Historic New England

Tile

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting windmill, barn, bird in flight and trees within circle; abstract (ox head) motifs in each of the four corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 35693

Accession Number: 1933.505

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting large factory with two smoke stacks; two trees and fence at right; one tree with brick wall at left; all within circle; abstract (ox head) motif in each of the four corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 35694

Accession Number: 1933.506

Tile

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting one large sailing ship with three smaller ships to the left and one to the right; abstract (ox head) motif in each of the four corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 35695

Accession Number: 1933.507

Tile

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting house and bridge.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 35696

Accession Number: 1933.508.1

Tile

Square, maganese purple glazed tile depicting small sailboat with fortress in background enclosed in octagonal frame with four decorative petals in corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 35697

Accession Number: 1933.509

Tile

Square, maganese purple glazed tile depicting small castle, sailboat and harbor in octagonal border with decorative floral pattern on each of the four corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35698

Accession Number: 1933.510

Tile

Purple and white tile of three men atop a castle wall lifting up a man seated in a basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 35699

Accession Number: 1933.511

Tile

Rectangular (half of a square, broken) blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile with floral motif.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 35701

Accession Number: 1933.513

Tile

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting building structure with brick moats and two swans enclosed within octagonal border with highly stylized floral and cross-hatching designs.

Date: c. 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35702

Accession Number: 1933.514

Tile

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting castle on shore with two sailboats and two swans enclosed in octagonal border with very stylized floral and cross-hatched designs.

Date: ca. 1763

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35703

Accession Number: 1933.515

Tile

Square, black and white printed design glazed tile depicting old woman, mother and child with house in background with Rococo border.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 35704

Accession Number: 1933.517

Tile

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting nine alternating three by three panels of flowers and stems.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35811

Accession Number: 1933.752

Tile

Square, polychrome (blue, green, yellow) glazed tile with central bouquet design and with four flower heads in each corner.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35812

Accession Number: 1933.753

Tile

Blue painted foliage design with warped diamond and small fleur-de-lis design in center on white background

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 35813

Accession Number: 1933.754

Tile

Square, polychrome (yellow, blue, black) glazed tile depicting central floral design in cartouche and four cartouches with flowers in each corner.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35814

Accession Number: 1933.755

Tile

Square, deep and pale maganese purple and white central floral design with three tulips and one stem inside undulating border.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 35815

Accession Number: 1933.756

Pocket

Printed cotton.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 35816

Accession Number: 1933.759

Dessert Plate

Blue pearlware transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral border surrounding a central scene illustrating the Boston Athenaeum.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Ridgway, John and William, 1814 F-1830 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 35817

Accession Number: 1933.760

Saucer

Blue transfer-printed pearlware saucer. Floral, fruit, and scroll border surrounds a central scene featuring sheltered peasants.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 35818

Accession Number: 1933.762

Dish

A blue transfer printed pearlware dish that features the Willow design.

Date: 1885

Maker: Minton

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 35819

Accession Number: 1933.763

Cambridge Glass Sample

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35820

Accession Number: 1933.771

Bowling Ball

Wooden elliptical lawn bowling ball adorned with black parallel lines.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 35821

Accession Number: 1933.775

Decorative Bowl

Whitish opaque glass bowl with pressed corn cob pattern and yellow husk.

Date: 1878-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35822

Accession Number: 1933.779

Bud Vase

Amethyst-tinted glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 35823

Accession Number: 1933.781

Bud Vase

Amethyst-colored glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), dye

GUSN: 35824

Accession Number: 1933.782

Bud Vase

Green glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), dye

GUSN: 35825

Accession Number: 1933.784

Bud Vase

Blueish-green tinted glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35826

Accession Number: 1933.785

Bud Vase

Blue-tinted glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35827

Accession Number: 1933.786

Bud Vase

Blue-tinted glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), dye

GUSN: 35828

Accession Number: 1933.787

Bud Vase

Orange-tinted glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35829

Accession Number: 1933.788

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35830

Accession Number: 1933.789

Chicken-Shaped Butter Dish

Molded white and blue glass dish with chicken-shaped lid. Oval-shaped dish is white molded to look like a woven basket.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 35831

Accession Number: 1933.790AB

Dog Butter Dish

Molded white glass dish with dog-shaped lid. Oval-shaped base with ribbed exterior. Lid chip on lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35833

Accession Number: 1933.791AB

Butter Dish

Molded white glass dish with cover. Dish is oblong with molded scalloped edge and scrolls on body. Cover is molded into the shape of a pheasant.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 35835

Accession Number: 1933.792AB

Soup plate

Ironstone plate with "flow blue" transfer-printed pattern "Scinde." Border pattern of grape leaves and greapes with scrolling stems on a flower and diaper ground. On bowl interior, a scene of three pagodas, two joined by pathway and stairs.

Date: 1845-1851

Maker: Walker, Thomas (Maker)

Material: transfer printing, ironstone (pottery), glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 35837

Accession Number: 1933.793