Historic New England

Eggcup

Porcelain eggcup with deeply scalloped three "leaf" body and gold rim, circular base with gold zigzag dot band, two gold bands on foot, and painted decoration of molded flowers and insects.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: Meissen (Maker)

Material: porcelain, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 29263

Accession Number: 1920.789

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 29264

Accession Number: 1920.790

Delftware soup plate with yellow and brown band around rim. Border of berries and flowers in blue, red, and green. Green fern garland with red and blue ribbon draped around two heart-shaped medallions bearing inscription.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 29265

Accession Number: 1920.792

Teapot

Jasperware teapot with a blue body. Scroll molded handle and silver spout. Classical figures adorn the body. Round finial with foliate molded accents.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Possibly Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery), silver (metal)

GUSN: 29266

Accession Number: 1920.793AB

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 29267

Accession Number: 1920.794A

Mug

White "Stone China" mug with flaring base. Copper-colored lusterware bands on base, rim, and handle and sprigs on body exterior. Cluster of berries molded on either side of handle.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: Shaw, Anthony (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming), lusterware, hand-painted

GUSN: 29268

Accession Number: 1920.796

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Large hobnail pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 29269

Accession Number: 1920.798AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Large hobnail pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 29270

Accession Number: 1920.799AB

Basket

Porcelain pierced footed fruit basket with gold rim, magenta, light pink, and gold bands. Molded woven bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 29271

Accession Number: 1920.800

Nail

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 29272

Accession Number: 1920.956

Handbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29273

Accession Number: 1920.959

Rake

No description

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 29274

Accession Number: 1921.2

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29275

Accession Number: 1921.4BC

Bill

Bill of and in handwriting of John Osborn, Boston, July 26, 1802, who bought the Harrison Gray Otis House in 1801.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29276

Accession Number: 1921.13A

Fan

Ivory serpentine shaped sticks and guards, pierced, carved and inlaid with gilt; ivory paper leaf, hand colored lithograph pictures; classical figures on one side, 17th C. figures on reverse; tipped with gray marabou feathers; mother of pearl washer.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gilding, inlay (process), ivory (tooth component), lithography, feather (material), paper (fiber product), piercing

GUSN: 29278

Accession Number: 1921.18

Monocle

Wire mounted magnifying glass, Two inches in diameter in original pasteboard case, German manufacturer

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 29279

Accession Number: 1921.21

Fid

Fid of whale ivory, used in splicing rope, former owned by Edmund Lewis of Marblehead.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29280

Accession Number: 1921.30

Reticule

Reticule containing statting bobbin, bodkin, crochet hook, needle case, etc. formerly owned by Mehitable Bangs Leighton.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29282

Accession Number: 1921.35

Alphabet Sampler

Small alphabet sampler. Dark blue thread on ivory wool ground. Undulating wave border at bottom. Alphabets: #1 complete; #2 missing "J". Numbers: "1-12". Stitches used: cross stitch.

Date: 1814

Maker: Voax, Sophrona (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 29283

Accession Number: 1921.36

Children's Dress

Child's dress with shoulder cape. Red, yellow, and blue plaid. Buttons up front with silk covered button. Shoulder cape [b] and peplum hem of dress edged in blue velvet ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29284

Accession Number: 1921.40AB

Box

Oval box with lid. Box (A): covered with beige paper; royal blue paper borders on top edge, bottom edge, and two side seams. Lid (B): covered with beige paper; royal blue paper borders of top edge, bottom edge, and one side seam.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 29285

Accession Number: 1921.42AB

Basket Covered with Chenille Flowers

Hexagonal weave footed basket with bail handle and lid. Basket is covered with chenille flowers and leaves. Made before 1821 and formerly owned by Mary E. Henderson (1799-1836) of Five Pearl Street. Mary E. Henderson married Theodore Lyman in 1821.

Date: 1810-1821

Maker: unknown

Material: wickerwork, reed (grass, material), silk (fiber), chenille (yarn), weaving

GUSN: 29286

Accession Number: 1921.41AB

Infant's Cap

Cream; sheer; embroidery and net inserts; foliate bands encircle face and neck, meet at center top; similar band inserted at back; background of small eyelet motif; drawstring at back; scalloped trim.

Date: 1830-1836

Maker: Thompson, Elizabeth, Miss (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 29287

Accession Number: 1921.45

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 30446

Accession Number: 1924.859.3

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 30447

Accession Number: 1924.859.4

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 30448

Accession Number: 1924.859.6

Vase

Tan stoneware vase of irregular cylinder form, unglazed, with applied, molded decoration of squirrels on tree branches.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), stoneware (pottery), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 30449

Accession Number: 1924.860

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 30450

Accession Number: 1924.862

Wallet

Wallet made from light brown-colored leather with a scalloped flap and leather strap closure with "X" on front and back; 7 compartments (fan-style); one has scalloped flap and tongue.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: Possibly Marshall (Maker)

Material: leather

GUSN: 30451

Accession Number: 1924.863

Bee's Wax

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 30452

Accession Number: 1924.864

Watercolor Set

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30453

Accession Number: 1924.865

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30454

Accession Number: 1924.866

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30455

Accession Number: 1924.867

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30457

Accession Number: 1924.869

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with a fiddle handle, threaded edge, rounded shoulders, and four tines.

Date: 1768-1774

Maker: Aubrey, Claude-Auguste (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 30458

Accession Number: 1924.870

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with an upturned spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and four tines. Foliate and scroll pattern.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Possibly Jones, John B. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 30459

Accession Number: 1924.871

Child's Apron

White; ribbed; waistband and border of brown printed check with brown dotted center; two pockets separated by border of brown check; one pearl button.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity

GUSN: 30460

Accession Number: 1924.872

Pouch

Tan cotton with blue trim and star shaped multicolored stitched decoration at top and bottom. Drawstring are woven at gathering. Tag reads: "Made by a sailor at Charlestown Navy yard about 1863."

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 30461

Accession Number: 1924.873

Sugar Lozenge in Box

Small round cardboard box with blue, gold and white decoration containing a sugar lozenge with painted decoraiton of a bird surrounded by red flowers and leaves.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, sugar

GUSN: 30462

Accession Number: 1924.875

Wallpaper

"Pompeiian"; open swags; garlnds; scrolls; red, black, yellow, pnk on gry

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product), handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30463

Accession Number: 1924.896

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30464

Accession Number: 1924.898

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30465

Accession Number: 1924.899

H-Hinge

7 nails holes on each strap; foliate ends; painted white. Flat strap; no taper.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 30466

Accession Number: 1924.905AB

Nail

Handwrought; rosehead.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 30467

Accession Number: 1924.906.4 AB

H-Hinge

Flat; small; foliated ends; painted brown over white.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 30468

Accession Number: 1924.906.1-3

Butterfly Hinge

Two-part hinge. Two wrought nailheads extant. Painted gray.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 30469

Accession Number: 1924.907

Strap Hinge

Tapered strap to squared end (no head). Attached to vertical strap with patterned ends.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30470

Accession Number: 1924.908

Strap Hinge

Two-legged strap; each leg tapered to end. Legs set 90 degrees from each other at barrel. Round head at end. Barrel side only. Vertical leg bent in, horizontal bent out.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30471

Accession Number: 1924.909

Strap Hinge

Tapered iron strap with round head at end. Attached to butterfly-type pin/plate.

Date: 1695-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30472

Accession Number: 1924.910

Cross Garnet

Tapered straps with spear head end. Attached to butterfly-type pin/plate. 1 has three wrought nailheads; 2 has four.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30473

Accession Number: 1924.911BC

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