Historic New England

Tea Bowl

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; circular form with flaring mouth and foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4927

Accession Number: 1977.409.20

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4928

Accession Number: 1977.409.21

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4929

Accession Number: 1977.409.22

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4930

Accession Number: 1977.409.23

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4931

Accession Number: 1977.409.24

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4932

Accession Number: 1977.409.25

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4933

Accession Number: 1977.409.26

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4934

Accession Number: 1977.409.27

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4935

Accession Number: 1977.409.28

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4936

Accession Number: 1977.409.29

Coffee Cup

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; cylindrical body with flat bottom with slight foot ring; C-shaped handle.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4937

Accession Number: 1977.409.30

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4938

Accession Number: 1977.409.31

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4939

Accession Number: 1977.409.32

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4940

Accession Number: 1977.409.33

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4941

Accession Number: 1977.409.34

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4942

Accession Number: 1977.409.35

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4943

Accession Number: 1977.409.36

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4944

Accession Number: 1977.409.37

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4945

Accession Number: 1977.409.38

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4946

Accession Number: 1977.409.39

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4947

Accession Number: 1977.409.40

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4948

Accession Number: 1977.409.41

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4949

Accession Number: 1977.409.42

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4950

Accession Number: 1977.409.43

Saucer

White clay body with white glaze in Federal style forms; gilt edging, foliate terminals and handles; gilt and enamel floral sprig decoration; shallow circular form with dished sides, low foot ring.

Date: 1785-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding

GUSN: 4951

Accession Number: 1977.409.44

Fireplace tongs

Conforming handle terminating in medial circular brass hinge connecting two steel shafts with rounded shoulders. Shafts curve inward sharply with knop turning above waist. Shafts terminate at ovoid pincer ends.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7520

Accession Number: 1949.398.2

Doorstop (Paperweight)

Spherical transparent green soda glass body with flat bottom; unpolished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7521

Accession Number: 1949.404

Fireback

Rectangular body with curvilinear top ending in a bulbed finial. Scene has fruit tree flanked by a man and woman in 16th c. dress, surrounded by leaf and scroll borders, probably "Tree of Life" symbol.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 7522

Accession Number: 1949.421

Snuffbox with cover

Round shallow lacquer box of papier mache. Painted scene on conforming lid of mounted soldiers (Oriental or Middle-European). Lip of cover and bottom sections are gilt.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, papier mâché

GUSN: 7523

Accession Number: 1949.439AB

Tilt-top table

Tripod base with scrolled rectangular legs. Ring, vase and ogee turned pedestal support terminating in block table support with hinged circular table top; pie-crust edge. Deep well has scene of two pagodas,distant; group of people; foreground. Alternating scrolled and cross-hatch diaper at cavett...

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), gilding, hardwood, japanning, lacquering, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7524

Accession Number: 1949.440

Mantel candelabrum

Square stepped brass base rests on four beaded globular feet. Square blue glass pedestal above with leaf and vine motif surmounted by circular brass beaded and knopped stem terminating in flame-shaped, colorless, glass knop. Scalloped, dished circular drip pan. Nine strings of three teardrop-shape...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), brass (alloy), gilding, glass (material), knops

GUSN: 7525

Accession Number: 1949.470.1

Mantel candelabrum

Square stepped brass base rests on four beaded globular feet. Square blue glass pedestal above with leaf and vine motif surmounted by circular brass beaded and knopped stem terminating in flame-shaped, colorless, glass knop. Scalloped, dished circular drip pan. Nine strings of three teardrop-shape...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), brass (alloy), gilding, glass (material), knops

GUSN: 7526

Accession Number: 1949.470.2

Andiron

Circular disk feet join cabriole legs with scrolled spur. Collumnar plinth with ring and beehive turnings alternate with octagonal panelled sections. Lemon tops are capped with faceted dome with acorn finial; rectangular iron billet bar at back.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7527

Accession Number: 1949.472.1-.2

Game Box

Rectangular oak game box with black edging and hinged lid; central oval painted landscape and geometric border simulating wooden inlay. Lid interior lined with green silk. Contains four smaller boxes with similar decoration holding 112 Mother-of-Pearl playing counters.

Date: 1815-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, oak (wood), painting (coating), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7528

Accession Number: 1949.481A-E

Easy chair with slipcover

Winged back with straight over-upholstered crest. Arms curve or roll outward. Front legs straight, with incised or bead-molded front edge. Back legs raked. Casters added on all legs. Rectangular H-stretcher with additional rear stretcher. Printed slipcover over printed upholstery.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, mahogany (wood), upholstery, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7529

Accession Number: 1949.510AB

Portfolio (Letter Case)

Book-like with lacquered cover and leather binding. Front and back cover have Mother-of- Pearl ball foot at each corner. Front has polychrome painting of peacock under large sprig. Border: scrolled gilt with floral sprigs. Back cover: black with central gilt scroll motif. Inside front cover is accor...

Date: 1830-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, leather, mother of pearl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7530

Accession Number: 1949.521

Lolling chair

Raked-back with over-upholstered rounded crest. Outward curving arms join sloping arm supports. Exposed rectangular front skirt or seat rail on flat upholstered seat. Tapered rectangular front legs; rear legs raked. Back and side stretchers rectangular, as is medial front stretcher. Hems, arm suppo...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), mahogany (wood), upholstering, upholstery

GUSN: 7531

Accession Number: 1949.554.1

Lolling chair

Raked-back; over-upholstered rounded crest. Outward curving arms join sloping arm supports. Exposed rectangular front skirt or seat rail on flat upholstered seat. Tapered rectangular front legs; rear legs raked. Back and side stretchers rectangular, as is medial front stretcher. Hems, arm supports,...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, mahogany (wood), upholstering, upholstery

GUSN: 7532

Accession Number: 1949.554.2

Pickle bottle

Transparent green colored two-part body. Square base with high kick up. Body with molded Gothic-style arched window motif on each side; surmounted by acorn finials. Three sides trellised; back plain. Windows surmounted by secondary arch, terminating in a feathery plume that conforms to sloping shou...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7533

Accession Number: 1949.590

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7534

Accession Number: 1949.705.1

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7535

Accession Number: 1949.705.2

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7536

Accession Number: 1949.705.3

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7537

Accession Number: 1949.705.4

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7538

Accession Number: 1949.705.5

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7539

Accession Number: 1949.705.6

Bust of Washington

Black body with matte finish. Classically posed, undraped bust bolted to circular pedestal. Wooden stand (not original): square with four Spanish feet.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery), black basaltes

GUSN: 7540

Accession Number: 1949.888

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7541

Accession Number: 1949.894.1

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7542

Accession Number: 1949.894.2

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7543

Accession Number: 1949.894.3

Valance

Rectangular frontal board with ogee cut ends; shaped lower edge in form of tassels and swags. White painted background with overall trellis or cross-hatched effect in light green. Sea green or aqua border trim and tassels; central urn motif flanked by two polychrome floral springs in swagged draper...

Date: 1895-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 7544

Accession Number: 1949.894.4

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