Historic New England

Fancy Side Chair

The chair has a turned scrolled crest rail, arched stiles, two slats, a balloon-shaped rush seat, turned raking front legs, round tapering rear legs, and bowed front stretchers. It is grain-painted.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), graining, rush (material)

GUSN: 51075

Accession Number: 1986.719

Floor Lamp

Floor lamp with urn shaped finial on a turned shaft and tripod base. Turned adjustable arm with a light socket and a paper shade.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), maple (wood), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 51076

Accession Number: 1986.720

Watercolor

Watercolor of a Mexican cityscape with two burros and a church in the foreground, and mountains in the distance. It is in a narrow cyma curve black frame.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51077

Accession Number: 1986.721

Figurine

Carved in the full round, a miniature version of an Easter Island male figure in two tone wood. It is on a round pedestal base.

Date: 1935-1970

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 51078

Accession Number: 1986.722

Chest

Handmade chest. Dark stain with painted blue stripes on lid and front. Domed and three-paneled lid. Hinged with fabric onto a glued board box with two cleat feet at the sides.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, painting (coating), pine (wood), staining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51079

Accession Number: 1986.723

Ring Dish

A stylized figure of a standing donkey on an oblong platform over two joined footed cups decorated in blue, red and green with large flowerheads. The donkey is gray, black and brown.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, underglazing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 51080

Accession Number: 1986.724

A linoleum-cut polychrome print of a Laplander family hiking with a dog. It is in a horizontal format, predominant colors are: blue, pink, brown, taupe, yellow. It is in a simple narrow molded black painted frame.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Harrong, Odd (Maker)

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

GUSN: 51081

Accession Number: 1986.725

Green Marble Geological Speciman

A slab of green marble of triangular shape- flat on the top and bottom. It has veins of white and dark green flecks.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), stone (rock)

GUSN: 51082

Accession Number: 1986.726

Fan

Each of woven palm. Braided handle and a beehive fan shape.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: palm leaf

GUSN: 50931

Accession Number: 1986.538.1

Fan

Each of woven straw w/ palmette shaped fan on a bamboo shaft and wrapped handle.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 50932

Accession Number: 1986.539.1

Tumbler

Colorless glass; cylindrical form w/ straight sides and flat base; the sides etched w/ fern and leaf or bellflower vine motif.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50933

Accession Number: 1986.540.1

Cordial Glass

Colorless glass w/ tulip-shaped cups w/ faceted sides; tapering rod-shaped stem and circular foot; patterned at underside w/ starburst device; ground rims.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50934

Accession Number: 1986.541.1

Champagne Glass

Colorless glass w/ wide circular bowl w/ panelled sides on rod-like stem and knopped, circular foot; polished rim.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50935

Accession Number: 1986.542.1

Finger bowl

Uncolored glass; each w/ squat, circular form w/ rounded sides tapering to flat bottom.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50936

Accession Number: 1986.543.1

Finger bowl

Colorless glass; ground edge on wide, circular mouth and curved sides; slightly panelled at interior; tapering to narrower, circular base.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50937

Accession Number: 1986.544.1

Stereoviewer

Walnut frame w/ cross bar; turned handhold and ovoid lense mount w/ black and gold paper "leatherette" viewing shield at one end. Wire photo holder at cross bar and quatrefoil shaped brass support mounted under frame.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), paper (fiber product), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 50938

Accession Number: 1986.546

Water pitcher

Earthenware wash pitcher; molded in large, elongated baluster form w/ wide spout and long strap handle; on raised outflared foot; decorated w/ dark brown transfer-print Chinese pagoda-on-a-lake exotic landscape scene on sides and floral border to inside and outside of spout and around foot rim.

Date: 1840-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lead glaze, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50939

Accession Number: 1986.547

Water pitcher

White ovoid body w/ flared foot and spout; molded Oriental fretwork w/ central medallion and flowers inside and around on sides accented w/ gilding; also bands around foot and rim; squarish bracket handle.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50940

Accession Number: 1986.548

Bowl

Circular form w/ scalloped rim and fluted sides; cylindrical foot ring; decorated on interior and exterior w/ freehand underglaze blue pattern of flowering trees. The interior w/ circular centered reserve w/ a dense stylized foliate pattern. The base of exterior w/ ring of "Greek key"-like pattern; ...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 50941

Accession Number: 1986.549

Dessert Glass

Each w/ colorless glass squat conical shape bowl w/ swirling pattern on pale green baluster shaped panelled stem and slightly domed? circular foot.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50942

Accession Number: 1986.550.1

Pitcher

An ovoid form that has a circular rim with a thick flat edge, that opens to a flared spout. It has broad shoulders that taper to a molded foot ring, and an applied "C" shaped handle with a scroll at the apex.

Date: 1910-1960

Maker: Royal M.M. Co. (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50943

Accession Number: 1986.551

Salt and Pepper Shakers

Each has a baluster-shaped uncolored body, etched with rose sprays. They are banded and notched on a stepped circular foot.The tops are domed and pierced with shaped pointed finials.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 50944

Accession Number: 1986.552.1-2

Salt and Pepper Shakers

Each has a bell shaped top on a paneled baluster shaped body, on an octagonal foot.

Date: 1915

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: silver (metal), plate (material), metal

GUSN: 50945

Accession Number: 1986.553.1-2

Covered Candy Dish

The dish is of opaque white glass, with a squat, round faceted body molded with bunches of grapes, leaves, and tendrils. The base has a lobed border above a circular ring foot. The cover has a faceted ovoid knop on a beaded neck and a standing nibbed lobe-ringed collar. It is hand-painted with sprig...

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: Westmoreland Glass Works (Maker)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), painting (coating), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50946

Accession Number: 1986.554

Candy Dish

Of colored glass and squat boat-like form. It has hobstar square cane triangular panels at the center, enclosed by prisim cuts and panels of hobstars below a scalloped rim.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50947

Accession Number: 1986.555.1

Candlestick

Modern pewter candlesticks in 17th century style, with a large stepped, circular base and a central column with a lower flat drip pan, cylindrical column and a flared lip. The shaft is incised with two pairs of lines.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: Merwin-Wildon Co. (Maker)

Material: incising, pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50948

Accession Number: 1986.556.1-4

Saucer

A small shallow form, with a cylindrical footring and curving sides. The interior is printed in blue with a spray of chrysanthemums at the center, and is enclosed by an inner band of scrolling devices and an outer greek key border.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50950

Accession Number: 1986.559

Tea Bowl

The bowl has a circular rim at the top of tall canted sides and a tall cylindrical footring. It is decorated with underglaze blue bands above the footring, and orange and blue stylized floral blossoms with brushes of bittersweet.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware

GUSN: 50951

Accession Number: 1986.560

Rice Bowl

A deep bowl with a cylindrical foot ring of flaring sides. It has a "rice pattern" body with painted underglaze blue borders around the scrolling foot ring and the top. The rim has a diaper pattern; and in the interior, the top border is circled with a floral sprig.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 50952

Accession Number: 1986.561

Bowl

A deep bowl with a foot ring, lobed sides and a curvalinear rim. It is hand-painted in underglaze blue with exotic tree and flowers in a bowl. There is a middle band of evergreen and berry chain motifs. There is a wider "onion" pattern band at the top. The exterior has four flower sprigs.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50953

Accession Number: 1986.562

Creamer

Of squat bulbous form with a cylindrical neck and a pinched spout. It has a "C" shaped handle and a cylindrical foot ring. There is an overall mottled blue glaze with a green glaze at the neck and yellow glaze on the interior.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), redware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 50954

Accession Number: 1986.563

Cup and Saucer

A blue-gray cup (1986.565.1A) of cylindrical form with slightly canted sides and a recessed conforming footring. It has "C" shaped handles and is decorated with a medium blue band below the interior rim. The saucer (1986.565.1B) has a medium blue band about a circular flared rim. It is a shallow dis...

Date: 1955-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ceramic (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50955

Accession Number: 1986.565.1 AB

Tea Plate

Of small form with a scalloped edge on a slightly canted rim. It has a transfer print of a wide turquoise band overprinted with a gilt ivy vine and a trefoil border. It has a gilt Greek key band on the face enclosing a floral medallion. The rim has a gilt edge.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, transfer printing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50956

Accession Number: 1986.566

Plate

Of circular form with a molded scroll pattern at the rim. It has a flat, circular face and a cylindrical footring. The sloping sides and face are decorated with transfers (decals) of sepia-tone Chrysanthemums. Some petals are highlighted with hand painted purple and yellow. The rim edge has a gilt b...

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, molding (forming), transfer printing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50957

Accession Number: 1986.568.1

Dessert Plate

Each is of circular form with a scalloped edge, gently sloping sides, circular well and foot. Each is decorated with a gilt ring at the rim edge and a gilt ring of leafage at the edge as well. The faces are painted with fruit sprays.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, painting (coating), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50958

Accession Number: 1986.569.1-3

Dessert Plate

Of circular form with a slightly scalloped edge, gently sloping rim, circular face and a cylindrical footring. The face is hand painted with a plum and pear and leafage in polychrome within a gilt line reserve. The rim is banded in bright blue and enclosed by black and gold spinstriping.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: bone china, painting (coating), porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50959

Accession Number: 1986.570

Dinner Plate

Of circular form, molded with a bell-flower wreath edge on a gadrooned rim sloping to circular face. The plate transfer is printed in red with a scene of Brooks House at Groton School.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: creamware, molding (forming), transfer printing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50960

Accession Number: 1986.571.1

Pitcher

Of uncolored glass with a pinched spout and a pear-shaped body with a applied "C" shaped handle and a circular molded silver base.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), molding (forming), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 50961

Accession Number: 1986.572.1

Trivet

Of round form with a pierced fretwork/oriental latice center, within a floral patterned rim. It is raised on four ball feet.

Date: 1920-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50962

Accession Number: 1986.573

Commemorative Plate

Of circular form, in a cream tone with a fluted rim with gilt edging. The face has a polychrome transfer of the Newbury marsh view and salt hay bales. Above are crossed flags and an inscription, and a black circular reserve enclosing the Newbury town seal.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Worldwide Art Studios (Maker)

Material: earthenware, gilding, glazing (coating), molding (forming), transfer printing, ceramic (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50963

Accession Number: 1986.574

Ice Bucket and Cover

It has a circular, slightly domed cover with an urn-shaped finial on a cylindrical base with a with band at the rim and two straped cast handles.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Pyrex (Maker)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 50964

Accession Number: 1986.575AB

Ice Bucket

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50965

Accession Number: 1986.575B

Butter/Jelly Dish

Each is of circular form with undulating rims, molded basket-weave patterned, sloping sides and a circular face. The rims, sides and face are painted with various flowers.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Herend (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50966

Accession Number: 1986.576.1-6