Historic New England

Bowl

Transfer print pattern of a series of green and gold bands: plain gold at rim; wider plain green; gold leaves; green band; modified gold spearhead border and gilt band at reserves.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6133

Accession Number: 1971.1153.6

White bodied bouillon set has transfer printed pastel green band around rim with Greek key motif in darker green over band; gilded ring on each side of green band, and at cavetto; deep circular cups have two C-shaped gilded handles which split at spur ending in a V shape; circular saucers with cup r...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6134

Accession Number: 1971.1154.1AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

White bodied bouillon set has transfer printed pastel green band around rim with Greek key motif in darker green over band; gilded ring on each side of green band, and at cavetto; deep circular cups have two C-shaped gilded handles which split at spur ending in a V shape; circular saucers with cup r...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6135

Accession Number: 1971.1154.2AB

Bouillon Saucer

White bodied bouillon set has transfer printed pastel green band around rim with Greek key motif in darker green over band; gilded ring on each side of green band, and at cavetto; deep circular cups have two C-shaped gilded handles which split at spur ending in a V shape; circular saucers with cup r...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6136

Accession Number: 1971.1154.3

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6137

Accession Number: 1971.1155.1AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6138

Accession Number: 1971.1155.2AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6139

Accession Number: 1971.1155.3AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6140

Accession Number: 1971.1155.4AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6141

Accession Number: 1971.1155.5AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6142

Accession Number: 1971.1155.6AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6143

Accession Number: 1971.1155.7AB

Bouillon Cup and Saucer

Circular white bodied saucers with gilt rim and cup ring; transfer design has gold and black striped band with intermittent pink roses and green leaves; double handled cups have gilded C-shaped handles and striped floral motif as above on both interior and exterior of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 6144

Accession Number: 1971.1155.8AB

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Stylized band of leaf and flower pattern in gilt and red, forms border along upper half of exterior of cup and along rim of plate; cup is cannister shaped, saucer is dished with no cup ring.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: bone china, porcelain

GUSN: 6145

Accession Number: 1971.1156AB

Coffee Cup

No description

Date: 1845-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 6146

Accession Number: 1971.1157

Tea Bowl

White clay body with white glaze; deep bowl form with shallow fluting or ribbing on sides; high foot ring; overglaze enamel decoration of three inner borders (green/red/black) and exterior floral sprigs with purple bell-flower type border.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: overglazing

GUSN: 6147

Accession Number: 1971.1158

Tea Bowl

White clay body with grayish white glaze; deep bowl form with wide circular mouth and high foot ring; overglaze enamel decoration; polychrome floral basket enclosed by heart and wreath on front with modified arrow border; interior border of blue band with gilt stars, red and black line secondary bor...

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, overglazing

GUSN: 6148

Accession Number: 1971.1159

Tea Bowl

White clay body with gray-white glaze; deep bowl shape terminating in wide circular mouth; shallow foot ring; overglaze sepia interior decoration of circle and spearhead border with central leaf sprig; exterior with leafy bell-flower type border and cornucopia at front.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, overglazing

GUSN: 6149

Accession Number: 1971.1160

Tea Bowl

White body with white glaze; deep bowl form terminating in wide circular mouth; high foot ring; overglaze polychrome enamel decoration of inner red line border and central sprig; exterior with floral arrangement on front and three random sprigs overall.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, overglazing

GUSN: 6150

Accession Number: 1971.1161

Tea Bowl

White clay body with white glaze; deep bowl form; high foot ring; no surface decoration.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 6151

Accession Number: 1971.1162

Teapot

Rectanguloid bulbous body with cavetto molded rim above neck terminating in square mouth, squared-off C-scroll handle with spur at top; modified S-shaped spout; underglaze blue transfer print decoration of young girl milking cow; large rose vine cavetto border design; geometric design on handle; dom...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6152

Accession Number: 1971.1163.1AB

Sugar Bowl

Rectanguloid bulbous body with cavetto molded rim above neck terminating in square mouth, squared-off C-scroll handle with spur at top; underglaze blue transfer print decoration of young girl milking cow; large rose vine cavetto border design; geometric design on handle; domed cover with rose border...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6153

Accession Number: 1971.1163.2AB

Tea Bowl

Deep bowl form with high foot ring; underglaze blue transfer print decoration of young girl milking cow; scalloped geometric border; interior with rose vine border with house scene in bottom.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6154

Accession Number: 1971.1163.3

Tea Bowl

Deep bowl form with high foot ring; underglaze blue transfer print decoration of young girl milking cow; scalloped geometric border; interior with rose vine border with house scene in bottom.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6155

Accession Number: 1971.1163.4

Tea Bowl

Deep bowl form with high foot ring; underglaze blue transfer print decoration of young girl milking cow; scalloped geometric border; interior with rose vine border with house scene in bottom.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6156

Accession Number: 1971.1163.5

Teacup

Deep bowl form with high foot ring; underglaze blue transfer print decoration of young girl milking cow; scalloped geometric border; interior with rose vine border with house scene in bottom; C-scroll handle applied.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6157

Accession Number: 1971.1163.6

Teacup and Saucer

Blue and white transfer print in "Fruit Girl" pattern; the fruit girl is in the bottom of each piece; elaborate interior border of alternating flowers and peacocks; repeated on outside border of teacup and sugar bowl. .1A) Circular bowl tapering down to bulbous curve and foot; modified double C-scro...

Date: 1865-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6158

Accession Number: 1971.1164.1AB

Wrapper

Wrapper for needlework 1995.525.1.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10538

Accession Number: 1995.525.2

Needlework Bookmark

On preforated Bristol board, heart with a rose, and at bottom another rose with leaves and arabesque. Folded in a sheet of white paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10539

Accession Number: 1995.527

Pen Wipe

Bell-shaped, of pale blue grosgrain silk, purple silk velvet, light brown satin and pale blue satin ribbon "hanger" to which are attached three clangers, of blue, green, and burgundy felt, which are the wipers.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10540

Accession Number: 1995.484

Sampler

Small needlework alphabet sampler on ivory linen ground. Brown silk thread on tan fabric. Two complete alphabets with additional practice letters and numbers 1-6.

Date: 1793

Maker: Dean, Rachel, 1783-1845 (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), hand sewing, embroidery (visual works), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 10541

Accession Number: 1995.399

Clock

Wooden, white faced clock over reverse painting on glass; three brass urn shaped finials, side columns, hinged glass door, scrolling top and button, clock trimmed in gold and red with floral design in middle; painting is a country scene with a white house at right.

Date: 1825-1829

Maker: Neal, Elisha (Maker) Terry, Samuel (Clockmaker) Terry, Eli (Inventor)

GUSN: 10542

Accession Number: 1995.400

Silhouette

Framed silhouette of Sally Pierce of Portland, ME. Silhouette is cut from green paper or fabric. The silhouette is enhanced by ink drawing surrounding it. Paper backing. Frame is made of wood. The part surrounding the picture is painted black. The rest of the frame is not painted. Brown ribbon edged...

Date: Late 18th to Early 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10544

Accession Number: 1995.402

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10545

Accession Number: 1995.403.1

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10546

Accession Number: 1995.403.2

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10547

Accession Number: 1995.403.3

Watercolor Portrait of John Crane Bridge

Watercolor of John Crane Bridge. He stands on the green near the waterfront with the skyline of Boston in the distance. A black dog is iwth him. He wears a blacktop hat, a white shirt, white trousers and blue waistcoat with brass buttons. Shoes are black heeled leather. He holds a walking stick and ...

Date: ca. 1808

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10548

Accession Number: 1995.404

Dinner plate

Pearlware dinner plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 10549

Accession Number: 1962.27.1

Theorem

Theorem painting of roses, rosebuds and leaves. Watercolor paint on cream colored velvet. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: Bridge, Abigail Gray (Artist) Gramstorff Bros. Inc. (Framer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10550

Accession Number: 1995.405

Theorem

Theorem painting of a stag. Watercolor paint on cream velvet ground. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: Bridge, Abigail Gray (Artist) Gramstorff Bros. Inc. (Framer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10551

Accession Number: 1995.406

Print

"The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Man's Pockets" by Doctor Ben Franklin gives advice is words and pictographs. An image of Ben Franklin wearing a fur hat is above advice.

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10552

Accession Number: 1995.407

Tea Table

Oval tilt-top tea table.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10553

Accession Number: 1995.408

Armchair

One of a pair of Empire "Duncan Phyfe" armchairs. Seats are needlepointed in burgundy with roses.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10554

Accession Number: 1995.409.1

Armchair

One of a pair of Empire "Duncan Phyfe" armchairs. Seats are needlepointed in burgundy with roses.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10555

Accession Number: 1995.409.2

Caster

Pearlware caster with thimble-shaped, perforated top. Body is decorated with blue, transfer-print "Willow" pattern. The top has a transfer-print pattern of white circles on varied blue background. Cork stopper. Blue vase-shaped spongey pattern around base and top (where holes are); blue willow pa...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 10556

Accession Number: 1938.186

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and green transfer-print scene with red border. The transfer-print pattern, "Washington", depicts a statue of a seated man in Roman military dress in front of trees, fence and urn. In the scene's mid-ground, three men stand beside a river with domed and other bu...

Date: 1818-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 10557

Accession Number: 1943.230

Soup plate

Pearlware soup plate with green painted scalloped and feathered edge.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, hand-painted, molding (forming), pearlware

GUSN: 10558

Accession Number: 1918.1598

Mustard pot

Small, pearlware mustard pot with pulled handle. Pear-shaped body with incised line around mid-section. Incised line is hand-painted green. Missing lid.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted, incising

GUSN: 10559

Accession Number: 1929.1660