Historic New England

Platter

Oval porcelain platter with a red Bird and Sacred Flower design of flowers, birds and butterlies in red with gold detailing over a white glaze body.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173205

Accession Number: 2006.44.1820.7

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with blue and white Nanking design comprising of a centeral landsape scene with a river, houses, and a bridge surrounded by geometric pattern borders.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173213

Accession Number: 2006.44.1950.1

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with blue and white Nanking design comprising of a centeral landsape scene with a river, houses, and a bridge surrounded by geometric pattern borders.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173215

Accession Number: 2006.44.1950.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with blue and white Nanking design comprising of a central landscape scene with mountains, a river, houses, and bridges surrounded by dot and diaper pattern borders.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173216

Accession Number: 2006.44.1951.1

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with blue and white Nanking design comprising of a central landscape scene with mountains, a river, houses, and bridges surrounded by dot and diaper pattern borders.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173218

Accession Number: 2006.44.1951.2

Set of dinner plates

Set of six porcelain dinner plates with shaped edges and painted polychrome decoration each comprising of a landscape scene with a castle.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Maker) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173219

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with shaped edge and painted polychrome decoration of a landscape scene with Ross castle in the distance.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173224

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952.1

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with shaped edge and painted polychrome decoration comprising of a landscape scene with Ludlow castle.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173227

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with shaped edges and painted polychrome decoration comprising of a landscape scene with Rhuddlan Castle.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173233

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952.3

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with shaped edges and painted polychrome decoration comprising of a landscape scene with Inverlochy Castle.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173239

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952.4

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with shaped edges and painted polychrome decoration comprising of a landscape scene with Linlithgow Palace.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173252

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952.5

Pineapple snips

Scissor shaped tool with scoop shaped bottom blade and a top blade with open oval ring that fits over sides of scoop. Metal with black painted finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 173255

Accession Number: 2006.44.2305

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with shaped edges and painted polychrome decoration comprising of a landscape scene with Herstmonceux castle.

Date: 1902-1922

Maker: Royal Doulton (Manufacturer) Lovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173257

Accession Number: 2006.44.1952.6

Melon baller

Melon baller with round metal scoop and wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173260

Accession Number: 2006.44.2308

Melon Baller

Melon baller with oval shaped scoop. Metal scoop with wooden handle.

Maker: Probably Sabatier (Maker)

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173263

Accession Number: 2006.44.2309

Women's Blouse

Blue cotton short-sleeve pullover blouse with dark blue ric-rac decoration at the sleeves. Two button holes at front of neckband. Worn as a May Day Costume in 1969.

Date: 1969

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 173267

Accession Number: 1994.38A

Women's Skirt

Blue cotton skirt with purple and drak blue ric-rac decoration at the waist and hemline. Metal clasps inside the waistband. Worn as a May Day Costume in 1969.

Date: 1969

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173268

Accession Number: 1994.38B

Melon Baller

Melon baller with round scoop. Metal scoop with wooden handle.

Maker: Probably Sabatier (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173276

Accession Number: 2006.44.2310

Tea service

Porcelain tea service of dessert plates, teacups and saucers with white bodies, central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173286

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173291

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953.1

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body, central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173293

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953.2

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173294

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953.3

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173295

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953.4

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173298

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953.5

Melon baller

Melon baller with round scoop. Metal scoop with wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173299

Accession Number: 2006.44.2311

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a central gold medallion and gold ivy, floral and foliate borders over a cobalt blue band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173301

Accession Number: 2006.44.1953.6

Melon Baller

Melon baller with oval shaped scoop. Metal scoop with wooden handle.

Maker: Probably Sabatier (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173303

Accession Number: 2006.44.2312

Tea service

Porcelain tea service set consisting of teacups, saucers and dessert plates all with white bodies and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173305

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958

Butter curler

Butter curler with curved serated blade and wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173306

Accession Number: 2006.44.2306

Dish towel

White linen printed with black text and pictures; see attached text. Pictures down both sides illustrate text; selvage top and bottom; hemmed sides.

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printed textile materials, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173309

Accession Number: 1993.783

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173312

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958.13

Jar opener

Jar opener with metal shaft and two curved metal gripping arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 173315

Accession Number: 2006.44.2307

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173316

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958.14

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173317

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958.15

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173318

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958.16

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173319

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958.17

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with a white body and a blue cobalt band border flanked by two gold laurel leaf pattern borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Ahrendfeldt & Son (Importer) Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173320

Accession Number: 2006.44.1958.18

Dish towel

Corinthian column capital in gold, brown and rust on a rust/black ground; framed in gold and brown; selvage top and bottom; hemmed sides.

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), machine sewing (technique), printed textile materials

GUSN: 173323

Accession Number: 1993.784

Dish towel

Aqua ground printed in white, black, aqua, brown and yellow with drawing of dollhouse, showing interiors of several rooms; two large dolls in foreground; selvage top and bottom; hemmed sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printed textile materials, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173324

Accession Number: 1993.785

Dish towel

Resist print (?) linen; white leafy tree on blue ground; nine red and brown robins sitting on branches; hemmed all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printed textile materials, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173325

Accession Number: 1993.786

Armorial oval porcelain platter with a white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central coat-of-arms comprising of a shield with ship, a cross, and a fist grasping a knife. Above is a standing lion and below is a banner with a Latin inscription. Surrounded by green, pink and gold...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: Probably The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173333

Accession Number: 2006.44.1927

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with painted polychrome decoration with a central scene comprising of three men and two children in an exterior setting and surrounded by a shaped green border with pink flowers.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173334

Accession Number: 2006.44.1931

Hooked Rug

Gray rectangular center; 10" black and gray border spaced with alternating gray-green, dark green, and red swatches; black grosgrain binding.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 173336

Accession Number: 1993.776

Soup plate

Armorial porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration comprising of a central landscape scene with mountains, cows, a house and a bridge. Rim features a splayed bird at top, two sprays of gold flowers at sides, and a coat-of-arms at bottom of a blue cartouche with three fleur de lis frame...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173338

Accession Number: 2006.44.1928.1

Hooked Rug

Tan, red, green and black hooked wool; central black framed tan medallion with red and green motif. Border of red swastika on tan ground, outlined in green; edged all around in black; black twill tape binding.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 173341

Accession Number: 1993.777

Hooked Rug

Central tan cotton (?) rectangle with cut-out corners framed in reds, green and brown wool yarn; bound all around with black twill tape; hooked on canvas back.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), geometric patterns, canvas, hooking

GUSN: 173343

Accession Number: 1993.778

Rug

Hooked and sheared (?) wool; central golden brown medallion framed with green leaves; branches with green and red leaves at upper left and lower right; brown and black ground; bound all around with black twill tape base.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 173345

Accession Number: 1993.779