Historic New England

Dish with stand

A. Dish (basket): cream colored body with molded woven basket design. Oval with deep straight sides with scalloped edge. Applied C-shaped handle at each end. B. Stand (plate): conforming body; oval with shallow well. Scalloped reticulated edge.

Date: 1796-1833

Maker: Possibly Herculaneum (Maker)

Material: creamware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 7656

Accession Number: 1949.377.2AB

Whale oil lamp, electrified

Lamp: transparent vaseline colored body with flared foot on bulbed and faceted stem. Square and thumbprint pattern ("three block and punty") on hexagonal font with domed top and brass collar. Shade: frosted white glass with thin neck and rippled flared mouth with grapes and vine etching. Fitted f...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), frosting, plating (metal coating), pressing, opaque white glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7657

Accession Number: 1949.379.1

Whale oil lamp, electrified

Lamp: transparent vaseline colored body with flared foot on bulbed and faceted stem. Square and thumbprint pattern ("three block and punty") on hexagonal font with domed top and brass collar. Shade: frosted white glass with thin neck and rippled flared mouth with grapes and vine etching. Fitted f...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plate (material), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), frosting, plating (metal coating), pressing, opaque white glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7658

Accession Number: 1949.379.2

Candlestick

Colorless body with circular base; scalloped edge, beaded border. Elongated vasiform stem with scroll motif in relief. Flaring bobeche has scalloped edge. Cup-shaped socket. Unpolished pontil. Fire polished finish.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), fire polishing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7659

Accession Number: 1949.381.1

Candlestick

Colorless body with circular base; scalloped edge, beaded border. Elongated vasiform stem with scroll motif in relief. Flaring bobeche has scalloped edge. Cup-shaped socket. Unpolished pontil. Fire polished finish.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), fire polishing, glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7660

Accession Number: 1949.381.2

Compote

Bowl: colorless; octagonal base with central cut sunburst. Faceted pear-shaped stem. Applied bowl has rounded inverted rim. Cover: rounded lip ring; ovoid facets terminating in steeple finial.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7661

Accession Number: 1949.382AB

Sweetmeat dish

Colorless with scalloped border on ovoid bowl with straight sides. Flat bottom with six-point cut star. Body with overall geometric-diamond cut patterns.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7662

Accession Number: 1949.383.1

Sweetmeat dish

Colorless with scalloped border on ovoid bowl with straight sides. Flat bottom with six-point cut star. Body with overall geometric-diamond cut patterns.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7663

Accession Number: 1949.383.2

Urn

Colorless urn-shaped body with fluted border. Diamond cut body tapers to loop of thumbprint facets. Panelled neck ring. Base rests on square foot. High domed cover has facet border. Faceted and painted steeple finial.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7664

Accession Number: 1949.384AB

Candelabrum

Tapering columnar stem with bulbous finial. Urn-shaped candle sockets with large shallow circular bobeche supported on "eyeglass"-shaped wire arms with animal head motif. Stepped base.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7665

Accession Number: 1949.386

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with sandwich type pattern; diamond patterned band with sunburst at center. Bulbous bottom tapers into long thin ribbed neck which flares out at top. Faceted globular stopper.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7666

Accession Number: 1949.387AB

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with flat lip. Tapering neck with three double rings; gadrooning. Cylindrical body, sloping shoulders. Sandwich-type pattern of diamond band and ribbing on body and shoulders. Bulbous stopper with diamond band and ribbing. Unpolished pontil.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, reeding

GUSN: 7667

Accession Number: 1949.388AB

Wallpaper

Blue and green tones showing water at base with scenes of classical ruins, columns and arches with idyllic figures above. Done in the French manner.

Date: 1906

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), hand-painted, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7668

Accession Number: 1949.1010

Rug

Light tones of green, blue, pink, beige and brown with wide, diagonally striped border and stripe decorated with greek key motif. Central rectangle divided into squares of varied colors with Chinese medallion design. Fringed at ends.

Date: 1900-1933 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 7669

Accession Number: 1949.1008

Oriental rug

Tan or light brown field with red, blue, black and cream. Abstracted cruciform shapes around extended diamond-form guls. Minor guls are abstracted quatrefoils. Paired guard borders flank wide diagonally striped border.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, goat hair, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7670

Accession Number: 1949.1007

Decanter with stopper

Colorless with flat lip. Neck tapers to cylindrical body. Sandwich-type pattern of alternating bands of ribbing, gadrooning, diamond and ribbed squares, and ribbing. Bulbous stopper with diamond ribbing pattern. Unfinished pontil.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding, reeding

GUSN: 7671

Accession Number: 1949.389AB

Boston Rocker

White with gilt decoration. Turned legs with frontal stretcher forming decorated foot rest. Short rockers inserted into notches in legs. Scrolled seat. Mahogany arms supported by turned arm rests. Stiles enclose spindles, surmounted by yoked crest with yellow grapes and gilt leaves.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), mahogany (wood), painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7672

Accession Number: 1949.909

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7673

Accession Number: 1949.892.1

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7674

Accession Number: 1949.892.2

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7675

Accession Number: 1949.892.3

Valance

Frontal board with ogee cut ends and shaped lower edge in form of tassels and drapery. Blue, simulating drapery swag with yellow trim and tassels with grotesque masks.

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7676

Accession Number: 1949.892.4

Urn with cover

Urn: square base with polished pontil. Facet- cut dome of base tapers to short panelled stem. Bowl is ovoid with swirled thumbprint-like or peacock eye cuts. Cover: domed with facet-cut border and conforming peacock eye overall design. Panel-cut steeple finial.

Date: 1765-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), lead glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7677

Accession Number: 1949.391.1AB

Urn with cover

Urn: square base with polished pontil. Facet- cut dome of base tapers to short panelled stem. Bowl is ovoid with swirled thumbprint-like or peacock eye cuts. Cover: domed with facet-cut border and conforming peacock eye overall design. Panel-cut steeple finial.

Date: 1765-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), lead glass, paneling, glass (material)

GUSN: 7678

Accession Number: 1949.391.2AB

Candlestick

Two-part mold; apple green body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat hexagon base.

Date: 1920

Maker: McKee Glass Company (Glassmaker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7679

Accession Number: 1949.392.1

Candlestick

Two-part mold; apple green body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat hexagon base.

Date: 1920

Maker: McKee Glass Company (Glassmaker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7680

Accession Number: 1949.392.2

Candlestick

Two-part mold; colorless body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat square base.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7681

Accession Number: 1949.393.1

Candlestick

Two-part mold; colorless body. Scalloped bobeche curves into bombe facets. S-shaped fish-like "dolphin" stem curves down to flat square base.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 7682

Accession Number: 1949.393.2

Footed bowl

Shallow circular with flat bottom. Flat lip with incised rings. Flared base or foot ring with incised lines terminating in applied molded and stepped base.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), incising

GUSN: 7683

Accession Number: 1949.395

Fireback

Rectangular with dome-shaped top. Relief of crown surmounting banded circle enclosing shield, center; unicorn, right; lion's body with man's face, left.

Date: ca. 1621

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), relief (sculpture techniques), wrought

GUSN: 7684

Accession Number: 1949.396

Jamb hook

Rectangular back plate with rounded top and bottom; screws to wall. C-shaped hook terminates in lemon-shaped finial with knopped projection or secondary finial above.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops

GUSN: 7685

Accession Number: 1949.400.1

Jamb hook

Rectangular back plate with rounded top and bottom; screws to wall. C-shaped hook terminates in lemon-shaped finial with knopped projection or secondary finial above.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), knops

GUSN: 7686

Accession Number: 1949.400.2

Hearth brush

Turned wood shaft with acorn finial. String around finial for hanging. Shaft has vase- shaped terminus at join to oval, domed bristle head. Blue clumped bristles.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, wild pigs, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7687

Accession Number: 1949.401

Doorstop (Paperweight)

Spherical transparent green body with flat bottom and unpolished pontil; numerous trapped air bubbles.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7688

Accession Number: 1949.403

Figurine

Classical or madonna-like figure wears green drapery and mantle secured with yellow wreath on head and holds jar filled with rose petals (?). Magenta/rose underskirt; mottled greens and brown circular base.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7689

Accession Number: 1949.565

Candlestick

Green; block-like form. Nubby texture on sides; smooth top with rounded corners with central hole slightly off center.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7690

Accession Number: 1949.625.1

Telescopic Candlestick

Square, stepped base with chamfered corners. Round shaft projects upward from several incised rings. Knop turning above columnar shaft terminates in vasiform socket with wide flaring bobeche. Secondary cylindrical column extends at knop turning, recessing into lower column. Metal ring on underside c...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Harrison Patent (Maker)

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 7591

Accession Number: 1949.537.1

Telescopic Candlestick

Square, stepped base with chamfered corners. Round shaft projects upward from several incised rings. Knop turning above columnar shaft terminates in vasiform socket with wide flaring bobeche. Secondary cylindrical column extends at knop turning, recessing into lower column. Metal ring on underside c...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Harrison Patent (Maker)

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 7592

Accession Number: 1949.537.2

Bonnet

Tan silk-covered bonnet has wide crescent shaped brim with two long silk ties at base. Gathered silk cap with round crown. Canvas understructure.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 7593

Accession Number: 1949.548

Looking Glass

Sheraton style. Vertical rectangular mirror enclosed in frame featuring molded architrave with blocked corners and projecting cornice. Reeded half-round columns with corinthian capital in a wheat motif at sides. Molded skirt with blocked corners. Mirror surmounted by eglomise panel with a lamb in a...

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, gesso, gilding, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7594

Accession Number: 1949.550

Oil Painting

View of Boston Common with the Massachusetts State House on the right in background and Park Street Church to left. In green tones the scene pictures a large, dark tree with fence around its trunk, lawns and dirt paths, and lines of trees behind. People dot the Common paths and lawns. Vernacular sty...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: supports (artists' materials), gilding, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7595

Accession Number: 1949.559

Covered Powder or Trinket Box

Opaline green body. Short cylindrical body with flat bottom. Slightly indented neck with circular mouth to receive slightly domed conforming cover with gilt four-lobed floral element on top enclosed by circular band. Body with gilt banding also.

Date: 1865-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7596

Accession Number: 1949.566AB

Trinket Box

Egg-shaped, molded opaque apple-green body with acid-frosted surface treatment. Flat bottom. Hinged at top third with mouth opening mounted with beaded brass collars or flanges on both top and bottom. Button clasp at front. Possibly a powder jar.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7597

Accession Number: 1949.567

Electrified Oil Lamp

Opaque white square stepped base with a central beaded molding. Acid-induced frosted body. Surmounted by a vasiform wasited stem with molded acanthus leaf decoration. Opaque jade green font with beaded and faceted neck supporting a tulip shaped body with molded leaf motif surmounted by domed top fit...

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), frosting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7598

Accession Number: 1949.573.1AB

Electrified Oil Lamp

Opaque white square stepped base with a central beaded molding. Acid-induced frosted body. Surmounted by a vasiform wasited stem with molded acanthus leaf decoration. Opaque jade green font with beaded and faceted neck supporting a tulip shaped body with molded leaf motif surmounted by domed top fit...

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), frosting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7599

Accession Number: 1949.573.2AB

Perfume Bottle

Opaque bright apple green ewer-style perfume bottle with acid-frosted surface treatment. Tear-drop shaped body on circular foot. Thin elongated neck flaring sharply at dished circular mouth with gilt rim. Gilt medial banding and foot trim. Globular stopper with gilt banding, elongated neck and taper...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7600

Accession Number: 1949.575AB

Covered Powder Jar

Opaque green glass. Globular, squat vasiform body on circular foot with polished pontil. Faint etched decoration of meandering leafy berry vine enclosed by banding. Wide circular mouth receiving squat circular cover with conforming decoration. Applied knop handle with indented neck and flat top.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 7601

Accession Number: 1949.576AB

Vase

Opaque green glass with gilt rims. Greek lekythos shaped body with bowl shaped mouth surmounting bullet-shaped body on a circular trumpet-shaped foot with a medial ring, trimmed with gilt. Gilt rim at mouth.

Date: 1845-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7602

Accession Number: 1949.577.1

Vase

Opaque green glass with gilt rims. Greek lekythos shaped body with bowl shaped mouth surmounting bullet-shaped body on a circular trumpet-shaped foot with a medial ring, trimmed with gilt. Gilt rim at mouth.

Date: 1845-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7603

Accession Number: 1949.577.2

Goblet

Opaque apple green body with acid-frosted surface. Wide-mouthed circular body tapering to cylindrical base with a neck ring at join. Tapered circular foot with flat bottom. Gilt banding at rim, ring and foot.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7604

Accession Number: 1949.579.1

Goblet

Opaque apple green body with acid-frosted surface. Wide-mouthed circular body tapering to cylindrical base with a neck ring at join. Tapered circular foot with flat bottom. Gilt banding at rim, ring and foot.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7605

Accession Number: 1949.579.2

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