Historic New England

Dressing Table

Wooden dressing table with faux-marble surface and large mirrir. Both the frame of the mirror and the feet of the table are painted black. A floral pattern is printed on the cardboard attached to the back of the mirror.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, mirrors, paint (coating), cardboard

GUSN: 336490

Accession Number: 2019.17.60

Bench and Flowerpot

(.1) Wooden bench painted black with a (.2) brown, wooden flowerpot.The flowerpot contains four red flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 336491

Accession Number: 2019.17.61.1-.2

Lamp

Lamp with golden feet and black luminaire, decorated with painted flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal, wood and wood products

GUSN: 336492

Accession Number: 2019.17.62

Portrait

A photograpic portrait of a woman, wearing a dark colored hat and dark blouse with light colored collar. The frame is wooden with decorated pattern engraved on the back.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, wood and wood products

GUSN: 336493

Accession Number: 2019.17.63

Candlesticks

Four glass candlesticks with pink candles. Two candlestick holders bases are blue and two bases have colorless stems and red ornamental feet.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 336494

Accession Number: 2019.17.64.1-.4

Dollhouse Accessories

(.1) a heart shaped candy box, (.2) a model boat, (.3) a golden flowerpot with pink and yellow flowers, (.4) a telephone, (.5) a white flowerpot with pink flowers, (.6) a jug shaped like a man

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, terracotta (clay material), textiles

GUSN: 336495

Accession Number: 2019.17.65.1-.6

Tea Set

White ceramic tea service set decorated with blue flowers, consisting of (AB) a teapot and cover, (C) a milk jug, (D,E) two mugs, (F,G) two plates, (H) a bowl, and (I) a tray

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: pottery (object genre)

GUSN: 336496

Accession Number: 2019.17.66A-I

Umbrella

A brown umbrella with a golden cane and two identical elements.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 336497

Accession Number: 2019.17.67

Rocking Chair

Wooden dollhouse rocking chair with a red cushion

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, textiles

GUSN: 336498

Accession Number: 2019.17.68

Doll and Rocking Chair

(.1)An adolescent female doll with painted blue eyes, pink cheeks, and red lips, wearing a checkered patterned dress. The doll is seated on a (.2) wooden rocking chair painted red with a floral pattern

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, string (fiber product), metal, textiles, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336499

Accession Number: 2019.17.69.1-.2

Shelf

Wooden shelf with a false drawer on the front.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 336500

Accession Number: 2019.17.70

Bed and Cat

Wooden bed with beige pillow, blanket, and mattress decorated with dot pattnered. A tabby cat lays on the blanket.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, terracotta (clay material), stuffing (upholstering technique), paint (coating)

GUSN: 336501

Accession Number: 2019.17.71.1-.2

Closet with Accessories

(.1) Wooden closet with two doors and a false marble top, containing: (.2) a white vase decorated with an orange flower , (.3) a teacup decorated with purple and blue flowers ).4) a golden frame decorated with rhinestones

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, metal, paint (coating), rhinestone, ceramic and ceramic products

GUSN: 336502

Accession Number: 2019.17.72.1-.4

Mirror with Drawers

Cheval mirror placed between two chest drawers with two drawers each and a faux-marble surface.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 336503

Accession Number: 2019.17.73

Sewing Machine

A gold colored sewing machine with a mechanical crank on the side.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 336504

Accession Number: 2019.17.74

Rug

Braided rug composed to two different braided colored textiles: two orange and one brown to yellow.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, braiding

GUSN: 336505

Accession Number: 2019.17.75

Unframed Pictures

(.1) A printed image of houses and (.2) a printed black and white photograph of 2 girls wearing white dresses

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 336506

Accession Number: 2019.17.76.1-.2

Bird Cage

Square birdcage with model bird inside. The bird is black with a red beak.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 336507

Accession Number: 2019.17.77

Chandelier

Gold chandelier with white bulb and flower shaped ornament.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wire

GUSN: 336508

Accession Number: 2019.17.78

Table

Rectangular wooden tripod table.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 336509

Accession Number: 2019.17.79

Candlesticks

Three glass candlestick holders with pink candles. Two holders are turquoise with yellow and one is yellow and blue with a glass cap decorated with blue stripes.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass by composition or origin, wax, string (fiber product)

GUSN: 336510

Accession Number: 2019.17.80.1-.3

Bird Cage

Golden bridcage with a black-beaked red, green, and yellow bird inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating), textiles

GUSN: 336511

Accession Number: 2019.17.81

Chandelier

Golden six-light chandelier with white bulbs and a pinecone shaped ornament below.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wire, plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 336512

Accession Number: 2019.17.82

Christmas Tree

Fir tree with green sparkles on the needles with a base that imitates snow.

Date: 1900-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 336513

Accession Number: 2019.17.83

Seagull

White and gray gull with wings spread.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plaster by composition or origin

GUSN: 336514

Accession Number: 2019.17.84

Fence

White picket wooden fence with climbing plant and pale purple flowers.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paper (fiber product), textiles, wire

GUSN: 336515

Accession Number: 2019.17.85

Metal Implement

Silver implement with screws.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 336516

Accession Number: 2019.17.37

Pincushion

Circular embroidered pincushion; floral design; with a tan ribbon around the sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347263

Accession Number: 1927.1106

Pincushion

Small pincushion made of red velvet; set in wired basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), wire

GUSN: 347276

Accession Number: 1939.152

Pincushion

Green fish shaped pincushion with many pins sticking out.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347277

Accession Number: 2008.14.19

Pincushion

Globe-shaped pincushion with purple velvet and metal caging.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347278

Accession Number: 2008.14.20

Pincushion

Circular pincushion with wooden panels; administration building at the World's Columbian Exchange, Chicago 1893; red velvet.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 347279

Accession Number: 2008.14.21

Weaving Set

Weave-It kit.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347280

Accession Number: 2008.12.116.1

Weaving Kit

Weave-It kit including box, woven fabric sample, needle, and small Weave-It loom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347281

Accession Number: 2008.12.116.2

Weaving Set

Handicraft loom weaving set.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347282

Accession Number: 2008.12.117

Carpet Fragments

Three fragments from the carpet in Dorothy Codman's bedroom on the third floor of the main house on the Codman Estate (.1-.3). Small metal items including a ring with decorative string embellishment (.4), a pin (.5), a fragmented point (.6), and a needle (.7)

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 347321

Accession Number: 1969.19162.1-.6

Carpet Fragment

Purple-gray carpet fragment. The rug from which this fragment was taken was in storage in what had been Dorothy Codman's bedroom on the third floor of the main house on the Codman Estate. At some time after 1930 the room was used for storage by the family. The rug appears in a 1969 inventory photogr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347322

Accession Number: 1969.19163

Hooked Rug

Multi-colored concentric design of 35 rings (layout 5x7) in hit-or-miss on cream/green background, bound with continuous pink-colored tape, folded through three corners and cut at one corner. Previous binding visible was a tan-colored plain weave fabric.

Date: early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347323

Accession Number: 1966.823.2

Hooked rug

Large red, brown and blue leaves on brown background. Machine stitched plain weave black binding around edges. (skips in stitches and changes of stitch lengths). Illegible twill tape tag and paper tag knotted with string to tag.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347325

Accession Number: 1966.829

Hooked rug

Brown leaf on dark brown border with soft pink floral and red raised berry design. Center cartouche is cream and design is surrounded by brown border. Black binding around 4 sides - previous. No selvages on jute ground, all sides are cut.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), cotton (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347326

Accession Number: 1966.830

Hooked rug

Large brown leaves and multi-colored floral sprigs on beige background cartouche surrounded by brown border. Short sides are bound with twill tape.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), yarn, hooking

GUSN: 347327

Accession Number: 1966.831

Hooked rug

Large red and blue floral central design with green leaves on left and right sides on beige background. Narrow black border all around. Two sets of twill tape, one placed over the other, bind the rug. Fully lined with jute, obscuring the reverse pattern.

Date: early-mid 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347328

Accession Number: 1966.834

Hooked rug

Blue, red, beige, and brown leafed wreath on beige ground. Black twill binding carried through corners. Possibly larger design originally as narrow black/brown hooked border is visible underneath binding and pattern is slightly off center. Rug is fully lined.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), jute (fiber), hooking

GUSN: 347329

Accession Number: 1966.835

Hooked rug

Cottage scene (and text: "Home sweet home March 1933") in predominantly black/grey.

Date: 1933

Maker: unknown

Material: jute (fiber), cotton (textile), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347330

Accession Number: 1966.836

Hooked rug

Multicolored checked design of 8x14 squares (small striped motif) resembling a basket weave pattern. Each individual square is outlined in black. No binding.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: rayon, jute (fiber), cotton (textile), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347331

Accession Number: 1966.841

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a simple flower consisting of six petals. Mottled brown background with black paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 335756

Accession Number: 1941.1699.3

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a flower with four small jagged petals in the center surrounded by twelve larger petals (alternating thin, thin, thick). Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 335757

Accession Number: 1941.1699.4

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a circle made of small leaves surrounded by large leaves of varying shapes. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 335758

Accession Number: 1941.1699.5

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a flower with four small jagged petals in the center surrounded by twelve larger petals (alternating thin, thin, thick). Light brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 335759

Accession Number: 1941.1699.6

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton Stencil of a flower pot consisting of horizontal lines and five flower heads but no stems. Brown background with red paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

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

GUSN: 335760

Accession Number: 1941.1699.7

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