Historic New England

Water Pitcher

1991.1015A A slightly bulbous cylindrical form with a C-shaped handle, a short spout and rolled rim; enamelled canary yellow on the outside and white in the interior. 1991.1015B The cover is circular with a recessed ring about a circular knob and a tab at the rim to cover the spout; it is ename...

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, metal

GUSN: 3232

Accession Number: 1991.1015AB

Batter Pitcher

Tapered cylindrical form with wide banded rim which extends to form a spout; applied strap handles with a thumbrest above the terminal; brown and green glaze.

Date: 1940-1980 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), tin (metal)

GUSN: 3233

Accession Number: 1991.1016

Butter Dish

A. is a base of squared shallow form with molded handles extending from a slightly upturned dished rim. There are tapered curved sides, and a round cornered square foot ring. It is printed in blue with a willow pattern: the face has a traditional view, with scale, trellis and medallian border at the...

Date: 1825-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 3234

Accession Number: 1991.1017A-D

Cake Plate and Cover

No description

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 3235

Accession Number: 1991.1018AB

Cover

They are each made of uncolored glass, with a high domed form and a mushroom shaped finial, also has a fat rib above tapered cylindrical base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 3236

Accession Number: 1991.1019.1-2

Salt & Pepper Shaker

They are both made of uncolored glass of compressed horizontally-ribbed sphere form with wide collared necks and cylindrical silver colored metal pierced caps. The salt has a top of cylindrical ribbed form with a ribbed circular disc top filled with lavender colored crystals- salt(?).

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 3237

Accession Number: 1991.1020.1-2

Percolater

Of a squat pear shape with a "S" shaped spout and a "C" shaped handle. Enameled in "wedgewood" blue, with a hinged lid of nickel(?) plated copper with a molded uncolored glass finial. The interior of the pot holds and aluminum(?) ground holder and stem for the perculator.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), copper (metal), glass (material), metal, molding (forming)

GUSN: 3238

Accession Number: 1991.1021

Lamp Shade

Uncolored glass of conical form with flaring scallop-edged rim and cylindrical base. It is etched with two stripes at the top and bottom enclosing a band of curlicues and a stylized floral band.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 3239

Accession Number: 1991.1022

Punch Bowl

The bowl has a deep circular form with a tll slightly tapered foot ring and the interior is grey and hand painted with 8 green, yellow, sienna and blue fish. The exterior is "sprinkled" with purple.

Date: 1675-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: delftware, earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (image-making), hand-painted, tin (metal)

GUSN: 3240

Accession Number: 1991.1023

Footed Strainer

The strainer is circular and shallow in form, with a rolled rim. It is pierced at the base with a design of hearts, diamonds, ellipses, and circles. It is raised on three applied tapered feet. Printed in blue with a willow pattern on the face enclosed by a trellis or scale border, the outside and r...

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3241

Accession Number: 1991.1024

Sugar Bowl

The bowl is of elongated baluster form with flared scallop-edged rim, a wide scalloped-edge shoulder, folliate scroll handles at each end and has a diagonally incised rolled rectangular foot. It is transfer printed in deep blue with a floral rim and shoulders over two tree enclosed scenes: one with ...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, incising, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 3242

Accession Number: 1991.1025A

Cream Pitcher

The creamer is of oblong baluster form with a flared rectangular-cut cornered base and large scalloped spout and a "D" shaped handle. It is printed in blue with a vintage (grape) pattern at the base, front and back, spout and handle. Also a scroll-edge reserve with a view of a fortress on a hill wit...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, impressing, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 3243

Accession Number: 1991.1026

Plate

The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and with a slightly scalloped edge. It is printed in blue, with a view of Wellcombe Castle; also a river in the foreground with a band of "bound reeding" and a wide floral and grape cluster border and a band of "cable" at the edge.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: E. Woods & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3244

Accession Number: 1991.1027

Plate

The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and a slightly scalloped edge. It is printed in deep blue with a view of the Blenheim Castle, river with swans in the foreground, and a floral and foliate scroll border.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Adams (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3245

Accession Number: 1991.1028

Dinner Plate

The plate is of circular form with a gently scalloped edge. It is printed in deep blue with leafy scrolls enclosing floral sprigs and centering a beehive with roses and bees. The scrolls alternate with vines with flowers on a dot diaper ground.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Ralph Stevenson & Williams (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3246

Accession Number: 1991.1029

Plate

The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and a slightly scalloped edge. It is painted, showing two hunters with dogs in a wooded setting with English country homes in the distance. It is within a wide floral border with a band of linked ovals at the edge.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Herculaneum (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3247

Accession Number: 1991.1030

Plate

A plate of circular form with a scalloped edge. The center is printed in green with a two masted ship at sea, with clouds overhead all within a curly fern and beaded swag border.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Neptune Florentine China (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3248

Accession Number: 1991.1031

Plate

The plate is of small circular form with scalloped rim. Then center is printed with a lady and small boy walking near a large urn, with exotic buildings in the background and a scrolled spray of flowers in the foreground. It is enclosed by a border of leafy scrolls, bands and reserves enclosing berr...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Hall, R. (Maker)

Material: transfer printing

GUSN: 3249

Accession Number: 1991.1032

Bowl

The bowl is of small, round, deep form with panelled sides and a tall circular foot ring. The ring "peaks" at each panel. It is buff colored pottery, decorated with blue, green and yellow sprigs on the exterior's 6 sides. The foot ring has brown stripes and the rim edge and bottom is painted brown ...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, pearlware

GUSN: 3250

Accession Number: 1991.1033

Bowl

The bowl is of a small, deep, round form with a circular foot ring. The exterior is glazed beige-blue and decorated with sprigs of brown and orange berries, the interior has a single sprig, and there is a brown band belor the rim.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, pearlware

GUSN: 3251

Accession Number: 1991.1034

Bowl

The bowl is of small, deep, circular form with a tal tapered conforming foot ring. It is transfer printed in blue with a hunting scene under a braid pattern border on the exterior sides. The interior is printed with quail and greenery at center and wide band of overlapping scalloped devices and diag...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3252

Accession Number: 1991.1035

Vegetable Dish Cover

The lid has a large rose shaped knop with raised leaf mount on a stepped domed square form with cut corners.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 3253

Accession Number: 1991.1036

Treen Bowl

Deep round form with a circular mouth; thick band about the rim; short circular foot ring. It still holds a collection of wax, plaster and plastic fruit.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3255

Accession Number: 1991.1038

Plaster Fruit

Each fruit is made from plaster, formed and colored to look real. These include: a lemon, an orange, a lemon with a wood stem, and a small yellow apple. The orange is lighter than the rest, with a ground in yellow and orange with a wax finish.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster, wax

GUSN: 3256

Accession Number: 1991.1039.1-5

Plastic and Wax Fruit

The fruit are of realistic form and color and include: 1. a minature spray of 3 yellow pears with green plastic leaves on a branch; 2.& 3. each with three mini plastic green limes hanging from stem with two leaves; 4. plastic blushing mini yellow pears hanging from a branch with two leaves; 5.&6. ea...

Date: 1900-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), plastic (organic material), wax

GUSN: 3257

Accession Number: 1991.1040.1-12

Portrait of Cyrus French

Rectangular, vertical format portrait of a man, three-quarter length. He is seated with his right elbow on a desk on which are books, some lettered: "Jackson Nichols" and "Smith Greenleaf". His left hand is in his vest, and he is wearing a brown coat with large buttons, black trousers and white stoc...

Date: 1786

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3258

Accession Number: 1991.1041.1

Portrait of Mary Boyd Minot

Rectangular, vertical format portrait of a woman wearing a dark dress with a red shawl on one shoulder, pulled up brown hair and brown eyes. There is a dim background with a landscape view of a sunset at the right. It has an original chipped rococco-style gilded frame, as per NFL. Oil on canvas.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3259

Accession Number: 1991.1042

Towel Rack

Four squared dowels tendoned through two plain rectrangular up rights on trestle feet; unpainted.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3260

Accession Number: 1991.1044

Painted Traffic Sign

No description

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3261

Accession Number: 1991.1045

English Transferware Bedpan

Circular basin with wide, rolled rim and cylindrical projection at the side; decorated with blue transfer print of a bucolic landscape with a building enclosed by a floral border; the projecting neck has a large, floral border edged with diagonal stripes.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 3262

Accession Number: 1991.1046

Dining Table

An overhanging rectangular top with breadboard ends on a straight apron; turned and tapering legs; two rectangular leaves; each leaf has a pair of projecting elements on the underside that fit into holes in the table apron; painted red.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 3263

Accession Number: 1991.1047

Tobacconist's Carved Signboard

This object contains harmful stereotypical imagery of Native Americans. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does not alter o...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3264

Accession Number: 1991.1048

Wooden Coffin

An unpainted wooden coffin without a lid; nail construction at shoulder angle, corf-cut and held with wedges.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: butternut (wood), nailing

GUSN: 3265

Accession Number: 1991.1049.1

Sample Gravestone

Sample gravestone with three portrait heads, and an alphabet up to "Q"; also has borders in several methods. It is well finished on three sides and rough on the bottom.

Date: 1787

Maker: Pratt, Noah (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), slate (rock)

GUSN: 3266

Accession Number: 1991.1050

Tombstone

An arched crest carved with the head and wings of a stylized angel above an inscription.

Date: 1770-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), incising, stone (rock)

GUSN: 3267

Accession Number: 1991.1051

Tavern Sign

Painted wooden sign with the top section grained. In corners there are painted quarter fans and it is painted to simulate Sheraton inlaid wood. Brackets for the sign's iron hooks extend into the grained area and cross the simulated inlay 8 7/8" into the board from the top. Only one side still has it...

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3268

Accession Number: 1991.1052

Miniature Desk

Slant-top lid hinged with leather straps over two long drawers, each with single, carved wood pulls; the lid opens to three drawers and pigeonholes; everything is painted red.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 3269

Accession Number: 1991.1053

Hanging Cupboard

Pine; scrolled crest on a rectangular case with hinged, panelled door; the door opens to three shelves; the exterior is painted red and the interior is painted white; there is a single brass pull on the d oor with a bronze lock and iron key.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3270

Accession Number: 1991.1054

Sheathing for Boxed in Stairway

Section of feather edge sheathing which covered a boxed in stairway, probably in a front entry. The artist, Moses Eaton, applied stencils/ tempora in red and green on a faint pink background, directly to unpainted pine boards. The outlines of the stair ends can still be seen on the backs of the wide...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Maker)

Material: pine (wood), stenciling, tempera

GUSN: 3271

Accession Number: 1991.1055AB

Wooden Laying Out Board

A wide, long board with a rounded end. Unpainted.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3272

Accession Number: 1991.1056

Church Gallery Clock

Large round clock with gold face; Roman numerals; black iron hands. Face unscrews on front to access brass works; pendulum and weight.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3273

Accession Number: 1991.1057

Serpent Weathervane

Weathervane cut from one piece of wood in the shape of a "serpent." Green painted finish. The tail is in the shape of an arrow, and nails are driven in at the edge to suggest scales.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 3274

Accession Number: 1991.1058

Carved Trade Sign

Two-piece, large scale wooden hand razor; joined at the end of each wooden form by a screw.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), staining, oil paint (paint), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 3275

Accession Number: 1991.1059

Checkerboard

Large board with frame and squares painted in pumpkin yellow, with four freehand painted divisions of landscapes at the ends of the board. One side of the board has numbered squares.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3276

Accession Number: 1991.1060

Trade Sign

A heavy rectangular board, with a heavy three-part molding frame. Painted on both sides: one side has two large white houses with two sailboats and a side wheel steamer, "Liberty" in front of a house. On the reverse is an engine and string of carriages entering a station; ships in the foreground. Co...

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 3277

Accession Number: 1991.1061

"Minot's Light" Fireboard

Rectangular (oblong) format, with an elaborate gold frame painted around the border. View of Minot's Light at the far right with rocks behind it; a blue-green ocean is painted in stylized pattern of waves. There are several small sailing ships and a square rigger on the horizon.

Date: 1860

Maker: Drew, Clement (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 3278

Accession Number: 1991.1062

Sign Advertising Padlocks

A painted, canary-yellow sign in the shape of a giant padlock.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 3279

Accession Number: 1991.1063

Toy Steam Engine Train

Toy train with five cars: steam engine with tender, an open freight car, a livestock car and a passenger car; each wooden car is of a simplified form; the engine with tender is painted medium green with red and black detailing and red wheels; the engine is embossed in gilt with "N.Y.C.R.R" and a par...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), burlap, painting (coating)

GUSN: 3280

Accession Number: 1991.1064

Quilt

Rectangular form, off-white cotton ground stenciled with baskets of flowers, rose sprigs, and round medallions with flowerheads and swags in green, yellow, pink, blue; quilted in a zig-zag pattern. Backed with a pieced length of cotton; lined with an old quilt.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting, stenciling

GUSN: 2930

Accession Number: 1991.1405

Tumbler

Clear pressed-glass tumbler, cylindrical with 8 panels, and etched band around the rim, factory number '314' on bottom.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 2931

Accession Number: 1991.1407

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