Historic New England

Decoy

A very large carved and painted wooden decoy, painted black with white highlighting and eyes of tacks. Dowel constructed head and a square insert. Broken leather straps on th bottom and at both ends.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11387

Accession Number: 1991.1713

Carved and painted wood and laminated cone decoy representing a Canadian goose. Made in horizontal sections with top and bottom of the cone's central section, neck and head in wood. Cork "wings" are tucked in at base of neck and the neck is slightly outstretched, with an incised bill. There is a la...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), cork (bark), laminating, painting (coating)

GUSN: 11388

Accession Number: 1991.1714

Decoy

In the form of a lifesize Canadian goose, with a smooth oblong body with a squared off tail. It also has a gently curving "S" shaped neck, and an incised bill that dips at the end. Painted in realistic coloration.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Whitney, J. H., Mr., 1870-1950 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 11389

Accession Number: 1991.1715

Pintle

No description

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10974

Accession Number: 1994.71.2

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10978

Accession Number: 1994.75.1

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10979

Accession Number: 1994.75.2

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10980

Accession Number: 1994.75.3

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10981

Accession Number: 1994.75.4

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10982

Accession Number: 1994.75.5

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10983

Accession Number: 1994.75.6

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10984

Accession Number: 1994.75.7

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10985

Accession Number: 1994.75.8

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10986

Accession Number: 1994.75.9

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10987

Accession Number: 1994.75.10

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10988

Accession Number: 1994.75.11

PLASTER

One of twelve stenciled plaster wall fragments, including five large pieces; numerous smaller fragments, evidence of green paint on yellow background. 1994.75.6-12 are smaller bits or fragments.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hair, painting (coating), plaster, sand, stenciling

GUSN: 10989

Accession Number: 1994.75.12

PLASTER

Green floral wallpaper on one piece.

Date: 1809

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plaster, sand, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 10995

Accession Number: 1994.78.1

PLASTER

Green floral wallpaper on one piece.

Date: 1809

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plaster, sand, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 10996

Accession Number: 1994.78.2

PLASTER

Green floral wallpaper on one piece.

Date: 1809

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plaster, sand, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 10997

Accession Number: 1994.78.3

PLASTER

Green floral wallpaper on one piece.

Date: 1809

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plaster, sand, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 10998

Accession Number: 1994.78.4

PLASTER

Green floral wallpaper on one piece.

Date: 1809

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plaster, sand, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 10999

Accession Number: 1994.78.5

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Foliate, fruit, and scroll design. Rectangular finial with a floral design. Small scroll molded handles.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11000

Accession Number: 1915.80AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Floral border adorns rim and cover. Nature scene featuring zebras decorate the body.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: John Rogers & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11001

Accession Number: 1917.202AB

Sugar Bowls

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Foliate and floral motif. Landscape scenes featuring people and a cottage adorn the body. Rectangular pointed finial and foliate molded handles.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11002

Accession Number: 1927.134AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sugar bowl. Floral motif surround a scene featuring a man helping a woman across a stream. Foliate molded handles and oval button finial.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11003

Accession Number: 1927.136AB

Cover

Blue transfer-printed pearlware cover. Floral and pebble border. Rectangular button finial.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11004

Accession Number: 1938.187

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sugar bowl. Floral and scroll motif. Foliate molded handles and floral molded finial.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11006

Accession Number: 1938.265AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sugar bowl. Scrolled handles and floral molded finial. Floral border surrounds rim and cover. Coastal scene featuring a group of men and women, a gazebo, and a town in the distance.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11007

Accession Number: 1939.299AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Scroll molded handles. Floral, fruit, and foliate motif surrounds a romantic scene.

Date: 1827-1831

Maker: Adams, William, 1827-1831 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11008

Accession Number: 1939.297A

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Willow pattern adorns the body and cover. Round finial.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11009

Accession Number: 1924.751AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sugar bowl. Floral border surrounds cover and rim. Nature scene featuring swans adorns the body. Rectangular finial.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11010

Accession Number: 1939.298AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Acorn pattern. Rectangular finial. Dual pointed loop handles.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11011

Accession Number: 1941.482AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sugar bowl. Scroll border surrounds the rim and cover. Floral accents. Fishing scene adorns the body. Rectangular cover with a floral molded finial.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11012

Accession Number: 1947.375AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Floral pattern surrounds scenes of Lafayette at the grave of Franklin. Rectangular cover with an octagonal pointed finial. Dual scroll molded handles.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11013

Accession Number: 1957.169AB

Chocolate Cup

Blue transfer-printed pearlware handled chocolate cup. Round cover with a slot for a spoon and a round finial. Pastoral and landscape scene featuring a cathedral adorn the body. Floral motif adorns the cover.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11014

Accession Number: 1934.1063AB

Chocolate Cup

Blue transfer-printed pearlware covered chocolate cup. Exterior landscape scene featuring a cottage. Interior floral band around the rim. Floral motif adorns cover. Round finial.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11015

Accession Number: 1936.621AB

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed earthenware footed teapot. Floral motif surrounds a scene depicting Lafayette at the grave of Franklin. Pointed rectangular finial.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11016

Accession Number: 1943.274AB

Saucer

Blue transfer-printed pearlware saucer. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central coastal scene featuring a gondola and a mansion.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11017

Accession Number: 1939.295.1

Saucers

Blue transfer-printed pearlware saucer. Floral and scroll border surround a central scene featuring a vase of flowers.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 11018

Accession Number: 1947.377.1-.2

Tea Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware footed tea bowl. Floral border surrounds the interior rim. Scenes of Lafayette at the grave of Franklin adorns the exterior body.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11019

Accession Number: 1957.168

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed earthenware teapot. Floral motif surrounds scenes depicting Mount Vernon. Rectangular faceted cover with a floral molded finial.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11020

Accession Number: 1926.419AB

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Floral pattern surrounds scenes of Mount Vernon. Rectangular Cover with a rectangular pointed finial. Dual foliate molded handles.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 11021

Accession Number: 1926.420AB

Cream pitcher

This cream pitcher is transfer printed in dark blue with a border of large flowers surrounding a central scene of of George Washington in uniform beside a horse and groom at Mt. Vernon. The pitcher is a squared edge rectangle in shape with a squat finial and a deeply scrolled handle that comes to a ...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 11022

Accession Number: 1926.421

Washbowl Basin

Chinese export porcelain basin- item 1 of 2 (water bottle) of a toilet set. Deep, footed bowl with overhanging rim, the inside is centered with intricate scroll gilt monogram "AA" with famille rose, overglaze enamel flowers and gilt lambrequin decoration around the rim.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 11023

Accession Number: 1991.1273.1

Washstand Water Bottle

Chinese export porcelain water bottle- item 2 of 2 (waterbowl basin) of a toilet set. Bottle of bulbous shape with long neck and outflared rim, with conforming monogram and floral decoraion; and no reign marks.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 11024

Accession Number: 1991.1273.2

Teapot

Reproduction "Mayflower" teapot; pearlware. Round form with over- the-top handle. Rose design on sides and top. Rose-shaped knop on lid. Green-color decoration.

Date: 1871

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Maker)

Material: pearlware, lead glaze

GUSN: 11025

Accession Number: 1995.384AB

Liquid Burning Lamp

Pressed clear glass camphene(?) lamp, of goblet form, its domed top has straight tapered sides with waffle & thump print pattern and a notched rim. There is an outflared hexogonal stem and hexogonal base, with metal fitting at the top. It is now fitted as an electric lamp with a six-sided white silk...

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 11027

Accession Number: 1991.1284AB

Needlework Coat of Arms

Framed needlework coat of arms of the Little family. Worked on golden (off-white) silk ground; shows shield with a cross, profiled helmet above, crest of head with crossed palms/stalks by the inscription- in the manner of John Coles Sr. under reverse-painted glass with a black and gold edge; in orig...

Date: ca. 1801

Maker: Little, Abigail, 1787-1871 (Maker)

Material: reverse painting on glass (image-making), brass (alloy), gesso, gilding, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 11028

Accession Number: 1991.1285.1

Wall Mirror

Grain-painted pine wall mirror, with rectangular 1 1/2" fram enclosing mirror; grain-painted with stripes of red, yellow, black and brown; side unpainted (mirror decay).

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, mirrors, painting (coating), pine (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 11029

Accession Number: 1991.1293

Towel Rack

The arched trestle feet hold round-ended uprights joining two rectangular horizontals; all are grain painted in yellow and brown to simulate birdseye maple.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), graining

GUSN: 11030

Accession Number: 1991.1296

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