Historic New England

Shawl

Small black center; paisleys predominantly reds with green or blue; applied borders; embroidered compartmentalized edges; larger solid areas.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47164

Accession Number: 1965.96

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47165

Accession Number: 1965.98

Padlock

Small, barrel-shaped combination lock; unlocks by right side pulling out.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 47166

Accession Number: 1965.99

Needlework Picture

Floral motif with butterfly and child figures in center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47167

Accession Number: 1965.103

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47168

Accession Number: 1965.104

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 47169

Accession Number: 1965.105

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 47170

Accession Number: 1965.106

Soapstone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47171

Accession Number: 1965.107

Soapstone

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47172

Accession Number: 1965.108

Breakfront bookcase, block dentil and lattice cornice molding over four astragal glazed doors of thirteen panes to each door. Lower portion of four blind molded panel cupboard doors. Belonged to John Lowell who built a house on Park Street, now the Union Club.

Date: c. 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47173

Accession Number: 1965.117

Firescreen

Tripod base; three legs with bird feet and heads, lyre-shaped screen with gilded "strings" topped with carved skill

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, gilding, iron (metal)

GUSN: 47174

Accession Number: 1965.119

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47175

Accession Number: 1965.121B

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47176

Accession Number: 1965.121C

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47177

Accession Number: 1965.121D

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47178

Accession Number: 1965.121E

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47179

Accession Number: 1965.121F

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47180

Accession Number: 1965.121G

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47181

Accession Number: 1965.121H

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice. Cornice has curved arms with carved rosettes at each end. Center of cornice is decorated with a quiver of fletched arrows crossed by a flaming torch. Cornice is painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 47182

Accession Number: 1965.121K

Bed Cornice

Carved wooden bed cornice in the shape of an arrow. Painted white with gilt accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 47183

Accession Number: 1965.121L

Yarn Winder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 36569

Accession Number: 1934.423

Needlework Picture

Silkwork picture worked in polychrome threads of white, beige, tan, yellow, and brown. Depicts flowers, foliage, birds, and a bumble bee. Satin stitch, long and short satin stitch, and French knots. Framed under glass.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), silk (fiber), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 36570

Accession Number: 1934.425

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with mulberry-colored "Abbey Ruin" pattern depicting rural landscape with Gothic ruins and grazing cows. Border of floral sprays alternating with and trophy grouping of flowers, fruit, a framed portrait and coffee pot on solid background.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36571

Accession Number: 1934.429

Salad plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-printed pattern "Adelaide's Bower." Pattern depicts a romantic garden scene with fanciful structure, two standing figures and sprays of flowers. Border of floral and landscape medallions.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, stone china (stoneware)

GUSN: 36572

Accession Number: 1934.433

Salad plate

Earthenware plate with black transfer-printed "Texian Campaigne" pattern depicting soldiers with bayonet, cannon, and on horseback. Border pattern of flowers, ribbon, the goddess Ceres and trophy figures. The series depicts battle field scenes commemorating the Texas revolution for independence from...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Shaw, Anthony (Designer) J.B. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36573

Accession Number: 1934.434

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36574

Accession Number: 1934.436

Salad Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Scroll and floral border surrounds a central image of a conch shell.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36575

Accession Number: 1934.438

Plate

A blue transfer print pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. It has an aquatic border motif surrounding a scene from Commodore MacDonnough's Victory.

Date: 1816-1825

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36576

Accession Number: 1934.439

Soup plate

Earthenware soup plate with "flow blue" transfer-printed pattern. Central scene of large flowers and bamboo growing behind fence or screen. Rim edge painted gold.

Date: 1819-1864

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: transfer printing, earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 36577

Accession Number: 1934.440

Salad Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware salad plate with a scalloped edge. Foliate border surrounds a central scene featuring a temple and several silhouettes.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: John Rogers & Son (Maker)

Material: pearlware, earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 36578

Accession Number: 1934.441

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with "flow blue" transfer-printed pattern "Temple." Central scene of three pagodas and and urn framed by inner border pattern of scrolls and acanthus leaves on striped ground. Small scenes of pagodas and elaborate foliate scroll pattern on rim.

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: P. W. & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 36579

Accession Number: 1934.442

Salad plate

Earthenware plate with green transfer-print border and central red transfer-print landscape in the "Caledonia" pattern. The pattern depicts a man in kilt and plumed hat blowing a horn while holding on rifle. Another man, raising his hat, and leaping stags are in the near distance, The border pattern...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36580

Accession Number: 1934.443

Dessert Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dessert plate. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central landscape scene featuring a fountain and buildings in the distance.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36581

Accession Number: 1934.446

Plate

Stoneware plate with a scalloped edge. Scroll molded edge with a barley corn border.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: Possibly Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 36582

Accession Number: 1934.447

Saucer

No description

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36583

Accession Number: 1934.450.1

Pitcher

Pearlware pitcher with blue bands around the base, rim, and body. Enameled foliate design with accents on the handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), underglazing, enameling

GUSN: 36584

Accession Number: 1934.451

Cup

Hand painted porcelain cup. Q shaped handle. The inside has an orange and blue circular chain decoration around the rim and a flower at the base. The outside is decorated with an orange and blue house and a flower arrangement.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 36585

Accession Number: 1934.453.1

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with a white body. Two orange bands bordering three brown wavy bands.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware

GUSN: 36586

Accession Number: 1934.457

Butter Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware butter plate. Rope border and floral motif.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 36587

Accession Number: 1934.461

Butter Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware butter plate. Blue rope border surrounds a central landscape scene.

Date: 1836

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: earthenware, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 36588

Accession Number: 1934.462

Fruit Basket

Blue transfer-printed pearlware fruit basket. Pierced loop edge. Rope molded handles. Willow pattern.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 36589

Accession Number: 1934.463A

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 36590

Accession Number: 1934.467

Pitcher

Copper lustre body; circular base; elaborate rococo handle w/ corncob thumbrest; pointed spout w/ tiered neck; scalloped rim; loden band (glazed) around body w/ polychrome scenes of putti w/ lion and trees.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), overglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 36591

Accession Number: 1934.469

Pitcher

Copper lustre exterior w/ rococo ear-shaped handle; beading in relief around rim and pointy spout; pink lustre band around body w/ scene of 3-story building flanked by trees w/ birds flying overhead.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), luster (textile), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36592

Accession Number: 1934.470

Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 36593

Accession Number: 1934.471A

Pitcher

All-over copper lustre w/ dancing couple in relief on both sides; bellflower in relief under spout; green enamel scrolls; serpentine rim; pointed rococo handle.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), overglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 36594

Accession Number: 1934.475

Goblet

Copper lustre body w/ circular body and narrow "ring-turned" stem; wide blue enamel chain of flowers around rim.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36595

Accession Number: 1934.478

Caster

Copper lustre pear-shaped body w/ circular base and band of rough, sand-like white glaze around mid-section.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36596

Accession Number: 1934.480

Creamer

Rounded, squat body w/ pointy and ear-shaped handle w/ slight scroll and feather in relief; allegorical white medallions in relief; white urn and floral spray in relief under lobed mouth; border around rim of painted blue leaves and yellow flowers.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), overglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 36597

Accession Number: 1934.482

Chocolate Pot

All-over copper lustre; circular with straight sides, loop handle, button finial, and notch for spoon in cover. A= Pot B= Cover

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, copper (metal), earthenware, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 36598

Accession Number: 1934.487AB

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