Historic New England

Dinner plate

Dinner plate with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188255

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.47

Dinner plate

Dinner plate with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188256

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.48

Dinner plate

Dinner plate with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188257

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.49

Soup tureen [a] and cover [b] with blue transfer-printed diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield. Blue and gilt applied handles with foliate motif.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188258

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.50AB

Oval platter

Large oval platter with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188259

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.51

Oval platter

Medium sized oval platter with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188260

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.52

Oval platter

Medium sized oval platter with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188261

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.53

Oval platter

Small oval platter with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188262

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.54

Oval platter

Small oval platter with gilt decoration and blue diamond patterned band with spearhead border. Blue and metallic gold hand-painted "AQ" monogram in shield.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188263

Accession Number: 2009.5.2.55

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Probably A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188264

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.1

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Probably A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188265

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.2

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer) (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188266

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.3

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer) (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188267

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.4

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer) (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188268

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.5

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer) (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188269

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.6

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer) (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188270

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.7

Soup Plate

Porcelain soup plate with scalloped edge, painted floral bouquet decoration in pink, blue, purple, and orange.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: A. Schmidt & Son (Retailer) (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 188271

Accession Number: 2009.5.5.8

Bowl

Carved soapstone basin in the shape of an open bivalve shell, with closed bivalve shell feet and decoration.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 188961

Accession Number: 2009.5.16.1

Stand

Carved wooden stand for soapstone bowl in floral and foliate pattern, dark finish.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 188962

Accession Number: 2009.5.16.2

Candlestand

Brass ormolu candlestand [a] with cover [b]

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 188963

Accession Number: 2009.5.19.1ab

Candlestand

Brass ormolu candlestand [a] with cover [b]

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 188964

Accession Number: 2009.5.19.2ab

Mirror

Oval gilt mirror with wreath and ribbon ornament.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material), gilding

GUSN: 188965

Accession Number: 2009.5.20.1

Mirror

Oval gilt mirror with wreath and ribbon ornament.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material), gilding

GUSN: 188966

Accession Number: 2009.5.20.2

Cherub head

Plaster cherub head from Harvard Church, Charlestown, MA [built in 1819].

Date: ca. 1819

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 189308

Accession Number: 2009.5.21.1

Cherub head

Plaster cherub heads from Harvard Church, Charlestown, MA [built in 1819].

Date: ca. 1819

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 189427

Accession Number: 2009.5.21.2

Knife Rest

Silver knife rest designed to look like an andiron. Rococo revival style.

Date: 1905

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal), electroplating

GUSN: 189428

Accession Number: 2009.5.22.1

Knife Rest

Silver knife rest designed to look like an andiron. Rococo revival style.

Date: 1905

Maker: Probably Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: electroplating, silver (metal)

GUSN: 189429

Accession Number: 2009.5.22.2

Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver fish fork with a mother of pearl handle and an overall foliate design.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver, mother of pearl

GUSN: 189430

Accession Number: 2009.5.23.1

Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver fish fork with a mother of pearl handle and an overall foliate design.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver, mother of pearl

GUSN: 189431

Accession Number: 2009.5.23.2

Fork

One of a set of twelve. Silver fish fork with a mother of pearl handle and an overall foliate design.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, sterling silver

GUSN: 189432

Accession Number: 2009.5.23.3

Bed jacket

White cotton bed jacket with a white lace and pink satin ribbon trim. The hip length bed jacket has a simple v-neck collar with a pink satin ribbon tie closure. The jacket buttons up the front with four small mother of pearl buttons. The fitted elbow length sleeves have lace at the cuffs and pink sa...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber), satin, mother of pearl

GUSN: 191052

Accession Number: 2006.44.1325

Women's jacket

Short women's jacket made of dark brown short fur with black curly fur trim. The jacket has a wide stand up collar trimmed with the black curly fur. This trim extends all the way down the front edges of the opening, around the bottom edge, the edge of the sleeves and around the edges of the large tr...

Maker: Haenselmann, M (Maker)

Material: fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 191053

Accession Number: 2006.44.1334

Women's riding breeches

Black wool women's riding breeches. The breeches have a front button-fly closure with five black fabric covered buttons. There is an extra flap to conceal the button holes. The inside of the waist is lined with a black satin ribbed material. The legs are visibly wider in the hip and thigh area. The ...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191055

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.2

Shawl

Large ivory silk embroidered shawl with long fringe. The square shaped shawl has fringe on all four sides. The central panel of the shawl has three bands of embroidery. Along the outer edge is a band of embroidered leaves and flowers. The middle band is has different squares of flowering plants. The...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191056

Accession Number: 2006.44.1326

Towel

Cream/off-white linen towel, woven in a rounded diamond pattern. Has a loop at center top and fringe at bottom.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 191057

Accession Number: 2005.24.11.2

Shawl

Large ivory silk embroidered shawl with a long fringe. The shawl is square with rounded corners and has fringe around the entire edge. The embroidery is ivory and has a flower, vine, and leaf motif. There are two large areas of heavy embroidery in diagonal corners that have a design with three large...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191058

Accession Number: 2006.44.1327

Women's cape

Black fur shoulder women's cape with grey silk lining and ermine fur collar. The black fur on the outside of the cape has a watered effect with shiny and dull areas. The cape has a large collar that could be either stand up or flat. The ermine is on the inside of the collar. There is a cream fabric ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), fur

GUSN: 191059

Accession Number: 2006.44.1335

Riding skirt

Black wool riding skirt. The skirt has a slit on the right side with a hook and eye at the top and three black fabric covered buttons beneath it. There is a fabric piece that forms an interior pocket extending from the button side of the slit. There is also a black ribbon extending from the upper se...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191060

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.3

Sheet

Cream-colored/off-white linen sheet. 'CP No. 4' embroidered in towel center. Color is much lighter on inside where the sheet has been folded, also some wear on center fold/seam.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 191061

Accession Number: 2005.24.12.1

Shawl

Large black square embroidered silk shawl. One corner of the shawl is heavily embroidered with flowers, leaves, and curly and curvy lined motifs. The edge of the embroidery extends out three-fourths of the way to the corners on either side of the main corner. The central design is primarily flowers ...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cashmere (wool)

GUSN: 191062

Accession Number: 2006.44.1328

Petticoat

Green and white silk and cotton petticoat. The petticoat is knee length. The outer layer is white silk and the inner layer is a soft, thin, green cotton. The waist has a hem wide enough for a drawstring to pulled through it. There are two vertical seams on the front of the petticoat that run from th...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191063

Accession Number: 2006.44.1337

Sheet

Cream-colored/off-white linen sheet 'SP" embroidered on upper left lower edge and "No. 6" on proper right lower edge.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 191064

Accession Number: 2005.24.12.2

Women's jacket

Black silk quilted women's jacket with lavender silk lining. Jacket has long sleeves with slightly puffed shoulders. There is no collar and at the back of the neckline there is a lavender loop sewn on. Both the interior and exterior are quilted in a pattern of small squares that are lightly padded. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191066

Accession Number: 2006.44.1329

Women's nightgown

Long pink and white striped, long sleeved flannel cotton women's nightgown. The gown is primarily made of flannel with wide vertical pink stripes and thin vertical white stripes with decorative red threading running down the edges of the stripes in random patterns. The neckline has a collar that is ...

Maker: unknown

Material: flannel

GUSN: 191067

Accession Number: 2006.44.1338

Tea Gown

Ivory tea gown with flared sleeves, no defined waist and a train in the back. The gown has a high, square neckline trimmed first with crepe and strips of lace with gold sequins sewn on frame the neckline. The gown has a long split down the center two-thirds of the way to the bottom. The split has fo...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), crepe (textile), lace (needlework), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 191071

Accession Number: 2006.44.1339

Women's jacket

Tan knit wool women's jacket with mother or pearl buttons. The jacket has a collar that folds down only around the neck not extending to the front lapel area. The sleeves are long with a split, open V at the edge. The body of the jacket is long and boxy in shape and has two square pockets, one on ea...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), mother of pearl

GUSN: 191073

Accession Number: 2006.44.1330

Women's riding jacket

Camel colored canvas women's riding jacket of approximately mid-thigh length. The style of the jacket is masculine with triangularly notched lapels and three buttons down the left side for closure. The long sleeves have a decorative seam formed by a point aimed toward the shoulder. The breast area h...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Wm. H. Hoegee Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 191074

Accession Number: 2006.44.1342.1

Pillowcase

Two cream-colored linen pillow cases. At opening serveral inches in are two inscriptions, that are read if the opening is at the bottom.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 191075

Accession Number: 2005.24.13.1-2

Women's jacket

Loosely knit lavender wool women's jacket. The collar is formed by a folded over layer of knitting which extends down both edges of the front opening which gets wider towards the bottom. This folded portion is tacked to the body of the jacket to keep flat. The pattern is loosely knit with wide strip...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 191078

Accession Number: 2006.44.1331

Riding skirt

Camel colored split skirt made of a heavy canvas. The waistband of the skirt is a narrow strip of canvas that does not go all the way around to the front. Instead, there is a center front panel that is attached to the waist band by two hook and eyes on both corners of the panel. Down both sides of t...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Wm. H. Hoegee Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 191080

Accession Number: 2006.44.1342.2

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