Historic New England

Bowl

Bowl with flat bottom, ribbed sides, and flared rim. Cranberry colored glaze. Three circular marks on bottom where bowl was attached to supports.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 179899

Accession Number: 2006.44.2236

Framed oil painting of a ship with the American flag and four blue flags, two with white crosses and one with a white square. There are three ships and a lighthouse to the left of the ship in the background.

Date: 1830

Maker: Pringle, James Fulton, 1788-1847 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179900

Accession Number: 2006.44.784

Cup

Straight sided cup with slightly flared rim. Dark brown glaze with black iridescent glaze on bottom third of cup. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963

Material: clay

GUSN: 179904

Accession Number: 2006.44.2237

South Sea Whale Fishery

Framed engraving of a ship in the middleground with longboats with men catching whales in the foreground. Another ship is in the background to the left and a land mass is in the background to the right.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Sutherland, Thomas, 1785-1838 (Engraver) After Huggins, William John, 1781-1845 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179906

Accession Number: 2006.44.801

Bowl

Circular bowl with short sides and small footed base. Dark purple glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 179909

Accession Number: 2006.44.2232

"St. Paul" of Salem

Framed watecolor on paper of a ship with eight sails unfurled and seven furled, the body is painted black with a white horizontal strip. There are four figures on board. The ship is flying seven flags on its masts, two of which are American flags. There are two ships in the background to the left an...

Date: 1906

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179910

Accession Number: 2006.44.802

Pitcher

Acorn shaped pitcher with no handle. Square footed base. Dark brown glaze. Oval stamp on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 179917

Accession Number: 2006.44.2238

Ship "Sapphire" of Salem

Framed watercolor of two views of the same ship. Side view in the foreground with seventeen sails unfurled and four sails furled. The two top masts have four blue and white flags each and there is an American flag at the stern. There are ten figures on board. Land in background.

Date: 1902

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179918

Accession Number: 2006.44.803

Tray

Oval shaped wooden tray with beveled edge. Stained dark brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179919

Accession Number: 2006.44.2235

Sukey of Salem

Framed watercolor of a ship on the water. Sails are unfurled and there is a large American flag at then end of the ship. there is a sailboat and land in the right background.

Date: 1905

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist) Reproduction of Ropes, George, 1788-1819 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179920

Accession Number: 2006.44.804

Vase

Bulbous vase with dark blue glaze. Three circular holes drilled into rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 179921

Accession Number: 2006.44.2231

Sieve

Funnel shaped metal sieve with three interchangable metal circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 179925

Accession Number: 2006.44.2298A-D

Brig "Rolla" of Salem

Framed water color of a ship at sea during sunset. The ship has nine unfurled sails and one furled. The front mast has a red, white and blue pennant, and an American flag at the stern. There are four figures on the deck.

Date: 1908

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179928

Accession Number: 2006.44.805

Malay of Salem

Framed watercolor of a ship with no sails unfurled. The first mast has a blue and white flat, the second mast has an American flag in the shape of along triangle, and there is an American flag at the stern. There are mountains in the left background and town on the right.

Date: 1905

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179934

Accession Number: 2006.44.806

Ship at Sea "Ketch"

Farmed watercolor of a ship at sea with eight unfurled sails and one furled sail. The top mast has a white flag and a long triangular shaped American flag. Another American flag is at the stern. There are nine figures on the deck. Open ocean is in the right backgroud and two ships and land are in th...

Date: 1903

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179938

Accession Number: 2006.44.807

Bowl

Bowl with flat bottom and slightly curved sides, rolled rim. Orange-brown exterior glaze and cream colored interior glaze.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 179940

Accession Number: 2006.44.1799

Bark Patriot of Salem, 1817

Framed watercolor of a ship at sea with eight sails unfurled and three sails furled. On the first mast is a red and white flag, on the second is a long triangular red and blue flag, and on the last mast is an American flage. There are eight figures on the deck. In the left background is land with a ...

Date: 1905

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179941

Accession Number: 2006.44.808

Sugar bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl with lid. White decorated with blue flowers and gilt lines around rims. Border of curliques around lid, knob finial, and small round hole for ventilation. Two squared off handles on base.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179950

Accession Number: 2006.44.3045AB

Ship "Thomas Perkins" of Salem, 1837

Framed watercolor of the ship "Thomas Perkins" at sea with four sails unfurled and eleven furled. There is land on both the left and right sides in the background. There are four figures on the deck. The middle mast is flying a red, white and blue pennant and there is an American flag off the stern.

Date: 1903

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179951

Accession Number: 2006.44.810

Sch. "Spy" of Salem

Framed watercolor of a ship at sea with seven sails unfurled. There are six figures on deck, a blue and white pennant on the first mast, and the second mast has a long triangular American flag. Top sail has the name of the ship in reverse.

Date: 1904

Maker: Macpherson, M

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179956

Accession Number: 2006.44.811

Tea service

Set of six porcelain teacups and saucers. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucers have two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies. Cups have one of each, branch with flower and butterfly and also a loop handle.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047

Northern Whale Fishery

Framed lithograph of a whale fishery. There are four ships in view and fourteen longboats. The ships are surrounded by ice and in the left background is a shipwreck on the ice. There are walruses, whales, seals and narwhales in the lower left corner. Numerous figures are pictured hunting, killing an...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179961

Accession Number: 2006.44.812

Wine Bottle

Dark green glass bottle with long neck, curved shoulders, and kicked up bottom. An applied, stamped, round emblem is just below shoulder. The name "Fayerweather" wraps around the outer edge of the emblem and meets at a square enclosing two diamonds. At center is a four-pointed star shape. There are ...

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), free-blown glass, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 179963

Accession Number: 1993.144

Bottle

Wine bottle made of green glass with kicked-up bottom and cylindrical neck. Side has additional applied glass stamped "T/Fayer/weather." Whole body noticeably slouches towards side with stamp- bottom not flat.

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 179965

Accession Number: 1993.146

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucer has two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179967

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.10

Bottle

Wine bottle made of green glass with kicked-up bottom and cylindrical body tapering to smaller cylindrical neck. Side has additional applied glass stamped "T/Fayer/weather."

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 179969

Accession Number: 1993.145

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucer has two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179971

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.8

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucer has two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179973

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.9

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucer has two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179974

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.7

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucer has two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179977

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.12

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Saucer has two branches with leaves and a large pink flower, alternating with two butterflies.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179978

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.11

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Cup has a loop handle and is decorated with a branch with leaves and a pink flower and also a butterfly.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179981

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.1

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Cup has a loop handle and is decorated with a branch with leaves and a pink flower and also a butterfly.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179984

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.2

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Cup has a loop handle and is decorated with a branch with leaves and a pink flower and also a butterfly.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179985

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.3

"Frontiersmen"

Framed watercolor and pencil painting depicting an indoor scene of two men in fur clothing. The man on the right is reading a book. A brown and white dog sits between the two men and to the left is a cat on a chest. A parrot sits on back of the chair of the man on the right. Two pistols are hung on ...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179987

Accession Number: 2006.44.813

Doll's hoop skirt

Doll's hoop skirt with threee tightly braided textile hoops arranged in concentric fashion, one white cotton waistband in center; extends to form skirt. Waistband in center and hoops connected by four white, cotton ribbons. Metal pieces on hoops to adjust size. No number on object.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 179656

Accession Number: 1993.763

Rug

Rug with ivory center field and seven rows of blue boteh designs. Red border with serrated leaves and palmettes. Edges are bound in dark blue, woven cotton band at one end. Senna rug from Persia. Tag on reverse "Stephen Phillips"

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 179658

Accession Number: 2006.44.436

Set of butter chips

Set of four porcelain butter chips shaped like leaves. Green glaze. Veins are impressed in leaf and edge is shaped.

Date: 1870-1891

Maker: Edge Malkin & Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179660

Accession Number: 2006.44.3042

Rug

Rug with center panel of three large geometric shapes on dark blue ground. Center field is scattered with multi-colored eight pointed stars, octagons, and diamonds. Wide latch-hook border in yellow, brown, light blue, dark blue, red. Narrow border of blue and red spearheads. Edges are bound in blue....

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179661

Accession Number: 2006.44.437

Rug

Rug with center panel of multi colored geometric designs on blue ground. Large white latched diamond "taruntula" flanked by four red camels in center. Wide border of multi colored eight pointed stars on white ground. Edges bound in dark brown. Paper tag attached to rug "Kazak"

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179663

Accession Number: 2006.44.438

Butter chip

Porcelain butter chip shaped like a leaf. Green glaze. Veins are impressed in leaf and edge is wavey.

Date: 1870-1891

Maker: Edge Malkin & Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179664

Accession Number: 2006.44.3042.1

Rug

Rug with center panel of six multi colored hexagons on dark red ground. Small flowers and other geometric shapes flank hexagons. Three different borders: flowering vine on white ground; multi colored floral with alternating ground colors of blue, yellow, brown, green, and red; white and red spearhe...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179665

Accession Number: 2006.44.439

Miniature watercolor set

Miniature watercolor set (unused) with two brushes and eleven colors. Lid has applied decoration of "Earl of Ashburnham's House." Wooden box with cover that slides over top for closure. Small indent on cover to pull box open. Colors inside box each with relief image of leaping lion. Inside divided i...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 179666

Accession Number: 1993.735

Butter chip

Porcelain butter chip shaped like a leaf. Green glaze. Veins are impressed in leaf and edge is wavey.

Date: 1870-1891

Maker: Edge Malkin & Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179668

Accession Number: 2006.44.3042.2

Rug

Rug with center panel of three large eight pointed stars in blue on faded red ground. Each star is filled with smaller multi colored geometric shapes. The center field surrounding the stars is filled with more multi colored geometric shapes. Two narrow borders of multi colored diagonal lines; one wi...

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179669

Accession Number: 2006.44.440

Butter chip

Porcelain butter chip shaped like a leaf. Green glaze. Veins are impressed in leaf and edge is wavey.

Date: 1870-1891

Maker: Edge Malkin & Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179671

Accession Number: 2006.44.3042.3

Toy

Turned wood toy made of unknown wood. Unfinished. Roughly shaped in the form of a compote. Possibly was a manufacturer's product sample. Object not marked with number.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179672

Accession Number: 1993.759

Butter chip

Porcelain butter chip shaped like a leaf. Green glaze. Veins are impressed in leaf and edge is wavey.

Date: 1870-1891

Maker: Edge Malkin & Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179673

Accession Number: 2006.44.3042.4

Toy

Turned wood toy made of unknown wood. Unfinished. Roughly shaped in the form of a goblet. Has yellow label with printed manufacturer, possible sample. Object not marked with number.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Rawson, C. E. (Woodworker)

Material: turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179674

Accession Number: 1993.758

Rug

Rug with center panel of eight rows of palmettes in red on dark blue ground. Between each row of palmettes is a row of small diamonds. Several borders: narrow latch hook border; floral border; red and blue hooks on white ground; Red and blue triangles. Edges bound in orange-red.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179675

Accession Number: 2006.44.441

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