Historic New England

Orange peeler

Orange knife and peeler. U-shaped blade, one branch has a knife like point, the other branch has a serrated edge and metal hook to pierce the orange rind. Wooden handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173155

Accession Number: 2006.44.2323

Vase

Porcelain vase with ovoid body, short neck ring and applied porcelain flowers and vines along body. White underglaze with Imari style floral decoration.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173156

Accession Number: 2006.44.1865

Bowl

Porcelain lobed bowl with white body and painted polychrome Majolica style decoration of blue and yellow flowers.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173161

Accession Number: 2006.44.1863

Earthenware majolica tea service with three teacups and saucers and a small pitcher. All comprise of white underglazed bodies with painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis, yellow and green band borders along edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173162

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864

Teacup

Earthenware majolica teacup with a white underglazed body and painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis, yellow and green band borders along edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173163

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.1

Teacup

Earthenware majolica teacup with white underglazed body and painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis, yellow and green band borders along edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173164

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.2

Teacup

Earthenware majolica teacup with a white underglazed body and painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis, yellow and green band borders along edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173165

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.3

Saucer

Earthenware majolica saucer with a white underglazed body and painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis around an abstract flower, yellow band border along rim.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173166

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.4

Saucer

Earthenware majolica saucer with a white underglazed body and painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis around an abstract flower, yellow band border along rim.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173167

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.5

Saucer

Earthenware majolica saucer with a white underglazed body and painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis around an abstract flower, yellow band border along rim.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173168

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.6

Pitcher

Earthenware majolica pitcher with an s shaped handle and a white underglazed bodiy with painted polychrome decoration of scrolling vines and flowers and fleur de lis, yellow and green band borders along edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173169

Accession Number: 2006.44.1864.7

Box of Candles

One box of "handipt" candles (two candles- twelve inches tall), bayberry

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173171

Accession Number: 1993.726

Vase

Porcelain ovoid shaped vase with short narrow neck. White crackle glazed body with painted polychrome floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173176

Accession Number: 2006.44.1822

Pitcher

Earthenware pitcher with round body and flared ruffled rim and curved handle. Green and brown glaze decoration of green panels alternating with brown diaper patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173178

Accession Number: 2006.44.1862

Mug

Three handled porcelain mug with white body and painted polychrome decoration comprising of the Harvard shield and two quotes.

Date: 1887-1916

Maker: W.H. Goss

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173180

Accession Number: 2006.44.1861

Cream pitcher

Helmet shaped porcelain cream pitcher with round molded stepped foot. White glaze body with pink, green and blue floral and foliate chain borders.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173184

Accession Number: 2006.44.1912

Vase

Creamware vase with ovoid body and narrow neck with flared rim. White glaze body with no decoration.

Date: 1750-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, creamware

GUSN: 173185

Accession Number: 2006.44.1918

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with painted blue and white decoration comprising of a central landscape scene with a river and pagoda framed by four sprays of flowers along rim.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173189

Accession Number: 2006.44.1913

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with painted blue and white decoration with a central scene comprising of a table, scrolls, vase and other emblems surrounded by a border of four floral sprays on rim, gilding on edge.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173190

Accession Number: 2006.44.1914

Dinner plate

Porcelain octagonal dinner plate with painted blue and white Nanking decoration with a central landscape scene with a river and pagoda surrounded by two borders of abstract flowers and geometric patterns.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173191

Accession Number: 2006.44.1915

Dinner plate

Porcelain octagonal dinner plate with blue and white Canton pattern comprising of a central landscape scene with a river, houses and a bridge surrounded by borders of geometric patterns.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173193

Accession Number: 2006.44.1916

Carpet

Red, tan and brown flat-woven wool; central motif bird on tan ground on red pentagon medallion; multicolor repeating geometric ground; frame of spaced geometric figures; bound top and bottom; traces on fringe on ends.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173195

Accession Number: 1993.773

Dinner service

Porcelain dinner service comprising of a bowl, cylindrical mug, platter and five plates with a red Bird and Sacred Flower design of flowers, birds and butterlies in red with gold detailing over a white glaze body.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173196

Accession Number: 2006.44.1820

Punch bowl

Porcelain punch bowl with a red Bird and Sacred Flower design of flowers, birds and butterlies in red with gold detailing over a white glaze body.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173199

Accession Number: 2006.44.1820.1

Mug

Porcelain mug with twisted handle with a red Bird and Sacred Flower design of flowers, birds and butterlies in red with gold detailing over a white glaze body.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173200

Accession Number: 2006.44.1820.2

Set of teacups and saucers

Partial porcelain tea service consisting of two teacups and two saucers. White bodies with painted blue and gold decoration consisting of a single blue flowers and blue bow and ribbon borders with gold berry accents.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173037

Accession Number: 2006.44.1839

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with straight sides and loop handle with finger rest and foot ring. White body with painted blue and gold decoration consisting of a single blue flower at front and blue bow and ribbon border with gold berry accents around rim.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173038

Accession Number: 2006.44.1839.1

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white body and painted blue and gold decoration consisting of a single blue flower in center and blue bow and ribbon border with gold berry accents around inner rim.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173040

Accession Number: 2006.44.1839.2

Teacup

Porcelain handleless teacup with a white body and painted blue and gold decoration consisting of a single blue flowers and blue bow and ribbon border with gold berry accents around inner rim.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173041

Accession Number: 2006.44.1839.3

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white body and painted blue and gold decoration consisting of a single blue flower in center and blue bow and ribbon border with gold berry accents around inner rim.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173042

Accession Number: 2006.44.1839.4

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain handleless teacup with straight sides and foot ring. White body with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms on front with an oval gold shield and a standing lion in center, gold lion at top, all framed with foliate scrolls and flowers, outer rim of cup features...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173045

Accession Number: 2006.44.1840.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms on front with an oval gold shield and a standing lion in center, gold lion at top, all framed with foliate scrolls and flowers, inner rim features a gold trefoil border.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173046

Accession Number: 2006.44.1840.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain teacup with straight sides and loop handle. White body with painted polychrome decoration of a scene with two coats of arms surmounted by a crown and in between two naked gold men against a background of flowers and leaves. Outer rim features a border of purple flower panels with ...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173048

Accession Number: 2006.44.1841.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with white body and painted polychrome decoration of a scene with two coats of arms surmounted by a crown and in between two naked gold men against a background of flowers and leaves. Inner rim features a border of purple flower panels with alternating pink bands in a diape...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173049

Accession Number: 2006.44.1841.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain teacup with straight sides and loop handle. White body with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms at front featuring a shield with two lions and a smaller shield in center surmounted by a helmet with a hand and dagger, below is a banner with a Latin inscriptio...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173050

Accession Number: 2006.44.1842.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms featuring a shield with two lions and a smaller shield in center surmounted by a helmet with a hand and dagger, below is a banner with a Latin inscription. Inner rim features a blue curtain swa...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173051

Accession Number: 2006.44.1842.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain handleless teacup with foot ring. White body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms with a gold shield with a dragon and a white bird at top framed with gold foliate scrolls and flowers. Two Asian men in exterior landscapes flank either side of coat-of-arms...

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173052

Accession Number: 2006.44.1843.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms with a gold shield with a dragon and a white bird at top framed with gold foliate scrolls and flowers. Two Asian men in exterior landscapes flank either side of the coat-of-arms. Gold diamond a...

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173053

Accession Number: 2006.44.1843.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain handleless teacup with a white body and painted polychrome decoration of a coat-of-arms surmounted by a helment and lion and framed by orange and white foliate scrolls and a pink banner with a Latin inscription at bottom, inner rim features a link and diamond chain.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173054

Accession Number: 2006.44.1844.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration of a coat-of-arms surmounted by a helment and lion and framed by orange and white foliate scrolls and a pink banner with a Latin inscription at bottom, inner rim features a link and diamond chain.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173055

Accession Number: 2006.44.1844.2

Pair of Shorts

Pair of adult shorts made of light blue fabric. Extend to mid-thigh. Pleated waist secured with side zipper and hidden metal clip. One part of German costume.

Date: 1967

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173056

Accession Number: 1994.36.1

Costume Cap

Cap made of light-blue fabric. Two pieces sewn together to fit snuggly over head. Unfinished edge ironed/folded upwards for approximately front two-thirds. Secured to head with piece of white twisted cotton rope tied in loop. One part of German costume.

Date: 1967

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173057

Accession Number: 1994.36.2

Suspenders

Pair of non-adjustable suspenders made of woven light-blue fabric with bright orange and bright yellow stripe. Handsewn to form "X" in back. Front has horizontal bridge band at chest. Each end folded inward and glued. One part of German costume.

Date: 1967

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173058

Accession Number: 1994.36.3

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a serpentine shaped edge in a blue and white Nanking pattern. Central landscape scene featuring a river, houses and a bridge, framed with a diaper pattern band, rim decorated with butterlies over patterned designs.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173060

Accession Number: 2006.44.1835

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a serpentine shaped edge in a blue and white Nanking pattern. Central landscape scene featuring a river, houses and a bridge, framed with a diaper pattern band, rim decorated with butterlies over patterned designs.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173061

Accession Number: 2006.44.1836

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with in a blue and white Nanking pattern. Central landscape scene featuring a river, houses and a bridge, framed with alternating panels of flowers and a trellis design, rim decorated with butterlies and abstract flowes.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173062

Accession Number: 2006.44.1837

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with in a blue and white Nanking pattern. Central landscape scene featuring a river, houses and a bridge, framed with a chain of double curlicues, rim decorated with butterlies and abstract flowers.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173063

Accession Number: 2006.44.1838

Platter

Porcelain platter in blue and white Canton pattern. Central design is a landscape scene with a river, houses and a bridge with a rain and cloud pattern border.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173064

Accession Number: 2006.44.1909

Bowl

Round porcleain bowl with foot ring. Painted polychrome decoration of sprays of flowers, a bird and grasshopper on a rock. Inner rim has a blue band with trellis pattern.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173065

Accession Number: 2006.44.1871

Stand

Round wood stand with pierced scroll carving and four feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173066

Accession Number: 2006.44.1908

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