Historic New England

Plate

A blue transfer print pearlware plate. The central design depicts the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, which is bordered by a foliate motif.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 3513

Accession Number: 1931.1362

Plate

A blue transfer print pearlware plate. The central design depicts the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, which is bordered by a floral motif.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 3514

Accession Number: 1985.732

Luncheon Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Foliate and acorn border surrounding a central scene illustrating Harvard Hall.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Ralph Stevenson & Williams (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 3515

Accession Number: 1943.268

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral and fruit border surrounding a central scene depicting Harvard College.

Date: 1835-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 3516

Accession Number: 1920.667

Commemorative Plate

Blue transfer printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Central design depicts the Langdon House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which is bordered by florets and flowers.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 3517

Accession Number: 1970.277

Commemorative plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware commemorative plate. Border with flowers and medallions depicting landmarks from Nantucket County. Border surrounds a map of Nantucket.

Date: 1910

Maker: Marsellus Co, Rowland (Maker) Abajian, Jacob (Retailer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 3518

Accession Number: 1933.1516

Plate

Blue transfer-print pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Eagle and floral border around Schuylkill River's Upper Ferry Bridge scene.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Stubbs, Joseph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 3519

Accession Number: 1920.632

Plate

Scalloped border with dark blue large flowers and medallions that repeat the central scene of figures near Meeting House, Pittsfield, MA, in winter.

Date: 1819-1836

Maker: Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

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

GUSN: 3520

Accession Number: 1920.689

Plate

A blue transfer print pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. The central scene depicts the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth which is surrounded by a border of ship medallions, eagles, and scrollwork.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

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

GUSN: 3521

Accession Number: 1943.297

Plate

A blue transfer print pearlware plate with a scalloped edge and central scene of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth surrounded by a border design consisting of ship medallions, eagles, and scrollwork.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

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

GUSN: 3522

Accession Number: 1936.769

Lace

Piece of white hand-embroidered hamburg lace.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3523

Accession Number: 1925.352

Of squared form with rounded corners, the domed cover with molded scrolled knop, is decorated with blue transfer printed in a "willow" pattern within a trellis, scalework and medallion border. The knop is diaper printed.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Britannia Pottery Co. (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3316

Accession Number: 1991.1102A

Vegetable Dish

A deep squared form with rounded corners and molded tab handles on two sides- the rim is flared and dished for a cover. It is transfer decorated on the face with the blue "willow" pattern with trellis, scale work and floral medallions at border and a diaper pattern at the handles, the exterior sides...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3317

Accession Number: 1991.1103

Vegetable Dish

A deep squared form with rounded corners and an upturned rim with a channel for the cover. It has tapering sides for the tall squared foot ring. The interior is decorated in blue transfer-printed "willow" pattern, the rim is patterned with scale work, trellis and medallian motifs. Each side of the e...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3318

Accession Number: 1991.1104

Vegetable Dish Cover

A square domed form with rounded corners and a molded scrolled knop. Decorated in transfer printed blue "willow" pattern within a trellis, scale work and medallian border. The knop is in "dot" diaper pattern.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3319

Accession Number: 1991.1105

Vegetable Dish Cover

A domed square form with slightly nitched corners and squared crabstock handle. It is decorated in blue transfer, showing a romantic scene of ruins, a castle, sheep and a shepherd- all within a floral border.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3320

Accession Number: 1991.1106

Pitcher

Of bulbous reeded baluster form with a standing ribbed neck and a large "bracket-like" reeded ? . Also a canthers leaf molded spout, "C" shaped molded handle and a flaring, circular foot. Buff colored earthenware with mottled Rockingham glaze.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 3321

Accession Number: 1991.1107

Tin Candle Box with

The candle box is of tubular form with convex ends on a hinged lid. The lid is ornamented with raised octogonal reserve. It hangs from two pierced tapered tabs.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: soldering, tin (metal)

GUSN: 3322

Accession Number: 1991.1108

Dutch Oven

A large tin dutch oven of cylindrical form, which is open at one side and fitted with a conforming rectangular two handled pan. The oven has two squared tin handles at the top and is raised on two tin strap augled "U" shape back feet and soled tin triangular front feet. An iron rotisserie rod with a...

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3323

Accession Number: 1991.1109

Hanging Shelf

Three rectangular shelves joined by scalloped endboards, all painted brown.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3324

Accession Number: 1991.1110

Spatula

Oblong flattened paddle on a long oval shaped handle that flares at a pierced terminal; one piece.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 3325

Accession Number: 1991.1111

English Transferware Chamber Pot with Lid

Domed octogonal form with a pagoda shaped knop, with a blue transfer print in repeated landscapes. The knop and border is of trellis pattern and scrolled reserves with fantastic Chinese/Indian issue buildings. The squat conforming base has panelled sides, a flarring molded rim, [illeg.] molded "C" s...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3326

Accession Number: 1991.1112AB

Blanket Crane

Of wood, each part is of rectangular shape with chamfered edges, and upright with cylindrically turned ends. Also with a tenoned tapering arm and support. The unpainted string ties of two original carved wall brackets of the crane retain traces of paint- white and light blue.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3327

Accession Number: 1991.1113

Knife Scouring Box

The box has a rounded top on a tall backboard that is pierced with a circular hanging hole over a rectangular open nail constructed box. It is pained in red and grained in black, green and yellow. The backboard is painted to imitate a "knot" in the wood.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3328

Accession Number: 1991.1114

Log Roller

A long rod form handle with a loop finial and wide flattened hook at the other end.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 3329

Accession Number: 1991.1115

Dipper

A long shaved and tapered handle on a shallow circular bowl. It has a natural finish.

Date: 1800-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), shaving (process)

GUSN: 3330

Accession Number: 1991.1116

Dipper

Long shaped handle with hooked end; deep oblong bowl; natural finish.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 3331

Accession Number: 1991.1117

Peg Board

A narrow rectangular board with a molded edge fit with 9 turned pegs with acorn-like finials. It is unpainted.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3332

Accession Number: 1991.1118

Peg Board

Five turned, unpainted, mushroom cap pegs on a rectangular cream-painted board with three screws through it.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3333

Accession Number: 1991.1119

Pancake Maker

Of shallow oblong form with handles at each end and four circular hinged plates or pairs with short loop handles.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 3334

Accession Number: 1991.1120

Candleholder

The candleholder has a squared iron post with a pointed end. Also, an adjustable iron bracket with a four section hinged folding arm with cylindrical candlecup at its cast section. The bracket is attached to the post by a screw.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: Stillman, A. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 3335

Accession Number: 1991.1121

Mortar and Pestal

(A) Mortar is of a shallow bowl form with a squared spout, raised on three legs; (B) pestle.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 3336

Accession Number: 1991.1122AB

Well Bucket

A staved cylindrical form held together, with four iron bands and two vertical iron straps that hook to the iron handle, which has a loop at its center.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oak (wood)

GUSN: 3337

Accession Number: 1991.1123

Treen Rolling Pin

Of a cylindrical form with incised lines at the ends and mushroom turned handles.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3338

Accession Number: 1991.1124

Ladle

A shallow circular brass bowl with three holes on one side is attached to a long tapered wrought iron handle which hooks at the end.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3339

Accession Number: 1991.1125

Pastry Roller

Cylindrical roller has turned oblong handles with deep flutting.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3340

Accession Number: 1991.1126

Rolling Pin

An oblong, cigar shaped piece of wood that tapers at the ends. One end is indented with a ring around which a braided string is used.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3341

Accession Number: 1991.1127

Food Chopper

A cylindrical wood handle with a slightly arched top and flattened underside, over an arched iron blade descending from two shaped arms that project through the handle. The handle has a natural finish.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material), wrought

GUSN: 3342

Accession Number: 1991.1128

Hanging Spoon Rack

A rectangular backboard with rounded corners, that is pierced with two hanging holes and has a slotted strip for spoons to be nailed above on the two shelves. It has plain board fronts and is unpainted.

Date: 1790-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 3343

Accession Number: 1991.1129

Sugar Cutter

A scissors-like device with fan-shaped blades, on tapered arched arms with line and geometric incised pivot on half rounded, flat bottomed handles. A latch at the base of one handle and a peg-like extension at the other handle. A strip of metal is packed to the interior of one handle creating tensio...

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 3344

Accession Number: 1991.1130

Scissors

A pair of assymetrical blades- one like a knife blade, the other with a blunt end. There is a pivot at the mid-section by a steel pin, on the gently arched handles, the one with a scrolled end.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 3345

Accession Number: 1991.1131

Serving Spoon

A large ovoid bowl with pointed flares on either side at the base of the narrow stem and tapered tab handle; "dogs nose" on the back of the handle.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 3346

Accession Number: 1991.1132

Spoon

An ovoid bowl with a rats tail at the back on a tapered rounded stem with a flattened trifid terminous bearing a touch mark.

Date: 1710-1720

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3347

Accession Number: 1991.1133

Teaspoon

An ovoid bowl with a "pointer" end on a tapered handle that widens to a rounded tip terminous.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 3348

Accession Number: 1991.1134

Serving Spoon

Fig-shaped bowl on a hexagonal handle with a baluster knop and a short "rat tail" on the bowl's back.

Date: 1500-1600

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), latten, pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 3349

Accession Number: 1991.1135

Spoon

It is a shallow "spade" shaped bowl with flattened tapered shoulders or a cylindrical stem. it flares to a trumpet shaped terminous. The bowl has a short spine on the back.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 3350

Accession Number: 1991.1136

Spoon

A shallow round bowl bearing a touch mark on a hexagonal stem that flares at the terminous, and an oval front and back.

Date: 1680-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), metal

GUSN: 3351

Accession Number: 1991.1137

Spoon and Pie Crimper

A fig-shaped ovoid bowl on a cylinder stem, with a ball turning at the mid-section and a "U" shaped terminous with a cast pie crimper disc.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 3352

Accession Number: 1991.1138

Serving Spoon

A flattened fig-shaped bowl on a faceted stem with a strawberry-shaped knop.

Date: 1500-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), hammering

GUSN: 3353

Accession Number: 1991.1139

Knife

Small knife; round-ended steel blade; tapered wood handle with pewter cap at the connection of the blade and handle; pewter pins hold handle in place.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: J. Russell & Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), pewter (tin alloy), steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3354

Accession Number: 1991.1140.1

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