Historic New England

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8785

Accession Number: 1964.326G

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8786

Accession Number: 1964.326H

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8787

Accession Number: 1964.326I

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8788

Accession Number: 1964.326J

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8789

Accession Number: 1964.326K

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8790

Accession Number: 1964.326L

Napkin

White linen damask ground; center medallion with geometric surround. Geometric damask border in red and blue cotton. Self fringe.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8791

Accession Number: 1964.326M

Napkin

Square; white linen damask with central area of repeating rows of grape vines with perched birds. Border of scrolling vines with stylized urns in corner. Narrow chain and flower outer border.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8792

Accession Number: 1960.87E

Napkin

Square; white linen damask with central area of repeating rows of grape vines with perched birds. Border of scrolling vines with stylized urns in corner. Narrow chain and flower outer border.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8793

Accession Number: 1960.87F

Napkin

Square; white linen damask with central area of repeating rows of grape vines with perched birds. Border of scrolling vines with stylized urns in corner. Narrow chain and flower outer border.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8794

Accession Number: 1960.87G

Napkin

Square; white linen damask with central area of repeating rows of grape vines with perched birds. Border of scrolling vines with stylized urns in corner. Narrow chain and flower outer border.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8795

Accession Number: 1960.87H

Napkin

Square; white linen damask with central area of repeating rows of grape vines with perched birds. Border of scrolling vines with stylized urns in corner. Narrow chain and flower outer border.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8796

Accession Number: 1960.87I

Rectangular, white linen damask; central floral motif within field of leafy sprigs. Border of scrolling vines; footed urns at centers of ends and sides. Corner urns face diagonally inward. Running leaf border. Hemmed ends; selvage sides.

Date: 1820 C-1840 C

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material), weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8797

Accession Number: 1960.87J

Napkin

Rectangular, white linen damask; central floral motif within field of leafy sprigs. Border of scrolling vines; footed urns at centers of ends and sides. Corner urns face diagonally inward. Running leaf border. Hemmed ends; selvage sides.

Date: 1820 C-1840 C

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material), weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8798

Accession Number: 1960.87K

Napkin

Rectangular; off white; central floral grouping with birds. Border of similar floral groupings with birds. Selvage sides; self fringe ends.

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, fringe, linen (material)

GUSN: 8799

Accession Number: 1959.461K

Tablecloth

Rectangular; red and white reversible. White fringed ends and red fringed sides. Center of three open circles in line with rose and acanthus leaf centers. All within oval floral, ananthus and foliate line border. Open space separates inner motif; wide border around edges of same motifs; large scale ...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8800

Accession Number: 1956.42

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8801

Accession Number: 1956.43

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8802

Accession Number: 1956.44

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8803

Accession Number: 1956.45

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8804

Accession Number: 1956.46

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8805

Accession Number: 1956.47

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8806

Accession Number: 1956.48

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8807

Accession Number: 1956.49

Napkin

Square; red and white, reversible. Red fringed ends and white fringed sides. Center square of small scale arabesque patterning; concentric borders of floral and geometric patterns.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, jacquard, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 8808

Accession Number: 1956.50

Napkin

Rectangular, white linen damask. Central floral cluster surrounded by floral vine entwined with C-scrolls. Borders of similar floral vine and C-scrolls with corner floral projection mounted on urns.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8809

Accession Number: 1955.135B

Napkin

Rectangular, white linen damask. Central floral cluster surrounded by floral vine entwined with C-scrolls. Borders of similar floral vine and C-scrolls with corner floral projection mounted on urns.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8810

Accession Number: 1955.135C

Napkin

Rectangular, white linen damask. Central floral cluster surrounded by floral vine entwined with C-scrolls. Borders of similar floral vine and C-scrolls with corner floral projection mounted on urns.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8811

Accession Number: 1955.135D

Napkin

Rectangular, white linen damask. Central floral cluster surrounded by floral vine entwined with C-scrolls. Borders of similar floral vine and C-scrolls with corner floral projection mounted on urns.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8812

Accession Number: 1955.135E

Napkin

White linen damask. Red cotton border; floral motifs. Geometric medallions in corners. Self fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 8813

Accession Number: 1942.13B

Napkin

Rectangular, white linen damask. Central bouquet of wild flowers surrounded by similar floral sprays. Double border; inner border of same wild flower bunchings; concentrations in corners. Outer border of weed-like chain.

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 8814

Accession Number: 1940.631

Napkin

Square, off white; overall concentric diamond huck weave pattern.

Date: 1820

Maker: Libby, Olive (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 8815

Accession Number: 1936.903

Napkin

Square, white linen damask with center framed area of watered-moire-like design. Frame of repeating rose bunches with an outer border of running Greek Key. Selvage sides; hemmed ends. One of a set of eighteen.

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, embroidering, linen (material), moiré

GUSN: 8816

Accession Number: 1932.422C

Clock

Wooden, white faced clock over reverse painting on glass; three brass urn shaped finials, side columns, hinged glass door, scrolling top and button, clock trimmed in gold and red with floral design in middle; painting is a country scene with a white house at right.

Date: 1825-1829

Maker: Neal, Elisha (Maker) Terry, Samuel (Clockmaker) Terry, Eli (Inventor)

GUSN: 10542

Accession Number: 1995.400

Miniature

No description

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10543

Accession Number: 1995.401

Silhouette

Framed silhouette of Sally Pierce of Portland, ME. Silhouette is cut from green paper or fabric. The silhouette is enhanced by ink drawing surrounding it. Paper backing. Frame is made of wood. The part surrounding the picture is painted black. The rest of the frame is not painted. Brown ribbon edged...

Date: Late 18th to Early 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10544

Accession Number: 1995.402

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10545

Accession Number: 1995.403.1

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10546

Accession Number: 1995.403.2

Lamp

Brass and marble lamp with crystal drops. Etched glass top with pattern of flowers and grapes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 10547

Accession Number: 1995.403.3

Watercolor Portrait of John Crane Bridge

Watercolor of John Crane Bridge. He stands on the green near the waterfront with the skyline of Boston in the distance. A black dog is iwth him. He wears a blacktop hat, a white shirt, white trousers and blue waistcoat with brass buttons. Shoes are black heeled leather. He holds a walking stick and ...

Date: ca. 1808

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10548

Accession Number: 1995.404

Dinner plate

Pearlware dinner plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 10549

Accession Number: 1962.27.1

Theorem

Theorem painting of roses, rosebuds and leaves. Watercolor paint on cream colored velvet. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: Bridge, Abigail Gray (Artist) Gramstorff Bros. Inc. (Framer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10550

Accession Number: 1995.405

Theorem

Theorem painting of a stag. Watercolor paint on cream velvet ground. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: Bridge, Abigail Gray (Artist) Gramstorff Bros. Inc. (Framer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 10551

Accession Number: 1995.406

Print

"The Art of Making Money Plenty in Every Man's Pockets" by Doctor Ben Franklin gives advice is words and pictographs. An image of Ben Franklin wearing a fur hat is above advice.

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10552

Accession Number: 1995.407

Tea Table

Oval tilt-top tea table.

Date: 1790-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10553

Accession Number: 1995.408

Armchair

One of a pair of Empire "Duncan Phyfe" armchairs. Seats are needlepointed in burgundy with roses.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10554

Accession Number: 1995.409.1

Armchair

One of a pair of Empire "Duncan Phyfe" armchairs. Seats are needlepointed in burgundy with roses.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10555

Accession Number: 1995.409.2

Caster

Pearlware caster with thimble-shaped, perforated top. Body is decorated with blue, transfer-print "Willow" pattern. The top has a transfer-print pattern of white circles on varied blue background. Cork stopper. Blue vase-shaped spongey pattern around base and top (where holes are); blue willow pa...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 10556

Accession Number: 1938.186

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and green transfer-print scene with red border. The transfer-print pattern, "Washington", depicts a statue of a seated man in Roman military dress in front of trees, fence and urn. In the scene's mid-ground, three men stand beside a river with domed and other bu...

Date: 1818-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 10557

Accession Number: 1943.230

Soup plate

Pearlware soup plate with green painted scalloped and feathered edge.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, hand-painted, molding (forming), pearlware

GUSN: 10558

Accession Number: 1918.1598

Mustard pot

Small, pearlware mustard pot with pulled handle. Pear-shaped body with incised line around mid-section. Incised line is hand-painted green. Missing lid.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted, incising

GUSN: 10559

Accession Number: 1929.1660

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