Historic New England

Plate

Circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene with pagodas, trees, and a bridge; wide blue band on rim with diagonal lines and scalloped late Canton border.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4692

Accession Number: 1977.829

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4693

Accession Number: 1977.830.1

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4694

Accession Number: 1977.830.2

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4695

Accession Number: 1977.830.5

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4696

Accession Number: 1977.830.6

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4697

Accession Number: 1977.830.3

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4698

Accession Number: 1977.830.4

Plate

Irregular circular form with flaring rim and slight well; thick foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene enclosed by cross-hatched border; rim decorated with blue band and scalloped late Canton border; crudely potted and painted.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4699

Accession Number: 1977.830.7

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4700

Accession Number: 1977.831.1

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4701

Accession Number: 1977.831.3

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4702

Accession Number: 1977.831.2

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4703

Accession Number: 1977.831.4

Dinner Plate

Large circular form with wide rim and slight well; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration with landscape scene of pagoda, islands, bridge, boat and trees; scene enclosed by blue cavetto band with random cross-hatches; rim decorated with blue band with diagonal lines and scalloped...

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4704

Accession Number: 1977.831.5

Plate

Small circular form with slight well and slightly flaring rim; foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern decoration; crudely painted landscape scene; blue band around rim with diagonal hatching and scalloped late Canton border.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4705

Accession Number: 1977.832.1

Dinner Plate

Small circular form with slight well and flaring rim; heavy foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern of central landscape scene enclosed by blue band at cavetto; blue band at rim with diagonal lines and scalloped late Canton border.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4706

Accession Number: 1977.833

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4707

Accession Number: 1977.834.1

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4708

Accession Number: 1977.834.2

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4709

Accession Number: 1977.834.4

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4710

Accession Number: 1977.834.3

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4711

Accession Number: 1977.834.5

Soup Plate

Circular slightly hexagonal form with deep well and broad flat rim; small foot ring; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central circle with landscape with pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains; alternating curved hatching cavetto border band; rim decorated with wide diapered band.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4712

Accession Number: 1977.834.6

Plate

Slightly hexagonal form with deep well and flaring rim; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene of pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains enclosed by cross-hatched band at cavetto; rim decorated with wide diapered band with scalloped Canton border.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4713

Accession Number: 1977.835.1

Plate

Slightly hexagonal form with deep well and flaring rim; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene of pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains enclosed by cross-hatched band at cavetto; rim decorated with wide diapered band with scalloped Canton border.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4714

Accession Number: 1977.835.2

Plate

Slightly hexagonal form with deep well and flaring rim; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene of pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains enclosed by cross-hatched band at cavetto; rim decorated with wide diapered band with scalloped Canton border.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4715

Accession Number: 1977.835.3

Plate

Slightly hexagonal form with deep well and flaring rim; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene of pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains enclosed by cross-hatched band at cavetto; rim decorated with wide diapered band with scalloped Canton border.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4716

Accession Number: 1977.835.5

Plate

Slightly hexagonal form with deep well and flaring rim; underglaze blue Willow pattern with central landscape scene of pagodas, trees, bridge, islands and mountains enclosed by cross-hatched band at cavetto; rim decorated with wide diapered band with scalloped Canton border.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 4717

Accession Number: 1977.835.6

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

Print

Framed black and white photographic reproduction of painting of saint, probably John the Baptist; nude torso and face of youth with dark curly hair looking to his right, fur cape tied around upper chest; right hand holds conical paper; cross, made of twigs and leather in right foreground is cross; o...

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 6633

Accession Number: 1971.1398

Photograph

Black and white view of classical building facade, prob. Rome, with elaborate fountain in foreground; one of the Fountains of Tivoli; wood frame, stained black on outer edge, white mat.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 6634

Accession Number: 1971.1399

Engraving

Black and white engraving of a woman seated on a rock in foreground with landscape behind; full length figure; three quarter pose in slight profile; no inscriptions; wooden frame with applied gesso gilt; organic floral and vine border.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 6635

Accession Number: 1971.1400

Drawing

Muted charcoal drawing of rocky seacoast with surf and cloudy sky; simple rounded wooden frame painted gold; white matting.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: charcoal (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 6636

Accession Number: 1971.1401

Watercolor Landscape

Watercolor on white paper of tidal river flowing towards viewer, grassy marshlike banks; trees off in distance; sky is cloudless. Simple rounded oak frame, under glass is white mat with beveled inner edge.

Date: ca. 1887

Maker: Morrison, Elizabeth W., 1842-1920 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 6637

Accession Number: 1971.1402

Photograph

Molded wood frame, painted gold; photographic reproduction of oil painting; village scene with dirt road on left; white house at right; woman and child walking on road; free brushwork; strong contrast of light and shadow.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, photographs

GUSN: 6638

Accession Number: 1971.1403

Etching

Print of one black and one white Scottish Terrier, sitting on and beside a bag of golf clubs; in distance is a club house; under glass; wood frame is flat with simple molding.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 6639

Accession Number: 1971.1404

Plaque

Polycrhome enameled plaster and alabaster replica of facade of Alhambra mounted on its own wood easel for display.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: alabaster (mineral), plaster, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6640

Accession Number: 1971.1405

Chest of Drawers

Stepped top; three small drawers recessed on top of chest and three large drawers enclosed in body of chest; small drawers and top large drawer have beveled fronts; all drawers, except top large drawer, have two round, stepped pulls; columnar pilasters terminate into turned bulbous stepped feet; bac...

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood)

GUSN: 6641

Accession Number: 1971.1406

Chest of Drawers

Mahogany veneered case has two brass C-shaped handles on the sides; front side is a door with beaded edge; keyhole at center of left side, two brass hinges at right; opens revealing interior of case, divided into eight compartments, four of which have drawers remaining; brass knob handle in center o...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood)

GUSN: 6642

Accession Number: 1971.1407