Historic New England

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed dinner plate. Border of alternating medallions, featuring a nautical scene, and floral sprays. Central coastal landscape scene featuring a garden with an urn and a coastal town in the distance.

Date: 1836-1838

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37481

Accession Number: 1934.2968

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sugar bowl. Overall floral motif superimposed on a dotted background. Floral molded finial. Dual loop handles with molded accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 37482

Accession Number: 1934.2969AB

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37484

Accession Number: 1934.2970.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37485

Accession Number: 1934.2970.2

Coffeepot

Blue transfer-printed pearlware coffeepot. Lobed body and round finial. Willow pattern adorns the exterior. Gold accents around the cover.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 37486

Accession Number: 1934.2971AB

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 37487

Accession Number: 1934.2972

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 37489

Accession Number: 1934.2974

Match Holder

Oval redware match holder with brown glaze, molded branches and leaves around base and lid. The lid has a squirrel finial.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Probably Wilhelm Sattler & Son (Maker)

Material: redware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37490

Accession Number: 1934.2975AB

Painting

Framed and mounted leaves painted with scene of butterfly & bird.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 37491

Accession Number: 1934.2976

Basin

Pearlware transfer-printed basin with monochrome blue scroll border surrounding motif of flowers and leaves with central medallion. Scroll border repeated on the exterior of the basin.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37492

Accession Number: 1934.2977

Sugar bowl with cover

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. SUGAR BOWL: Bulbous body; double handled; ribbed, twisted handles (with leafy terminals with gold highlights and go...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37493

Accession Number: 1934.2978.1AB

Punch bowl

Porcelain enameled punch bowl. Interior and exterior border with gold ground, pink peonies, green leaves and other multicolored flowers. Band of green tendrils and pink tree peonies around base. Scroll-edged medallions inside and out of 1) people engaged in various activities and of 2) birds and flo...

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 37494

Accession Number: 1934.2981

Mold

Earthenware mold with cream-colored glaze and bundle of wheat decoration on interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 37495

Accession Number: 1934.2982

Cup and saucer

Earthenware handless cup (.1) and saucer (.2) with "flow blue" transfer-printed pattern "Temple." Cup is twelve sided. Both cup and plate printed with pagoda scenes on interior rim and scene of pagodas, urn and figures in a boat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Wedgwood & Co. (Maker)

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

GUSN: 37496

Accession Number: 1934.2983.1-.2

Pitcher

Wash pitcher with blue transfer-print pattern "Jenny Lind." Pattern depicts two male and three female figures in the foreground enjoying an outing in the countryside. In the distance is a valley with a castle and waterway and, in the distance, steep mountain peaks. The border includes a grape vine a...

Date: 1851-1861

Maker: Charles Meigh (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glaze

GUSN: 37497

Accession Number: 1934.2984.1

Basin

Wash basin with blue transfer-print pattern "Jenny Lind." Pattern depicts two male and three female figures in the foreground enjoying an outing in the countryside. In the distance is a valley with a castle and waterway and, in the distance, steep mountain peaks. The border includes a grape vine and...

Date: 1851-1861

Maker: Charles Meigh & Son (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glaze

GUSN: 37498

Accession Number: 1934.2984.2

Soup plate

Earthenware plate with "flow blue" transfer-printed pattern "Oregon." Scroll, cartouche and foliate border pattern on rim. Inner zigzag border framing scene of figure with yoke carrying two bell shaped vessels on pathway leading to trellis with awnings.

Date: 1843-1855

Maker: Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)

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

GUSN: 37499

Accession Number: 1934.2985.1

Small Basket with Cover

Small, cylindrical basket with tight fitting cover. Made of natural and red-colored splints and braided sweatgrass. Northeast Native American made for tourist trade.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), sweetgrass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37500

Accession Number: 1934.2986AB

Fancy Basket

Square lidded "fancy" box made from ash splint and sweetgrass. The body of the box is plain-woven ash splint in alternating wide and narrow weavers, embellished with overlaid flat "diamond" curlicues dyed pink (now faded). The lid is plain-weave with rows of diamond curls. The rims of lid and box ar...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 37501

Accession Number: 1934.2987AB

Basket

Small, square-bottomed basket with round cover. Green and natural colored splints.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37502

Accession Number: 1934.2988AB

Basket

Square-based basket that tapers toward rim. Base is hexagonally woven reed. Sides are woven in diamond pattern with reeds, possibly palm, inserted into the diamond pattern to form a vertical chevron pattern. Basket appears to have been treated with oil or varnish.

Maker: unknown

Material: palm fiber, reed (grass, material), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 37503

Accession Number: 1934.2990

Fancy Basket

An ash splint "fancy basket" with plain, checkerweave lid and wrapped, crossed hoop handles attached at the center of the body rather than the ends. The basket body is embellished with a fancy curlicue "wart" weave over most of its surface. The rim has an elaborate lace edge that stands nearly an in...

Date: 1900

Maker: Attributed to Wabanaki peoples (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 37504

Accession Number: 1934.2992AB

Knit Basket

Soft-sided basket knitted or crocheted from cotton string.

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), crocheting

GUSN: 37505

Accession Number: 1934.2993

Demijohn

Greewn glass bottle covered in woven wicker. Twisted wicker handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, glass (material)

GUSN: 37506

Accession Number: 1934.2999

Basket

Boat-shaped grass basket with reed standards and handle. Wicker weave body, ends in a diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material), grass (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 37507

Accession Number: 1934.2995

Clutch

Woven wicker clutch with plaid ribbon.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, wickerwork

GUSN: 37508

Accession Number: 1934.2996

Cage

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37564

Accession Number: 1934.3033

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37565

Accession Number: 1934.3034AB

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37566

Accession Number: 1934.3036

Portrait of Mrs. Sarah Fowler

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37567

Accession Number: 1934.3038

Photograph

View of a domestic interior w/ chair, table, oil lamps, silver service, gun, sword, belt and sash displayed.

Date: ca. 1911

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 37568

Accession Number: 1934.3040

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37569

Accession Number: 1934.3041

Painting

Group of picnickers in boat on river & under trees at left.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37570

Accession Number: 1934.3042

Mourning Picture

Two women at monument with large urn, weeping willow behind.

Date: 1813

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37571

Accession Number: 1934.3044

Coat of Arms Painting

Three lions and German crosses on blue shield; crowned owl above.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37572

Accession Number: 1934.3045

Certificate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37573

Accession Number: 1934.3046

Document

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37575

Accession Number: 1934.3050

Trade Cards

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37576

Accession Number: 1934.3051

Portrait of Mrs. Fowler

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman, Mrs. Fowler perhaps; oval mat; wide gilt liner; deep frame with applied foliate decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting

GUSN: 37577

Accession Number: 1934.3053.1

Portrait of Mrs. Fowler

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman, perhaps Mrs. Fowler; oval mat; wide gilt liner; deep frame with applied foliate decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting

GUSN: 37578

Accession Number: 1934.3053.2

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, ivory linen ground. Monochromatic; sage-green thread. Each row of alphabet separated by a line of cross stitching. Alphabets: #1 complete, #2 complete, #3 missing "J"; cross stitch; framed, wood with gilt at center; under glass.

Maker: Fowler, E.P. (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 37579

Accession Number: 1934.3054

Handbill

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37580

Accession Number: 1934.3055

Manuscript

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37581

Accession Number: 1934.3056

Curtain Rods

Twelve metal pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37582

Accession Number: 1934.3057.1-.12

Curtain Rods

Sixteen thin metal rods.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37583

Accession Number: 1934.3058.1-.16

Curtain Rods

Sixteen thin metal rods.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37584

Accession Number: 1934.3059.1-.16

Picture Frame

Carved wooden picture frame with pattern of repeating circles and squares.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37586

Accession Number: 1934.3063

Glass Panel

Rectangular glass pane with painted yellow flowers on blue field.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painted glass (visual works)

GUSN: 37588

Accession Number: 1934.3065

Umbrella

Umbrella with blue wool cover, wood shaft and ribs. Shaft painted brownish-red. Spiral metal cap on ferrule. Wood handle with brass collar and shell button set in head. Button and tie closure.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating), wood (plant material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 37589

Accession Number: 1934.3067

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet sampler worked in yellow thread on green linen ground. Cross stitched exterior border with secondary cross stitched border around inscription. Alphabets: #1 complete; #2 complete. Numbers: "1-7".

Date: 1811

Maker: Fowler, Clarissa, 1802-1873 (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 37590

Accession Number: 1934.3068

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