Historic New England

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171906

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.153

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171907

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.154

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171908

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.155

Platter

Chinese export porcelain oval platter in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171909

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.214

Plate

Round pewter plate with plain, flat brim.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 171911

Accession Number: 1934.623

Handkerchief

Plaid handkerchief with brown, blue, green, and yellow stripes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), textile materials by weaving technique

GUSN: 171916

Accession Number: 1998.5807

Bookmark

Purple Harvard University 250th anniversity commemorative ribbon bookmark

Date: 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171918

Accession Number: 1998.5808

Box

Small circular box [a] and lid [b]. Box covered in blue paper printed with gold stars. Box contains octagonal red wax sealing wafer [c].

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, wax

GUSN: 171919

Accession Number: 1998.5809A-C

Ring, Signet

Rectangular red translucent seal.

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin)

GUSN: 171923

Accession Number: 1998.5811

Platter

Oval Chinese export porcelain platter with Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171924

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.22

Box with Sealing Wafers

Small circular cardboard box [ab] with gilt edges. Box filled with red and blue sealing wafers [c]. Many of the wafers have printed mottos.

Date: 1820-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, gelatin

GUSN: 171925

Accession Number: 1998.5812A-C

Dinner Service

Set of 9 Chinese export porcelain plates and four saucers in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171926

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.10

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171929

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.11

Saucer

Set of 9 Chinese export porcelain plates and five saucers in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171930

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.12

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171933

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.13

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171934

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.1

Box

Rectangular red lacquer box with gold and green floral design and silver moths; 2 pairs of holes pierced in base, ribbon or string missing

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating), cardboard

GUSN: 171935

Accession Number: 1998.5813.1AB

Box

Part of red lacquer box, "NO MEND" Silk Hoisery

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171937

Accession Number: 1998.5813.2

Medallion

Silver medallion with figure of St. George on face and laurel wreath on reverse

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Gorham & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 171938

Accession Number: 1998.5814

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171940

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of two birds and flowers surrounded by a white flower and curlicue design, brown and gold flowers and foliage, and a pink band at outer edge.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172816

Accession Number: 2006.44.1904

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with painted polychrome decoration with a central design of a flowers and a fence within a floral and trellis border and four sprays of flowers along rim, painted gold edge.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172817

Accession Number: 2006.44.1902

Armorial dinner plate

Armorial porcelain dinner plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central four lobed medallion with a scene of a building next to a body of water, rim features two panels with harbor scenes, a splayed eagle with a black bird on its chest, and a coat-of-arms with a shield with three ...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172818

Accession Number: 2006.44.1856.2

Soup plate

Octagonal porcelain soup plate in Mandarin pattern of a central scene of three women around a table by a river, the rim features a band with a purple diaper design reserved with alternating small and large panels of orange flowers and vegetation, orange an.d gold bands around rim

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172822

Accession Number: 2006.44.1857.2

Set of soup plates

Set of five porcelain soup plates with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172823

Accession Number: 2006.44.1899

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172824

Accession Number: 2006.44.1899.1

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172825

Accession Number: 2006.44.1899.2

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172826

Accession Number: 2006.44.1899.3

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172827

Accession Number: 2006.44.1899.4

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowering tree with perching and flying birds, rim features a brocade band with flowers.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172828

Accession Number: 2006.44.1899.5

Teaspoons

A set of five silver teaspoons with fiddle handles, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172829

Accession Number: 1993.655