Historic New England

Vegetable Dish

Rounded rectangular w/ 4 feet, 2 handles; finial. A= Base B= Top tray C= Bottom tray D= Cover E= Finial

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, shell (animal material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47958

Accession Number: 1969.685A-E

Salver

Circular with 3 claw-and-ball feet.

Date: 1778-1779

Maker: John & Thomas Crouch & Hannam (Silversmith)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47959

Accession Number: 1969.686

Card Receiver

Round, with 3 feet.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Shreve, Stanwood & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: coin silver, engraving (printing process), gadrooning, silver (metal)

GUSN: 47960

Accession Number: 1969.687

Cann

Bulbous body with round flaring foot; scroll handle.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: Haddock, Lincoln & Foss (Silversmith)

Material: coin silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 47961

Accession Number: 1969.688

Caddy

Oval with hinged cover, flat-bottomed; seamed on one side; artichoke or pineapple finial.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: Shreve, Stanwood & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: gadrooning, wash technique, gold (color), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47962

Accession Number: 1969.689

Caster

Octagonal base, body, top; twisted finial. Splayed molded foot.

Date: 1890-1903

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47963

Accession Number: 1969.690.1

Caster

No description

Date: 1890-1903

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47964

Accession Number: 1969.690.2

Candlestick

Round with vase shaft; downturned flared bobeche.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47965

Accession Number: 1969.691.1

Candelabra

No description

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), fluting, plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47966

Accession Number: 1969.692.1-2

Desk Set

Silver desk set.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47967

Accession Number: 1969.693

Chafing Dish

Oval chafing dish with lid; 4 legs; round burner; loop handle.

Date: 1885-1898

Maker: Holmes & Edwards Silver Co. (Silversmith)

Material: gadrooning, silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 47968

Accession Number: 1969.694.1-.4

Sugar Bowl

Circular base supports urn-shaped body; S-curve handles; urn finial. See older worksheet in museum file for more detail.

Date: 1880-1898

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Silversmith)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 47969

Accession Number: 1969.695.1

Cream Pitcher

No description

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47970

Accession Number: 1969.697

Vegetable Dish

Square, lobed with scalloped edge; 4 pad feet; 2 handles; finial. A: base B: divider insert C: cover D: finial.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), copper (metal), plate (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47971

Accession Number: 1969.698A-D

Fan

Oval fan decorated with velvet, silk, and lace.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48333

Accession Number: 1970.307

Shawl

Brown silk crepe; square shawl; embroidered with polychrome silk flowers (pinks, yellow with green meander border); sprigged field; knotted fringe has colors of embroidery floss.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48334

Accession Number: 1970.308

White silk crepe with white silk embroidered 11" border with 12" square corner motifs which fill up most of ground; 12" fringe (4" is knotted) motifs with bilateral symmetry; narrow border with grape leaves and tendrils.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48335

Accession Number: 1970.309

Folding Fan & Box

Fan: Wide, pierced and gilded mother of pearl sticks; paper leaf printed and painted w/ scene of Neptune w/ horse, cherub?, women on land w/ baskets of flowers w/ elaborate scrolled gilt border; reverse painted w/ figures (2 men, 3 women) in landscape w/ fountain; large blue silk tassel w/ gilt/bras...

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lithography, painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48336

Accession Number: 1970.311AB

Folding Fan & Box

Fan (A)--has long wooden sticks and guards painted gold and carved w/ flowers and leaves (openwork on guards); sheer black silk leaf edged w/ black lace w/ sequins and painted w/ 2 figures in 18th c. dress, flowers and butterflies in pastels and gold. Black silk ribbon loop w/ hook and eye closure a...

Date: 1895

Maker: Carranza, M. (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), lace (needlework), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), sequins (spangles), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 48337

Accession Number: 1970.312AB

Fan

Collapsible hand-held fan made from ebonized wooden sticks and guards with floral carving; pierced under leaf; ivory-colored silk chiffon leaf handpainted with wisteria; deep border of black lace; metal ring and washer; black silk cord and knobs.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Possibly Garindy (Painter)

Material: carving (processes), chiffon, ebony (color), hand-painted, lace (needlework), piercing, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 48338

Accession Number: 1970.317

Apron

Woven cream-colored apron with an openwork pattern at the hem.

Date: 1910-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), drawn thread work, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 48339

Accession Number: 1970.318

Cloak

Red wool cloak, full length with calash-style hood lined with red and pink shot silk taffeta; red wool capelet collar attached beneath hood; two interior patch pockets; pinked seams; pleats at shoulders from neck; unlined.

Date: 1900-1905

Maker: Shaker Cloak, L.M. Noyes (agent) (Maker)

Material: wool (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 48345

Accession Number: 1970.324

Shirt

Shirt made from white cotton, with banded collar and partial front closure (three buttons) with ruffled panel; shoulder yoke; reinforced armscye; sleeve gathered into cuff; one white button at cuff.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 48346

Accession Number: 1970.325

Sheet

White, plain weave, single piece sheet with selvage edges and hemmed top and bottom.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 48347

Accession Number: 1970.329

Fruit Knife

One of a set of six. Silver fruit knife with a mother of pearl handle and a pointed blade. Stamped floral band around the midsection.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48348

Accession Number: 1970.331.1

Coffeepot

Cylindrical pewter and ceramic coffee percolator. Pewter base, spout, handle, top, strainers, and lid. Tall ball and disk knop. Ceramic body with white and green flowers on blue and black honeycomb background. Curved spout, embelished at the base. Curved, angular handle with thumb rest and embelishm...

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 48349

Accession Number: 1970.333A-E

Teapot

Cylindrical pewter and ceramic teapot. Pewter base, handle, spout and lid. Ball and disk knop. Ceramic body with white and green flowers on blue and black honeycomb background. Curved spout with embellishments. Curved and angular embellished handle.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 48350

Accession Number: 1970.334

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 48351

Accession Number: 1970.335

Carafe

Glass carafe. Diamond and fluting design. Beading down the neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48352

Accession Number: 1970.336

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern and a fan scallop design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48353

Accession Number: 1970.337.1

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern and a fan scallop design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48354

Accession Number: 1970.337.2

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern and a fan scallop design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48355

Accession Number: 1970.337.3

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern and a fan scallop design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48356

Accession Number: 1970.337.4

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern and a fan scallop design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48357

Accession Number: 1970.337.5

Tumbler

Glass tumbler. Diamond pattern and a fan scallop design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48358

Accession Number: 1970.337.6

Celery Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48359

Accession Number: 1970.338

Spoon Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48360

Accession Number: 1970.339

Dish

Small Ironstone molded dish shaped like an elongated scallop shell with scrolled terminus.

Date: 1845-1858

Maker: Francis Morley & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 48374

Accession Number: 1970.342

Sauce Tureen

Ironstone sauce tureen (a) with cover (b). Circular, bulbous, lobed body; crabstock handles and finial with scrolled leaves in relief; notch in cover for ladle.

Date: 1845-1858

Maker: Francis Morley & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 48375

Accession Number: 1970.343AB

Sugar bowl with cover

Globular w/ palmettes in relief within oval reserves and fleur-de-lis in relief between the ovals, around the neck and on the cover; button finial w/ fleur-de-lis in relief.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 48376

Accession Number: 1970.344.1AB

Mesh Christmas Stocking Full of Toys

Red mesh Christmas stocking sewn closed on all sides, containing small toys and games. Paper tag affixed to top corner of stocking depicts Santa Clause. Toys include dolls, paper horn (marked JAPAN), box of three Kroma colored chalks, Gloria Crayons, a popper, a noisemaker, several tin molds, a co...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48381

Accession Number: 1970.348

Plate

Pearlware transfer-print plate. Octagonal with molded rope twist rim and florette border. Green transfer-print pastoral scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, pearlware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 48382

Accession Number: 1970.349

Plate

Creamware transfer-print plate. Green painted rim and a molded foliate border. Paint superimposed on a black transfer print illustrating a pastoral scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, creamware, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 48383

Accession Number: 1970.350

Plate

Earthenware transfer-print plate. Molded alphabet and a red vitruvian scroll border. Black transfer printed scene with several figures chopping wood and working outdoors.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 48384

Accession Number: 1970.351

Children's Plate

Earthenware children's plate. Wavy edge and molded border with birds and foliate design. Black transfer printed scene with six people in front of a bank, and inscription from Poor Richard's Way to Wealth. Over painted with pink, yellow, and peach. Black line around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 48385

Accession Number: 1970.352

Plate

Pearlware transfer-print plate. Octagonal with molded rope twist rim and florette border. Green transfer-print pastoral scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, pearlware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 48386

Accession Number: 1970.353

Children's Mug

Mold-blown glass children's mug. Semi-opaque white glass. Reeded at rim and base. Loop handle with beading along sides. Molded decoration depicting a man holding a beer stein.

Maker: unknown

Material: mold-blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 48387

Accession Number: 1970.356

Mug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48388

Accession Number: 1970.361

Mug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48389

Accession Number: 1970.362

Mug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48390

Accession Number: 1970.364

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