Historic New England

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base, beaded rim, and loop handle. Painted floral decoration in dark pink, green, and purple. Dark pink lines around base, rim, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44014

Accession Number: 1970.1310.838

Pearlware children's mug. Purple transfer-printed design of a group of children seating behind a light projector that emits a lion's face onto a white sheet against the wall. The second image on the other side of the mug is a group of boys playing bows and arrows with a target.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44015

Accession Number: 1970.1310.839

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed image with yellow, green and red over-painting. Image of a young man shoveling grain, whose clothes are accented with overpainting. A complementary image is of a house and another young man shoveling dirt; the roof and door of the house is accented ...

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, overpainting (technique)

GUSN: 44016

Accession Number: 1970.1310.840

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Swag pattern with pink infill, and floral pattern in orange, green, and luster. Luster band at rim, and luster line down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44017

Accession Number: 1970.1310.841

Children's Mug

Children's earthenware mug. Brown transfer-print design. Arbor of flowers encircle inscription. In the lower center, a "Holy Bible" and a scroll of "Proverbs" lay on a cascading piece of fabric. Pink hand-painted lines encircle top and bottom 1/4" of mug.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44018

Accession Number: 1970.1310.842

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug, part of the Margaret Jewell children's mug collection. Black transfer printed image of an idyllic landscape with large lake, three people in a boat, a two-story house, a tower ruin, and three cows in the foreground.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44019

Accession Number: 1970.1310.843

Children's Mug

Porcelain mug. Cylindrical with spurred ear-shaped handle. Hand painted flowers in pink, green, and purple, with decorative band painted around inside of rim in pink, green, and red. With line of red dots and bars down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 44020

Accession Number: 1970.1310.844

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed scene with boy sitting in front of a small house. The boy holds a bird's nest with baby birds in his lap, and a bird is perched on his finger. Includes inscription, "The Little Plunderer." Over painted in green and red.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44021

Accession Number: 1970.1310.845

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Yellow glazed band around body with narrow slate blue band of glaze at rim. Black transfer printed designs. On one side, "The Chaffinch," a songbird with striped wings, and on the other side, "The Sheldrake" (shelduck).

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44022

Accession Number: 1970.1310.846

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed design with the words "A Present for my Nephew" flanked by a standing boy with fishing rod at right, and a boy riding a dog at left.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44023

Accession Number: 1970.1310.847

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Rimmed base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Green transfer-printed image of boys playing "Hoops" with rolling hoops and sticks. Over painted with red, yellow, and blue.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44024

Accession Number: 1970.1310.848

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer printed image of man in hat and jacket, blowing bubbles with a pipe while a girl in a dress watches. A thatched cottage is nestled amogst trees at left, and a church is visible in the distance at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44025

Accession Number: 1970.1310.849

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed design with an elongated octagon and the words "A Token of Respect" surrounded by a decorative border. Hand painted blue lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44026

Accession Number: 1970.1310.850

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue glazed band around body, with two black transfer printed images of a frog and a sheep.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44027

Accession Number: 1970.1310.851

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Slightly blurry black transfer-printed design with two distinct illustrations. The first is a small boy with a sword in one hand with the sheath to his left side, a house in the distance. Inscription reads, "THE YOUNG SOLDIER". The second is a child leaning against some bru...

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44028

Accession Number: 1970.1310.852

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design with the words "From Affectionate Parents" flanked by two small children. On the right is a girl playing with a cat. On the left is a boy rolling a hoop with a stick. Hand painted purple lines encircle base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44029

Accession Number: 1970.1310.853

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Mustard yellow body with beige interior and handle. Beige band around rim with brown vine motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 44030

Accession Number: 1970.1310.854

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Shaped base, slightly tapered body, and loop handle. Large scale floral design in red, blue, and green with luster accents. Pink luster on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44031

Accession Number: 1970.1310.855

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed design of girl jumping rope in landscape setting. To her right is an urn atop a pedestal, and to her left in the background is a small tower with a bridge supported by arches.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44032

Accession Number: 1970.1310.856

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed design with four children playing "Blind Man's Buff." Over painted with blue, green, red and yellow. Hand painted blue line around rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44033

Accession Number: 1970.1310.857

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed design of an elk walking in a wooded area. Blue hand-pained lines encircle the inner and outer lip of mug as well the center of the handle.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44034

Accession Number: 1970.1310.858

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Gray transfer printed scene with two mice in front of a pitcher. Cylindrical with loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44035

Accession Number: 1970.1310.859

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Dark blue transfer printed image of a marmoset in a tree.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44036

Accession Number: 1970.1310.860

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design. On one side, a woman in a long dress on a swing. On the other side, a fox with a dead lamb at his feet. Mug has a narrow decorative band, printed in black, around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing

GUSN: 44037

Accession Number: 1970.1310.861

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Green transfer printed scene with a woman watering a pot of flowers with a watering can, and a boy kneeling beside her holding another pot of flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44038

Accession Number: 1970.1310.862

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Two separate bands of a yellow about one inch thick encirlce the mug. Pale blue lines outline the sides of the yellow bands. In between the bands of color, there is a black transfer-printed inscription, "A prefent for Jane."

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44039

Accession Number: 1970.1310.863

Brussels rug

Rectangular, pieced wool Brussels; dark "oriental" style; rectangular center panel with white, brown and black floral designs. Four banded border of floral designs in earth tones.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49797

Accession Number: 1980.177

Carpet fragment

No description

Date: 1876-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), pile (textile component), jacquard, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49798

Accession Number: 1980.178

Shawl

Cream ground; blue border with irregular inner edge; inner border with floral and branch motifs in blue, brown and green; center has green and brown 3" stylized motifs; tied-on sparse silk thread fringe; "square"

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49799

Accession Number: 1980.179

Coverlet

Blue, gold and tan wool with natural cotton; reversible; overall geometric gridwork pattern of bars and small blocks. All edges hemmed; sides and bottom with fringe.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, weaving, piecing, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49800

Accession Number: 1980.180

Bodice and belt

A=Bodice; B=Belt. Bodice (A) of pale green silk crepe; standing collar; filet crochet yoke; long sleeves full to elbow, fitted below. Blouson front; trimmed w/ narrow band of ruching around yoke; mid-bust, sleeves & cuffs in greek key; boned; hook & eye & snap closure; white cotton lining. Matchi...

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crepe (textile), stitching, machine-made, silk (textile)

GUSN: 49801

Accession Number: 1980.186AB

Dress

Three-piece dress with bodice(a), skirt (b), and petticoat (c). Dark green and light green printed silk with vermicelli pattern with white crescents. Bodice (a) has a standing band collar; yoke and center front insert of lace with applique of crescent with pink moon/sun/star? echoing motif of fabric...

Date: ca. 1906

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made, appliqué (technique)

GUSN: 49802

Accession Number: 1980.187A-C

Cloth fragment

L-shaped, selvage to selvage; cut-out glazed polychromatic printed cotton; repeating columns, daisy-like flowers; thorn-like lattice. Birds perched on lattice. Heavily glazed; tightly and fine woven cotton.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 49803

Accession Number: 1980.188

Wallpaper

Wallpaper (A) and border (B) fragments from the hall of the Lakeman Johnson House, circa 1840. Wallpaper (A) is a landscape scenary paper with harbor scene and irise sky framed by Gothic cartouches entwined with red roses and blue morning glories, printed on white polished ground. Straight repeat. ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 49804

Accession Number: 1980.201AB

Handkerchief

White handkerchief with rounded lace edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49806

Accession Number: 1981.209

Flatware Case

Flatware case with inlay and metal hardware.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49808

Accession Number: 1980.216.1

Flatware Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49809

Accession Number: 1980.216.2

Tilt-top Table

Tilt-top table. Mahogany, maple cleats. Large oval top, urn-turned baluster pedestal; tripod base. Rests on brass feet and casters.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 49810

Accession Number: 1980.217

Landscape Photograph

Photograph, angled view of front and side of Lyman House with two men and a woman standing on front steps and gravel drive curving among trees into distance.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 49811

Accession Number: 1980.218

Photographic Print

Side view of the Vale (Lyman Estate) showing long expanse of porch and garden and drive at right.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: Possibly A. A. Childs & Co. (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 49812

Accession Number: 1980.219

Spinning Wheel

This flax wheel is composed of oak and maple, with turned legs, spokes and finials, with a riven oak bench and wheel rim. The end of the bench is stamped with a maker's mark (see Inscriptions). The wheel is not complete; it is missing a treadle and is dis-assembled.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: Adams, Samuel (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), oak (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 49815

Accession Number: 1980.223B

Table Scarf

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49816

Accession Number: 1980.228

Footstool

Tapered, tunred legs; flat, round frame; green and red cover.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 49817

Accession Number: 1980.230

Chair

Chair with wide flaring back and arms. Cabriole legs. Green striped upholstery with fringe.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), tufting, upholstering

GUSN: 49818

Accession Number: 1980.231.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 49819

Accession Number: 1980.234.2

Floorcloth

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49820

Accession Number: 1980.244

Bowl

Cream-glazed earthenware bowl with green interior and black band. The exterior has repeating border of geese and foliage, bands of blue, green, and brown.

Date: 1917

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Maker) Galner, Sara, 1894-1982 (Illustrator)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 49826

Accession Number: 1980.257

Serving dish

Oval, earthenware dish with scalloped rim and mulberry-colored transfer-print from the "Caledonia" series by William Adams and Sons. The pattern depicts two Scottish highland hunters, one climbs a rock with his rifle. In the distance a stag is chased by a dog, another hunter follows after them. The...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49827

Accession Number: 1980.259.27

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with mulberry-colored transfer-print pattern "Canova." Landscape scene with urn-on-plinth and trees in the foreground. In the mid-ground is a waterway with figures on a boat and buildings on a far bank. Border pattern has vignettes of urn and boat alternating with floral sprays.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49828

Accession Number: 1980.260.34

Salad plate

Earthenware plate with mulberry-colored "Abbey Ruins" pattern depicting rural landscape with Gothic ruins and grazing cows. Border of floral sprays alternating with trophy grouping of flowers, fruit, framed picture and coffee pot on solid background.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49830

Accession Number: 1980.268.10

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