Historic New England

Oil Lamp

Of colorless glass, with a flared fluted crown-like font on a pedestal base and a round foot. It is in a hurricane shape.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50647

Accession Number: 1986.82

Vase

Of colorless glass in a bulbous round form, with a flaring mouth ornamented with a machine etched scrolling flower and vine motif.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding), machine-made

GUSN: 50648

Accession Number: 1986.84

Bread Tray

Rectangular tray with splayed sides in a quasi-hourglass shape. Painted black and decorated with gold flowers with red centers.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50649

Accession Number: 1986.85

A scalloped bowl with a cylindrical foot ring. It is decorated with iron red and underglaze blue with a center circular medallion. It has fantastic bird of orange and gold with red and blue swirls radiating from the medallion. Three medallions are along the sides with pomegranite designs; the outsid...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware, underglazing

GUSN: 50650

Accession Number: 1986.86

Footed Compote

A shallow oval dish on a diamond shaped foot. It has a transfer print in blue with bands of flowers along the foot. On the outside of the rim and inside rim, is a center design of three Chinese men, a zebra, trees and Chinese buildings in the background.

Date: 1835-1865

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), pearlware, transfer printing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50651

Accession Number: 1986.87

Plate

A circular plate, transfer printed in brown with the image of the Parson-Capen House.

Date: dated 1650-1950

Maker: Vernon Kilns (Maker)

Material: earthenware, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50652

Accession Number: 1986.88

Child's teapot

Bulbous teapot w/ twisted handle; molded spout; flat cover w/ flower knop; white glaze.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50653

Accession Number: 1986.90.1AB

Child's teapot

Part of child's hard-paste porcelain tea service; white w/ ruffled edges; some remains of gilt and (?) red overglaze decoration.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50654

Accession Number: 1986.91.1AB

Teapot

Gothic-revival porcelain; part of tea service; molded w/ beaded swags and decorated w/ small sprigs of overglaze blue transfer-print grapes; hexagonal shape w/ domed lid and pointed finial.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, molding (forming), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50655

Accession Number: 1986.92.1AB

Vegetable dish

Staffordshire flow-blue part of dinner set; the central motif of Gothic cathedrals in a landscape; edges w/ foliate scrolling vines; all w/ saturated cobalt blue resulting in blurred designs except for this covered vegetable dish. Rectangular shape w/ canted corners.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: Jacob Furnival & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50656

Accession Number: 1986.93.1AB

Dinner plate

Ironstone? part of dinner set w/ flow-blue transfer-print designs in Gothic-revival style; all decorated w/ picturesque landscape w/ Gothic church by a river w/ trees and 2 figures in the foreground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Edwards, John, 1847-1900 (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50657

Accession Number: 1986.94.1

Candy Dish

A small porcelain candy dish, molded with a scalloped rim and with a gilded edge. It has a central design in black depicting the Old South Church in Newburyport, MA.

Date: 1915-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, hard paste porcelain, molding (forming), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50658

Accession Number: 1986.95.1

Plate

A small pearlware plate of octagonal form, molded with a dotted floral border and stringed edge in a pink luster and yellow enamel highlights. Centered with underglaze-blue is a pastorial scene with "Franklin's Proverbs".

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, luster (textile), pearlware, porcelain, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 50659

Accession Number: 1986.97

Plate

A small pearlware plate of octagonal form, molded with a dotted floral border and stringed edge. It has a border with pink luster and red enamel highlights. It is centered with a green transfer print showing a pastoral scene with "Franklin's Proverbs".

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, luster (textile), molding (forming), pearlware, porcelain, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 50660

Accession Number: 1986.98

Teacup

A porcelain teacup molded with scalloped sides and trimmed in gilding. It has a scene of the "Birthplace of George Peabody".

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, molding (forming), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50661

Accession Number: 1986.101A

Dining Chair

Side chair, one of a pair. Poplar, ash, rush seat. Serpentine crest rail with flared ears over a vase-shaped splat and curved stiles. Trapezoidal rush seat. Baluster-turned front stretcher and double vase-turned side stretchers. Rests on block and baluster turned front legs.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50662

Accession Number: 1986.108.1

Candlestick

A cylindrical candle cup with a flat lip on an open twisted shaft and round base.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 50663

Accession Number: 1986.110.1

Bowl

A round bowl with a turned rim and a single loop affixed with a copper pin. It has sloping sides and a flat bottom.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal)

GUSN: 50664

Accession Number: 1986.111

Dining Chair

It has a carved and molded yoke-shaped crest on vase-shaped splat, trapezoidal rush seat, block and vase turned legs ending in spanish feet, double ball and ring turned front stretcher, painted dark brown.

Date: 1740-1770

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 50665

Accession Number: 1986.114

Area rug

Rectangular, flat woven, two tone brown wool; tied fringed ends. Woven pattern of interlocking hexagons around edge of borderline; dot in center.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 50666

Accession Number: 1986.117

Bed Warmer

A circular hinged copper pan with a punched decoration of a rooster and leafy devices, on a baluster turned handle.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), maple (wood), punching (surface marking technique), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 50667

Accession Number: 1986.118

Bone Dish

Of kidney shape with lobed, scalloped outer sides. The inner side is curved to conform to the side of the plate. It has a cream colored body with a black transfer print decoration of large daffodils.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50668

Accession Number: 1986.120

Coffee Cup

A Chinese export porcelain coffee cup with straight sides and foot. It is hand painted with polychrome enamels with swag border and flowers.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hard paste porcelain, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 50669

Accession Number: 1986.121

Demitasse Teacup

The cylindrical cup has a "bamboo" style handle. It has a very thin body, but no foot ring. It has a finely potted white ground hand painted with polychrome enamels in free form floral butterfly design with gilded edges.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (image-making), hand-painted, hard paste porcelain, porcelain

GUSN: 50670

Accession Number: 1986.122A

Cup

Of cylindrical form with a long scroll handle, covered with a bright yellow glaze (canaryware) and a silver luster band around the top rim. It has a black transfer print of a mother and child and an inscription.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), luster (textile), throwing (pottery technique), transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 50671

Accession Number: 1986.123

Platter

Of lozenge shape with flared, six-lobed sides, no foot rim, and a gilt trimmed rim. There are gilt circles at the center and gilt stylized leaf decoration near the handle.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware, gilding, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50672

Accession Number: 1986.124

Boullion Cup

A double-handled boullion cup. It is finely potted, of simple round form with gently sloping sides and a straight foot rim. It has gilt rims and handle. It has a neo-classical design of key fret on gilt above a brown lambrequin patern.

Date: 1905-1920

Maker: Cauldon Ltd. (Maker)

Material: bone china, enameling, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 50673

Accession Number: 1986.125.1

Serving Dish

Of square form with cropped corners molded with a ruffled edge and a lobed well. It is on a square foot rim and decorated in Rococo-Revival sevres-style, in bright green on a white ground, painted with pink roses, with gilt C-scroll and floral trim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Imperial Crown China (Maker)

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

GUSN: 50674

Accession Number: 1986.126

Plate

Partial tea service. A circular plate with a footring, shallow well, and gently sloping sides. It is stylized with chrysanthemums and cane work along the rim. It is decorated with red outlines and brown flowers on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Avalon Faience (Maker)

Material: earthenware, enameling, gilding, molding (forming), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50675

Accession Number: 1986.127.1

Sugar Bowl

Of bulbous shape rising from foot to inward sloping shoulders. There are two vine-like loop handles. It is decorated with gilt handles and transfer printed with a long floral spray on each side.

Date: 1878-1891

Maker: Haviland, Charles Field, 1878-1891 (Maker)

Material: porcelain, earthenware, enameling, gilding, painting (image-making), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50676

Accession Number: 1986.128.1A

Soup bowl

Limoges hard-paste porcelain bouillon bowls and saucers set; bowls are round and lobed at mid-section w/ elongated loop gilded handle; body w/ 3 gilt lines at top rim, middle and on low foot.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Raynaud & Cie (Maker)

Material: porcelain, gilding, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50677

Accession Number: 1986.129.1

Coffeepot

A porcelain covered coffeepot, of baluster form. It is elaborately molded with a small circular footring. It has a basket motif, with swirling scrolls and shells molded along the bottom swirling up the sides to the fluted rim. It has a molded spout and a "C" scroll handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware, enameling, gilding, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50678

Accession Number: 1986.130A

Mug

A yellow-ware mug, with a cylindrical gently flared top and base. It has a scroll strap handle and is thickly potted. It has a blue stripe horizontally around its mid-section and narrow cream colored band to either side.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lead glaze, throwing (pottery technique), yellowware

GUSN: 50679

Accession Number: 1986.131

Pitcher

A porcelain milk pitcher, molded in square form on bow corner feet. It has molded reeding to the top rim and an elongated handle. It is white with large free-hand floral decoration. In shades of pink, grey, green and yellow enamels. There are gilt highlights to the top rim, spout, handle and base. I...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware, enameling, gilding, molding (forming), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50680

Accession Number: 1986.132

Trivet

Of flat, round form with a flanged rim and a low circular foot. It has a center hand-painted large spray of carnations in pink and green with gilt highlights, and with a gilt line around the rim.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware, enameling, gilding, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50681

Accession Number: 1986.134

Plate

Of medium size, molded with a scalloped edge. It is white with a hand-painted floral decoration, consisting of a trailing rose vine with a bow and scattered sprays in brown, yellow and orange enamels.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: porcelain, earthenware, enameling, painting (image-making), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50682

Accession Number: 1986.135

Plate

Of medium, round size, molded with a lobed well and 16 faceted sides to the rim. It has a cream-colored ground with a hand-painted overglaze enamel. It has a decoration of a trailing stylized leafy vine in emerald green and purple.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, painting (image-making), hand-painted, lead glaze, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50683

Accession Number: 1986.136.1

Platter

The platter is colorless and oblong, with a scalloped edge that shows the names and states of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, the Liberty Bell and an inscription.

Date: dated 1776-1876

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50684

Accession Number: 1986.137

Dish

A footed colorless crackle-glass dish, of oval form with indented sides forming a curvilinear bowl form. It has a tooled turned-under lip and a low font. It has a crackled-ice effect texture to the exterior of the bowl portion and it has a polished pontil mark on the base of the font.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glassblowing, crackling, glass (material), tooling

GUSN: 50685

Accession Number: 1986.139

Salt Cellar

A molded colorless glass salt cellar, of small round form, with a starburst base and two rings of concave/indented circular forms.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50686

Accession Number: 1986.140

Vase

An opaque black-glass vase, of tall cynical form on a round pedestal base, is painted of white enamel floral sprig and butterfly designs. This gives it a cameo or pate-sur-pate-like appearance. The top rim and base are trimmed with gilt lines.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, enameling, gilding, glass (material), painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 50687

Accession Number: 1986.141

Vase

A matte-finished glass vase, of baluster shape with a narrow neck and a flared rim. It is free-blown and has thin walls of opaque white glass, with enameled pale peach matte-finish. It is enamel painted with a polychrome basket of fruit framed by a gold trellis and ivy. It has a leaf sprig on the re...

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, glassblowing, gilding, glass (material), painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 50688

Accession Number: 1986.142.1

Vase

A matte-finished (frosted) glass vase, of urn-like baluster form with a flared rim, its body is in three segments on a round pedestal base. It is a colorless glass with rings of fanciful stylized leaf patterns in pale pink enamel and gilt trim.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, enameling, gilding, glass (material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50689

Accession Number: 1986.143.1