Historic New England

Basket with Tray

A) Molded oval body with molded and scalloped edge; reticulated rim with diamond circular and oval piercings; B) ovoid basket with slightly convex sides reticulated at ends; slightly flared reticulated mouth with scalloped edge; applied C-scroll handles at ends with leaf and rosette terminals.

Date: 1765-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, piercing

GUSN: 4115

Accession Number: 1977.404AB

Dinner Plate

Circular form with wide rim curving inward to form shallow well; underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gilt decoation in Japanese Imari palette with central medallion of chrysanthemums; cavetto border diapered with trellis design and for reserves of small chrysanthemums; rim decorated wtih four gr...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, overglazing, underglazing

GUSN: 4116

Accession Number: 1977.405.1

Dinner Plate

Circular form with wide rim curving inward to form shallow well; underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gilt decoation in Japanese Imari palette with central medallion of chrysanthemums; cavetto border diapered with trellis design and for reserves of small chrysanthemums; rim decorated wtih four gr...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, overglazing, underglazing

GUSN: 4117

Accession Number: 1977.405.2

Dinner Plate

Circular form with wide rim curving inward to form shallow well; underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gilt decoation in Japanese Imari palette with central medallion of chrysanthemums; cavetto border diapered with trellis design and for reserves of small chrysanthemums; rim decorated wtih four gr...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, overglazing, underglazing

GUSN: 4118

Accession Number: 1977.405.3

Dinner Plate

Circular form with wide rim curving inward to form shallow well; underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gilt decoation in Japanese Imari palette with central medallion of chrysanthemums; cavetto border diapered with trellis design and for reserves of small chrysanthemums; rim decorated wtih four gr...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, overglazing, underglazing

GUSN: 4119

Accession Number: 1977.405.4

Dinner Plate

Circular form with wide rim curving inward to form shallow well; underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gilt decoation in Japanese Imari palette with central medallion of chrysanthemums; cavetto border diapered with trellis design and for reserves of small chrysanthemums; rim decorated wtih four gr...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, overglazing, underglazing

GUSN: 4120

Accession Number: 1977.405.5

Dinner Plate

Circular form with wide rim curving inward to form shallow well; underglaze blue, overglaze iron-red and gilt decoation in Japanese Imari palette with central medallion of chrysanthemums; cavetto border diapered with trellis design and for reserves of small chrysanthemums; rim decorated wtih four gr...

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding, overglazing, underglazing

GUSN: 4121

Accession Number: 1977.405.6

Plate

Circular form with molded ribbed rim and slight well; white clay body decorated with underglaze blue transfer print design entitled "KINSHAN;" Oriental scene of two pavilions flanking a bridge with a lady carrying a parasol; trees in background.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: E. Challinor & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 4122

Accession Number: 1977.406.1

Plate

Circular form with molded ribbed rim and slight well; white clay body decorated with underglaze blue transfer print design entitled "KINSHAN;" Oriental scene of two pavilions flanking a bridge with a lady carrying a parasol; trees in background.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: E. Challinor & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 4123

Accession Number: 1977.406.2

Plate

Circular form with molded ribbed rim and slight well; white clay body decorated with underglaze blue transfer print design entitled "KINSHAN;" Oriental scene of two pavilions flanking a bridge with a lady carrying a parasol; trees in background.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: E. Challinor & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 4124

Accession Number: 1977.406.3

Plate

Circular form with molded ribbed rim and slight well; white clay body decorated with underglaze blue transfer print design entitled "KINSHAN;" Oriental scene of two pavilions flanking a bridge with a lady carrying a parasol; trees in background.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: E. Challinor & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), transfer printing, underglazing

GUSN: 4125

Accession Number: 1977.406.4

Sugar Bowl

Silver lustre; ovoid with vertical ridged sides tapering in at lip; lip encircled with rope and three ridge band; cover has floral finial.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, lusterware

GUSN: 4126

Accession Number: 1977.407AB

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4127

Accession Number: 1977.408.1

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4128

Accession Number: 1977.408.2

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4129

Accession Number: 1977.408.3

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4130

Accession Number: 1977.408.4

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4131

Accession Number: 1977.408.5

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4132

Accession Number: 1977.408.7

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4133

Accession Number: 1977.408.6

Tea Caddy

Rectangular form with epauletted shoulders; high cylindrical neck with domed lid; en grisaille chain border encircling floral center; spearhead band border on shoulder; flat ball cover with spearhead border at rim and gilded fruit-like finial with leaves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4134

Accession Number: 1977.410.3AB

Bowl Cover

Domed form with flange; chain motif band around shoulder and spearhead border around rim.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 4135

Accession Number: 1977.410.4

Teapot

Drum shaped body with straight spout; applied twisted double strap handle with leafy terminals; central overglaze en grisailled decoration of floral sprigs encircled by chain motif band; shoulder decorated with spearhead border; gilt highlights; white clay body wtih white glaze.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4136

Accession Number: 1977.410.1

Teapot Stand

Eight lobed stand with flat bottom and shallow straight sides; same decoration as teapot.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4137

Accession Number: 1977.410.2

Teacup

Tall cylindrical form with sides tapering to narrow foot; C-scroll handle with scrolled molded decoration along edge; spearhead border along rim with en grisaille and gilt floral motif at center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4138

Accession Number: 1977.410.5

Teacup

Tall cylindrical form with sides tapering to narrow foot; C-scroll handle with scrolled molded decoration along edge; spearhead border along rim with en grisaille and gilt floral motif at center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4139

Accession Number: 1977.410.6

Teacup

Tall cylindrical form with sides tapering to narrow foot; C-scroll handle with scrolled molded decoration along edge; spearhead border along rim with en grisaille and gilt floral motif at center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4140

Accession Number: 1977.410.7

Teacup

Tall cylindrical form with sides tapering to narrow foot; C-scroll handle with scrolled molded decoration along edge; spearhead border along rim with en grisaille and gilt floral motif at center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4141

Accession Number: 1977.410.8

Teacup

Tall cylindrical form with sides tapering to narrow foot; C-scroll handle with scrolled molded decoration along edge; spearhead border along rim with en grisaille and gilt floral motif at center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4142

Accession Number: 1977.410.10

Teacup

Tall cylindrical form with sides tapering to narrow foot; C-scroll handle with scrolled molded decoration along edge; spearhead border along rim with en grisaille and gilt floral motif at center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4143

Accession Number: 1977.410.9

Cake Plate

Low circular form with borad rim, border of spearheads; central mofif of en grisaille flowers with gilt encircled by chain in en grisaille.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, gilding, grisaille

GUSN: 4144

Accession Number: 1977.410.11AB

Custard Cup

Cylindrical form with outward flowing sides; inverted bell form; small foot; decorated with blue transfer pastoral scene with monument lake and two female figures; inside lip decorated in floral sway motif.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 4145

Accession Number: 1977.408.2A

Cup and Saucer

Circular cup with outward tapering sides; and circular saucer, both decorated wtih bird, butterfly and floral design in shades of grey, orange, brown and pink, double band and scallop design on edge, pink sprig in well of cup.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 4146

Accession Number: 1977.411AB

Cake Plate

Twelve-sided silver luster plate with twelve recessed lines emerging from center.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: lusterware

GUSN: 4147

Accession Number: 1977.412

Bowl

Deep circular bowl with sides curving to high foot; decorated with overglaze polychrome enameling (famille rose palette): pine with green and orange needles; large chrysanthemums with red peonies; fence and bush; chrysanthemums on inside bottom of bowl; very distinct blue hue to glaze; probably smal...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain, overglazing

GUSN: 4148

Accession Number: 1977.413

Portsmouth Street Scene

Molded and gilt wooden frame; corners with applied gesso scrolled vines; inner edge with scrolled leaf; scene of 1 Middle St., Portsmouth, NH; shows intersection of two roads; far right is two-story white gambrel-roofed house with dormers and green shutters; yard wtih high white fence; group of peop...

Date: 1854

Maker: Titcomb, William H., 1823-1888 (Artist)

Material: canvas, gesso, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5304

Accession Number: 1971.657

Looking Glass

Elaborately molded, carved and gilt wood frame has applied gessoed leaf motif; encloses rectangular mirrored glass; sides of frame painted black; backed with wood boards.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), mirrors, painting (coating), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 5305

Accession Number: 1971.658

Looking Glass

Two-part looking glass has gilt frame with fluted Tuscan columnar jambs with scrolled capital supporting molded pediment; pediment juts foreward, has beaded motif; simple molded base with square corners; top section is eglomise panel with central gilded basket of flowers; diamond-like silver diapers...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, gesso, gilding, mirrors, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 5306

Accession Number: 1971.659

Looking Glass

Vertical rectangular looking glass; above is a horizonal reverse painting on glass of a river scene with sailboat; applied vertical and horizontal turned half-round moldings; corners have applied square blocks with carved ball-flower.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, mirrors, reverse painting on glass (image-making), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 5307

Accession Number: 1971.660

Rug

Handmade rectangular unshirred rug with central flower surrounded by leaves, flowers and scrolls; pink field with tan, red, green; bound with cotton tape.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade, hooking

GUSN: 5308

Accession Number: 1971.661

Rug

Handmade rectangular unshirred rug with floral center and foliage border; predominant colors: brown, cream, green, red, yellow.

Date: 1934-1967

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade, hooking

GUSN: 5309

Accession Number: 1971.662

Hooked Rug

Machine hooked floral central medallion on beige field; scalloped black border; faded palette of blues and pinks predominate.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 5310

Accession Number: 1971.663

Hooked Rug

Machine hooked rug with central floral medallion of pink, yellow, and blue on brown field; foliage border; backed with burlap.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, cotton (textile), hooking, machine-made

GUSN: 5311

Accession Number: 1971.664

Hooked Rug

Hand hooked rug has alternating light and dark triangular border; corners are gold colored squares; bound with tan binding; central motif of large red rose sprig with "ROSE" in red and green letters at bottom; background striped with blues and greens.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, hooking

GUSN: 5312

Accession Number: 1971.665

Hooked Rug

Hand hooked and sheared rug with central medallion of red roses enclosed by two semi-circles of roses on a white field; surrounded by a bright blue border.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade, hooking

GUSN: 5313

Accession Number: 1971.666

Loom-woven Rug

Woven rug has black border with bold red zig-zag motif; center pattern on tan background of black-outlined red and yellow geometric Indian-like motifs; white string fringe.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving

GUSN: 5314

Accession Number: 1971.667

Work Table

Four turned and reeded legs; straight veneered apron enclosing two rectangular drawers of flame birch veneer bordered by checked band of inlay; two circular flat knob handles of mahogany; two vertical rectangular flame birch dies with corresponding inlay at sides; edge of apron has light band of bir...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), veneer, inlay (process), ivory (tooth component), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 5315

Accession Number: 1971.668

Stool

Painted black; two side stretchers and one medial stretcher; oval top.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), hardwood

GUSN: 5316

Accession Number: 1971.669

Slant-top Desk

Slant-top desk. Cherry, maple, white pine secondary wood, brass escutcheons. Four drawers with locks. Five interior pigeon holes and two tiered drawers. Rests on shaped bracket feet.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: Noyes, Samuel S., 1785-1832 (Maker) Maynard, Micajah, 1771-1807 (Maker)

Material: cherry (wood), maple (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 5317

Accession Number: 1987.436

Bedstead

Simple curvilinear pine headboard with heavy birch three-piece headposts, the upper and lower sections turned and tapered toward ends; medial square section of posts joining square birch side rails ending at heavy mahogany three piece foot posts; bottom and top sections rope turned with foliage carv...

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), carving (processes), mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 5318

Accession Number: 1971.670A-J

Jamb Hook

Flat S-scroll shape; waisted four sided stem attached to oval base; two screws attach each jamb to fireplace panelling.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 5319

Accession Number: 1971.671A

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