Historic New England

Plate

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware plate. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15579

Accession Number: 1990.191.20

Plate

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware plate. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15580

Accession Number: 1990.191.21

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware basket. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Diamond pierced body and two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15581

Accession Number: 1990.191.22

Basket

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware basket. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Diamond pierced body and two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15582

Accession Number: 1990.191.23

Covered Dish

White earthenware dish, shaped like an urn, with cover. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. The cover has an additional yellow and gold floral finial. The dish has two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles. Part of a thirty-four pie...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15583

Accession Number: 1990.191.24AB

Compote

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware footed compote. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. The interior has a dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. The exterior has the same motif. Two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15584

Accession Number: 1990.191.25

Cake Plate

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware cake plate. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15585

Accession Number: 1990.191.26

Cake Plate

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware plate. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15586

Accession Number: 1990.191.27

Dish

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware dish. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. Two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15587

Accession Number: 1990.191.28

Dish

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware dish. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. Two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15588

Accession Number: 1990.191.29

Dish

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware dish. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. Two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15589

Accession Number: 1990.191.30

Dish

One of a set of thirty four. A white earthenware dish. An overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. Two pierced asymmetrical foliate handles.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15590

Accession Number: 1990.191.31

Stand

White earthenware dish. Overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large centrally located flower.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15591

Accession Number: 1990.191.32

Dish

White earthenware dish. Overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. Pierced asymmetrical yellow foliate handle.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15592

Accession Number: 1990.191.33

Dish

White earthenware dish. Overall painted floral and foliate motif. Dark green lobed border with polychrome flowers and leaves. Large central flower. Pierced asymmetrical yellow foliate handle.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Possibly Ridgways (Maker) Possibly Spode Pottery (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, earthenware

GUSN: 15593

Accession Number: 1990.191.34

Saucer

White earthenware saucer. Black outer band and a red scroll and dot border. Central floral design.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 15594

Accession Number: 1918.956.1

Tea Bowl

Porcelain tea bowl. Hand painted interior floral border and exterior garden scene.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 15595

Accession Number: 1946.457.1

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Hand painted interior floral border and garden scene.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 15596

Accession Number: 1946.458.1

Cup

Porcelain handled cup. Hand painted interior floral border and exterior garden scene.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 15597

Accession Number: 1946.463

Tea Bowl

Blue transfer-print tea bowl. Exterior decorated with birds flying and perched in a tree. Interior base depicts a bird perched in a tree.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: Possibly Caughley (Maker) Possibly Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 15598

Accession Number: 1990.175.1

Teapot rest

White body w/ gold banding and black transfer printed scenes. Oval w/ gold scalloped edge and gold band; scene of 2 1/2 story lodge w/ sod roof, across water from 2 men.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15599

Accession Number: 1940.418.2

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15600

Accession Number: 1940.418.5

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15601

Accession Number: 1940.418.6

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15602

Accession Number: 1940.418.7

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15603

Accession Number: 1940.418.8

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15604

Accession Number: 1940.418.9

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15605

Accession Number: 1940.418.10

Teacup

Pointy handle; footed; gold edge; band around exterior; scenes of thatched "cottages" built into ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15606

Accession Number: 1940.418.12

Sugar Bowl

White body with lobed rim; dark brown printed image of supplicant, chained slave near palm tree (taken from emblem of English Society for the Abolition of Slave Trade. Squat lobed body, circular; scrolled feet; two scrolled, lobed handles and spout.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 15607

Accession Number: 1961.168B

Food Cover

White body with lobed rim; dark brown printed image of supplicant, chained slave near palm tree (taken from emblem of English Society for the Abolition of Slave Trade. Domed with "rope" border in relief.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 15608

Accession Number: 1961.168C

Cake Plate

White body with lobed rim; dark brown printed image of supplicant, chained slave near palm tree (taken from emblem of English Society for the Abolition of Slave Trade]. Lobed border.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 15609

Accession Number: 1961.168D

Cake Plate

White body with lobed rim; dark brown printed image of supplicant, chained slave near palm tree (taken from emblem of English Society for the Abolition of Slave Trade. Lobed border.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 15610

Accession Number: 1961.168E

Jacket

Blue wool double breasted jacket with six gilt buttons, a standing collar with a notch lined with white cotton, tricolor epaulets attached to the collar, ruffled cuffs, and a skirt folded back to reveal the lining at back. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15346

Accession Number: 1960.75C

Boy's Pants

A pair of gold silk pantaloons or long pants, made with a fall front that covers a button fly and a waistband. The pants are lined with plain weave linen and have been let out to accommodate a growing boy. They match the spencer (1963.30A) and waistcoat (1963.30C).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15347

Accession Number: 1963.30B

Boy's Waistcoat

A boy's white cotton waistcoat made from dimity, this closes up the center front with buttons (now removed). It matches the spencer (1963.30A) and pantaloons (1963.30B).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15348

Accession Number: 1963.30C

Pants

Green pants; fall front; buttonhole waist; side pockets and one hip pocket; crotch opening; buttons at legs. Part of a suit.

Date: 1880

Maker: Possibly Malcom Son & Co. (Maker)

Material: twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15351

Accession Number: 1966.436B

Boy's Pants

Boy's trousers of white linen with a fine blue check of alternating dark and light blue warp and weft stripes with a button fly and buttonholes at waistband. The right side has one side pocket.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15352

Accession Number: 1974.20

Child's Jacket

Cream flannel; neckline, center front, hem and cuffs of sleeves embroidered with cream silk featherstitching; featherstitching at neck and waist in pattern creating points like a shirt collar; two silk ribbon tie closures.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), wool (textile), flannel

GUSN: 15353

Accession Number: 1988.361

Boy's Overalls

Boy's overalls of cream-colored cotton nankeen, made with a fall front that closes with two buttons--one at each corner. The center back of the overall bodice is made from railroaded corded cotton--dimity or fustian--and the straps button to the pointed bodice fronts with small bone buttons. The lin...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15354

Accession Number: 1988.377.2

Child's Shirt

White shirt with five wide blue vertical stripes on front; collar and short sleeves trimmed with same blue; five pearl buttons; large buttons around waist for attaching top to shorts (1990.534B).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15355

Accession Number: 1990.534A

Child's Shorts

White; attaches to shirt top (1990.534A) by buttons on bottom of shirt.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15356

Accession Number: 1990.534B

Child's Spencer

White; cotton dimity; corded; long sleeves; drawstring waist, with small pointed peplum; two tabs/loops at neck; two white thread covered buttons at back.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity

GUSN: 15357

Accession Number: 1991.98

Boy's Wrapper

A young boy's wrapper made from roller printed cotton in a floral pattern of sprigs and bunches of flowers with red branches on a red and brown picotage ground. The gown is made like an adult banyan, with a squared neck and cartridge pleats set into it to form a soft, shawl collar. It is fully lined...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), calico, cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 15358

Accession Number: 1991.99

Jacket

Burgundy velvet jacket trimmed with braid and frogs.

Maker: Possibly Swears & Wells (Maker)

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 15359

Accession Number: 1990.501

Child's bodice

Child's bodice, blue and cream woven ikat with blue taffeta trim; cotton back. Ensemble with skirt and jacket.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, ikat, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15360

Accession Number: 1935.1505B

Child's jacket

Child's jacket, blue and cream woven ikat with blue taffeta trim; Peplum and blue silk buttons. Ensemble with skirt and bodice.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, ikat, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15361

Accession Number: 1935.1505C

Child's coat

Child's coat, peach with black soutache along front hem, wrist and pockets; "V" shaped pockets; Standing collar; Loop closure with same gilt inlaid buttons as dress (A); Lined with cotton flannel. Ensemble with dress.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15362

Accession Number: 1936.999B

Dress - short

White; neckline unfinished/frayed; capped sleeves and hem are scalloped; princess/fitted seams at front and back; 3 narrow tucks at hem; all buttons missing; flounced hem.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15364

Accession Number: 1969.5841