Historic New England

Mixing Bowl

Ceramic bowl with slightly sloped sides, ribbed decoration under rim, and cocentric rings inside bottom. Sunflower yellow glaze. Fiesta mixing bowl #4.

Date: 1937-1938

Maker: Homer Laughlin China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225037

Accession Number: 2006.44.3435

Coffeepot

Tall, pear-shaped pewter coffeepot with ribbed body on stepped foot. Scrolling handle with thumb rest. S-shaped spout. Domed, hinged lid with knop.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Richardson, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225038

Accession Number: 2009.59.1

Cream Pitcher

Small, footed pewter cream pitcher; wide mid-section; S-shaped handle; flat spout; octagonal foot.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Reed & Barton (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225039

Accession Number: 2009.60.1

Candlestick

Small, acorn-shaped, footed pewter candlestick; foot is concave with a convex brim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225040

Accession Number: 2009.61.1

Candlesticks

Pair of tall, pewter candlesticks; acorn-shaped candle cup and bobeche; six-sided undulating base; six knobs of various sizes along stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225041

Accession Number: 2009.62.1

Vase

Ceramic vase with footed base and straight sides, slightly flared rim. Pale green glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225042

Accession Number: 2006.44.3436

Mustard Pot

Pewter mustard pot (A) with blue ceramic liner (B). Cup-shaped body on stemmed foot; loop handle; and domed, hinged lid with thumb handle and spoon indent.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy, ceramic (material), glaze

GUSN: 225043

Accession Number: 2009.63.1AB

Bowl

Ceramic bowl with footed base and slightly sloped sides. Yellow exterior glaze and rust red interior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225044

Accession Number: 2006.44.3437

Cup

Small, footed, bell-shaped pewter vase.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225046

Accession Number: 2009.64.1

Set of Communion Canns

Four tulip-shaped communion canns; band foot; S-shaped handle.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Bogar Curtis & Co. (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225051

Accession Number: 1976.94.1

Chair

Wooden chair with spindle back. Double stretchers between legs, rounded feet. Painted white.

Date: 1897-1921

Maker: Heywood-Wakefield Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225059

Accession Number: 2006.44.3438

Pair of Canns

Pair of tulip-shaped pewter canns with band foot and S-shaped handle.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225060

Accession Number: 1976.95.1

Ceramic garden seat. Pedestal shaped with polychrome decoration. Column is decorated with a city skyline, man riding a horse, and bulls in a field. Top of seat decorated with a yellow bull. Geometric and floral borders. Hollow base.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225101

Accession Number: 2006.44.3439

Pitcher

Metal pitcher with white enamel body, blue handle and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 225108

Accession Number: 2006.44.3440

Tumbler

Pair of fluted red glass tumblers with frosted, etched folate and grape cluster designs and frosted lip.

Date: 1818-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 225136

Accession Number: 1990.169.3-.4

Two Decanters

A pair of cut red faceted decanters [a] with stoppers [b]. Etched foliate and grape design. Flat octagonal stopper.

Date: 1818-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 225137

Accession Number: 1990.169.1-2

Vase

Bulbous glass vase with rounded points of glass (four from top to bottom in eight vertical lines around the body). Scalloped edge on mouth. White and green horizontal wavy lines. Gold luster inside.

Date: 1893-1910

Maker: Union Glass Company (Somerville, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225138

Accession Number: 1943.11

Bowl

Glass footed bowl. Iridescent apricot/gold colored raised bowl on stem with circular foot and wide, shallow lip.

Date: 1893-1910

Maker: Union Glass Company (Somerville, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225139

Accession Number: 1943.27

Water Bottle

Yellow satin glass water bottle with ombre color scheme, white at base with yellow toward top. Circular tapered foot with spherical body tapering to long skinny neck sharply flaring to wide flat lip. White interior with zig-zag pattern on exterior.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225141

Accession Number: 1970.233

Wine Glass

Red-stained wine glass with etched frosted scene of a stag in the forest. Colorless stem and octagonal base with two red bands.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), stained glass (material)

GUSN: 225142

Accession Number: 1993.396

Wool Blanket

Red woolen blanket with light pink satin edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 224707

Accession Number: 2010.17.35

Framed letter

Framed letter from Joshua Bayley adressed to the Sheriff of the County of Essex in July 9, 1750. The letter is wrtten on both sides. The frame is a plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: 1750-07-9

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224710

Accession Number: 2006.44.2566

No Title

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224711

Accession Number: 2001.

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224712

Accession Number: 2001.249

Plates

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224713

Accession Number: 2001.250

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

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

GUSN: 224716

Accession Number: 2006.44.2564

Bowl

Round wooden bowl with a deep basin and thin walls. The outside of the top edge is turned more inward than the rest of the bowl, creating an angle around the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224717

Accession Number: 2006.44.2556

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224718

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.1

Planter

A rectangular green celadon planter with four short feet. Around, underneath the top edge are blue leaves with their tips pointing toward the ground. In the center of the bottom is a hole that has been plugged with a cork. The cork has a plastic top. Inside is also a flat, rounded metal piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 224719

Accession Number: 2006.44.2557

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

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

GUSN: 224720

Accession Number: 2006.44.2563

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224721

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.2

"Old bourbon whiskey" bottle

A tall green glass bottle with a cork top. The corners are not ninty degrees, the edges have been flattened to create eight corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cork (bark)

GUSN: 224722

Accession Number: 2006.44.2558

Handkerchief

Silk cream-colored handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 224723

Accession Number: 2006.44.2653

Porringer

Round, pewter porringer; crown handle; well slightly convex

Date: 1750-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224724

Accession Number: 2001.246

Textile

Brown piece of silk, with a tan floral design with a painted stencil design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 224726

Accession Number: 2006.44.2560

Set of handkerchiefs

Set of twelve linen handkerchiefs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224727

Accession Number: 2006.44.2776

Decorative brass bell and stand

Engraved brass bell with carved wooden stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224731

Accession Number: 2006.44.2546AB

Child's cup

Child's silver three-handled cup. Handles are made of ivory. Sterling silver hallmark engraved on side.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 224732

Accession Number: 2006.44.2777

Majolica bowl

Majolica bowl painted with blue, yellow and brown decoration. Center has image of blue bird on a leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224734

Accession Number: 2006.44.2779

Dice game

Dice game in a box in the shape of an hourglass, the frame is metal with bars. Both ends are paper and inside the hourglass are three small dice. There is also a long rectuangular green cloth with numbers on it. Both are kept in a red box.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, cloth

GUSN: 224735

Accession Number: 2006.44.2552

Majolica bowl

Majolica bowl painted with blue, yellow and green floral and vine decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224736

Accession Number: 2006.44.2778

Figurine

Figurine of a young woman, molded metal form with painted decoration. Woman is wearing a yellow bonnet with a blue ribbon, a pale blue dress with small white flowers, and blue shawl with fringed ends around her shoulders. Figurine is also holding a small bouquet of pink, blue, yellow, and green flow...

Date: 1880-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 224737

Accession Number: 2006.44.2550

Majolica vase

Majolica vase in the shape of an urn with painted pears, green leaves, and blue stripe decoration. Vase has two handles with blue stripes and base of each handle in the shape of a face with open mouth.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224738

Accession Number: 2006.44.2768

Letter holder

A rectangular box set on end, there are two slots for the letters. The sides are decorated with flowers. The four feet are curled in.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224739

Accession Number: 2006.44.2551

Plate

Blue and white plate with ship in center. The rim is ornamented with a vegetal frieze. In the center is a sailing vessel and a harbor in the background. The plate is framed on a trestle.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, glaze, metal

GUSN: 224740

Accession Number: 2006.44.2495

Box

Octagonal shaped box with cover. Red and black lacquer with gold accents. Cover depicts four seated men and one woman. Three different borders of flowers, vines, and butterflies. Box interior has seven smaller boxes that can be removed from the larger box. The interior boxes are arranged in a three-...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 224741

Accession Number: 2006.44.2555AB

Jug

Mexican painted ceramic jug. Beige background painted with red, yellow and blue flowers and green vines. Decorative stripes in orange and green at top, middle, and base.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224742

Accession Number: 2006.44.2767.1

Jug

Mexican painted ceramic jug. Beige background painted with red, yellow and blue flowers and green vines. Decorative bands in orange and green at top, middle, and base.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 224743

Accession Number: 2006.44.2767.2

Dish

Brass dish with a figure in depicted in bust and in light relief. He looks young, wears a large hat and mustache and beard. His embroidered jacket opens on a shirt tied around the neck with a lacet and decorated with a frieze on the chest.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224744

Accession Number: 2006.44.2562

Picture

Framed cut velvet picture, depicting a river scene, oriented verically. On the left half, is a river and a small bark with two people. In the background is a chain of hills. On the rght half is a sloping hill with pine trees.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224745

Accession Number: 2006.44.2561

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