Historic New England

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172230

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.177

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172231

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.178

Watercolor set

Tin box, black-painted exterior, greenish cream interior. A mixture of cakes and tubes of watercolor by Roberson & Co. and Winsor & Newton.

Date: 1900-1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 172232

Accession Number: 1990.1478

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172233

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.179

Knife, Palette

Palette knife, and handle and steel blade

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 172234

Accession Number: 1990.1479

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172235

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.180

Watercolor set

Small, black-pained tin box with watercolors, "Superfine Moist Colors."

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolors (paintings), tin (metal)

GUSN: 172236

Accession Number: 1990.1480

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172237

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.181

Watercolor set

Tin box, painted black on exterior, cream interior. 12 cakes of watercolors, various colors.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating), watercolors (paintings)

GUSN: 172238

Accession Number: 1990.1481

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172239

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.182

Watercolor, water holder

Round container with snap-shut lid, on a belt clip. For a water colorist to carry water.

Date: ca. 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 172240

Accession Number: 1990.1482

T-Square

Simple wood T-square, attachement by four small screws.

Date: 1886-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 172241

Accession Number: 1990.1483

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172242

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.145

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172244

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.146

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172245

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.147

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172246

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.142

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172247

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.143

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172249

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.144

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172250

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.139

T-square

Simple wooden T-square, with two pieces screwed together. Wood in unfinished and has a single hole at end of long arm.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 172251

Accession Number: 1990.1485

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172252

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.140

Dessert plate

Chinese export porcelain dessert plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172253

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.141

Drawing board

Single large plank with cross pieces tongued in at either end. Various pencil sketches, inlcuding hearts, standing man, children (labeled "Bambini"), peacock standing on head of arrow- struck wild cat (or cut?); prelate, sphinx

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 172254

Accession Number: 1990.1486

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172255

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.124

Wooden paddle

Wooden paddle with block of sandpapers. For sharpening pencils?

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), sandpaper

GUSN: 172256

Accession Number: 1990.1487

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172257

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.125

Pencil

Natural wood hexagonal pencil, much sharpened

Date: 1885-1919

Maker: unknown

Material: graphite pencils

GUSN: 172258

Accession Number: 1990.1488

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner platef in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172259

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.126

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172261

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.123

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172262

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.122

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172263

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.121

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172264

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.120

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172265

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.127

Watercolor paper

Various sizes of loose watercolor paper, one boardback wtih some paper attached

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 172266

Accession Number: 1990.1489

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172267

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.118

Dinner plate

Chinese export porcelain dinner plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172268

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.119

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172269

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.193

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172270

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.192

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172271

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.191

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172272

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.196

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172274

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.195

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172275

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.194

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172276

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.199

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172277

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.198

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172279

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.197

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172280

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.200

Soup plate

Chinese export porcelain soup plate in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172282

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.202

Rug

Woven wool rug with center panel of an elongated octagon in red on a white ground. At the center of the octagon is a cross which is flanked by multi-branched candlesticks. The largest border contains red, yellow, orange and white rosettes. The sides are bound in strips of red, orange and white.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174964

Accession Number: 2006.44.458

"A westerly perspective VIEW of part of the Town of Cambridge"

Framed print of an ink drawing depicting a field in foreground, trees in middleground, and about twelve to fourteen buildings in background. Clouds are crudely drawn. In upper left corner is a hanging scroll with words in script.

Date: ca. 1927

Maker: Griffin, Samuel (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174965

Accession Number: 2006.44.809

Medicine Kit

Blue colored metal box with attached lid containing five glass capsules wrapped in silk. Capsules contain aromatic ammonia to be used as smelling salts. Directions printed on small paper card inside box as well as lid.

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material), ammonia (ammonium hydroxide)

GUSN: 175047

Accession Number: 1993.845

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