Historic New England

Roundel Sculpture

Roundel profile bust of Benjamin Franklin.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 6689

Accession Number: 1990.1367

Roundel Sculpture

Roundel, profile bust of Benjamin Franklin.

Maker: unknown

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 6690

Accession Number: 1990.1368

Arm Chair

Upholstered arm chair, blue and white printed fabric. Has high back, projecting arms and a flat seat-rail, all above wooden legs, with casters. Together with a partial slip-cover.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: upholstery

GUSN: 6691

Accession Number: 1990.1369

SPOONS

Set of 18 souvenir spoons, each with twisted stem, coin with head of Pope Puis IX (dated 1867-1870) 4 different designs for ends.In a velvet lined leather box.

Date: 1870-1871

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), gilding

GUSN: 6692

Accession Number: 1990.1370

Lage earthenware plate with copper lustre arabesque design on white ground. Dome in plate center with painted bird figure. Molded foliate design on wide rim. Plate rim has two puncture holes with copper wire strung through them for hanging or securing plate.

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware, earthenware

GUSN: 6693

Accession Number: 1990.1365

PORRINGIN

Porringer, round, with pierced handle.

Date: 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 6694

Accession Number: 1990.1371

SERVING SET

Serving set of knife and fork, silver with bone(?) handles. Moderne Egyptesque design.

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 6695

Accession Number: 1990.1372AB

URN WITH LID

Urn with lid, ornate rococo design of deeply sculptured floral design in swirling hand.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6696

Accession Number: 1990.1374

SPOON, CHILD'S

Child's spoon, simple in form, with a duck, (3 dimensional) at end, and four small balls on stem.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6697

Accession Number: 1990.1375

MUSTARD POT

Mustard pot, lilver, with hinged lid. A deep blue glass liner and a silver spoon.

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 6698

Accession Number: 1990.1376

PITCHER

Small silver pitcher with hinged lid.

Date: 1903

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6699

Accession Number: 1990.1377

CASTER

Octagonal caster, silver, body and lid.

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6700

Accession Number: 1990.1378

CASTER

Small caster, rounded in shape.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Hallmarks (Maker)

GUSN: 6701

Accession Number: 1990.1379

Quinine Pillbox

Small round paper pill box with cover. White paper label affixed to cover. Red paper trim on sides of box and cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 6704

Accession Number: 1990.1395AB

Painting

Sketchy rendering of deep gorge in mountains, tower at right.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Ward, William (Maker)

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 6706

Accession Number: 1990.88

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with blueish glaze and a thin blue band around rim. The inner border consists of alternating panels of circle chain and blue abstract scrolls surrounding a central scene in blue and black of a man fishing from shore near one story pavilion, while second man is in boat off shore....

Date: 1710-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6707

Accession Number: 1918.1528

scrapbook

Blue cloth scrapbook with pictures of children and animals. Poems and prayers also inside. 18 pages total. See comments for more indepth description.

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, photographs

GUSN: 6708

Accession Number: 1990.1430

slate dominoes

Black dominoes with white markings in cardboard box.

Maker: unknown

Material: slate (rock)

GUSN: 6709

Accession Number: 1990.1435

Building blocks

Wooden box with paper label containing slate building blocks of red, white and blue as well as directions for building architecture. Label and directions in English and German.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), slate (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6710

Accession Number: 1990.1429

Teddy bear

The Teddy bear has light brown fur, dark brown eyes, a thread woven snout with head and legs moveable.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 6712

Accession Number: 1990. 143

Velvet Spotted Rabbit

Child's toy: Light brown with darker brown, heart shaped spots. Ball inside makes rattle noise when you shake the bunny.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 6713

Accession Number: 1990.1419

German Girl with Ducks

Pull-toy, peasant girl herding ducks. Girl: blonde hair, red dress with lace covered shawl and white apron. 3 brown ducks. Girl's left hand has a hole where possible missing pale could have been. Her eyes are missing.

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, porcelain, rope, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6714

Accession Number: 1990.1425

Musical Jester

Porcelain, musical doll on stick with white satin clothes covered in sequences and gold wire lace. It has bells at ends of dress. Her hat attached to her head has broken off with her blonde hair still attached to the hat. When the stick is turned, music box music plays. [unknown song]

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, porcelain, satin, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6715

Accession Number: 1990.1420

Soup plate

Delftware soup plate. Pale blue glaze with Bianco Sopra Bianco border of daisy and pineapple chain. Scene of distant buildings surmounted by enormous conical pine tree. Man fishes near fence in center with two other men in a boat in the foreground.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6716

Accession Number: 1934.2205

Charger

Delftware charger with white glaze and an alternating border of red latticework and blue-edged oval medallions with green and red scrolls. Central scene in blue, red and green, of cat looking up at bird perched on bamboo branch.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6717

Accession Number: 1990.64

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with blueish glaze and a thin blue band around rim. The inner border consists of alternating panels of circle chain and blue abstract scrolls surrounding a central scene in blue and black of a man fishing from shore near one story pavilion, while second man is in boat off shore....

Date: 1710-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6718

Accession Number: 1939.531

Pitcher

Copper-colored body with red highlights depicting scene of Good Samaritan: [1] 2 figures huddled around caldron [2] Samaritan administering to wayward family; all in high relief in deep foliage; branch/flower handle.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6719

Accession Number: 1920.758

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6993

Accession Number: 1961.169G,R

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6994

Accession Number: 1961.169H,S

Saucer

Scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" around saucer; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer; brown and blue basket of flowers in well of saucer.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6995

Accession Number: 1961.169I

Saucer

Scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" around saucer; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer; brown and blue basket of flowers in well of saucer.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6996

Accession Number: 1961.169J

Saucer

Scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy with blue "buds" around saucer; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer; brown and blue basket of flowers in well of saucer.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6997

Accession Number: 1961.169K

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: 6998

Accession Number: 1944.32.2

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: 6999

Accession Number: 1944.32.3

Coffee cup

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; ear-shaped handles with ridged spine and leafy terminals, painted black.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7000

Accession Number: 1934.2965.2

Hat

Cream net with scalloped edge trims brim; brim has pointed sides; crown made of ivory net with ivory satin ribbon (narrow) arranged in lattice pattern; pink artificial rose bud bunches at sides of face; tulle streamers trimmed with same ivory satin ribbon; wire support/structure.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: flower (plant material), artificial, stitching, lace (needlework), net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7001

Accession Number: 1930.1078

Straw Hat

Natural-colored straw hat, braided with high crown and narrow brim. Trimmed with bright blue grosgrain ribbon and bow. Brown leather sweatband. Paper label pasted to crown interior.

Date: 1886-1888

Maker: Martin, Henry B. (Retailer)

Material: braiding, stitching, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 7002

Accession Number: 1930.1253

Hat

Medium-sized boater of dark brown straw, ribbed with tan silk hatband and bow at side. Tan sweatband, crown lined with white net.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), leather, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 7003

Accession Number: 1930.1529

Evening Headdress

Blue silk chenille withd lattice pattern forming cap; faceted black beads interspersed; four chenille tassels with same faceted beads.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn), silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 7004

Accession Number: 1931.370

Calash

Green silk; ruched ruffle with self-piping, at brim; nine outer cane hoops and five inner cane hoops; wire hoop at brim; self-fabric bow at back; self-fabric neck ruffle (bavolet) with applied band at edge; wadding at neck; green silk ribbon attached at right side; center back panel lined/stiffened ...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 7005

Accession Number: 1931.1057

"Pumpkin" Hood

Navy blue silk woven with allover pattern of small squares; quilted with seven casings with seven blue silk ribbon drawstrings, forming six puffed bands lined with batting; self-ruffle around brim and neck; neck ruffle has thin layer of batting; gathered center back panel trimmed with blue and black...

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), quilting, silk (textile)

GUSN: 7006

Accession Number: 1932.887

Hat

Fawn silk velvet trimmed with fawn velvet leaves around brim; pleated self fabric; fawn velvet garland attached at crown; face of brim edged with white lace and blue velvet berries and lined with blue velvet; crown lined with glazed canvas; wide tan taffeta ribbon ties.

Date: 1865-1866

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, stitching, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), silk (textile), taffeta, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 7007

Accession Number: 1933.197

Head Dress

Burgundy chenille with floral motif of gold metallic thread with clear beads; trimmed with gold metallic lace; burgundy and red feathers at left side; pointed at front.

Date: 1878-1881

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), chenille (yarn), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7008

Accession Number: 1933.739C