Historic New England

Cigarette Box

Rectangular; white composition exterior, diaper pattern on sides; figures in a landscape in low relief on top (maroon background).

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 5601

Accession Number: 1971.884AB

Photograph

Photograph of Mrs. Mary Ann May (James R.) standing in the garden of the Rundlet-May house; grey wooden frame.

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 5602

Accession Number: 1971.885

Photograph

Photograph of James R. May and Elihu Chauncey (right) standing on the front steps of the house; out of focus.

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 5603

Accession Number: 1971.886

Lizard Statue

Brass lizards, fully articulated bodies; tail on B is more tightly coiled than on A.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 5604

Accession Number: 1971.887A

Lizard Statue

Brass lizards, fully articulated bodies; tail on B is more tightly coiled than on A.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 5605

Accession Number: 1971.887B

Paper Knife

Letter opener in the shape of a bird's feather; grip in the shape of a bird's leg and foot.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), feather (material)

GUSN: 5606

Accession Number: 1971.888

Scissors

Handle and case decorated with Gothic motifs: trefoil, quatrefoil, a keel arch and bosses.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 5607

Accession Number: 1971.889AB

Lamp

A) Lamp: urnshape, silver colored finish; pineapple finial; painted red and cream. B) Shade: tapered paper cylinder; cream color.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 5608

Accession Number: 1971.890AB

Inkwell and Tray

A) Inkwell: square glass block with cut scrolls on sides. B) Lid: removable mushroom-shaped silver cap with stamped art nouveau design. C) Square tray with stamped art nouveau borders.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Bigelow, Kennard & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: lead glass, silver (metal), stamping (forming), glass (material)

GUSN: 5609

Accession Number: 1971.891A-C

Inkwell

Square inkwell with pressed bottom and diamond design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: lime glass, pressing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5610

Accession Number: 1971.892AB

Tea Bowl

Ring foot; cylindrical body; cobalt blue floral design in reserved panels; used in desk recess.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 5611

Accession Number: 1971.893

Quart size; mallet shaped bodies; narrow flutes encircle base, broad petal shaped flutes encircle shoulder; three faceted rings at neck; everted lip; flat bull's eye or pear shaped stoppers (one entirely faceted).

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5712

Accession Number: 1971.967.2AB

Decanter

Pint size; mallet shaped bodies; narrow flutes encircle base, broad petal shaped flutes encircle shoulder; three faceted rings at neck; everted lip; flat bull's eye or pear shaped stoppers (one entirely faceted).

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5713

Accession Number: 1971.967.3AB

Decanter

Pint size; mallet shaped bodies; narrow flutes encircle base, broad petal shaped flutes encircle shoulder; three faceted rings at neck; everted lip; flat bull's eye or pear shaped stoppers (one entirely faceted).

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5714

Accession Number: 1971.967.4AB

Decanter

Mallet shaped body; fluting encircles base; engraved floriate swags with pendant tassels encircle shoulder; fluted neck; faceted everted lip; faceted pear-shaped stopper.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5715

Accession Number: 1971.968AB

Decanter

Quart size; mallet shaped body; narrow flutes encircle base; broad flutes encircle shoulder; three applied rings at neck; everted lip; hemispherical stopper.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5716

Accession Number: 1971.969.1AB

Decanter

Pint size; mallet shaped body; narrow flutes encircle base; broad flutes encircle shoulder; three applied rings at neck; everted lip; hemispherical stopper.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5717

Accession Number: 1971.969.2AB

Decanter

A) Pint size; mallet shaped body with narrow fluting around base; broad fluting at sloped shoulders; three facet-cut neck rings, descending in size to circular everted lip. B) Pear-shaped flat stopper.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, flint glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 5718

Accession Number: 1971.966.7AB

Carafe

Globular shape; broad flutes around base and shoulder; single applied ring at neck; everted lip.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5719

Accession Number: 1971.970.1

Carafe

Globular shape; broad flutes around base and shoulder; single applied ring at neck; everted lip.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 5720

Accession Number: 1971.970.2

Child's Dress

White, woven diamond pattern; boat neck and short sleeves trimmed with eyelet and piping; top-stitched onto box-pleated skirt; trimmed with soutache-like tape; military-like design trim; several small, domed, covered buttons; front closure of loops and flat buttons.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Capper & Moon Manufacturers (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching

GUSN: 5721

Accession Number: 1969.5680

Dress

White/sheer; "V" style bodice - bands of eyelet circles alternate with meandering bands of soutache; eyelet neck, waist, and double-tiered sleeves; ruffle extends toward back; drawstring neck and waist; two covered buttons; seven tucks at hem.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5722

Accession Number: 1969.5793

Dress - long

White/sheer; "V" style bodice - bands of eyelet circles alternate with meandering bands of soutache; eyelet neck, waist, & double-tiered sleeves; ruffle extends toward back; drawstring neck & waist; 2 covered buttons; 2 sets of 3 narrow tucks with one wider tuck in between.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5723

Accession Number: 1969.5795

Dress

White; sheer; bodice gathered in "V" onto smocked waist stitched in front only with ties hanging free; eyelet at neck and capped sleeves; narrow waistband; drawstring neck and waist; two sets of three tucks at hem.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 5724

Accession Number: 1969.5796

Dress - long

White/yellowed; sheer; "V" style bodice - bands of eyelet circles alternate with meandering bands of soutache; eyelet neck, waist, & double-tiered sleeves; ruffle extends toward back; drawstring neck (waist is missing); 1 covered button (1 is missing); 2 sets of 3 narrow tucks at hem. Folded - keep ...

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5725

Accession Number: 1969.5797

Dress

Sheer white; bodice gathered in "V" onto smocked waist stitched in front only with ties hanging free; eyelet at neck and sleeves; narrow waistband; drawstring neck and waist; four tucks at hem.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 5726

Accession Number: 1969.5799

Dress - long

Sheer white; "V" style top with bands of eyelet alternating with shirred bands trimmed with soutache; eyelet ruffle extends to back; capped sleeves, neckline, & waistband trimmed with eyelet; 4 pairs of narrow tucks & 1 band of eyelet at hem; drawstring neck & waist; 2 covered buttons.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), textiles, stitching

GUSN: 5727

Accession Number: 1969.5800

Dress

Sheer white, elaborately embroidered--bodice and puffed sleeves embroidered with flowers set inside diamonds; eyelet waistband with floral garland; skirt--floral garlands--horizontal rows increasing in size at hems, with net inserts; scalloped eyelet hem; floral sprigs embroidered around hem.

Date: 1830s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 5728

Accession Number: 1969.5806

Dress

Sheer white; bodice gathered into "V" onto smocked waist stitched in front only with ties hanging free; eyelet at neck and capped sleeves; narrow waistband; drawstring neck and waist; four narrow tucks enclosed by two wide tucks at hem.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 5729

Accession Number: 1969.5807

Dress - long

White/yellowed; sheer; "V" style bodice - bands of eyelet circles alternate with meandering bands of soutache; eyelet neck. waist & double-tiered sleeves; ruffle extends toward back; drawstring neck & waist; 2 covered button; 3 pairs narrow tucks at hem.

Date: 1830-1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5730

Accession Number: 1969.5808

Dress

White/yellowed; sheer; "V" style top with bands of eyelet alternating with shirred bands with white soutache; eyelet ruffle extends toward back; capped sleeves and neckline trimmed with eyelet; drawstring neck and eyelet waistband, with two covered buttons; eight tucks at hem.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5731

Accession Number: 1969.5809

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5732

Accession Number: 1971.971.3AB

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5733

Accession Number: 1971.971.4AB

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5734

Accession Number: 1971.971.5AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5735

Accession Number: 1971.971.6AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5736

Accession Number: 1971.971.7AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5737

Accession Number: 1971.971.8AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5738

Accession Number: 1971.971.9AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5739

Accession Number: 1971.971.10AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5740

Accession Number: 1971.971.11AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5741

Accession Number: 1971.971.12AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5742

Accession Number: 1971.971.13AB

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5743

Accession Number: 1971.971.14

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5744

Accession Number: 1971.971.15

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5745

Accession Number: 1971.971.16

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5746

Accession Number: 1971.971.20

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5747

Accession Number: 1971.971.17

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5748

Accession Number: 1971.971.18

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5749

Accession Number: 1971.971.19

Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5750

Accession Number: 1971.971.2B

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