Historic New England

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4937

Accession Number: 1977.409.30

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4938

Accession Number: 1977.409.31

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4939

Accession Number: 1977.409.32

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4940

Accession Number: 1977.409.33

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4941

Accession Number: 1977.409.34

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4942

Accession Number: 1977.409.35

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4943

Accession Number: 1977.409.36

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4944

Accession Number: 1977.409.37

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4945

Accession Number: 1977.409.38

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4946

Accession Number: 1977.409.39

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4947

Accession Number: 1977.409.40

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4948

Accession Number: 1977.409.41

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4949

Accession Number: 1977.409.42

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4950

Accession Number: 1977.409.43

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4951

Accession Number: 1977.409.44

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4952

Accession Number: 1977.409.45

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4953

Accession Number: 1977.409.46

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4954

Accession Number: 1977.409.47

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4955

Accession Number: 1977.409.48

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4956

Accession Number: 1977.409.49

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4957

Accession Number: 1977.409.50

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4958

Accession Number: 1977.409.51

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4959

Accession Number: 1977.409.52

Easy Chair

Frontal two legs are ring-turned, terminating in brass feet which rest on castors; back two legs squared and raked back, on castors; square seat with serpentine front; scrolled arms are recessed, leading into scrolled wings; serpentine crest rail.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5410

Accession Number: 1971.732

Jamb Hook

.1A) C-shaped hook has circular eye-shaped receptacle ending, upon which rests a removable steeple-shaped finial. .1B) opposite end of hook has a stepped rectangular shaft for receiving into holder.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 5411

Accession Number: 1971.733.1AB

Jamb Hook

C-shaped hook has circular eye-shaped receptacle ending; missing finial.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 5412

Accession Number: 1971.733.2

Footstool

Four turned wooden leg, painted bright blue, with stepped ankle and bulbous feet; top upholstered in needlepoint design of swag and medallion in shades of green and brown; short brown fringe around bottom edge taked with metal studs.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 5413

Accession Number: 1971.734

Canopy Bed

Rectangular form; turned foot posts terminate in Marlborough feet; plain side rails; domed and chamfered headboard; new bolt caps.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 5414

Accession Number: 1971.735

Commode

Mahogany and veneer case with bracket feet; molded apron supporting straight rectangular case; facade composed of coup d'oeil lower two door cabinet with string inlay around rectangular veneer; the two coup d'oeil drawers with stringing and original oval brasses hinged to fold-out or "fall" forward,...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneering

GUSN: 5415

Accession Number: 1971.736

Stool

Painted dark green; rectangular toped with rectangular skirts; bootjack feet; loop of twill tape tacked to one edge of top (handle?).

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 5416

Accession Number: 1971.737

Sofa

Sofa with acanthus carved scrolled frontal feet and legs enclosing a serpentine apron; curvilinear body has pink and black overshot upholstery.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), mahogany (wood), upholstering, veneering

GUSN: 5417

Accession Number: 1971.738

Silhouette

Reverse set of silhouettes. Shows negative-cut facial profile of young boy cut out of center and mounted on black paper. It has a gilded oval ring surrounding image; black mat and plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5418

Accession Number: 1971.739.1

Silhouette

Reverse set of silhouettes. Shows same face in positive cut-out of white paper, and mounted on black. It has a gilded oval ring surrounding image; black mat and plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5419

Accession Number: 1971.739.2

Silhouette of James Rundlet May

Positive cut silhouette of young child cut out of white paper and mounted on black paper; ovoid double mat with black over gold; frame under glass with simple wooden frame painted black.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

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

GUSN: 5420

Accession Number: 1971.740

Silhouette of Jane Rundlet May

Silhouette of young child with curl at nape of neck; image negative-cut from white paper mounted on black; set in oval reserve black mat with gilt edge; simple black painted wood frame.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5421

Accession Number: 1971.741

Silhouette

Silhouette of small child; positive cut-out of white paper and mounted on black paper; ovoid double mat with black over gold; framed under glass with simple wooden frame painted black.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: King (Maker)

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

GUSN: 5422

Accession Number: 1971.742

Toilet Bottle

Round twisted rope base; octagonal mid-section tapers into thin neck then flares toward scalloped rim; opaque pink and white glass with gilt scroll decoration; pointed finial stopper.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5423

Accession Number: 1971.743AB

Perfume Bottle

A) Square, stepped marble base; central circular stem rises from flat silver-plated leaves on base; cylindrical bottle holder on top of stem has silver-plated pierced grape vine motif. B) Inside a blue glass blown and cut bottle; polished pontil; faceted base, stepped at waist; above, alternating di...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), marble (rock), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 5424

Accession Number: 1971.744AB

Dressing Box

Simple rectangular box with inset brass-bound corners; brass plate on top reads "George Hall May"; hinged lid opens to red leather lining with maker's label on inside lid; left side has three cubby holes, right has drawer which lifts out.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: Woolfield, Tom, Mr. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), leather, rosewood (wood)

GUSN: 5425

Accession Number: 1971.745

Whale Oil Lamp

Three part molded colorless glass; hexagonal domed base; stepped stem; hexagonal, bell-shaped font with rounded shoulder; electrified.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 5426

Accession Number: 1971.746

Clock/Tablewatch

Spherical glass magnifying crystal paperweight with flattened bottom to rest on table; brass ring follows circumference; front side of ring has alternating synthetic diamond and saphires; attached to top side of brass ring, behind gemmed band, is a circular brass ring enclosing winding mechanism; cl...

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 5427

Accession Number: 1971.747

Portrait of a Man

Pencil drawing of middle-aged man facing right, from shoulders up; set in black with gilt stripe matting and molded gilt frame; backed with paper.

Date: 1821

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5428

Accession Number: 1971.748

Watercolor Landscape

Central watercolor of shore scene with rocks and evergreen trees; sky dark at right, over water; sunset tones at left over trees; rectangular gilt oak frame; under glass with white mat; pine board backing.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Possibly Morrison, Mary Ann, 1844-1936 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 5429

Accession Number: 1971.749

Caster

Cut glass base with diamond motif and canted edges tapering to threaded neck; threaded sterling silver cap with enameled flowered rim and purple enamel motif radiating from center with eight perforations for shakers.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 5430

Accession Number: 1971.750.1

Caster

Cut glass base with diamond motif and canted edges tapering to threaded neck; threaded sterling silver cap with enameled flowered rim and purple enamel motif radiating from center with eight perforations for shakers.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 5431

Accession Number: 1971.750.2

Painting

A polychrome landscape of cat tails and chickadees on a blue background. In a simple molded frame with gilt. No signature.

Maker: Probably Morison, Elizabeth Whitridge (Owner) Doll & Richards (Framer)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 5432

Accession Number: 1971.751

Engraving

Hand colored engraving of two children with a hen in wicker cage and chicks in foreground; background has Tudor-style home, trees and a dirt road leading to a village; matted in black and gilt; the carved molded frame has gilt decoration over reddish background, beaded outer edge, horeshoe-like carv...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: Fredk. B. Daniell & Son (Framer)

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

GUSN: 5433

Accession Number: 1971.752

Watercolor

Polychrome watercolor of an outdoor rural scene with a house on a hill surrounded by shrubbery and trees; molded wooden frame with applied gesso and gilt; beaded outer border.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Possibly Langerfeldt, Theodore O., 1841-1906 (Painter)

Material: gesso, glass (material), paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5434

Accession Number: 1971.753

Landscape

Country scene of trees and rail fence lining a dirt road with two figures off to the right of the road; polychrome; simple gilt painted frame, no glass.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Possibly Morrison, Elizabeth W., 1842-1920 (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5435

Accession Number: 1971.754

Watercolor Landscape

Polychrome landscape of rolling hills with grasses in foreground, tree in left background; white matting with thin molded frame painted white with an interior row of gilt beading.

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: Possibly Morrison, Elizabeth W., 1842-1920 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 5436

Accession Number: 1971.755

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