Historic New England

Box of Cocoa

Tin box wrapped in paper, primarily black. Center image of woman in pink raising teacup, on front and back.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), tin (metal)

GUSN: 19134

Accession Number: 1998.920

Box of Arrowroot

Tin box wrapped in printed paper, primarily green and red. Sifting lid on top of box.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), tin (metal)

GUSN: 19135

Accession Number: 1998.921

Box of Ground Cloves

Tin box, painted primarily red, image of shield on front and back. Sifter lid.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19136

Accession Number: 1998.922

Light blue, white and dark blue canister w/ a red label reading: "Slade's". At the bottom of the can are images of camels and people in the desert. On the back is a list of foods in which pepper can be used to add flavor.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: D. & L. Slade Co. (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19137

Accession Number: 1998.923

Colman's Mustard

Yellow canister w/ red lettering that states: "Colman's Mustard". On the front's center, a circle is drawn around the head of a bull. 3 recipes are on one side and one on another side. On the back is a red ribbon and medal and two stamps.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: J. & J. Colman Ltd. (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19138

Accession Number: 1998.924

Easley tea box

Red, gold and black tin box w/ attached cover. There are three landscape scenes in black, red and gold in black ovals on the top, front and back sides. Top scene is a sunset over a body of water. Front and back scene have green trees and a red city.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Easley, Elizabeth Nilson (Maker) Hudson, Scope & Sons Ltd. (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19139

Accession Number: 1998.925

Sponge dish

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18840

Accession Number: 1998.1476.5AB

Toothbrush holder

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18841

Accession Number: 1998.1476.6AB

Towel rack

Hanging towel rack w/ small oval mirror. Oak w/ carved oak leaf decoration. Two slender turned racks connected to sides w/ incised detail.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 18842

Accession Number: 1998.1477

Side chair

Grain painted Grecian side chair. Two back slats peaked at center. Curved stiles w/ slightly scrolled tops. Caned seat w/ wide skirt. Flat front stretcher; cabriole front legs.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18843

Accession Number: 1998.1478.1

Rocking chair

Windsor chair. Pine painted black. Unornamented crest rail w/ backward-sloping stiles and four spindles, all w/ simple turning. Similar turning on legs and stretchers. Short rockers.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 18844

Accession Number: 1998.1479

Chest of drawers

Empire bureau. Mahogany veneer with brass key surrounds on drawers. Horizontal top is grained wood. Two small upper drawers and four bottom drawers. Thick cabriole legs on casters.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18845

Accession Number: 1998.1480

Rocking chair

Grecian rocking chair. Mahogany veneer and graining, now badly faded. Curving stiles join low arm supports. Curved legs; rockers worn down from use. Metal supports beneath arms. Upholstery badly faded.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18846

Accession Number: 1998.1481

Portrait of a Girl

Colored engraving of a young girl in a straw hat with a blue bow and wearing a blue/green dress. The girl has brown hair and brown eyes and holds a doll in a red dress with her right hand and hugs a dog with her left hand. Frame: 2 in. black.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 18847

Accession Number: 1998.1482

Drawing

Pencil drawing of a farm house with a pond and fence in the foreground and a taller fence in the background. A large building or castle can be seen in the distance before a mountain. Frame: 1 1/2 in. gold.

Date: 1852-1856

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Mary Ronald (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 18848

Accession Number: 1998.1483

Chest of drawers

Empire bureau, mahogany veneer with brass key surrounds on drawers. Two small upper drawers and four bottom drawers, the three lowest flanked by turned columns on vase and ring-turned feet.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18849

Accession Number: 1998.1484

Wastebasket

Cloth covered wooden wastebasket. Cotton printed cloth sewn around outside of basket w/ fringe at top. Wastebasket constructed from 8 wooden panels on sides. Blue, red, and white cloth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18850

Accession Number: 1998.1485

Print

Hand-colored lithograph of three women in medieval dress. The woman closest to the viewer wears a long green and white dress w/ a gray head covering. The woman behind her wears a long pink dress and holds beads in her left hand. The third woman is back to in a long green dress w/ pink head covering....

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product), hand coloring

GUSN: 18851

Accession Number: 1998.1486

Rug

Braided rug with Brussels carpet center. Brown thick border, grey, brown, blue and green surrounding green carpet with yellow and red floral sprays.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

GUSN: 18852

Accession Number: 1998.1487

Rug

Braided rug with Brussels carpet center. Off-white border, blues and tans surrounding green carpet with yellow and red floral sprays.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 18853

Accession Number: 1998.1488

Rug

Braided rug with Brussels carpet center. Blue thick border, grey, red, green and pink surrounding green carpet with yellow and red floral sprays.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 18854

Accession Number: 1998.1489

Rug

One braided rug, thick black border, pink, browns and central blue.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 18855

Accession Number: 1998.1490

Mirror

Rectangular mahogany veneer mirror. Thick frame w/ ogee molding associated w/ the Empire style.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18856

Accession Number: 1998.1491

Water pitcher

Water pitcher, silver plated, spout w/ face of man w/ beard and mustache; seal-like decoration below spout; cover has grape bunch w/ leaves on top; foliated scroll handle.

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 18857

Accession Number: 1998.1049

Coffeepot

Grey enamel coffeepot; striations and blotches of darker grey enamel on top of lighter grey background; spout has perforated screen; 2 raised rings around base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18858

Accession Number: 1998.1050

Syrup pot

Large syrup pot? w/ vertical, turned and black wooden handle; black wooden finial atop lid; 2 raised rings around base; lobed spout w/ hinged spout cover.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 18859

Accession Number: 1998.1051

Coffeepot

Britannia coffeepot w/ painted black handle; foliated scroll handle; finial atop hinged lid; swan-shaped spout; engraved ring around base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal, hammering

GUSN: 18860

Accession Number: 1998.1052

Teapot

Blue and brown ceramic teapot and lid; engraved vertical striations in sets of 3; rim of pot and knob on top of lid brown; inside has crackled appearance.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 18861

Accession Number: 1998.1053AB

Teapot

Porcelain teapot w/ coiled wire handle; lid and rim decorated w/ white background and blue floral design (lid also banded w/ pinwheel design); body textured like reptile skin w/ white and green puffy-painted splotches.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 18862

Accession Number: 1998.1054AB

Teapot

Teapot w/ transfer print of woman and two children looking at an animal; rose-colored sprigged decoration on handle and spout; rose banding around top edge; pastoral scene painted in purples, greens and yellows.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 18863

Accession Number: 1998.1055AB

Coffeepot

Earthenware coffeepot transfer printed in black and mulberry in chinoiserie design; print of Chinese palace by the water; octagonal shape w/ squared handle and domed lid.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 18864

Accession Number: 1998.1056AB

Pitcher

Hexagonal pitcher, flow blue decoration; design depicts archway with flowers surrounding it; blue diamond pattern on handle and base; darker blue hues at rim.

Date: 1843-1855

Maker: Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating), transfer printing, earthenware

GUSN: 18865

Accession Number: 1998.1057

Pitcher

Earthenware pitcher w/ remnants of gilt decoration around neck and body; foliated scroll handle; ribbed band around base.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18866

Accession Number: 1998.1058

Water pitcher

Majolica water pitcher w/ rustic decoration; pink interior; white exterior w/ 2 yellow bands around body; poorly painted decoration of grape bunches and leaves--red and green colors running into each other.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18867

Accession Number: 1998.1059

Teapot

Teapot w/ molded bamboo decoration; pink interior; brown bamboo-like handle and base; bamboo leaves around body; yellow coloration around lid and top half of body.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Griffen, Smith & Hill (Maker)

Material: bamboo (material), earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18868

Accession Number: 1998.1060.1AB

Sugar bowl

Sugar bowl w/ molded bamboo decoration; purple/pink interior; 2 brown bamboo-like handles; brown base; green bamboo leaves around body; yellow coloration around lid and top half of body.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Griffen, Smith & Hill (Maker)

Material: bamboo (material), earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18869

Accession Number: 1998.1060.2AB

Teapot

Teapot w/ bisque finish w/ blue banded decoration; foliated scroll handle; decoration consisting of links and dots.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 18870

Accession Number: 1998.1061.1AB

Creamer

Creamer w/ bisque finish w/ blue banded decoration; foliated scroll handle; decoration consisting of links and dots.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 18871

Accession Number: 1998.1061.2

Mug

Ironstone mug; brown coloration mostly faded; purple decoration w/ anchor surrounded by wreath and motto: "MARINE"; rope banding on handle and around exterior and interior rim; raised ring around base.

Date: 1860-1887

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18872

Accession Number: 1998.1062

Mug

Ironstone mug w/ brown coloration; purple decoration w/ anchor surrounded by wreath and motto: "MARINE"; rope banding on handle and around exterior and interior rim; raised ring around base.

Date: 1860-1887

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18873

Accession Number: 1998.1063

Pitcher

Ironstone pitcher w/ handle; molded panel decoration w/ Trent-shaped banding around neck; molded foliate decoration on handle; tapered base; swirled decoration around rim.

Date: 1845-1870

Maker: Jacob Furnival & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18874

Accession Number: 1998.1064

Pitcher

Plain ironstone pitcher w/ small foliate molding at top of handle; smooth shape w/ bulbous bottom.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: James Edwards & Son (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18875

Accession Number: 1998.1065

Casserole dish

Covered casserole dish w/ green relief decoration; banded ribbing along edge of cover and rim of dish; decoration of foliate trail on cover and sides; knobbed handle on cover.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Laughlin, Homer, 1869 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), tin (metal)

GUSN: 18876

Accession Number: 1998.1066AB

Pitcher

Medium-sized ironstone pitcher; gold band decoration around rim, handle and body; relief trumpet-flower decoration on body near handle; oval-shaped body.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18877

Accession Number: 1998.1067

Sugar bowl

Ironstone sugar bowl w/ mismatched cover; octagonal shaped body and base; 2 handles w/ relief berries and leaves decoration. Cover: C-shaped handle; tiny pink banding around edge; raised foliate decoration w/ touches of pink.

Date: 1853-1861

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming), porcelain

GUSN: 18878

Accession Number: 1998.1068AB

Sugar bowl

Ironstone sugar bowl w/ original cover; octagonal shaped body and base; 2 handles w/ relief decoration of berries and leaves; octagonal cover w/ relief foliate pattern and banding.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Boote, Thomas & Richard, 1842-1906 (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18879

Accession Number: 1998.1069AB