Historic New England

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body. .

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63931

Accession Number: 1970.668.2

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63932

Accession Number: 1970.668.3

Candlestick

Blown and molded colorless glass body. Hexagonal socket with flat top with circular mouth to receive candle. Vase-form stem swelling at center and tapering to a corresponding hexagonal base. Heavy glass body.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: Heisey (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63933

Accession Number: 1970.668.4

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body. Scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with aqua border with shaped gilt scrolling and floral vines. Cavetto border corresponds. Interior of well with bust length portrait of King Louis XIV of France.

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63934

Accession Number: 1970.719

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body. Scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with cream colored ground with three floral reserves alternating with aqua reserves with gilt decoration of musical instruments. Heavy gilt accents and floral borders throughout. Well with aqua border with polychrome bust-length portrait of Ki...

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63935

Accession Number: 1970.720

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body. Scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with cream colored ground with pink edge with gilt border decoration of scrolled reserves and meandering floral vine. Circular well with pink border and gilt floral borders. Hand painted bust length portrait of King Louis VIII of France. Mar...

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63936

Accession Number: 1970.721

Commemorative Plate

White porcelain body, scalloped and lobed edge. Wide rim with pink border with shaped gilt scrolling and floral vines. Three floral reserves alternating feathered edge. Pink and gilt cavetto border. Interior well with bust length portrait of King Louis XV of France. Marks: See companion plates 1970....

Date: 1850-1899

Maker: Sevres (Maker) Morion (Artist) Chateau Des Tuileries (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63937

Accession Number: 1970.722

Pitcher

Renaissance revival style, highly polished chrome-like finish; silver plate over base metal. Bulbous body tapers from a swelled bottom to an undefined neck then swells slightly at shaped and spouted mouth with Greek key border decoration Body with machine engraved decoration at bottom with circular ...

Date: 1890

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63938

Accession Number: 1970.725

Teakettle

All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth. Teakettle or hot water pot, stand, and burner. Pot has elongated spout at side' hinged domed lid with ga...

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63939

Accession Number: 1970.726.1

Teapot

Tea or coffee pot; Pot has elongated spout at side' hinged domed lid with gadrooning; C-shape handle at back. Part of a six piece tea set, All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic fl...

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63940

Accession Number: 1970.726.2

Teapot

Tea or hot water pot; Pot has elongated spout at side' hinged domed lid with gadrooning; C-shape handle at back. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic...

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63941

Accession Number: 1970.726.3

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl with two C-shaped handles and domed cover. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth.

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63942

Accession Number: 1970.726.4

Cream Pitcher

Cream pitcher. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth.

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63943

Accession Number: 1970.726.5

Waste Bowl

Waste bowl. Part of a six piece tea set. All bulbous circular forms with reeded bottom half, with dished shoulders with stippled floral engraved decoration. Cylindrical neck with molded naturalistic floral border band. Circular mouth.

Date: 1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63944

Accession Number: 1970.726.6

Tray

Wide oval form, with dished rim terminating in molded beaded edge. Flat bottom with thinly executed machine-etched decoration featuring a Greek key border band enclosing a stylized s-scroll border band. Each end with applied handle: cartouche shape with beaded edge, scrolling to leafy terminus and s...

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 63945

Accession Number: 1970.727

Tile

Buff-colored clay body with molded relief decoration of coat of arms featuring brown two-headed eagle with orb at base and crown above, flanked by columns. Decoration is tin glaze in blues, tan, and greens. Pencil notation on back, Modern tile. Coat of arms of Charles V of Spain. Bought in Sevill...

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze, tin (metal)

GUSN: 63946

Accession Number: 1970.731

Painting of George Washington

Bust-length portrait of George Washington in military uniform; polychrome on a muddy brown background. Molded wooden rectangular frame painted with metallic paint.

Date: 1860-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63947

Accession Number: 1970.732

Portrait of Henry Chandler Bowen

Three-quarter bust portrait of Henry Bowen (1813-1896) in a dark suit, white shirt, and gold shirt pin; bearded and balding gray hair. Classical draped curtain in background and Roseland Park in distance. Under glass in gilded frame, composed of four alternating decorative bands.

Date: 1880

Maker: Probably Sawyer, James J., 1813-1888 (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63948

Accession Number: 1970.733

Fireplace Tongs

Faceted round handle; arms have shaped and rounded shoulders' ring turnings terminating in round pincers.

Date: 1925-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 63949

Accession Number: 1970.741

Fireplace Shovel

Ring-turned brass finial; cylindrical steel shaft, bell-shaped iron shovel.

Date: 1925-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 63950

Accession Number: 1970.742

Fireplace Broom

Baluster and ring turned shaft with knop finial; brush dyed green.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 63951

Accession Number: 1970.744

Bellows

Wooden bellows with shell and bellflower carving on one face; leather bag; brass nozzle. Studded with brass nails.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, carving (processes), shell (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 63952

Accession Number: 1970.745

Pitcher

Molded white clay body with colorless glaze. Exterior with overall. Gilt asymmetrical floral branches meander over body with bamboo and other blossoms, in the Japanese taste; two butterflies and one been. Body is spherical with round foot; cylindrical neck with round spouted mouth. Molded C-shaped h...

Date: 1878-1891

Maker: Haviland, Charles Field, 1878-1891 (Maker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 63953

Accession Number: 1970.746

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl with lid. Conforming bulbous body with a twisted c-shaped handle on each side. Slightly domed circular lid with button knop finial. Molded white clay body with colorless glaze. Over glaze maroon/oxblood ground imitating oriental wares. Over glaze thickly painted floral gilt decoration i...

Date: 1910

Maker: Minton's (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63954

Accession Number: 1970.747.2

Cream Pitcher

Cream pitcher with bulbous circular body in ginger-jar form with circular foot. Swells at shoulder to a circular neck with shaped and spouted mouth and elongated c-shaped handle. Molded white clay body with colorless glaze. Over glaze maroon/oxblood ground imitating oriental wares. Over glaze thic...

Date: 1910

Maker: Minton's (Maker)

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 63955

Accession Number: 1970.747.1

Coaster

Hand-hooked table mat or coaster. Circular with cream-colored ground. Rosey-lavender colored line border with inner border of stylized flower blossoms with green scroll leaf alternating.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 63956

Accession Number: 1970.748

Saltshaker

Colorless pressed class body with tapered bell-shaped form. Pressed pattern features diamond motif panels alternating with beaded stripes, imitating cut glass. Molded on bottom: PAT.2/APPL'D FOR/MADE IN U.S.A. Domed silver screw tops, pierced as casters.

Date: 1890-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 63957

Accession Number: 1970.749.1

Pepper Shaker

Colorless pressed class body with tapered bell-shaped form. Pressed pattern features diamond motif panels alternating with beaded stripes, imitating cut glass. Molded on bottom: PAT.2/APPL'D FOR/MADE IN U.S.A. Domed silver screw tops, pierced as casters.

Date: 1890-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 63958

Accession Number: 1970.749.2

Pepper Shaker

Molded colorless glass body. Flat bottom on cylindrical faceted body, vaguely imitates cut glass. Conforming glass screw cap pierced as caster top.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), pressing

GUSN: 63959

Accession Number: 1970.750.2

Saltshaker

Molded colorless glass body. Flat bottom on cylindrical faceted body, vaguely imitates cut glass. Conforming glass screw cap pierced as caster top.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 63960

Accession Number: 1970.750.1

Plate

Circular plate with conforming well; wide rim with transfer pattern of floral reserves in Japanesque style, under glaze transfer print in well of Japanesque and western medallion design. Pastel and brown over glaze decoration. Cavetto with yellow and pink decoration. Similar to 1970.752.1-.12, bu...

Date: 1880

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 63961

Accession Number: 1970.751.1

Plate

Circular plate with conforming well; wide rim with transfer pattern of floral reserves in Japanesque style, under glaze transfer print in well of Japanesque and western medallion design. Pastel and brown over glaze decoration. Cavetto with yellow and pink decoration. Similar to 1970.752.1-.12, bu...

Date: 1880

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 63962

Accession Number: 1970.751.2

Plate

Circular plate with conforming well; wide rim with transfer pattern of floral reserves in Japanesque style, under glaze transfer print in well of Japanesque and western medallion design. Pastel and brown over glaze decoration. Cavetto with yellow and pink decoration. Similar to 1970.752.1-.12, bu...

Date: 1880

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 63963

Accession Number: 1970.751.3

Plate

Circular plate with conforming well; wide rim with transfer pattern of floral reserves in Japanesque style, under glaze transfer print in well of Japanesque and western medallion design. Pastel and brown over glaze decoration. Cavetto with yellow and pink decoration. Similar to 1970.752.1-.12, bu...

Date: 1880

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 63964

Accession Number: 1970.751.4

Plate

Circular plate with conforming well; wide rim with transfer pattern of floral reserves in Japanesque style, under glaze transfer print in well of Japanesque and western medallion design. Pastel and brown over glaze decoration. Cavetto with yellow and pink decoration. Similar to 1970.752.1-.12, bu...

Date: 1880

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 63965

Accession Number: 1970.751.5

Plate

Part of a set of six dinner plates. Porcelain, round with scalloped edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration. Center monogrammed "HCB". French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, t...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64417

Accession Number: 1981.7.3

Plate

Part of a set of six dinner plates. Porcelain, round with scalloped edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration. Center monogrammed "HCB". French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, t...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64418

Accession Number: 1981.7.4

Plate

Part of a set of six dinner plates. Porcelain, round with scalloped edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration. Center monogrammed "HCB". French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, t...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64419

Accession Number: 1981.7.5

Plate

Part of a set of six dinner plates. Porcelain, round with scalloped edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration. Center monogrammed "HCB". French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, t...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64420

Accession Number: 1981.7.6

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64421

Accession Number: 1981.7.7

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64422

Accession Number: 1981.7.8

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64423

Accession Number: 1981.7.9

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64424

Accession Number: 1981.7.10

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64425

Accession Number: 1981.7.11

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64426

Accession Number: 1981.7.12

Soup Plate

Part of a set of fifteen soup plates. Circular plate with wide rim and circular well, wide magenta band with scrolled edge and HCB monogram in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64427

Accession Number: 1981.7.13

Dessert Plate

Three round plates with lobed edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration, an orange painted in the center French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucers, five platters, six...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64428

Accession Number: 1981.7.14

Dessert Plate

Three round plates with lobed edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration, an orange painted in the center French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucers, five platters, six...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64429

Accession Number: 1981.7.16

Dessert Plate

Three round plates with lobed edge, wide magenta band with gilt decoration, an orange painted in the center French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucers, five platters, six...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64430

Accession Number: 1981.7.15

Gravy Tureen

Oval two handled tureen with lid and attached saucer. White porcelain body; lid, tureen, and saucer all with broad magenta band with gilt scroll decoration. Saucer cut with four lobes. Lid has semi-circular cutout for ladle and oval gilt decorated mushroom shaped finial, lid monogramed HCB Fren...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 64431

Accession Number: 1981.7.17

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