Historic New England

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a scalloped rim and loop handle. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6810

Accession Number: 1987.421.8

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a scalloped rim and loop handle. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6811

Accession Number: 1987.421.9

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a scalloped rim and loop handle. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6813

Accession Number: 1987.421.10

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a scalloped rim and loop handle. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6814

Accession Number: 1987.421.11

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6815

Accession Number: 1987.421.13

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6816

Accession Number: 1987.421.14

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6817

Accession Number: 1987.421.15

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6818

Accession Number: 1987.421.16

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6820

Accession Number: 1987.421.18

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6821

Accession Number: 1987.421.21

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6822

Accession Number: 1987.421.22

Sheet

Percale flat sheet

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), monograms

GUSN: 6823

Accession Number: 1993.792

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6824

Accession Number: 1987.421.23

Sheet

Pale blue cotton percale flat sheet

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 6825

Accession Number: 1993.791

Soup Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6826

Accession Number: 1987.421.26

Jug with cover

Blue and white; blue reeded twisted handle with leafy terminals; circle-in-square, trelllis and spearhead border with double band; scene of pavillions, bridge (one figure), boats and trees; blue dog knob on cover; wide mouth with interior strainer.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6827

Accession Number: 1922.357AB

Teapot with lid

Blue and white: scalloped foot; double tongue band (bianco-sopra-bianco) around base of lobed body; blue diaper band around body contains bianco-sopra-bianco butterflies and vines; "sunburst" band around neck of body; blue button finial; replaced brass handle; tin spout with scalloped terminal.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), porcelain, silver (metal), underglazing

GUSN: 6830

Accession Number: 1920.127AB

Pot de creme

Blue and white; lattice, spearhead and double dot border on cover; berry finial; landscape scene of pavillions, bridge (with figure with parasol), figure rowing boat; reeded double twisted handle with leafy terminals and fish scale decoration on spine, covers have similar landscape scene.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6831

Accession Number: 1932.590AB

Pot-du-creme with cover

Blue and white; lattice, spearhead and double dot border on cover; berry finial; landscape scene of pavillions, bridge (with figure with parasol), figure rowing boat; reeded double twisted handle with leafy terminals and fish scale decoration on spine, covers have similar landscape scene.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6832

Accession Number: 1932.591AB

Cider jug with cover

Bulbous body; reeded, twisted handles with leafy, gold terminals, gilt dog finial; grape vine and squirrel border; painted and enamel; two-masted schooner in full sail; small grape vine sprig under mouth.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6833

Accession Number: 1933.6690AB

Vegetable dish with cover

Rectangular porcelain serving dish. Dish (a) has canted sides and cover (b) with berry finial. Decorated with green tendrils, pink peonies, butterflies on metallic gold ground. Scrolled medallions on body and on cover depict 1) people engaged in various activities and 2) birds and insects with flowe...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6834

Accession Number: 1987.381.1AB

Tea bowl and saucer

Border: band of orange loops with tassels (inside bowl and saucer); central decoration: enamel rosebud with forget-me-not (in well of saucer and on exterior of bowl); bowl also has tiny rosette, exterior.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6987

Accession Number: 1939.252AB

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6988

Accession Number: 1961.169B,M

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6989

Accession Number: 1961.169C,N

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6990

Accession Number: 1961.169D,O

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6991

Accession Number: 1961.169E,P

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6992

Accession Number: 1961.169F,Q

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6993

Accession Number: 1961.169G,R

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6994

Accession Number: 1961.169H,S

Saucer

Scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" around saucer; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer; brown and blue basket of flowers in well of saucer.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6995

Accession Number: 1961.169I

Saucer

Scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" around saucer; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer; brown and blue basket of flowers in well of saucer.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6996

Accession Number: 1961.169J

Saucer

Scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" around saucer; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer; brown and blue basket of flowers in well of saucer.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6997

Accession Number: 1961.169K

Plate

Plate with central decoration of a floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers. Part of a partial child's tea service, 1944.27-.32.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 6998

Accession Number: 1944.32.2

Plate

Plate with central decoration of a floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers. Part of a partial child's tea service, 1944.27-.32.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 6999

Accession Number: 1944.32.3

Coffee cup

All painting black; border of wavy dot line below double thin line; decoration of large and smaller floral spriogs with gilt highlights; slightly fluted body; ear-shaped handles with ridged spine and leafy terminals, painted black.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7000

Accession Number: 1934.2965.2

Hat

Cream net with scalloped edge trims brim; brim has pointed sides; crown made of ivory net with ivory satin ribbon (narrow) arranged in lattice pattern; pink artificial rose bud bunches at sides of face; tulle streamers trimmed with same ivory satin ribbon; wire support/structure.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: flower (plant material), artificial, stitching, lace (needlework), net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7001

Accession Number: 1930.1078

Straw Hat

Natural-colored straw hat, braided with high crown and narrow brim. Trimmed with bright blue grosgrain ribbon and bow. Brown leather sweatband. Paper label pasted to crown interior.

Date: 1886-1888

Maker: Martin, Henry B. (Retailer)

Material: braiding, stitching, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 7002

Accession Number: 1930.1253

Hat

Medium-sized boater of dark brown straw, ribbed with tan silk hatband and bow at side. Tan sweatband, crown lined with white net.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), leather, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 7003

Accession Number: 1930.1529

Evening Headdress

Blue silk chenille withd lattice pattern forming cap; faceted black beads interspersed; four chenille tassels with same faceted beads.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn), silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 7004

Accession Number: 1931.370

Calash

Green silk; ruched ruffle with self-piping, at brim; nine outer cane hoops and five inner cane hoops; wire hoop at brim; self-fabric bow at back; self-fabric neck ruffle (bavolet) with applied band at edge; wadding at neck; green silk ribbon attached at right side; center back panel lined/stiffened ...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 7005

Accession Number: 1931.1057

"Pumpkin" Hood

Navy blue silk woven with allover pattern of small squares; quilted with seven casings with seven blue silk ribbon drawstrings, forming six puffed bands lined with batting; self-ruffle around brim and neck; neck ruffle has thin layer of batting; gathered center back panel trimmed with blue and black...

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), quilting, silk (textile)

GUSN: 7006

Accession Number: 1932.887

Hat

Fawn silk velvet trimmed with fawn velvet leaves around brim; pleated self fabric; fawn velvet garland attached at crown; face of brim edged with white lace and blue velvet berries and lined with blue velvet; crown lined with glazed canvas; wide tan taffeta ribbon ties.

Date: 1865-1866

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, stitching, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), silk (textile), taffeta, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 7007

Accession Number: 1933.197

Head Dress

Burgundy chenille with floral motif of gold metallic thread with clear beads; trimmed with gold metallic lace; burgundy and red feathers at left side; pointed at front.

Date: 1878-1881

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), chenille (yarn), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7008

Accession Number: 1933.739C