Historic New England

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

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

Fruit Basket

Earthenware fruit basket. Dual scroll molded handles with brown accents. Pierced diamond lattice body. Brown bands around rim, body, and base.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, glazing (coating), creamware

GUSN: 28597

Accession Number: 1919.28

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28598

Accession Number: 1919.29

Manicure Set

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 28599

Accession Number: 1919.30

Slate Pencil

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28600

Accession Number: 1919.31.1

Purse

Green and tan purse; embroidered a cross with flowers in the center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28601

Accession Number: 1919.32

Table cover

White cotton ground printed in two shades of brown. Twelve point sunburst medallion at center on ground of geometric motifs; lunettes inside border. Bands of assorted geometric motifs in border with flowering vine at edge. Selvage top and bottom. Hemmed sides.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), stitching, textiles

GUSN: 28602

Accession Number: 1919.33

Kerchief

White silk kerchief with a pink and green plaid pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 28603

Accession Number: 1919.34

Kerchief

Cream ground with honeycomb pattern printed with 3" lavender grey border with green roses and corner motifs of flowers in red, pink, green; tied on silk fringe all around.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 28604

Accession Number: 1919.35

Kerchief

Cream and pink kerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28605

Accession Number: 1919.37

Shawl

Cream ground with border of black swags of lace with bright red and purple flowers; inner border of delicate branchwork in purple and green; tied on silk fringe.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 28606

Accession Number: 1919.39

Kerchief

Sheer pale blue silk gauze/leno weave with white stripe border and white corner motif of four stylized flwoers; applied blue silk fringe.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 28607

Accession Number: 1919.40

Shawl

Black sheer silk gauze/leno weave; square; denser white silk stripe at edges; one white silk floral corner motif; applied black silk fringe.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 28608

Accession Number: 1919.41

Curtain Fragment

Plain weave cotton with blue and pink floral design and tan ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 28609

Accession Number: 1919.42

Textile Fragment

Brown and white contrasting large floral print.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28610

Accession Number: 1919.43

Cloth Fragment

Brown plaid textile fragment.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28611

Accession Number: 1919.45

Cloth Fragment

Cream ground with red accented floral print.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28612

Accession Number: 1919.47

Rim Lock

Iron cover plate from wood box lock. Holds key works only, riveted to back of plate. Also iron staple (1 of 2) for affixing to box. Key operation--one side only.

Date: ca. 1698

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28613

Accession Number: 1919.478