Historic New England

Dress

Brown silk & wool crepe w/ tan satin stripe. A=Bodice - standing band collar of brown taffeta w/ light green satin ribbon lining & bow at back; same green satin along center front & waist. Tan silk mousseline along center front covering taffeta hook & eye closure; slightly pointed at waist front &...

Date: 1897-1898

Maker: unknown

Material: crepe (textile), stitching, machine-made, silk (textile), taffeta, wool (textile)

GUSN: 37395

Accession Number: 1934.2887AB

Basket

Bowl-shaped wood splint basket with square base, expanding sides and round rim. Checker weave base of wide standards. Some of the standards are split to form narrower side standards, resulting in standards of differing widths. The sides are a checker weave. The rim is re-inforced with interior and...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 37396

Accession Number: 1934.2989

Side Chair

Side chair. Mahogany, maple. Back composed of four solid slats; stretchers: saddle seat. Rests on Marlborough legs with beaded front legs.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), poplar (wood), textiles, upholstering

GUSN: 37397

Accession Number: 1934.2891

Side Chair

Chair. Cherry wood, upholstery. Ladder back form. Four pierced anthemion slats; upholstered seat; serpentine front rail; "H" and rear stretchers. Rests on molded tapered legs.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 37398

Accession Number: 1934.2892

Cradle

Cradle. Pine, paint, grain-paint. Three-pitch hood; shaped sides, front skirt and footboard; crotch mahogany grain-painting; blue interior.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 37400

Accession Number: 1934.2897

Mirror

Mahogany veneered looking glass

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37401

Accession Number: 1934.2898

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37405

Accession Number: 1934.2902

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37408

Accession Number: 1934.2904

Pan

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37409

Accession Number: 1934.2905

Fireback

Fireback depicting a cow and a farmer. Above the farm scene is an ornate border and a gothic archway design.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37410

Accession Number: 1934.2906

Ingrain rug

Rectangular, seamed carpeting; green wool edge binding. Persian style with stripes of red, green and light blue; white details highlighting rows of alternating foliated hexagons; diamond centers with foliated octagons. Floral border.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 37411

Accession Number: 1934.2907.1

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37413

Accession Number: 1934.2909

Ewer

Stoneware ewer. Light brown glaze on vase-shaped body with sgraffito decoration of oak leaf border around base, florette band, birds on oak branches, beaded band, and bees; applied ear-shaped handle.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Doulton Lambeth (Manufacturer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), sgraffito (technique)

GUSN: 37168

Accession Number: 1934.2121

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 37169

Accession Number: 1934.2130

Candlestick

Neo-classical columnar form w/ square step-molded base. Plain shaft w/ bobeche forming capital.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, paktong

GUSN: 37170

Accession Number: 1934.2144

Racket

One of a set of four ping-pong racquets, two with vellum one side and strings on the other ("Howard"). Other two vellum both sides, one broken ("Payne")

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37172

Accession Number: 1934.2146B

Racket

One of a set of four ping-pong racquets, two with vellum one side and strings on the other ("Howard"). Other two vellum both sides, one broken ("Payne")

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37173

Accession Number: 1934.2146C

Secretary

Paneled top, sides and drawer with applied carvings; broken-arch gallery; carved and fluted legs, molded stretcher

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 37174

Accession Number: 1934.2153

Washstand

Ring-turned legs, lower shelf with drawer, upper stand with 2 small drawers, shaped sides and splashboard

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 37175

Accession Number: 1934.2160

Letter Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37176

Accession Number: 1934.2169

Camisole

White camisole with dots and ribbons at the neckline.

Date: 1904-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37177

Accession Number: 1934.2172

Purse

A rectangular beaded purse in gold, silver, and clear with beaded fringe on bottom, and top yellow metal frame closure with braid motif, clasp, and chain.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, beads (pierced objects), beading (process), beadwork, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 37179

Accession Number: 1934.2177

Baby Brush

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37180

Accession Number: 1934.2178D

Baby Comb

An ivory handled comb with small tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 37181

Accession Number: 1934.2178E

Ginger Jar

Blue hand-painted ginger jar.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37182

Accession Number: 1934.2180

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37184

Accession Number: 1934.2190A

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37185

Accession Number: 1934.2190B

Tea Bowl and Saucer

Porcelain tea bowl [a] and saucer [b] with scalloped edges. Orange border and floral motif.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 37188

Accession Number: 1934.2198AB

Cup and saucer

Handleless cup with spiral lobes, scalloped edge which flares out from base; saucer also spiral lobed and scalloped; red wavy and purple wavy dot border outside of cup and as secondary on saucer; thin red line and purple bellflower chain interior of cup and around inner edge of saucer; red, pink and...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware

GUSN: 37189

Accession Number: 1934.2199AB

Charger

blue and white; outer border of three clusters of chrysanthemums and leaves; inner border of trellis with triangular panels of rosettes with scrolled leaves; central left-oriented scene of chrysanthemums growing behind flat rock and table with inkpots and blotter.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 37190

Accession Number: 1934.2200

Charger

Blue and white; trellis and deeply scrolled outer border; inner border scalloped double band; central scene bulbous vase of flowers, center, on flat rock; bamboo trees, left; rocks with chrysanthemums and bamboo, right background; ochre rim; bottom decorated with two stylized vines.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 37191

Accession Number: 1934.2201

Berry dish

Border of green circles with pink centers and pink daggerheads; pink huskchain around well; central design: spray of rose and other smaller flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 37192

Accession Number: 1934.2202

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with bluish glaze and blue decoration. The border of scrolled diamond pattern trellis panels and flower sprays surrounds scene of a basket of flowers.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37193

Accession Number: 1934.2203

Plate

Delftware plate with bluish glaze of a landscape scene of rocky outcroppings with a pagoda.

Date: 1710-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37194

Accession Number: 1934.2204

Plate

Delftware plate with polychrome floral border surrounding a vase with same polychrome flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37195

Accession Number: 1934.2206

Plate

Earthenware plate with pinkish-white glaze. Scalloped red edge, painted decoration of red rose with green leaves and yellow berries surrounded by a border of sprigs of blue, red and yellow flowers with green stems.

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 37196

Accession Number: 1934.2207

Dish

Polychrome enamel flower border; border around well: blue latticework with medallions of red chrysanthemums on white ground; polychrome enamel cluster of flowers, center.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, porcelain

GUSN: 37197

Accession Number: 1934.2208

Charger

Three polychrome enamel sprays of flowers on border; gilt spearhead band around well; cnetral decoration of polychrome enamel chrysanthemums growing from behind screen (or box).

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 37198

Accession Number: 1934.2209

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-print pattern "Millenium." Fruit, flower and bundles of wheat surround central image of angel with animals [peaceable kingdom] and the words "PEACE ON EARTH." Above the scene is the tearing eye of God and Bible opened TO Isaiah, Ch.XIVI. A prayi...

Date: 1832-1835

Maker: Stevenson, Ralph, Ralph Stevenson & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37199

Accession Number: 1934.2210

Pair of shoes

Upper of white silk ground, polychrome damask of pink and green; oval toe; square tongue; thick 2-1/4" heel

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 37200

Accession Number: 1934.2213AB

Shelf

Corner shelf with attached brackets. Upholstered in blue silk with applied lace and blue silk tassel trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 37201

Accession Number: 1934.2223

Boot-lace Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37203

Accession Number: 1934.2228

Pocket Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37204

Accession Number: 1934.2229

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dinner plate with a scalloped edge. Floral border surrounds a central scene depicting an Asian palace.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Ridgway, John and William, 1814 F-1830 (Maker)

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37205

Accession Number: 1934.2231

Platter

Eight-sided Ironstone platter with black transfer-printed "Corean" pattern. Border pattern of diamond-patterned, scroll-edged panels. Scene of pagoda across water from seated woman with parasol.

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 37206

Accession Number: 1934.2232