Historic New England

Sumac

Plant with reddish-orange leaves and large red buds.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Decamp, Joseph R. (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 51500

Accession Number: 1987.266.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51501

Accession Number: 1987.267.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51502

Accession Number: 1987.267.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51503

Accession Number: 1987.267.3

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51504

Accession Number: 1987.267.4

Cake plate

Porcelain cake plate with maroon border with gold scrolled swag and tassel border, and gold rim. Handles are cut out and surrounded by gilt scrolls.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 51505

Accession Number: 1987.268

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51506

Accession Number: 1987.269.5

Cake Plate

White porcelain hand-painted cake plate with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold bands circling the center. Kidney shaped-handles cut into plate surrounded by painted leaves. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51507

Accession Number: 1987.269.1

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51508

Accession Number: 1987.269.10

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51509

Accession Number: 1987.269.11

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51510

Accession Number: 1987.269.12

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51511

Accession Number: 1987.269.13

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51512

Accession Number: 1987.269.14

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51513

Accession Number: 1987.269.15

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: hand-painted, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 51514

Accession Number: 1987.269.4

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51515

Accession Number: 1987.269.6

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51516

Accession Number: 1987.269.7

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51517

Accession Number: 1987.269.8

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51518

Accession Number: 1987.269.9

Portrait of Mr. Leroy Lyon

Portrait of an older gentleman with combed back white hair and blue eyes. Sitter is wearing a white button down shirt, narrow red tie, gray suit jacket, and brown belt. Oil on canvas, unframed.

Date: 1943

Maker: Sears, Edwin Buckingham, 1911-1986 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 51523

Accession Number: 1987.274

Flute

Wooden flute with drilled holes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51526

Accession Number: 1987.278

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51529

Accession Number: 1987.282.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51530

Accession Number: 1987.282.2

Knife Rest

Clear glass knife rest.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51531

Accession Number: 1987.283

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51532

Accession Number: 1987.284

Celery Vase

Pair of glass footed celery vases. Octagonal foot and flared scalloped rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51533

Accession Number: 1987.285.1

Celery Vase

Pair of glass footed celery vases. Octagonal foot and flared, scalloped rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51534

Accession Number: 1987.285.2

Compote with Lid

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51535

Accession Number: 1987.286AB

Candlestick

Molded, clear glass candlestick. Broken in two pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51537

Accession Number: 1987.287

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51539

Accession Number: 1987.288.1

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51540

Accession Number: 1987.288.2

Shawl

Scarlet red center with 14" inner paisley border; 3 1/2" outer border and 3" compartmental border at warp edge in red and yellow with blue, white, black and green.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 54815

Accession Number: 1948.62

Shawl

Red ground organized with large paisley motifs in blue and green with magenta and white; sewn-on woven compartmental edge; "long" shawl.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54816

Accession Number: 1948.63

Shawl

Black center with 17" border primarily red and yellow with green and icy blue with several repeating paisley motifs on each side.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54817

Accession Number: 1948.64

Shawl

Off-white herringbone; fringe at warp ends.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 54818

Accession Number: 1948.65

Purse

A black bag or sack style purse with floral tambour work embroidery / needlework of a floral motif in shades of green, blue, purple, pink, and red with open work metal frame, ball clasp, and double strand chain. Additional purple flower embroidered on verso.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leather, snaps, cotton (fiber), silk (textile)

GUSN: 54819

Accession Number: 1948.66.1

Shawl

Cream ground with silk stripes 3" apart; 3" border of cord in purple and olive, ground printed with stylized purple sprig 1 3/4" apart; thin silk thread fringe tied on all sides.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 54821

Accession Number: 1948.72

Shawl

Cream ground with damask type weave printed all over with 5 1/4" square blocks with scalloped inner border and spray of roses; 7 blocks one side; outer blocks are green with purple roses and yellow lattice; inner blocks are purple with green roses and yellow lattice; thin tied-on silk fringe.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 54822

Accession Number: 1948.73

Brise' Fan

FAN (A): Plain white wooden sticks and guards; brise' type, painted with blue harebells tied with violet ribbon; threadd with narrow violet ribbon; mother of pearl washer; metal rivet and ring; faded violet silk tassel. BOX (B): Cardboard, two pieces, covered in shiny dark purple paper.

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 54824

Accession Number: 1948.76AB

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: Farrington & Hunnewell (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 54825

Accession Number: 1948.79

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54826

Accession Number: 1948.83

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1840

Maker: (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 54828

Accession Number: 1948.86.4

Decanter with stopper

Red stained glass decanter and stopper with etched forest scene in frosted glass bordered by elongated honeycomb pattern. Pointed stopper with same pattern as body and etched scroll design in frosted glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), stained glass (material)

GUSN: 54829

Accession Number: 1948.87AB

Shawl

Black; triangular; strapwork/geometric border with deep loops at center; floral bouquets.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54831

Accession Number: 1948.89

Dress

White mull w/ lace inserts & lace ruffles; bodice has alternating bands of lace band inserts w/ pleats & ruffles; 6 buttons at back; 5 of which are white covered. Smocking at shoulders ends in double lace ruffle; sleeves are 3/4 length ending in lace-trimmed ruffle. Skirt is attached to bodice; wi...

Date: 1898

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, machine-made, super

GUSN: 54832

Accession Number: 1948.91

Verse Sampler

Memorial verse sampler with cross stitched border. Monochrome silk thread on ivory linen.

Date: 19th century

Maker: Dewhurst, Mary Ann (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 54833

Accession Number: 1948.96

Slippers

White silk satin; bound w/ white grosgrain; trimmed w/ small white bow; white satin ribbon ties (5/16" wide). Square toe; square throat; 3/4" vamp; no center back seam; sole has narrow waist & no heel; white leather & linen lining.

Date: 1849-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 54834

Accession Number: 1948.97AB

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54835

Accession Number: 1948.98A

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54836

Accession Number: 1948.99A

Fork

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54838

Accession Number: 1948.99F

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