Historic New England

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with a loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 45631

Accession Number: 1954.97

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with a loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 45632

Accession Number: 1954.98

Plate

Round pewter plate with monogram "MDR" on rim. Ellis and London touchmarks and hallmarks on base.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 45633

Accession Number: 1954.100

Basin

Large wash basin with blue scrolling foliate pattern on interior. See matching "bottle and lid" 1954.104

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 45634

Accession Number: 1954.103

Bottle

Blue transfer-printed earthenware bottle. Floral and scrolling foliate vine motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 45635

Accession Number: 1954.104

Pincushion

Dome shaped pincushion with three bun feet; blue silk with lace overlay.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 45636

Accession Number: 1954.111

Charger

Large, round pewter charger with reeded rim.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 45637

Accession Number: 1954.112

Charger

Large, shallow pewter charger with smooth, monogramed brim.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 45638

Accession Number: 1954.113

Butter Dish with Lid

White porcelain butter dish with domed lid and strainer. Dish and lid have gold bands on rim and in center. Square handle with fan decoration in gold.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 45639

Accession Number: 1954.114A-C

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45642

Accession Number: 1954.115

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 45643

Accession Number: 1954.116

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45644

Accession Number: 1954.117

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45645

Accession Number: 1954.118

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45646

Accession Number: 1954.119

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45647

Accession Number: 1954.120

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45648

Accession Number: 1954.121

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45649

Accession Number: 1954.122

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45650

Accession Number: 1954.123

Knife

Bone handled steel knife

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 45651

Accession Number: 1954.124

Sharpening Steel

Knife sharpener

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45652

Accession Number: 1954.125

Knife

Knife with makeshift wooden handle

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45653

Accession Number: 1954.126

Invitation

Invitation to the unveiling of a statue of William Shakespeare. Lincoln Park, Monday afternoon, April twenty-third at four o'clock.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45654

Accession Number: 1954.150

Strainer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 45655

Accession Number: 1954.152

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45656

Accession Number: 1954.153

Portrait of Elias Crafts, Jr.

Bust-length portrait of Elias Crafts, Jr., at age 28, in a black coat and white upturned collar.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Possibly Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 45657

Accession Number: 1954.155

Jar

Round pewter jar and domed screw-on cover with fixed arch handle. Four notches around base.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45658

Accession Number: 1954.156

Tankard

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45659

Accession Number: 1954.449

Soffit, Panelled

A soffit with four panels. The panels have a raised-field, which have a deep featheredge. Grooves of stiles and rails have cyma recta molding, which also finishes the upper edge of the soffit.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, molding (forming), paneling, softwood, varnishing

GUSN: 45660

Accession Number: 1959.472AB

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45661

Accession Number: 1954.591

Portrait of a Woman

Half-length portrait of a woman wearing white lacy bonnet and dark dress, seated in a red chair.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 45662

Accession Number: 1954.1429

Bedpan

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 45449

Accession Number: 1952.290

Painting

Half length, woman in profile, comb in hair, lace collar, black dress.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45450

Accession Number: 1952.296

Pear-shaped, pearlware caster with dome-shaped, perforated top. A blue floret is hand-painted on the top; a molded chevron and bead band encircles the body and is hand-painted blue; a blue band is hand-painted around the foot.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45451

Accession Number: 1952.307

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45452

Accession Number: 1952.316

Darning Egg

Short glass rod with mushroom-shaped bulb on one end used for darning. Inside the glass are filiments of color twisted into corkscrew pattern during manufacture.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45453

Accession Number: 1952.318

Nursing Bottle

Colorless glass nursing bottle, tapered to molded nipple on one end, flat shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45454

Accession Number: 1952.319

Jug

Barrel-shaped w/ 4 horizontal incised bands; applied ear-shaped handle w/ vaguely leafy terminals; slightly pointy mouth.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 45455

Accession Number: 1952.324

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45456

Accession Number: 1952.329

Quilt

White ground with handled urn; flowering bouquet in center encircled by floral vine ring. In ground of finely quilted diamonds encircling ring. Motif framed with field of quilted diamonds; floral spot motifs. Borders of quilted swags; bound edges.

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting, whitework

GUSN: 45457

Accession Number: 1952.331