Historic New England

Platter

Chinese export porcelain oval platter in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171909

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.214

Plate

Round pewter plate with plain, flat brim.

Date: 1725-1775

Maker: Ellis, Samuel (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 171911

Accession Number: 1934.623

Handkerchief

Plaid handkerchief with brown, blue, green, and yellow stripes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), textile materials by weaving technique

GUSN: 171916

Accession Number: 1998.5807

Bookmark

Purple Harvard University 250th anniversity commemorative ribbon bookmark

Date: 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171918

Accession Number: 1998.5808

Box

Small circular box [a] and lid [b]. Box covered in blue paper printed with gold stars. Box contains octagonal red wax sealing wafer [c].

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, wax

GUSN: 171919

Accession Number: 1998.5809A-C

Ring, Signet

Rectangular red translucent seal.

Maker: unknown

Material: amber (fossil resin)

GUSN: 171923

Accession Number: 1998.5811

Platter

Oval Chinese export porcelain platter with Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171924

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.22

Box with Sealing Wafers

Small circular cardboard box [ab] with gilt edges. Box filled with red and blue sealing wafers [c]. Many of the wafers have printed mottos.

Date: 1820-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, gelatin

GUSN: 171925

Accession Number: 1998.5812A-C

Dinner Service

Set of 9 Chinese export porcelain plates and four saucers in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171926

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.10

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171929

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.11

Saucer

Set of 9 Chinese export porcelain plates and five saucers in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171930

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.12

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171933

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.13

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171934

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.1

Box

Rectangular red lacquer box with gold and green floral design and silver moths; 2 pairs of holes pierced in base, ribbon or string missing

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating), cardboard

GUSN: 171935

Accession Number: 1998.5813.1AB

Box

Part of red lacquer box, "NO MEND" Silk Hoisery

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171937

Accession Number: 1998.5813.2

Medallion

Silver medallion with figure of St. George on face and laurel wreath on reverse

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Gorham & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 171938

Accession Number: 1998.5814

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171940

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.2

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171941

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.3

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171942

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.4

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171943

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.5

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171944

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.6

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171945

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.7

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171946

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.8

Salad plate

Chinese export porcelain salad plate in Rose Canton pattern consisting of four panels of flowers, butterflies and birds around a circle enclosing a bird and peony, and a flower and butterfly border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171947

Accession Number: 2006.44.3092.9

Box with Cover Mounted on Velvet

Turned oak box (b) and lid (c) sewn to a square piece of balck velvet (a) wtih five brass hooks; paper label sewn to velvet.

Date: 1757

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 171948

Accession Number: 1998.5815A-C

Napkin

White linen damask towel with floral pattern

Date: 1734

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 171952

Accession Number: 1998.5817

Table Napkin

White linen damask towel wtih figure of Pallas (Athena) with flags and other military motifs. Cotton table handstitched to top hem.

Date: 1745-1755

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 171953

Accession Number: 1998.5818

Table Napkin

White linen damask with floral and berry vine border

Date: 1744-1755

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 171954

Accession Number: 1998.5819

Towel

Beige homespun linen towel wtih two white cotton loops stitched to ends.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 171955

Accession Number: 1998.5820

Flag

American flag, thirty-three stars, wool and cotton

Date: 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 171956

Accession Number: 1998.5821

Lace fragment

Black lace trim fragment with leaf pattern along edge

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171958

Accession Number: 1998.5822a

Lace Trim Fragment

Black lace trim fragment with leaf pattern along edge.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171959

Accession Number: 1998.5822b

Lace Trim Fragment

Black lace trim fragment with leaf pattern along edge.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171960

Accession Number: 1998.5822c

Trim

Black lace dress fragment with floral design and scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171964

Accession Number: 1998.5823a

Dress Fragment

Black lace dress fragment with floral design and scalloped edge

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171965

Accession Number: 1998.5823b

Vandyking Trim

White cotton handsewn trim with jagged edge.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing

GUSN: 171966

Accession Number: 1998.5824

Dress Fragment

SEE child records for description. Overall, fragments too small to get a full repeat.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171967

Accession Number: 1998.5825

Cloth fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with red, blue, yellow and green flroal pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171968

Accession Number: 1998.5825a

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with pink-red, yellow and green floral pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171969

Accession Number: 1998.5825b

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with light purple/yellow, and blue floral

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171970

Accession Number: 1998.5825c

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground, with pink, yellow/gold, blue floral pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171971

Accession Number: 1998.5825d

No Title

Silk, damask bronze color. Linen strip of fabric attached. Small strip of 1998.5825 sewn to edge of 1998.5826a. Full repeat not evident.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171973

Accession Number: 1998.8626a

No Title

Silk damask, bronze color

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171974

Accession Number: 1998.8626b

No Title

Silk damask, bronze color

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171975

Accession Number: 1998.8626c

Dress Cloth Sample

Two pieces of green and white silk damask cloth from a dress.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171976

Accession Number: 1998.5827AB

Cloth Sample

Silk lampas fragments, one side: lavender ground with white floral pattern; the opposite side is white ground with lavender floral pattern.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lampas (textile material)

GUSN: 171979

Accession Number: 1998.5828

Tape trim

White silk tape trim (None-so-pretty)

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171982

Accession Number: 1998.5829

Cloth fragment

Red and blue plaid woven cotton cloth fragment. Holes pierced in selvages.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving

GUSN: 171983

Accession Number: 1998.5831

Berlinwork Sample

Berlinwork sample with approximately seven patterns.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), Berlin woolwork

GUSN: 171984

Accession Number: 1998.5832

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