Historic New England

Mug

Earthenware mug. Bulbous, footed tan body with loop handle. Black transfer printed ship with three masts on one side, and an inscription surrounded by a floral and foliate border on the other side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 43823

Accession Number: 1970.1310.637

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Large scale floral design in red, blue, green, and lavender with luster accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43824

Accession Number: 1970.1310.638

Earthenware children's mug. Red transfer-printed scene of two figures in an idyllic landscape with cottage in the background. One figure is half-reclined at water's edge, fishing with a pole. Geometric and floral pattern printed around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43825

Accession Number: 1970.1310.639

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Red transfer printed image of a woman with a classical flowing dress sitting in a curved-back chair with a baby in her lap. Gold luster accent at rim and on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43826

Accession Number: 1970.1310.641

Mug

Ceramic mug. Shaped base, rounded-top rim, and spurred loop handle. Black transfer printed image of two crossed flag staffs bearing the flags of the United Kingdom and France. Also includes a laurel wreath, two clasped hands, and a banner with inscription. Over painted with red and blue. Gold l...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43827

Accession Number: 1970.1310.642

Children's Mug

Eartheware children's mug. Canary background, red transfer-ware designs of a globe with an open book that states, "A PRESENT/ FOR/ A GOOD GIRL".

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43828

Accession Number: 1970.1310.643

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Cylindrical with ear-shaped handle. Black transfer printed landscape scene with arched stone bridge at center and picturesque ruin at left. Rim and handle accented with gold luster.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43830

Accession Number: 1970.1310.645

Mug

Earthenware mug. Slightly rimmed base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Painted with dark red flowers and green leaves. Pink luster band at rim, narrow luster line around base, and luster accents on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43832

Accession Number: 1970.1310.647

Children's Mug

This mug contains harmful imagery and language including condescending caricatures. 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...

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43833

Accession Number: 1970.1310.648

Children's Mug

Children's earthenware mug. Purple transfer printed design of a bird in front of a farmhouse, "The Swallow." Purple stripe hand-painted around inside of rim, outside of rim, and down the handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43834

Accession Number: 1970.1310.649

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Painted scene with elephant at center and trees at either side. Wide gold lustre bands around rim and down handle; narrow gold lustre bands around base and inside of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, painting (coating), lusterware

GUSN: 43835

Accession Number: 1970.1310.656

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with shaped base, loop handle, and leaf terminals. Wide incised band of checkerboard black & white flanked by bands of reeded green and plain black.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43836

Accession Number: 1970.1310.651

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Hand painted with blue flowers and olive green leaves, evenly spaced in two rows around the mug. Olive green lines around base and rim, with wheat pattern on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43838

Accession Number: 1970.1310.653

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed images of George Washington on one side and General Taylor on the other side. Gold lustre bands around foot and rim, with gold accent on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43840

Accession Number: 1970.1310.655

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Canary yellow glaze with silver luster band at rim and rectangular luster cartouche featuring a bird sitting on a branch.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43841

Accession Number: 1970.1310.650

Mug

Reddish brown transfer-printed design on earthenware mug. Large flower buds forming wreath, encircling inscription. Maroon line painted on upper lip of the mug.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43842

Accession Number: 1970.1310.657

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design with girl jumping rope. Over-painted with green. Pink line painted around inside of rim, and down center of handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43843

Accession Number: 1970.1310.658

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Shaped base and loop handle. Large scale floral design in red, blue, green, and lavender with luster accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43844

Accession Number: 1970.1310.659

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of two boys feeding two rabbits. Over painted with green, red, and yellow. Hand painted green line around inside of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43845

Accession Number: 1970.1310.660

Teapot

Buff-colored clay body w/ deep brown mineral glaze. Bennington/ Rockingham type. Molded body. High modified cylindrical form, w/ faintly faceted body tapering slightly to circular mouth w/ deep flange to receive lid (missing). Rounded at bottom w/ three-part footring. Applied molded C-shaped handle ...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 25172

Accession Number: 1985.230

Teapot

Hand-thrown, buff-colored, semi-vitrified clay body w/ white glaze. Round, slightly squat body, canted at bottom and tapering to recessed circular bottom. Glaze wiped away from base. Circular neck and mouth. Slightly domed lid w/ button knop. Straight spout. Two applied rings to receive handle. Wire...

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 25173

Accession Number: 1985.231AB

Teapot

Round body, slightly squat form at circular bottom. Glazed, brownish earthenware body w/ dark green and white floral and foliate painted decoration and wooden handle wrapped in wire.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 25174

Accession Number: 1985.232AB

Cupboard

Cupboard. Painted wood. Plain baseboard. Left portion of lower case consists of lower shelf surmounted by three drawers. Right portion is a cabinet with paneled, hinged door. Lower portion surmounted by three-shelf cupboard with shaped molding on front shelves. Cupboard sides and cornice apron ...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25175

Accession Number: 1985.233

Serving tray

Oval japanned tray w/ deep well and reinforced rim. Pierced oval handle at each end. Black background w/ gilt or bronze powder stenciling and striping. Central oval painted picture of thatched cottage in right background and man and woman in left foreground. Stenciled freehand border of grapes and g...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal), varnishing

GUSN: 25176

Accession Number: 1985.234

Photographic print

Browntone photographic print of rugged scenery, featuring flowery field in foreground, pine trees in mid-ground w/ rocky coast at left background and inlet at right background. Plain brown-stained wooden frame. Under glass. No label.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25177

Accession Number: 1985.235

Apothecary bottle

Round pressed colorless glass bottle marked, "Calder's Dentine."

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 25178

Accession Number: 1985.236

Mortar & pestle

Mortar, probably mahogany, w/ circular base and slightly hourglass-shaped form. Molded rings around base and top w/ two incised lines at waist. Bottom has three shallow holes. Pestle probably maple. Milk bottle shape.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 25179

Accession Number: 1985.237AB

Rifle

Hardwood stock w/ elongated muzzle enclosing an iron ramrod. Decorated thumbpiece and brass trigger guard. "1861/ TOWER" stamped on firing mechanism. "T & Co." stamped on ramrod.

Date: 1861

Maker: Tower (Maker)

GUSN: 25180

Accession Number: 1985.238

Iron

A)Triangular hollow cast iron head w/ sliding rear door w/ ball handle. Opens to reveal a scrolled grate which holds heated iron element. Spool-shaped turned wooden handle with incised lines. B) Triangular iron insert.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 25181

Accession Number: 1985.239AB

Iron

Solid iron triangular head. "Downs & Co. #8" on top. Cast iron grip handle.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 25182

Accession Number: 1985.240

Fluting iron

A)Rectangular cast iron base marked on bottom, "Heat this Pat'd 1866," supporting fluted metal form. B)Corresponding ruffler element w/ cast iron handle marked "Geneva Hand Fluter" and "Geneva ILL."

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), metal

GUSN: 25183

Accession Number: 1985.241AB

Andirons

"Iron dog" type andirons. Ring-tops w/ tapered chamfered shafts terminating at disc w/ arched feet. Square billet bar.

Date: 1700-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 25184

Accession Number: 1985.242

Chest

Chest. Wood, metal, glaze. Rectangular box form with hinged, flat lid. Composed of various pieces of wood. All wooden parts of piece rained except top. Reddish-brown glaze over yellow-ochre basework matches graining seen throughout the Coffin House kitchen.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25185

Accession Number: 1985.243

Boots

Black calfskin leather. Low-heeled man's boots, calf length w/ two pull-on tabs. Labeled inside, "Medaille D'Or/ Paris 1878/ Henry Herth/ 48 Rue de la Chaussee d'Autin/ Paris."

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Herth, Henry (Maker)

Material: leather

GUSN: 25186

Accession Number: 1985.244AB

Boots

Black leather boots w/ mid-length cylindrical body or calves w/ two side seams and a second horizontal frontal seam. Slightly shaped at top w/ woven cotton twill tabs to pull boots on. Appear to be a machine stitched. Heavy soles w/ cut nails.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leather

GUSN: 25187

Accession Number: 1985.245AB

Condiment bottle

Transparent aquamarine colored body. Two-part mold. Squared body w/ canted corners, squared and pitched shoulders peaking to circular neck ring. Short cylindrical neck w/ turned over lip at mouth.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 25188

Accession Number: 1985.246

Toasting rack

Thick wire construction w/ a rectangular body w/ two wire L-shaped legs at one end and a corresponding elongated shaped handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 25189

Accession Number: 1985.247

Tin

Match or shot container. Elongated flattened cylinder, forming an oval mouth. Body constructed from a single sheet of tin w/ a soldered seam at one side. Applied oval bottom and corresponding oval cover w/ flat top which is fitted to the mouth. Originally a bright silver colored "white" metal, now d...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tinning

GUSN: 25190

Accession Number: 1985.249

Coffeepot

White clay body w/ blue pearled glaze. Bulbous body tapering to an indented base w/ molded line banding and circular foot. Cylindrical neck w/ circular mouth. Strap handle at back S-shaped spout. High domed lid w/ button knop. Small rim surmounting flange ring. Underglaze of cobalt blue painted deco...

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware

GUSN: 25191

Accession Number: 1985.252

Oil lamp

Circular dished base w/ rolled under lip. Inverted cup-shaped body w/ step molding at base; side canting to a stepped top w/ threaded mouth to receive burner. C-shaped handle applied at side w/ stamped floral vine motif. Pierced burner w/ domed top w/ scalloped edge to receive a chimney. Circular bo...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), tinning

GUSN: 25192

Accession Number: 1985.253

Lighter

Tankard form lighter w/ slightly tapered cylindrical body and flat bottom. Rolled circular mouth. Hinged flat circular lid w/ cut-out to receive lighter. S-shaped strap handle w/ cutout to hang on wall.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Cape Cod Shop (Maker)

Material: sheet metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 25193

Accession Number: 1985.255

Wine glass

Molded colorless body. Shallow, trumpet shaped bowl w/ elongated stem w/ swelled knop at top. Stepped at base w/ an applied circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 25194

Accession Number: 1985.260

Wine glass

Molded colorless body w/ elongated trumpet shaped bowl tapering to a very thin round stem. Circular foot wheel engraved "T" or "C" monogram.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 25195

Accession Number: 1985.261

Coffeepot

Hinged and shaped lid w/ acorn finial on conical body w/ molded band at neck and base. S-shaped spout and floral C-shaped handle. Seam at handle.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 25196

Accession Number: 1985.263

Cup

Beaker form cup w/ two incised lines at foot and lip. Tapered S-shaped handle w/ spur at top.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 25197

Accession Number: 1985.264

Fireplace tile set

Partial set of fireplace tiles featuring the life of Christ and other Biblical scenes; in cobalt blue. .1-.7) Dislodged from fireplace .1) Baptism of Christ by St. John .2)-.3) Christ bearing the Cross .4) Christ in the Temple .5) Fragment featuring slaughtered man .6) Fragment w/ boat hull .7...

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 25198

Accession Number: 1985.265

Creamer

Colorless blown and worked glass body. Bulbous vasiform w/ swelled body and recessed bottom, indented at neck and terminating in a slightly flared, shaped and spouted mouth. Applied colorless ribs overall. Applied elongated C-shaped handle w/ crimped terminus.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 25199

Accession Number: 1985.266