Historic New England

Trueen with cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39016

Accession Number: 1937.350AB

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky. Fruit basket: oval with latticework sides and rectang...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 39017

Accession Number: 1937.351

Basket

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39018

Accession Number: 1937.352A

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39019

Accession Number: 1937.352B

Sauceboat

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39020

Accession Number: 1937.354

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39021

Accession Number: 1937.360

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39022

Accession Number: 1937.361

Butter dish

Butter dish with underplate in orange Fitzhugh pattern. Oval with gilt bud finial painted gilt leaf.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 39023

Accession Number: 1937.369.1AB-.2

Demitasse Cup

Child's porcelain cup with gadrooned, gilt spine handle. Interior: blue and gold alternating dot band. Exterior: gold border with blue enamel abstract leaf and flowers and rounded arch and dot below; monogram "S.H.L." in gold oval.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 39024

Accession Number: 1937.375.1

Child's Coffee Cup

Child's porcelain cup with broken off handle. Exterior gilt band around rim; interior border of blue pinpoint quatrefoils on thin double gilt band; exterio: "IL" monogram within blue enamel and gold oval with gold stars on enamel ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 39025

Accession Number: 1937.376

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39026

Accession Number: 1937.384

Saucer

Porcelain saucer. Black-gray floral pattern with metallic gold around rim. Metallic gold oval with landscapes and buildings in black-gray in center of plate.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39027

Accession Number: 1937.385A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39028

Accession Number: 1937.385B

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39030

Accession Number: 1937.389

Ginger jar

Blue hand-painted ginger jar. No cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 39031

Accession Number: 1937.391

Ginger Jar

Blue hand-painted ginger jar with cover.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 39032

Accession Number: 1937.392

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 39033

Accession Number: 1937.395

Box with Sliding Lid

Small, oblong wooden box with sliding lid. Box lid is handcarved with heart and six pointed star contained within a circle. Also various patterns composed of smaller elements, including spiralled disks and concentric squares. Box contains wound bundle of raffia straw.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 39034

Accession Number: 1937.408AB

Pen Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 39035

Accession Number: 1937.412

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39036

Accession Number: 1937.413AB

Brise' Fan

Ivory brise' fan; intricately carved, guards with chinoiserie, sticks with grape leaves and grapes; central cartouche with gilt monogram: H.L. or F.C.L.; medallion with landscape at lower front; discolored white silk ribbon; animal characters along top of each stick.

Date: 1790-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 39037

Accession Number: 1937.414

Portrait of Captain Isaiah Lewis

Portrait of a man with curly dark hair, black jacket, elaborate stock and collar.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 39039

Accession Number: 1937.420

Chair

Arm chair with green upholstery

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 39042

Accession Number: 1937.435

Candlestand

Cabriole legs; rounded snake feet; turned urn-and-column pillar; fixed square top with molded edges.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 39044

Accession Number: 1937.439

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 39045

Accession Number: 1937.440

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 39046

Accession Number: 1937.441

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 39211

Accession Number: 1937.776

Goblet

Silver goblet with frosted foliage designs; hollow glass goblet with small stem and circular foot with hole (now closed up) to pour silver/refelctive paint in to coat the glass; decorated with etched-in-designs (frosted looking glass)

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metallic paint

GUSN: 39212

Accession Number: 1937.777

Commemorative dinner plate

White earthenware plate with blue transfer-printed bust of nineteenth century Congressman and secretary of state Henry Clay of Kentucky.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 39213

Accession Number: 1937.778

Drinking Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 39214

Accession Number: 1937.790

Glass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 39215

Accession Number: 1937.791

Chocolate cup and saucer

Porcelain chocolate cup and saucer. White with gilt lobed border around rim of cup, lid, and rim of saucer. The saucer with raised, pierced holder for cup. The cup has violet and gold bands in relief that wraps handles. The cover has pink and gold flame finial. All pieces have beautifully painted s...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Probably Berlin Porcelain Factory (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 39216

Accession Number: 1937.796A-C

Quilt

Six rows of seven white cotton blocks, separated by green 2-3/8" wide sashing. Within blocks appliqued abstract four petaled, stemmed plant; round orange flower. Edges bound in white; quilted in wavy, fanned pattern.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), stitching, piecing, quilting

GUSN: 39218

Accession Number: 1937.811

Pinking Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 39219

Accession Number: 1937.812

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 39220

Accession Number: 1937.813

Bean Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 39222

Accession Number: 1937.828

Cape

Peach cape with quilted hood with tassel; cream silk embroidery; floral trail along front, hem and hood; embroidered scalloped edge; cream silk lining.

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: Whiting, Elizabeth (Maker) Whiting, Sarah (Maker)

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 39223

Accession Number: 1937.830

Cape

Red cape with hood with cream tassel; cream soutache of stylized foliage along front, hem and hood; pinked scalloped edge; two cream tassels at neck closure.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: Whiting, Elizabeth (Maker) Whiting, Sarah (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 39224

Accession Number: 1937.831