Historic New England

Mugs

Blue transfer printed oversize mugs, possibly for cider. Cylindrical form with C-shaped handle. Exterior decorated with scene of cottage in landscape. Interior rim has reserve with cottage scene alternating with bird.

Date: ca 1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254860

Accession Number: 1999.371.2

Platter

Blue transfer printed ovoid form. Scroll molded slightly convex rim band decorated with trees framing architectural scene with figures in foreground. Marked on back with eagle having shield body holding arrows and laurel in talons over banner inscribed "Highbury College, London"

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254861

Accession Number: 1999.372

Plate

Commemorative plate in circular form with slightly convex edge decorated with blue transfer. Rim decorated with leaf, fruit and flower border. Center decoration of marine scene with ship. Marked on back "The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor" followed by a poem.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254862

Accession Number: 1999.373

Plate

Commemorative plate in circular form with slightly convex edge. Decorated with blue transfer print. Edge decoration is leaf rim with broad fruit and flower border. Landscape with male and female figure s bressed in 17 century garb stand in foreground.

Date: ca 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254863

Accession Number: 1999.374

Plate

Commemorative plate with blue transfer printed decoration on circular form. Broad floral border with marine scene and ship at center. Stamped 'Wedgwood' and inscribed "The Mayflower Arriving in Provincetown Harbour, November 11, 1620, Old Style" followed by a quote from Mourt's Journal.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Wedgwood

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254864

Accession Number: 1999.375

Platter

Rectangular form with canted corners with invected edge. Flat broad rim canted upward with underglazed blue guilloche and daisy border. Cross hatch cavetto well border broken by floral reserves. Central decoration of floral urn and tobacco leaf motif.

Date: 1750-70

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 254865

Accession Number: 1999.376

Basin

Blue transfer printed circular form. Flat rim with lancet decoration, broad floral band. Rounded well with Massachusetts State house and Boston Common with cows in foreground. Exterior decorated with State house design repeated twice. Stands on plain foot ring.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254866

Accession Number: 1999.378

Set of six dessert plates

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 254867

Accession Number: 1999.379

Dessert plate

Transfer printed fruit decoration on circular form white body with slightly shaped colored rim. Image of two peaches, orange band, marked '1073'

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254868

Accession Number: 1999.379.1

Dessert plate

Transfer printed fruit decoration on circular form white body with slightly shaped colored rim. iamge of two plums and pink band

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254869

Accession Number: 1999.379.2

Dessert plate

Transfer printed fruit decoration on circular form white body with slightly shaped colored rim. Image of peach with blue band.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254870

Accession Number: 1999.379.3

Dessert plate

Transfer printed fruit decoration on circular form white body with slightly shaped colored rim. Image of grapes with yellow band. Marked '1073'

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254871

Accession Number: 1999.379.4

Dessert plate

Transfer printed fruit decoration on circular form white body with slightly shaped colored rim. iamge of pear with burgundy band.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254872

Accession Number: 1999.379.5

Dessert plate

Transfer printed fruit decoration on circular form white body with slightly shaped colored rim. Iamge of cherries, with blue-green band, marked '107'

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254873

Accession Number: 1999.379.6

Plate

Circular form with white body. Light orange rim band with white well, thin gold ring at center. Low foot ring.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 254874

Accession Number: 1999.380

Sauce tureen

Bulbous ovoid body with slightly flared mouth. Conforming foot with single blue band. Molded decorative "feather" band at shoulder. Squared molded "U" shaped handle.

Date: ca. 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware

GUSN: 254875

Accession Number: 1999.382

Platter

Oval form with brown transfer print. Probably for use as underplate to gravy tureen. Floral and architectural border. Floor has scene of water with lateen rigged oared boat surrounded by land with vaguely classical architectural structure. Marked "STONE CHINA" and "Grecian Scenery".

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254876

Accession Number: 1999.383

Plate

'Loretto' pattern in blue transfer print. Small floral scroll border with link-type diaper on 12-sided rim. Small snag and dart covetto well border. Well decorated with rustic scene of ruins with musician and two women on a bridge in the foreground. Marked "Ironstone".

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 254877

Accession Number: 1999.384

Vase

Squat circular form probably used for floral arrangements. Neck decorated with raised decorative band having lattice work with flowers, bees, and hummingbirds. Body has flattened bulb shape with shoulder engraved with repeated floral design. Stands on low foot ring. Marked with maker and name on...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 254878

Accession Number: 1999.385

Pair of Bowls

Pair of earthenware bowls

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glaze

GUSN: 254926

Accession Number: 1999.386

Bowl

Slightly concave side walls, broad flat bottom with low ring foot. Decorated interior has pink solid band on rim above band of grape leaves and curly vines. Circle and sprig of same repeat on floor. Copper luster overglaze.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254927

Accession Number: 1999.386.1

Bowl

Slightly concave side walls, broad flat bottom with low ring foot. Decorated interior has pink solid band on rim above band of grape leaves and curly vines. Circle and sprig of same repeat on floor. Copper luster overglaze.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254928

Accession Number: 1999.386.2

Bowl

Yellow clay body with interior decorated in four, yellow concentric rings. Floor has blue floral designs with purple stem.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 254929

Accession Number: 1999.387

Set of three plates

Set of three ceramic plates.

Date: ca. 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, tin glaze

GUSN: 254930

Accession Number: 1999.388

Plate

Circular form with shaped bracket scrolled edge on slightly dished rim with blue and green bands. Very broadly painted scenic reserve in well featuring central pavilion and green "sponge" technique trees. Stamped "Made in Italy" on bottom.

Date: ca. 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254932

Accession Number: 1999.388.1

Plate

Circular form with shaped bracket scrolled edge on slightly dished rim with blue and green bands. Very broadly painted scenic reserve in well featuring central pavilion and green "sponge" technique trees. Stamped "Made in Italy" on bottom.

Date: ca. 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254933

Accession Number: 1999.388.2

Plate

Circular form with shaped bracket scrolled edge on slightly dished rim with blue and green bands. Very broadly painted scenic reserve in well featuring central pavilion and green "sponge" technique trees. Stamped "Made in Italy" on bottom.

Date: ca. 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254934

Accession Number: 1999.388.3

Pitcher

Imari type decoration on bulbous ribbed body. Circular mouth with deep spout. Undecorated "C" scrolled handle.

Date: ca. 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 254936

Accession Number: 1999.389

Pitcher

Miniature. Deep cylindrical neck with squat bulbous body. Brown glazed with yellow band on body and blue dots. Copper lustre overglaze. "C"-shaped handle.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glaze, vitrification

GUSN: 254937

Accession Number: 1999.390

Mug

Cylindrical white body with half-round molded foot and ring above. Spurred 'C' scroll handle. Decorated in black transfer print of scroll edge shield with two boys playing with a boat. The name "Charles" decorates the opposite side.

Date: 1825-50

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glaze

GUSN: 254939

Accession Number: 1999.391

Teacup

Circular white body with slightly flared walls, rounded bottom, low foot ring, bamboo-like 'C' scroll handle. Decorated with brown exterior rim, sprigs of daisies on interior and exterior.

Date: ca. 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 254941

Accession Number: 1999.392

Pair of Tea Bowls

Pair of chinese tea bowls.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 254942

Accession Number: 1999.393

Tea Bowl

Cylindrical white body with rounded bottom and raised foot ring. Tnerior decorated with black en grisaille stripe and dots rim, with basket of flowers at the bottom. Scalloped exterior rim line, individual floral sprigs.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254943

Accession Number: 1999.393.1

Tea Bowl

Cylindrical white body with rounded bottom and raised foot ring. Tnerior decorated with black en grisaille stripe and dots rim, with basket of flowers at the bottom. Scalloped exterior rim line, individual floral sprigs.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 254944

Accession Number: 1999.393.2

Sword

Wooden sword edged with shark teeth from the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. The Gilbert Islands are known for making a wide range of shark-toothed weapons for use in ritual combat. This sword would have been used to stab and cut during hand-to-hand combat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), tooth

GUSN: 269744

Accession Number: 2006.44.3610

Club

A heavy wooden club - or bovai - with incised carvings over entire body, likely from Fiji. The club is slightly curved from the base of the handle to the head. The club is probably from Fiji, although there are similiar examples from Samoa and Tonga as well. The club would have been used in hand-to-...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269745

Accession Number: 2006.44.3611

Drum

Small wooden slit or gong drum, probably of Pacific Island origin. The body of the drum is carved from a single piece of wood and polished, but the ends are unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269746

Accession Number: 2006.44.3612

Bowl

Double-pointed wooden kava bowl likely from Vanuatu, in an elongated oblong shape with pointed ends. The bowl is serrated along the pointed ends and the serrations run about a quarter of the way down each side of the bowl. The drinking of kava has important religous, ceremonial and cultural signific...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269747

Accession Number: 2006.44.3613

Club

Wooden club with large bird-head shape (porowa ra aru), from New Caledonia. The club head has a large, beak-like projection on one end and a small hooded projection off the other. These clubs, most likely ceremonial, were visual symbols of rank and wealth, and were owned by men of the chiefly class...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269748

Accession Number: 2006.44.3614

Paddle

Intricately carved small paddle fron the Austral Islands. Incised carving covers the entire paddle, including characteristic Austral Island "starburst" designs. The base of the handle is encircled with stylized human figures. This paddle was most likely made for trade with early visitors to the isla...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269749

Accession Number: 2006.44.3615

Bowl with Handle

Carved and polished wooden bowl with doweled handle extending from just below the rim of the bowl. The bowl has a flat edge. Likely from the Pacific Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269760

Accession Number: 2006.44.3616

Kava Bowl

Carved wooden kava bowl in an elongated oblong shape tapering to two pointed ends. Probably from Vanuatu. Kava is a drink used throughout the Pacific Islands for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269761

Accession Number: 2006.44.3617

Lei

Hawaiian multi-colored feather lei with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers on this lei lay flat and tight along the horizontal, with yellow, red and green bands of feathers. Tradtionally, the lei would have been worn by high-status - or ali'i - women.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material)

GUSN: 269762

Accession Number: 2006.44.3618

Lei

A yellow feather lei from Hawaii with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers lie flat and tight along the horizontal. Traditionally, feathered leis would have been worn by women of high status, known as ali'i.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269763

Accession Number: 2006.44.3619

Lei

Hawaiian feather lei made of fluffy yellow feathers and a yellow ribbon at either end. Traditionally, feather leis would have been worn only by women of the noble class, known as the ali'i. Purchased in 1922 by Stephen W. Phillips.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269764

Accession Number: 2006.44.3620

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl from the Marquesan Islands, exterior covered with typical Marquesan designs of triangles, concentric squares, six-petaled flower. Interior of bowl is unadorned. The bowl would have been used in everyday life.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269765

Accession Number: 2006.44.3621

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl with footed base, from the Marquesan Islands. Bowl is extensively carved with both traditional and non-traditional design motifs, concentric arches, triangles, and ovals. Interior is unadorned. Most likely made for the tourist trade.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269766

Accession Number: 2006.44.3622

Dish

Boat-shaped carved dish or kava bowl, front has bands of carved edges and the back has a bracket with two holes for hanging. Carved from a solid piece of wood. From Fiji, Samoa or Tonga, used to hold kava. Kava is a drink used for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes throughout the Pacific Island...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269767

Accession Number: 2006.44.3623

Pair of Bookends

Pair of Maori (from New Zealand/ Aotearoa) carved wooden figures with shell eyes.The two figures are crudely carved but incorporate Maori design motifs of a three-fingered hand, protruding tongue, and shell eyes. These figures were made for the tourist trade and may have been bookends.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269768

Accession Number: 2006.44.3624

Necklace

Long necklace of tiny white shells ('ei pupu) from the Cook Islands. 'Ei pupu are made from the yellow or brown shells of a snail, with the shells frequently boiled or soaked to bleach white. These necklaces are given as gifts and are not widely available outside of the Cook Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material)

GUSN: 269771

Accession Number: 2006.44.3625

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