Historic New England

Premium Statuette, National Monument to the Forefathers

Premium Statuette, National Monument to the Forefathers. John Adams Jackson after Hammatt Billings.

Date: 1857-1858

Maker: Jackson, John Adams, 1825-1879 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 243482

Accession Number: 2010.51.1

Commemorative tile

Commemorative tile, "Plymouth, 1620".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Minton's (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 243483

Accession Number: 2010.51.2

Carrington House Wallpaper Panel

Unused wallpaper panel, handpainted birds and peacocks perched amid flowering tree with butterflies, white ground. Cloth tape border painted gold. From the Captain Edward Carrington House, Providence, Rhode Island.

Date: ca. 1812

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243689

Accession Number: 2010.91.1

"King Ahasuerus" Wallpaper Panel

Framed "King Ahasuerus" wallpaper fragment. Man seated on throne with a domed top, under a large arch with egg and dart molding. Border at top of black floral swags. Block-printed in tans, black, and white. Mounted on linen. 42" repeat.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243690

Accession Number: 2010.91.2

Fireboard with Flowers

Fireboard with vase of flowers in center. Brass colored vase filled with multicolored individually appliqued flowers on white ground. Pink rose border with green flocked leaves.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243691

Accession Number: 2010.91.3

Hide trunk

Hide trunk with wallpapered interior of Grecian urn and floral bouquets on gray ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243692

Accession Number: 2010.91.4

Hide trunk

Hide trunk with wallpapered interior, pink floral with green leaves on blue ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243693

Accession Number: 2010.91.5

Wooden box

Wooden box with tack decoration and wallpapered interior of a black ribbon pattern on pink ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243694

Accession Number: 2010.91.6

Grain painted trunk

Grain painted trunk with wallpapered interior of a pink floral stripe on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243695

Accession Number: 2010.91.7

Printing block

Wooden printing block: India print pattern of zig zag stripes and rosettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 243696

Accession Number: 2010.91.8

Printing block

Wooden printing block-cross pattern separated by tiny rosettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 243697

Accession Number: 2010.91.9

Wallpaper sample

Wallpaper sample, large white and pink flowers over arched trellis with pink, blue, and brown birds on gray ground. Twentieth-century block print.

Date: 1922

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243698

Accession Number: 2010.91.10

Fireboard

Scenic wallpaper from a fireboard. Four men and a boy with a camel rest on a grassy bank by a river. White stone building in background with minaret. Brown and green leaf border at top and bottom, geometric border at sides. Glued to canvas. Possibly Zuber.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243699

Accession Number: 2010.91.11

Fireboard

Wallpaper from fireboard, pasted on artist board. Unidentified scenic wallpaper of men and women on horseback riding and resting in front of a large stone house. Black and green flocked floral border with gilt detailing.. Glued to board. Possibly Zuber.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243700

Accession Number: 2010.91.12

Wallpaper

Framed scenic wallpaper fragment. A man in a striped turban and red pants stands on a fortification wall next to a yellow cannon with green wheels. Unidentified panoramic wallpaper. Plain black wood frame. Possibly made in France.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243701

Accession Number: 2010.91.13

"Les Jardins Francais" Wallpaper Fragment

Framed wallpaper panel of "Les Jardins Francais." Fragment of panel 16. Scene of several black women in a garden near a stream. Plain wood frame, painted green.

Date: 1836-1837

Maker: Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243702

Accession Number: 2010.91.14

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board. Side 1: wallpaper with grisaille pattern of vertical lines of leaves and small flowers with geometric medallions. Side 2: Small pink, green, and blue flowers on a tan ground. Side 1 has the same geometric pattern as the wallpaper in an upstairs closet at the Swett-Ilsley House in ...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243707

Accession Number: 2010.92.1-.2

Toastmaster Automatic Heater

Toastmaster Automatic Heater, Model 9B1. Beige powdercoated steel and chrome, with plastic control dial and feet, brown plastic power cord.

Date: 1960s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243741

Accession Number: 2009.6.1.1

Instruction Booklet for the Toastmaster Automatic Heater

Original instructional booklet/advertisement for the Toastmaster Automatic Heater, Model 9B1.

Date: 1960s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243742

Accession Number: 2009.6.1.2

Ceiling boards

Ten sponge painted boards with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 243776

Accession Number: 2008.25.1

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks. Only one half length of the board has painted decoration.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243780

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.1

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243781

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.2

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243782

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.3

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243783

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.4

Plate

Plate from the Cunard Line British-American shipping company. Brown transfer-printed design with a border depicting ships and medallions. Center medallion depicts "Ladies Cabin" with women sitting near a fire, and is surrounded by scrolls and foliage.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244307

Accession Number: 1976.458

Box

Square black plastic box [A] with cover [B]. Winged horse pictured in center medallion on lid. Fluted sides. In original cardboard shipping box addressed to Stephen W. Phillips.

Maker: American Stationery Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 244308

Accession Number: 2006.44.3587AB

Playing cards

Pack of playing cards in red leather case. Backs of cards have color image of a blacksmith at his forge. Matching picture on one side of lid.

Date: 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), leather

GUSN: 244309

Accession Number: 2006.44.3588AB

Floorcloth

Painted burlap floorcloth. Large geometric design consisting of large squares joined by smaller green, white and brown checkerboard squares at the corners; concentric hexagonal shapes inside larger squares. Overall brown, beige, green, and orange colors.

Date: c. 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, paint (coating)

GUSN: 244310

Accession Number: 1976.142

Playing cards

Box of "Patience" playing cards. White box [A] with lid [B] and divided interior. Contains two decks of cards [C+D] with rounded corners, one deck with green geometric medallion design on back and the other with red foliate design. Box has navy blue text and floral decoration.

Maker: Thomas De La Rue & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 244311

Accession Number: 2006.44.3589A-D

Floorcloth

Painted burlap floorcloth. Small geometric design consisting of concentric squares with red "chili pepper" motif in center, alternating with beige diamonds with red petal motif in center. Overall colors of brown, green, beige and red.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244313

Accession Number: 1976.143

Patience playing cards

Red cardboard box with hinged lid [A] containing two decks [B+C] of "Patience" playing cards. One deck has red medallion design, the other is navy blue. Both decks in original paper wrappings.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 244314

Accession Number: 2006.44.3590A-C

Tintype Photo Album

Miniature photograph album containing tintypes of dogs set into round mats. Red leather-bound with brass clasp.

Maker: unknown

Material: tintype (process), leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 244315

Accession Number: 1971.418

Looking Glass

English looking glass featuring a single plate of glass and ornate frame consisting of scalloped skirt with carved, gilt sprig decoration; elaborate crest with scalloped pediment inset with carved, gilt sprigs and topped by a gilt griffin finial; sides of frame decorated with carved gilt acorns and ...

Date: 1770

Maker: Jackson, William, 1731-1810 (Importer)

Material: English walnut (wood), spruce (wood), veneer, gilding, carving (processes)

GUSN: 244316

Accession Number: 1980.80

Typewriter

Folding typewriter [A] in fitted hard leather case [B] with handle. Black metal Corona typewriter with round metal keys. Roller bar mechanism folds down over keys when typewriter in not in use. With original instruction booklet.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, gears, springs (elastic objects)

GUSN: 244317

Accession Number: 2006.44.3591AB

Fireplace Fender

Fireplace fender with rounded brass bands surrounding pierced ironwork; base has wider brass band with three brass paw feet

Date: late-19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244318

Accession Number: 1966.1820

Mirror

Rectangular mirror, vertically oriented, with a carved and gilded frame. Columns on either side, carved basket of fruit on top with a Federal style cornice.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244319

Accession Number: 1951.197

Candlestick

Tall pewter candlestick; acorn-shaped candle cup and bobeche; six-sided undulating base; six knobs of various sizes along stem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244336

Accession Number: 2009.62.1.1

Candlestick

Tall pewter candlestick; acorn-shaped candle cup and bobeche; six-sided undulating base; six knobs of various sizes along stem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244337

Accession Number: 2009.62.1.2

Bell

Brass bell engraved with floral and vine pattern and Chinese dragons. Handle created by intertwined dragons. Scalloped bottom edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 244338

Accession Number: 2006.44.2546A

Stand

Arched wooden display stand for brass bell. Top edge carved with flowers, vines, and leaves. Hanging hook in center. Square side support posts and bottom edge of stand also have carved floral and vine pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: teak (wood)

GUSN: 244341

Accession Number: 2006.44.2546B

Tile

Carved earthenware tile with central flower surrounded by abstract scroll motif designs on light gray background.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244372

Accession Number: 2009.42.1

Tile

Carved earthenware tile with central flower surrounded by abstract scroll motif designs on light gray background.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244373

Accession Number: 2009.42.2

Veil

Ivory colored cathedral length veil, simple netting. Wax headpiece of white and green flowers and buds on a vine. Worn with wedding gown, 2001.259.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: toile (textile material), wax, metal, hand sewing

GUSN: 244384

Accession Number: 2001.260

Hand Towels in Box

White linen guest towel, monogrammed "MCM". Scalloped front edge with ocean and ship design. In orginal white square box tied with blue ribbon. Box marked "Wm. Coulson + Sons, 459 Fifth Avenue, US Depot, New York"

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Wm. Coulson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: stitching

GUSN: 244390

Accession Number: 2001.264.1-2

Box

White square box tied with blue ribbon. Box marked "Wm. Coulson & Sons, 459 Fifth Avenue, US Depot, New York"

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Wm. Coulson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 244392

Accession Number: 2001.264.3AB

Handkerchief in Box

White linen handkerchief with scalloped edges. Light blue stitching along edge with leaf and vine design. Folded corners. In original white square display box, tied with pink ribbon and wrapped in white web patterned tissue

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Johnston's Linens (Manufacturer)

Material: linen (material), stitching, cardboard, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 244393

Accession Number: 2001.265.1-2AB

Jiffy Cube

Jiffy Cube ice cube tray in original box. Aluminum tray with eight plastic cube cups [four cube cups are missing].

Date: ca. 1948

Maker: Plastray Corporation (Manufacturer) Woodward & Lothrop (Retailer)

Material: aluminum (metal), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 244401

Accession Number: 2001.266A-J

Guest Towels

White box containing thirty-six paper guest towels. Towels are white with pink, green, and yellow polka dots over a yellow house with trees. Yellow border along bottom edge. Bottom of box is wrapped in plastic.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 244404

Accession Number: 2001.267

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244409

Accession Number: 2001.269.1

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244410

Accession Number: 2001.269.2

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