Historic New England

Teaspoon

Deep pointed bowl; ovoid handle; tulip terminus with initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64224

Accession Number: 1970.835.44

Teaspoon

Deep pointed bowl; ovoid handle; tulip terminus with initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64225

Accession Number: 1970.835.45

Butter Knife

Round. blade; 1shaped edge; ovoid hndl; tulip terminus; initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64226

Accession Number: 1970.835.46

Butter Knife

Round. blade; 1shaped edge; ovoid hndl; tulip terminus; initial "B"

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64227

Accession Number: 1970.835.47

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64228

Accession Number: 1970.827.1

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64229

Accession Number: 1970.827.2

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64230

Accession Number: 1970.827.3

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64231

Accession Number: 1970.827.4

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64232

Accession Number: 1970.827.5

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64233

Accession Number: 1970.827.6

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64234

Accession Number: 1970.827.7

Knife

Elongated flat blade with pointed tip. Guard rings at join to silver mount or neck ring with ribbed decoration, with attached handles. Simple flattened mother of pearl handles with rounded ends.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, silver (metal)

GUSN: 64235

Accession Number: 1970.827.8

Side Table

Rectangular top; cutout corners; four disc and column turned legs; trestle base

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), turning (shaping process), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64787

Accession Number: 1970.1067

Folding Screen

3black hinged wood frames; paper cutouts/lt. bl. ground; rev:cotton.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: chromolithographs, cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64788

Accession Number: 1970.1299

Low-post double bedstead of a suite. Cottage-style. Headboard is rectangular panel with stepped crest rail, enclosed by jigsaw shaped posts with crocket finials. Basal moldings all around. Posts terminate in stepped Marlborough feet. Conforming foot post, side rails with rectangular panels enclosed ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64789

Accession Number: 1970.443

Chest of Drawers

Rectangular form with slightly overhanging rectangular top and canted edge. Supports an overhanging to drawer enclosed by rectangular sides with modified columnar supports, with black at top and step molded Marlborough feet. Case encloses three long drawers with burled maple pulls. Apron is cyma-cu...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64790

Accession Number: 1970.444

Washstand

Rectangular overhanging white marble top with ogee molded edge, surmounted at back with a marble splash board with top cyma curve edge. Plant construction with straight sides enclosing cabinet base with overhanging top drainer flanked by columnar supports with stepped and Marlborough feet. Arched ap...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64791

Accession Number: 1970.445

Dressing Table

Green painted dressing table. Rectangular top with rounded corners and block painted decorative scrolls in front corners, one long drawer with two grained knob pulls, drawer also outlined in black. Four turned legs with ring-egg-double ring reverse column, spool ring, reverse vase sequence, also hig...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64792

Accession Number: 1970.446

Side Chair

Gothic Revival style painted green with black accenting. Shaped crest rail with Gothic arch motif supported by rear posts with vase turning. Posts enclose four turned spindles and scalloped lower rail with small acorn drops. Wood frame with serpentine front encloses caned seat. Turned front legs ter...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64793

Accession Number: 1970.447

Tea Table

Tea table painted green with black accenting on top, ring turnings and serpentine legs. Rectangular top with rounded corners, pedestal base with ring vase and bulbous turned decoration supported by three cabriole legs with upturned feet.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), pine (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64794

Accession Number: 1970.448

Child's Rocking Chair

Cottage style rocking chair with carved flat crest rail decorated with center gold painted filigree, turned rear posts enclose four turned spindles, plain rectangular chair rail, shaped seat with caned interior, turned front posts and turned column and ring front stretchers. Remaining five stretcher...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64795

Accession Number: 1970.449

Birdcage Windsor Armchair

Square backed Windsor armchair, canted backward with bamboo-turned stiles enclosing seven bamboo-turned spindles surmounted by bird-cage rectangular crest rail with slightly defined pointed ears. Bamboo-turned arms with conforming spindles and arm support. Saddle seat with enclosed line border b...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), caning, painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 64796

Accession Number: 1970.450

Bowback Windsor Armchair

Bow-back enclosing seven spindles, with bowed medial arm rail extending into flattened arms with scrolled-out handholds. Ring and vase-turned arm supports. Saddle seat with dished center. Ring and vase turned played legs, peg tops extending through to top of seat. H-stretchers with swelled centers. ...

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 64797

Accession Number: 1970.451

Desk and Bookcase

Secretary desk and bookcase with concave molded cornice above two glass doors with upper corner tracery decoration, and intermediate strap, enclose three adjustable shelves. Interior painted yellow. Two corresponding drawers and simple molding to reveal green leather writing surface and center open ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), pine (wood), rosewood (wood), veneering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64798

Accession Number: 1970.452

Border Wallpaper

Block printed "neo-grec" border in two reds, gray, white, black and gilt on pink ground. With sidewall 1970.514.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64799

Accession Number: 1970.515

Wallpaper

Chinoiserie with floral basket motif; block printed in two blues, olive, green, orange, black, gold, white, and gray on gray ground and embossed with vertical roping texture. Set with border - 1970.515

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64800

Accession Number: 1970.514

Doorstop

Molded high relief; assym. basket; rectangular base; brown with polychrome

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64801

Accession Number: 1970.904

Print

Black and white print, hand colored, depicting a gothic church with a tall spire and tan street

Date: 1845

Maker: Upjohn, Richard (Architect) Possibly Palmer, F. & S. (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64802

Accession Number: 1970.905

Photograph

Black and white photographic portrait of a balding man with a moustache, wearing a black suit and tie, high collar; bust length

Date: 1898

Maker: Pearsall, Alva (Photographic studio)

GUSN: 64803

Accession Number: 1970.907

Ceremonial Sword

Reeded ivory grip; brass helmet finial; black leather sheath

Date: 1875

Maker: G. W. Simmons & Co. (Maker)

Material: leather, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64804

Accession Number: 1970.908

Candlestick

White; four lobed circular base and shaft; leafy neck ring and rim; gilt edging

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64805

Accession Number: 1970.909.1

Candlestick

White; four lobed circular base and shaft; leafy neck ring and rim; gilt edging

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64806

Accession Number: 1970.909.2

Andiron

Elong. bulbous baluster form; eagle finial; black; 2cabriole legs

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64807

Accession Number: 1970.910.1

Andiron

Elong. bulbous baluster form; eagle finial; black; 2cabriole legs

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64808

Accession Number: 1970.910.2

Firetool Stand

Molded base; straight rod shaft; 4 molded hooks; eagle finial

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64809

Accession Number: 1970.910.3

Hearth Brush

Straight rod shaft; baluster handle; circular head; black with black brstl

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64810

Accession Number: 1970.910.4

Fireplace Tongs

Baluster handle; 2bent shafts with round flat pincers; black

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64811

Accession Number: 1970.910.5

Folding Screen

4rect. panels; plain wire mesh; black frame; jointed; bail handles

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 64812

Accession Number: 1970.911

Firewood Rack

Black, rectangular box form wood bin with a tin bottom, open scrollwork for the sides feet

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 64813

Accession Number: 1970.912

Photograph

Brown tone photograph of a teenage girl; bust length, faces left; hair in net

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 64814

Accession Number: 1970.913

Print

Pale grey building; central dome; arches; crowd in foreground

Date: 1875

Maker: Moore & Crosby (Maker)

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 64815

Accession Number: 1970.914

Photograph

Brown tone; gothic cathedral; tree branches framing

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 64816

Accession Number: 1970.915

Photograph

Brown tone; gothic cathedral; 3squared towers; central arch

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 64817

Accession Number: 1970.916

Wash Pitcher

White, brown bentwood trellis; blue and red flowers; wide spout; strap handle

Date: 1858

Maker: Samuel Alcock & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 64818

Accession Number: 1970.917.1

Wash Basin

White, brown bentwood trellis; blue and red flowers; circular; scalloped lip

Date: 1858

Maker: Samuel Alcock & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 64819

Accession Number: 1970.917.2

Ashtray

Circular; sides cant up from well & dish out; concent. hammer marks

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64820

Accession Number: 1970.918

Chamber Stick

Wht; saucr. base; hndl with spur; sockt. with hole for pushup; green. band.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64821

Accession Number: 1970.919

Table Mat

White; hemmed edges; drawn work; bracket embr. cornrs; white & tan

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 64822

Accession Number: 1970.920

Table Mat

Natural color; fringed ends; hand woven; rptng. 4lobed oval band

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 64823

Accession Number: 1970.921

Table Mat

Hemstitched edges; machine embroidered white on white; bow & branchs

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64824

Accession Number: 1970.922

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