Historic New England

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

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

Cloak

Red wool Shaker cape; deep pointed hood trimmed with black lace; red satin bow at neck; red satin ribbon along center front; cream silk cord ties with tassels at neck; hood lined with red satin; 3/4 length.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 29987

Accession Number: 1923.553

Rogers Group Sculpture - The Wounded Scout

Bearded man in tattered clothes helping injured man with moustache.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 29988

Accession Number: 1923.555

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29989

Accession Number: 1923.558

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29990

Accession Number: 1923.559

Collar

Narrow lace collar with a floral pattern.

Date: Early 1860s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29991

Accession Number: 1923.561

Nail

Two hand-wrought tacks.

Date: ca. 1837

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 29992

Accession Number: 1923.567AB

Pair of Gaiters

White with seven white glass buttons; side buttoning with brass buckle and foot strap; also buckle and tab at top; topstitching.

Date: 1890-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 29995

Accession Number: 1923.569AB

Framed Relief

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 29996

Accession Number: 1923.573

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox (A) and lid (B) coverd in wallpaper. Paper has block printed foliage pattern originally in blues, browns and greens on a gray ground. Lined with newspaper dated 1848.

Date: 1848-1855

Maker: Davis, Hannah

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

GUSN: 29997

Accession Number: 1923.578AB

Shawl

Small black center with borders of red and purple with white and yellow; embroidered compartmentalized border - 3 1/2"; ?1/2"(3 or 2 or 13 or ???) woven inner border, primarily white; woven in pieces.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile)

GUSN: 29998

Accession Number: 1923.580

Flail

Flail with long, rounded wooden pole base, squared in top portion columating in rounded finial shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30000

Accession Number: 1923.585

Spoon Mold

Bronze mold for making tiny pewter teaspoons; two parts; spout at top between parts.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), manganese bronze

GUSN: 30001

Accession Number: 1923.586

Magic Lantern with Star Card and Booklet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 30002

Accession Number: 1923.589A-C

Bed Jacket

Cream lace with palm fronds; full 3/4 sleeves gathered at shoulder, with cream satin ribbon ties; satin tie at lace collar.

Date: 1893-1908

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30003

Accession Number: 1923.590

Hood

Cream; made c.1900-1910 from a machine-made Chantilly shawl of the 1860s; scalloped border; pattern of fronds, with branches with small flowers.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: Chantilly lace, lace (needlework), machine-made

GUSN: 30004

Accession Number: 1923.591

Cloth panel

Roughly square; yellow and red; three rows of three blocks each reproducing Declaration of Independence; encircled by shields of original thirteen colonies with crest of arms, eagle and portraits of Adams, Washington and Jefferson. In bottom corners scenes of Boston Tea Party and Burgoyne's surrende...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piecing, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 30005

Accession Number: 1923.593

Needlework Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of the Watson family; silk ground, silk thread; satin stitch, split stitch.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 30006

Accession Number: 1923.594

Needlework Coat of Arms

Coat of arms of the Lopeaus family; silk ground, silk thread, satin stitch, split stitch.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 30007

Accession Number: 1923.595

Busk

Wooden busk with impressed decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30008

Accession Number: 1923.596

Portrait of George Washington

Bust-length portrait of George Washington in black coat and ruffled shirt.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: AFTER Stuart, Gilbert (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 30009

Accession Number: 1923.599

Portrait of Mrs. S. Leavitt.

Half-length portrait of Mrs. S. Leavitt, the first wife of S. Leavitt of South Boston, with ringlets, a brown dress, and lace shawl.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 30010

Accession Number: 1923.600

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet Verse Sampler. Squarish, cream colored linen ground. Floral border around top two thirds, surrounding Alphabets and verse. Bottom third has large scale flowers in vases and basket. 3 alphabets: #1and #2 complete, #3 missing "J"; "AEIOUWYDHRKBMIJT"; numbers "1-9"; cross stitch, satin stitch...

Date: 1821

Maker: Joy, Mary Ann, 1808- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 30011

Accession Number: 1923.601

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/ Verse Sampler. The verse is located in the lower half, surrounded by a floral border with large scale vases of flowers on either side, on a green satin stitch floor. Three complete alphabets, followed by "W", "A"; cross stitch, satin stitch

Date: 1839

Maker: Richardson, Ann Prudence, b. 1831 (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 30012

Accession Number: 1923.603

Alphabet/Pictorial Sampler

Horizontal rectangle. Cream linen ground; polychromatic, but faded. Floral border enclosing, one alphabet at top ship with two flags (pink/yellow/blue horizontal stripes), at top right. Small figures, birds and large scale flowers. Alphabets: #1 "A-W", without "J"', "R", "U"; cross stitch, eyelet ...

Date: 1833

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 30013

Accession Number: 1923.604

Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Square, polychromatic on natural linen ground. Large scale floral border on top and sides. Verse in middle section with house, flowers, and trees below. Three complete alphabets; numbers: "1-9"; cross stitch, satin stitch

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Adams, Ellen E. (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 30014

Accession Number: 1923.605

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