Historic New England

Camisole

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37178

Accession Number: 1934.2173

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37179

Accession Number: 1934.2177

Baby Brush

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37180

Accession Number: 1934.2178D

Baby Comb

An ivory handled comb with small tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 37181

Accession Number: 1934.2178E

Ginger Jar

Blue hand-painted ginger jar.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37182

Accession Number: 1934.2180

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 37183

Accession Number: 1934.2189

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37184

Accession Number: 1934.2190A

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37185

Accession Number: 1934.2190B

Tea Bowl and Saucer

Porcelain tea bowl [a] and saucer [b] with scalloped edges. Orange border and floral motif.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 37188

Accession Number: 1934.2198AB

Handleless cup with spiral lobes, scalloped edge which flares out from base; saucer also spiral lobed and scalloped; red wavy and purple wavy dot border outside of cup and as secondary on saucer; thin red line and purple bellflower chain interior of cup and around inner edge of saucer; red, pink and...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware

GUSN: 37189

Accession Number: 1934.2199AB

Charger

blue and white; outer border of three clusters of chrysanthemums and leaves; inner border of trellis with triangular panels of rosettes with scrolled leaves; central left-oriented scene of chrysanthemums growing behind flat rock and table with inkpots and blotter.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 37190

Accession Number: 1934.2200

Charger

Blue and white; trellis and deeply scrolled outer border; inner border scalloped double band; central scene bulbous vase of flowers, center, on flat rock; bamboo trees, left; rocks with chrysanthemums and bamboo, right background; ochre rim; bottom decorated with two stylized vines.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 37191

Accession Number: 1934.2201

Berry dish

Border of green circles with pink centers and pink daggerheads; pink huskchain around well; central design: spray of rose and other smaller flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 37192

Accession Number: 1934.2202

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with bluish glaze and blue decoration. The border of scrolled diamond pattern trellis panels and flower sprays surrounds scene of a basket of flowers.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37193

Accession Number: 1934.2203

Plate

Delftware plate with bluish glaze of a landscape scene of rocky outcroppings with a pagoda.

Date: 1710-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37194

Accession Number: 1934.2204

Plate

Delftware plate with polychrome floral border surrounding a vase with same polychrome flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37195

Accession Number: 1934.2206

Plate

Earthenware plate with pinkish-white glaze. Scalloped red edge, painted decoration of red rose with green leaves and yellow berries surrounded by a border of sprigs of blue, red and yellow flowers with green stems.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37196

Accession Number: 1934.2207

Dish

Polychrome enamel flower border; border around well: blue latticework with medallions of red chrysanthemums on white ground; polychrome enamel cluster of flowers, center.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 37197

Accession Number: 1934.2208

Charger

Three polychrome enamel sprays of flowers on border; gilt spearhead band around well; cnetral decoration of polychrome enamel chrysanthemums growing from behind screen (or box).

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 37198

Accession Number: 1934.2209

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-print pattern "Millenium." Fruit, flower and bundles of wheat surround central image of angel with animals [peaceable kingdom] and the words "PEACE ON EARTH." Above the scene is the tearing eye of God and Bible opened TO Isaiah, Ch.XIVI. A prayi...

Date: 1832-1835

Maker: Stevenson, Ralph, Ralph Stevenson & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37199

Accession Number: 1934.2210

Pair of shoes

Upper of white silk ground, polychrome damask of pink and green; oval toe; square tongue; thick 2-1/4" heel

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 37200

Accession Number: 1934.2213AB

Shelf

Corner shelf with attached brackets. Upholstered in blue silk with applied lace and blue silk tassel trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 37201

Accession Number: 1934.2223

Boot-lace Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37203

Accession Number: 1934.2228

Pocket Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37204

Accession Number: 1934.2229

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dinner plate with a scalloped edge. Floral border surrounds a central scene depicting an Asian palace.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Ridgway, John and William, 1814 F-1830 (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37205

Accession Number: 1934.2231

Platter

Eight-sided Ironstone platter with black transfer-printed "Corean" pattern. Border pattern of diamond-patterned, scroll-edged panels. Scene of pagoda across water from seated woman with parasol.

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 37206

Accession Number: 1934.2232

Toilet Bottle

Glass toilet or perfume bottle with silver cap.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37207

Accession Number: 1934.2233

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37208

Accession Number: 1934.2234

Scissors

Small metal scissors.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37209

Accession Number: 1934.2235

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 37372

Accession Number: 1934.2826

Corset

Underwaist or semi-corset for young girl.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37373

Accession Number: 1934.2831

Wallet

Flamestitch - diamond pattern in reds, greens, yellows, brown/purple; rounded flap edged with green twill tape; diamonds outlined in white and black; two pockets lined with green wool; tie/loop with tie wrap missing.

Date: 1760-1779

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, embroidering, Bargello work, handmade, wool (textile)

GUSN: 37374

Accession Number: 1934.2833

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37375

Accession Number: 1934.2840

Folding Fan

Ladies hand fan with ivory sticks, pierced and inlaid with silver; one guard stick has small mirror with a gilt frame; paper leaf has white ground with scrolling gilt pattern enclosing cartouches, cartouches are lithographed and painted with winter scenes of figures skating and on a sleigh; two fig...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 37376

Accession Number: 1934.2844

Fan & Box

Fan: brown wooden sticks w/ leaf of brown turkey? feathers oil painted w/ spray of purple and yellow pansies and daisy trail; long aubergine silk tassel w/ braided ring. Box: large white; covered w/ moire paper; one guard; stick has silver shield.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37377

Accession Number: 1934.2845AB

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37378

Accession Number: 1934.2846A

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37379

Accession Number: 1934.2846B

Hand towel

No description

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Small, Sarah J. (Maker)

Material: fringe, fustian, hand weaving, tabby (textile), weaving, textiles

GUSN: 37380

Accession Number: 1934.2850

Tile

Square decorative ceramic tile; cream colored background; brown transfer print of the Old Meeting House in Hingham.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Mintons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 37382

Accession Number: 1934.2858

Girl's dress and jacket

Girl's dress [A] with matching jacket [B]. Brown and tan silk with small checked pattern. Trimmed with plain brown silk. Picked up by the donor at a Brookline rummage sale.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37383

Accession Number: 1934.2859AB

Child's dress

Child's dress, dark red silk with no sleeves. Front buttons missing. To be worn with a guimpe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37385

Accession Number: 1934.2860

Plate

Large redware plate with looping lines of yellow slip and the word "Ninety." Red-brown glaze and impressed edge. Small asterisk -shaped figure near plate edge is formed by the absence of glaze. Possibly made using a wax resist technique.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, redware, slipware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37386

Accession Number: 1934.2862