Historic New England

Towel

Fringed linen towel. White w/ red borders. Brocade design: beads around border, floral patterns on red borders and small floral pattern interspersed w/ triangular geometrical design w/in borders.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brocading, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 18833

Accession Number: 1998.1473

Electric lamp

Electric brass lamp w/ wooden ship's wheel decoration; shade w/ painted picture of a 3-masted ship; 2 anchors at sides of picture w/ rope running around bottom edge of shade.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 18834

Accession Number: 1998.1474AB

Grain painted Empire commode. Grained to resemble mahogany Empire furniture. Hinged top w/ two-level interior compartment. S-curved pieces at front sides; curved upper drawer; two bottom cabinet doors grained on interior to resemble oak. Ball feet.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, softwood

GUSN: 18835

Accession Number: 1998.1475

Pitcher

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18836

Accession Number: 1998.1476.1

Wash basin

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18837

Accession Number: 1998.1476.2

Chamber pot

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18838

Accession Number: 1998.1476.3

Soap dish w/ liner

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18839

Accession Number: 1998.1476.4AB

Sponge dish

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18840

Accession Number: 1998.1476.5AB

Toothbrush holder

Ironstone wash set; white w/ blue and gilt floral decoration; water pitcher, basin, chamber pot, soap dish w/ liner, sponge dish, toothbrush holder; transfer printed w/ Damask Rose pattern; gold banded edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 18841

Accession Number: 1998.1476.6AB

Towel rack

Hanging towel rack w/ small oval mirror. Oak w/ carved oak leaf decoration. Two slender turned racks connected to sides w/ incised detail.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 18842

Accession Number: 1998.1477

Side chair

Grain painted Grecian side chair. Two back slats peaked at center. Curved stiles w/ slightly scrolled tops. Caned seat w/ wide skirt. Flat front stretcher; cabriole front legs.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18843

Accession Number: 1998.1478.1

Rocking chair

Windsor chair. Pine painted black. Unornamented crest rail w/ backward-sloping stiles and four spindles, all w/ simple turning. Similar turning on legs and stretchers. Short rockers.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 18844

Accession Number: 1998.1479

Chest of drawers

Empire bureau. Mahogany veneer with brass key surrounds on drawers. Horizontal top is grained wood. Two small upper drawers and four bottom drawers. Thick cabriole legs on casters.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18845

Accession Number: 1998.1480

Rocking chair

Grecian rocking chair. Mahogany veneer and graining, now badly faded. Curving stiles join low arm supports. Curved legs; rockers worn down from use. Metal supports beneath arms. Upholstery badly faded.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18846

Accession Number: 1998.1481

Portrait of a Girl

Colored engraving of a young girl in a straw hat with a blue bow and wearing a blue/green dress. The girl has brown hair and brown eyes and holds a doll in a red dress with her right hand and hugs a dog with her left hand. Frame: 2 in. black.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18847

Accession Number: 1998.1482

Drawing

Pencil drawing of a farm house with a pond and fence in the foreground and a taller fence in the background. A large building or castle can be seen in the distance before a mountain. Frame: 1 1/2 in. gold.

Date: 1852-1856

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Mary Ronald (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 18848

Accession Number: 1998.1483

Chest of drawers

Empire bureau, mahogany veneer with brass key surrounds on drawers. Two small upper drawers and four bottom drawers, the three lowest flanked by turned columns on vase and ring-turned feet.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18849

Accession Number: 1998.1484

Wastebasket

Cloth covered wooden wastebasket. Cotton printed cloth sewn around outside of basket w/ fringe at top. Wastebasket constructed from 8 wooden panels on sides. Blue, red, and white cloth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18850

Accession Number: 1998.1485

Print

Hand-colored lithograph of three women in medieval dress. The woman closest to the viewer wears a long green and white dress w/ a gray head covering. The woman behind her wears a long pink dress and holds beads in her left hand. The third woman is back to in a long green dress w/ pink head covering....

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product), hand coloring

GUSN: 18851

Accession Number: 1998.1486

Water pitcher, silver plated, spout w/ face of man w/ beard and mustache; seal-like decoration below spout; cover has grape bunch w/ leaves on top; foliated scroll handle.

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 18857

Accession Number: 1998.1049

Coffeepot

Grey enamel coffeepot; striations and blotches of darker grey enamel on top of lighter grey background; spout has perforated screen; 2 raised rings around base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18858

Accession Number: 1998.1050

Syrup pot

Large syrup pot? w/ vertical, turned and black wooden handle; black wooden finial atop lid; 2 raised rings around base; lobed spout w/ hinged spout cover.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 18859

Accession Number: 1998.1051

Coffeepot

Britannia coffeepot w/ painted black handle; foliated scroll handle; finial atop hinged lid; swan-shaped spout; engraved ring around base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal, hammering

GUSN: 18860

Accession Number: 1998.1052

Teapot

Blue and brown ceramic teapot and lid; engraved vertical striations in sets of 3; rim of pot and knob on top of lid brown; inside has crackled appearance.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 18861

Accession Number: 1998.1053AB

Teapot

Porcelain teapot w/ coiled wire handle; lid and rim decorated w/ white background and blue floral design (lid also banded w/ pinwheel design); body textured like reptile skin w/ white and green puffy-painted splotches.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 18862

Accession Number: 1998.1054AB

Teapot

Teapot w/ transfer print of woman and two children looking at an animal; rose-colored sprigged decoration on handle and spout; rose banding around top edge; pastoral scene painted in purples, greens and yellows.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 18863

Accession Number: 1998.1055AB

Coffeepot

Earthenware coffeepot transfer printed in black and mulberry in chinoiserie design; print of Chinese palace by the water; octagonal shape w/ squared handle and domed lid.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 18864

Accession Number: 1998.1056AB

Pitcher

Hexagonal pitcher, flow blue decoration; design depicts archway with flowers surrounding it; blue diamond pattern on handle and base; darker blue hues at rim.

Date: 1843-1855

Maker: Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating), transfer printing, earthenware

GUSN: 18865

Accession Number: 1998.1057

Tea bowl

Blue and white Japanese tea bowl; transfer printed blue decoration w/ floral branches; tooth-like banding on bottom; icicle-like banding on inside rim.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing

GUSN: 19066

Accession Number: 1998.664.9

Tea bowl

Blue and white Japanese tea bowl; transfer printed blue decoration w/ floral branches; tooth-like banding on bottom; icicle-like banding on inside rim.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing

GUSN: 19067

Accession Number: 1998.664.10

Box

Round tin box w/ lid containing wicking for oil lamps. Small round handle in center of lid. Gold banding around bottom rim and faded banding near top.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19068

Accession Number: 1998.860AB

Trivet

Iron trivet in arch shape. 3 pegs on base. Insignia carved in center resembles the symbol "&".

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Enterprise Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 19069

Accession Number: 1998.861

Bell

Dinner bell, brass w/ wooden handle. Iron ball. Lines carved on handle in 3-2-1 succession.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 19070

Accession Number: 1998.862

Candlestick

Hog scrapper? candlestick, iron w/ brass ring. Iron slide for ejecting candle stub. Small handle at top of candlestick, curved downwards.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 19071

Accession Number: 1998.863

Chamber stick

Brass chamber stick w/ rounded slide. Ring on side of base has flat top and pointed side. Base tray w/ rounded bands. Stick carved w/ incised lines in groups of 2-5-2. Rim around top of stick.

Date: 1820-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 19072

Accession Number: 1998.864

Chamber stick

Japanned tin chamber stick w/ flat slide and rim at top of stick. Circular handle attached to edge and middle of base.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19073

Accession Number: 1998.865

Match holder

Stoneware match holder; souvenir of "Usher's Whisky Edinburgh"; sphere with hole on top for matches; poem on side: "The Absent-Minded Beggar" by Rudyard Kipling with picture of soldier with bayonet. Designs on sides of match holder: [double slash marks indicate different side] "USHER'S `O.V.G.' WHI...

Date: ca. 1899

Maker: Raphael Tuck & Sons (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), stoneware (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 19074

Accession Number: 1998.866

Teakettle

Black tea kettle; japanned; round kettle w/ angular spout--lip of spout shaped w/ 2 points. Handle attached to base and placed above small lid w/ knob handle.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19075

Accession Number: 1998.867.1AB

Teakettle

Black tea kettle; faded japan glaze; round kettle w/ angular spout--lip of spout shaped w/ 2 points. Handle attached to base and placed above small lid w/ knob handle.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 19076

Accession Number: 1998.867.2AB

Chamber stick

Pewter chamber stick, decorated edge, goblet-shaped stick. Ring on base has paint at bottom and on side. Base is concave and has etched rim.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 19077

Accession Number: 1998.868

Queen's Own Blend Breakfast Tea can

Decorated tea canister w/ image of Queen Victoria on 2 ends, sides decorated in painted green weave design. Screw round lid on top decorated w/ insignia bearing the letters "S" "S" & "P".

Date: 1906-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 19078

Accession Number: 1998.869

Tetley's India & Ceylon Tea can

Tin tea canister painted w/ red backgrounds and yellow sunflowers, green leaves. Lid w/ hinge on back.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Tetley's Choice Tea (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 19079

Accession Number: 1998.870

Tetley's India & Ceylon Tea can

Tin tea canister painted w/ red backgrounds and yellow sunflowers, green leaves. Lid w/ hinge on back. Trademark elephant on lid.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Tetley's Choice Tea (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 19080

Accession Number: 1998.871

Potholder

Potholder; white weave w/ white rim, small ribbon in corner for hanging.

Date: 1860-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 19081

Accession Number: 1998.872.1

Potholder

Potholder; white weave w/ white rim, small ribbon in corner for hanging.

Date: 1860-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 19082

Accession Number: 1998.872.2

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