Historic New England

Ewer

Earthenware ewer. Body tapers into narrow neck with an upturned mouth, dark green/black glaze, and circular foot. Handle missing.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 43207

Accession Number: 1934.1967

Top Hat

Top hat; brown; black gros grain ribbon (1" wide) at base of crown and around rolled brim; underside of brim is black twill; tan leather and silk and paper lining.

Date: 1888

Maker: White, Hat and Cap Manufacturer, A. J. (Manufacturer) Collins & Fairbanks Co. (Retailer)

Material: stitching, leather, molding (forming), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 43208

Accession Number: 1937.344

Vase

Stoneware vase with deep red glaze, mottled to reveal lighter red color beneath. Straight neck.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 43212

Accession Number: 1934.1968

Children's Mug

Children's mug with idyllic landscape to the left of text "Flowers That Never Fade". On right, a ship and rowboat dominate a city-scape. Type is slanted and smudged.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43219

Accession Number: 1970.1310.1

Children's mug with inscription in the center. Banner with the words "INNOCENT PLAY" inside; banner undulates over main inscription. Smudged floral decorations flank the inscription. Hand-painting over transfer-printed rust-brown design. Orange paint lines the upper rim of mug.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43220

Accession Number: 1970.1310.2

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed design of a squirrel eating a nut, perched on a branch of a flowering tree. Hand-painted thin brown line on interior and exterior of upper lip.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43221

Accession Number: 1970.1310.3

Children's Mug

Children's earthenware mug. Shaped base, loop handle and leaf terminals. Blue transfer print with "Dr. Franklin's Poor Richard" theme and inscriptions; one scene; and patterned triangles. Central image of two men shoveling earth and one man swinging a pick. Wagons in the background.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43222

Accession Number: 1970.1310.4

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of young girl in a feathered hat, "feeding the chickens". Overpainting in green, red and yellow.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43223

Accession Number: 1970.1310.5

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of girl holding a dog. To the left, an open book lies on the ground, and a small building is in the distance. Behind and to the right of the girl is a bench, and possibly the corner of a house with a window. Over-painted in green, blue, da...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43224

Accession Number: 1970.1310.6

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Beige with dark brown band at top. Applied floral motifs.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43225

Accession Number: 1970.1310.7

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug (pearlware). Shaped base and loop handle. Blue transfer printed "Franklin's Maxims" inscription flanked by a scene with men working at left and a scene with two boys with axes at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43226

Accession Number: 1970.1310.8

Portrait of Hope Brown Ives (1839-1909)

Full length portrait of Hope Brown Ives (1839-1909) as a young girl wearing a white dress and pantaloons. Sitter is holding a basket of flowers over her right arm, a large straw hat with pink ribbon tie lies on the ground behind. Landscape view with fountain in background. Sister of unnamed boy in 1...

Date: 1842

Maker: Lincoln, James Sullivan, 1811-1888 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 42922

Accession Number: 1986.1183

Parasolette Fan & Box

FAN: Folding Parasolette; ivory guards, no sticks; round ivory button at pivot; pleated green silk leaf; green tassel; circular (when open); carved ivory handle; dog's head at end of stick; brass loop fastening. BOX: White and mulberry, cardboard, two-piece; figure 8 hardware.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product), silk (textile)

GUSN: 42932

Accession Number: 53.1933 A-C

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42940

Accession Number: 1927.1933

Hot Water Plate Warmer

Round pewter hot water plate warmer. Plate-shaped body with hollow interior. Small hinged flap on rim to pour water into hollow reservoir. Opposing, hinged handles.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 42950

Accession Number: 1934.606

Saltcellar

Pressed footed glass saltcellar. Opaque white glass. Scroll and foliate design. Chain pattern around the rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 42951

Accession Number: 1927.1934

Rogers Group Sculpture - Chess

Sculpture of two men playing chess. A woman behind them pours tea.

Maker: Rogers, John (Artist)

Material: plaster, paint (coating)

GUSN: 42952

Accession Number: 2016.187.4

Rogers Group Sculpture - Tap on the Window

Young woman and man at sewing table, startled and looking at right.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 42953

Accession Number: 2016.187.2

Rogers Group Sculpture - The County Post Office

Man and woman at shoemaker's bench, reading letter.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 42956

Accession Number: 2016.187.3

Watercolor Painting

Washington's Deathbed, 1799, photo of painting

Maker: Bowlen, F. C. (Maker)

Material: photomechanical processes

GUSN: 42962

Accession Number: 34.1935

Footstool

Square footstool covered with green plush velvet and a strip of wool cross stitch embroidery in the center. Green wool fringe. Four flattened bun feet attached to underside.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), wool (textile), needlepoint (needleworking), plush

GUSN: 43011

Accession Number: 1936.592

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43012

Accession Number: 1927.1935

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43020

Accession Number: 1927.1936

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 43021

Accession Number: 1933.1936

Building

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 43033

Accession Number: 1937.816

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43035

Accession Number: 1927.1937

Stirrup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 43043

Accession Number: 1938.840

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43068

Accession Number: 1927.1939

Punch bowl

Porcelain bowl. Interior border: orange diaper with green dots separating scrolled panels of flower sprigs (pink and green); central decoration: pink and green rose; exterior: polychrome scenes of Chinese figures in landscape with goats and cows on rococo medallions edged in gold; also floral medall...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 43071

Accession Number: 1952.463

Toilet Box Containing Perfume Bottles

Silver toilet box containing six silver perfume bottles.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 43072

Accession Number: 1952.464

Spur

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 43079

Accession Number: 1940.832A

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43080

Accession Number: 1927.1940

Pottery Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 43081

Accession Number: 1933.1940AB

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 43082

Accession Number: 1934.1940

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43085

Accession Number: 1927.1941

Brise' Fan

Unfinished white wood sticks and guards; brise' type fan; threaded with white ribbon; spray of red leaves drawn on one side, pen and ink cartoon of man, woman and children on other; two small figures drawn on one guard; mother of pearl washer; metal rivet; two red silk tassels.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 43094

Accession Number: 1931.1942

Pottery Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 43095

Accession Number: 1933.1942

Rim Lock

Cast iron box lock with brass trim and fittings. Cap flange type extending over edge of door stile. Iron/brass works. Knob-operated rising bevel bolt and key-operated deadbolt, each from both sides. Mahogany grained finish on box and strike, with brass trim. Box-type strike. Brass round knobs ...

Date: 1830-1837

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), graining, iron (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 43096

Accession Number: 1934.1942A-E

Calling Card Case

Card Case (A), pencil (B), and original box, (C).

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 43098

Accession Number: 1931.1943A-C

Pottery Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 43099

Accession Number: 1933.1943

Miniature Portrait of Mrs. Henry A. Page

This miniature portrait shows a young woman in a deep v-necked black dress, her hair parted down the middle and dressed in ringlets over her ears. She faces right and is set against a greenish gray stippled background. The portrait is in its original, plush-lined leather case.

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 43100

Accession Number: 1931.1944

Purse

Purple knit double purse with beaded tassels, connected by multiple threads and a ring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 43101

Accession Number: 1934.1944

Saltcellar

Blue pressed glass saltcellar. Scroll and lyre design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43102

Accession Number: 1927.1945

Bag

Green plaid silk top and green knit wool diamond patterned bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), wool (hair)

GUSN: 43103

Accession Number: 1931.1945

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 43104

Accession Number: 1946.639AB

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43105

Accession Number: 1927.1946

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 43106

Accession Number: 1931.1946A

Pottery Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 43107

Accession Number: 1933.1946

Cup Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 43109

Accession Number: 1927.1947

Chenille rug

Rectangular two-piece panel; one side (top?) wool chenille strips attached to backing in mottled design; primary red in center; green at edges. Other side (bottom?) attached piece of ingrain carpet; stars and vermicular design in white and greens.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: Bigelow, Abigail Richardson (Maker)

Material: chenille (yarn), pile (textile component), ingrain carpets, wool (textile)

GUSN: 43110

Accession Number: 1931.1947

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