Historic New England

Teaspoon

One of 5 matching silver teaspoons w/ decorative handles w/ a hammered band that loops at top to form medallion at tip. Band of tiny incised lines around hammered band. Tip of handle bends back.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: Possibly Palmer & Bachelders (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24687

Accession Number: 1998.5535.5

Serving spoon

Silver serving spoon w/ beaded molding around handle edges.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24688

Accession Number: 1998.5536

Teaspoon

Four matching silver teaspoons. Handle edges are curved, widest at tip. Tip is rounded and has small scallop decoration.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: Shreve, Stanwood & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24689

Accession Number: 1998.5537

Teaspoon

One of two silver teaspoons w/ handles tapered at bottom and wider at top w/ square sides and rounded tip.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24690

Accession Number: 1998.5538.1

Teaspoon

One of two silver teaspoons w/ handles tapered at bottom and wider at top w/ square sides and rounded tip.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24691

Accession Number: 1998.5538.2

Ladle

Small silver ladle. Oval bowl and slender handle that flares at tip. Small scalloped decoration on rounded tip.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Possibly Merrill, J. A. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24692

Accession Number: 1998.5539

Ladle

Small silver ladle. A tiny oval bowl and a slender handle that widens at tip. Small scalloped motif at tip.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24693

Accession Number: 1998.5540

Ladle

Small silver ladle w/ a round bowl and leaf and oval decoration on handle, both sides. Raised band around handle edge.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: McKay, Spear & Brown (Maker)

Material: coin silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 24694

Accession Number: 1998.5541

Gravy ladle

Silver gravy spoon w/ engraved initials on smooth rounded tip.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24695

Accession Number: 1998.5542

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon w/ a beaded strip on lower 1/2 of handle and Gothic foliage on smoothed and pointed handle tip. Foliage on both sides of handle.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Possibly Hayden & Whilden (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24696

Accession Number: 1998.5543

Spoon

Silver plated souvenir spoon. Depiction of the Portland observatory on flat rounded handle tip. "Portland, ME" embossed on lower half of handle.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: William Senter & Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 24697

Accession Number: 1998.5544

Spoon

A souvenir silver plated spoon w/ embossed detail concerning Plymouth, Mass. A classical statue on bowl; swords, the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock on handle.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 24698

Accession Number: 1998.5545

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon fluted shell-shaped bowl w/ scalloped edges.

Date: 1883

Maker: C.S. & C.L. Rogers (Maker)

Material: shell (animal material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 24699

Accession Number: 1998.5546

Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon w/ floral decoration on handle, marked "Columbine."

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24700

Accession Number: 1998.5547

Spoon

A small souvenir spoon w/ a gold plated bowl and a twisted silver stem w/ a donkey figurine at tip, loaded w/ equipment to settle the mountains.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: plate (material), gold (metal), silver (metal)

GUSN: 24701

Accession Number: 1998.5548

Teaspoon

Miniature gold plated teaspoon w/ leaf decoration on bowl and applied to twisted stem handle. Twist creates loop at handle tip. Butterfly on reverse of bowl.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), gilding

GUSN: 24702

Accession Number: 1998.5549

Teaspoon

One of six teaspoons w/ curved handle edges. Rounded tip. No ornamentation other than inscription.

Date: 1820-1838

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24703

Accession Number: 1998.5550.1

Teaspoon

One of six teaspoons w/ curved handle edges. Rounded tip. No ornamentation other than inscription.

Date: 1820-1838

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24704

Accession Number: 1998.5550.2

Teaspoon

One of six teaspoons w/ curved handle edges. Rounded tip. No ornamentation other than inscription.

Date: 1820-1838

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24705

Accession Number: 1998.5550.3

Teaspoon

One of six teaspoons w/ curved handle edges. Rounded tip. No ornamentation other than inscription.

Date: 1820-1838

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24706

Accession Number: 1998.5550.4

Teaspoon

One of six teaspoons w/ curved handle edges. Rounded tip. No ornamentation other than inscription.

Date: 1820-1838

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24707

Accession Number: 1998.5550.5

Teaspoon

One of six teaspoons w/ curved handle edges. Rounded tip. No ornamentation other than inscription.

Date: 1820-1838

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24708

Accession Number: 1998.5550.6

Teaspoon

One of two silver teaspoons w/ curved edges on handle and rounded tip.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24709

Accession Number: 1998.5551.1

Teaspoon

One of two silver teaspoons w/ curved edges on handle and rounded tip.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24710

Accession Number: 1998.5551.2

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon w/ handle wider near tip. Curved side edges, rounded tip.

Date: 1841-1858

Maker: Davis, Elias (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24711

Accession Number: 1998.5552

Fork

Part of silver flatware set including knife, fork and spoon. Beaded molding around edges w/ sunburst motif at tip of handle, on both sides.

Date: 1866-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24712

Accession Number: 1998.5553.1

Knife

Part of silver flatware set including knife, fork and spoon. Beaded molding around edges w/ sunburst motif at tip of handle, on both sides.

Date: 1866-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24713

Accession Number: 1998.5553.2

Spoon

Part of silver flatware set including knife, fork and spoon. Beaded molding around edges w/ sunburst motif at tip of handle, on both sides.

Date: 1866-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24714

Accession Number: 1998.5553.3

Sugar tongs

Silver sugar tongs w/ round bowls at tips and twisted arms w/ apostles at top. Incised lines around outer edge of rounded arched top.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 24715

Accession Number: 1998.5554

Framed compass survey map by RHT Jr. (III); overhead drawing and watercolor of area w/ trees, water, roads, and sectioned off land; lower left corner w/ 4 pointed compass symbol and inscription "AREA-91 A. 1R. 34P." In right lower corner, "SCALE--5CH. TO 1 IN." Mounted in 1 1/2" wood and gilt frame.

Date: 1879

Maker: Tucker, R. H. (Richard Hawley), 1859-1952 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 24716

Accession Number: 1998.636

German Girl with Ducks

Pull-toy, peasant girl herding ducks. Girl: blonde hair, red dress with lace covered shawl and white apron. 3 brown ducks. Girl's left hand has a hole where possible missing pale could have been. Her eyes are missing.

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, porcelain, rope, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6714

Accession Number: 1990.1425

Musical Jester

Porcelain, musical doll on stick with white satin clothes covered in sequences and gold wire lace. It has bells at ends of dress. Her hat attached to her head has broken off with her blonde hair still attached to the hat. When the stick is turned, music box music plays. [unknown song]

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, porcelain, satin, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6715

Accession Number: 1990.1420

Soup plate

Delftware soup plate. Pale blue glaze with Bianco Sopra Bianco border of daisy and pineapple chain. Scene of distant buildings surmounted by enormous conical pine tree. Man fishes near fence in center with two other men in a boat in the foreground.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6716

Accession Number: 1934.2205

Charger

Delftware charger with white glaze and an alternating border of red latticework and blue-edged oval medallions with green and red scrolls. Central scene in blue, red and green, of cat looking up at bird perched on bamboo branch.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6717

Accession Number: 1990.64

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with blueish glaze and a thin blue band around rim. The inner border consists of alternating panels of circle chain and blue abstract scrolls surrounding a central scene in blue and black of a man fishing from shore near one story pavilion, while second man is in boat off shore....

Date: 1710-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6718

Accession Number: 1939.531

Pitcher

Copper-colored body with red highlights depicting scene of Good Samaritan: [1] 2 figures huddled around caldron [2] Samaritan administering to wayward family; all in high relief in deep foliage; branch/flower handle.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6719

Accession Number: 1920.758

Vase

Earthenware vase with chocolate brown matte glaze over red body. Scrolled, scalloped base and rim with relief-molded palmettes on sides. Rose sprig on one side and two children on other side.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Isleworth Porcelain Factory

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, earthenware

GUSN: 6720

Accession Number: 1922.515

Jar

Straight-sided earthenware jar with marbleized gray, yellow, pink and white clay.

Date: 1880

Maker: Gay Head Pottery (Maker)

Material: clay, drying, earthenware

GUSN: 6721

Accession Number: 1931.1550

Vase

Squat baluster earthenware vase with flared rim and black painted and incised lobster decoration with green, yellow, and red glaze.

Date: 1900-1944

Maker: Linnwood Pottery (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 6722

Accession Number: 1944.861

Covered Jar

Stoneware jar with squat, round off-white body with painted and enameled brown, green, and blue butterflies on body and cover. Body and cover have black edge near rim. Cover has blue scroll border and button finial.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6723

Accession Number: 1933.6173AB

Cracker Jar

Porcelain jar. Barrel-shaped body with fluted, scalloped base with gold decoration. Scalloped, fluted rim painted gold, double scrolled handles, and scrolled knob. Embossed leaves and stems with painted flowers in violet.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: New England Pottery Company (Maker)

Material: embossing, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6725

Accession Number: 1927.254AB

Urn

Brown matte glazed earthenware urn. Mottled surface, smooth neck, double notched rectangular handles, hat-shaped cover, and foot with four lobed projections.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 6726

Accession Number: 1934.1969AB

Jug

Greek redware inspired lekythos-shaped jug with black decoration. Cabling border around neck. Greek key border around shoulder and body. Winged female classical figure bearing helmet.

Date: 1875-1877

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), redware

GUSN: 6727

Accession Number: 1920.334

Urn

Earthenware urn with butterscotch-colored glossy glaze. The urn has six vertical ribs, a straight neck, and double notched rectangular handles. Hat-shaped cover with ribbed knop. Foot with four lobes, one missing.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 6728

Accession Number: 1934.1972AB

Bud vase

Black glazed earthenware bud vase. Flattened, rounded body with circular opening and oval foot. Incised abstract leaf and flower decoration.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 6729

Accession Number: 1943.62

Vase

Red and black mottled glaze stoneware vase with globular shape that tapers into neck and vertical lip.

Date: 1872-1889

Maker: Chelsea Keramic Art Works (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6730

Accession Number: 1934.1973

Sugarbowl

Stoneware sugar bowl with squat white body. Blue painted bands around rim and blueberry motif on body and lid.

Date: 1943

Maker: Dorchester Pottery Works (Maker) Henderson, Charles A. (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6731

Accession Number: 1973.8AB

Jug

Earthenware gourd-shaped jug with a small round mouth. Green matte glazed body with handle along top of vessel that tapers to a point, and circular foot.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Grueby Faience Company (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 6732

Accession Number: 1938.1209

Amphora

Reproduction amphora jug with red body, dark brown-black glaze. Small foot, oval body , narrow neck and wide, flaring rim. Two small handle on either side vessel shoulder. A strap handle attached at shoulder and neck. Incised around the lower neck is a delicate vine with leaves.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, painting (coating), earthenware

GUSN: 6734

Accession Number: 1990.232

Vase

Earthenware vase with brown glazed body and cream rim swelling out to short shoulder tapering to wide mouth. Border of stylized trees and hills with bands of green, blue, and yellow. Outlined in black.

Date: 1926

Maker: Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Maker) Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 6735

Accession Number: 1931.717

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