Historic New England

Butter Pot

Small circular form with slight well and small foot rim; underglaze blue decoration; diagonal hatched exterior border; Willow pattern; central landscape scene with pagoda, trees and mountains.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4687

Accession Number: 1977.827.10

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring wide rim; thick foot ring; underglaze blue central landscape scene enclosed by blue band; willow pattern; rim with late Canton border of blue band and scalloped.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4688

Accession Number: 1977.828.1

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring wide rim; thick foot ring; underglaze blue central landscape scene enclosed by blue band; willow pattern; rim with late Canton border of blue band and scalloped.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4689

Accession Number: 1977.828.2

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring wide rim; thick foot ring; underglaze blue central landscape scene enclosed by blue band; willow pattern; rim with late Canton border of blue band and scalloped.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4690

Accession Number: 1977.828.3

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring wide rim; thick foot ring; underglaze blue central landscape scene enclosed by blue band; willow pattern; rim with late Canton border of blue band and scalloped.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4691

Accession Number: 1977.828.4

Circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene with pagodas, trees, and a bridge; wide blue band on rim with diagonal lines and scalloped late Canton border.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4692

Accession Number: 1977.829

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4693

Accession Number: 1977.830.1

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4694

Accession Number: 1977.830.2

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4695

Accession Number: 1977.830.5

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4696

Accession Number: 1977.830.6

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4697

Accession Number: 1977.830.3

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4698

Accession Number: 1977.830.4

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4699

Accession Number: 1977.830.7

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4700

Accession Number: 1977.831.1

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4701

Accession Number: 1977.831.3

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4702

Accession Number: 1977.831.2

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4703

Accession Number: 1977.831.4

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4704

Accession Number: 1977.831.5

Plate

Small circular form with slight well and slightly flaring rim; foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration; crudely painted landscape scene; blue band around rim with diagonal hatching and scalloped late Canton border.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4705

Accession Number: 1977.832.1

Dinner Plate

Small circular form with slight well and flaring rim; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern of central landscape scene enclosed by blue band at cavetto; blue band at rim with diagonal lines and scalloped late Canton border.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4706

Accession Number: 1977.833

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4707

Accession Number: 1977.834.1

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4708

Accession Number: 1977.834.2

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4709

Accession Number: 1977.834.4

Engraving

Black and white engraving of a scene from Shakespeare's King Henry the Fourth set in Boar's Head Tavern; Henry, standing to the left, is addressing Falstaff, sitting to the right; four other figures in background; molded pine frame with gilt and gesso on front.

Date: 1796

Maker: Thew., Robt. (Engraver) Smirke, Robert (Painter) Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 5260

Accession Number: 1971.623

Engraving

Black and white engraving of a scene from Shakepeare's King Lear; stormy and dramatic outdoor scene with Lear in center surrounded by attendants; pine frame with applied gilt molding.

Date: 1793

Maker: Sharp, W. (Engraver) West, Benjamin (Painter) Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 5261

Accession Number: 1971.624

Engraving

Colored engraving of a Shakespearean scene; woman (Elgiva) being seized by three soldiers in center of print; a man (Dunsran) stands to their left; vaulted interior scene; Elgiva's crown lies on floor to right of center; wooden frame covered with gilt and gesso; spiral band on frame.

Date: ca. 1807

Maker: Reynolds, S. W. (Engraver) Streatfeild, T. (Delineator) Orme, Edward (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 5262

Accession Number: 1971.625

Engraving

Black and white engraving of an English country scene; one white and one black horse occupy central foreground, surrounded by sheep; an inn and trees occupy right background; a group of three horses occupy middle ground on left and lead eye back to sheep, people and river; wooden frame with elaborat...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Giller, William (Engraver) Herring, Sr., J.F. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 5263

Accession Number: 1971.626

Engraving, "The Washington Family"

Black and white engraving of George Washington and his family; Washington in uniform sits at left with grandson standing beside him; Martha Washington sits on right with granddaughter standing beside her; an enslaved African American man stands behind Martha; the map on the table (in the center of t...

Date: 1798

Maker: Savage, Edward (Painter)

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

GUSN: 5264

Accession Number: 1971.627

"Sacred to the Memory of the Illustrious G. Washington"

This black and white engraving is a memento mori for George Washington. The scene contains the monument, two mourning figures (one male, one female), and a female allegorical figure with an anchor representing hope and remembrance. The monument has a short rectangular base with a pyramid above. Moun...

Date: 1801

Maker: Clarke, T. (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 5265

Accession Number: 1971.628

Engraving

Black and white steel engraving of a pastoral scene; in the foreground, one woman and a dog crossing stream, another woman seated on bank; deep perspective view; mahogany and light hardwood molded frame.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Brandard, Robert (Engraver) Turner, J.M.W. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 5266

Accession Number: 1971.629

Engraving

Black and white engraving of the trial of Marie Antoinette, who stands in center of scene; two men are seated at a table to the left, probably judges; several men and women placed to create perspective; gilded wooden frame; gessoed spiral band on frame.

Date: 1796

Maker: Bovi, Mariano (Engraver) Pellegrini, D. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 5267

Accession Number: 1971.630

Lantern

Held from ceiling by ring turned shaft; central ring has three chains hanging from it which support glass chimney; rings are attached to glass via an S-shaped brass bird's neck which clips over the lip of the glass; a brass band beneath lip has Greek key motif; chimney tapers at base where same bras...

Date: 1868-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 5268

Accession Number: 1971.631

Carpet

Five geometric borders exclosing diagonally set floral elements; no fringe; principle tones of brown, salmon, off-white.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 5269

Accession Number: 1971.632

Carpet

Six borders of geometric patterns enclosing central rectangle of geometric figures; woven edges have been partially unravelled leaving warp threads; predominant color is blue with red, yellow and white.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 5270

Accession Number: 1971.633

Rug

Rug, coarsely woven with wool fringe. Six floral borders surround a central medallion. Predominant colors of red, off-white, black, and turquoise.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 5271

Accession Number: 1971.634

Carpet

Woven rug has three borders; cenger border is geometric while first and third borders have abstract "fan" motif; central pattern is eight geometric medallions on blue background; browns, tans, and yellow; colors bright.

Date: 1768-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 5272

Accession Number: 1971.635

Carpet

Rectangular rug has series of four borders alternating with stripes of various colors; modified Greek key border repeated twice, enclosing Indian-like geometric border; center motif, framed by "Z" border, made of overall diamond pattern; blue, brown, tan predominates.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 5273

Accession Number: 1971.636

Fancy Side Chair

Painted gold and decorated; simple turned rear legs and raked stiles are surmounted by simple curved crest rail decorated with an elaborately scrolled fleur de lis in central reserve; three thin turned curved rungs surmount the bell-shaped caned seat and straight seat rail; straight turned frontal l...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), hardwood

GUSN: 5274

Accession Number: 1971.637.1

Fancy Side Chair

Painted gold and decorated; simple turned rear legs and raked stiles are surmounted by simple curved crest rail decorated with an elaborately scrolled fleur de lis in central reserve; three thin turned curved rungs surmount the bell-shaped caned seat and straight seat rail; straight turned frontal l...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), hardwood

GUSN: 5275

Accession Number: 1971.637.2

Fancy Side Chair

Painted gold and decorated; simple turned rear legs and raked stiles are surmounted by simple curved crest rail decorated with an elaborately scrolled fleur de lis in central reserve; three thin turned curved rungs surmount the bell-shaped caned seat and straight seat rail; straight turned frontal l...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), hardwood

GUSN: 5276

Accession Number: 1971.637.3

Fancy Side Chair

Painted gold and decorated; simple turned rear legs and raked stiles are surmounted by simple curved crest rail decorated with an elaborately scrolled fleur de lis in central reserve; three thin turned curved rungs surmount the bell-shaped caned seat and straight seat rail; straight turned frontal l...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), hardwood

GUSN: 5277

Accession Number: 1971.637.4

Fancy Side Chair

Painted gold and decorated; simple turned rear legs and raked stiles are surmounted by simple curved crest rail decorated with an elaborately scrolled fleur de lis in central reserve; three thin turned curved rungs surmount the bell-shaped caned seat and straight seat rail; straight turned frontal l...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), hardwood

GUSN: 5278

Accession Number: 1971.637.5

Daybed

Overstuffed; fully upholstered in modern large floral cotton print; scroll back rises from open end culminating at other end with scrolled arm; large removable seat cushion and two throw pillows.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hardwood

GUSN: 5279

Accession Number: 1971.638

Fireplace Tongs

Brass lemon finial on ring turned brass handle; from circular base of handle two round iron shafts project, terminating at ovoid plates.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 5280

Accession Number: 1971.640

Fire Fender

C-shaped fender has thin vertical wires held by five horizontal supporting bands; twelve vertical wrought iron supports enclosed by base and top support screen; wavy band at top and bottom of screen for decorative effect; painted black or "stove" blacked.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wire, wrought

GUSN: 5281

Accession Number: 1971.641

Tieback

Circular mirror knobs have enamel portrait on front on white ground; transfer printed with hand painting of woman seen in profile; dark curly hair, white scarf, yellow dress; knob has copper lip and turned copper shaft terminating in screw ending.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel paint, painting (image-making), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 5282

Accession Number: 1971.642.1

Tieback

Circular mirror knobs have enamel portrait on front on white ground; transfer printed with hand painting of woman seen in profile; dark curly hair, white scarf, yellow dress; knob has copper lip and turned copper shaft terminating in screw ending.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel paint, painting (image-making), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 5283

Accession Number: 1971.642.2

Toilet Kit

Rectangular box with hinged lid; brass shield on lid with engraved "1872" and unidentified initial; round brass keyhole lock on side front; drawer at bottom of box, no pulls, opens by interior button; rectangular engraved silver lock plate on lip of lid and silver escutcheon plate on lip of box; blu...

Date: 1872

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), burl veneer, engraving (printing process), glass (material), leather, pearl (animal material), silver (metal), steel (alloy), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 5284

Accession Number: 1971.643

Field Bedstead

Pine pencil posts at head with curvilinear headboard; side rails pierced for rope; birch foot posts constructed in three pieces: rope-turned upper section, turned and blocked middle, turned lower post; ovoid brass medallions screwed to blocked section of post at end of bed, covering bed bolts; teste...

Date: 1795-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 5285

Accession Number: 1971.644.1

Field Bed Cornice

Original cornice to bed in northwest chamber; relates to window cornices 1971.2039. .2a) End cornice member: flat board with serpentine shaped top and straight bottom edge; frame member behind with glue blocks; sawed off ends to abutt conforming side cornice members; was stained dark brown (to be co...

Date: 1795-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood

GUSN: 5286

Accession Number: 1971.644.2A

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