Historic New England

Kettle with cover

Bulbous, on three simple feet. Raised bands decorate sides. Two applied squared-off "C"-shaped ears hold bail-shape iron handle. Domed cover has angled up-turned sides; "C"-shaped applied handle. Cover: recessed into pot mouth, supported by flange.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8008

Accession Number: 1949.729AB

Peel

Long cylindrical handle with square geometric finial. Flat shovel-like squared head.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 8009

Accession Number: 1949.730

Trammel hook

Black-painted S-shaped pot hook made of single piece of curved rectangular iron.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 8010

Accession Number: 1949.731

Trammel hook

Long thin pot hook has double "C" ends.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8011

Accession Number: 1949.732

Trammel hook

S-shaped pot hook; painted black. Rectangular shaft and hooks.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 8012

Accession Number: 1949.733

Hook

Black-painted S-shaped with round shaft and one round hook. Opposite hook is flattened with curved end.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 8013

Accession Number: 1949.734

Plate

Beaded edge, wide rim and sharp cavetto terminating in dished bottom. Engraved "BH on rim.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), engraving (printing process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8014

Accession Number: 1949.738

Dish

Forest green glaze on buff body; shallow foot ring. Molded relief decoration overall. Wide rim with scroll edge and grap vine motif border. Shallow well with leafy pinwheel radiating from central rosette. Three stilt marks.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8015

Accession Number: 1949.740

Dish

Forest green on buff clay; leaf-shaped with ovoid foot ring. Molded leaf design overall with naturalistic veining. Handle at top formed in branch motif. Three stilt marks at bottom.

Date: 1834-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), mineral, molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8016

Accession Number: 1949.741

Plate

Circular with dished bottom. Folded rim with incised line border. Shallow cavetto. Broad rim with inscription.

Date: ca. 1789

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8017

Accession Number: 1949.743

Pitcher

White, bulbous six-sided; conforming foot ring. Mouth terminating in downward pointed spout; molded and gilt feathery decoration. Mocha- colored enamel border band flanked by gilt trim. C-scroll handle with spur at top; leafy terminals. Gilt trim overall.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming)

GUSN: 8018

Accession Number: 1949.808

Side chair

Black-painted with tapered spindles. Squared seat with rounded corners. Rounded legs swell at center. Dowel front and rear stretchers centered; side stretchers lowered. Yellow gilt highlights on legs, stretchers, seat and spindles. Crest: stenciled with fruit and vine motifs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8019

Accession Number: 1949.975.1

Side chair

Black-painted with tapered spindles. Squared seat with rounded corners. Rounded legs swell at center. Dowel front and rear stretchers centered; side stretchers lowered. Yellow gilt highlights on legs, stretchers, seat and spindles. Crest: stenciled with fruit and vine motifs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8020

Accession Number: 1949.975.2

Side chair

Black-painted with tapered spindles. Squared seat with rounded corners. Rounded legs swell at center. Dowel front and rear stretchers centered; side stretchers lowered. Yellow gilt highlights on legs, stretchers, seat and spindles. Crest: stenciled with fruit and vine motifs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8021

Accession Number: 1949.975.3

Side chair

Black-painted with tapered spindles. Squared seat with rounded corners. Rounded legs swell at center. Dowel front and rear stretchers centered; side stretchers lowered. Yellow gilt highlights on legs, stretchers, seat and spindles. Crest: stenciled with fruit and vine motifs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8022

Accession Number: 1949.975.4

Side chair

Black-painted with tapered spindles. Squared seat with rounded corners. Rounded legs swell at center. Dowel front and rear stretchers centered; side stretchers lowered. Yellow gilt highlights on legs, stretchers, seat and spindles. Crest: stenciled with fruit and vine motifs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8023

Accession Number: 1949.975.5

Side chair

Black-painted with tapered spindles. Squared seat with rounded corners. Rounded legs swell at center. Dowel front and rear stretchers centered; side stretchers lowered. Yellow gilt highlights on legs, stretchers, seat and spindles. Crest: stenciled with fruit and vine motifs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8024

Accession Number: 1949.975.6

Drop-leaf table

Rectangular with four bulbous feet. Round legs have single ring turning at base with triple ring turning at top. Rectangular skirts. Leaves have rounded corners; painted brown.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8025

Accession Number: 1949.977

Fireplace shovel and tongs

Shovel: bell-shaped head has upturned sides, long round steel stem, brass ball and steeple handle. Tongs: same handle, straight arms, penny pincers.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 8026

Accession Number: 1966.211AB

Dooorstop

Transparent green color. Flat bottom with unpolished pontil. Trapped air bubbles in glass.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 8027

Accession Number: 1949.300

Kerosene, Lamp

Square brass base; stepped dome; reeded column with Ionic capital. Electrified. Shade: bulbous with knopped and faceted waist tapering to faceted top. Etched grape vine; cut punty or circles motif.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), cutting (dividing), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), frosting, glass (material), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 8028

Accession Number: 1949.302

Pole screen

Tripod base; C-scroll legs on ball feet; pole with ball finial. Screen: octagonal with decorative borders around central bouguet of flowers on yellow ground. Backing: reddish- brown leather. Screen attached to pole with brass rings.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), gilding, leather, mahogany (wood), painting (coating), stenciling, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8029

Accession Number: 1949.307

Peace Raising Commerce

Black-painted frame with hand-colored engravings with titles. Female figure of "Peace" pulls lounging "Commerce," who holds harpoon. Putti floats holding flag.

Date: 1802

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), glass (material), hand coloring, molding (forming), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8030

Accession Number: 1949.318.1

Plenty United with Commerce

Black-painted frame with hand-colored engravings with titles. Female figure holds cornucopia, escorts figure of commerce. They stand at foreground; harbor scene at left; farming scene at right. Putti holds banner in sky.

Date: 1802

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), glass (material), hand coloring, molding (forming), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8031

Accession Number: 1949.318.2

Tripod table

S-shaped and scrolled; nesting on scrolled feet. Tilt-top hinged at center of underside circular top with metal locking device. Top decorated with Oriental scene of pagoda and figures in front. Legs and pedestal have elaborate scrolled gilding.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8032

Accession Number: 1949.320

Jamb hook

Screwed to wall at ovoid brass plate. C-shaped hook has single outward scrolling termination.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 8033

Accession Number: 1949.326.1

Plate

White clay; molded with scalloped edge. Border has molded floral sprig design alternating with stylized leafy "fleur-de-lis." Elaborate gilt and purple enamel grape vine motif.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 7784

Accession Number: 1949.236.5

Plate

White clay; molded with scalloped edge. Border has molded floral sprig design alternating with stylized leafy "fleur-de-lis." Elaborate gilt and purple enamel grape vine motif.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 7785

Accession Number: 1949.236.6

Plate

White clay; molded with scalloped edge. Border has molded floral sprig design alternating with stylized leafy "fleur-de-lis." Elaborate gilt and purple enamel grape vine motif.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 7786

Accession Number: 1949.236.1

Tray

Rectangular, dished with cupid bow scalloped edges on flattened rim. Decorated with gold "tole" work highlighting polychrome floral motif flanked at sides by two yellow peacock- like birds. Black background.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7787

Accession Number: 1949.376

Salt dish

Transparent vaseline yellow. Rectangular bottom has molded radiating star at center with angled points. Straight ribbed sides with scalloped edges. Rectangular well with rounded corners.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), pressing, reeding

GUSN: 7788

Accession Number: 1949.390.1

Salt dish

Transparent vaseline yellow. Rectangular bottom has molded radiating star at center with angled points. Straight ribbed sides with scalloped edges. Rectangular well with rounded corners.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), pressing, reeding

GUSN: 7789

Accession Number: 1949.390.2

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7790

Accession Number: 1949.394.1

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7791

Accession Number: 1949.394.2

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7792

Accession Number: 1949.394.3

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7793

Accession Number: 1949.394.4

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7794

Accession Number: 1949.394.5

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7795

Accession Number: 1949.394.6

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7796

Accession Number: 1949.394.7

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7797

Accession Number: 1949.394.8

Soup plate

Circular white body with wide rims and dished wells decorated with flowers, birds, butterflies and fruit and vegetables.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 7798

Accession Number: 1949.394.9

Dish

Green mineral glazed; formed in shape of three-veined leaves.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7799

Accession Number: 1949.405.1

Dish

Green mineral glazed; formed in shape of three-veined leaves.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7800

Accession Number: 1949.405.2

Caster

Circular, stepped base. Stem rises from center to pear-shaped body. Rounded ring at neck. Domed cap above series of pierced holes forming diamond and line pattern. Acorn-shaped finial.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), piercing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7801

Accession Number: 1949.543

Vase

Chinese club-shaped vasiform. Stepped circular foot surmounted by spherical body with molded lines at shoulder. Cylindrical neck with incised banding terminating in bowl-shaped mouth. Interior bottom with Tudor rose-type emblem enclosed by beaded circle.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, molding (forming), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7802

Accession Number: 1949.588

Toby jug

Buff colored semi-vitrified body with deep brown glaze with high-gloss lead glaze finish. Waist-length form of rotund man holding cup and jug at front, wearing a tricorner hat that forms spout. Rosette on side of hat (possibly indicating Stewart Monarchy sympathies?). C-shaped handle, modeled remi...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7803

Accession Number: 1949.591

Pitcher

Vitrified white body with straight sides. Circular bottom, slightly recessed with impressed mold marks. Lower half with molded horizontal ribbing and matte finish. Matte blue mineral glaze on upper body in jasperware tradition; applied molded leaf-sprig decoration. Molded rope-twist handle.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), impressing, stoneware (pottery), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming), reeding, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7804

Accession Number: 1949.593

Flask

Straight sides rising from oval bottom; rounded shoulders terminating in small mouth with slightly wider rim. Mouth molded in form of tied sack. High relief molded decoration on front with "Mr. & Mrs. CAUDLE in bed with caption. Reverse with figure of woman on stage "Miss Pettyman". Top half with br...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Doulton & Watts/Lambeth Pottery (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 7805

Accession Number: 1949.594

Toby jug

Buff-colored body with mottled brown Rockingham-type glaze at top; high-gloss glaze overall. Modeled in round in form of rotund 18th c. man in coat and tricorner hat forming spout. Man sits on barrel marked XX and holds jug of punch. C-shaped handle at rear. Circular foot.

Date: 1882

Maker: Doulton Lambeth (Manufacturer)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 7806

Accession Number: 1949.596

Bottle

Body molded in round in figure of standing queen in low-cut dress with puff sleeves; elaborate crown. Holds parchment in right hand with inscription. Top half with chocolate brown stain on buff body. Ovoid base.

Date: 1821-1838

Maker: Doulton & Watts/Lambeth Pottery (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 7807

Accession Number: 1949.598

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