Historic New England

Fireplace Tile

Set of hearth tiles in the arts and crafts aesthetic taste. Black border tiles enclose decorative border tiles featuring stylized oubliette tulip-like blossom with leafy strapwork surmounting a ribbon-entwined rod, on brown ground with mustard yellow, white, and olive colors. The hearth consists of ...

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: Probably Minton (Maker)

Material: chestnut (wood), earthenware, floral patterns, flowers (plants), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 64320

Accession Number: 1970.723

Fireplace Tile

Set of tiles forming fireplace surround. Glossy finish black square tiles with over glaze enamel hand-painted scenic decoration over all seventeen tiles. Features cranes in marsh at bottom with rushes, foliage, etc. Ivy motif at each upper corner; palms and insects at center.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Probably Minton (Maker)

Material: earthenware, rush (material)

GUSN: 64321

Accession Number: 1970.724

Punch Bowl

Punch bowl in form of a pumpkin; spherical body with circular basal ring. High domed conforming cover with a stem like finial handle; edge cut to receive a ladle. Cased glass body. Pale pink interior cased with deeper pink overall with frosted finish. Gilt finial and banding. Blown pink glass body...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64322

Accession Number: 1970.728.1

Punch Bowl Underplate

Circular under plate with deep dished form, rising at center to form high cup ring. Blown pink glass body with frosted finish. Polished pontils.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64323

Accession Number: 1970.728.2

Punch Cup

Set of four cups. Slightly bowed tumblers with applied c-shaped handles. Blown pink glass body with frosted finish. Polished pontils.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64324

Accession Number: 1970.728.3

Punch Cup

Set of four cups. Slightly bowed tumblers with applied c-shaped handles. Blown pink glass body with frosted finish. Polished pontils.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64325

Accession Number: 1970.728.4

Punch Cup

Set of four cups. Slightly bowed tumblers with applied c-shaped handles. Blown pink glass body with frosted finish. Polished pontils.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64326

Accession Number: 1970.728.5

Punch Cup

Set of four cups. Slightly bowed tumblers with applied c-shaped handles. Blown pink glass body with frosted finish. Polished pontils.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, glass (material)

GUSN: 64327

Accession Number: 1970.728.6

Punch Bowl

Buff clay body with pearled glaze. Deep circular bowl with short stem with a central molded ring or band, tapering out to a wide circular foot. Underglaze blueish-black transfer printed decoration of naturalistic meandering wisteria vine, on interior and exterior of bowl and on foot; central medalli...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware

GUSN: 64328

Accession Number: 1970.729

Commemorative Plate

Circular plate with wide rim and inverted dished edge (turning under). Deep circular well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration with scalloped border design; well with view of New York + Brooklyn Bridge/Souvenir of Brooklyn, NY. Rim with ovoid reserves with scenes of Brooklyn landmarks: 1) ...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64329

Accession Number: 1970.730

Serving Table

Three shelved Renaissance Revival style stand with molded edge and bracket supports. Stand rests on two platforms with bun feet. Applied molded burl veneer lozenge on sides.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: veneering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64330

Accession Number: 1970.734

Dining Table

Renaissance Revival extension dining table with four leaves. Four scroll legs at base of central paneled octagonal pedestal. Oval table top.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: veneering, walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64331

Accession Number: 1970.735

Portrait of Constance Holt (1879-1968)

Portrait of Constance Holt. Sitter is seated, facing forward and wearing a pink dress with white lace shawl. Oil on canvas. Gilt frame.

Date: 1906

Maker: Longacre, Lydia Eastwick (American painter, 1870-1951) (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 64332

Accession Number: 1970.736

Fireplace Grate

Footed cast iron coal grate with back decorated with geometric forms and human figurines (indistinct). Pierced sides with shaped rails and bowed front.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 64333

Accession Number: 1970.737

Book Shaped Game Board

Two books titled The Land We Live In Vol. I-II form chess board and open onto backgammon board. Red, black and tan leather with gilt trim and key pattern, leather hinge.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 64584

Accession Number: 1970.650

Artificial Flower Arrangement

Square green semi-porcelain container holds Japanese style flowering plant of shell and wire. .

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Rookwood Pottery (Maker)

Material: porcelain, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 64585

Accession Number: 1970.651

Chess

Thirty pieces of ½ and ½ blonde and dark turned pieces in traditional chess vocabulary. Horse heads carved. Rectangular pine box has sliding lid with chamfered edges and cut out H (also in pencil Chess H. Bowen) Child's water color rendering of a pink house with a black door and white stairs fla...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: fruitwood, pine (wood)

GUSN: 64586

Accession Number: 1970.652

Portrait of a Girl

Portrait of seated young girl with long brown hair in white high necked dress bending over white handwork. Situated outside with large tree in background; on wooden box top with single chamfered edge.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form), pine (wood)

GUSN: 64587

Accession Number: 1970.653

Dining Table

Round; opens at ctr. for 3lvs; straight skirt; turned & reeded legs

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 64588

Accession Number: 1970.1088

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