Historic New England

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64138

Accession Number: 1970.813.2

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64139

Accession Number: 1970.813.3

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64140

Accession Number: 1970.813.4

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64141

Accession Number: 1970.813.5

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64142

Accession Number: 1970.813.6

Squat spherical body with flattened bottom with cut-starburst. Body with decorative band of machine etched pattern, featuring entwining leaf and floral vines flanked by beaded borders. Elongated faceted neck tapers to a shaped spouted mouth. Applied S-shaped handle. Molded stopper with club like f...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64143

Accession Number: 1970.814

Vase

Vase-form with colorless blown glass body, bulbous circular body tapering at neck and swiveling to an irregular crumped mouth. Four ribs on exterior of body. Bottom ground flat with a polished pontil.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 64144

Accession Number: 1970.815

Plateau

Flat oval mirrored glass body with no gallery or sides. Edge is a beaded with a cut line border with stylized floral motif, cut in reverse on glass technique. Felt backing with remnant of paper label with initials CG

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 64145

Accession Number: 1970.816

Walking Stick

Black painted hardwood stick, rounded and tapered to a metal tip (missing). Handle is spiral molded white metal with a silver patina; ovoid at top and tapering to wood body.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: lead (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64146

Accession Number: 1970.817

Compote

Cream-colored earthenware body with colorless glaze. Decal-type polychrome transfer printed decoration, featuring a dotted grey diaper with busy floral sprigs superimposed overall. Pattern entitled Old Cottage Chintz; printed mark Royal Winton (script)/made in England/A

Date: 1951

Maker: Grimwades Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64147

Accession Number: 1970.818

Condiment Jar

Classical form; Renaissance revival style. Deep bowl form tapers to a domed circular foot with a ring at join. Top has molded anthemia heart-shaped scroll motif border surmounted by a dished neck with circular mouth. C-shaped handle at side with flattened top and stylized leaf and rose motif. Domed ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64148

Accession Number: 1970.819

Service Bell

Cow-bell shape: trianguloid with flat top. Ring top for hook. Painted black with cut or molded geometric line decoration, cut to show the brass.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64149

Accession Number: 1970.820

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head without decoration. Cast in a single body with handle; the handle features two rounded knops at base, cylindrical stem and terminates in flat cookie top or finial. Brass clapper on a chain.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64150

Accession Number: 1970.821

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head, without decoration. Applied turned handle with rings at base, flaring out to swelled knop and terminating in a rounded finial. Silver clapper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64151

Accession Number: 1970.822

Bowl

Deep circular bowl with narrow foot ring and narrow flat rim. Interior with a pronounced pushed up bottom (conical in shape). Overall interior engraved with Arabian style arches with border bands. Interior and exterior with Arabic type script.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64152

Accession Number: 1970.823

Crumber

Elongated handle with fiddle-head end with incised beaded edge and trefoil terminus. The head is a wide flat rectangular body with one edge cut straight across; the other side is dished or scooped. The interior with stylized (renaissance like anthemia heart shaped scrolls) with stippled round; flora...

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64153

Accession Number: 1970.824

Knife

Elongated blade with rounded and shaped end terminating in off-center pointed tip; underside edge is serrated. The front of the blade with machine stamped floral scroll on a stippled ground imitating brite cut work. Handle is a modified fiddle-shape with molded edges forming scrolls, terminating i...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 64154

Accession Number: 1970.825

Saltshaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64155

Accession Number: 1970.826.1

Pepper Shaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64156

Accession Number: 1970.826.2

Sugar Tongs

Simple tong form with two parallel arms, tapering to pointed bowls. Bowed handle engraved MBA

Date: 1825-1839

Maker: Foster, Joseph, 1760-1839 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64157

Accession Number: 1970.828

Fish-serving Fork

Renaissance revival style handle; coffin shape with stylized fleur-de-lis and line borders. Central knop with thistle element. Three pointed tines, 1 being large and shaped.

Date: 1875

Maker: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64158

Accession Number: 1970.829

Knife

Silvered steel blade, fluted and tapering to point. Marked AST STEEL on blade with a ring guard at join to handle. Carved mother of pearl handle with stylized terminus; scrolled leaf decoration on silver neck ring.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mother of pearl, silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64159

Accession Number: 1970.830

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64160

Accession Number: 1970.831.1

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64161

Accession Number: 1970.831.2

Syrup Pitcher

Silver colored body. Cast decoration. A) bulbous circular body with ribbed effect at base; circular foot. Shaped spouted mouth with scrolled relief decoration at edge. Similar decorated C-shaped handle. Conforming hinged lid with elaborate thumb piece or spur with leafy terminus. Marked (globe) MFT...

Date: 1890

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64162

Accession Number: 1970.832

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line decoration.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64163

Accession Number: 1970.833.1

Sideboard

Empire style sideboard with back rising above a white marble. Molded front with bowed drawer over cupboard at each side, flanked by engaged columns with composite capitals. Reeded bun feet.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64265

Accession Number: 1970.492

Sideboard

Mid-Victorian sideboard with feet composed of paired volutes. Serpentine front with pair of hinged doors, decorated with shelf carvings. Doors open to three corresponding drawers. Marble top with marble shelf above it, supported by pierced and carved side brackets. Solid back ending in shaped crest ...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), rosewood (wood)

GUSN: 64266

Accession Number: 1970.493

Frieze

Modern renaissance style consisting of floral an scroll work. Floral wreaths swagged from volutes' diaper and dentil border on either end. Colored in green drab and gilt.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Groeber, Paul (Designer) Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, Lincrusta Walton

GUSN: 64267

Accession Number: 1970.510

Wallpaper

Eighteenth century silk design of meandering floral vines, colored in olive drab and gilt.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Groeber, Paul (Designer) Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, Lincrusta Walton

GUSN: 64268

Accession Number: 1970.511

Lincrusta Dado

Aesthetic design with Anglo-Japanese birds, butterflies, and blackberry bushes, principle element is a square panel enclosing a bird on a nut tree branch with leaves and filberts and a sunset in the background. Geometric matrix enclosed in either end by narrow decoratively related borders. Colored i...

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Groeber, Paul (Designer) Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, paper (fiber product), gesso

GUSN: 64269

Accession Number: 1970.512

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64270

Accession Number: 1970.516.1

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64271

Accession Number: 1970.516.2

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64272

Accession Number: 1970.516.3

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64273

Accession Number: 1970.516.4

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64274

Accession Number: 1970.516.5

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64275

Accession Number: 1970.516.6

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64276

Accession Number: 1970.516.7

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64277

Accession Number: 1970.516.8

Table Runner

White with pencil outline and partially completed embroidered flowers. Machine made lace on two ends.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 64278

Accession Number: 1970.517

Table Mat

Oval table with scalloped edge.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64279

Accession Number: 1970.518

Tablecloth

Square shaped tablecloth with scalloped lace border and elaborate interior border. Oval and diamond lace reserves with large quatrefoil center reserve.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64280

Accession Number: 1970.519

Table Mat

Rectangular table mat with faggoted border and a floral line around the inner edge.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64281

Accession Number: 1970.520

Table Mat

Rectangular white linen table mat with white cotton embroidery around scalloped border.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64282

Accession Number: 1970.521

Table Mat

Square coaster or table mat with faggoted border around a pink and blue cross stitch border and central basket with flowers.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64283

Accession Number: 1970.522

Pocket

White linen with fold over flap, CH monogramed in blue, crocheted button closing, blue open work embroidery.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64284

Accession Number: 1970.523.1

Pocket

White linen pocket with fold over flap, large blue monogramed CH in hand worked in cross stitch. Crocheted button closing.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64285

Accession Number: 1970.523.2

Table Runner

Rectangle of plain fine linen, double border of hemstitch and drawn work, cutwork in corners. Padded satin stich monogram EAH (Ellen A. Holt) in white cotton.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64286

Accession Number: 1970.524

Tablecloth

Square white cloth with applied cotton lace border and embroidered flowers in each corner in yellow cotton thread.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64287

Accession Number: 1970.525

Table Runner

Rectangular runner of loosely woven, off-white, linen with drawn-work inner border and applied white lace border (probably a later addition).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 64288

Accession Number: 1970.528

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