Historic New England

Sugar Bowl

The bowl is of elongated baluster form with flared scallop-edged rim, a wide scalloped-edge shoulder, folliate scroll handles at each end and has a diagonally incised rolled rectangular foot. It is transfer printed in deep blue with a floral rim and shoulders over two tree enclosed scenes: one with ...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, incising, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 3242

Accession Number: 1991.1025A

Cream Pitcher

The creamer is of oblong baluster form with a flared rectangular-cut cornered base and large scalloped spout and a "D" shaped handle. It is printed in blue with a vintage (grape) pattern at the base, front and back, spout and handle. Also a scroll-edge reserve with a view of a fortress on a hill wit...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, impressing, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 3243

Accession Number: 1991.1026

Plate

The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and with a slightly scalloped edge. It is printed in blue, with a view of Wellcombe Castle; also a river in the foreground with a band of "bound reeding" and a wide floral and grape cluster border and a band of "cable" at the edge.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: E. Woods & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3244

Accession Number: 1991.1027

Plate

The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and a slightly scalloped edge. It is printed in deep blue with a view of the Blenheim Castle, river with swans in the foreground, and a floral and foliate scroll border.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Adams (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3245

Accession Number: 1991.1028

Dinner Plate

The plate is of circular form with a gently scalloped edge. It is printed in deep blue with leafy scrolls enclosing floral sprigs and centering a beehive with roses and bees. The scrolls alternate with vines with flowers on a dot diaper ground.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Ralph Stevenson & Williams (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3246

Accession Number: 1991.1029

Plate

The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and a slightly scalloped edge. It is painted, showing two hunters with dogs in a wooded setting with English country homes in the distance. It is within a wide floral border with a band of linked ovals at the edge.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Herculaneum (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3247

Accession Number: 1991.1030

Plate

A plate of circular form with a scalloped edge. The center is printed in green with a two masted ship at sea, with clouds overhead all within a curly fern and beaded swag border.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Neptune Florentine China (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3248

Accession Number: 1991.1031

Plate

The plate is of small circular form with scalloped rim. Then center is printed with a lady and small boy walking near a large urn, with exotic buildings in the background and a scrolled spray of flowers in the foreground. It is enclosed by a border of leafy scrolls, bands and reserves enclosing berr...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Hall, R. (Maker)

Material: transfer printing

GUSN: 3249

Accession Number: 1991.1032

Bowl

The bowl is of small, round, deep form with panelled sides and a tall circular foot ring. The ring "peaks" at each panel. It is buff colored pottery, decorated with blue, green and yellow sprigs on the exterior's 6 sides. The foot ring has brown stripes and the rim edge and bottom is painted brown ...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, pearlware

GUSN: 3250

Accession Number: 1991.1033

Bowl

The bowl is of a small, deep, round form with a circular foot ring. The exterior is glazed beige-blue and decorated with sprigs of brown and orange berries, the interior has a single sprig, and there is a brown band belor the rim.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, pearlware

GUSN: 3251

Accession Number: 1991.1034

Bowl

The bowl is of small, deep, circular form with a tal tapered conforming foot ring. It is transfer printed in blue with a hunting scene under a braid pattern border on the exterior sides. The interior is printed with quail and greenery at center and wide band of overlapping scalloped devices and diag...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3252

Accession Number: 1991.1035

Vegetable Dish Cover

The lid has a large rose shaped knop with raised leaf mount on a stepped domed square form with cut corners.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 3253

Accession Number: 1991.1036

Treen Bowl

Deep round form with a circular mouth; thick band about the rim; short circular foot ring. It still holds a collection of wax, plaster and plastic fruit.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3255

Accession Number: 1991.1038

Plaster Fruit

Each fruit is made from plaster, formed and colored to look real. These include: a lemon, an orange, a lemon with a wood stem, and a small yellow apple. The orange is lighter than the rest, with a ground in yellow and orange with a wax finish.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster, wax

GUSN: 3256

Accession Number: 1991.1039.1-5

Plastic and Wax Fruit

The fruit are of realistic form and color and include: 1. a minature spray of 3 yellow pears with green plastic leaves on a branch; 2.& 3. each with three mini plastic green limes hanging from stem with two leaves; 4. plastic blushing mini yellow pears hanging from a branch with two leaves; 5.&6. ea...

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), plastic (organic material), wax

GUSN: 3257

Accession Number: 1991.1040.1-12

Portrait of Cyrus French

Rectangular, vertical format portrait of a man, three-quarter length. He is seated with his right elbow on a desk on which are books, some lettered: "Jackson Nichols" and "Smith Greenleaf". His left hand is in his vest, and he is wearing a brown coat with large buttons, black trousers and white stoc...

Date: 1786

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3258

Accession Number: 1991.1041.1

Portrait of Mary Boyd Minot

Rectangular, vertical format portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress with a red shawl on one shoulder, pulled up brown hair and brown eyes. There is a dim background with a landscape view of a sunset at the right. It has an original chipped rococco-style gilded frame, as per NFL. Oil on canvas.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3259

Accession Number: 1991.1042

Towel Rack

Four squared dowels tendoned through two plain rectrangular up rights on trestle feet; unpainted.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3260

Accession Number: 1991.1044

Painted Traffic Sign

No description

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3261

Accession Number: 1991.1045

English Transferware Bedpan

Circular basin with wide, rolled rim and cylindrical projection at the side; decorated with blue transfer print of a bucolic landscape with a building enclosed by a floral border; the projecting neck has a large, floral border edged with diagonal stripes.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3262

Accession Number: 1991.1046

Dining Table

An overhanging rectangular top with breadboard ends on a straight apron; turned and tapering legs; two rectangular leaves; each leaf has a pair of projecting elements on the underside that fit into holes in the table apron; painted red.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3263

Accession Number: 1991.1047

Tobacconist's Carved Signboard

This object contains harmful stereotypical imagery of Native Americans. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter o...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3264

Accession Number: 1991.1048

Wooden Coffin

An unpainted wooden coffin without a lid; nail construction at shoulder angle, corf-cut and held with wedges.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: butternut (wood), nailing

GUSN: 3265

Accession Number: 1991.1049.1

Sample Gravestone

Sample gravestone with three portrait heads, and an alphabet up to "Q"; also has borders in several methods. It is well finished on three sides and rough on the bottom.

Date: 1787

Maker: Pratt, Noah (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), slate (rock)

GUSN: 3266

Accession Number: 1991.1050

Tombstone

An arched crest carved with the head and wings of a stylized angel above an inscription.

Date: 1770-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, stone (rock)

GUSN: 3267

Accession Number: 1991.1051

Tavern Sign

Painted wooden sign with the top section grained. In corners there are painted quarter fans and it is painted to simulate Sheraton inlaid wood. Brackets for the sign's iron hooks extend into the grained area and cross the simulated inlay 8 7/8" into the board from the top. Only one side still has it...

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3268

Accession Number: 1991.1052

Miniature Desk

Slant-top lid hinged with leather straps over two long drawers, each with single, carved wood pulls; the lid opens to three drawers and pigeonholes; everything is painted red.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3269

Accession Number: 1991.1053

Hanging Cupboard

Pine; scrolled crest on a rectangular case with hinged, panelled door; the door opens to three shelves; the exterior is painted red and the interior is painted white; there is a single brass pull on the d oor with a bronze lock and iron key.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), painting (coating)

GUSN: 3270

Accession Number: 1991.1054

Sheathing for Boxed in Stairway

Section of feather edge sheathing which covered a boxed in stairway, probably in a front entry. The artist, Moses Eaton, applied stencils/ tempora in red and green on a faint pink background, directly to unpainted pine boards. The outlines of the stair ends can still be seen on the backs of the wide...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), stenciling, tempera

GUSN: 3271

Accession Number: 1991.1055AB

Wooden Laying Out Board

A wide, long board with a rounded end. Unpainted.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 3272

Accession Number: 1991.1056

Church Gallery Clock

Large round clock with gold face; Roman numerals; black iron hands. Face unscrews on front to access brass works; pendulum and weight.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3273

Accession Number: 1991.1057

Serpent Weathervane

Weathervane cut from one piece of wood in the shape of a "serpent." Green painted finish. The tail is in the shape of an arrow, and nails are driven in at the edge to suggest scales.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3274

Accession Number: 1991.1058

Carved Trade Sign

Two-piece, large scale wooden hand razor; joined at the end of each wooden form by a screw.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), staining, oil paint (paint), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 3275

Accession Number: 1991.1059

Checkerboard

Large board with frame and squares painted in pumpkin yellow, with four freehand painted divisions of landscapes at the ends of the board. One side of the board has numbered squares.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3276

Accession Number: 1991.1060

Trade Sign

A heavy rectangular board, with a heavy three-part molding frame. Painted on both sides: one side has two large white houses with two sailboats and a side wheel steamer, "Liberty" in front of a house. On the reverse is an engine and string of carriages entering a station; ships in the foreground. Co...

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3277

Accession Number: 1991.1061

"Minot's Light" Fireboard

Rectangular (oblong) format, with an elaborate gold frame painted around the border. View of Minot's Light at the far right with rocks behind it; a blue-green ocean is painted in stylized pattern of waves. There are several small sailing ships and a square rigger on the horizon.

Date: 1860

Maker: Drew, Clement (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3278

Accession Number: 1991.1062

Sign Advertising Padlocks

A painted, canary-yellow sign in the shape of a giant padlock.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 3279

Accession Number: 1991.1063

Toy Steam Engine Train

Toy train with five cars: steam engine with tender, an open freight car, a livestock car and a passenger car; each wooden car is of a simplified form; the engine with tender is painted medium green with red and black detailing and red wheels; the engine is embossed in gilt with "N.Y.C.R.R" and a par...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), burlap, painting (coating)

GUSN: 3280

Accession Number: 1991.1064

Painted Traffic Sign

No description

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3281

Accession Number: 1991.1066

Paint-decorated Wooden Tobacco Jar

A slightly domed round cover with turned mushroom-form knop on round, bulbous base with broad shoulders and saucer-like base. Painted and grained in yellow and brown in a dot and shell pattern.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2831

Accession Number: 1991.1283

Wall Mirror

Queen Anne mahogany and etched-glass wall mirror with molded rectangular frame, and crest with fret-carved scrolling edges, the glass copper-etched around the edges with swag-like scrolls, flowering vines, diapering and, at the bottom, 2 doves holding a floral swag between them, and standing on 2 he...

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), copper engraving (printing process), mahogany (wood), mirrors, glass (material), copper (metal)

GUSN: 2832

Accession Number: 1991.1287

Overmantel Landscape Painting

Overmantel, large, almost square format, heavily framed landscape view of a winding river with an arm of land on which is a mansion house with a white fence enclosing a garden. On the far bank to the right is a small town with church steeple; to the left in the distance are a series of hills and a ...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: Unknown (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 2833

Accession Number: 1991.1288

Coverlet

Linsey-woolsey coverlet of rectangular form with cut corners, comprised of panels of linen and wool ("linsey-woolsey") blend fabric, woven in a 'bird's-eye' pattern, light blue with butternut reverse.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: linsey-woolsey, quilting

GUSN: 2834

Accession Number: 1991.1289

Quilt

Rectangular form with two cut corners patterned with twenty-three stars with conforming rings connected by diamonds comprised of polychrome (red, blue/brown tan chintz printed patches on an off white field). Enclosed on three sides by floral patterned border, densely quilted with floral, diagonal a...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, printing (process), quilting

GUSN: 2835

Accession Number: 1991.1290

High Chest of Drawers

William and Mary brown-stained maple high chest of drawers, of two sections, the upper a chest of drawers with molded top above two small and three large drawers with brass drop-pullhandles (some replaced) and escutcheons, on molded base, fitted into a lower section, a frame with overhanding molded ...

Date: 1690-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), cedar (wood), eastern white pine (wood), dovetail joints, staining, turning (shaping process), veneering

GUSN: 2836

Accession Number: 1991.1292

Looking Glass

Painted wall mirror of rectangular shape with demilune-shaped crest (clock-face shape); the ground of red-painted pine on top of which is mounted a black single-arch molded frame with flat arched crest enclosing an oval floral medallion on reverse-painted glass, mirrored glass below (old glass).

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), reverse painting on glass (image-making), glass (material)

GUSN: 2837

Accession Number: 1991.1294

Wall Mirror

Queen Anne, paint-decorated wall mirror, with rectangular cushion-frame below shaped crest, black chinoiserie decoration on red ground; crest attached with wooden cleats and wrought-iron nails.

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: mirrors, painting (coating), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 2838

Accession Number: 1991.1295

Fireplace Shovel

Ball finial on bulbous octagonal upper shaft tapering to rod like shaft and iron shovel.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 2839

Accession Number: 1991.1298

Fireplace Tongs

Ball finial on ringed, chamfered and notched shaft on tongue with arched shoulder and oval clamps.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 2840

Accession Number: 1991.1299

Lace Bobbin

An elongated handle with disc-like finial and two disc-like extensions at midsection with a bulbous and crudely-carved terminus; natural finish.

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 2841

Accession Number: 1991.1301

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