Historic New England

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with a green body, black rim, and a loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 42414

Accession Number: 1933.6159.1

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with a green body, black rim, and a loop handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 42415

Accession Number: 1933.6159.2

Portable Desk

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 42417

Accession Number: 1933.6163

Candleholder Set

Two single candleholders and one three-candle candelabra.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 42418

Accession Number: 1933.6164.1-.3

Knobs

Molded iridescent white knobs. (See curator notes)

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42420

Accession Number: 1933.6168.1-.2

Vase

One of a pair of light green Chinese vases with birds and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 42421

Accession Number: 1933.6169.1

Vase

One of a pair of light green Chinese vases with birds and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 42422

Accession Number: 1933.6169.2

.1 = Stick; .2 = Mushroom top - White w/ lots of (naturally occurring) black spots; mushroom cap handle which is removable; metal tip has been lost; also probably originally a metal ring between knob & stick (explains why there is green color).

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 42427

Accession Number: 1988.206.1-.2

Cane

Brown; 5 "rings" w/ hooked, dimpled & spotted handle of bamboo.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material)

GUSN: 42429

Accession Number: 1988.207

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 42430

Accession Number: 1933.6199

Photograph

Full-length portrait of man in uniform turned 3/4 to the right.

Date: 1855-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 42435

Accession Number: 1933.6219

Side Chair

Square crest with stencil; three round, bent slats; turned front legs and stretchers; balloon seat.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, rush (material), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 42436

Accession Number: 1933.6221.6

Chair

Grained and stenciled; pineapple motif, rush seat

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, rush (material), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 42437

Accession Number: 1933.6222

Wall Clock

No description

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: Downs, Ephraim (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), veneering

GUSN: 42439

Accession Number: 1933.6224

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 42440

Accession Number: 1933.6225.1-.2

Coffee Urn

Tall, copper-plated or brass coffee urn. Black wood handles and knobs.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 42443

Accession Number: 1933.6231

Punch bowl

Punch bowl with exterior decorated with sprays of pink flowers; interior border: pink latticework with orange scrolled edging and sprays of flowers; central image: spray of flowers.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 42444

Accession Number: 1933.6233.1-.2

Hourglass

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 42445

Accession Number: 1933.6234

Putnam Family Crest

Lion and three boars' heads on red and white shield.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 42446

Accession Number: 1933.6235

Child's Chair

Child's chair. Maple, ash, rush, paint. Maple posts with bell-shaped finials; three possibly maple slats; old, possibly original rush seat; stretchers.

Date: 1760-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 42447

Accession Number: 1933.6238

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, chestnut, tulip poplar, rosewood veneer, pine secondary wood. Bowed facade with four graduated drawers with bail handles and cock beading; splashboard with curved ears; Stringing inlay at edge of top and base; bowed skirt. Rests on French feet.

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), inlay (process), mahogany (wood), veneer, pine (wood), rosewood (wood), American tulipwood (wood)

GUSN: 42449

Accession Number: 1933.6243

Sewing Table

Sewing table with two drawers and sliding basket. Chest top has a sewing tray. The interior of the top is decorated with inlay. Table has square legs with splayed feet and a turned H-stretcher.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), oak (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 42450

Accession Number: 1933.6244

Comb-back Windsor Rocking Chair

Rod back with arms; bamboo turnings; white with gold highlights

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 42453

Accession Number: 1933.6248

Windsor Armchair

Armchair. Windsor form. Maple legs, hardwood, paint. Bow-back crest with seven spimdles in back. Continuous arm style. Shaped arms with turned arm supports. Several coats of paint underneath coats of light green and black. Now painted white and gold.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 42454

Accession Number: 1933.6039

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 42455

Accession Number: 1933.6252

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with black-brown transfer-printed scenes on exterior and interior with areas of hand-painted color. Three exterior scenes depict: three men beside a waterway with bluff in background, one smoking a long pipe; a pagoda; three men in a boat. On bottom of the bowl interior is a pagoda wi...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42753

Accession Number: 1932.289

Cup and saucer

Molded, fluted border w/ transfer printed and painted polychrome scenes of Asian figures in landscape.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 42754

Accession Number: 1932.290

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with black-brown transfer-printed scenes on exterior and interior with areas of hand-painted color. Three exterior scenes depict: three men beside a waterway with bluff in background, one smoking a long pipe; a pagoda; three men in a boat. On bottom of the bowl interior is a pagoda wi...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42757

Accession Number: 1932.291

Creamer

Porcelain pitcher with bulb-shaped body, lid with berry knop and forked handle with leaf terminals. Molded elements, border patterns and sprig on body painted black and metallic gold.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain, molding (forming)

GUSN: 42758

Accession Number: 1932.293AB

Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a bearded, dark haired man in a suit of armor, hand on sword.

Date: 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 42761

Accession Number: 1932.301

Mythological Scene with Beheading

Mythological scene featuring figure in red and blue holding severed head of man under tree. Possibly Hermes.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 42762

Accession Number: 1932.308

Landscape with Cattle

Landscape with cattle clustered in center, sheep at left.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: K., J. (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 42763

Accession Number: 1932.310

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42767

Accession Number: 1927.1919

Parian Figurine

Parian sculpture of a nude man and partly nude woman.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 42768

Accession Number: 1931.1919

Mold

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 42769

Accession Number: 1933.1919

Mortise Lock

Section of a door jamb containing a mortise lock.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 42770

Accession Number: 1933.1979

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42787

Accession Number: 1927.1920

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 42788

Accession Number: 1931.1920A

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 42789

Accession Number: 1931.1920B

Bust of woman

Parian bust of a woman looking down and to her right with cloth draped around her shoulders.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 42806

Accession Number: 1931.1922

Screw

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 42807

Accession Number: 1933.1922.2

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher. Polychrome transfer-printed design. Nautical scene on one side and portrait of George Washington surrounded by Justice, Liberty, and Victory on the other. Monogram and quote below the spout. The Great Seal of the United States below the handle.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 42809

Accession Number: 1943.223

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher. Polychrome transfer-printed design. Nautical scene on one side and a portrait of John Adams on the other side. A quote and the Great Seal of the United States under the spout.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 42810

Accession Number: 1943.224

Pitcher

Earthenware pitcher with bands of blue wrap around the body. Two large checkerboard bands.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 42811

Accession Number: 1943.225

Mug

Earthenware mug with a foliate molded handle. Blue, rust, black, and white bands of varying sizes. Rectangular checkered pattern.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 42812

Accession Number: 1943.226

Pitcher

An earthenware pitcher. Tan body swelling from the base with copper lustre bands around base, neck and rim. Decorated with black transfer prints illustrating a ship and the great seal of the United States. Both prints are surrounded by a chain of various names.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 42813

Accession Number: 1943.227

Pitcher

Black transfer-printed creamware pitcher with black bands around the rim, handle, spout, and base. Two patriotic scenes adorn the body. Monogram underneath the spout.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), overglazing, transfer printing

GUSN: 42814

Accession Number: 1943.228

Dinner plate

Earthenware dark violet transfer-printed dinner plate with border of flowers and fruit surrounding scene of Harvard College with horseman and figures in front of Hall.

Date: 1835-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 42815

Accession Number: 1943.229

Dinner Plate

Black transfer-printed earthenware plate. Foliate and acorn border. Central scene depicts the shield of the United States surrounded by a chain. The chain has the names of states inscribed on them.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 42816

Accession Number: 1943.231

Luncheon Plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and brown transfer-printed pattern "Millenium." Fruit, flower and bundles of wheat surround central image of angel with animals [peaceable kingdom] and the words "PEACE ON EARTH." Above the scene is the tearing eye of God and Bible opened to Isaiah, Chapter XIVI....

Date: 1830-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 42817

Accession Number: 1943.232

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