Historic New England

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46855

Accession Number: 1963.351B

Sewing Case

Papier-mache sewing box.

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 46856

Accession Number: 1963.356

Sconce

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46857

Accession Number: 1963.465B

Sconce

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46858

Accession Number: 1963.465A

Thread Roll

Purple silk thread roll with pocket, red felt needle flaps, and needles.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 46859

Accession Number: 1963.372

Plaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 46860

Accession Number: 1963.381A

T-shaped; multiple panels of printed cotton; plain panel across head. Quilted in shell pattern; overlapping circle edging. Cotton printed in classical blue and white motifs arranged in columns; alternating with brown and white vine and star pattern. Edging commercial cotton tape of blue, green, yel...

Date: 1794-1830

Maker: Quincy, Abigail Atkins

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), quilting, alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 46861

Accession Number: 1963.384

Floorcloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46862

Accession Number: 1963.385

Plaster

No description

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 46863

Accession Number: 1963.386

Jewelry-cleaning Kit

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46864

Accession Number: 1963.390

Plaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 46865

Accession Number: 1963.396

Carriage Afghan

Wool yarn. Nine blocks: four maroon rectangles; five cream squares. Crocheted to imitate Berlinwork canvas. Multicolor smyrna cross stitch on each cream square. Floral motif in center and two corners. Paisley in remaining corners. Maroon scalloped border.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: Pennell, Lucinda Appleton (Maker)

Material: crocheting, embroidering, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46866

Accession Number: 1963.398

Wedding Dress

Green silk taffeta wedding dress; Bodice [A] has high neckline with band; darts; princess seam; self-piping and one box pleat at armseye; natural waist; long sleeves with two bands of scalloped and pinked ruching of green taffeta; Eleven green velvet covered ball buttons and button holes; boned bodi...

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, silk (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46867

Accession Number: 1963.399AB

Ceiling Roundel

Gold and green background, foliate bands painted onto turned sections.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Possibly Wiley, F. E., Mr. (Maker) Keane [?], H. C., Mr. (Painter)

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), stamping (forming), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 46868

Accession Number: 1963.400

Doorplate

Monogrammed.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46869

Accession Number: 1963.403

Thread Roll

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46870

Accession Number: 1963.404

Trunk

No description

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, paint (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46871

Accession Number: 1963.408

Armchair

Armchair. Maple with ash arm support, black paint, rush seat. Shaped crest; inverted vasiform splat; scroll arms with turned spindle supports. Rests on turned front legs.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 46872

Accession Number: 1963.409

Cushion covers

Pair of red, plain weave glazed wool moreen cushion covers; compass shape with back corner cut-outs; rolled hem edges; button remains on back bottom corner.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), hand weaving, moreen, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46873

Accession Number: 1963.410A

Tureen

Coin silver tureen [a] with cover [b]. Horn mask and ring handles. Monogrammed "E.D".

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: Gorham & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 46874

Accession Number: 1963.353AB

Buckle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46875

Accession Number: 1963.479

Plaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: mortar (filler), plaster

GUSN: 46876

Accession Number: 1963.407

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 46877

Accession Number: 1963.871

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white paper panel; pressed key line border and crimped ridge edges.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 46878

Accession Number: 1963.1589.1

Pincushion

Rectangular pincushion with bows and tassels in each corner; pink ground with embroidery and mallard duck applied in center.

Maker: unknown

Material: damask

GUSN: 46564

Accession Number: 1962.168

Bedspread

Rectangular, pieced spread of very large scale red floral pomegranate-design silk damask with edges bound in red wool tape.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, piecing, alteration (process and technique), silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 46565

Accession Number: 1962.16

Bodice

Basque-style bodice made from sheer striped black silk gauze over pale green silk with small pink satin bows and stripes; neckline trimmed with wired pink and green chiffon and velvet roses; black velvet shoulder straps; short flared black gauze sleeves; boned at seams and center front; smocked wai...

Date: 1898-1901

Maker: Stumpf and Co. (Retailer)

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46566

Accession Number: 1962.18

Child's Dress

White; checked pattern (woven); shirred bodice; capped sleeves and neckline trimmed with floral eyelet; eyelet waistband; drawstring neckline; two covered buttons at waist and one at neckline.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching

GUSN: 46567

Accession Number: 1962.19

Needlework Coat of Arms

Needlework Coat of Arms. The crest is divided into four sections. Two sections have blue backgrounds and cream colored geometric lines of embroidery. The other two have red backgrounds with a cream bar at center and three "M"'s--two above, and one below the bar.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 46568

Accession Number: 1962.20

Photographs

Two cabinet card views of rooms, on the left a late 19th c. parlor and/or music room, and on the right, an early colonial period fireplace and oven.

Date: ca. 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 46569

Accession Number: 1962.24

Dessert plate

Pearlware dessert plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46570

Accession Number: 1962.25.1

Dessert plate

Pearlware dessert plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46571

Accession Number: 1962.25.2

Dessert plate

Pearlware dessert plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46572

Accession Number: 1962.25.3

Dessert plate

Pearlware dessert plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, hand-painted, glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 46573

Accession Number: 1962.25.4

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, hand-painted, molding (forming), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 46574

Accession Number: 1962.26.1

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46575

Accession Number: 1962.26.2

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46576

Accession Number: 1962.26.3

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46577

Accession Number: 1962.26.4

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46578

Accession Number: 1962.26.5

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46579

Accession Number: 1962.26.6

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46580

Accession Number: 1962.26.7

Dinner plate

Pearlware dinner plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46581

Accession Number: 1962.27.2

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46582

Accession Number: 1962.127.24

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. The inside of the bowl is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46583

Accession Number: 1962.28.1

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. The inside of the bowl is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46584

Accession Number: 1962.28.2

Plate

Earthenware plate with blue, feather edge painted rim. Rim is not molded.

Date: 1891-1910

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 46585

Accession Number: 1962.29

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded Cord and Herringbone pattern rim.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

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

GUSN: 46586

Accession Number: 1962.30

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded feather edge. Rim also molded with sprays of flowers alternating with anthemion motif painted blue.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46587

Accession Number: 1962.31

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded swag rim. Inner rim molded with repeating cornucopias and shell motif.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46588

Accession Number: 1962.32.1

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded swag rim. Inner rim molded with repeating cornucopias and shell motif.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46589

Accession Number: 1962.32.2

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