Historic New England

Covered Dish

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dish. Cover has a rope edge and a foliate border surrounding central landscape scenes with a rose molded finial. The dish has an interior floral border surrounding a central rural scene. Two scroll molded handles. Exterior body is decorated with a floral design.

Date: 1802-1828

Maker: Riley, John and Richard (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 54654

Accession Number: 1947.373AB

Cover for vegetable dish

Dark blue with rope edge, grapevine border and rosette finial; two country house scenes (each shown twice) radiating from finial.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 54655

Accession Number: 1947.373C

Tea bowl

Blue and white; handleless; footed; interior border abstract floral band with reserves, scallop and dot; sprig in center of bowl; exterior scene of bamboo stalk, flowers growing from ground; vase of flowers; pyramidal (tent?) structure.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 54656

Accession Number: 1947.381.1

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 54657

Accession Number: 1947.393

Decorative Container with Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 54658

Accession Number: 1947.396AB

Tea Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54659

Accession Number: 1947.399A

Lid to Tea Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54660

Accession Number: 1947.399B

Sugar Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54661

Accession Number: 1947.399C

Lid to Sugar Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54662

Accession Number: 1947.399D

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54663

Accession Number: 1947.399E

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54664

Accession Number: 1947.400E1

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54665

Accession Number: 1947.400D1

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54666

Accession Number: 1947.400C1

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54667

Accession Number: 1947.400B1

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54668

Accession Number: 1947.400D2

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54669

Accession Number: 1947.400B2

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54670

Accession Number: 1947.400E2

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54671

Accession Number: 1947.401A

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54672

Accession Number: 1947.401B

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54673

Accession Number: 1947.401C

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54674

Accession Number: 1947.401D

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54675

Accession Number: 1947.401E

Quilt Square

Quilt square of dark blue silk and light embroidered patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54731

Accession Number: 1947.611F

Quilt Square

Quilt square of cream silk with gold embroidery depicting leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 54732

Accession Number: 1947.611G

Quilt Square

Quilt square in a "crazy quilt" design, made of various pieces of silk and velvet stitched together; mutiple colors of purple, pink, and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54733

Accession Number: 1947.611H

Quilt Square

Quilt square of cream silk with pink flower applique.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 54734

Accession Number: 1947.611I

Quilt Square

Quilt square of gold silk and purple and blue velvet with fancy patterns, including a painted crest.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54735

Accession Number: 1947.611J

Quilt Square

Quilt square in a "crazy quilt" design, made of various pieces of silk and velvet stitched together; polychromatic; embroidered spiders, owls, fan, anchor, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54736

Accession Number: 1947.611K

Quilt Square

Quilt square of blue silk with applique flowers in yellow and orange velvet.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54737

Accession Number: 1947.611L

Quilt Square

Quilt square of tan silk with embroidery depicting two owls in tree branches.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 54738

Accession Number: 1947.611M

Quilt Square

Quilt square of blue and pink silk with marroon velvet and embroidered flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54739

Accession Number: 1947.611N

Quilt Square

Quilt square on tan silk with embroidered flowered pattern in metallic gold and maroon thread.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 54740

Accession Number: 1947.611P

Quilt Square

Quilt square of maroon fabric with yellow or orange flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54741

Accession Number: 1947.611Q

Quilt Square

Quilt square of gold silk and purple velvet with an embroidered spider web and spider in shades of brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54742

Accession Number: 1947.611R

Quilt Square

Quilt square of brown silk with velvet flower applique.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 54743

Accession Number: 1947.611S

Hat

Pink and white striped printed cotton w/ vermicelli patterned ground; self ruffle around brim; striped quilting on brim; crown gathered all around; matching ties.

Date: 1895-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made, printing (process), quilting

GUSN: 54744

Accession Number: 1947.613B

Pin Holder

Round wooden base with brown abrasive material in the center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54745

Accession Number: 1947.623

Set of Spice Canisters

Set of spice canisters consisting of large round tin missing cover (A) containing six small cylindrical canisters with covers (B-G). Cans F and G are missing covers. Small canisters still contain powdered spices. All canisters are a dark copper color. The small canister lids are stenciled with spice...

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 54746

Accession Number: 1947.624A-G