Historic New England

Platter

Earthenware platter with scalloped rim and brown transfer-print pattern "Grecian Scenery." Scene of figures among Grecian temples, statuary and ruins. Waterway with ships and mountains in the distance. Border is printed with repeating scenes of exotic, domed-roof buildings framed by scrolls and flow...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45146

Accession Number: 1950.256

Platter

Blue transfer-printed earthenware platter. Foliate border surrounds a central panoramic scene.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Ralph Stevenson & Williams (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45147

Accession Number: 1950.260

Platter

Blue transfer-printed platter. Rope molded outer border. Inner pierced loop border. Central landscape scene featuring men with a pack mule with ruins in the distance.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: John Rogers & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45148

Accession Number: 1950.262A

Coffeepot

Blue transfer-printed pearlware coffeepot. Acanthus styled band surrounds lid and rim. Pastoral scene adorns the body.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45149

Accession Number: 1950.263AB

Pitcher

Blue transfer-printed pearlware pitcher. Floral motif border surrounds the inside and outside of the mouth and spout. The exterior body is adorned by a general scroll and floral pattern. The Great Seal of the United States adorns the body under the spout.

Date: 1827-1831

Maker: Attributed to William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45150

Accession Number: 1950.267

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed pearlware footed teapot. Floral and aquatic motif surrounds scenes depicting Commodore MacDonough's victory in New York.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45151

Accession Number: 1950.271AB

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed pearlware teapot. Foliate, floral, and chain motif. Domestic scene adorns the body.

Date: 1827-1831

Maker: Adams, William, 1827-1831 (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45152

Accession Number: 1950.272AB

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed earthenware teapot. Rope molded foot and floral molded finial. Floral motif surrounds a central domestic scene.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45153

Accession Number: 1950.273

Coffeepot

Blue transfer-printed pearlware coffeepot. Round finial. Foliate molded handle and spout. Floral transfer-printed design adorns spout, handle, cover, and foot. Hunting scene adorns body.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45154

Accession Number: 1950.275AB

Coffeepot

Dark blue w/ border of scrolls and large flowers; ear-shaped handle and bell-shaped lid w/ honey-comb finial; scene of boy resting under tree on grounds of building w/ central pedimented portice, columns (printed upside down around top). A= cover

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45155

Accession Number: 1950.276AB

Coffeepot

This large coffeepot is transfer printed in dark blue with a large flower in wreath outer border and an inner border of seashells surrounding a central scene of a sailboat in the moonlihgt on a small lake with Wadsworth Tower in the background. The coffeepot has a tall footring, C-curved handle, an...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45156

Accession Number: 1950.277AB

Puzzle Jug

Earthenware puzzle jug with a blue accented scalloped rim. Three spouts on a molded band. Various pierced designs on body and rim. Red accents on handle, foot, and spouts. Hand painted floral and foliate design. Monogram adorns the body.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 45157

Accession Number: 1950.278

Mug

Earthenware mug with a rococo handle. Molded to depict Bacchus. Painted details.

Date: 1750-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 45158

Accession Number: 1950.283

Teapot

Black transfer-printed earthenware teapot. Floral and foliate motif. Exterior scene depicts a bird perched on a branch. Superimposed hand painted accents.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 45159

Accession Number: 1950.284AB

Pitcher

Earthenware pitcher with black band around the rim. Scroddled orange, blue, brown, and white design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45160

Accession Number: 1950.287

Pitcher

Pearlware pitcher with a foliate molded handle and spout. Brown body with alternating blue and white rectangles. Two white and brown checkerboard bands. Gold oval and stare pattern around the rim.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), overglazing

GUSN: 45161

Accession Number: 1950.289

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher. Polychrome transfer-printed design. Two oval medallions depicting patriotic scenes featuring George Washington and Benjamin Franklin.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 45162

Accession Number: 1950.296

Teapot

Cream-colored globular body w/ beading around base, rim and cover; crabstock handle; scrolled spout and flower knob; red and black painted scrolled medallions read: 1) "Success to the grain returnd" and 2) "God Speed the Plough."

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, painting (coating)

GUSN: 45163

Accession Number: 1950.298AB

Pitcher

Pearlware pitcher. Molded handle to mimic a branch. Foliate accents. Molded scene featuring men drinking and smoking.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 45164

Accession Number: 1950.302

Pitcher

Earthenware pitcher. Brown accents around the base, mouth, and handle. Molded portraits of Admiral Nelson and Captain Hardy

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 45165

Accession Number: 1950.304

Mug

Porcelain mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Silver luster ground on body and handle, with transfer printed birds and flowers in yellow.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, lusterware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44362

Accession Number: 1970.1310.1199

Earthenware children's mug. Concave sides, round-rimmed base, and loop handle. Mustard orange/gold with black transfer printed decorative floral pattern on body, handle, and upper of inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44368

Accession Number: 1970.1310.1205

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Canary yellow glaze with silver luster decoration in vertical stripe patterns. Silver luster on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44369

Accession Number: 1970.1310.556

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Slightly flared base and loop handle. Pumpkin orange with incised lines around body.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44370

Accession Number: 1970.1310.819

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 44371

Accession Number: 1927.1970

Vase

Butterscotch matte glazed earthenware vase. Bulbous base on circular foot tapers into narrow, tubular neck and lip.

Rogers Group Sculpture - The Referee

Two women standing back to back, man behind measuring height.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 44385

Accession Number: 1933.1974

Bud Vase

Teal glazed earthenware bud vase. Flattened, rounded body with circular opening and oval base. Glaze is rough and uneven.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 44386

Accession Number: 1934.1974

Folding Stool

No description

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Possibly Hunzinger, George (Maker)

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), plush, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 44387

Accession Number: 1933.1348

Magnifying Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 44388

Accession Number: 1925.378

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Painted with three large chrysanthemum-type flowers in dark pink, with leaves and stems and accents in green, dark pink, and luster. Pink luster lines around rim, base, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44389

Accession Number: 1970.1310.506