Historic New England

Saucer

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Shallow circular saucer.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24872

Accession Number: 1985.161.12

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24873

Accession Number: 1985.161.13

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24874

Accession Number: 1985.161.14

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24875

Accession Number: 1985.161.15

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24876

Accession Number: 1985.161.16

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24877

Accession Number: 1985.161.17

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24878

Accession Number: 1985.161.18

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24879

Accession Number: 1985.161.19

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24880

Accession Number: 1985.161.20

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24881

Accession Number: 1985.161.21

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24882

Accession Number: 1985.161.22

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24883

Accession Number: 1985.161.23

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24884

Accession Number: 1985.161.24

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24885

Accession Number: 1985.161.25

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24886

Accession Number: 1985.161.26

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24887

Accession Number: 1985.161.27

White clay body w/ transparent glaze. Elongated form. Molded beading along edge w/ shallow well and molded vine decoration. Molded squared handles representing branches w/ fox head motif, referring to Aesop's fable of the fox and grapes. Marked, "(ribbon) Thomas Furnival & Sons/ (shield) (lion) (cr...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Thomas Furnival & Sons (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24888

Accession Number: 1985.162

Ladle

White clay body w/ molded scrolled decoration on edges. Shallow bowl. Shaped circular head w/ applied elongated S-shaped handle w/ molded leafy and strapwork motif.

Maker: Possibly Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24889

Accession Number: 1985.163

Dinner plate

White clay body with pearl glaze; circular form with narrow rim; lobed edge; slightly dished. Shallow circular well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration in early "Willow" pattern featuring birds at left, Chinese/ Middle Eastern style temples, houses, and figures and a fence featuring the Uni...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing

GUSN: 24890

Accession Number: 1985.164

Saucer

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form w/ shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24891

Accession Number: 1985.165.1

Saucer

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form w/ shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24892

Accession Number: 1985.165.2

Tea bowl

Tea bowl. White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig. Deep circular bowl w/ high footring.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24893

Accession Number: 1985.165.3

Saucer

White gray clay body w/ transparent glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration in well of iron-red ribbon border band enclosing a polychrome floral sprig (rose palette.) Scallop and dot border at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24894

Accession Number: 1985.166

Saucer

White-gray body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration w/ polychrome floral sprigs (famille rose palette) in well. Scallop and line border patterns at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24895

Accession Number: 1985.167.1

Saucer

White-gray body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration w/ polychrome floral sprigs (famille rose palette) in well. Scallop and line border patterns at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24896

Accession Number: 1985.167.2

Teapot

Molded and hand-built red clay body. Cylindrical body, slightly indented at basal ring. Recessed bottom. Slightly rounded shoulders terminating in wide circular mouth at flat top. Flange recessed. Short straight spout. Applied C-shaped handle. Flat circular lid w/ high flange ring. Bail handle at ce...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24897

Accession Number: 1985.168AB

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Unfinished alphabet/verse sampler on ivory linen ground. Monochromatic threads. Border of two rows of cross-stitch. Alphabets: #1 complete, (AA,BB,CC...) double letters; #2 missing "J"; #3 missing "J"; #4 "A-U", missing "J". Numbers: "1-8". Stitches used: eyelet hole stitch and cross stitch.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 29849

Accession Number: 1923.232

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Ivory linen ground. Vertical rectangle, polychromatic. Many rows of large and small scale Greek key pattern cross stitched at bottom and throughout. Alphabets: #1 complete, #2 missing "J", #3 complete: Numbers: "1-3", "1-9", "1-9,0", "1-8"

Date: 1851

Maker: Walcott, Elizabeth D., 1843- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 29850

Accession Number: 1923.234

Brise' Fan

Small brise' fan; carved ivory sticks, round edges; carved with floral trail, swags, birds, medallions with pagodas and shield (without initials); cream silk ribbon; sticks have comb-like background.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29851

Accession Number: 1923.237

Fan

Narrow carved and pierced ivory sticks; kidskin leaf with ink and painted pastoral scene of peasants fishing by water with sheep; houses and mountains; reverse side is painted with boy fishing.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), kidskin, painting (coating)

GUSN: 29852

Accession Number: 1923.238

Tile

Square, black and white tile with printed design of three dogs in forest with trees enclosed in Rococo border.

Date: ca. 1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 29853

Accession Number: 1923.240

Doorknob

Oval brass doorknob set screwed on a square iron spindle. Knob originally axially mounted to another spindle.

Date: ca. 1739

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 29854

Accession Number: 1923.249

Dressing Gown

Dressing gown with black and tan floral stripe - vertical; black shawl collar, cuffs and pocket flaps; single breasted, with large black buttons; brown lining with small red, bell-shaped flowers arranged in vertical stripes. 3/4 length.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 29855

Accession Number: 1923.829A

Curling Iron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 29856

Accession Number: 1923.269

Nosegay Holder

A metal and mother of pearl nosegay holder. Conical shape and a foliate design. Two chains with a ring and a pin.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, mother of pearl

GUSN: 29857

Accession Number: 1923.272

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 29858

Accession Number: 1923.273A

Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 29859

Accession Number: 1923.273B

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 29860

Accession Number: 1923.273C

Fan & Box

FAN (A): Mother of pearl sticks and guards with inlaid steel spangles; discolored cream silk organza with steel spangle floral spray, small round and leaf shape spangles border at top edge; whsite silk ribbon along leaf bottom; steel pique brilliants in rivets. BOX (B,C): Rectangular pasteboard t...

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, pasteboard (paper), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 29862

Accession Number: 1923.288 A-C

150th Anniversary of the City of Pittsfield, Mass. Medal.

Engraved and stamped medal for the 150th Anniversary of the City of Pittsfield, Mass. The City Shield is stamped in the center on one side with inscriptions all around; a heart with two crossed olive tree branches are stamped on the bottom of the other side. A hook is affixed to the top of the medal...

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 29863

Accession Number: 1923.289

Saucer

Blue transfer-printed earthenware saucer. Foliate and aquatic border surround a central landscape scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 29864

Accession Number: 1923.292.1

Platter

Rectangular redware platter with wavy and feathered lines of yellow slip and red-orange glaze. Impressed edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, redware, slipware, impressing

GUSN: 29865

Accession Number: 1923.294

Busk

Carved maple busk with the initials "P.W."

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), maple (wood)

GUSN: 29866

Accession Number: 1923.296

Wallet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 29867

Accession Number: 1923.301

Drinking Beaker

Pewter beaker with three horizontal incised bands around the middle, a second set of three bands around base.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 29868

Accession Number: 1923.303

Whale Oil Lamp

Brass whale oil lamp with a dolphin handle and a large fluted column.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 29869

Accession Number: 1923.304

Whale Oil Lamp

Brass whale oil lamp with a dolphin handle and a small fluted column.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 29870

Accession Number: 1923.305

Feather Fan

Dark faux tortoise shell sticks and guards; plain, narrow brown satin bow on one guard; brown and white ostrich plume leaf; shell ring with brown satin ribbon.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, artificial, feather (material), ostrich, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 29871

Accession Number: 1923.306

Feather Fan

Plain brown wooden sticks and guards, threaded with brown ribbon; long black feather leaf printed with birds on flowering branches in black, red, yellow, pink and green against blue background; shell washer; metal ring; brown silk cord and tassel.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), painting (coating), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29872

Accession Number: 1923.307

Fan

Straw; sewn together; pleated; unfolds into circle; two handles; rosettes above handles on both sides; cotton loop at handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), palm fiber

GUSN: 29873

Accession Number: 1923.308

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