Historic New England

Sugar Bowl

Blue and white transfer printed sugar bowl with a flared collar and scalloped lip.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58885

Accession Number: 1942.2968

Luncheon Plate

Blue and white transfer printed round plate with twelve facets decorated with a depiction of a landscape with a castle surrounded by a grapevine border. One of a pair.

Date: 1850

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58886

Accession Number: 1942.2969.1

Luncheon Plate

Blue and white transfer printed round plate with twelve facets decorated with a depiction of a landscape with a castle surrounded by a grapevine border. One of a pair.

Date: 1850

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58887

Accession Number: 1942.2969.2

Vegetable Dish

Oval platter. The transfer-printed decoration is sometimes referred to as Blue Willow and includes a wilow tree, bridge, and pagoda.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58888

Accession Number: 1942.2970

Soup Bowl

Blue and white soup bowl with a deep recess, wide lip, and transfer printed decoration of a landscape.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58889

Accession Number: 1942.2971

Luncheon Plate

Blue and white plate with a shallow recess, decorated with a depiction of a landcape with fisherman and family surrounded by a floral border.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58890

Accession Number: 1942.2972

Bowl

Blue and white bowl with a sharp, tapered body and flared lip.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58891

Accession Number: 1942.2973

Butter Plate

Blue and white butter plate with a scalloped edge and a transfer printed depiction of Naples, Italy surrounded by a thick border.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58892

Accession Number: 1942.2974

Box Lid

Blue and white rectangular box lid with pewter trim and a hinge.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58893

Accession Number: 1942.2975

Luncheon Plate

Blue and white circular plate with a shallow recess and scalloped edges decorated with a depiction of a landcape with a cottage and a floral border.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58894

Accession Number: 1942.2976

Soup Bowl

Blue and white circular bowl with scalloped edges decorated with a depiction of a landscape with architectural caprices and a boat.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58895

Accession Number: 1942.2977

Tureen

Blue and white urn-shaped tureen with handles shaped like masks, relief acanthus leaves, and overall floral decoration.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 58896

Accession Number: 1942.2978

Water Pitcher

Pale blue and white round pitcher with an arched handle, narrow spout, and relief design of a person, a horse, and flowers.

Date: 1840

Maker: Davenport, John (Maker)

GUSN: 58897

Accession Number: 1942.2990

Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a pink and white pear-shaped body, a square milk glass base, and a cut glass shade. Electrified.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 58898

Accession Number: 1942.3133

Portrait of a Man

Exterior scene with a man standing, three-quarter length, head in profile wearing a black suit and tie. Framed.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 58899

Accession Number: 1942.4618

Piece of Cloth

Pieced cotton chintz with a floral design in reds, yellows, and greens bound with tape.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 58900

Accession Number: 1942.4679

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with small gray dots on white ground.

Date: 1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 58901

Accession Number: 1942.4701

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with ochre and light yellow stripes with small chevrons inside stripes.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58902

Accession Number: 1942.4702

Chamber Pot

Orange and white circular chamber pot with curved sides, a handle, and lid with a flat knob. Overall decoration of flowers and birds. Part of a set.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 58903

Accession Number: 1982.288.1

Wash Basin

Orange and white round basin with curved sides and a wide flared lip with an overall design of birds and flowers. Part of a set.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 58904

Accession Number: 1982.288.2

Bottle

Orange and white rounded bottle with a squat body and long narrow neck with a lid and an overall decoration of flowers and birds. Part of a set.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 58905

Accession Number: 1982.288.3

Engraving Print

Print of a scene of Louis the Sixteenth, King of France being taken from his family during the French Revolution. Framed. One of a set of three.

Date: 1795

Maker: AFTER Benazeck, C. (Maker) Schiavonetti, Lewis (Engraver) P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58957

Accession Number: 1942.2996.2

Engraving Print

Print scene of Louis the Sixteenth, King of France pausing before being lead to guillotine during the French Revolution. Framed. One of a set of three.

Date: 1795

Maker: AFTER Benazeck, C. (Maker) Schiavonetti, Lewis (Engraver) P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58958

Accession Number: 1942.2996.3

Engraving Print

Print of the French royal family mourning execution of Louis the Sixteenth, King of France. Framed.

Date: 1793

Maker: AFTER Temple (Maker) Bovi, Mariano (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58959

Accession Number: 1942.2997

Engraving

Print of a man, woman, and child surrounded by angels. Framed. One of a pair.

Date: 1800

Maker: AFTER Poussin, Nicolas, 1594-1665 (Artist) Theurenin (Engraver) Tessari and Co. Quan (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58960

Accession Number: 1942.2998.1

Engraving Print

Print of Mary and the Baby Jesus laying in a manger surrounded by shepherds, a mule, and cattle. Framed. One of a pair.

Date: 1800

Maker: Theurenin (Engraver) Tessari and Co. Quan (Publisher) AFTER Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Artist)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58961

Accession Number: 1942.2998.2

Engraving

Print of a half-length, three-fourths view man wearing a red coat with gold trim and a blue sash. Framed.

Date: 1772

Maker: After Dagoly Fils, G. (Artist)

Material: mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58962

Accession Number: 1942.2999

Portrait of Louis Joseph de Bourbon

Three-quarter length portrait of a man in a blue military uniform, holding a sword and telescope. Handcolored.

Date: 1802

Maker: AFTER De Tott, Mde. (Maker) Bartolozzi, F. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58963

Accession Number: 1942.3121

Engraving Print

Mezzotint of mother and child foreground with man behind; foliage framing scene.

Date: 1748

Maker: AFTER Vander Werf, Chevalier (Maker)

Material: mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58964

Accession Number: 1942.3122

Mezzotint Print

Print of an artist's studio with a female sitter who the artist satirically admires. Framed.

Date: 1775-1799

Maker: Bowyer, Robert (Publisher)

Material: mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58965

Accession Number: 1942.3123

Engraving Print

Print of a scene from a Shakespeare play with a woman in black drawing a curtain to reveal a woman in white. Framed.

Date: 1800

Maker: AFTER Hamilton, Wm. (Maker) Thew., Robt. (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58966

Accession Number: 1942.3124

Portrait of the Prince of Saxe-Coburg

Waist-length profile portrait of a man with white hair and a coat with gold trim and a sash. Framed with an oval surround.

Date: 1794

Maker: Gillray, Js (Engraver) Green, V. & R. (Publisher) AFTER Loutherbourg, P. J. De (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58967

Accession Number: 1942.3125

Engraved Print

Print of Jesus standing with priests and scribes. Framed.

Date: 1800

Maker: AFTER Dietricy, C. W. E. (Maker) Facius (Engraver) Boyden, John & Josiah (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58968

Accession Number: 1942.3127

Engraved Print

Print depicting the story of Samson and Delilah with a group of men to left and women to right, all in classical dress. Framed.

Date: 1805

Maker: AFTER Singleton, Hy (Maker) Bond, William (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58969

Accession Number: 1942.3128

Electrified Oil Lamp

Oil lamp with a circular foot, baluster base, and a font with a flower and fruit border. Electrified.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 58970

Accession Number: 1942.3129

Hooked Rug

Floral interior on brown ground with a blue and white scroll border, and a black and white exterior border.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 58971

Accession Number: 1942.3130

A pair of door curtains constructed from sections of three printed cotton quilts. Each stripe is a different quilting design and a different chintz pattern, all in shades of yellow and brown (once purple, now faded). Backing is linen blockprinted in small red geometric pattern on undyed ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 58972

Accession Number: 1942.3131

Tieback

Pair of purple, oblong glass and gilt tiebacks with acorn and oak leaves.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), pressing

GUSN: 58973

Accession Number: 1942.3132

Pewter Candlestick

Candlestick with a cylindrical shaft with fluting, a square, stepped beaded base, and a dished bobeche. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 58974

Accession Number: 1942.4058.1

Pewter Candlestick

Candlestick with a cylindrical shaft with fluting, a square, stepped beaded base, and a dished bobeche. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 58975

Accession Number: 1942.4058.2

Tureen

Tureen with a flaring shallow bowl, a circular foot, a ladle cut-out, and a domed lid with a finial.

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 58976

Accession Number: 1942.4059

Spoon

Spoon with a deep circular shallow bowl and a straight handle.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 58977

Accession Number: 1942.4060

Portrait of Lord Byron

Waist-length three-quarter view of Lord Byron with a windswept tie, jacket, and vest. Matted and framed with a portrait of a woman.

Date: 1807

Maker: AFTER Sanders, G. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58978

Accession Number: 1942.4401.1

Engraved Print Portrait of a Woman

Bust-length portrait of a young woman with shoulder-length dark hair, wearing a shawl over a white dress. Matted and framed with a portrait of Lord Byron.

Date: 1807

Maker: AFTER Sanders, G. (Maker)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 58979

Accession Number: 1942.4401.2

Bracket

Stained wood wall bracket with a half circle shelf with a vertical support.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 58980

Accession Number: 1942.4993

Figurine

Cast iron figurine of a standing man with a tricorn hat. Figurine is painted with green breeches and glt coat and vest. Figurine is attached to a rectangular base.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 58981

Accession Number: 1942.1606

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Framed oval portrait of Benjamin Franklin in oil on canvas. Franklin is shown in half-length, three-quarter view with his chin resting on his right hand. Franklin wears wire-rimmed glasses, white stock and brown coat. Rectangular frame with oval mat.

Date: 1775-1824

Maker: AFTER Martins, D. (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 58982

Accession Number: 1942.1607

Bust of Benjamin Franklin

Cast bronze bust of Benjamin Franklin shown in a bust-length. frontal view. Franklin wears a cravat and a buttoned vest but no glasses. Bust sits on a stone base in the form of the base of a column.

Date: 1874-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), casting (process)

GUSN: 58983

Accession Number: 1942.1608

Miniature Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Framed portait of Benjamin Franklin shown in a bust-length, three-quarter view. Franklin is wearing a teal blue coat, light green vest, and wire-rimmed glasses. Rectangular frame.

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 58984

Accession Number: 1942.1609

Cane

Polished root cane with an end twisted over and entwined around the staff.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 58985

Accession Number: 1942.2269

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