Historic New England

Nail

Small; finish nail.

Date: ca. 1698

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28964

Accession Number: 1920.95AB

Decanter

Glass decanter. Fluted body with a diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28965

Accession Number: 1920.98

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Etched star design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 28966

Accession Number: 1920.99AB

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28967

Accession Number: 1920.100

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28968

Accession Number: 1920.101

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28969

Accession Number: 1920.103

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28970

Accession Number: 1920.105

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28971

Accession Number: 1920.108

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28972

Accession Number: 1920.109

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28973

Accession Number: 1920.111

Blue and white; oval eight-sided rectangle with network and scroll border around base and trellis border around edge of top; right-oriented landscape scene of bridge, foreground, to land with rocks and trees; boat behind bridge; two pavillions, right with tree behind, leaning out over river; two oth...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 28974

Accession Number: 1920.112

Coffee Cup

Up right with ear-shaped handle with gold thumbrest; gold band border; sepia-colored, scenic oval (gold border) depicting birds in flight over landscape of trees, building (right) and boulders.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28975

Accession Number: 1920.115

Coffee Cup

Blue enamel feathered border; blue enamel spray of flowers with gold highlights; two small floweers also in blue enamel; ear-shaped handle with ridged spine and leaf terminals.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 28976

Accession Number: 1920.117

Coffee Cup

Interior border: brown painted wave-and-dot; exterior border: bwon painted double band containing dot-and-dash band; scene (painted) in brown of trees, bridge, building, adn birds in flight; ear-shaped handle with large gadrooning on spine.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28977

Accession Number: 1920.118

Coffee Cup

Interior border: "dot" florettes in blue enamel; exterior border: orange line with blue enamel dot wave belwo; blue enamel rosebud with gold highlights; ear-shaped handle with notched handholds.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28978

Accession Number: 1920.119

Cup

Blue transfer-printed pearlware handled cup. Exterior floral, fruit, and scroll motif. Interior foliate border.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 28979

Accession Number: 1920.120

Tea bowl

Handleless, hand-painted porcelain cup. Exterior border: black pencilled double border with band of dots and dotd wave belwo with flower buds; larger flower bud spray with gold highlights. Interior border: black huskchain with gold highlights; in bowl: pencilled flowerbud.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 28980

Accession Number: 1920.121

Tea bowl

Handleless, red and gold hand-painted porcelain cup. Floral sprig on exterior. Geometric border patterns on exterior and interior rim.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 28981

Accession Number: 1920.122

Tea bowl

Handless porcelain cup. Interior: orange band with feathery waves and half cirlce flitches below; center of bowl: abstract orange florette; exterior: orange spray of flowers.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 28982

Accession Number: 1920.123

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 28983

Accession Number: 1920.842

Mug

Straight side with pulled, ear-shaped handle and underglaze blue trellis border and landscape scene of one-story building at water's edge, surrounded by exotic grasses.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 28984

Accession Number: 1920.126

Coffee Cup

Porcelain coffee cup. Gold reed band. Enameled floral motif.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 28985

Accession Number: 1920.128

Tea Bowl

Handleless, hand-painted porcelain cup. Interior border: orange husk chain. Exterior border: three solid orange bands, on band of dots; one wavy dot band with florettes; small painted brownish orange florettes on body; center of bowl: larger floral spray (orangy-brown).

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 28986

Accession Number: 1920.130

Soup Plate

Scalloped edge with thin orange line and border of pink scrolled lattice medallions and pink, green, and oragne beribboned sprigs of flowers; tiny pink and green enamel flower buds around well, surrounding central enamel spray of pink rose with smaller flowers, green leaves, cash symbols and gilt ri...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28987

Accession Number: 1920.133

Saucer

Thin red band around rim; red vine with black flowers that look like eyeballs; thin red band around well; central design: red leaves and black eyeball flower.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28988

Accession Number: 1920.134

Saucer

Blue and gold bands on rim; sprays of pink & green flowers; blue and pink huskchain around well; cetnral design: rose with green and gold flowers.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28989

Accession Number: 1920.135

Tea Bowl and Saucer

White body carved (exterior of bowl, interior of saucer) with bamboo and flowers; underglaze blue border (interior of both) of hexagon chain; underglaze blue sprig, bowl center.

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 28990

Accession Number: 1920.137AB

Tea Bowl

Body: flaring inverted beehive shape with ear-shaped handle; interior border: orange band and brown dots; exterior border: brown and orange wave and dot; scene in orange and brown of birds flying over building, trees, bridge.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28991

Accession Number: 1920.138

Salad Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware salad plate. Willow patter adorns the plate.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 28992

Accession Number: 1920.139

Plate

Blue and white; octagonal with indented corners; network, cell, and scrolled outer border; scrolled inner border; light-oriented landscape scene of pavillion with swastika fence and flanked by trees; rocks and hills in distance; boat mored at shore; second pavillion on rocks, far left; birds fly ove...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 28993

Accession Number: 1920.140

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with scalloped edge; brown stained rim; blue dot border; central design: blue underglaze enamel medallion with vermiculate design whole body.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, molding (forming), porcelain

GUSN: 28994

Accession Number: 1920.142

Wastebowl

Blue and white; scalloped rim with traces of brown glaze; interior: trellis, spearhead and double dot border; small design in center of rock in water with two bending pines; exterior: landscape scene of pavillions with trees and rocks, man fishing in boat; hills in distance.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 28995

Accession Number: 1920.143

Nameplate

"M. Johnson"

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 28996

Accession Number: 1920.150

Saucer

Brown glaze exterior; interior: underglaze blue flowers and butterfly border of blue band and abstract bellflowers. Batavia Ware.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 28997

Accession Number: 1920.161

Tea Bowl

Brown glaze (Batavia ware) exterior; interior: Chinese Imari underglaze; underglaze orange and blue flowers with gilt highlights; border of blue crosshatches and abstract orange buds. Batavia Ware.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 28998

Accession Number: 1920.162

Dish

Blue and white; lobed sides; scalloped rim; border of alternating panels of 1) deer, 2) peony, 3) birds flying over building near tree, and 4) cellwork enclosing rosette; left-oriented landscape scene of rock and gnarled pine left of one-story building; rock group, foreground; second one-story build...

Date: 1750-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 28999

Accession Number: 1920.163

Tea Bowl

Underglaze blue flowers and cornucopia, exterior; footed, with sprig of flowers and two concentric bands on bottom; interior border: leafy swag and butterfly; center of bowl: sprig; ochre edge; handleless.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 29000

Accession Number: 1920.166

Teacup

Blue underglaze vase, scrolls, book, flowers exterior; interior border: band of florettes and crosshatches; center of bowl: sprig.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 29001

Accession Number: 1920.167

Tea Bowl

Handleless, hand-painted porcelain cup with slightly flared rim. Interior border: blue herringbone underglaze; center ob bowl: pink flower bud with green leaves. Exterior: polychrome enamel sprays of flowers (famille rose).

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 29002

Accession Number: 1920.168

Cup

Footed with ochre rim; three fern clusters and blue band ring bowl.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 29003

Accession Number: 1920.169

Saki Cup

Footed with herringbone band around base; underglaze blue flowers and thin band around bowl; ochre trim.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 29004

Accession Number: 1920.170

Tea Bowl

Handleless, hand-painted porcelain cup. Gold band around rim; blue enamel arabesque border; orange and gold flower buds; blue enamel abstract tongue (or Ju-i Head) band around foot.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 29005

Accession Number: 1920.171

Mallet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29006

Accession Number: 1920.174

Rim Lock

Surface-mounted box lock with cap flange over jamb edge of door. Wrought iron with inset on three edges. Key operation from both sides, deadbolt 1 1/4" x 1/2" x 3/4". Lift-latch bar with bevel (self-latching) operated by knob spindle from each side. Full cover on back. All painted gray.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 29007

Accession Number: 1920.175