Historic New England

Franklin Silver Medal

Silver award medal with the left profile of Benjamin Franklin's bust. Engraved name, date, and a rose with leaves in verso. One hanging ring fixed on the edge of the medal.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver alloy

GUSN: 28961

Accession Number: 1920.88

Comb

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28962

Accession Number: 1920.91

Painting of Spear Fisher

Oil painting on board of a Native American in a canoe spearing fish, steamboat in distance. Plain gold frame.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), supports (artists' materials)

GUSN: 28963

Accession Number: 1920.92

Nail

Small; finish nail.

Date: ca. 1698

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28964

Accession Number: 1920.95AB

Decanter

Glass decanter. Fluted body with a diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28965

Accession Number: 1920.98

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Etched star design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 28966

Accession Number: 1920.99AB

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28967

Accession Number: 1920.100

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28968

Accession Number: 1920.101

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28969

Accession Number: 1920.103

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28970

Accession Number: 1920.105

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28971

Accession Number: 1920.108

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28972

Accession Number: 1920.109

Wine Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28973

Accession Number: 1920.111

Blue and white; oval eight-sided rectangle with network and scroll border around base and trellis border around edge of top; right-oriented landscape scene of bridge, foreground, to land with rocks and trees; boat behind bridge; two pavillions, right with tree behind, leaning out over river; two oth...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: underglazing, porcelain

GUSN: 28974

Accession Number: 1920.112

Coffee Cup

Up right with ear-shaped handle with gold thumbrest; gold band border; sepia-colored, scenic oval (gold border) depicting birds in flight over landscape of trees, building (right) and boulders.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28975

Accession Number: 1920.115

Coffee Cup

Blue enamel feathered border; blue enamel spray of flowers with gold highlights; two small floweers also in blue enamel; ear-shaped handle with ridged spine and leaf terminals.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 28976

Accession Number: 1920.117

Coffee Cup

Interior border: brown painted wave-and-dot; exterior border: bwon painted double band containing dot-and-dash band; scene (painted) in brown of trees, bridge, building, adn birds in flight; ear-shaped handle with large gadrooning on spine.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28977

Accession Number: 1920.118

Coffee Cup

Interior border: "dot" florettes in blue enamel; exterior border: orange line with blue enamel dot wave belwo; blue enamel rosebud with gold highlights; ear-shaped handle with notched handholds.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 28978

Accession Number: 1920.119

Cup

Blue transfer-printed pearlware handled cup. Exterior floral, fruit, and scroll motif. Interior foliate border.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 28979

Accession Number: 1920.120

Tea bowl

Handleless, hand-painted porcelain cup. Exterior border: black pencilled double border with band of dots and dotd wave belwo with flower buds; larger flower bud spray with gold highlights. Interior border: black huskchain with gold highlights; in bowl: pencilled flowerbud.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 28980

Accession Number: 1920.121

Tea bowl

Handleless, red and gold hand-painted porcelain cup. Floral sprig on exterior. Geometric border patterns on exterior and interior rim.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 28981

Accession Number: 1920.122

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

Tea Bowl

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

Thread Roll

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 28732

Accession Number: 1919.508

Pocket

Plain cream cotton.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 28733

Accession Number: 1919.508A

Drill

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28734

Accession Number: 1919.510

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 28735

Accession Number: 1919.512

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28737

Accession Number: 1919.523

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 28738

Accession Number: 1919.524

Saucer

Scalloped edge w/ underglaze blue rim; underglaze blue flowers as border; star-shaped underglaze blue flower in center.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, underglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 28739

Accession Number: 1919.525

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28740

Accession Number: 1919.526

Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 28741

Accession Number: 1919.527

Dress

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 28742

Accession Number: 1919.549

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 28743

Accession Number: 1919.568

Waistcoat

Black satin waistcoat with tan lining; brown back; brown leather lining at waist; shawl collar; six self covered buttons; two outer pockets; two interior pockets; gussets at waist at front and back; buckle and tab closure; single breasted.

Date: 1852

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, padding (process), satin, silk (textile), twill

GUSN: 28744

Accession Number: 1919.571

Nail

Three reproduction hand-wrought nails.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28745

Accession Number: 1919.581

Nail

tag: "A - clinch nail, modern, in original condition. B - clinch nail, reheaded to resemble old clapboard nail."

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 28746

Accession Number: 1919.582

Nail

Hand-wrought clapboard nail.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28747

Accession Number: 1919.583B

Nail

Reproduction hand-wrought nails. Tag: "Made by Wallace Nutting Inc for front door of Brown Hse--to be clinched at back."

Date: 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28748

Accession Number: 1919.584

Nail

Reproduction hand-wrought nails. Tag [with 1919.584]: "Made by Wallace Nutting Inc. for front door of Brown Hse--to be clinched at back. 585--same as above except that these are sash fasteners."

Date: 1919

Maker: Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Maker)

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28749

Accession Number: 1919.585

Nail

Hand-wrought nail, in box of "floor board nails."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28750

Accession Number: 1919.586C

Nail

Three hand-wrought nails in envelope marked "shutter box."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28751

Accession Number: 1919.587A-C

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 28752

Accession Number: 1919.588

Nail

Eight hand-wrought nails.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28753

Accession Number: 1919.589A-H

Nail

Two reproduction hand-wrought nails. Accession Book: of best Swedish iron; modern; made on order of J.H. (?) Bogard & Son.

Date: 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 28754

Accession Number: 1919.594AB

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