Historic New England

Soup bowl

Soup bowl. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21871

Accession Number: 1998.697.53

Soup bowl

Soup bowl. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21872

Accession Number: 1998.697.54

Soup bowl

Soup bowl. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21873

Accession Number: 1998.697.55

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21874

Accession Number: 1998.697.56

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21875

Accession Number: 1998.697.57

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21876

Accession Number: 1998.697.58

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21877

Accession Number: 1998.697.59

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21878

Accession Number: 1998.697.60

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21879

Accession Number: 1998.697.61

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21880

Accession Number: 1998.697.62

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21881

Accession Number: 1998.697.63

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21882

Accession Number: 1998.697.64

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21883

Accession Number: 1998.697.65

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21884

Accession Number: 1998.697.66

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21885

Accession Number: 1998.697.67

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21886

Accession Number: 1998.697.68

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21887

Accession Number: 1998.697.69

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21888

Accession Number: 1998.697.70

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21889

Accession Number: 1998.697.71

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21890

Accession Number: 1998.697.72

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21891

Accession Number: 1998.697.73

Dessert plate

Dessert plate. Part of ironstone Davenport dinner set w/ green and pink floral decorative banding; w/ orange, green and gilt edge.

Date: 1860-1880 ?

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 21892

Accession Number: 1998.697.74

Medium sized oval platter. Part of porcelain Minton breakfast set; Chinese style decoration w/ orange Gothic border; multi-colored floral branch and vine decoration on set; books and scrolled paper intertwined in vined decoration.

Date: 1870-1874

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 21893

Accession Number: 1998.698.1

Platter

Small oval platter. Part of porcelain Minton breakfast set; Chinese style decoration w/ orange Gothic border; multi-colored floral branch and vine decoration on set; books and scrolled paper intertwined in vined decoration.

Date: 1870-1874

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 21894

Accession Number: 1998.698.2

Platter

Square platter. Part of porcelain Minton breakfast set; Chinese style decoration w/ orange Gothic border; multi-colored floral branch and vine decoration on set; books and scrolled paper intertwined in vined decoration.

Date: 1870-1874

Maker: Possibly Minton (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 21895

Accession Number: 1998.698.3

Sampler

Embroidered sampler on white linensd. Wide polychrome border of flowers, leaves, and nuts enclosed by guilloche vine. Repeating triangular secondary border encloses larger motifs of flower baskets, deer, fruit basket, dog, and leaf sprigs. These surround script: "HOPE / when I can read my title clea...

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Chew, Elizabeth (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, glass (material), linen (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7589

Accession Number: 1949.532

Electrified Whale Oil Lamp

Transparent canary yellow body. Mold-blown elongated font, squared at shoulders with loop-type vacetted side panels. Slightlyf domed top fitted with iron collar. Free-blown wafer joins font to base. Hexagonal base with facetted sides tapering to two facetted rings at stem. Original burner replaced w...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Attributed to Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glassblowing, glass (material), blow molding, pressing

GUSN: 7590

Accession Number: 1949.535

Telescopic Candlestick

Square, stepped base with chamfered corners. Round shaft projects upward from several incised rings. Knop turning above columnar shaft terminates in vasiform socket with wide flaring bobeche. Secondary cylindrical column extends at knop turning, recessing into lower column. Metal ring on underside c...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Harrison Patent (Maker)

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 7591

Accession Number: 1949.537.1

Telescopic Candlestick

Square, stepped base with chamfered corners. Round shaft projects upward from several incised rings. Knop turning above columnar shaft terminates in vasiform socket with wide flaring bobeche. Secondary cylindrical column extends at knop turning, recessing into lower column. Metal ring on underside c...

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Harrison Patent (Maker)

Material: bell metal

GUSN: 7592

Accession Number: 1949.537.2

Bonnet

Tan silk-covered bonnet has wide crescent shaped brim with two long silk ties at base. Gathered silk cap with round crown. Canvas understructure.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 7593

Accession Number: 1949.548

Looking Glass

Sheraton style. Vertical rectangular mirror enclosed in frame featuring molded architrave with blocked corners and projecting cornice. Reeded half-round columns with corinthian capital in a wheat motif at sides. Molded skirt with blocked corners. Mirror surmounted by eglomise panel with a lamb in a...

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, gesso, gilding, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7594

Accession Number: 1949.550

Oil Painting

View of Boston Common with the Massachusetts State House on the right in background and Park Street Church to left. In green tones the scene pictures a large, dark tree with fence around its trunk, lawns and dirt paths, and lines of trees behind. People dot the Common paths and lawns. Vernacular sty...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: supports (artists' materials), gilding, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7595

Accession Number: 1949.559

Covered Powder or Trinket Box

Opaline green body. Short cylindrical body with flat bottom. Slightly indented neck with circular mouth to receive slightly domed conforming cover with gilt four-lobed floral element on top enclosed by circular band. Body with gilt banding also.

Date: 1865-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7596

Accession Number: 1949.566AB

Trinket Box

Egg-shaped, molded opaque apple-green body with acid-frosted surface treatment. Flat bottom. Hinged at top third with mouth opening mounted with beaded brass collars or flanges on both top and bottom. Button clasp at front. Possibly a powder jar.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7597

Accession Number: 1949.567

Electrified Oil Lamp

Opaque white square stepped base with a central beaded molding. Acid-induced frosted body. Surmounted by a vasiform wasited stem with molded acanthus leaf decoration. Opaque jade green font with beaded and faceted neck supporting a tulip shaped body with molded leaf motif surmounted by domed top fit...

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), frosting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7598

Accession Number: 1949.573.1AB

Electrified Oil Lamp

Opaque white square stepped base with a central beaded molding. Acid-induced frosted body. Surmounted by a vasiform wasited stem with molded acanthus leaf decoration. Opaque jade green font with beaded and faceted neck supporting a tulip shaped body with molded leaf motif surmounted by domed top fit...

Date: 1835-1860

Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), frosting, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7599

Accession Number: 1949.573.2AB

Perfume Bottle

Opaque bright apple green ewer-style perfume bottle with acid-frosted surface treatment. Tear-drop shaped body on circular foot. Thin elongated neck flaring sharply at dished circular mouth with gilt rim. Gilt medial banding and foot trim. Globular stopper with gilt banding, elongated neck and taper...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: frosting, gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7600

Accession Number: 1949.575AB

Covered Powder Jar

Opaque green glass. Globular, squat vasiform body on circular foot with polished pontil. Faint etched decoration of meandering leafy berry vine enclosed by banding. Wide circular mouth receiving squat circular cover with conforming decoration. Applied knop handle with indented neck and flat top.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7601

Accession Number: 1949.576AB

Vase

Opaque green glass with gilt rims. Greek lekythos shaped body with bowl shaped mouth surmounting bullet-shaped body on a circular trumpet-shaped foot with a medial ring, trimmed with gilt. Gilt rim at mouth.

Date: 1845-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7602

Accession Number: 1949.577.1

Vase

Opaque green glass with gilt rims. Greek lekythos shaped body with bowl shaped mouth surmounting bullet-shaped body on a circular trumpet-shaped foot with a medial ring, trimmed with gilt. Gilt rim at mouth.

Date: 1845-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 7603

Accession Number: 1949.577.2

Goblet

Opaque apple green body with acid-frosted surface. Wide-mouthed circular body tapering to cylindrical base with a neck ring at join. Tapered circular foot with flat bottom. Gilt banding at rim, ring and foot.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7604

Accession Number: 1949.579.1

Goblet

Opaque apple green body with acid-frosted surface. Wide-mouthed circular body tapering to cylindrical base with a neck ring at join. Tapered circular foot with flat bottom. Gilt banding at rim, ring and foot.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, frosting, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 7605

Accession Number: 1949.579.2

Covered Sugar Bowl

Silver colored "mirrored" body comprised of hollow blown body filled with mercury. Deep bowl form on circular waisted foot. Etched meandering grape vine motif with monogram "C" in ovoid reserve. Shaped domed colorless glass cover with applied ball finial handle; flanged to fit body. (Once used as a ...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), silvered glass, glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 7606

Accession Number: 1949.583AB

Pitcher

Buff colored clay body. Lower half and lining tan; upper half deep Rockingham-type brown. Elongated bulbous body with vertical ribbing at base and at cylindrical neck flanking central portion of body decorated with applied oval medallions--one with portrait of Columbus, one with a three-masted ship....

Date: ca. 1892

Maker: Doulton & Co. (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7607

Accession Number: 1949.604

Fireplace Tongs

Molded brass handle above circular domed medial hinge. Cylindrical wrought arm shafts with shoulders terminate in flat round pincers.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), molding (forming), wrought

GUSN: 7608

Accession Number: 1949.756

Windsor Footstool

Footstool rests on four splayed bamboo-turned legs, supported by two side and single medial stretcher (H-stretcher). Stretchers swell at centrally incised band. Ovoid top with rounded edges; slightly dished top. Painted black.

Date: 1795-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7609

Accession Number: 1949.759

Windsor Armchair Rocker

Comb-back crest above seven tapering spindles that fit through curving arm railing. Two cylindrical and two bamboo-turned arm supports. Saddle seat. Bamboo turned legs and H-stretcher. Chair painted mustardd yellow. Rockers stained reddish brown (rockers added).

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7610

Accession Number: 1949.762

Table

Child's table rests on four played feet; turned legs. Rectangular apron. Front has single rectangular drawer with two orange glass knop handles. Top has serpentine front, rounded corners, square back.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7611

Accession Number: 1949.826

Sampler

Cross stitched sampler by "Lucy Ann Nash Aged 12 Wrought Weymouth 1826." In green and brown cotton on linen, the sampler begins with the upper case of the alphabet in script, then in plain lettering, below her signature is an embroidered scene with two trees flanking a basket of flowers. The border ...

Date: 1826

Maker: Nash, Lucy Ann, b. ca. 1814 (Embroiderer)

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 7612

Accession Number: 1949.879

Fancy Side Chair

Sheraton style side chair. Painted white. Curved round stiles with domed finial. Three pierced ribbon-back slats. Caned seat has outward curving sides. Front legs are round with double ring turning at top. Double side and rear stretchers are round while front stretcher is base and ring turned.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), painting (coating), piercing, turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7613

Accession Number: 1949.898.1

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