Historic New England

Basin

It ia a faceted, canted edge bowl with a transfer print in dark brown with scenes of Romantic gardens and ruins within a Gothic style reserve.

Date: 1853-1861

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: earthenware, stoneware (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 50618

Accession Number: 1986.49

Grain painted serpentine crest rail with eleven tapering spindles, and a vase-turned arm support and two tapering supports. There is an oval scooped seat over the vase-turned splayed legs and a bulbous center turned stretchers.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50619

Accession Number: 1986.50

Print

A large black and white print of a cathedral with a molded mahogany frame.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Bigelow & Jordan (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs

GUSN: 50620

Accession Number: 1986.51

Watercolor

Watercolor depicting the Spencer-Peirce-Little House from the driveway, laundry hanging to the left of the house. Described in cataloger's worksheet as "House with grey roof, purple windows, single chimney, surrounded by trees and shrubs."

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: L.A. Bigelow Inc. (Framer) Stone, Cornelia P. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 50621

Accession Number: 1986.52

Vase

A rectiliner vase with green-gray glaze.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50622

Accession Number: 1986.54

Hand Fan

Of shield shape, pierced with an overall diamond border with flower patterns. It is painted gold and decorated with a polychrome Griffin at the center and a floral border. With a horn handle.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), piercing

GUSN: 50623

Accession Number: 1986.55

Lamp

Of bulbous square form, cast with a rondel(?) on each side of a woman's face in high relief. It is within a honeycomb reserve and foliate elements at the sides, on four paw form feet. It is a kerosene lamp that has been eletrified. It has a bronze and pewter finish.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), casting (process), pewter (tin alloy), metal, white metal, tin (metal)

GUSN: 50624

Accession Number: 1986.56

Drop Leaf Table

Claw-foot drop leaf table. Mahogany. Square top when opened; two hinged rectangular leaves; scalloped skirt at the end rails. Rests on cabriole legs with ball and claw feet.

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 50625

Accession Number: 1986.57

Floor Lamp

A black painted cast metal finial on a rod with an adjustable scrolled arm. There is a stamped leaf bracket and light socket on a tripod base with a leafy ornament.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), metal, painting (coating)

GUSN: 50626

Accession Number: 1986.58

Oil Lamp

A colorless glass domed top on a hexagonal font faceted and a knopped stem. It has a hexagonal base and electricla brass fittings at the coolor

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), molding (forming), textiles

GUSN: 50627

Accession Number: 1986.59

Secretary/Bookcase

It has a pediment with shell inlay at the center tablet. It is flanked with plinths, a molded cornice, and glazed doors with molded miniatures in "Chinese taste". It is on a four cockbeaded drawer case. The top secretary drawer is fitted with valanced pigeon holes and three drawers. It is raised on ...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), mahogany (wood), pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 50628

Accession Number: 1986.61

Pianoforte

Pianoforte, rectangular form with molded rounded corners and a scalloped skirt. Massive cabriole legs with carved knees and scroll feet.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: Emerson, W. P. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), rosewood (wood)

GUSN: 50629

Accession Number: 1986.62

Joined Cradle

Cradle. Joined oak construction, with turnings, moldings and chip-carved decoration. It has molded posts with carved finials, molded and gouge-carved rails and muntions, and plain rectangular panels. Taller head end with side brackets, head and foot boards with a single panel,; sides double-paneled;...

Date: 1670-1700

Maker: Possibly Jaques, Stephen (Maker) Possibly Jaques, Henry (Maker)

Material: oak (wood), joining, pine (wood)

GUSN: 50630

Accession Number: 1986.63

Chippendale Side Chair

Side chair. One of a set of two. Probably birch with brown stain. Flattenend sepentine crest rail over two serpentine seats, rush seat. Rests on legs with beaded edge. Front stretcher and box stretcher also display beaded edge.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 50631

Accession Number: 1986.64.1

Dining Table

It has a square top, hinged rectangular leaves, shaped end skirts, and cabriole legs ending in pad feet with hock at the ankle or a horsebone foot.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: butternut (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 50632

Accession Number: 1986.65

Stereoscope

Leather "goggle" like eyepiece supported on a wooden frame and teardrop shaped handle. It has brass wire swivels that hold the moveable arm. There are brass studs and hardware.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, rosewood (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50633

Accession Number: 1986.66

Looking Glass

It has a scrolled crest, corresponding base, and a molded liner holds the original mirror plate.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), mirrors, Norway spruce (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 50634

Accession Number: 1986.69

Fire Bucket

Of cylindrical form with leather handles. It is painted with a green ground, red rim and black reserves with an inscription.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 50635

Accession Number: 1986.70.1

Area or scatter rug

A rectangular, flat woven rug of coane purple-grey and beige wool yarn with off white cotton warp. It is woven in a geometric pattern of interlocking octogans and 8-point stars with dot centers forming a tracery appearance. It has a wide dark border with fringed ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 50636

Accession Number: 1986.71.1

Area or scatter rug

Of square shape with a dark brown border and a light brown center reserve.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 50637

Accession Number: 1986.72

Pail

A brass bucket with a rounded lip and an iron bale handle.

Date: 1820-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 50638

Accession Number: 1986.73

Cake Basket

Twisted bail handle on a lobbed, footed basket. It has a rectangular lip and a punched star design. Each lobe is decorated with an open reserve pattern, the center is raised with a floral motif.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 50639

Accession Number: 1986.74

Cake Basket

Bail handle on a lobbed footed basket, with a convex center medallion and concave lobes with floral decoration. It has a machine stamped and applied border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), silver (metal), plate (material), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 50640

Accession Number: 1986.75

Oil Lamp

A colorless glass with a hexagonal shaped lantern with a domed top and hexagonal base. It is in a star and punty pattern.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50641

Accession Number: 1986.76

Salt Dish

Of colorless glass in cubic form, with a circular dish at the center.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50642

Accession Number: 1986.77.1

Goblet

It is colorless and in a squat form with a circular foot with a hexagonal shaft. It has a faceted octagonial cup.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50643

Accession Number: 1986.78

Salt Dish

A colorless glass in rectangular form, with canted corners and a dished oval center.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50644

Accession Number: 1986.79

Salt Dish

Colorless glass in rectangular form, with ogee-shaped sides and a thick flat lip.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 50645

Accession Number: 1986.80.1

Sauce Dish

A shallow dish with a flat lip and a thumb print design, an "Ashburton" like pattern.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50646

Accession Number: 1986.81.1

Oil Lamp

Of colorless glass, with a flared fluted crown-like font on a pedestal base and a round foot. It is in a hurricane shape.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 50647

Accession Number: 1986.82

Vase

Of colorless glass in a bulbous round form, with a flaring mouth ornamented with a machine etched scrolling flower and vine motif.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding), machine-made

GUSN: 50648

Accession Number: 1986.84

Bread Tray

Rectangular tray with splayed sides in a quasi-hourglass shape. Painted black and decorated with gold flowers with red centers.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 50649

Accession Number: 1986.85

Bowl

A scalloped bowl with a cylindrical foot ring. It is decorated with iron red and underglaze blue with a center circular medallion. It has fantastic bird of orange and gold with red and blue swirls radiating from the medallion. Three medallions are along the sides with pomegranite designs; the outsid...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, earthenware, underglazing

GUSN: 50650

Accession Number: 1986.86

Footed Compote

A shallow oval dish on a diamond shaped foot. It has a transfer print in blue with bands of flowers along the foot. On the outside of the rim and inside rim, is a center design of three Chinese men, a zebra, trees and Chinese buildings in the background.

Date: 1835-1865

Maker: Rogers (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), pearlware, transfer printing, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 50651

Accession Number: 1986.87

Plate

A circular plate, transfer printed in brown with the image of the Parson-Capen House.

Date: dated 1650-1950

Maker: Vernon Kilns (Maker)

Material: earthenware, porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50652

Accession Number: 1986.88

Child's teapot

Bulbous teapot w/ twisted handle; molded spout; flat cover w/ flower knop; white glaze.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50653

Accession Number: 1986.90.1AB

Child's teapot

Part of child's hard-paste porcelain tea service; white w/ ruffled edges; some remains of gilt and (?) red overglaze decoration.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, molding (forming)

GUSN: 50654

Accession Number: 1986.91.1AB

Teapot

Gothic-revival porcelain; part of tea service; molded w/ beaded swags and decorated w/ small sprigs of overglaze blue transfer-print grapes; hexagonal shape w/ domed lid and pointed finial.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glaze, molding (forming), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50655

Accession Number: 1986.92.1AB

Vegetable dish

Staffordshire flow-blue part of dinner set; the central motif of Gothic cathedrals in a landscape; edges w/ foliate scrolling vines; all w/ saturated cobalt blue resulting in blurred designs except for this covered vegetable dish. Rectangular shape w/ canted corners.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: Jacob Furnival & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50656

Accession Number: 1986.93.1AB

Dinner plate

Ironstone? part of dinner set w/ flow-blue transfer-print designs in Gothic-revival style; all decorated w/ picturesque landscape w/ Gothic church by a river w/ trees and 2 figures in the foreground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Edwards, John, 1847-1900 (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 50657

Accession Number: 1986.94.1

Candy Dish

A small porcelain candy dish, molded with a scalloped rim and with a gilded edge. It has a central design in black depicting the Old South Church in Newburyport, MA.

Date: 1915-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, hard paste porcelain, molding (forming), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50658

Accession Number: 1986.95.1

Plate

A small pearlware plate of octagonal form, molded with a dotted floral border and stringed edge in a pink luster and yellow enamel highlights. Centered with underglaze-blue is a pastorial scene with "Franklin's Proverbs".

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, luster (textile), pearlware, porcelain, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 50659

Accession Number: 1986.97

Plate

A small pearlware plate of octagonal form, molded with a dotted floral border and stringed edge. It has a border with pink luster and red enamel highlights. It is centered with a green transfer print showing a pastoral scene with "Franklin's Proverbs".

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, luster (textile), molding (forming), pearlware, porcelain, transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 50660

Accession Number: 1986.98

Teacup

A porcelain teacup molded with scalloped sides and trimmed in gilding. It has a scene of the "Birthplace of George Peabody".

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, molding (forming), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 50661

Accession Number: 1986.101A

Dining Chair

Side chair, one of a pair. Poplar, ash, rush seat. Serpentine crest rail with flared ears over a vase-shaped splat and curved stiles. Trapezoidal rush seat. Baluster-turned front stretcher and double vase-turned side stretchers. Rests on block and baluster turned front legs.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), painting (coating), poplar (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 50662

Accession Number: 1986.108.1

Candlestick

A cylindrical candle cup with a flat lip on an open twisted shaft and round base.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 50663

Accession Number: 1986.110.1

Bowl

A round bowl with a turned rim and a single loop affixed with a copper pin. It has sloping sides and a flat bottom.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal)

GUSN: 50664

Accession Number: 1986.111

Dining Chair

It has a carved and molded yoke-shaped crest on vase-shaped splat, trapezoidal rush seat, block and vase turned legs ending in spanish feet, double ball and ring turned front stretcher, painted dark brown.

Date: 1740-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 50665

Accession Number: 1986.114

Area rug

Rectangular, flat woven, two tone brown wool; tied fringed ends. Woven pattern of interlocking hexagons around edge of borderline; dot in center.

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 50666

Accession Number: 1986.117

Bed Warmer

A circular hinged copper pan with a punched decoration of a rooster and leafy devices, on a baluster turned handle.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), copper (metal), maple (wood), punching (surface marking technique), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 50667

Accession Number: 1986.118

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