Historic New England

Tea Bowl

Child's handleless porcelain cup. Exterior border: blue and gold alternating dot band; interior: gold border with blue enamel abstract leaf and flowers and rounded arch and dot below; monogram "S.H.L." in gold oval.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 3446

Accession Number: 1937.377.1

Coffee Cup

Black pencilled basket oof flowers, small sprays of flowers, adn border of "bellflowers," dart and garlands with gold highlights; ear-shaped handle with gadrooned spine.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), drawing (image-making), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), porcelain

GUSN: 3447

Accession Number: 1920.116

Punch Bowl

All decoration green; interior border: groups of two and three roses connected by chain of ovals; central rose spray; exterior: sawtooth border; band around foot broken up with diamond-shaped arabesques (one is just three interlocking diamonds); exterior decoration: scrolled leaves, meandering Greek...

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3448

Accession Number: 1958.123

Punch bowl

Deep bowl high foot rim with Famille Verte enamel decoration over glaze. Interior has flower and rope design below rim with floral spray in center of bottom. Exterior has saw tooth design below gold rim. Chinese fret and leaf meander separated by pendent oval cartouche with rose and tassel between f...

Date: 1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 3449

Accession Number: 1958.226

Punch bowl

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 3450

Accession Number: 1942.1283.1

Punchbowl stand

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 3451

Accession Number: 1942.1283.2

Teapot rest

Scalloped shape; border of orange band with blue dots, below which is a wavy orange band; secondary border a purple band with four "drops" and four blue fan'shaped florettes; central design: polychorme basket of flowers.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3452

Accession Number: 1976.267

Plate

Dish with blue enamel border with gold stars, blue spearhead with dots, blue and gold huskchain around well. Central design of blue and gold mantled shield bearing cipher "BLC"[?] (one looks more like "BLE").

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3453

Accession Number: 1932.292

Sugar bowl

All decoration is brownish-orange; bulbous with double twisted handles with fern decoration on spine and leaf terminals; wave and dot border around neck of body and edge of cover; huskchain around base and as inner border on cover; berry finial with painted leaves.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3454

Accession Number: 1956.93AB

Miniature Coffeepot

Coffeepot with cover. Coffeepot has a lighthouse form body with a straight spout, twisted handle with red leafy terminals and red decoration on spine. Hat shaped cover has a red berry finial. Border on cover and edge of body is comprised of a chain of blue, red, and orange flowers. Floral bunch of b...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 3455

Accession Number: 1944.28AB

Cream pitcher

Creamer, helmet shaped. With floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers painted under mouth. Part of a partial child's tea service, 1944.27-.32.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 3456

Accession Number: 1944.29

Miniature Sugar bowl with cover

Sugar bowl with cover. Bulbous body with double twisted handles with red leaf terminals and red decoration on spine. Border on cover and edge of body is comprised of a chain of blue, red, and orange flowers. Floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers painted on both sides. Part of a partial child...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 3457

Accession Number: 1944.30AB

Cup and saucer

Teacup (.1) and Saucer [.2]. Teacup has an ear-shaped handle with gadrooned spine. Floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers painted on side opposite handle. Saucer has a central decoration of a floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers. Part of a partial child's tea service, 1944.27-.32.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 3458

Accession Number: 1944.31.1-.2

Plate

Plate with central decoration of a floral bunch of blue, green, and pink flowers. Part of a partial child's tea service, 1944.27-.32.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 3459

Accession Number: 1944.32.1

Afternoon tea bowl and saucer

Interior: wavy blue dot border; cipher "JRW" [?] below two black and white doves perched on black and white bar with gilt branch in their beaks.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3460

Accession Number: 1921.331

Dessert plate

All painting black; border of wavy dot line below double thin line; decoration of large and smaller floral spriogs with gilt highlights; slightly fluted body.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3461

Accession Number: 1934.2966

Cover (probably for sugar bowl)

TEA SERVICE: Border: two orange bands surround band of blue dots; central decoration: purple thistle with green, orange and purple flowers. COVER: Probably for sugar bowl (never accessioned); berry finial with red leaves; traces of small enamel florettes.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3462

Accession Number: 1932.491

Tea Bowl

TEA SERVICE: Border: two orange bands surround band of blue dots; central decoration: purple thistle with green, orange and purple flowers. TEA BOWLS: Border on interior; floral sprigs and larger bunch, exterior.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3463

Accession Number: 1932.492A

Saucer

TEA SERVICE: Border: two orange bands surround band of blue dots; central decoration: purple thistle with green, orange and purple flowers. SAUCERS: Border on interior; floral sprigs and larger bunch, exterior.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3464

Accession Number: 1932.492D

Dish

TEA SERVICE: Border: two orange bands surround band of blue dots; central decoration: purple thistle with green, orange and purple flowers. DISH: Border on interior; floral sprigs and larger bunch, exterior.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3465

Accession Number: 1932.493

Coffee Cup

Two coffee cups part of a larger service. Straight-sided with ear-shaped handle with gadrooned spine; border on exterior; floral sprigs on exterior.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3466

Accession Number: 1932.495AB

Tea bowl

Tea bowl without handle, double orange band and red dots. Secondary border of red dot and dash band. Central decoration of pink and green flower sprig. Smaller sprig on the exterior of the cup and small orange leaf in bowl of cup.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, foliation (pattern), porcelain

GUSN: 3467

Accession Number: 1969.3.3

Tea bowl

TEA SERVICE: Primary border: purple wavy line with polychrome enamel floral clusters; secondary border: purple huskchain; cipher "SD" in oilt oval on tea cups and bowls. TEA CUPS & BOWL: Primary border interior; secondary border exterior; gilt sprig of flowers, exterior, opposite cipher.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3468

Accession Number: 1942.890D

Saucer

TEA SERVICE: Primary border: purple wavy line with polychrome enamel floral clusters; secondary border: purple huskchain; cipher "SD" in oilt oval on tea cups and bowls. SAUCERS: Primary border around edge; secondary border around well.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3469

Accession Number: 1942.890G

Plate

TEA SERVICE: Primary border: purple wavy line with polychrome enamel floral clusters; secondary border: purple huskchain; cipher "SD" in oilt oval on tea cups and bowls. PLATE: Primary border around edge; secondary border around well.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 3470

Accession Number: 1942.890J

Pitcher

All white fluted bulbous forms surmounting scalloped foot rings, leaf scroll motif handles. .1) Scrolled spout.

Date: 1891-1907

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6609

Accession Number: 1971.1377.1

Chamber Pot

All white fluted bulbous forms surmounting scalloped foot rings, leaf scroll motif handles. .2) Lid is slightly domed; fluted with "C" scroll handle; undecorated.

Date: 1891-1907

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6610

Accession Number: 1971.1377.2AB

Bowl

White body with raised lily of the valley pattern inside; deep circular bowl form with flared lip and circular foot ring.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6611

Accession Number: 1971.1378.1

Toothbrush Holder

Oval tray, slightly indented upper lip; swells at base, indented at foot ring; inside with two molded risers; lid is domed with lily of the valley finial and transfer print pattern as above.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6612

Accession Number: 1971.1378.2AB

Chamber Pot

Cream colored cylindrical bucket has rounded lip; sharp indentation on body below two knop handles; attached to handles is rattan C-shaped bail; tapers at base to plain foot ring.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, vitrification

GUSN: 6613

Accession Number: 1971.1379

Chamber Pot

White bodied waste bucket has flaring lip, steeped neck tapers slightly inwards to base; iron bail, attached with screws, has central turned wooden handle, painted black.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, iron (metal), ironstone (pottery), vitrification, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6614

Accession Number: 1971.1380

Chamber Pot

Simple bulbous white bucket with gadrooning along top edge, flutes along sides; two built up sockets for the handle.

Date: 1880-1903

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification

GUSN: 6615

Accession Number: 1971.1381

Mug

Cylindrical body with wide band of green transfer printed art deco floral pattern on white ground with C-shaped handle.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6616

Accession Number: 1971.1382

Chamber Pot Lid

White body with blue transfer print decoration; lids are slightly domed and circular; central molded scalloped motif with flower finial (handle) at center; center scene shows couple in foreground; buiudings in distance with mountains; tree at right; pine needle diaper around rim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pine (wood), vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6617

Accession Number: 1971.1383.1

Chamber Pot Lid

White body with blue transfer print decoration; lids are slightly domed and circular; central molded scalloped motif with flower finial (handle) at center; center scene shows couple in foreground; buiudings in distance with mountains; tree at right; pine needle diaper around rim.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pine (wood), vitrification, transfer printing

GUSN: 6618

Accession Number: 1971.1383.2

Pitcher

Two-part molded white bulbous body with wide blue stripe on tapered neck; long blue stripe around scroll spout and down "C" handle which is applied to body with decorative floral terminus.

Date: 1853-1871

Maker: Elsmore & Forster (Maker)

Material: earthenware, ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 6619

Accession Number: 1971.1384

Pitcher

Two-part molded squared white body, acanthus leaves at lower corners, molded scalloped spout, applied "C" handle with decorative floral motif.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6620

Accession Number: 1971.1385

Pitcher

White bodied pitcher has bulbous body tapering at neck with molded raised leaf pattern; scalloped C-shaped handle, scalloped lip and spout; base is scalloped.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming)

GUSN: 6621

Accession Number: 1971.1386

Pitcher

Large pitcher has scalloped lip with rounded curvilinear spout; slightly scalloped neck with bulbous body which tapers to circular foot; elaborately scrolled C-shaped handle; below spout, at waist, is a lions mark grip; light blue underglaze, overall transfer printed "Apple Blossom" pattern; scrolle...

Date: 1838-1848

Maker: William Ridgway & Co. (Maker)

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), earthenware, vitrification, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 6622

Accession Number: 1971.1387

Chamber Pot

Two-part molded bulbous body with pinched waist and flared, cross-hatched rim; applied "C" handle; circular lid with domed center and knop finial; brown and white transfer pattern of floral with vines.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 6623

Accession Number: 1971.1388AB

Toothbrush Holder

Oblong straight sided shallow bowl with three sections in the bottom interior, white glazed with rust stripe around tray and edge of conforming domed lid; simple "C" shaped handle with rust and gilt decoration.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6624

Accession Number: 1971.1389AB

Soap Dish

Rectangular shallow body has inverted centers on sides which sharply taper to rectangular base; polychrome floral motif on sides, repeated on lid; lid is domed corresponding shape form with flower-bud finial.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 6625

Accession Number: 1971.1390AB

Pitcher

Blue and gold decorative scrolls and stripes with "Bevi Tutto" written on front (translated "Drink All"); bulbous body with large flared rim, molded round spout, applied "C" handle.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 6626

Accession Number: 1971.1391

Dresser Tray

Irregular shaped white body with slightly dished scalloped gilt edge; hand painted violets in purple, green, yellow, salmon.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (image-making), hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6627

Accession Number: 1971.1392

Chamber Pot

Painted white bulbous form with flared blue-edged rim; applied "C" handle.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 6628

Accession Number: 1971.1393

Drain

Circular white drain, bowl-shaped; has raised disk with molded sunflower at center; held up by three supports (covers drainage hole beneath); flat lip.

Date: 1800-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 6629

Accession Number: 1971.1394

Ceramic Basket

Molded basket has two U-shaped blue "rope" handles joining at top; rectangular form with applied multi-colored flowers and leaves; ends of basket have blue rope bows; edge and base scalloped with gilt highlights.

Date: 1867-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 6630

Accession Number: 1971.1395

Bust

White underglazed bust of reflective man with long curly hair and frilled blouse.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 6631

Accession Number: 1971.1396

Mary and Jesus

Print of Mary holding the child Jesus flanked by a pope and female saint with two putti at her feet, all hovering above clouds with puttis in background; scene enclosed by draped curtains; carved "La tien" scroll black frame with plain gilt border around print.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Painter) Nordheim (Engraver)

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 6632

Accession Number: 1971.1397

Print

Framed black and white photographic reproduction of painting of saint, probably John the Baptist; nude torso and face of youth with dark curly hair looking to his right, fur cape tied around upper chest; right hand holds conical paper; cross, made of twigs and leather in right foreground is cross; o...

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 6633

Accession Number: 1971.1398

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