Historic New England

Sugarbowl with cover

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Sugarbowl: bulbous with circular base, twisted handles with terminals and decoration as above; berry finial as above.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3764

Accession Number: 1934.371AB

Creamer

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Creamer: helmet-shaped with traces of gold band around circular base; gold-painted spirals in relief on handle.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3765

Accession Number: 1934.372

Plate

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Plate: gold band with "MD" cipher in feathered oval, center staple-repaired crack through center.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3766

Accession Number: 1934.373

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: scalloped edge with gold band border (interior); gold band around exterior base of cup; handles: ear-shaped with scrolled, gold thumb hold; cipher exterior opposite handle on cup; center interior on saucer.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3767

Accession Number: 1934.375.1

Saucer

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: scalloped edge with gold band border (interior); gold band around exterior base of cup; handles: ear-shaped with scrolled, gold thumb hold; cipher exterior opposite handle on cup; center interior on saucer.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3768

Accession Number: 1934.375.7

Teacup

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: straight-sided chocolate (or coffee cup) with gold band around base and exterior rim; ear-shaped handle with gold pointed thumb hold; cipher exterior, opposite handle; saucer has gold band border, cipher center interior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3769

Accession Number: 1934.376.1

Saucer

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: straight-sided chocolate (or coffee cup) with gold band around base and exterior rim; ear-shaped handle with gold pointed thumb hold; cipher exterior, opposite handle; saucer has gold band border, cipher center interior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3770

Accession Number: 1934.376.7

Tea plate

White porcelain plate with gold band around rim and interior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 3771

Accession Number: 1934.374A

Salt

Blue and white; oval eight-sided rectangle with butterfly, cell and drape border around base and network border with floral reserves around rim of top; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story building atop bridge with figures passing below, right; second bridge with figure carrying load, left ...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3772

Accession Number: 1926.56

Tea bowl

blue and white; handleless; footed; interior border abstract floral band with reserves, scallop and dot; sprig in center of bowl; exterior scene of bamboo stalk, flowers growing from ground; vase of flowers; pyramidal (tent?) structure.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3773

Accession Number: 1947.381.2

CANN, COFFEE

Blue and white; straight sided with ear-shaped handle with underglaze blue feather decoration on spine; underglaze blue flitches around handle terminals; interior border: network, spearhead and double dot; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion; one-story building surrounded by tree...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3775

Accession Number: 1942.1272.1

CANN, COFFEE

Blue and white; straight sided with ear-shaped handle with underglaze blue feather decoration on spine; underglaze blue flitches around handle terminals; interior border: network, spearhead and double dot; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion; one-story building surrounded by tree...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3776

Accession Number: 1942.1272.2

CANN, COFFEE

Blue and white; straight sided with ear-shaped handle with underglaze blue feather decoration on spine; underglaze blue flitches around handle terminals; interior border: network, spearhead and double dot; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion; one-story building surrounded by tree...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3777

Accession Number: 1942.1272.3

Plate

Blue and white; alternating clusters of chrysanthemums and butterflies (3 of each) on outer border; inner border trellis band; central scene of gnarled tree in front of fence with flowers growing behind; ochre rim.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3779

Accession Number: 1942.884

Saucer

Sacuer with traces of gold around rim. Cipher "MHWCF" in gold and red paint in the center.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3780

Accession Number: 1938.513

Plate

Circular with slightly dished rim; sepia scn. of trees & westrn. house

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 3782

Accession Number: 1937.365.1

Punch bowl

Porcelain punch bowl with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3783

Accession Number: 1987.421.1

Waste bowl

Porcelain waste bowl with exterior medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. Bowl interior has round medallion in center of basin with bird and flower. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3784

Accession Number: 1987.421.2

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with a loop handle and wide-mouthed spout. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3785

Accession Number: 1987.421.3

Sugarbowl with lid

Porcelain sugar bowl with flared rim and lid with gilt berry knop. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, fruit, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3786

Accession Number: 1987.421.4AB

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a scalloped rim and loop handle. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3787

Accession Number: 1987.421.6

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3788

Accession Number: 1987.421.12

Plate

Porcelain footed plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3789

Accession Number: 1987.421.17

Dish

Porcelain footed serving dish with a flared edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3790

Accession Number: 1987.421.19

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3791

Accession Number: 1987.421.20

Soup Plate

Porcelain soup plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3792

Accession Number: 1987.421.25

Pitcher

All white fluted bulbous forms surmounting scalloped foot rings, leaf scroll motif handles. .1) Scrolled spout.

Date: 1891-1907

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6609

Accession Number: 1971.1377.1

Chamber Pot

All white fluted bulbous forms surmounting scalloped foot rings, leaf scroll motif handles. .2) Lid is slightly domed; fluted with "C" scroll handle; undecorated.

Date: 1891-1907

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6610

Accession Number: 1971.1377.2AB

Bowl

White body with raised lily of the valley pattern inside; deep circular bowl form with flared lip and circular foot ring.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6611

Accession Number: 1971.1378.1

Toothbrush Holder

Oval tray, slightly indented upper lip; swells at base, indented at foot ring; inside with two molded risers; lid is domed with lily of the valley finial and transfer print pattern as above.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6612

Accession Number: 1971.1378.2AB

Chamber Pot

Cream colored cylindrical bucket has rounded lip; sharp indentation on body below two knop handles; attached to handles is rattan C-shaped bail; tapers at base to plain foot ring.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, vitrification

GUSN: 6613

Accession Number: 1971.1379

Chamber Pot

White bodied waste bucket has flaring lip, steeped neck tapers slightly inwards to base; iron bail, attached with screws, has central turned wooden handle, painted black.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, iron (metal), ironstone (pottery), vitrification, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6614

Accession Number: 1971.1380

Chamber Pot

Simple bulbous white bucket with gadrooning along top edge, flutes along sides; two built up sockets for the handle.

Date: 1880-1903

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification

GUSN: 6615

Accession Number: 1971.1381

Mug

Cylindrical body with wide band of green transfer printed art deco floral pattern on white ground with C-shaped handle.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6616

Accession Number: 1971.1382

Chamber Pot Lid

White body with blue transfer print decoration; lids are slightly domed and circular; central molded scalloped motif with flower finial (handle) at center; center scene shows couple in foreground; buiudings in distance with mountains; tree at right; pine needle diaper around rim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pine (wood), vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6617

Accession Number: 1971.1383.1

Chamber Pot Lid

White body with blue transfer print decoration; lids are slightly domed and circular; central molded scalloped motif with flower finial (handle) at center; center scene shows couple in foreground; buiudings in distance with mountains; tree at right; pine needle diaper around rim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pine (wood), vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6618

Accession Number: 1971.1383.2

Pitcher

Two-part molded white bulbous body with wide blue stripe on tapered neck; long blue stripe around scroll spout and down "C" handle which is applied to body with decorative floral terminus.

Date: 1853-1871

Maker: Elsmore & Forster (Maker)

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

GUSN: 6619

Accession Number: 1971.1384

Pitcher

Two-part molded squared white body, acanthus leaves at lower corners, molded scalloped spout, applied "C" handle with decorative floral motif.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6620

Accession Number: 1971.1385

Pitcher

White bodied pitcher has bulbous body tapering at neck with molded raised leaf pattern; scalloped C-shaped handle, scalloped lip and spout; base is scalloped.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming)

GUSN: 6621

Accession Number: 1971.1386

Pitcher

Large pitcher has scalloped lip with rounded curvilinear spout; slightly scalloped neck with bulbous body which tapers to circular foot; elaborately scrolled C-shaped handle; below spout, at waist, is a lions mark grip; light blue underglaze, overall transfer printed "Apple Blossom" pattern; scrolle...

Date: 1838-1848

Maker: William Ridgway & Co. (Maker)

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6622

Accession Number: 1971.1387

Chamber Pot

Two-part molded bulbous body with pinched waist and flared, cross-hatched rim; applied "C" handle; circular lid with domed center and knop finial; brown and white transfer pattern of floral with vines.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 6623

Accession Number: 1971.1388AB

Toothbrush Holder

Oblong straight sided shallow bowl with three sections in the bottom interior, white glazed with rust stripe around tray and edge of conforming domed lid; simple "C" shaped handle with rust and gilt decoration.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6624

Accession Number: 1971.1389AB

Soap Dish

Rectangular shallow body has inverted centers on sides which sharply taper to rectangular base; polychrome floral motif on sides, repeated on lid; lid is domed corresponding shape form with flower-bud finial.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 6625

Accession Number: 1971.1390AB

Pitcher

Blue and gold decorative scrolls and stripes with "Bevi Tutto" written on front (translated "Drink All"); bulbous body with large flared rim, molded round spout, applied "C" handle.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 6626

Accession Number: 1971.1391

Dresser Tray

Irregular shaped white body with slightly dished scalloped gilt edge; hand painted violets in purple, green, yellow, salmon.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6627

Accession Number: 1971.1392

Chamber Pot

Painted white bulbous form with flared blue-edged rim; applied "C" handle.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 6628

Accession Number: 1971.1393

Drain

Circular white drain, bowl-shaped; has raised disk with molded sunflower at center; held up by three supports (covers drainage hole beneath); flat lip.

Date: 1800-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6629

Accession Number: 1971.1394

Ceramic Basket

Molded basket has two U-shaped blue "rope" handles joining at top; rectangular form with applied multi-colored flowers and leaves; ends of basket have blue rope bows; edge and base scalloped with gilt highlights.

Date: 1867-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 6630

Accession Number: 1971.1395

Bust

White underglazed bust of reflective man with long curly hair and frilled blouse.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 6631

Accession Number: 1971.1396

Mary and Jesus

Print of Mary holding the child Jesus flanked by a pope and female saint with two putti at her feet, all hovering above clouds with puttis in background; scene enclosed by draped curtains; carved "La tien" scroll black frame with plain gilt border around print.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Painter) Nordheim (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 6632

Accession Number: 1971.1397

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