Historic New England

Toy Covered Wagon

Wooden toy; covered wagon with driver; pulled by team of six mules; paint decorated.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cloth, leather, metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 251465

Accession Number: 1949.843

Doll's Scrub Board and Ringer

Miniature wooden scrub board; ridged; wooden ringer with paddles attached.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), nails

GUSN: 251467

Accession Number: 1949.844

Toy Jockey and Mount

Toy jockey on horse; molded metal; painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), paint (coating)

GUSN: 251470

Accession Number: 1949.845

Toy "Sand & Gravel" Wagon

Cast metal wagon with two wheels; inscribed on the side.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, casting (process), wheels (components)

GUSN: 251471

Accession Number: 1949.846

Oil Barrel Skid

Sled-shaped; swinging arm; wood and metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, turning (shaping process), casting (process)

GUSN: 251475

Accession Number: 1949.847

Toy Canoe with Figure

Canoe with figure and paddle; painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), paint (coating), bark (plant material)

GUSN: 251476

Accession Number: 1949.848

Toy Boat with Two Figures

Carved wooden toy boat; two carved wooden figures with hats; painted.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251477

Accession Number: 1949.849.1

Toy Boat with Two Figures

Wooden toy boat; two figures with hats; oars; painted.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 251478

Accession Number: 1949.849.2

Stool

Wooden stool; four turned splay legs with round feet; burl seat with shaped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 251479

Accession Number: 1949.850

Toy Horse on Rollers

Felt covered toy horse on wooden platform; rollers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), felt (textile), cloth, metal, wheels (components)

GUSN: 251480

Accession Number: 1949.852

Pair of carved and painted wooden dolls depicting men with long queues, wearing hats and silk tunics, ankle-length silk pants, and shoes with toe decorations, carrying between them (one behind the other) a box suspended on poles with an image of the same scene painted on the box side; box made of pr...

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 251481

Accession Number: 1949.853

Window Frame

Wood window frame with a dentil carved pediment, lead flashing on the sill, and an aluminum frame attached for a modern storm window.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 251492

Accession Number: 1999.101.2

Window Sash

Wooden window sash with 12 over 12 panes. Mullions are distinctly molded. Painted green.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 251494

Accession Number: 1999.101.3

Window Sash

Wooden window sash with 12 over 12 panes. Mullions are distinctly molded. Painted green.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 251496

Accession Number: 1999.101.4

Fragment of Post

Fragment of Post 1, with repair. 6" x 7" x 42" detail of previous repairs. Insect damage.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 251534

Accession Number: 2011.15.1.3.4

Bedspread

Matcvhing pair; beige; printed with floral design.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, printed textile materials, printing (process)

GUSN: 251542

Accession Number: 1949.854.1-2

Toy Automobile

Toy automobile with driver; metal; paint-decorated; fabric accessories.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating), cloth

GUSN: 251543

Accession Number: 1949.856

Toy Horse-drawn Wagon

Molded metal; wagaon with two wheels; horse with wheel in front; driver; paint-decorated.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 251544

Accession Number: 1949.857AB

Toy Horse-drawn Wagon with Driver

Molded metal; wagon with four wheels; horse; driver; paint-decorated.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), paint (coating), wheels (components)

GUSN: 251545

Accession Number: 1949.858A-C

Toy Donkey Wagon

Molded metal four-wheel donkey wagon with driver; wheel attached to donkey's right foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), wheels (components)

GUSN: 251548

Accession Number: 1949.859A-C

Toy Horse-drawn Wagon

Metal wagon; molded metal wheels and horsewith wheel; paint-decorated.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), paint (coating)

GUSN: 251550

Accession Number: 1949.860

Bassinet frame and base

White and gold cast iron trestle base and canopy frame [.1ab]; Hinged oval basket lined with blue chintz [.1c].

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 270924

Accession Number: 1969.3518.1a-c

Bassinet mattress

Oval bassinet mattress

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270925

Accession Number: 1969.3518.2

Bassinet curtain and canopy

Bassinet curtain panel [a] and canopy [b] of bright blue glazed chintz with white embroidered net decoration.

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270926

Accession Number: 1969.3518.3ab

Tapa

Small Tahitian tapa (ahu) fragment decorated with red fern design, back side is unadorned. Tahitian tapa designs frequently used leaf or fern fronds dipped in dye and pressed against the tapa. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and beddin...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3635

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, white ground stamped with black circles and dots. Fragment is very thin and heavily embossed in a star-shaped pattern. The embossing is part of the kapa production process. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely u...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270932

Accession Number: 2006.44.3636

Kapa

Kapa fragment, orange-yellow cloth decorated with stamped black bands and small red and black squares. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as oth...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270933

Accession Number: 2006.44.3637

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a]: wallpapered with block printed floral paper on cream ground. Lid [b]: wallpapered with block-printed floral paper on cream ground. Same paper on box and lid.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270956

Accession Number: 2001.281.3AB

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth. White ground decorated with bands of black and red wavy lines and red bands. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and be...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3638

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] is decorated with block-printed wallpaper depicting a bird perched on a branch with a cluster of berries. Blue ground. The lid [b] is decorated with the same wallpaper as the box. The inside of the bandbox [a] is lined with newspaper dated August 8, 185...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270962

Accession Number: 2001.281.4AB

Kapa

Small fragment of Hawaiian bark cloth, yellow with a pattern of wavy red and black lines. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other se...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270965

Accession Number: 2006.44.3639

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] and lid [b] decorated with handmade block-printed wallpaper. Paper ground is light blue with darker blue stylized leaf or fern, medallion, and fleur de lis pattern. The inside of the box is lined with ivory colored paper. The inside of the lid is lined with...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270970

Accession Number: 2001.281.5AB

Kapa

Thin, translucent kapa fragment from Hawaii, white with pink-red bands and black oval spots. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as secular, sacr...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270972

Accession Number: 2006.44.3640

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa from Hawaii, dyed red on one side. The barkcloth is thin but stiff, with three-dimensional ribbing embossed into the fabric. This type of ribbed kapa (kua'ula) is unique to Hawaii. The fragment was cut from a larger sample at some point. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a ...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270973

Accession Number: 2006.44.3641

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] covered with light blue paper, no design. Lined with white paper. Lid [B] covered with block-printed wallpaper with a design of oak leaves and branches, flowers and a thorn pattern on tan ground, light blue paper underneath. Lid lined with newspaper dated J...

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270974

Accession Number: 2001.281.6AB

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii, lavender brown with wavy embossed lines made during production. The fragment is very thin and translucent. Tapa (kapa in Hawaiian) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sa...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270975

Accession Number: 2006.44.3642

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, brownish red with embossed ribbing. This ribbed type of kapa is unique to the Hawaiian Islands and is called kua'ula.. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, a...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270977

Accession Number: 2006.44.3643

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed white ground paper with repeating silver diamond geometric pattern with silver and green leaves and brown flowers. The rim of the lid is covered with a floral designed paper. The interior of the box is lined with w...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270978

Accession Number: 2001.281.7AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with wooden lid. Bandbox [A] covered with a block-printed wallpaper with an orange floral medallion on a bed of scattered wheat stalks, blue ground. Interior lined with with cream paper. Visible stitching along bottom edge. Lid [B] is fragmented, covered in a floral pattern pap...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270979

Accession Number: 2001.281.8AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a block-printed gray geometric design of slim columns with pointed edges repeating in a fence-like pattern on white ground. Larger green and brown columns on either side of box. Lid rim papered in spiral pattern, pink ground. Interior of...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271025

Accession Number: 2001.281.9AB

Tapa

Tapa cloth fragment, dark brown color on both sides with embossed striated lines, possibly from the Malay area. Fragment is very thin and translucent. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacre...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271026

Accession Number: 2006.44.3644

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed yellow floral and vine diamond shaped design with red floral bouquet or medallion in the center of each diamond, blue ground. Interior of the box and lid are lined with white paper. Lid rim is covered with a repe...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271029

Accession Number: 2001.281.10AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. The box [A] and lid [B] are covered in a block-printed red, pink and green floral wallpaper pattern with gray swirls on cream ground. Box interior is lined with white paper. Lid rim is an undetermined red and green floral pattern with white ground. Visible stitching a...

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: Meriam & Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271034

Accession Number: 2001.281.11AB

Kapa

Small tapa fragment, dark brown/black on both sides with closely spaced embossed parallel lines. Likely Hawaiian in origin. Tapa (or kapa in Hawaii) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacred, and ceremoni...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271035

Accession Number: 2006.44.3645

Kapa

Small kapa cloth fragment from Hawaii, yellow with one knot of plant fiber laced through one corner. Crinkled and embossed with tightly-spaced parallel lines. Likely part of a kapa moe, or multi-layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees an...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271043

Accession Number: 2006.44.3646

Hat

Woman's hat. Adorned with dried flowers, leaves and green netting. Black, up-turned brim trimmed in red ribbon.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271044

Accession Number: 2001.281.44

Bandbox

Rectangular pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] are covered with multiple layers of block-printed wallpaper and newspaper. Uppermost layer is a white leaf and vine pattern on cinnamon ground. Interior lined with newspaper dated November 1857 and American Cosmopolitan Art Gallery paint...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271046

Accession Number: 2001.281.12AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a roller-printed pink, green and white rose vine pattern on ungrounded wallpaper. Box is lined with Portland, Maine, newspaper dated December 1857.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 271051

Accession Number: 2001.281.13AB

Bandbox

Wooden bandbox with lid. Box [A] covered in a block-printed rainbow ground wallpaper of yellow, pink, and red with peacock feather, flower and leaf pattern in white. Lid [B] is covered with a rainbow ground wallpaper of red, white and green with red, yellow and white flowers and leaves forming rep...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 271053

Accession Number: 2001.281.14AB

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii painted pink with a grey band on the edge, possibly part of a kahili wrapper. Kahili are poles topped with bundles of feathers and were a symbol of high status and royalty in Hawaii. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and i...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271057

Accession Number: 2006.44.3647

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