Historic New England

Dinner plate

Blue and white; very loosely painted; solid blue and striped scallop outer border; solid blue inner border; bridge, foreground, with two boats behind; pavillion with arching tree, right; other pavillion, left, on rock; rocks distant with two boats in front; whole scene abstracted because of loosenem...

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 48438

Accession Number: 1970.471.1

Cup and saucer

Part of a set of six blue and white cups and saucers; double-handle cups; blue and white herringbone bands as border; landscape scene of bridge, foreground; two two-story pavilions, right; one-story building on hill and two blue hills, rear; cup has blue dots on spine of loop handles; interior of cu...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 48439

Accession Number: 1970.472.1.1-.2

Childrens' Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed scene with a large duck, two baby ducks, and a small house at left. Text below reads "A mother's gift." With pink lustre at rim, lustre accent on handle, and lustre line encircling the mug 1/2" from base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 48440

Accession Number: 1970.1310.569

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base and loop handle. Dark blue silhouettes of deer (three) against sponged blue background. Dark blue bands around base and rim, and black lines around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 48441

Accession Number: 1970.1310.885

Firescreen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48442

Accession Number: 1970.970B

Jar with lid

Dark brown glazed redware jar (a) with lid (b). Applied strap handle. Incised stripe below mouth. The lid sits inside rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, redware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 48443

Accession Number: 1970.135AB

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Gold gilt accented rim and handle. Painted floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilt paint, hand-painted

GUSN: 48444

Accession Number: 1970.341.7

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Gold gilt accented rim and handle. Painted floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilt paint, hand-painted

GUSN: 48445

Accession Number: 1970.341.8

Meat Cleaver

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 48448

Accession Number: 1971.83

Food Chopper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 48449

Accession Number: 1971.86

Kerosene Lamp with Chimney and Globe

Glass kerosene lamp (a) with glass chimney (b) and globe (c).

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48452

Accession Number: 1971.130.1A-C

Kerosene Lamp with Chimney and Globe

Glass kerosene lamp (a) with glass chimney (b) and frosted glass globe (c).

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 48454

Accession Number: 1971.130.2A-C

Trunk

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48455

Accession Number: 1971.132

Wallpaper

First layer of wallpaper from the dining room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pattern cannot be determined.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48456

Accession Number: 1971.136.1

Wallpaper

First layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Wallpaper has lost much of its pattern. Appears to be block-printed with green plaid stripes alternating with a floral pattern in gray, green, tan and brown on cream o...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48457

Accession Number: 1971.137.1.1

Wallpaper

First layer of wallpaper from a small sample removed from the second floor bedroom (Parlor Chamber) of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Pink floral wallpaper roller-printed in pinks on a pink or light gray ground. (This first layer is identical to the eleventh layer of sample 1971...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48458

Accession Number: 1971.138.1

Wallpaper

First layer of wallpaper removed from the attic ("room k") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Three fragments of wallpaper with indeterminate pattern and ground

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48459

Accession Number: 1971.139.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of the first layer of wallpaper removed from a beam in the attic ("room k") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Scrolling floral pattern roller-printed in pale yellow, white, pale green and outlined in dark olive on cream ground. (Same paper found in the Southeast bedr...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48460

Accession Number: 1971.140.1

Wallpaper

First layer of wallpaper removed from the attic ("room L") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Diaper and sprig patterned; diamonds formed by c-scrolls. Roller-printed in purple and green on white ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48461

Accession Number: 1971.141.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of first layer of wallpaper removed from the closet in attic ("room O2") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Assymetrical, stylized floral pattern roller-printed in yellow, tan and red on black ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48462

Accession Number: 1971.142.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of the first layer of wallpaper removed from the closet in attic ("room O1") of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Rose pendent wallpaper roller-printed in yellow, tan, brown, two greens, pink, light blue and white on white ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48463

Accession Number: 1971.143.1

Wallpaper

Four small fragments of the first layer of wallpaper removed from the stairway of the cellar leading up to the dining room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. The wallpaper is roller-printed in black, red, brown, white and green on ungrounded paper. Possibly Anglo-Japanese pattern. ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48464

Accession Number: 1971.144.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Tassle and cord pattern. Block-printed in white on blue ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 48465

Accession Number: 1971.156

Dress

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48466

Accession Number: 1971.189B

Coverlet

Blue wool and white cotton, reversible; overall geometric pattern of gridwork blocks using crosses, bars, solid blocks and rings. All edges hemmed.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 48467

Accession Number: 1971.218

Shoes

Black; leather bow w/ round silver buckle; ankle straps w/ one black button; brown leather sole; white cotton lining.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 48828

Accession Number: 1973.145AB

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48829

Accession Number: 1973.146

Shawl

Black with 4 3/4" paisley border set in 2 1/2" from edges in repeating motif in red, blue, yellow, green; "square"

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 48830

Accession Number: 1973.147

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48831

Accession Number: 1973.148

Photograph

Group portrait of five older women and a man, three standing and three seated, posed before a painted backdrop of bookcases and drapery.

Date: 1860 C-1880 C

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 48832

Accession Number: 1973.151

Photograph

Full-length group portrait of six family members, seated and standing in front of a painted backdrop.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 48833

Accession Number: 1973.152B

Printing Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 48834

Accession Number: 1973.165

Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 48835

Accession Number: 1973.166AB

Bell

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 48836

Accession Number: 1973.167

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 48837

Accession Number: 1973.168AB

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48838

Accession Number: 1973.170

Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 48839

Accession Number: 1973.171

Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 48840

Accession Number: 1973.172

Photograph

View of a three-story wood house, with projecting pedimented entrance. Dark shutters and large central chimney.

Date: 1885-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48841

Accession Number: 1973.185

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

C: Fragment of latch bar keeper. D: Opposite end of broken keeper. C & D total 2 1/2" long. E: Broken end of thumb lever? Straight tapered bar with arrowhead end. F: Flat tapered bar with oval/bean type head. Heavy layers of yellow paint.

Date: ca. 1711

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 48842

Accession Number: 1973.187C-F