Historic New England

Chamber Lamp

Cast brass chamber lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309123

Accession Number: 2000.1754

Betty Lamp

Copper betty lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 309124

Accession Number: 2000.1737

Match Holder

Tin, red and white painted match holder for wall mounting.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309126

Accession Number: 2000.1703

Pump Lard Lamp

Tin, black pump lard lamp with handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309127

Accession Number: 2000.1716

Push up Candlestick

Black and red painted tin push up candlestick.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309128

Accession Number: 2000.1709

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Terracotta oil lamp in the shape of a human face with handle at the top of the head and spout at the chin.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309129

Accession Number: 2000.1873

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Terracotta oil lamp with handle and molded decoration on top surface of vessel.

Date: 500-599

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309130

Accession Number: 2000.1874

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Molded terracotta oil lamp with image of bird on a branch. Probably Roman.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309131

Accession Number: 2000.1876

Oil lamp with two nozzles

Black-slipped terracotta oil lamp with two nozzles and handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309132

Accession Number: 2000.1869

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Terracotta oil lamp with handle and molded figures, probably Greek.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309133

Accession Number: 2000.1871

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Black-slipped, Roman terracotta oil lamp with handle.

Date: 1-100AD

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309134

Accession Number: 2000.1877

Terracotta Oil Lamp

Molded terracotta oil lamp with handle and image of figure, Roman.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309137

Accession Number: 2000.1872

Terracotta Oil Lamp

White-slipped, molded terracotta oil lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 309138

Accession Number: 2000.1870

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309139

Accession Number: 1993.679.1

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309140

Accession Number: 1993.679.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309141

Accession Number: 1993.679.3

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309142

Accession Number: 1993.679.4

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309143

Accession Number: 1993.679.5

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned oval handle and a pointed bowl. Oriental pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309144

Accession Number: 1993.679.6

Samuel Rust Lard Burner

Pewter lamp with Rust type whale oil or lard burner and tin burner tube.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 309146

Accession Number: 2000.2166

"Save-all" for candle

Tin and wire candle 'save all.'

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 309149

Accession Number: 2000.2167

Gas light fixture

Iron, wall mounted, gas light fixture with foliate motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 309154

Accession Number: 2000.2174

Gas lamp burner

Brass gas lamp burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309155

Accession Number: 2000.2168

Gas lamp burner

Brass, tripod gas lamp burner with regulatory switch.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 309158

Accession Number: 2000.2171

Unopened box of Sunny Suds soap flakes wrapped in wax paper. Box is orange with diagonal blue banner across box front printed with Sunny Suds in white. Produced by Almo Soap Company, Camden, New Jersey.

Maker: unknown

Material: waxed paper, paper (fiber product), soap (organic material)

GUSN: 310539

Accession Number: 1998.6146

Butter Print

Wooden, cup-shaped, butter print with carved sheaf of wheat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310590

Accession Number: 1937.1167

Pantry Box

Oval wooden box with one finger lap, tack and peg construction.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310606

Accession Number: 1970.71AB

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310649

Accession Number: 1938.925

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310650

Accession Number: 1931.107

Serving Fork

Silver serving fork with a spatulate handle and four tines. Imperial queen design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310652

Accession Number: 1993.687

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with a crown of leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310655

Accession Number: 1938.1324

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with laurel wreath in her hair. She is holding a writing utensil and a tablet rests on a broken column. Written on the tablet "Egypt. S Romans. Greece.s." At the foot of the column is a sword hilt.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310657

Accession Number: 1927.548

Sculpture of Standing Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman partly draped in a sheet which she hold up around her bosom with both hands. She stands beside a pedestal over which the bottom of the sheet is draped.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310659

Accession Number: 1927.567

Butter Knife

Silver butter knife with a fluted dimensional handle and a curved blade.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310664

Accession Number: 1993.696

Sculpture of Shakespeare

Parian sculpture of William Shakespeare. The figure is depicted leaning with his right elbow on a pedestal that also supports three volumes and a partial list of his plays.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310665

Accession Number: 1927.563

Mortar & Pestle

Marble mortar with spout. Pestle has marble head with a wooden handle.

Date: 1848

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310666

Accession Number: 1935.823AB

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310667

Accession Number: 1948.86.2

Springfield Oval Toilet Paper Roll

Two Springfield Oval Toilet Paper rolls. Flat roll patented in 1893 and purchased by the U.S. Army and M.I.T. among other customers. Manufactured by Morgan Paper Company, Division, United States Envelope Company, Lititz, Pennsylvania. Thin, yellowed paper on flattened cardbpoard tube. Red printed l...

Date: 1950-1979

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310687

Accession Number: 1998.6148.1-.2

Sailboat Cake Decoration

Three small sailboats used to decorate a cake. Boat bodies are wood painted black and white. A metal pin, painted black, extends from boat. Each boat has a different colored paper sail: orange (.1); green (.2); and yellow (.3).

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, paper (fiber product), painting (coating)

GUSN: 310692

Accession Number: 1998.6149.1-.3

Clown Cake Decorations

Four male figures, depicting head and chest, carved from wood and painted. The figures are flat and unpainted on the back and tapper to an unpainted point at the bottom. Each is unique.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), hand-painted

GUSN: 310693

Accession Number: 1998.6150.1-.4

Phoenix Brand Wax Tapers in Box

Twenty-three wax tapers in original paper box. Tapers are made of long pieces of string dipped in wax. Box is light blue with dark blue, white and gold printing. Manufactured by Will & Baumer Company, Syracuse, New York.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), wax, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310695

Accession Number: 1998.6035

Canape Tray Set in Box

Set of four individual appetizer trays in original box. Trays are made from thin bent plywood. The trays are roughly square with one rounded side and striations on straight side. Round indentation for holding food or drink glass. The trays are stacked in box. Box is cream colored with brown text an...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310698

Accession Number: 1998.6045.1-.5

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001)

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins as a young boy. Subject is seated on a chair and is wearing a white suit jacket, white short pants, white collared shirt, and a floral tie. Small green velvet covered table at sitter's left decorated with a toy elephant, green glass bottle, and a toy boat. Oil on canva...

Date: 1920

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310706

Accession Number: 2015.62.1

Portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982)

Portrait of Lura Woodside as a young girl. Sitter is standing and leaning against the arm of a floral upholstered settee. She is wearing a white dress, black stockings, and black boots. She is holding a white bonnet in her right hand and has a gold heart shaped locket around her neck. Oil on canvas ...

Date: 1892

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310707

Accession Number: 2015.62.2

Color print of Harvard University

Color print of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Plain wood frame. Paper. Boston, MA.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310708

Accession Number: 2015.62.3

Print of the Cambridge Common

Print of the Cambridge Common, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hand colored full-tone collotype. Black wood frame with gilt edges. Drawn by D. Bell. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Meriden, CT, 1942.

Date: 1942

Maker: Meriden Gravure Company (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), collotypes (prints), hand coloring

GUSN: 310709

Accession Number: 2015.62.4