Historic New England

Water Goblet

A set of six water goblets. Pressed glass. On bowl of glass, pattern consists of rope pattern, topped with scallop shape; six-sided stem, melds into a round, tapering flat foot.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180057

Accession Number: 1993.563.2

Water Goblet

A set of six water goblets. Pressed glass. On bowl of glass, pattern consists of rope pattern, topped with scallop shape; six-sided stem, melds into a round, tapering flat foot.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180058

Accession Number: 1993.563.3

Water Goblet

A set of six water goblets. Pressed glass. On bowl of glass, pattern consists of rope pattern, topped with scallop shape; six-sided stem, melds into a round, tapering flat foot.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180059

Accession Number: 1993.563.4

Water Goblet

A set of six water goblets. Pressed glass. On bowl of glass, pattern consists of rope pattern, topped with scallop shape; six-sided stem, melds into a round, tapering flat foot.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180060

Accession Number: 1993.563.5

Water Goblet

A set of six water goblets. Pressed glass. On bowl of glass, pattern consists of rope pattern, topped with scallop shape; six-sided stem, melds into a round, tapering flat foot.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180061

Accession Number: 1993.563.6

Watercolor Painting of an Angel

Framed watercolor of an angel playing a violin. The angel has blond curly hair and yellow wings that fade to green and is wearing white, red, yellow, and green robes, there is a stipled halo around the angel's head.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180062

Accession Number: 2006.44.826

Music Making Angel

Framed watercolor of an angel playing a larged stringed instrument. The angel has blond locks and is wearing Roman style robes. He is seated on steps and is barefoot. The background is plain.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180063

Accession Number: 2006.44.827

Tumblers

Set of five pressed glass paneled bar tumblers of Ashburton-type design.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180064

Accession Number: 1993.551

Tumblers

Set of five pressed glass paneled bar tumblers of Ashburton-type design. .551.1 has seven panels that are 3.5 inches high and 3 3/8 inches wide at the mouth.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180065

Accession Number: 1993.551.1

Tumblers

Set of five pressed glass paneled bar tumblers of Ashburton-type design.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180066

Accession Number: 1993.551.2

Tumblers

Set of five pressed glass paneled bar tumblers of Ashburton-type design.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180067

Accession Number: 1993.551.3

Tumblers

Set of five pressed glass paneled bar tumblers of Ashburton-type design.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180068

Accession Number: 1993.551.4

Tumblers

Set of five pressed glass paneled bar tumblers of Ashburton-type design. .551.5 has seven panels that are 3 1/2 inches high and 3 3/8 wide at the mouth.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180069

Accession Number: 1993.551.5

Bud Vase

Green glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapered at neck. Deep dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180070

Accession Number: 1993.581

Vase

Teal-colored glass hyacinth vase. Cylindrical shape tapering at neck. Shallow dished rim. Pontil mark on bottom.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180071

Accession Number: 1993.582

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl (a) and lid (b) made of clear glass. Sugar bowl has a wide mouth decorated with two rows of facets. Bowl tapers to base and has a wide domed circular foot. Domed pressed glass lid has three graduated tiers. Stemmed finial seams are visible. Ashburton-type form.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180072

Accession Number: 1993.557AB

Decanter

Hand blown decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Decanter has six rings around neck paired in groups of two. Rings are ribbed. Flared lip on rim. Pontil mark on bottom. Pressed stopper in circular, sun-like shape.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180075

Accession Number: 1993.569.1AB

Wine glass

Small wine glass made of clear blown glass. Plain bowl has straight sides, flares toward rim. Bowl tilts, slightly to one side. Straight cylindrical stem has single bulbous ring. Circular foot wider than rim. Pontil mark visible.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180078

Accession Number: 1993.567

Epergne

Footed epergne with edged fern decoration. A: Bowl with circular foot. Ferns on outside of bowl. Hole at center where piece B fits. B: Trumpet shaped form with tapered base with blown (?) ring. Ferns at top of "trumpet." Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), glass (material)

GUSN: 180079

Accession Number: 1993.593AB

Wallpaper border

Border of graph vines and yellow buds.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180080

Accession Number: 1966.135B

Fireboard

Fireboard with a border of green foliate vine, green leaves and gray scrolls, block-printed in three greys, three greens, and brown.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 180081

Accession Number: 1930.1445

Spring Landscape with Flowering Trees

Framed pastel drawing of a landscape with fields of corpses of trees and low bushes, a stream is in the lower left side, and there are birds in the distance.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180082

Accession Number: 2006.44.828

Wallpaper

Border paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180084

Accession Number: 1953.50B

Flowering Apple Trees

Framed pastel on paper of a small field with a pond and trees with white blossoms. A path winds from the middle left side to behind the center tree. Birds in the upper left side sky.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180085

Accession Number: 2006.44.829

Fireboard

Border paper attached to fireboard. Imitation of carved rococo foliate border. Cream and beige.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180086

Accession Number: 1972.105b

Stephen Goodhue Wheatland (1824-1892)

Framed painted photographic portrait of Stephen G. Wheatland. He is pictured from the chest up facing left and is looking at the viewer. He is dressed in a white collared shirt, a loose bowtie, and a brown vest and brown suit coat. His hair is slicked back on the sides and he has a mustache.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180087

Accession Number: 2006.44.854

Ann Maria Pingree (1846-1927)

Framed painted photographic portrait print of Ann Maria Pingree. She is pictured from the chest up facing forward and viewing to the right. She is wearing a green button up dress with a white collar and brown brooch. Her hair has finger waves and there is a black ribbon tied around her neck.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180089

Accession Number: 2006.44.853

David Pingree (1841-1932)

Framed photographic portrait of David Pingree, (1841-1932). The man is seated toward the viewer but looks off to the right. His hair is slicked back and he has a mustache. He is wearing a white collared shirt with a bowtie with a suit and matching vest. He is wearing a glove on his right hand and is...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, silver (metal)

GUSN: 180091

Accession Number: 2006.44.855

Palestine

Framed watercolor of a two masted ship with nine unfurled sails and an American flag at the stern. There are fourteen people on deck. the first mast has a blue and white flag with a white "P" and the second mast has four blue and white flags. The top flag is halved diagonally, the second is halved v...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180093

Accession Number: 2006.44.862

Membership certificate

Framed membership certificate for the Massachusetts National Guard. Black calligraphy text above and below a black ink drawing of a horsedrawn artillery regiment. A red wax seal is in the bottom left corner and a dark blue, light blue and red striped ribbon is framed in the upper right corner.

Date: 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wax

GUSN: 180094

Accession Number: 2006.44.877

Membership certificate

Framed membership certificate to the Massachusetts Historical Society. Black ink calligraphic text with three signatures at bottom and a raised circular seal at center bottom.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 180096

Accession Number: 2006.44.878

Wallpaper

Border paper pasted on fireboard. Imitation of a rococo carved foliate border. Cream and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 180098

Accession Number: 1972.106b

Stephen Phillips holding a ball

Framed photograph of Stephen Phillips as a young boy holding a ball. He is dressed in a white one piece longsleeve pantaloon costume with a belt and leggings and black leather boots.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180101

Accession Number: 2006.44.893

Caster set

Castor set consisting of four bottles in blown, clear glass on a shallow metal stand. .1 = stand, silver-plate over copper. Rectangular base with rounded edges and shallow sides, decorated with pressed band of wary ribbing. Vertical metal frame holds four bottles with finger grip at top. Four ball f...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, pressed glass, silver (metal), copper (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 180110

Accession Number: 1993.594

Cruet set stand

Cruet set consisting of four bottles in blown, clear glass on a shallow metal stand. Stand, silver-plate over copper. Rectangular base with rounded edges and shallow sides, decorated with pressed band of wary ribbing. Vertical metal frame holds four bottles with finger grip at top. Four ball feet on...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: Sheffield (Maker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180111

Accession Number: 1993.594.1

Caster

Glass condiment bottle, with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body. Visible pontil mark. .2a-spice bottle, b. perforated copper lid, domed with finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180112

Accession Number: 1993.594.2AB

Cruet with stopper

Glass condiment bottle, with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body. Visible pontil mark. .3a-oil/vinegar bottle. Neck shaped to form pouring spout. b. stopper with spherical, fluted finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180113

Accession Number: 1993.594.3AB

Cruet with stopper

Glass condiment bottles with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body.Visible pontil mark. Dry condiment bottle with wide neck and flaring rim, tall cylindrical lid with spherical finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180114

Accession Number: 1993.594.4AB

Cruet with stopper

Glass condiment bottles with all over diagonal dimple pattern and cylindrical body. Visible pontil mark. Oil/vinegar bottle, neck shaped to form pouring spout. Stopper with spherical, fluted finial.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 180115

Accession Number: 1993.594.5AB

Three Eldest Children of King Charles I

Framed photographic print of the three eldest children of Charles I, Charles, Prince of Wales (1630-1683); James, Duke of York (1633-1701); and Mary, Princess of Orange (1631-1660), stand between two King Charles spaniels. The elder boy is wearing a shirt with a scalloped edged lace collar and cuffs...

Maker: Reproduction of Van Dyck, Anthony, 1599-1641 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180116

Accession Number: 2006.44.919

Coffee service

Porcelain coffee service consisting of a coffeepot, three plates, a muffin dish, and two coffee cups with matching saucers. All pieces have white bodies with magenta pastoral scenes.

Maker: Wedgwood

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180117

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114

Coffeepot

Porcelain coffeepot with lid. Cream background with magenta pastoral scenes on both sides, on the front of the spout, and covering the lid. A solid magenta line encircles the opening of the spout, the top of the pot, the outer edge of the lide and the outer middle section of the handle. A v-shaped f...

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180118

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.1ab

Bread-and-butter plate

Small porcelain bread and butter plate. Cream background with magenta pastoral scene in center of plate. Solid magenta line around the outer rim of plate. Magenta v-shaped feather pattern around plate just inside of the solid line.

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180119

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.2

Bread-and-butter plate

Small porcelain bread and butter plate. Cream background with magenta pastoral scene in center of plate. Solid magenta line around the outer rim of plate. Magenta v-shaped feather pattern around plate just inside of the solid line.

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180120

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.3

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate. Cream background with magenta pastoral scene in center of plate. Solid magenta line around the outer rim of plate. Magenta v-shaped feather pattern around plate just inside of the solid line.

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180121

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.4

Muffin dish

Porcelain muffin dish with lid. Lid has cream background with magenta pastoral scene in center. Protruding from center of scene is a flower shaped knob with magenta detailing of v-shaped feather patterns and elongated teardrop shapes. A solid magenta line encircles the lower edge of the lid. A v-sha...

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180122

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.5ab

Saucer

Porcelain coffee cup saucer. Cream background with magenta pastoral scene in center of plate extending past the cup depression. A solid magenta line encircles the rim of the saucer. A v-shaped feather pattern also encircles the saucer, just inside the solid line.

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180123

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.6

Saucer

Porcelain coffee cup saucer. Cream background with magenta pastoral scene in center of plate extending past the cup depression. A solid magenta line encircles the rim of the saucer. A v-shaped feather pattern also encircles the saucer, just inside the solid line.

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180124

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.7

Coffee cup

Porcelain coffee cup. Cream background with identical magenta pastoral scenes on the outside of the cup. A solid magenta line encircles the inner edge of the rim. A v-shaped feather pattern encircles the inner edge of the rim, just inside of the solid line. A solid magenta line also runs partially d...

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180125

Accession Number: 2006.44.1114.8

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper roll printed with imitation carved moulding, composed of scrolled foliage and dropped pendant-like motif. Printed in white, brown, two greys on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179441

Accession Number: 1995.540

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