Historic New England

Tekke rug

Tekke rug with three rows of five guls, red, white and blue detail on brown and red field, edges bound in blue.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 172742

Accession Number: 2006.44.425

Tekke rug

Tekke rug with three rows of six guls, chemche between guls, center framed by three borders, elam bands at both ends. Bound edges in main rust red color.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 172744

Accession Number: 2006.44.426

Rug

Wool rug with cypress tree design in central panel on a green field, three borders frame the center, edges bound in green color of central field. Short fringe. Cotton warp and weft with wool pile.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 172745

Accession Number: 2006.44.427

Tekke rug in light and dark red, blue and white with four columns of twelve guls interspaced with chemche. Center framed by three borders, one wide and two narrow. Elem at both ends in gapyrga design, trailing off to border of plain weave and ragged fringe. Side edges bound in blue wool.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 172746

Accession Number: 2006.44.428

Prayer rug

Wool prayer rug. Central panel is a pointed rectangle on a yellow ground. Design band at top and bottom of central panel, two major borders around perimeter. Colors consist of red, yellow, white, pale blue, hot pink, orange and gree. Short, uneven fringe at both ends.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 172747

Accession Number: 2006.44.429

Qashqai rug

Qashqai rug with blue ground and red design of four rows of flowers in alternating bunches of four and three vases over six panels. Two borders, outer border consists of back-to-back boteh, and inner border is alternating red abstract flowers.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 172748

Accession Number: 2006.44.430

Salt Spoons

Silver salt spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172749

Accession Number: 1993.653

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172750

Accession Number: 1993.653.1

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172751

Accession Number: 1993.653.2

Portrait of Thomas Mason (1750-1775)

Full length oil on canvas portrait of a young man identified as Thomas Mason (1750-1775) wearing a brown coat with a blue vest, brown knee breeches, white stockings and black shoes. A squirrel is perched on his left arm. Background is of a wooded landscape scene. Plain painted black wood frame.

Date: 1758

Maker: Badger, Joseph, 1708-1765 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 172752

Accession Number: 2006.44.769

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of unused wallpaper printed with scenes of windmills and forests in pastel colors, machine printed on ungrounded paper "U.W.P.C. of N.A. UNION-MADE"

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 172756

Accession Number: 2009.8.1

Teaspoons

A set of eight silver teaspoons. Fiddle handle with pointed shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172760

Accession Number: 1993.654

Pair of brass andirons

Pair of brass andirons. Chippendale style with double lemon shaped tops and turned necks. Arched legs with ball and claw feet. Iron supports for logs extend from backs of andirons. The original location for the andirons was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine...

Date: Late 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 172761

Accession Number: 2009.9.1

Easy Chair

Easy chair, upholstered body with wooden legs. Federal style with turned front legs and rectangular back legs. Pale gold upholstery with floral lattice pattern. Circular arms with tufted fronts. The original location for the chair was in the Guest Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick...

Date: ca. 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 172762

Accession Number: 2009.9.2

Chest Of Drawers

Bow front chest of drawers. Federal carved mahogany with four drawers with inlaid fronts. Circular brass drawer hardware. Reeded legs with turned feet. The original location for the chest of drawers was in Mary's Bedroom at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172763

Accession Number: 2009.9.3

Tester Bed

Tester bed, Federal red stained maple with carved and turned posts. Includes: headboard, footboard, two rails, and tester. The original location for the bed was in Mary's Bedroom at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: c. 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172764

Accession Number: 2009.9.4

Sideboard

Sideboard, Federal carved mahogany with mahogany veneer. Three narrow drawers atop three cabinet compartments. Center cabinet is flanked by two tall narrow drawers. Six turned legs, four front and two back. Replaced brasses. The original location for the sideboard was in the Dining Room at the Sarah...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172765

Accession Number: 2009.9.5

Pair of Windsor Chairs

Pair of black painted Windsor chairs with unpainted mahogany arms. Bamboo shaped spindles. Remnants of gold paint along crest rail. The original location for the chairs was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), paint (coating)

GUSN: 172766

Accession Number: 2009.9.6

High Chest of Drawers

High chest of drawers, Queen Anne style with inlaid walnut veneer. Five drawer chest, atop a four drawer base with cabriole legs. The two parts of the chest came from two different pieces of furniture in the Jewett House. The family split up the the two pieces and "married" the current top and botto...

Date: ca. 1730-50

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172767

Accession Number: 2009.9.7

Apotheosis of Washington pitcher

Creamware pitcher with bulbous body and strap handle, black transfer printed decoration on each side and under spout; depicting on one side two angels lifting George Washington into the heavens above a mourning Liberty and Native American figure; on the opposite are two female figures holding a plan...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, transfer printing

GUSN: 172768

Accession Number: 2006.44.1804

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher with bulbous body and strap handle and spout; black transfer printed decoration with green detail on both sides depicting on one side an American eagle and shield with arrows, banner and fifteen stars, opposite side depicts a ship flying two American flags with fifteen stars.

Date: ca. 1792

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, transfer printing

GUSN: 172771

Accession Number: 2006.44.1803

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher with bulbous body and strap handle with finger rest and silver resist glaze decoration in a floral pattern around body.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 172773

Accession Number: 2006.44.1805

Tea service

Partial porcelain tea service consisting of a teapot, teacup and two demitasse cups. White glaze lobed bodies with sepia decoration consisting of medallions enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877

Teapot

Porcelain teapot with a white glaze round lobed body with sepia decoration consisting of medallions enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172775

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.1ab

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with white glaze lobed body and sepia decoration consisting of a medallion enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172776

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.2

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with white glaze lobed body and sepia decoration consisting of a medallion enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172777

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.3

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a white glaze lobed body and no handle with sepia decoration consisting of medallions enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172778

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.4

Tea service

Partial porcelain tea service consisting of a teacup, demitasse cup and saucer. White glaze bodies with painted orange decoration of town scenes and a bow and swag border.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172779

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878

Teacup

Partial porcelain teacup with no handle. White glaze body with painted orange decoration of town scenes and a bow and swag border on interior rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172780

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.1

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle. White glaze body with painted orange decoration of town scenes and a bow and swag border.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172781

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.2

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white glaze and painted orange decoration of a town scene in center, a bow and swag border along interior rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172782

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.3

Armorial soup plate

Armorial porcelain soup plate with center medallion enclosing a sepia landscape and harbor scene surmounted by a blue spade shaped shield with monogram in gold. Blue and red c-scroll band and gold star border.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172784

Accession Number: 2006.44.1883

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration of a dragon and bird in center surrounded by four medallions containing prawns and koi alternating with diaper patterned panels, rim features five landscape scenes and a dog holding an arrow in its mouth, gold and organge scroll and flower bord...

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172785

Accession Number: 2006.44.1855

Luncheon Set

Mats ivory linen; drawnwork floral motifs in center diamond and in two inch border; selvage sides, hemmed top and bottom. Napkins-drawnwork border with diamond motif at corner; one selvage side hemmed three sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173078

Accession Number: 1993.812.1

Armorial tea bowl

Armorial porcelain tea bowl with foot ring. White body with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms with a shield in four sections with boars and stars and chevrons. Shield is flanked by two winged horses and surmounted by a globe with wings and gold foliate scrolls. Inner rim fea...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173079

Accession Number: 2006.44.1828.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms with a shield in four sections with boars and stars and chevrons. Shield is flanked by two winged horses and surmounted by a globe with wings and gold foliate scrolls. Inner rim features a gold...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173080

Accession Number: 2006.44.1828.2

Luncheon Set

Mats ivory linen; drawnwork floral motifs in center diamond and in two inch border; selvage sides, hemmed top and bottom. Napkins-drawnwork border with diamond motif at corner; one selvage side hemmed three sides. (A-D)

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173081

Accession Number: 1993.812.2

Armorial tea bowl

Armorial porcelain tea bowl with foot ring with a white body and painted polychrome decoration with two coat-of-arms, one with an asymmetrical cartouche with three birds surmounted by a helmet with a bird with splayed wings, the other is an asymmetrical cartouche with three white roses on a blue gro...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173083

Accession Number: 2006.44.1827.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration with two coat-of-arms, one with an asymmetrical cartouche with three birds surmounted by a helmet with a bird with splayed wings, the other is an asymmetrical cartouche with three white roses on a blue ground surmounted by...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173084

Accession Number: 2006.44.1827.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain teacup with loop handle. White body with blue, gold and black painted decoration of a shield with a gold monogram "EMJ", above is an animal face between two wings, all framed by gold and blue cloth swags with tassels, alternating blue and gold diamonds around outer rim and blue ba...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173085

Accession Number: 2006.44.1847.3

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with straight sides, flared rim, and round handle with finger rests. Painted polychrome decoration of a gilt Greek key pattern and a border of beasts among arabesques of foliage with a gilt framed reserve enclosing a sheath of wheat flanked by two scythes at front, gilding around ri...

Date: 1846

Maker: Sevres (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173086

Accession Number: 2006.44.1866.1

Bread knife

Serrated bread knife with wooden handle.

Maker: Probably E.C. Simmons & Company (Manufacturer)

Material: carbon steel, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173087

Accession Number: 2006.44.2313

Serving Spoon

One of a set of four. Silver serving spoon. Downturned oval handle. Oval pointed bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 173088

Accession Number: 1993.667.1

Serving Spoon

One of a set of four. Silver serving spoon. Downturned oval handle. Oval pointed bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 173089

Accession Number: 1993.667.2

Serving Spoon

One of a set of four. Silver serving spoon. Downturned oval handle. Oval pointed bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 173090

Accession Number: 1993.667.3

Serving Spoon

One of a set of four. Silver serving spoon. Downturned oval handle. Oval pointed bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 173091

Accession Number: 1993.667.4

Serving fork

Large silver serving fork

Maker: Robert Frederic Mosley, Ltd. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 173093

Accession Number: 1993.669.1

Serving fork

Large silver serving fork

Maker: Robert Frederic Mosley, Ltd. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 173094

Accession Number: 1993.669.2

Spatula

Flexible metal spatula with wooden handle.

Maker: J. Russell & Co. Green River Works (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 173096

Accession Number: 2006.44.2314

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white body and painted polychrome decoration with gilt starburst in center surrounded by a Greek key border and a border of arabesques of foliage with oval reserves containing emblems and diamond reserves enclosing the royal cipher of Louis-Phillipe.

Date: 1846

Maker: Sevres

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173097

Accession Number: 2006.44.1866.2

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