 256237

Accession Number: 1999.501

Bowl

Slightly ovoid, has stepped out upper exterior rim. Slight indentation around exterior about 2/3 way down. Stepped in on exterior at foot.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: burled walnut

GUSN: 256238

Accession Number: 1999.502

Table

Replaced rectangular pine top with breadboard ends. Oak base has molded lower edge on apron. Four splayed legs have turned elongated vase with 3 flattened ball turnings below. Stretchers tenoned into blocked section of legs with half ball feet below. Stripped, varnish finish, evidence of black, ...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 256239

Accession Number: 1999.503

Hanging box

Paddle-like back board having hole at center top. Side boards step up slightly towards back. Nailed construction. Stain finish.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 256240

Accession Number: 1999.505

Hanging box

Shallow box with tall rectangular back board, having hole at center for hanging. Serpentine profile side boards, left side cut away. Plain front board nailed to sides. Nailed, careless construction. No finish.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 256241

Accession Number: 1999.506

Deep saucer

White circular body with bracket scrolled rim. Interior decorated in style of Meissen onion pattern in dark blue. Marks on bottom.

Date: 1850-75

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255271

Accession Number: 1999.381.6

Looking Glass

Chippendale form with scrolled cresting and skirt. Identical ears at each parametal corner. Wooden surround for glass made up of single mahogany veneered mitred double cavetto molding, inner cavetto painted brown over veneer. Vertical brace on center rear crest. Pine used in backboard and beneat...

Date: 1760-1810

Maker: Possibly Tucker, E.

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255273

Accession Number: 1999.412

Easy chair

Serpentine crest and top of wings. Vertically serpentined wings atop horizontally scrolled set-back arms. Loose cushion on straight front seat platform having replaced rails. Molded and beaded front legs. Flat stretchers in 'H' pattern with fourth between rear legs. Re-upholstered with quilted ...

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), oak (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 255277

Accession Number: 1999.449

Table

Oval double dropleaf top. Long drawer with nailed construction is fitted into one end of apron. Flattened ball and vase and reel turned legs and strechers, two gatelegs, all ending in ball feet. Dark stain, refinished. Good wear.

Date: 1700-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255282

Accession Number: 1999.450

Side Chair

Chippendale transitional style. Arched crest with crudely carved sharp ears. Vase and cylinder turned rear stiles centering solid vasiform splat on splat rail. Replaced rush seat with chamfered rectangular front seat rail socket joint. Turned front legs have short vase at top, half ball foot, ba...

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), wood (plant material), rush (material)

GUSN: 255285

Accession Number: 1999.451

Table

Tavern type having rectangular pin top with breadboard ends and later medial brace across width under top, which cuts through plain apron. Four double vase turned splayed legs with half ball feet. Legs blocked where parametal stretchers are tenoned and pinned in between lower vase and top of foot....

Date: 1725-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), maple (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 255289

Accession Number: 1999.452

Looking glass

Reproduction Chippendale form. Scrolled, eared mahogany veneered crest with carved, gilt pheonix at center. Rectangular glass with rounded top corners, shallow carved inner gilt frame.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), mahogany (wood), glass (material), veneer

GUSN: 255291

Accession Number: 1999.453

Candlestand

One inch thick circular pine top with crossed oak two-piece brace underneath forming connection of turned pedestal (undetermined wood) to top. Two piece crossed oak feet with wedge tapering. Pedestal tenons through foot secured with two wedges. Top stripped, pedestal and foot painted black, eviden...

Date: 1680-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), oak (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 255294

Accession Number: 1999.454

Dressing table

Queen Anne style with top thumbnail molded on all edges. Three drawers, two deep flank shallow, top edge even with underside of top board, applied bead on sides and bottom of drawer opening. Large dovetails at front and back of drawer, side rails double beaded on top edge, slides on bottom board. ...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 255303

Accession Number: 1999.455

High Chest

Upper section has five graduated drawers with thin thumbnail molded edge, bottom even with drawer bottom. Flat top with cove and ogee molded cornice, side boards rabetted through top. Lower section has support frame with deep apron cut at sides with flat ogee arch, front has two ogee arches center...

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255304

Accession Number: 1999.456

Side chair

Cylinder and flattened ball turned rear stiles with tall ball topped finial. Four horizontal splats graduated with narrowest at bottom. Rush seat with block socket joint at front set onto vase topped cylinder and ball turned front legs. Paired front stretcher having 3 ball turnings at center. Pa...

Date: 1710-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), poplar (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 255305

Accession Number: 1999.457

Trunk

Domed top pine trunk covered with tan leather trimmed with decorative round headed brass nails on edges. Stencil on top and name branded on bottom. Lined with blue paper. Brass lock missing tounge piece. Black iron carrying handles on both ends.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), leather, paper (fiber product), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 255306

Accession Number: 1999.458

Arm chair

Bow back Windsor chair with 7 long spindles dowelled through arm rail and bowed crest. 2 half spindles supporting each side of arm and squarish vase turned arm support at front. Broad slightly saddled oval seat with legs socketed through. Vase and spool turned legs with tapered foot. Painted red...

Date: 1770-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255307

Accession Number: 1999.459

Bed warming pan

Circular pan with rolled edge, overhung rim steps down for lid to set into. Lid is reversed with center slightly raised, decorated with engraved tree with punchwork leaves and blossoms. Copper rivets and iron hinge attach lid to old repair hinge plate riveted to handle socket. Socket plate rivete...

Date: 1700-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), copper (metal), ash (wood)

GUSN: 255309

Accession Number: 1999.462

Looking glass

Two section glass enframed by gilt and black turned split spindles, block with brass roundel at four corners. Reverse painted scene on upper section shows cottage on knoll above pond. Mirror glass in lower section.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 255310

Accession Number: 1999.463

Pair of Watercolor Portraits

Subjects may be Thacher family. Painted in black and white watercolor with oval mat. Laminated walnut frame with gilt inner frame.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 255311

Accession Number: 1999.464

Watercolor portrait

Bust length, 3/4 face view, shoulder profile of a woman.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255312

Accession Number: 1999.464.1

Watercolor portrait

Bust length, 3/4 face, full frontal view of bearded man.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255313

Accession Number: 1999.464.2

Sewing Stand

Mahogany top having two hinged leaves supported by wings pivoting from sides of base. Unusual construction of sides with board set in from side face of leg to be flush with drawer sides. Two drawers, the top having dividers for sewing implements, light wood perimeter inlay, 2 wooden knobs. Outlin...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, chestnut (wood), ash (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 255421

Accession Number: 1999.465

Bureau

Bow front chest of four graduated drawers. Mahogany top edged with ribbed half-round bead, 4 roundels at each corner as capitals for legs. Turned, reeded legs with carved undulating leaves with star-punched background at top, tapering cylindrical foot with bulbous head. Pine drawers faced with 2 ...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Probably Hook, William, 1777-1867

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneer

GUSN: 255423

Accession Number: 1999.466

Dressing glass

Shield shaped glass with veneered frame hung by pivots to vertical stiles above case with 2 drawers.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 255424

Accession Number: 1999.467

Looking Glass

Unusual pseudo Queen Anne styling. Rectangular molded edged glass has decorative crest and skirt. Center lobe with flanking in-curved horns, skirt lobe larger, horns smaller than crest. Black smokey finish on front and back.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), ash (wood), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 255426

Accession Number: 1999.468

Side Chair

Queen Anne transitional. Yoked crest above vasiform splat set on molded splat rail. Rush seat possibly the original, evidence of stripped later upholstering. Vase, ring and block turned front legs with replaced Spanish feet. Ball and reel turned front stretcher, flat stretchers at sides and back...

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 255427

Accession Number: 1999.469

Dressing table

Ogee molded walnut top, plain on rear edge. One long over 3 narrow drawers, center drawer carved with shell with fan wider than flanking drawers, walnut faced with pine secondary wood dovetailed front and back, drawers slide on continuation of sides and abutted nailed strip. Unchamfered drawer bot...

Date: 1730-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), pine (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 255429

Accession Number: 1999.461

Candlestand

Empire form with rectangular tilt top having serpentine corners. Heavy swelled and ring turned pedestal. Three scroll feet dovetailed into pedestal.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 255432

Accession Number: 1999.460

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