Historic New England

Skirt

Light blue linen skirt. Skirt has simple waistband w/ hook and eye closures and straight pleated folds down front.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 24609

Accession Number: 1998.5428B

Slip

Black slip. No ornamentation other than geometric band of chain stitched embroidery at hem.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, rayon

GUSN: 24610

Accession Number: 1998.5429

Sheer white cotton gown. Short lace collar, vertical folded pleats down bodice; buttons at back. Long sleeve w/ embroidered cut-work cuffs and at sleeve opening. Simple waistband and a ribboned hem 3/4 from bottom.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cutwork, embroidering

GUSN: 24611

Accession Number: 1998.5430

Gown

Sheer white cotton gown w/ lace and embroidered cut-work floral decoration throughout. Black velvet ribbon at center of V-neck and as striping on short sleeves. Laced cotton balls as tassels on sleeves. Plain sash at waist. Lace slip liner underneath.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cutwork, embroidering

GUSN: 24612

Accession Number: 1998.5431

Jacket

Ornately beaded velvet jacket, royal purple. Beadwork throughout is metallic roping arranged in scrolled and circular designs. Silk threaded oval beads hang from roping. Interior lined in yellow striped silk.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 24613

Accession Number: 1998.5432

Dress

A= Skirt B&C= Sleeves D&E= Beaded strips Sheer white silk dress, incomplete and joined together by safety pin. Consists of a skirt w/ V-shaped slit at front center ornamented by two bands of jet beads, embroidered red flowers and white fringe. Also: two loose sleeves w/ same beading on cuffs and ...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), jet (coal), silk (textile)

GUSN: 24614

Accession Number: 1998.5433A-E

Bodice

Green silk bodice w/ light green striping and black and pink geometric bands embroidered. Center of front is light green silk covered w/ black lace: forms a bow around neck. White lace at sides frames that center piece. Same green w/ black lacing forms lower 1/2 of full-length sleeves. Olive green s...

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 24615

Accession Number: 1998.5434

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: 24867

Accession Number: 1985.161.7

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: 24868

Accession Number: 1985.161.8

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: 24869

Accession Number: 1985.161.9

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: 24870

Accession Number: 1985.161.10

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: 24871

Accession Number: 1985.161.11

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

Serving dish

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

Teapot

Buccaroware, made in imitation of Chinese Yi-Hsing Yao wares. Unglazed red clay body, hand-built and molded. Squat circular body tapers to circular basal ring w/ slightly recessed bottom. Flattened shoulder w/ short cylindrical neck w/ chamfered inner edge. Applied simple C-shaped handle. Short stra...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24898

Accession Number: 1985.169AB

Teapot

Coil built and hand-molded red clay body; unglazed. Round bulbous body w/ alternating wide and narrow ribs. Tapered slightly to flat bottom. Flattened shoulders w/ shallow cylindrical neck. No flange. Applied simple round C-shaped body. Simple short straight spout. Buccaroware or Yi-Hsing Yao. Reign...

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24899

Accession Number: 1985.170

Tea Canister

Molded white clay body with white glaze. Narrow box-like rectangular body with rounded shoulders. Cylindrical neck terminating in circular mouth. Lid missing. Sepia-tone painted decoration with scalloped and line borders at shoulders. Front and back with scenic circular reserves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24900

Accession Number: 1985.171

Sandwich plate

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Circular plate form w/ slight foot ring and 3 stilt marks on bottom. Molded shaped edge w/ slightly dished rim. Shallow circular well. Transfer printed "flow-blue" decoration in the "Temple" pattern. featuring romanticized pagodas in well w/ scrolled cavetto bandi...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: P. W. & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24901

Accession Number: 1985.172

Dinner plate

Molded, white clay body w/ blue pearl glaze. Three stilt marks on front and back. Circular plate form w/ dished rim, pronounced cavetto and deep well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration from series "Oriental Scenery/ Mahomedan Mosque & Tomb/ I. Hall" (Marked in blue). Central scene of middl...

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: Hall & Sons, John (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 24902

Accession Number: 1985.173

Dinner plate

Molded white clay body w/ colorless glaze. Stilt marks on front and back. Circular plate form w/ slightly shaped edge, wide dished rim, pronounced cavetto and deep well. Incised foot rings. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration from pattern "Italian Buildings/ R. Hall" (marked in blue). Featur...

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 24903

Accession Number: 1985.174

Plate

Circular dish form w/ 4-lobed, or shaped edge. Slightly turned in rim w/ deep canted cavetto and circular well. Exterior canted to shallow circular foot ring. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration of scrolling floral "diaper" at rim; central willow-type scene featuring cloud scrolls, pagoda w/...

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24904

Accession Number: 1985.175

Sauce boat

Piece from a dinner set. White clay body w/ pearl blue glaze. Underglaze of brown transfer printed decoration in pattern called "Carolina/ R. Hall" (printed on body in brown). Features border of rococo-type cartouches w/ berry motif and striped diapers. Creamer: Rococo molded form w/ elaborate shape...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 24905

Accession Number: 1985.176.1

Jar

Baluster shaped redware jar w/ lug handles. Exterior unglazed, interior w/ clear lead glaze appearing brown over the paste. Sprig-molded daisy in front below rim.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, throwing (pottery technique), tin (metal)

GUSN: 24906

Accession Number: 1998.4712

Garden urn

Cast iron urn. Urn is fluted w/ beading on waist and rim. Rim is flared. Urn stands on square base. There is a lead(?) liner of which only a small piece remains.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), lead (metal), molding (forming)

GUSN: 24907

Accession Number: 1998.4343

Fire extinguisher

Fire suppressors. Red glass bulb filled w/ liquid. Set into metal wire connected to back wall mount. Metal tag connected to wire at front of bulb.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: International Fire Equipment Corp. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 24908

Accession Number: 1998.715

Box

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 24909

Accession Number: 1998.5943.1AB

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