Historic New England

Sherbet glass

Emerald green transparent-colored body. Wide, shallow circular bowl with central band of loop facet cuts. Applied faceted stem on applied, wide, circular foot.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7946

Accession Number: 1949.654.6

Sherbet glass

Emerald green transparent-colored body. Wide, shallow circular bowl with central band of loop facet cuts. Applied faceted stem on applied, wide, circular foot.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7947

Accession Number: 1949.654.7

White body with scalloped edge. Wide, dished rim with molded border decoration: feather edge with floral sprig bouquets and lotus-like blossom. Green mineral colored decoration under glaze. Deep cavettoed well. Shaped foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7948

Accession Number: 1949.659

Wine goblet

Transparent emerald green body. Bell-shaped bowls on applied vasiform stem with circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7949

Accession Number: 1949.660.1

Wine goblet

Transparent emerald green body. Bell-shaped bowls on applied vasiform stem with circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7950

Accession Number: 1949.660.2

Wine goblet

Transparent emerald green body. Bell-shaped bowls on applied vasiform stem with circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7951

Accession Number: 1949.660.3

Wine goblet

Transparent emerald green body. Bell-shaped bowls on applied vasiform stem with circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7952

Accession Number: 1949.660.4

Wine glass

Transparent pale green-colored body. Deep circular bowl with engraved monogram "V". Thin, stem terminating in wide circular foot. Polished pontil effect.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, engraving (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 7953

Accession Number: 1949.662.1

Wine glass

Transparent pale green-colored body. Deep circular bowl with engraved monogram "V". Thin, stem terminating in wide circular foot. Polished pontil effect.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, engraving (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 7954

Accession Number: 1949.662.2

Wine glass

Transparent pale green-colored body. Deep circular bowl with engraved monogram "V". Thin, stem terminating in wide circular foot. Polished pontil effect.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, engraving (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 7955

Accession Number: 1949.662.3

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7956

Accession Number: 1949.663.1

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7957

Accession Number: 1949.663.2

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7958

Accession Number: 1949.663.3

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7959

Accession Number: 1949.663.4

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7960

Accession Number: 1949.663.5

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7961

Accession Number: 1949.663.6

Fingerbowl

Deep green, transparent body. Deep circular bowl with cylindrical sides rising from circular foot. Polished pontil.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 7962

Accession Number: 1949.663.7

Syrup pitcher with cover

Straight sides with flat base; body terminates in circular mouth, small pinched spout. Applied molded C-scroll handle with leafy spur and shaped terminus. Light blue body with band of applied relief; jasperware manner. Each side with veiled classical figure attended by young girl; fleur and C-scroll...

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Gibson & Sons (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), stoneware (pottery), relief (sculpture techniques), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 7963

Accession Number: 1949.664AB

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7964

Accession Number: 1949.665.1

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7965

Accession Number: 1949.665.2

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7966

Accession Number: 1949.665.3

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7967

Accession Number: 1949.665.4

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7968

Accession Number: 1949.665.5

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7969

Accession Number: 1949.665.6

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7970

Accession Number: 1949.665.7

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7971

Accession Number: 1949.665.8

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7972

Accession Number: 1949.665.9

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7973

Accession Number: 1949.665.10

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7974

Accession Number: 1949.665.11

Fingerbowl

Opaque white "clambroth" body. Deep bowl with cylindrical sides. Gilt band at rim. Polished pontil.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7975

Accession Number: 1949.665.12

Platter

Green border; incised and green-stained feather edge. Leeds type; ovoid white body. Wide rim with scalloped edge and underglaze green border; molded feather edge. Deep cavetto terminating in flat bottom.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, molding (forming), glazing (coating), pearlware, staining, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7976

Accession Number: 1949.667

Platter

Leeds-type. White ovoid body with pearl glaze. Wide scalloped rim with underglaze green edging over impressed feather-edge border. Deep cavetto terminating in flat bottom.

Date: 1795-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), impressing, pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7977

Accession Number: 1949.668

Shingle

Exterior wall shingles. 2 1/2" hole in center of board.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12498

Accession Number: 1997.27.1

Shingle

Exterior wall shingles.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12499

Accession Number: 1997.27.2

Print

Thin wood gilt frame with scrolled gesso corners. Under glass. Black and white engraving of "John Knox Administering the First Protestant Sacrament, During the Siege of the Castle of St. Andrews, 1547." It is of a scene inside a large hall. In the center foreground are two seated women in white dres...

Date: dated 5/1/1849

Maker: Ryall, H. T. (Engraver) Bonner, William, Esq. (Printer)

Material: engraving (printing process), gesso, gilding, glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12500

Accession Number: 1971.1632

Sewing Basket

Cylindrical form with hinged, domed lid. C-shaped bail handle attached at sides.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: rattan

GUSN: 12501

Accession Number: 1971.1633

Print

Untitled print of three gaming birds strung up by their feet against a black background. One orange and yellow pheasant, one beige pheasant, and a small robin-like bird. Under glass in a gilt painted molded frame. Backed with pine boards.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12502

Accession Number: 1971.1634

Barometer

Hanging barometer and thermometer with a glass rod with a bulbed end mounted on a long rectangular stem with chamfered edges and mahogany veneer. It flares out to a wider rectangular box with a hinged glass lid. this encloses the tip of the barometric glass tube which runs the length of the piece, a...

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Pastorelli, J. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), veneer, metal, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 12503

Accession Number: 1971.1635

Photograph

Blue toned photograph of a crew race on the Thames River. The two sculls are surrounded by ships with many flags flying from their masts. Under glass in simple dark stained frame. Backed with pine boards.

Date: dated 1906

Maker: Morison, W. T. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12504

Accession Number: 1971.1636

Lap Desk

Rectangular veneered lap desk with a brass lock plate on the center of the front side. Same shape (rectangle with inward curving sides) repeated on the lid center. The inside reveals a slanted surface, covered with a blue-green velvet. The surface lifts from the front side of the box revealing an op...

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: Starkey, N. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneer, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 12505

Accession Number: 1971.1637

Evangelist Bell

Bronze bell with pierced sides decorated with molded symbols of the four New Testament evangelists. A U-shaped handle sits on a stepped top. Inside is a S-shaped hook for a clapper.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), molding (forming)

GUSN: 12506

Accession Number: 1971.1638

Trinket Box

Four footed platform base with three stacked rectangular boxes progressively smaller in height with a detached lid at the top. Outside it is painted gold overall. The top of the lid, top of the base bottoms and insides of the boxes are speckled with metallic dusts. Inside the top box are three small...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12507

Accession Number: 1971.1639

Chueh Vessel

Bronze Oriental ceremonial libation vessel has three triangular legs. Bulbous body has two elongated spouts, and the side has a C-shaped handle. Incised Imperial decoration overall.

Date: 1900-1997

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 12508

Accession Number: 1971.1640

Breton Peasant

Bust-length view of a peasant, executed in brown tones. Swarthy-faced man with long hair, wide brimmed hat, holding a pipe to his mouth with one hand and lighting it with the other. Set in an elaborate gilt and gesso frame with beading, and shell and foliate decorative elements. "Breton Peasant afte...

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), gesso, gilding, oil paint (paint), canvas, shell (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12509

Accession Number: 1971.1641

Harvard College Yard

Print of pen and ink drawing of Harvard College Yard. Under glass in a black molded frame.

Date: copyright 1890

Maker: Wiseman, Robert R., Mr. (Artist) Frederick A. Stokes Co. (Printer)

Material: glass (material), ink, paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12510

Accession Number: 1971.1642

Portrait of a Boy

Sepia toned print of a little boy leaning on a large wooden barrel. He is wearing ragged clothing and has curly hair. Under glass on a white mat, set in a simple gold molded frame with a thin black stripe.

Date: 1900 -1933

Maker: Boucher (Artist)

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12512

Accession Number: 1971.1644

Photograph

Series of seven postcard-like photographs of views of Mt. Desert Island, ME. Under glass, in a thin black molded frame and set on an off-white mat.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paper (fiber product), photographs, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 12513

Accession Number: 1971.1645

Scatter Rug

Coarsely woven rug with three borders of yellow-red-beige decorated with simple geometric patterns. Red central rectangle decorated with simple geometric shapes. Short fringe at both ends.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 12514

Accession Number: 1971.1646

Dressing Glass

Four scrolled feet on a trestle base with a medial stretcher vase and ring turned. Stiles are ring-turned with and urn and ball finial. Movable rectangular mirror has a mahogany veneer frame. Doweled to stiles at the center. Mirror backed with pine board.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 12515

Accession Number: 1971.1647

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