Historic New England

Dinner plate

White clay body with pearl glaze; circular form with narrow rim; lobed edge; slightly dished. Shallow circular well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration in early "Willow" pattern featuring birds at left, Chinese/ Middle Eastern style temples, houses, and figures and a fence featuring the Uni...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing

GUSN: 24890

Accession Number: 1985.164

Saucer

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form w/ shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24891

Accession Number: 1985.165.1

Saucer

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form w/ shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24892

Accession Number: 1985.165.2

Tea bowl

Tea bowl. White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig. Deep circular bowl w/ high footring.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24893

Accession Number: 1985.165.3

Saucer

White gray clay body w/ transparent glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration in well of iron-red ribbon border band enclosing a polychrome floral sprig (rose palette.) Scallop and dot border at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24894

Accession Number: 1985.166

Saucer

White-gray body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration w/ polychrome floral sprigs (famille rose palette) in well. Scallop and line border patterns at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24895

Accession Number: 1985.167.1

Saucer

White-gray body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration w/ polychrome floral sprigs (famille rose palette) in well. Scallop and line border patterns at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24896

Accession Number: 1985.167.2

Teapot

Molded and hand-built red clay body. Cylindrical body, slightly indented at basal ring. Recessed bottom. Slightly rounded shoulders terminating in wide circular mouth at flat top. Flange recessed. Short straight spout. Applied C-shaped handle. Flat circular lid w/ high flange ring. Bail handle at ce...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24897

Accession Number: 1985.168AB

Teapot

Buccaroware, made in imitation of Chinese Yi-Hsing Yao wares. Unglazed red clay body, hand-built and molded. Squat circular body tapers to circular basal ring w/ slightly recessed bottom. Flattened shoulder w/ short cylindrical neck w/ chamfered inner edge. Applied simple C-shaped handle. Short stra...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24898

Accession Number: 1985.169AB

Teapot

Coil built and hand-molded red clay body; unglazed. Round bulbous body w/ alternating wide and narrow ribs. Tapered slightly to flat bottom. Flattened shoulders w/ shallow cylindrical neck. No flange. Applied simple round C-shaped body. Simple short straight spout. Buccaroware or Yi-Hsing Yao. Reign...

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24899

Accession Number: 1985.170

Tea Canister

Molded white clay body with white glaze. Narrow box-like rectangular body with rounded shoulders. Cylindrical neck terminating in circular mouth. Lid missing. Sepia-tone painted decoration with scalloped and line borders at shoulders. Front and back with scenic circular reserves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24900

Accession Number: 1985.171

Sandwich plate

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Circular plate form w/ slight foot ring and 3 stilt marks on bottom. Molded shaped edge w/ slightly dished rim. Shallow circular well. Transfer printed "flow-blue" decoration in the "Temple" pattern. featuring romanticized pagodas in well w/ scrolled cavetto bandi...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: P. W. & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24901

Accession Number: 1985.172

Dinner plate

Molded, white clay body w/ blue pearl glaze. Three stilt marks on front and back. Circular plate form w/ dished rim, pronounced cavetto and deep well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration from series "Oriental Scenery/ Mahomedan Mosque & Tomb/ I. Hall" (Marked in blue). Central scene of middl...

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: Hall & Sons, John (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 24902

Accession Number: 1985.173

Dinner plate

Molded white clay body w/ colorless glaze. Stilt marks on front and back. Circular plate form w/ slightly shaped edge, wide dished rim, pronounced cavetto and deep well. Incised foot rings. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration from pattern "Italian Buildings/ R. Hall" (marked in blue). Featur...

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 24903

Accession Number: 1985.174

Plate

Circular dish form w/ 4-lobed, or shaped edge. Slightly turned in rim w/ deep canted cavetto and circular well. Exterior canted to shallow circular foot ring. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration of scrolling floral "diaper" at rim; central willow-type scene featuring cloud scrolls, pagoda w/...

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24904

Accession Number: 1985.175

Sauce boat

Piece from a dinner set. White clay body w/ pearl blue glaze. Underglaze of brown transfer printed decoration in pattern called "Carolina/ R. Hall" (printed on body in brown). Features border of rococo-type cartouches w/ berry motif and striped diapers. Creamer: Rococo molded form w/ elaborate shape...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: Hall, Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 24905

Accession Number: 1985.176.1

Jar

Baluster shaped redware jar w/ lug handles. Exterior unglazed, interior w/ clear lead glaze appearing brown over the paste. Sprig-molded daisy in front below rim.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, throwing (pottery technique), tin (metal)

GUSN: 24906

Accession Number: 1998.4712

Garden urn

Cast iron urn. Urn is fluted w/ beading on waist and rim. Rim is flared. Urn stands on square base. There is a lead(?) liner of which only a small piece remains.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), lead (metal), molding (forming)

GUSN: 24907

Accession Number: 1998.4343

Fire extinguisher

Fire suppressors. Red glass bulb filled w/ liquid. Set into metal wire connected to back wall mount. Metal tag connected to wire at front of bulb.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: International Fire Equipment Corp. (Maker)

Material: glass (material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 24908

Accession Number: 1998.715

Box

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 24909

Accession Number: 1998.5943.1AB

Pitcher

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24910

Accession Number: 1998.5943.2

Basin

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24911

Accession Number: 1998.5943.3

Chamber Pot

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24912

Accession Number: 1998.5943.4

Soap Dish

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24913

Accession Number: 1998.5943.5AB

Hairpin Box

5 piece doll's porcelain wash set with blue, brown, and pink sprigs fo flowers with gold detail, in original fitted box: basin, pitcher, chamber pot and 2 covered boxes.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24914

Accession Number: 1998.5943.6AB

Steam Engine

Toy single engine cylinder, reciprocating steam engine on footed base; red, gold, and shiny tin; 2 pulleys for running other equipment; removeable kerosene pan with wick.

Date: ca. 1895

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), glass (material), iron (metal), tin (metal)

GUSN: 24915

Accession Number: 1998.5944

Toy Eggbeater

Child-size rotary eggbeater made of metal with blue and white painted wooden handle.

Date: 1923

Maker: Ekco (Maker) Katzinger, Edward (Maker) A & J Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 24916

Accession Number: 1998.5945

Diabolo Toy

"Diabolo": 2 bamboo poles with leather grips connected by string and celliloid spool-like spinner with rubber ends and brass fitting at center, in original green box.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Possibly Brevete (Maker) Possibly SDGD (Maker)

Material: bamboo (material), leather, string (fiber product)

GUSN: 24917

Accession Number: 1998.5946A-D

Harmonica

"Concert" harmonica in stamped tin case, with depictions of medals won at the international competitions in Vienna, Ulm, Stuttgart, Philadelphia and Brussels.

Date: 1888

Maker: Hohner, M. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 24918

Accession Number: 1998.5947

Gym Suit

2 piece red wool gymsuit with white trim: bloomers with elastic cuffs, middy blouse top.

Date: 1910

Maker: Columbia Gymnasium Suit Company (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 24919

Accession Number: 1998.5948AB

Fencing Epee

Fencing epee with wrapped leather grip and protective rubber tip.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, rubber (material), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 24920

Accession Number: 1998.5949BC

Fencing Mask

Wire mesh fencing mask with red leather covered padding.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wire

GUSN: 24921

Accession Number: 1998.5949A

Basket

2 quart size square base w/ sides canted out to circular mouth. Single wood bail handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 24972

Accession Number: 1919.761

Crock

Thrown buff-colored clay body w/ buff salt-glazed "orange peel" glaze on exterior and brown slip on interior. Cylindrical body w/ canted basal edge and flat bottom. Shoulders rounding to neck which cants out slightly to a rounded lip on circular mouth. Recessed flange receives a flat circular lid w/...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 24973

Accession Number: 1927.638

Woven Wall Pocket

Three-tiered splint basket wall pocket. Each section is rectangular in form, plain woven and left undyed, patterned with narrow dark blue-black weavers near the lip. The entire wallpocket was varnished sometime in the past, giving it a distinctive sheen.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving, varnishing

GUSN: 24974

Accession Number: 1927.2148

Berry basket

6 penny strawberry basket square base, circular form w/ checker work weave.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hickory (wood), splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 24975

Accession Number: 1927.2172

Basket

Rectangular form w/ straight sides and indented raised back. Crosshatch weave.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 24976

Accession Number: 1927.2174

Ladle

Ladle made from undecorated grey sheet metal with overlapping and soldered seams. Cylindrical cup with a rolled-under mouth and a flat bottom with overlapped edge. Elongated, tapered and slightly bowed handle emanating from cup rim, with a "rat-tail" molded band in center and terminating at a wire r...

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 24977

Accession Number: 1928.542

Feather basket

Square base rising to circular sides in checker board weave. Flat woven top w/ holes on sides for handles. Oval wood bail handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: splints (lighting devices)

GUSN: 24978

Accession Number: 1930.749

Bottle Carrier

Wicker weave rectangular basket with interior divided to accomidate six bottle. Twisted wicker carrying handle. Tagged "J.T. Coolidge Jr., 148 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass." Per the accession book, the basket is a "butler's basket" and was "used to bring liquor up from the cellar."

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 24979

Accession Number: 1934.725

Milking stool

Originally green octagonal-shaped seat w/ short round handle. 3 faceted feet.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 24980

Accession Number: 1934.2009

Small Glass Tumbler In Wicker Holder

Small, clear drinking glass (c) enclosed in wicker (a). Missing a round, sweat grass cover (b).

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), weaving, wickerwork

GUSN: 24981

Accession Number: 1935.1514A-C

Boat-Shaped Dish

Small, wooden boat-shaped dish with dark brown lacquer bottom, red lacquer interior and exterior covered with woven straw. Canted sides with crescent-shaped cut out handles.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating), reed (grass, material), wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 24982

Accession Number: 1937.231

Flatware Basket

Rectangular, wicker container with interior divider and single handle. Wood and reed bottom with wicker weave with diamond patternsides. Wood interior divider wrapped with reed. Wicker weave and reed handle.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, wood (plant material), reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 24983

Accession Number: 1938.727

Bowl

Red clay body in milk pan form. Flat circular bottom. Straight sides canting out to circular mouth w/ rolled-under lip. Interior w/ brownish slip glaze.

Date: 1795-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: redware

GUSN: 24984

Accession Number: 1963.166

Jug

Hand thrown, w/ circular wire marks on bottom. Orangeish-buff colored body. Tall cylindircal form w/ flat bottom; w/ rounded shoulders tapering to a cylindrical neck w/ a ring at bottom and a collar at circular mouth. Applied strap handle at neck. Probably a beer bottle.

Date: 1795-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 24985

Accession Number: 1963.167

Crock

Grey-colored clay body w/ slip glazes. Molded. Circular bulbous form w/ flat bottom and rounded shoulders swelling to a cylindrical neck w/ dished or recessed circular mouth. Strap handle at back (missing). Dark brown-green glaze at top half; white crackle glaze at bottom half. Blue painted mark on ...

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 24986

Accession Number: 1963.168

Crock

Brown slip glaze over red clay body. Flat bottom w/ cylindrical sides swelling at shoulders and tapering to a wide circular mouth.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: redware

GUSN: 24987

Accession Number: 1963.169

Crock

Possibly a butter jar. Dark brown glazed yellow clay body. Molded. Cylindrical tub form, w/ faceted sides and dished circular banding at top and bottom w/ molded edges. Each side w/ a molded handle in form of rope ring. Circular lid w/ shallow step molding and flat circular knop handle. Impressed on...

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: Edwards & Co. (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 24988

Accession Number: 1963.170

Bottle

Transparent aquamarine colored body; 2-part mold. Cylindrical body w/ slightly rounded basal edge; bottom slightly dished. Tall cylindrical neck w/ wide collar at circular mouth.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 24989

Accession Number: 1963.171

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