Historic New England

Framed Photograph

Framed photograph of the S.H.L. Pierce Planing and Moulding Mill, 1025 Federal Street. Photographer is E.P. Smith of Boston.

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 359078

Accession Number: 2018.111.35

Blue on white; corner sprigs; oval border; biblical scenes: .1 Adam, Eve, Snake, Tree .2 Man, woman, child, distant city .3 Angel, Abraham, Isaac, Goat .4 Angels climbing ladder, Jacob sleeping .5 Jacob wrestling with angel .6 Joseph, Brothers pit .7 Moses, mother, bullrushes .8 Kneeling Mo...

Date: 1800-1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359092

Accession Number: 1969.19149.1-.23

Wardrobe

Low triangular overlapping pediments, rectangular case; hinged doors; two drawers; flattened ball feet

Date: 1824-1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359140

Accession Number: 1969.19150

Trinket box

Rectangular pink box with green border, floral and bird motifs, Asian figures. Removable lid.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359141

Accession Number: 1969.19151AB

Thermometer

Rounded top; rectangular body. Metal hook; recessed measuring tube.

Date: 1875-1924

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359143

Accession Number: 1969.19153

Candlestick

Columnar form; rectangular base

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359201

Accession Number: 1969.19154

Coal Hod

Crimped base, conical body with broad spout; bail handle; black

Date: 1875-1924

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359202

Accession Number: 1969.19155.1

Stove shovel

Hollow, black, cylindrical handle; hooking hole; rectangular shovel with crimped back

Date: 1872-1924

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359203

Accession Number: 1969.19155.2

Andirons

Ball and disk finial; cabriole legs; ball feet; rectangular log support

Date: 1835-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359204

Accession Number: 1969.19156.1-.2

Broom

Circular hook; cylindrical shaft; rounded wooded bristle base; black bristles

Date: 1924-1968

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, bristle

GUSN: 359205

Accession Number: 1969.1957.1

Dustpan

Circular hook; cylindrical black shaft; swiveling cross-piece; trapezoidal panel rear hood

Date: 1924-1968

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359206

Accession Number: 1969.1957.2

Fireplace tongs

White scissor handles; black tongs with flat ends.

Date: 1900-1949

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359207

Accession Number: 1969.19158

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment with pattern of L-shaped tiles in black, gray, and white with slight marbling detail, reused in woodshed at 291 Hillside Street, Milton, Massachusetts.

Date: c. 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359697

Accession Number: 2022.32.1

Plate

Earthenware plate hand-painted with swirling floral designs and three butterflies. Signed and dated on the underside.

Date: 1890

Maker: Ware, Alice Cunningham, 1851-1937

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 359701

Accession Number: 2022.34.2

Portrait medallion \n Salem, Massachusetts, 1805-11\n Painted pine

Two-sided carved and painted George Washington profile portrait medallion, carved by Samuel McIntire. Composed of two medallions fastened back-to-back, the figures carved in high relief with George Washington facing to the right in a blue-painted military uniform with yellow-painted facings and epau...

Date: 1805-1811

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Carver)

Material: carvings (visual works), raised (form attribute), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 359704

Accession Number: 2022.36.1

Punch Bowl

Punch bowl, China, 1750-80. Hard-paste porcelain with scalloped body and colored enamel floral decoration. There is a hand written label on the base of the bowl.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 359887

Accession Number: 2022.44.1

Bowl

Hard-paste porcelain bowl with underglaze blue and later overglaze red, green, and gilding decoration with flower baskets, China, 1740-50.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain

GUSN: 359888

Accession Number: 2022.44.2

Imari Dish

Hard-paste porcelain Imari dish with underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red and gilt floral decoration, China, 1730-1750.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain

GUSN: 359889

Accession Number: 2022.44.3

Imari Dish

Hard-paste porcelain Imari dish with underglaze blue and overglaze iron-red and gilt floral decoration. China, 1730-50

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain

GUSN: 359890

Accession Number: 2022.44.4

Dish

Small hard-paste porcelain dish with colored enamesl and gilt decoration with an eagle in the center, from the Edward Carrington service, Salem, Massachusetts. China 1810-15

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain

GUSN: 359891

Accession Number: 2022.44.5

Bottle

Double gourd-shaped bottle with stopper, earthenware with enamel and gilt decoration. Japan, 1850-1900.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 359892

Accession Number: 2022.44.6AB

Crazy Quilt

Embroidered silk satin fabric patches edged with pink lace. Likely made by Helen E. Endicott (1868-1930) of Canton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359894

Accession Number: 2022.46.1

Crazy Quilt

Patchwork quilt, known as "crazy quilts", made from velvet patches in a variety of colors and patterns. The quilt has the initials "H.E.E." embroidered on one of the patches, and another has the date "1892" inscribed in ink. Likely made by Helen E. Endicott (1868-1930) of Canton, Massachusetts.

Date: c. 1890s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 359895

Accession Number: 2022.46.2

Side chair\n Isaac Vose and Son, Thomas Wightman carver\n Boston, 1824-25\n Mahogany, birch

Mahogany and birch side chair, 1824-1825, by Isaac Vose and Son, THomas Wightman carver in Boston. The chair is made in the Classical style.

Date: 1824-1825

Maker: Vose, Isaac (American cabinetmaker, ca. 1768-1823) (Cabinetmaker) Wightman, Thomas (Carver)

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 359899

Accession Number: 2022.47.1

Painting, Schooner "Wallace"

Framed painting depicting a ship with three masts, billowing sails, and several colorful flags including the American flag at the stern or back of the ship (right side of painting). Mountainous landscape to the bow or front (left side of painting). Mostly cloudy sky; waves.

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 359900

Accession Number: 1958.503

Canton Shawl

A Chinese silk shawl comprised of cream silk with multicolored silk floss embroidery all over with a central motif and repeating floral border. Central repeating floral motif features a bird / phoenix. Edges of the shawl are adorned with long cream silk fringe.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), embroidering

GUSN: 363219

Accession Number: 2024.4.2

Collar and Cuffs

A woman's collar with matching cuffs adorned with three horizontal and three vertical lines (on the collar) and two horizontal and two vertical lines (on the cuffs) crossing at each end.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363281

Accession Number: 2024.5.2A-C

Collar and Cuffs

A woman's collar with matching cuffs adorned with embroidered and open work flowers and vines in white.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363284

Accession Number: 2024.5.3A-C

Collar and Cuff

A woman's collar with matching (singular) cuff adorned with three horizontal and three vertical lines (on the collar) and two horizontal and two vertical lines (on the cuffs) crossing at each end.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363285

Accession Number: 2024.5.4AB

Apron

White cotton apron with waist and should ties. Apron and shoulder ties are edged in white, scalloped, floral, open work fabric.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), whitework

GUSN: 363286

Accession Number: 2024.5.5

Apron

Plain, white cotton apron with waist ties.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363287

Accession Number: 2024.5.6

Apron

Plain, white cotton apron with waist ties.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363288

Accession Number: 2024.5.7

Apron

White cotton apron with waist and should ties. Apron ties are edged in white, scalloped, dotted, open work fabric.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 363289

Accession Number: 2024.5.8

Apron

Plain, white cotton apron with waist ties.The apron is edged with white, zig zag bric-à-brac.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 363290

Accession Number: 2024.5.9

Gloves

An unworn pair of brown / grey leather gloves by Chevreau Garanti, size 8.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 363291

Accession Number: 2024.5.10AB

Gloves

A pair of unused full length cream kid leather gloves with thin mother of pearl buttons.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363292

Accession Number: 2024.5.11AB

Gloves

A pair of 3/4 length ivory kid leather opera gloves with three mother of pearl button closures at wrist.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363293

Accession Number: 2024.5.12AB

Gloves

A pair of unused 3/4 length buff colored kid leather opera gloves with three mother of pearl button closures at wrist.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363294

Accession Number: 2024.5.13AB

Gloves

A pair of 3/4 length buff colored kid leather opera gloves with three mother of pearl button closures at wrist.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363295

Accession Number: 2024.5.14AB

Gloves

A pair of unused full length ivory kid leather gloves with two thin mother of pearl buttons.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363296

Accession Number: 2024.5.15AB

Gloves

A pair of unused 3/4 length buff colored kid leather opera gloves with three mother of pearl button closures at wrist.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363297

Accession Number: 2024.5.16AB

Gloves

A pair of unused full length cream kid leather gloves with thin mother of pearl buttons.

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, mother of pearl, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363298

Accession Number: 2024.5.17AB

Gloves

A pair of short black kid leather gloves.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: suede

GUSN: 363299

Accession Number: 2024.5.18AB

Gloves

A pair of dark brown short kid leather gloves.

Date: c. 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363300

Accession Number: 2024.5.19AB

Gloves

A pair of short black kid leather gloves.

Date: c.1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, suede, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363301

Accession Number: 2024.5.20AB

Gloves

A pair of short black kid leather gloves.

Date: c.1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, suede, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 363302

Accession Number: 2024.5.21AB

Stuffed Barbar the Elephant

Stuffed Barbar the Elephant toy wearing a red suit, black shoes, and red cape trimmed in faux ermine. Red ribbon affixed to the trunk. Missing its original cardboard crown.

Date: 1960s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), felt (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 363426

Accession Number: 2024.6.1

Kitchen Tin

Aluminum coffee can with copper-colored lid and black plastic handle. Embossed "TEA" on the lid.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), metal, plastic by composition or origin, embossing

GUSN: 363514

Accession Number: 2016.20.5AB

Kitchen Tin

Aluminum coffee can with copper-colored lid and black plastic handle. Embossed "GREASE" on the lid.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic by composition or origin, embossing

GUSN: 363540

Accession Number: 2016.20.6AB

Kitchen Tin

Aluminum coffee can with copper-colored lid and black handle. Embossed "PEPPER" on the lid.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), metal, plastic by composition or origin, embossing

GUSN: 363541

Accession Number: 2016.20.7AB

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