Historic New England

Punch Cup

Colorless molded and blow or worked cylindrical body with faint faceting down sides, swelling to a bulbous squat base with corresponding foot. Applied C-shaped handle. Applied gilt coral branch motif at top.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material), gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 64061

Accession Number: 1970.791.1

Punch Cup

Colorless molded and blow or worked cylindrical body with faint faceting down sides, swelling to a bulbous squat base with corresponding foot. Applied C-shaped handle. Applied gilt coral branch motif at top. Iridescent orange-ish tint or cast body.

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material), gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 64062

Accession Number: 1970.791.2

Cordial Glass

Four part molded colorless glass body. Ogee-shaped bowl with wide circular mouth slightly flared out, base of bowl swells out and has thumb-print faceting with saw tooth borders. Stem with corresponding decoration on knop. Circular foot.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 64063

Accession Number: 1970.792.1

Cordial Glass

Four part molded colorless glass body. Ogee-shaped bowl with wide circular mouth slightly flared out, base of bowl swells out and has thumb-print faceting with saw tooth borders. Stem with corresponding decoration on knop. Circular foot.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 64064

Accession Number: 1970.792.2

Wine Glass

Probably molded, possibly blown colorless glass body. Shallow circular bowl with elongated thin applied stem, on applied circular foot with polished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 64115

Accession Number: 1970.809.3

Wine Glass

Probably molded, possibly blown colorless glass body. Shallow circular bowl with elongated thin applied stem, on applied circular foot with polished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 64116

Accession Number: 1970.809.4

Wine Glass

Probably molded, possibly blown colorless glass body. Shallow circular bowl with elongated thin applied stem, on applied circular foot with polished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 64117

Accession Number: 1970.809.5

Wine Glass

Probably molded, possibly blown colorless glass body. Shallow circular bowl with elongated thin applied stem, on applied circular foot with polished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 64118

Accession Number: 1970.809.6

Wine Glass

Probably molded, possibly blown colorless glass body. Shallow circular bowl with elongated thin applied stem, on applied circular foot with polished pontil. Broken with stem missing.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 64119

Accession Number: 1970.809.7

Goblet

Colorless glass goblet with deep cylindrical bowl and facetted stem. Circular foot with starburst pattern. Engraved gothic style "B" at center with decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64120

Accession Number: 1970.810.1

Decanter

Colorless glass decanter [A] with spherical body and elongated neck with facetted sides. Decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around body. Starburst pattern on bottom. Spherical stopper [B] with facetted sides.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), etching (corroding), glass (material)

GUSN: 64121

Accession Number: 1970.810.8AB

Water Goblet

Colorless glass goblet with cylindrical bowl, stem, and circular foot. Engraved gothic style "B" at center with a decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64122

Accession Number: 1970.810.2

Water Goblet

Colorless glass goblet with cylindrical bowl, stem, and circular foot. Engraved gothic style "B" at center with a decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64123

Accession Number: 1970.810.3

Wine Glass

Colorless glass wine glass. Deep circular bowl, plain stem, circular foot. Decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: c. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64124

Accession Number: 1970.810.4

Wine Glass

Colorless glass wine glass. Deep circular bowl, plain stem, circular foot. Decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64125

Accession Number: 1970.810.5

Wine Glass

Colorless glass wine glass. Deep circular bowl, plain stem, circular foot. Decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64126

Accession Number: 1970.810.6

Wine Glass

Colorless glass wine glass. Deep circular bowl, plain stem, circular foot. Decorative gothic band of alternating drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim.

Date: ca. 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material)

GUSN: 64127

Accession Number: 1970.810.7

Bowl

Colorless glass body, thickly modeled. Circular bowl with straight sides canting out from a circular foot ring. Sides are faceted on interior with wheel cut decoration on exterior of striated floral pattern, very stylized.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64128

Accession Number: 1970.811

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64129

Accession Number: 1970.812.1

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64130

Accession Number: 1970.812.2

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64131

Accession Number: 1970.812.3

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64132

Accession Number: 1970.812.4

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64133

Accession Number: 1970.812.5

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64134

Accession Number: 1970.812.6

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64135

Accession Number: 1970.812.7

Tumbler

Probably molded and blown. Colorless body with faint faceting on paneling. Circular top with slight swelling then tapering slightly at waist and terminating in flat circular bottom. Wheel etched stylized border at top, featuring leafy terminals emanating from a sunburst-like floral center.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64136

Accession Number: 1970.812.8

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64137

Accession Number: 1970.813.1

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64138

Accession Number: 1970.813.2

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64139

Accession Number: 1970.813.3

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64140

Accession Number: 1970.813.4

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64141

Accession Number: 1970.813.5

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64142

Accession Number: 1970.813.6

Decanter

Squat spherical body with flattened bottom with cut-starburst. Body with decorative band of machine etched pattern, featuring entwining leaf and floral vines flanked by beaded borders. Elongated faceted neck tapers to a shaped spouted mouth. Applied S-shaped handle. Molded stopper with club like f...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64143

Accession Number: 1970.814

Vase

Vase-form with colorless blown glass body, bulbous circular body tapering at neck and swiveling to an irregular crumped mouth. Four ribs on exterior of body. Bottom ground flat with a polished pontil.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 64144

Accession Number: 1970.815

Plateau

Flat oval mirrored glass body with no gallery or sides. Edge is a beaded with a cut line border with stylized floral motif, cut in reverse on glass technique. Felt backing with remnant of paper label with initials CG

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 64145

Accession Number: 1970.816

Walking Stick

Black painted hardwood stick, rounded and tapered to a metal tip (missing). Handle is spiral molded white metal with a silver patina; ovoid at top and tapering to wood body.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64146

Accession Number: 1970.817

Compote

Cream-colored earthenware body with colorless glaze. Decal-type polychrome transfer printed decoration, featuring a dotted grey diaper with busy floral sprigs superimposed overall. Pattern entitled Old Cottage Chintz; printed mark Royal Winton (script)/made in England/A

Date: 1951

Maker: Grimwades Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64147

Accession Number: 1970.818

Condiment Jar

Classical form; Renaissance revival style. Deep bowl form tapers to a domed circular foot with a ring at join. Top has molded anthemia heart-shaped scroll motif border surmounted by a dished neck with circular mouth. C-shaped handle at side with flattened top and stylized leaf and rose motif. Domed ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64148

Accession Number: 1970.819

Service Bell

Cow-bell shape: trianguloid with flat top. Ring top for hook. Painted black with cut or molded geometric line decoration, cut to show the brass.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64149

Accession Number: 1970.820

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head without decoration. Cast in a single body with handle; the handle features two rounded knops at base, cylindrical stem and terminates in flat cookie top or finial. Brass clapper on a chain.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64150

Accession Number: 1970.821

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head, without decoration. Applied turned handle with rings at base, flaring out to swelled knop and terminating in a rounded finial. Silver clapper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64151

Accession Number: 1970.822

Bowl

Deep circular bowl with narrow foot ring and narrow flat rim. Interior with a pronounced pushed up bottom (conical in shape). Overall interior engraved with Arabian style arches with border bands. Interior and exterior with Arabic type script.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64152

Accession Number: 1970.823

Crumber

Elongated handle with fiddle-head end with incised beaded edge and trefoil terminus. The head is a wide flat rectangular body with one edge cut straight across; the other side is dished or scooped. The interior with stylized (renaissance like anthemia heart shaped scrolls) with stippled round; flora...

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64153

Accession Number: 1970.824

Knife

Elongated blade with rounded and shaped end terminating in off-center pointed tip; underside edge is serrated. The front of the blade with machine stamped floral scroll on a stippled ground imitating brite cut work. Handle is a modified fiddle-shape with molded edges forming scrolls, terminating i...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 64154

Accession Number: 1970.825

Saltshaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64155

Accession Number: 1970.826.1

Pepper Shaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64156

Accession Number: 1970.826.2

Sugar Tongs

Simple tong form with two parallel arms, tapering to pointed bowls. Bowed handle engraved MBA

Date: 1825-1839

Maker: Foster, Joseph, 1760-1839 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64157

Accession Number: 1970.828

Fish-serving Fork

Renaissance revival style handle; coffin shape with stylized fleur-de-lis and line borders. Central knop with thistle element. Three pointed tines, 1 being large and shaped.

Date: 1875

Maker: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64158

Accession Number: 1970.829

Knife

Silvered steel blade, fluted and tapering to point. Marked AST STEEL on blade with a ring guard at join to handle. Carved mother of pearl handle with stylized terminus; scrolled leaf decoration on silver neck ring.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mother of pearl, silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64159

Accession Number: 1970.830

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64160

Accession Number: 1970.831.1

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