Historic New England

Mug

Eathernware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. String of dark red flowers and green leaves with pink luster accents encircling body. Luster lines around base, rim, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44071

Accession Number: 1970.1310.896

Earthenware children's mug. Blue glazed band around body with black transfer-printed design on both sides showing a horse-drawn racing buggy, and a decorative floral band inside the rim and down the handle. There is also a beaded line around the rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44072

Accession Number: 1970.1310.897

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Green transfer printed scene of several people standing and walking in front of the "Savings Bank."

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44073

Accession Number: 1970.1310.898

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with ear-shaped handle. Transfer printed with the initial "K" in dark red. Green lines around base and rim, and green accents on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44074

Accession Number: 1970.1310.899

Children's Mug

Creamware children's mug. Red transfer-printed design of a three male figures on a farm, one of which is being pulled on a sleigh by a large dog. Pink luster accents the upper lip of the mug.

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, creamware, lusterware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44075

Accession Number: 1970.1310.900

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed designs, one on each side. Both are blue octagon-shaped borders surrounding words. On one side, "A Present for my Favorite", and on the other side, "A Reward for Innocence and Truth". The two borders have different decorative styles. Hand paint...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44076

Accession Number: 1970.1310.901

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Dark orange, blue, and brown horizontal bands incised with vertical lines.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 44077

Accession Number: 1970.1310.902

Mug

Eathernware mug. Cylindrical with ear-shaped handle. Pink luster band with flowers and leaves in red, mauve, green, and blue. Pink luster on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44078

Accession Number: 1970.1310.903

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Thin bands of brown around body with two decorative bands of wavy and scalloped lines, and a band of incised lines below rim, lightly overpainted in green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 44079

Accession Number: 1970.1310.904

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed design with antelope, labeled "Indian-Antelope," in foreground. Mountains and trees in background.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44080

Accession Number: 1970.1310.905

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer-printed design of an older woman carrying a bundle of cut flowers, walking with a young girl. A half-circle laurel decorates the bottom half. Upper half of circle is the inscription, "A TRIFLE FOR JANE". Hand-painted double brown lines encircle the bottom a...

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44081

Accession Number: 1970.1310.906

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of a spotted dog pulling a boy, with two boys standing in the background. Hand painted dark red line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44082

Accession Number: 1970.1310.907

Mug

Earthenware mug. Black transfer printed oval scene with a man and woman at ocean's edge and a ship in the background at left. Oval is framed at the top and sides by a decorative vine. An inscription is at the bottom of the oval.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44083

Accession Number: 1970.1310.908

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base with loop handle and leaf terminals. Wide band of olive green around body, with pattern of interlocking rings. Two narrow blue bands near rim, and two near base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44084

Accession Number: 1970.1310.909

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base, slightly concave sides, and ear-shaped handle. Floral decoration in pink, yellow, green, and blue. Blue line on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44085

Accession Number: 1970.1310.911

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Purple transfer printed design with two long-earred squirrels amongst tree branches, above the words "A gift from a sister."

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44086

Accession Number: 1970.1310.912

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed image of a manor house in the background and a cat as well as a young girl with a doll in the foreground. Alphabet themed mug.

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44087

Accession Number: 1970.1310.913

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Dark blue transfer printed design, with decorative border framing a text box, and decorative detail around rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44088

Accession Number: 1970.1310.914

Mug

Earthenware mug. Flared, textured base with pointed, ear-shaped handle. Molded scenes on both sides (indistinct). Blue line around base, rim, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 44089

Accession Number: 1970.1310.915

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Canary background and silver luster accents on the lip of mug. Red transfer-printed design of young man and woman playing games with house in the background. Inscription underneath.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 44090

Accession Number: 1970.1310.916

Mug

Large earthenware mug. Black transfer printed design with oval bust portrait of a gentleman in formal uniform, facing left, 3/4 view, "James Lawrence Esq."

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44091

Accession Number: 1970.1310.917

Mug

White bulbous body with black transfer-printed border of chain of jacks-in-a-pulpit; black ...bust of George Peabody/The Benefactor of the Poor on both sides; loop handle.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 44092

Accession Number: 1970.1310.918

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Round-rimmed base and loop handle. Transfer printed on both sides with floral designs in pink. Luster on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 44093

Accession Number: 1970.1310.919

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Canary yellow background. Silver luster accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44094

Accession Number: 1970.1310.920

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Canary background with red, floral, Rococo-inspired transfer-printed design. Inside the design is red, transfer-printed cursive script "Elizabeth".

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44095

Accession Number: 1970.1310.921

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer printed design with the words "A Pledge of Esteem" flanked by a boy rolling a hoop on the right, and a child riding a dog on the left. Hand painted orange lines around rim and base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44096

Accession Number: 1970.1310.922

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of a man galloping on a horse as his cloak falls to the ground with corresponding inscription.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44097

Accession Number: 1970.1310.923

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Round-rimmed base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Mustard yellow glaze with dark red/brown transfer print. Scene includes a boy standing outdoors with a chicken sitting on a fence to the right. Inscription below scene. Brown line on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44098

Accession Number: 1970.1310.924

Children's Mug

Creamware children's mug. Oak leaf and acorn wreath surrounds elongated octagon which contains inscription; maroon transfer-printed. Hand-painted maroon line encircles the upper, outer edge of mug.

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, creamware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44099

Accession Number: 1970.1310.925

Mug

Earthenware mug. Concave body, shaped base, and reeded loop handle. Glazed pale yellow outside and white inside. Applied white foliate motifs on either side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 44100

Accession Number: 1970.1310.926

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Painted with purple flowers with yellow centers, green leaves, and copper luster foliate accents. Copper luster band at rim, with luster lines around base and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 44101

Accession Number: 1970.1310.927

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Pink transfer printed scenes, one on each side, with oriental themes. Over painted with green, blue, and yellow. Hand painted green lines at rim, around base 1/4" from bottom, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44102

Accession Number: 1970.1310.928

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Round-rimmed base with loop handle. Painted with single continuous vine of leaves and flowers around middle in green, blue, red, and gray. Gray line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 44103

Accession Number: 1970.1310.929

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Green transfer print with "Dr. Franklin's Poor Richard" theme and inscriptions; one scene; and patterned triangles. Central image of three men drinking and smoking in a room full of wooden kegs. Green line around interior of rim, and green ac...

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44104

Accession Number: 1970.1310.931

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Curvilinear motif with c- and s-scrolls surround the inscription "Frances" which is in cursive script. All of which is transfer-printed black.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44106

Accession Number: 1970.1310.933

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer-printed scene of a young girl seated on the ground with her skirt surrounding her, feeding a sheep. Tree branches frame the scene.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44107

Accession Number: 1970.1310.934

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed image of a rooster. Hand painted blue lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 44109

Accession Number: 1970.1310.937

Mug

Earthenware mug. Black transfer printed design with a central shield motif and the words "Remember the Giver" flanked by two classical female figures. The figure on the right holds a long staff, and the figure at left holds a spray of wheat and has a cornucopia at her side. Above the shield is a ...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 44110

Accession Number: 1970.1310.938

Mug

Porcelain mug with shaped base, molded rim, and spurred loop handle. Decorated with a painted image of a bird with bright plummage standing on a tree branch. Bird is pink, yellow, blue, and red. Mug has gold luster lines around base, rim, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, lusterware

GUSN: 44111

Accession Number: 1970.1310.940

Portrait of Edwin Buckingham Sears (1911-1987)

Bust length portrait of a young man. Sitter has dark brown hair and eyes. He is wearing a black graduation gown over a white collared shirt and striped tie. Oil paint on canvas, plain wood frame.

Date: 1935

Maker: Greene, Elmer Wesley, Jr., 1907-1964 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 44460

Accession Number: 1987.1459

Mary Elizabeth Cutting Buckingham (1851-1896)

Portrait of Mary Elizabeth Cutting Buckingham, a young woman seated in a roundabout chair reading a book; screen at back. Wife of Edwin Buckingham.

Date: 1889-1896

Maker: Stuart, Mabel (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 44461

Accession Number: 1987.1460

Portrait of Eliza Willett Buckingham

Bust-length portrait of a young woman in blue dress and white lace shawl. Wife of Joseph Tinker Bukingham.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 44462

Accession Number: 1987.1461

Landscape of Sears Family Home

Landscape painting of Sears family home in Wayland, MA. Yellow house with large tree in front. Molded wood frame.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 44463

Accession Number: 1987.1463

Basket

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 44464

Accession Number: 1987.1464

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 44465

Accession Number: 1987.1465

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 44466

Accession Number: 1987.1466

Pitcher

Stoneware pitcher. Bulbous body with oversized wide flaring mouth, circular foot, and strap handle. Decorated with applied, molded Bacchanalian figures and grapevine motif. Two-tone brown glaze.

Maker: Doulton Lambeth (Manufacturer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), molding (forming)

GUSN: 44467

Accession Number: 1987.1467