Historic New England

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