Historic New England

Hatchel

Hatchel. Wood black w/ wood inlay filled w/ hand-wrought nails (about 30?). Large crack down center of main wood block.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18730

Accession Number: 1998.1372

Chest

Pine matchboard chest w/ hinged lid and grained finish. Vertical molding creates image of multiple small planks. Arched carving at bottom creates look of bracket feet.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 18731

Accession Number: 1998.1373

Viewing box

Currier print viewing box. Partially covered in black-painted canvas. 2 hand cranks on top turn 2 rods inside. 2 glass holes in front for viewing on wooden flap. (Hinge at top)

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18732

Accession Number: 1998.1374

Tray

Metal pan.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 18733

Accession Number: 1998.1375

Tray

Metal pan.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 18734

Accession Number: 1998.1376

Tray

Metal pan.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 18735

Accession Number: 1998.1377

Tray

Metal pan.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 18736

Accession Number: 1998.1378

Tray

Metal pan.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 18737

Accession Number: 1998.1379

Dried gourd hanging

Dried gourds, pine cone and bean pods--spray painted red, green, blue, yellow, orange. Attached to black string by wire.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gourd, painting (coating), wire

GUSN: 18738

Accession Number: 1998.1380

Wastebasket

Cardboard wastebasket covered with wallpaper. White background with yellow and white flowers.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18739

Accession Number: 1998.1381

Bed. Cottage style; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of head and footboards. Boards are crested with thick molded rails. Thick, flat-sided stiles with curved edges widen into legs set on casters.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18740

Accession Number: 1998.1449.1

Chest of drawers

Bureau; cottage style; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of drawers. Bevel-edged top with attached mirror. Mirror attached to curved arms of supporting base; openwork crest. Two small drawers and three full drawers, all with turne...

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18741

Accession Number: 1998.1449.2

Commode

Cottage style commode; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions on top and at center of bottom doors. Hinged top with beveled edges. Interior top compartment. Two bottom doors open to larger interior compartment. Curved skirt. Rests on bracket fe...

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18742

Accession Number: 1998.1449.3

Occasional table

Cottage style occasional table; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of top. Top edges are curved and beveled. Front drawer. Skirt arched at side between two side legs. Turned legs and center stretchers. Legs at each side connecte...

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18743

Accession Number: 1998.1449.4

Side chair

Side chair; cottage style; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of crest rail. Carved crest rail with four slender turned spindles joined at bottom to lower slat. Caned seat. Turned front legs and stretcher; back legs flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18744

Accession Number: 1998.1449.5

Side chair

Side chair; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of crest rail. Carved crest rail with four slender turned spindles joined at bottom to lower slat. Caned seat. Turned front legs and stretcher; back legs flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18745

Accession Number: 1998.1449.6

Side chair

Side chair; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of crest rail. Carved crest rail with four slender turned spindles joined at bottom to lower slat. Caned seat. Turned front legs and stretcher; back legs flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18746

Accession Number: 1998.1449.7

Side chair

Side chair; part of a suite. Painted green with darker green striping and detail and landscape medallions at center of crest rail. Carved crest rail with four slender turned spindles joined at bottom to lower slat. Caned seat. Turned front legs and stretcher; back legs flared.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18747

Accession Number: 1998.1449.8

Rocking chair

Cottage style rocking chair. Cane seat and lower back ; legs, stretchers, and rockers painted blue. Carved crest rail with four slender turned spindles connected at bottom to the top rail of the caned lower back. Curving stiles, caned seat, slight cabriole front legs, flat concave front stretcher...

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 18748

Accession Number: 1998.1448

Chest of drawers

Empire bureau, mahogany veneer with brass key surrounds on drawers. Two small upper drawers and four bottom drawers, the three lowest flanked by turned columns on vase and ring-turned feet.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18849

Accession Number: 1998.1484

Wastebasket

Cloth covered wooden wastebasket. Cotton printed cloth sewn around outside of basket w/ fringe at top. Wastebasket constructed from 8 wooden panels on sides. Blue, red, and white cloth.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 18850

Accession Number: 1998.1485

Print

Hand-colored lithograph of three women in medieval dress. The woman closest to the viewer wears a long green and white dress w/ a gray head covering. The woman behind her wears a long pink dress and holds beads in her left hand. The third woman is back to in a long green dress w/ pink head covering....

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product), hand coloring

GUSN: 18851

Accession Number: 1998.1486

Rug

Braided rug with Brussels carpet center. Brown thick border, grey, brown, blue and green surrounding green carpet with yellow and red floral sprays.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

GUSN: 18852

Accession Number: 1998.1487

Rug

Braided rug with Brussels carpet center. Off-white border, blues and tans surrounding green carpet with yellow and red floral sprays.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 18853

Accession Number: 1998.1488

Rug

Braided rug with Brussels carpet center. Blue thick border, grey, red, green and pink surrounding green carpet with yellow and red floral sprays.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 18854

Accession Number: 1998.1489

Rug

One braided rug, thick black border, pink, browns and central blue.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Donnell, Annie (Maker)

Material: braiding, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 18855

Accession Number: 1998.1490

Mirror

Rectangular mahogany veneer mirror. Thick frame w/ ogee molding associated w/ the Empire style.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 18856

Accession Number: 1998.1491

Water pitcher

Water pitcher, silver plated, spout w/ face of man w/ beard and mustache; seal-like decoration below spout; cover has grape bunch w/ leaves on top; foliated scroll handle.

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 18857

Accession Number: 1998.1049

Coffeepot

Grey enamel coffeepot; striations and blotches of darker grey enamel on top of lighter grey background; spout has perforated screen; 2 raised rings around base.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18858

Accession Number: 1998.1050

Syrup pot

Large syrup pot? w/ vertical, turned and black wooden handle; black wooden finial atop lid; 2 raised rings around base; lobed spout w/ hinged spout cover.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 18859

Accession Number: 1998.1051

Coffeepot

Britannia coffeepot w/ painted black handle; foliated scroll handle; finial atop hinged lid; swan-shaped spout; engraved ring around base.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal, hammering

GUSN: 18860

Accession Number: 1998.1052

Teapot

Blue and brown ceramic teapot and lid; engraved vertical striations in sets of 3; rim of pot and knob on top of lid brown; inside has crackled appearance.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 18861

Accession Number: 1998.1053AB

Teapot

Porcelain teapot w/ coiled wire handle; lid and rim decorated w/ white background and blue floral design (lid also banded w/ pinwheel design); body textured like reptile skin w/ white and green puffy-painted splotches.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 18862

Accession Number: 1998.1054AB

Teapot

Teapot w/ transfer print of woman and two children looking at an animal; rose-colored sprigged decoration on handle and spout; rose banding around top edge; pastoral scene painted in purples, greens and yellows.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 18863

Accession Number: 1998.1055AB

Coffeepot

Earthenware coffeepot transfer printed in black and mulberry in chinoiserie design; print of Chinese palace by the water; octagonal shape w/ squared handle and domed lid.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 18864

Accession Number: 1998.1056AB

Pitcher

Hexagonal pitcher, flow blue decoration; design depicts archway with flowers surrounding it; blue diamond pattern on handle and base; darker blue hues at rim.

Date: 1843-1855

Maker: Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material), glazing (coating), transfer printing, earthenware

GUSN: 18865

Accession Number: 1998.1057

Pitcher

Earthenware pitcher w/ remnants of gilt decoration around neck and body; foliated scroll handle; ribbed band around base.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, gilding, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 18866

Accession Number: 1998.1058

Water pitcher

Majolica water pitcher w/ rustic decoration; pink interior; white exterior w/ 2 yellow bands around body; poorly painted decoration of grape bunches and leaves--red and green colors running into each other.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18867

Accession Number: 1998.1059

Teapot

Teapot w/ molded bamboo decoration; pink interior; brown bamboo-like handle and base; bamboo leaves around body; yellow coloration around lid and top half of body.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Griffen, Smith & Hill (Maker)

Material: bamboo (material), earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18868

Accession Number: 1998.1060.1AB

Sugar bowl

Sugar bowl w/ molded bamboo decoration; purple/pink interior; 2 brown bamboo-like handles; brown base; green bamboo leaves around body; yellow coloration around lid and top half of body.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Griffen, Smith & Hill (Maker)

Material: bamboo (material), earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 18869

Accession Number: 1998.1060.2AB

Teapot

Teapot w/ bisque finish w/ blue banded decoration; foliated scroll handle; decoration consisting of links and dots.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 18870

Accession Number: 1998.1061.1AB

Creamer

Creamer w/ bisque finish w/ blue banded decoration; foliated scroll handle; decoration consisting of links and dots.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 18871

Accession Number: 1998.1061.2

Mug

Ironstone mug; brown coloration mostly faded; purple decoration w/ anchor surrounded by wreath and motto: "MARINE"; rope banding on handle and around exterior and interior rim; raised ring around base.

Date: 1860-1887

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

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

GUSN: 18872

Accession Number: 1998.1062

Mug

Ironstone mug w/ brown coloration; purple decoration w/ anchor surrounded by wreath and motto: "MARINE"; rope banding on handle and around exterior and interior rim; raised ring around base.

Date: 1860-1887

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

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

GUSN: 18873

Accession Number: 1998.1063

Pitcher

Ironstone pitcher w/ handle; molded panel decoration w/ Trent-shaped banding around neck; molded foliate decoration on handle; tapered base; swirled decoration around rim.

Date: 1845-1870

Maker: Jacob Furnival & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18874

Accession Number: 1998.1064

Pitcher

Plain ironstone pitcher w/ small foliate molding at top of handle; smooth shape w/ bulbous bottom.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: James Edwards & Son (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18875

Accession Number: 1998.1065

Casserole dish

Covered casserole dish w/ green relief decoration; banded ribbing along edge of cover and rim of dish; decoration of foliate trail on cover and sides; knobbed handle on cover.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Laughlin, Homer, 1869 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), tin (metal)

GUSN: 18876

Accession Number: 1998.1066AB

Pitcher

Medium-sized ironstone pitcher; gold band decoration around rim, handle and body; relief trumpet-flower decoration on body near handle; oval-shaped body.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18877

Accession Number: 1998.1067

Sugar bowl

Ironstone sugar bowl w/ mismatched cover; octagonal shaped body and base; 2 handles w/ relief berries and leaves decoration. Cover: C-shaped handle; tiny pink banding around edge; raised foliate decoration w/ touches of pink.

Date: 1853-1861

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming), porcelain

GUSN: 18878

Accession Number: 1998.1068AB

Sugar bowl

Ironstone sugar bowl w/ original cover; octagonal shaped body and base; 2 handles w/ relief decoration of berries and leaves; octagonal cover w/ relief foliate pattern and banding.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Boote, Thomas & Richard, 1842-1906 (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 18879

Accession Number: 1998.1069AB

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