Historic New England

Saucer

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: scalloped edge with gold band border (interior); gold band around exterior base of cup; handles: ear-shaped with scrolled, gold thumb hold; cipher exterior opposite handle on cup; center interior on saucer.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3768

Accession Number: 1934.375.7

Teacup

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: straight-sided chocolate (or coffee cup) with gold band around base and exterior rim; ear-shaped handle with gold pointed thumb hold; cipher exterior, opposite handle; saucer has gold band border, cipher center interior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3769

Accession Number: 1934.376.1

Saucer

Gold band borders, cipher "MD" in feathered oval. Teacup: straight-sided chocolate (or coffee cup) with gold band around base and exterior rim; ear-shaped handle with gold pointed thumb hold; cipher exterior, opposite handle; saucer has gold band border, cipher center interior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3770

Accession Number: 1934.376.7

Tea plate

White porcelain plate with gold band around rim and interior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 3771

Accession Number: 1934.374A

Salt

Blue and white; oval eight-sided rectangle with butterfly, cell and drape border around base and network border with floral reserves around rim of top; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story building atop bridge with figures passing below, right; second bridge with figure carrying load, left ...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3772

Accession Number: 1926.56

Tea bowl

blue and white; handleless; footed; interior border abstract floral band with reserves, scallop and dot; sprig in center of bowl; exterior scene of bamboo stalk, flowers growing from ground; vase of flowers; pyramidal (tent?) structure.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3773

Accession Number: 1947.381.2

CANN, COFFEE

Blue and white; straight sided with ear-shaped handle with underglaze blue feather decoration on spine; underglaze blue flitches around handle terminals; interior border: network, spearhead and double dot; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion; one-story building surrounded by tree...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3775

Accession Number: 1942.1272.1

CANN, COFFEE

Blue and white; straight sided with ear-shaped handle with underglaze blue feather decoration on spine; underglaze blue flitches around handle terminals; interior border: network, spearhead and double dot; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion; one-story building surrounded by tree...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3776

Accession Number: 1942.1272.2

CANN, COFFEE

Blue and white; straight sided with ear-shaped handle with underglaze blue feather decoration on spine; underglaze blue flitches around handle terminals; interior border: network, spearhead and double dot; right-oriented landscape scene of three-story pavillion; one-story building surrounded by tree...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3777

Accession Number: 1942.1272.3

Plate

Blue and white; alternating clusters of chrysanthemums and butterflies (3 of each) on outer border; inner border trellis band; central scene of gnarled tree in front of fence with flowers growing behind; ochre rim.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3779

Accession Number: 1942.884

Saucer

Sacuer with traces of gold around rim. Cipher "MHWCF" in gold and red paint in the center.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3780

Accession Number: 1938.513

Plate

Circular with slightly dished rim; sepia scn. of trees & westrn. house

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 3782

Accession Number: 1937.365.1

Punch bowl

Porcelain punch bowl with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3783

Accession Number: 1987.421.1

Waste bowl

Porcelain waste bowl with exterior medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. Bowl interior has round medallion in center of basin with bird and flower. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3784

Accession Number: 1987.421.2

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with a loop handle and wide-mouthed spout. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3785

Accession Number: 1987.421.3

Sugarbowl with lid

Porcelain sugar bowl with flared rim and lid with gilt berry knop. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, fruit, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3786

Accession Number: 1987.421.4AB

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a scalloped rim and loop handle. Exterior decorated with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3787

Accession Number: 1987.421.6

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with a scalloped edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3788

Accession Number: 1987.421.12

Plate

Porcelain footed plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3789

Accession Number: 1987.421.17

Dish

Porcelain footed serving dish with a flared edge with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3790

Accession Number: 1987.421.19

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3791

Accession Number: 1987.421.20

Soup Plate

Porcelain soup plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3792

Accession Number: 1987.421.25

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain luncheon plate with medallions of birds and flowers surrounded by flowers, scrolls, and butterflies on gold ground. This polychrome design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3793

Accession Number: 1987.421.24

Luncheon Plate

Porcelain enameled plate. Border of green tendrils, pink tree peonies on metallic gold grond. Scrolled medallions of birds, flowers and court scenes.This type of pattern is sometimes referred to as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3794

Accession Number: 1990.299.1

Bowl

Porcelain enameled bowl. Border on gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies. Scrolled medallions of birds, flowers and court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3795

Accession Number: 1990.299.12

Saucer

Porcelain enameled saucer. Border on gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies. Scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3796

Accession Number: 1990.299.16

Cup and saucer

Porcelain enameled cup (.1) and saucer (.2). Gold ground border decorated with green tendrils and pink tree peonies. Scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers and 2) court scenes. Cup has upward pointed thumb rest.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3797

Accession Number: 1990.299.28.1-.2

Saucer

Porcelain enameled saucer. Gold ground border decorated with green tendrils and pink tree peonies. Scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers and 2) court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3798

Accession Number: 1990.299.38

Cream pitcher

Porcelain enameled pitcher with octagonal, swelled body and scalloped edge and gildt decorated handle.On gold ground: green tendrils and pink tree peonies and scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3799

Accession Number: 1990.299.48

Sugarbowl with cover

Porcelain enameled sugar bowl. Sugarbowl has bulbous body with two gilt decorated double twisted handles and cover with gilt berry finial. On gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies and scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3800

Accession Number: 1990.299.47AB

Shallow Bowl

Shallow, enameled porcelain bowl. On gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies and scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes. Saucer: deep sides; footed.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3801

Accession Number: 1990.299.50

Small Tray for Serving Dish

Small porcelain oval-shaped enameled tray. See matching covered dish 1990.299.52ab. On gold ground, green tendrils and pink tree peonies and scrolled medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3802

Accession Number: 1990.299.51

Small Covered Dish

Small enameled porcelain dish (a) with cover (b). See matching tray 1990.299.51. Oval shape. Cover has gilt berry knop. On gold ground: green tendrils and pink tree peonies and scroll-edged medallions of 1) birds and flowers, 2) court scenes.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3803

Accession Number: 1990.299.52AB

Saltcellar

Lozenge-shaped porcelain saltcellar. Enameled border around rim of flowers and butterflies on metallic gold ground. Enameled C-scrolls encircle central scene of three seated figures.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3804

Accession Number: 1990.299.57

Bowl

Blue and white; deeply scalloped squarish edge, interior: network and scallop border; central decoration: mountains in background of house with tree and rocks in water, foreground; exterior: trellis border; two identical scenes of pavillion, right, bridge, foreground, hills and other buildings, dist...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3805

Accession Number: 1983.24

Vegetable dish

Blue and white; scalloped edge with network and scallop border; landscape scene (right-oriented) of pavillion and trees, bridge (no figures) foreground, two boats with fishermen, and two other clumps of buildings and trees, distant; bottom decorated with three sprigs of flowers. *Central scene bord...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 3806

Accession Number: 1983.23

Platter

Porcelain rectangular platter. Enameled medallions with alternating scenes of 1) birds flowers and butterflies and 2) interacting figures. The medallions are surrounded by flowers, tendrals and butterflies on gold ground.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3807

Accession Number: 1990.299.11

America's jubilee /Andrew Burstein.

xiv, 361 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm., "On July 4, 1826, the United States celebrated its fiftieth birthday with parades and speeches across the country. But what ultimately sanctified the national jubilee in the minds of the celebrants was an extraordinary coincidence: the nearly simultaneous deaths of...

Date: 2001

Creators: Burstein, Andrew.

GUSN: 259745

Call Number: Stacks E285.B88 2001

Bodies of belief :Baptist community in early America /Janet Moore Lindman.

270 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Date: 2008.

Creators: Lindman, Janet Moore.

GUSN: 259746

Call Number: Stacks BX6233.L56 2008

The scrapbook in American life /edited by Susan Tucker, Katherine Ott, and Patricia P. Buckler.

x, 332 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Date: 2006.

Creators: Tucker, Susan, 1950- Ott, Katherine. Buckler, Patricia.

GUSN: 259747

Call Number: Stacks TR465.S393453 2005

The slate roof bible /Joseph C. Jenkins.

316 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Date: c2003.

Creators: Jenkins, Joseph C.

GUSN: 259748

Call Number: Stacks TH2445.J45 2003

Manufacturing the muse :Estey organs & consumer culture in Victorian America /Dennis G. Waring.

xix, 356 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.)

Date: c2002.

Creators: Waring, Dennis, 1944- Estey Organ Company.

GUSN: 259749

Call Number: Stacks ML597.W37 2002

Plastering skills /F. Van Den Branden, Thomas L. Hartsell ; With the collaboration of Old House Journal.

543 p. : ill. ; 23 cm., Intended as a guide for apprentice and journeyman professionals covering plastering and closely related building trades.

Date: c1984.

Creators: Van Den Branden, Felicien, 1907- Hartsell, Thomas L. Van Den Branden, Felicien, 1907- Plastering skill and practice.

GUSN: 259750

Call Number: Stacks TH8131.V25 1971

Out of tin boxes /by Carlton Bradford.

viii, 338 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Date: 2001?]

Creators: Bradford, Carlton, 1926-

GUSN: 259751

Call Number: Stacks CT274.H378 B73 2001

The times of their lives :life, love, and death in Plymouth Colony /James Deetz and Patricia Scott Deetz.

xvi, 366 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm., "The Times of Their Lives presents a realistic, factual account of the Plymouth colony based on contemporary archaeology, cultural research, and living history. Taking little known trial transcripts, personal accounts, wills, and probate records, as well as physica...

Date: c2000.

Creators: Deetz, James. Deetz, Patricia E. Scott

GUSN: 259752

Call Number: Stacks F68.D4 2000

Whose muse? :art museums and the public trust /James Cuno, editor ; with essays by Neil MacGregor ... [et al.].

208 p. : ill., port., plan.

Date: 2003.

Creators: Cuno, James B. MacGregor, Neil, 1946-

GUSN: 259753

Call Number: Stacks N430.W48 2003

A passion to preserve :gay men as keepers of culture /Will Fellows.

x, 288 p. ; 23 cm., From large cities to rural communities, gay men have long been impassioned pioneers as keepers of culture: rescuing and restoring decrepit buildings, revitalizing blighted neighborhoods, saving artifacts and documents of historical significance. This penchant to preserve, though ...

Date: c2004.

Creators: Fellows, Will.

GUSN: 259754

Call Number: Stacks HQ75.7.F45 2004

The paradise of all these parts :a natural history of Boston /John Hanson Mitchell.

xiii, 254 p. ; 23 cm., In 1614, explorer John Smith sailed into what was to become Boston Harbor and referred to the wild lands and waters around him as "the Paradise of all these parts". Within fifteen years, the Puritans were developing the tadpole shaped Shawmut Peninsula, as members of the Mass...

Date: c2008.

Creators: Mitchell, John Hanson.

GUSN: 259755

Call Number: Stacks QH105.M4 M58 2008

Beyond the architect's eye :photographs and the American built environment /Mary N. Woods.

xxxiii, 317 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.

Date: c2009.

Creators: Woods, Mary N., 1950-

GUSN: 259756

Call Number: 85M Stacks TR659.W66 2009

A guide to historic Plymouth /James Baker.

142 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Date: 2008.

Creators: Baker, James W.

GUSN: 259757

Call Number: Stacks F74.P8 B35 2008

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