Historic New England

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug (pearlware). Cylindrical with loop handle. Blue transfer printed inscription surrounded by oval floral border. Blue lines around rim and base.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43671

Accession Number: 1970.1310.477

Earthenware mug. Round-rimmed base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Painted floral patterns in red and green, with stylized blue boats and water on both sides. Luster accents, and luster on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43672

Accession Number: 1970.1310.478

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Canary yellow glazed body with dark red transfer printed image. A girl stands outdoors carrying a basket, with a small dog at her feet and a monument at left that says "Remember Me."

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43673

Accession Number: 1970.1310.479

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design of small girl sitting on a large dog, "The Little Jockey." Pink lustre band around rim (inside and out), around base, and completely covering handle and bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43674

Accession Number: 1970.1310.480

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Dark blue transfer printed design with an elongated octagon framing the words "A Present for a Friend" and surrounded by a floral vine motif. Hand painted blue lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43675

Accession Number: 1970.1310.481

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Four brown bands alternated with three reeded bands; the top reeded band is overpainted with light green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43676

Accession Number: 1970.1310.482

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed designs. On one side, two children swinging a jumprope for a third. On the other side, a woman kneels next to a small child, who holds a stick aloft for a dog sitting in front of her. Blue printed floral decoration on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43677

Accession Number: 1970.1310.483

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Round-rimmed base with loop handle. Painted with red and blue flowers on crossed red stems with green leaves. Gray line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43678

Accession Number: 1970.1310.484

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Tapered body with beaded bands at rim and base. Loop handle. Red transfer printed image of two cats (perhaps tiger cubs). Black line around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43679

Accession Number: 1970.1310.485

Mug

Earthenware mug. Dark mustard yellow body with shaped base and loop handle. Mochaware decoration in band around body, with blue dendritic pattern on beige ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43680

Accession Number: 1970.1310.486

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Maroon transfer-printed design showcasing the the letter U (with an image of an urn) and V (an image of a vulcher). Alphabet themed. Copper colored hand-painted embellishments on handle and around interior rim of mug. Green-overpainting in letters.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing, overpainting (technique)

GUSN: 43681

Accession Number: 1970.1310.487

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Yellow glazed with dark red transfer-printed scene: cottage, rail fence, small gothic building in distance on hill.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43682

Accession Number: 1970.1310.488

Children's Mug

Creamware children's mug. Rust-colored red transfer-printed design, landscape scene, surrounding an octagon with the words "Present for going to School." On the right, two men hold fishing poles; on the left, a man on a horse is in front of a cottage. A gazebo with a dome roof is in the distance ...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, creamware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43683

Accession Number: 1970.1310.489

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of idyllic landscape with fanciful buildings, monuments, mountains, water, and small sailboat. Floral design printed around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43684

Accession Number: 1970.1310.490

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed design. On one side, a boy standing with a hat in his hand, and a girl at right rolling a hoop with a stick. A fence stands behind them. On the other side, a girl with a goose in front of a fence, and a grass roller (?) sitting on the ground at r...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43685

Accession Number: 1970.1310.491

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed scene of an idyllic town along a river. In the center is a circular white label containing blue letters of the inscription. Brown lines encircle the lower and upper, outer rims of the mug.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43686

Accession Number: 1970.1310.492

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Luster decoration with black and green accents. Geometric band with zigzag elipses near top. Luster lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43687

Accession Number: 1970.1310.493

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. White body with gold lustre band at rim, one interior band, and gold accent on handle. Black transfer-printed scene of a man, woman, and dog standing in front of a bluff topped by a tree on the right, with houses in the background on the left.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 43688

Accession Number: 1970.1310.494

Mug

Porcelain mug. Shaped base and spurred, ear-shaped handle. Wavy luster line overpainted in pink encircles body in a swag pattern. With three red and pink flowers on a luster stem on each sides, accented with green and blue. Luster lines around base, rim, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, lusterware

GUSN: 43689

Accession Number: 1970.1310.495

Tray

Square, ornate dragon motif handles, recessed centered cloisonne panel, light blue ground, dark blue circle at center with floral sprig.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), cloisonné

GUSN: 5215

Accession Number: 1971.581

Engraving "The Wounded Hound"

Black and white; scene depicts an old man attending to an injured dog; a small child and two other dogs look on; wooden frame with gilt and gessoed corners.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: Davey, W.T. (Engraver) Ansdell, Richard (Painter) Bailey, Owen (Publisher)

Material: engraving (printing process), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 5216

Accession Number: 1971.582

Barometer

At top barometer and temperature guages are enclosed behind a glazed door, along the waist extend a glass column of mercury to the flat burr-shaped waist with a center bulls eye.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Middlefield & Co. (Maker)

Material: mercury, rosewood (wood), veneer

GUSN: 5217

Accession Number: 1971.583

Fire Bucket

A) Cylindrical leather bucket tapered at base; vertical stripe painted on the back; a cartouche enclosing orange flames painted on the front; colors: black red, yellow and white; leather bail handle. B) Bag: square, open across the top, drawstring enclosure. C) Wrench: L-shaped; cone shaped section ...

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, muslin, iron (metal), painting (coating), tanning

GUSN: 5218

Accession Number: 1971.584A-C

Fire Bucket

A) Cylindrical leather bucket tapered at base; leather bail handle; body painted with vertical stripe on the back; a cartouche enclosing orange flames painted on the front; colors: black red, yellow and white. B) Bag: square, open across the top, drawstring enclosure.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, muslin, iron (metal), painting (coating), tanning

GUSN: 5219

Accession Number: 1971.585AB

Fire Bucket

A) Cylindrical leather tapered body; leather bail handle; back painted in vertical stripes; scroll painted on front. B) Bag: muslin, rectangular, open at top, drawstring enclosure.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, muslin, painting (coating), tanning

GUSN: 5220

Accession Number: 1971.586AB

Fire Bucket

A) Cylindrical leather tapered body; leather bail handle; back painted in vertical stripes; scroll painted on front. B) Bag: muslin, rectangular, open at top, drawstring enclosure.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, muslin, painting (coating), tanning

GUSN: 5221

Accession Number: 1971.587AB

Homeward Bound

Oil on canvas painting of a middle-aged fisherman smoking a pipe with a pensive look on face sitting in an empty dory holding the rudder; water and sky in background.

Date: 1878

Maker: Brown, John George, 1831-1913 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5222

Accession Number: 1971.588

Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Lord Morrison

Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Lord Morrison dressed in black, with white collar and cap. Torso turned right; head toward viewer, seated in chair. 1971.820.

Date: 1874

Maker: Tenney, Ulysses Dow (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5223

Accession Number: 1971.589

Winter Scene

Rural New England locale; clouded sky; snow covered fields with wooded area at left; fallen tree in foreground; two farmhouses with barns at center right with three skaters on pond in center; two people with oxen pulling sleigh-load of wood in front of pond.

Date: 1851

Maker: Titcomb, William H., 1823-1888 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5224

Accession Number: 1971.590

Looking Glass

Rectangular, pairs of twist colonnettes flank the lower mirror; pairs of small twists fill the hollow colonettes flanking the upper mirror; on the architrave rosettes flank a drapery swag, on the frieze stylized anthemion alternate with leafy wreaths.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5225

Accession Number: 1971.591

Portrait of Elizabeth Rundlet Homer

Portrait of seated woman with hands folded in lap; body turned three-quarters with head facing front; dark curly hair, parted in middle; wears off-the-shoulder dress, gold with lace cape-like collar; red shawl; entwined behind waist held by forearms; background brown tones. Molded gilt frame has scr...

Date: 1835-1838

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5226

Accession Number: 1971.592

Hanging Hall Lamp

Hanging hall lamp with glass shade. Lamp has a central cast brass candle socket [A] depicting a circular pierced cluster of leaves with a central pendant. Glass shade [B] is bell-shaped with an etched grape and floral design. Stamped foliate designs on brass bands at base and rim. Shade has three s-...

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material), etching (printing process)

GUSN: 5227

Accession Number: 1971.593A-C

Carpet

Geometric floral pattern; three borders enclosing a diagonally striped central rectangular panel; predominant colors orange, dark blue, white, yellow; tied fringe.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 5228

Accession Number: 1971.594

Rug

Rectangular, three borders, yellow field.

Maker: unknown

Material: knotting, symmetrical knots, wool (textile)

GUSN: 5229

Accession Number: 1971.595

Carpet

Rectangular, five borders, blue field with red Boteh motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 5230

Accession Number: 1971.596

Pembroke Table

Rectangular; 2 D-shaped leaves; straight apron with a beaded molding at edge; single incised and beaded drawer; four turned and reeded legs.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5231

Accession Number: 1971.598

Portrait of Ralph May

Three-quarter turned waist-length view of Ralph May, about 40 years old; brown hair with shaggy long sideburns, hazel eyes; white ruffled shirt with dark overcoat; plain olive greenish background; molded gilded frame has gessoed alternating wreath and leaf motif on edges, leaf and berry motif on inn...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5232

Accession Number: 1971.599

Portrait of Mary Hall May

Three fourths turned bust-length view of Mary Hall May, brown hair and eyes in her late twenties or early thirties; wearing ruffled white lace collar, brown dress; molded frame with wreath and leaf gilding.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Ripley, J.C. (Gilder)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5233

Accession Number: 1971.600

Portrait of George May

Seated three-fourths view portrait of George May with brown hair; navy overcoat and vest; green chair; brown background with red curtain drawn aside at left, revealing landscape; left arm bent, leaning on single book; right hand in pants pocket; jeweled stick pin at center of shirt; gilded frame is ...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Possibly Dechaux, Edward (Framer)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5234

Accession Number: 1971.601

Portrait of Mehitable Perkins Lord

Waist-length frontal view portrait of Mehitable Perkins Lord seated on end of red upholstered Empire sofa; middle-aged woman with reddish-brown hair, hazel eyes; wears white ruffled bonnet with black ribbon and bow; white lawn square collar; black dress has puffed sleeves and empire waist; oval blac...

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: Attributed to Cole, Joseph Greenleaf, 1803-1858

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5235

Accession Number: 1971.602

Portait of Augustus Lord

Seated three-quarter portrait of Augustus Lord; brown hair, blue eyes, long sideburns; sharply pointed nose; wearing dark overcoat with V opening in front; underneath, white unbottoned shirt with white scarf tied high around neck, bow in front; holds letter in his left hand sealed with red wax; in f...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 5236

Accession Number: 1971.603

Wall Clock

Eagle finial (wings open, head turned to left); circular face with Arabic numbers; convex glass, gilt balls encircle frame; trapazoidal waist inset with thermometer scaled from "Extra Cold" to "Water Boils;" glass cover over thermometer has reverse painted border; pierced brass scrolls terminating w...

Date: ca. 1816

Maker: Curtis, Lemuel (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), gilding, glass (material), reverse painting on glass (image-making), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5237

Accession Number: 1971.604

Looking Glass

Rectangular bevelled glass mirror with frame, above are a carved and pierced bow knot, a band of foliage and a neo-classical medallion with a female figure; below are two carved and pierced draper swags; gilded and painted green, brown and blue.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gilding, mirrors, painting (coating), piercing, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 5238

Accession Number: 1971.605

Rug

Rectangular; three borders; rectangular central field with a large lozenge-shaped motif features a medallion at the center of the lozenge; colors: black, blue, red, light blue.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 5239

Accession Number: 1971.606

Rug

Rectangular; three borders; rectangular central field with white ground; central medallion surrounded by floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 5240

Accession Number: 1971.607

Candlestand

Tilt-top candlestand, painted dark brown over brick red; elongated octagonal top; ring turned baluster support with tripod base terminating in squared cabriole legs. One leg shorter than other two, nailed on to baluster.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood

GUSN: 5241

Accession Number: 1971.608

Side Chair

Klismo-shaped side chairs have raked back legs; straight seat rail; curvilinear stiles with one rectangular splat and slightly larger rectangular crest rail, both veneered. .1) Seat upholstered in red and white reproduction copper plated cotton. .2-.4) Sets in red wool damask.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5242

Accession Number: 1971.609.1

Side Chair

Klismo-shaped side chairs have raked back legs; straight seat rail; curvilinear stiles with one rectangular splat and slightly larger rectangular crest rail, both veneered. .1) Seat upholstered in red and white reproduction copper plated cotton. .2-.4) Sets in red wool damask.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5243

Accession Number: 1971.609.2

Side Chair

Klismo-shaped side chairs have raked back legs; straight seat rail; curvilinear stiles with one rectangular splat and slightly larger rectangular crest rail, both veneered. .1) Seat upholstered in red and white reproduction copper plated cotton. .2-.4) Sets in red wool damask.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5244

Accession Number: 1971.609.3

Side Chair

Klismo-shaped side chairs have raked back legs; straight seat rail; curvilinear stiles with one rectangular splat and slightly larger rectangular crest rail, both veneered. .1) Seat upholstered in red and white reproduction copper plated cotton. .2-.4) Sets in red wool damask.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5245

Accession Number: 1971.609.4

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