Historic New England

Sofa

upholstered sofa with a red floral pattern on beige fabric and fringe beneath the seat. The four feet are made wood and painted black.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), textiles

GUSN: 335969

Accession Number: 2019.17.22

Fireplace

Fireplace with immitation marble mantlepiece and metal depiction of a lit fire and smoke inside. Ornamented by two columns and various painted decorations.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating), plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 335970

Accession Number: 2019.17.23

Pouffe

Upholstered pouffe with red floral pattern beige fabric and fringe beneath the seat.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 335971

Accession Number: 2019.17.24

Candle

A rose candle with golden brown candlestick.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wax

GUSN: 335972

Accession Number: 2019.17.25

Chair

Painted bow-back Windsor armchair. Painted and worn finish. Thumbprint details along bow-back.

Date: 1795-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335973

Accession Number: 2019.21.1

Gloves

Pair of women's white gloves. Kid leather.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: kidskin, leather

GUSN: 335974

Accession Number: 2017.41.3AB

Portrait of Cyrus Bruce (dates unknown)

Portrait of Cyrus Bruce standing contraposto in front of the Langdon house door. Cyrus Bruce is depicted with his right hand on his hip and his left hand on the door knocker. He wears a purple tailcoat, yellow waistcoat, and green breeches.

Date: 2018

Maker: Haynes, Richard, Mr., Jr. (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wax, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 335975

Accession Number: 2019.22.1

Set of Window Curtains

Narrow, rectangular, two-tone wine red silk lampas woven in large scale strapwork medallions alternating between large and small; abstract floral designs inside and along side; cellular infill in many void spaces. Lightly gathered across top; suspended by five brass hooks. Wide hem at bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: lampas (textile material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 335978

Accession Number: 1934.292C

Set of Window Curtains

Narrow, rectangular, two-tone wine red silk lampas woven in large scale strapwork medallions alternating between large and small; abstract floral designs inside and along side; cellular infill in many void spaces. Lightly gathered across top; suspended by five brass hooks. Wide hem at bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: lampas (textile material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 335979

Accession Number: 1934.292D

Opera Cloak

Cream silk opera cloak; cream velvet leaf pattern with lace around collar and sleeves, and a mauve lining.

Maker: Worth, Charles Frederick, Mr. (Maker)

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 335980

Accession Number: 1993.19

Dress

Cream bodice (A) with floral emroidery and lace around the bust and sleeves. Cream skirt (B) with floral embroidery and lace at the hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335982

Accession Number: 1992.175AB

Bucket

Bucket decorated with ducks and geese, containing various metal accessories including an iron and ironing mat, a tunnel, a shoe, a trumpet, salt and pepper shakers, binoculars, a hammer, and a screwdriver.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336011

Accession Number: 2019.17.26

Fruit Bowl

A silver bowl containing fruits and vegetables.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, plastic by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336012

Accession Number: 2019.17.27

Cup and Plate

White cup (A) with matching plate (B) decorated with silver line and flower.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 336013

Accession Number: 2019.17.28AB

Jug

Dark green jug.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 336014

Accession Number: 2019.17.29

Cutlery Basket

A cutlery basket with two storage compartments. In one there are four knives, two with dark handles and two with beige handles. In the other container, there are two forks with beige handles and three silver spoons.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood by composition or origin

GUSN: 336015

Accession Number: 2019.17.30

Cooking Implement

Silver metal cooking implement composed of two broiler-like features.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336016

Accession Number: 2019.17.31

Dustpan and Implement

A silver dustpan with a wooden board decorated with flowers and ladybugs

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood and wood products, paint (coating), wire

GUSN: 336017

Accession Number: 2019.17.32

Bell

Wall-mounted dollhouse calling bell made of red painted metal with a silver bell and a crank on the side.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336018

Accession Number: 2019.17.33

Scale

Scale or balance with a silver bowl and dial on a gray metal base.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336019

Accession Number: 2019.17.34

Pair of Chairs

Pair of wood dollhouse chairs with high, flat backs and turned legs.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336020

Accession Number: 2019.17.35.1-.2

Dollhouse Sideboard

Wooden dollhouse sideboard with a single drawer and two knobs.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336021

Accession Number: 2019.17.36

Table with tablecloth

Rectangular wooden kitchen table (A) covered by a plaid red and white tablecloth (B).

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336023

Accession Number: 2019.17.38AB

Baby carriage

Small, blue metal baby carriage with four wheels.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336024

Accession Number: 2019.17.39

Stool

Small wooden toy stool with three feet.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336025

Accession Number: 2019.17.40

Shovel and bucket

A gold colored bucket with thin handle (A) and a black shovel with a wooden handle (B)

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, wood and wood products

GUSN: 336026

Accession Number: 2019.17.41AB

Doll with Highchair

A little girl doll with blonde, short hair (A). The doll's face is painted with red lips, and black eyes and eyebrows.The doll wears a floral patterned dress with red shoes. The doll sits in a highchair (B) made of brown painted metal with a rubber band holding in the doll.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, paint (coating), cotton (textile), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 336027

Accession Number: 2019.17.42AB

Chair

Green wooden chair with a high back decorated with three flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336028

Accession Number: 2019.17.43

Stove

Small gray dollhouse stove with four hot plates, an oven, tray, and chimney.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336029

Accession Number: 2019.17.44

Lamp

Cylinder shaped lamp with a red filter inside, attached with a golden hook and red ribbon.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin, plastic by composition or origin, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 336030

Accession Number: 2019.17.45

Rug

Circular braided dollhouse rug with five circles in varying colors: orange, green, light brown, or beige.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textile materials

GUSN: 336031

Accession Number: 2019.17.46

Chest of drawers

A blue wooden chest with three drawers, each decorated with red or white flowers. Flowers also decorate the sides and the top of the chest.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336032

Accession Number: 2019.17.47

Kitchen Implements

Four cooking implements: Pot (A), two frying pans (B,C), and a tray (D)

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 336033

Accession Number: 2019.17.48A-D

Painting, "The Wild Ammonoosuc"

Landscape painting framed in a simple gilt wooden frame without ornamentation. Landscape depicts a river with six cows wading into the shallows from a worn path up to a pasture. Trees on the right shade the river in the foreground. Mountains in the distance beneath a blue sky and few clouds.

Date: undated

Maker: Lees, Andrew, 1844-1937 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336034

Accession Number: 2019.23.1

Painting, "Ipswich Marsh"

Small landscape painting depicting autumnal, mountainous scene with a marsh in the lower right quarter.

Date: c. 1890

Maker: Peirce, Herman Winthrop, 1850-1935 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336047

Accession Number: 2019.23.14

Painting, "Peabody-Williams House"

Painting depicting the Peabody-Williams House in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts.

Date: c. 1997

Maker: Korzenik, Diana (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336048

Accession Number: 2019.23.15

Dresser

A black dresser with a base composed of three drawers above two cupboard doors. The upper part is composed of two more drawers and a single cabinet door in the center.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336056

Accession Number: 2019.17.49

Sofa

Settee with five ball-turned legs and two matching ball turned armrests. The three-sectioned back is upholstered with brighter red fabric than the seat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336057

Accession Number: 2019.17.50

Coffee Table

A rectangular coffee table depicting a fairy and a woman in an apron seated outdoors.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 336058

Accession Number: 2019.17.51

Clock

Dollhouse grandfather clock with printed clockface dial, rounded bonnet, and door painted onto the base.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 336059

Accession Number: 2019.17.52

Rug

Circular braided rug, with different color fabric throughout: the center colors are pink, orange, and green, followed by red and light brown, then purple and white, and blue around the exterior.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, braiding, thread

GUSN: 336060

Accession Number: 2019.17.53

Framed Images

Two pictures ornamented with golden colored frames. One depicts a cherub wearing a sort of jester's hood, holding a bauble with a face. The second image depicts another cherub with a bow.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by composition or origin, metal by composition or origin, string (fiber product), textiles

GUSN: 336061

Accession Number: 2019.17.54.1-.2

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Standing wearing a top hat with a cane under the arm. In a rectangular wooden frame.

Maker: Probably Brown, William Henry, 1808- (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 336064

Accession Number: 2019.24.1

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Standing holding a top hat and cane. In an oval gilded frame.

Maker: Probably Brown, William Henry, 1808- (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 336065

Accession Number: 2019.24.2

Painting "Waiting. Morning Effect. Venice"

Painting of a scene in Venice, Italy with a gondolier in the foreground and buildings in the background. Framed.

Date: 1885

Maker: Tarbell, Edmund Charles (American painter, 1862-1938) (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 336070

Accession Number: 2019.25.1

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334714

Accession Number: 1984.496.38

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334715

Accession Number: 1984.496.39

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334716

Accession Number: 1984.496.40

Gropius Christmas Card

Postcard made from a (possibly printed image of a) drawing in black ink of buildings and a street. Initials and year inscribed in the corner of the drawing. Back bears handwritten inscriptions and American postage (New York), as well as an eight-cent Eisenhower stamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334717

Accession Number: 1984.496.41

Gropius Christmas Card

Card made from a folded piece of paper. Front bears an attached image which has been folded and had color applied to it to create a symmetrical design. Handwritten inscription inside card.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, adhesive

GUSN: 334718

Accession Number: 1984.496.42

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