Historic New England

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Decorated with a swag of greenery held up by blue ribbons. Above each curve of the swag is a pink rosebud. Also decorated with gilt designs.

Date: 1907-1919

Maker: Tressemanes & Vogt (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179732

Accession Number: 2006.44.3043.8

Butter chips

Pair of clear glass butter chips with many pointed star cut into bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 179733

Accession Number: 2006.44.3044

Butter chip

Clear glass butter chip with many pointed star cut into bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 179734

Accession Number: 2006.44.3044.1

Butter chip

Clear glass butter chip with many pointed star cut into bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 179736

Accession Number: 2006.44.3044.2

Dinner Service

Porcelain dinner service with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179743

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960

Majolica ceramic A) Box with B) Lid, with colorful molded decorations of leaves and fish. Box is rectangular shape with shallow foot and slight rim. Bottom with tortoise shell pattern. Sides with band of green stylized leaves on a cobalt blue ground. Gold stylized rope around rim. Rectangular lid wi...

Date: ca. 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 179745

Accession Number: 1993.618AB

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179747

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.28

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179750

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.29

Plate

Pewter plate with deep well. Impressed stamp on rim of lion, whale(?), and cord, a portion of the Fayerweather family crest.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Little, Henry, 1790-1848 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 179752

Accession Number: 1993.827

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179754

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.27

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179755

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.25

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug with painted maroon body with white flowers and yellow and green leaves. Rectangular, white space on front with gilded name "Edith Maud Hinchcliffe." Scrolled c-shaped handle. Mug tapers toward top. Possibly used to have gilt around rim and base. Gilt on handle.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 179756

Accession Number: 1993.611

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179758

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.21

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179759

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.26

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179760

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.8

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179762

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaper used to decorate a fireboard. Wallpaper depicts a scene of a young girl leaning against a wooden bucket with chickens and potted plants. Printed in two browns, yellow, cream, three grays, and white on a blue ground. The board has two cut outs to accomidate andirons. (See 1969.400, 400B, ...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179765

Accession Number: 1969.400A

Fireboard

One of two border wallpapers on fireboard. Flocked border paper with scrolls of leaves and flowers over stripes. Printed in two browns and red on a white ground. See 1969.400C for description of second border.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making), flocking

GUSN: 179766

Accession Number: 1969.400B

Fireboard

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border decorating fireboard (one of two borders and wallpaper decorating fireboard). Central rosette flanked by two lateral leaves and tendrils. A tongue and dart band runs along the bottom edge. Printed in two grays, white, peach, beige and two browns on a brown groun...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 179767

Accession Number: 1969.400C

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179768

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.7

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179771

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.22

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179773

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.23

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.24

Card Table

Empire Style card table. Rectangular top with round front corners. Simple molded edge and concave molded skirt. Mahogany veneer modified lyre base with applied decorative scroll carving on solid pedestal form. Four s-scroll legs with molded edge and cast brass paw casters. Top leaf opens on two supp...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneering, pine (wood)

GUSN: 179779

Accession Number: 1952.66

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug with painted maroon body with white flowers and orange and green leaves. Rectangular, white space on front with gilded inscription. Scrolled c-shaped handle. Mug tapers towards top. Gilt band at neck. Possibly used to have gilt around rim. Gilt band around base almost comple...

Date: 1872

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179792

Accession Number: 1993.612

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 179797

Accession Number: 1993.830

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179798

Accession Number: 1993.830a

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179799

Accession Number: 1993.830b

Canteen

Painted iron canteen. Cylindrical shape with small neck opening and three applied tubular pieces for threading a rope. Painted dark green with red trim. One face painted in yellow and black "No, 23." Opposite face painted in yellow and black with a stylized star.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 179801

Accession Number: 1993.829

Coffeepot

Silver plated coffeepot. Urn-shaped body with beading and stamped decoration. Stamped band around body includes central cartouche (to have initials/name stamped). Gadrooned lip. Domed hinged lid has vascular finial and conical top. S-shaped (??-illeg. word) with acanthus leaf decoration and pearl/bo...

Date: 1852-1898

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver alloy, plated metal, silver (metal)

GUSN: 179804

Accession Number: 1993.850

Vase

Parian vase molded in the shape of hand holding a tulip. Base in form of cuff with two buttons around wrist.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 179808

Accession Number: 1993.619

Urn

Small, decorative earthenware urn. Urn has bulbous body, scroll handles, flared rim and sits on a square platform. The urn is glazed light blue and hand-painted with flowers in metallic gold, black and white and bands in metallic gold. Each side of the urn are painted with polychrome landscape scene...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 179810

Accession Number: 1993.623

Rug

Turkoman Bokhara rug. Two rows of six gols with five chemche between the rows. At each end there is a panel depicting the toothed-diamond design. The edges are bound in alternating maroon and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179818

Accession Number: 2006.44.445

Musical Angel

Oil painting on panel of an angel holding a wooden instrument to her chest. Her robes are red and blue with gold decoration, and she stands on a small blue surface. Her halo and background are golden, as is the top portion of her wings, which blend downward into a pink color. The frame is intricatel...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Angelico, Fra, ca. 1400-1455 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179820

Accession Number: 2006.44.606

Musical Angel

Oil painting of a trumpeting angel wearing red robes decorated with gold trim and florettes. Her halo and wings are gold, as is the background. She stands on a small blue surface. The Gothic frame is intricately carved wood. The bottom and sides are rectangular and the top is peaked. Two spindled co...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Angelico, Fra, ca. 1400-1455 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179822

Accession Number: 2006.44.607

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 179827

Accession Number: 1993.848

The Hardships and Sacrifice, Massey's Cove, Salem, 1626

Scene of Native Americans, wildlife (bears, deer, and birds) and settlers in a snow covered forest. The settlers cut down trees while the Indians hunt. Teepees and log cabins situated above a small body of water with ducks and ice chunks. Gray painted wood frame with no ornamentation. Text painted a...

Date: 1920-1928

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179828

Accession Number: 2006.44.608

Ship and shoreline in rough seas

Print of ships and shore with rough seas in a gold painted wooden frame. Land with house and wooden pilings in right foreground. One prominent ship and several minor sail boats at left. Two prominent ships at right of center. White waves are crashing into the shore. Five birds in sky on left side. W...

Maker: Reproduction of Van Ruisdael, Jacob, 1628-1682 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179830

Accession Number: 2006.44.649

Ship Formosa

Oil painting of a black ship sailing on turrid water. The ship has three sets of sails and four sets of triangular sails all of which are in use. The scale of the ship takes up most of the space in the painting and it is sailing toward the right of the painting. At the stern there are six other ship...

Maker: Sung, Lai (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179843

Accession Number: 2006.44.671

The Wreck of the "Perserverance"

Portrait of a ship overtuned in turrid waters. Four masts are broken and the sails are drawn. On the boat there are three people standing. Two rowboats to the left of the painting by the bow of the ship are filled with crew members going to shore. Nine people stand along the shoreline. The ship in a...

Date: 1902

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist) After Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 179847

Accession Number: 2006.44.672

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179855

Accession Number: 1993.848.1

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179856

Accession Number: 1993.848.2

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179857

Accession Number: 1993.848.3

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179858

Accession Number: 1993.848.4

Rain Squall Clearing Scheviningen Holland Dutch fishing Boat Coming to Anchor

Painting of a ship in rough water. Ship is in the center of the picture and tips to one side. A ship in the background is also pictured. The sky is cloudy with a hint of blue sky in the upper right corner.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Artist)

Material: pastels (visual works), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179861

Accession Number: 2006.44.683

"Moonrise" or "A Sandy Road"

Landscape of a full moon centered over a small road curving up from the corner of the frame around a small birch tree. White houses in background. Gilt painted wood frame.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179862

Accession Number: 2006.44.684

Roll of Fabric

Pillar and arch designed by Elwood Fabrics, New York

Maker: Elwood Fabrics (Designer)

GUSN: 179863

Accession Number: 1993.810

Luncheon Set

Table cloth, mats, napkins

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), drawn thread work, silk (textile), embroidery (visual works), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 179865

Accession Number: 1993.811

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale pattern consisting of columns wrapped with grape leaves and grapes. Striped background. Prints in orange, white, grey, light and dark brown, on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Schumacher (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179278

Accession Number: 1995.571

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation ironwork/gate pattern consisting of poles and brattishing including anthemion and compass motifs. Prints in two browns, yellow and gold on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Schumacher (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179279

Accession Number: 1995.574

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