Historic New England

Pitcher

Pale drab green with matte finish. Two-part body with hunt scene in high relief; dogs chasing a deer and deer in thicket. Conical body terminating in spouted mouth. High cartouche-shaped foot. S-shaped handle in form of branch with vine terminus running around body. Glossy glaze lining.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Jones & Walley (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7757

Accession Number: 1949.606

Perfume Bottle

Waisted, squat bulbous transparent vaseline yellow body. Hexagonal overall form, each side with a teardrop or loop facet and a globular ball flanked by sharply painted corners. Polished pontil. Circular flat mouth receiving cylindrical stopper with unground pontil and a faceted teardrop shaped finia...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blow molding

GUSN: 7758

Accession Number: 1949.783.2AB

Doll

China head and shoulder plate attached to canvas covered hard stuffed body. Modelled vertical sausage curls painted black; blue eyes. Body probably handmade with stuffed and stitched fingers and stuffed feet. Wearing brown tone print dress with puff sleeves and three bands of lace trim on lower skir...

Date: 1860-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, porcelain, stuffing (upholstering technique)

GUSN: 7759

Accession Number: 1949.785

Doll

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Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), leather, stuffing (upholstering technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 7760

Accession Number: 1949.802

Tray

Oval with flat bottom. Gallery-type straight sides with oval hand-hold at each end. Underside painted black. Top painted Chinese red with gilt and sepia painted border; floral scrolls, rectangular reserves, grapevines. Lyre at each end. Gallery border features stylized vine bordering oval medallion ...

Date: 1829-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7761

Accession Number: 1949.607

Toby jug

Deep brown glaze with iridescent finish. Spherical body rising from narrow circular base, front modeled in form of rotund man with large flower buttons, elongated applied thin arms with floral epaulettes. Round face with hat brim forming rim of bottle mouth. Strap handle at back.

Date: 1745-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), redware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 7762

Accession Number: 1949.616

Doll

Pink lustre china head and shoulder plate, attached to cloth body. Painted facial features. Modelled sausage curls painted black; blue eyes. Wearing white leather gloves, white stockings, hightop black leather boots with white glass buttons, painted cotton dress, cotton diaper and pantaloons with la...

Date: 1825-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leather, painting (coating), porcelain, stuffing (upholstering technique)

GUSN: 7763

Accession Number: 1949.805

Hooked Rug

Rectangular shape. Overall design in blue, brown and green on a beige ground: diamond and quatrefoil pattern. Bound in brown cotton twill tape. Hand hooked and shirred.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7764

Accession Number: 1949.899

Quilt

Yellow printed fabric with rust leaf motif with black vines. Reverse side is white with brown printed stripe. Triple-line quilting in diamond pattern with horizontal linear borders. Quilted with white thread. Edges sewn together, not bound.

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 7765

Accession Number: 1949.927

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hand-hooked and shirred multi-colored rug in striped zig-zag pattern. Bound in thin black tape. Burlap backing.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7766

Accession Number: 1949.1004

Hooked Rug

Hand hooked demi-lune shaped rug has red and green twisted rope border. Central field of gold surrounding mutli-colored flowers. Edges bound in dark brown cotton.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 7767

Accession Number: 1949.1040

Flip glass

Transparent sea green body. Straight sides tapering out from circular bottom with polished pontil. Lower section ribbed with wheel-etched two-masted ship at top (three repeats).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: banding, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), molding (forming), reeding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7768

Accession Number: 1949.619

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hand-hooked rug with polychrome border of squares, each divided into two right triangles. Central motif is abstractly floral with swirling tan and brown background. Very broadly, poorly executed patternd and workmanship.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7769

Accession Number: 1949.1047

Bedspread

Summer and winter weave coverlet with overall rectangular form. Eight-point star and diamond pattern in red, blue, green linen warp on natural color wool weft. Elongated star and diamond border pattern. 3/8" hem on two sides, selvages on other two sides have remains on a sewn-on fringe.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 7770

Accession Number: 1949.1059

Mug

Cylindrical with applied bottom, folded edge at top and applied strap handle with folded edges. Painted red with gold and black decoration. Feather motif along bottom; swags and gadrooms along top edge.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7771

Accession Number: 1949.710

Pitcher

Canary yellow, painted with rust-colored mapleleaf motif. Barrel-like bulbous body rising from recessed bottom, swelling at shoulders and terminating in a cylindrical neck with curvilinear spout. Applied C-shaped handle with black overglaze trim.

Date: 1795-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7772

Accession Number: 1949.711

Coffeepot

Urn-like body with flared base, thin stem. Ovoid body with flared dome hinged top and mushroom finial. Applied "S" spout and "C" handle with spur. Painted black with gold decoration, vine around base, floral panels flanked by diaper reserves. Rope decoration at top, radiating lines around gold finia...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7773

Accession Number: 1949.720

Tray

Central printed design of medieval lovers, wreathy grapevine border. Gallery border of spearhead/fleurs. Oval with straight gallery sides; cut-out hand holds. Chinese red overall.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7774

Accession Number: 1949.721

Candlestick

Red with square base and round stem swelling to vasiform body. Stepped neck. Flaring, dished circular bobeche. Gilded leaf motif at base and upper body. Underside painted black.

Date: 1815-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7775

Accession Number: 1949.722.1

Candlestick

Red with square base and round stem swelling to vasiform body. Stepped neck. Flaring, dished circular bobeche. Gilded leaf motif at base and upper body. Underside painted black.

Date: 1815-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7776

Accession Number: 1949.722.2

Candlestick

Red with square base and round stem swelling to vasiform body. Stepped neck. Flaring, dished circular bobeche. Gilded leaf motif at base and upper body. Underside painted black.

Date: 1815-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7777

Accession Number: 1949.722.3

Cloth Fragment

Roughly square, coarse natural cotton; selvage sides and frayed ends.

Date: 1820-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9248

Accession Number: 1931.1180

Printed cotton fragment

This fragment of cotton is copper-plate printed in a large-scale monochrome scene depicting a horse race, with men and women drinking and sporting on the racing grounds next to a structure, the "Turf Inn." Originally printed on a bleached ground in purple, red or deep brown/black that has shifted to...

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9249

Accession Number: 1928.162A

Printed Cotton Fragment

This fragment of cotton is copper-plate printed in a large-scale monochrome scene depicting a horse race, with men and women drinking and sporting on the racing grounds next to a structure, the "Turf Inn." Originally printed on a bleached ground in purple, red or deep brown/black that has shifted to...

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9250

Accession Number: 1928.162B

Cloth Fragment

Rectangular; dark brown image on tan ground of five scenes framed within pillars, C-scrolls; thorny floral vine background. Center image of man standing next to two hogs watering in trough. Upper left partial view of man and rear of house; upper right aristocratic men and women carousing at table; b...

Date: 1755-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9251

Accession Number: 1926.886

Cloth Fragment

Square; showing seated woman with book; four adolescent boys, one propping up portrait of British Admiral Duncan. In background boy seated in front of obelisk; portions of naval battle; Trafalgar and Neptune. Hemmed edges.

Date: 1806-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 9252

Accession Number: 1924.569

Patchwork cushion cover fragment

Nine, 5" square blocks sewn to brown paper back folded over to frame blocks. Blocks pieced from assorted silk, satin, velvet, brocade, damask. Paper labels sewn to several pieces identifying origins and owner of material.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), damask, satin, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), piecing, stitching, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 9253

Accession Number: 1920.425

Cloth Fragment

Rectangular table cloth fragment; geometric block and bar pattern; twill weave.

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9254

Accession Number: 1920.262

Cloth Fragment

Square linen table cloth fragment woven in geometric bar and ring pattern.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9255

Accession Number: 1920.261

Cloth Fragment

Off white linen; concentric diamond pattern.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9256

Accession Number: 1920.260A

Cloth fragment

Off white linen; twilled weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 9257

Accession Number: 1920.260B

Cloth fragment

Off white linen; birdseye pattern (small concentric diamond pattern).

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9258

Accession Number: 1920.260C

Cloth fragment

Off white cotton; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving

GUSN: 9259

Accession Number: 1920.260D

Cloth fragment

Off white cotton; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving

GUSN: 9260

Accession Number: 1920.260E

Cloth fragment

Off white fustian; twill weave; small diamond pattern.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, fringe, fustian, hand weaving

GUSN: 9261

Accession Number: 1920.260F

Tablecloth Fragment

Off white fustian; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 9262

Accession Number: 1920.260G

Tablecloth Fragment

Off white fustian; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9263

Accession Number: 1920.260H

Tablecloth fragment

Off white fustian; M's & O's weave; rings pattern.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9264

Accession Number: 1920.260I

Toile Fragment

Rectangular; red image on white ground of bird perched on throny, flowering tree branch. Raw edges.

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9265

Accession Number: 1920.251

Blanket Fragment

Cream, plain weave wool.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9266

Accession Number: 1917.1419

Cloth Fragment

Square of printed cotton; gridwork (like caning) of purple squares and bars with red circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9267

Accession Number: 1917.1348

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; remains of dark on white floral printing looking like iris plants. Hemmed sides; one selvage side; 3/8" wide casing 2" from top edge.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: piecing, cotton (textile), alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 9268

Accession Number: 1916.147

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine plain weave cotton; block printed in "Pompeian" colors of red, black and yellow-red; orange and black flowers on yellow ground; field of eight pointed stars.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9278

Accession Number: 1933.6099

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine plain weave glazed cotton; arborescent pattern of vines, roses and other flowers in polychromatic colors; mottled tan and white ground of white shadowed floral peaweed on tan.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9279

Accession Number: 1933.6098

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9288

Accession Number: 1986.1184B

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9289

Accession Number: 1986.1184C

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9290

Accession Number: 1986.1184D

Bed Flounce or Dust Ruffle

Rectangular dust ruffle with hemmed and gathered top. Red and white print of cupids with bows aiming at viewer. In a white cloud surrounded by realistic thorned raspberry vines. Milled ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9291

Accession Number: 1980.61B

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9292

Accession Number: 1969.573B

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9293

Accession Number: 1969.573C

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