Historic New England

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest flanked by carved ears over reeded slats and stiles; arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in ball and button feet; joined by baluster turned front stretcher; square back legs; turned side stretchers and medial stretcher;...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), rush (material)

GUSN: 2661

Accession Number: 1991.883

Side Chair

Semi-circular molded crest with shaped and carved ears; reeded slats and stiles and arched lower rail; the rush seat is raised on block and baluster turned front legs ending in button feet, joined by baluster turned front stretcher; the square back legs are joined by a simply turned stretcher, side ...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), rush (material), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 2662

Accession Number: 1991.884

Blanket Chest

One drawer chest with cotter-pinned lift lid. Six-boards, with shadow molding above and below drawer and across bottom of base. Very heavy construction, drawer slides on bottom and has original wooden knobs held with wooden pins in shanks. Till with top at right end. Top has thumb-nail molding, o...

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), western larch (wood)

GUSN: 2663

Accession Number: 1991.885

Tall-case Clock

It has a hood with a flat projecting molded cornice over a brass and pewter dial. It is engraved with the maker's name, Roman numerals and decorated with cast metal "Cupid" patterned spandrels. They are enclosed by a door with a thumb molded edge and flanked by giet twisted columns. It is on a waist...

Date: 1750

Maker: Blaisdell, David, 1712-1756 (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), graining, pewter (tin alloy), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 2664

Accession Number: 1991.886

Blanket Chest

No description

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, pine (wood), poplar (wood)

GUSN: 2665

Accession Number: 1991.887

Pineapple Carving

A carved wooden pineapple with veined leaves and a leafy top. It has original green and red paint.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2666

Accession Number: 1991.888

Billet Head

Large billet head well carved and painted buff. Apparently a model as it has never been in use. [see photo neg#45718-A]

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Skillin (I or II), Simeon, Mr., d. 1830 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 2667

Accession Number: 1991.889

Launching of the USS Washington

(A) Large, almost square format, view of three-quarter sky and a ship emerging from a shiphouse at Portsmouth, NH, with a second ship and a strip of land in the background. There are also scattered figures in small craft, on land and in boats. Six prominent flags are displayed from the ships. It is ...

Date: 1814-1815

Maker: Attributed to Blunt, John S., 1798-1835 (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 2668

Accession Number: 1991.891AB

Signboard

Square format with two-handled gold vase with flowers; mounted on 2 scrolls with foliage and 2 outward facing swans; band of yellow-brown at base and green stripe enclosing the whole.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2669

Accession Number: 1991.892

Rug Runner

Of long, narrow form, patterned with a flowering vine in shades of tan, red, blue, green tan and brown on a dark green ground. It is enclosed by a green and blue scalloped inner border and a polychrome striped outer border. It has a braided binding and a black cotton sateen background.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2670

Accession Number: 1991.895

Hooked Rug

Of nearly square form, patterned with a polychrome eight-pointed star with a "bulls-eye" pattern centered on a brown field. Also with rainbow-like quarter rounds in the corners.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2671

Accession Number: 1991.896

Hooked Rug

Of rectangular form with varriegated black and green background patterned with large "wooly" peach and green flower blossoms. It is edged in black binding tape and rebacked with burlap.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2672

Accession Number: 1991.897

Basket

A shallow, circular basket woven in cross-hatched pattern (lower part) and openwork diamonds (upper part). It has a double woven bottom.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, willow (wood), weaving

GUSN: 2673

Accession Number: 1991.898

Faux Fruit

Wax covered composition fruit as well as a few solid wax and plaster-of-paris wax dipped fruit. 1. Red apple with a plastic stem-good condition 2. Yellow apple with a plastic stem and red blush color- cracked. 3. Yellow apple with a rolled stem and a pink blush color- good condition. 4. Yellow pea...

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster of Paris, wax

GUSN: 2674

Accession Number: 1991.899.1-19

Blue Heron Decoy

Blue heron "confidence" decoy assembled in five parts on a homemade rough hewn base. It has a small head and it is all painted grey, except for the base; small white circle is near the tail section.

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2675

Accession Number: 1991.900

Bay Fa

Each of near square form with medallion centers of beige with green and madder meander and smaller red, green, blue and beige. It has conforming medallions on a dark blue field with connected octagons of yellow and rose and tiny quatrafoil devices within a sawtooth inner border and beige outer borde...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: knotting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2676

Accession Number: 1991.901.1-2

Jug

The jug has a thick handle on a wide collar, sloping shoulders and a cylindrical body. It is decorated with a foliate scroll device at the shoulder.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 2677

Accession Number: 1991.902

Jug

An ovoid body with a ringed neck that narrows at the mouth. It has a wide strap handle and incised bands about the narrow base. It is incised and cobalt decorated with a figure of a leaping horse. The cobalt is also ringed around the handle and ends.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2678

Accession Number: 1991.903

Crock

A two gallon jug with a cylindrical body and sloping shoulders with a curved handle and slightly flared wide neck. The lower body was incised and filled with cobalt with an inscription and a figure of a Dandy with a cane and cigarette.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2679

Accession Number: 1991.904

Desk on Frame

The desk has a rectangular top with an arched backboard and a hinged slant lid with molded edge that open to well fitted drawers and a shelf on a frame with a single long drawer, straight skirt and four baluster turned legs ending in "egg" shaped feet. It has box stretchers and is all grain-painted ...

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2680

Accession Number: 1991.905

Clock Face

An iron lunette form enameled off white and hand painted in polychrome. It shows an elegant young seated shephardess in a pink Empire style gown in a country landscape.

Date: 1815-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2681

Accession Number: 1991.906

Spoon

Roughly-carved wood spoon. Thinly carved handle.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8466

Accession Number: 1991.669

Butter mold

Cup-shaped butter mold. Round, turned with a carved star design. Unpainted, untreated wood.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8467

Accession Number: 1991.670

Demitasse Spoon

Pewter, with spurs below oval bowl, and fiddle handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8468

Accession Number: 1991.680.2

Demitasse Spoon

Pewter, with spurs below oval bowl, and fiddle handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8469

Accession Number: 1991.680.3

Demitasse Spoon

Pewter, with spurs below oval bowl, and fiddle handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8470

Accession Number: 1991.680.4

Demitasse Spoon

Pewter, with spurs below oval bowl, and fiddle handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8471

Accession Number: 1991.680.5

Demitasse Spoon

Pewter, with spurs below oval bowl, and fiddle handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8472

Accession Number: 1991.680.6

Paramaribo, Surinam

Village seaport of Paramaribo, Surinam after the fire of 21 January 1821, seen from same viewpoint as 1991.682.1. Numerous ships in harbor at left; ruined village at right. Delicately colored in greens, blues and tans.

Date: 1821

Maker: Donner, W. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8473

Accession Number: 1991.682.2A

Death of General Montgomery

Battle scene depicting the scene of General Montgomery's death in Quebec during a battle of the French and Indian wars.

Date: 1808

Maker: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843 (Artist) Maverick, Andrew (Printer) Ketterlinus, W. (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), steel engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 8474

Accession Number: 1991.682.1B

Battle of Bunker Hill

Battle scene at the top of Bunker Hill, Boston, with fallen figure at center surrounded by soldiers.

Date: 1808

Maker: Trumbull, John, 1756-1843 (Artist) Maverick, Andrew (Printer) Mitan, John (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), steel engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 8475

Accession Number: 1991.682.2B

Washbowl

Deep and round with tapered base to form raised foot. Rim has pie-crust edge; sides lightly incised with bands of wavy lines. Covered overall with orange-colored glaze with dark brown (iron) splotches inside and out.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: Hazeltine, Joseph (Maker)

Material: fluting, glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze, iron (metal)

GUSN: 8476

Accession Number: 1991.691

Crockpot with cover

Redware covered stewpot with pouring lip and side handle. Inset lid with round knop and raised circle of beading above straight-sided pot with rouletted band at top. Thick reeded strap handle. Covered with orange glaze with vertical dark brown markings/stripes.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 8477

Accession Number: 1991.692AB

Punchbowl

Large serving bowl on low foot covered overall with orange glaze. Incised with pattern of wavy interlaced lines around upper half. Some brown glazed splotches inside; "Hazen" written in glaze on exterior.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Hazen, Jesse (Maker) Lowell Pottery (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8478

Accession Number: 1991.693

Mug

Large black-glazed redware mug of cylindrical shape. Wide base with incised bands of wavy lines decorating top portion by reeded strap handle.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Hazen, Jesse (Maker) Lowell Pottery (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8479

Accession Number: 1991.694

Mug

Oversized mug with strap handle. Inside and outside covered with olive green glaze varied with deep yellow-orange spots (some rust-color glaze near base); interlaced with wavy lines incised near top rim. Some spray/sponge-like dark glaze coloration covers some of outside.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Hazen, Jesse (Maker) Lowell Pottery (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8480

Accession Number: 1991.695

Food Storage Jar with Cover

Cylindrical shape with short straight reeded collar and fitted cover with flatish round knop. Single incised band towards top. Covered overall, inside and out, with greenish yellow glaze with iron red spotting and red trim around base. Lid has more brown glaze with blackish spots.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8481

Accession Number: 1991.696AB

Redware Jar with Cover

Elongated ovoid/vase-like form with short upturned collar and drop-in lid with convex finial. Covered overall with muddy and rust-brown glaze in sheer greenish overglaze.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8482

Accession Number: 1991.697AB

Shaving Mug

Low round shape and straight sides with plain rounded handle covered inside and out with olive green glaze and yellow spots. Attached inner cup by handle, incised line by base and rim.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, lead glaze

GUSN: 8483

Accession Number: 1991.698

Redware Food storage Jar with Cover

Cylindrical shape with angular shoulder and short, straight collar. Fitted drop-in lid with flatish round knop. Incised banding at shoulder. Covered overall with colorful glaze of soft green with touches of yellow and iron red vein-like and spray-like patterns. Lid more red-brown with green.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8484

Accession Number: 1991.699AB

Sugar bowl with cover

Large boat-shaped covered bowl with high upturned flange. Its cover with incised decoration and large conforming finial. Thickly potted and covered overall with a rich dark-brown glaze.

Date: 1816-1825

Maker: Osborne Pottery (Maker) Osborne, John (Maker)

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

GUSN: 8485

Accession Number: 1991.700AB

Redware Food storage Jar with Cover

Cylindrical form tapered at shoulder to outflaring collar with fitted lid. Body covered overall with mottled green and golden brown glaze (almost Wheildon-like). Lid light brown.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8486

Accession Number: 1991.701

Food storage jar

Ovoid form covered overall with yellow glaze and decortive markings of dripped bright green glaze. Two incised bands near top. Missing lid.

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: Seymour Pottery (Manufacturer) Clark, Brad (Vendor)

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

GUSN: 8487

Accession Number: 1991.702

Herb Pot with Cover

Small, barrel-shaped with outflared collar and fitted lid with large knop. Shoulder-to-body handle and two incised bands near top. Covered with mottled green, yellow and orange/brown glaze. Lid more brown.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8488

Accession Number: 1991.703AB

Food-storage Jar with Lid

Bulbous shape with two handles resting on its shoulders with incised banding in four spots. Fitted domed lid and high knop. Carved overall with mix of green/orange/golden yellowed to brownish coloration.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, glazing (coating), incising, redware, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 8489

Accession Number: 1991.704AB

Redware Beaker

Redware; sides taper in towards the bottom; wide mouth; covered inside and out with light orange lead glaze and brown splotches, mostly inside.

Date: 1750-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8490

Accession Number: 1991.705

Charger

Deep with wide well (3") and straight sides. Rim with finely tooled small notching. Orange glazed face with white/yellow slip decoration at center of cross-sectional circle enclosed by squiggly-lined square. Back unglazed.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, slip (clay), throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8491

Accession Number: 1991.707

Redware Food Storage Jar with Lid

Bulbous ovoid shape. Two short "ear" handles at shoulder. Pronounced neck and deep-set lid. Incised with wavy lines around top. Covered overall with orange glaze with splashes of green, yellow and brown. Short unglazed foot.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8492

Accession Number: 1991.709AB

Plate

18th century shape with deep well (2-1/2") and small flange. Straight slanted sides. Covered with orange/rusty brown glaze with light- colored slip decoration of four script-like motifs. Back unglazed and thrown with ring-like form.

Date: 1725-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, slip (clay), throwing (pottery technique), lead glaze

GUSN: 8493

Accession Number: 1991.708

Charger

Round with sloping sides and finely notched edge. Face covered with orange glaze with three interlaced lines of white/yellow slip. Back unglazed with buffed smooth finish.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, slip (clay)

GUSN: 8494

Accession Number: 1991.710

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