Historic New England

Children's Mug

Children's earthenware mug. Green transfer-printing design on mug. Left of inscription, two men and cattle working the tilled fields. Right of inscription, two figures (man and woman) picking fruit or vegetables, placing them in a basket and apron respectively.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43443

Accession Number: 1970.1310.238

Mug

Earthenware mug, part of the Margaret Jewell children's mug collection. Black transfer printed image of Liverpool Light House on Bidston Hill, with a depiction of fifty-eight signal flags and a written key identifying each signal. Over painted by hand with green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43444

Accession Number: 1970.1310.239

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with ear-shaped handle. Black transfer printed initial "F" inside circular sunburst motif. Dark red lines around base, rim, inside of rim, and down sides of handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43446

Accession Number: 1970.1310.241

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug with discolored glaze. Black transfer-printed design of two young children exploring an animal nest. Overpainted in green, red and brown.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43447

Accession Number: 1970.1310.242

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Shaped base, slightly flared rim, and spurred circle-in-loop handle. Painted with bluish gray flowers and green and red foliage. Gold luster line beneath rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, lusterware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43448

Accession Number: 1970.1310.243

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Brown transfer printed image of several rabbits in front of a hutch. Overpainted with green and red.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43449

Accession Number: 1970.1310.244

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design with a cherub and a swag that reads "A present from the potteries." Pink lustre at rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43450

Accession Number: 1970.1310.245

Children's Mug

Blue and white transfer-printed design. Aspen leaf wreath. Blue line around lip of mug as well as bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43451

Accession Number: 1970.1310.246

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Red transfer printed outdoor scene with girl at right, wearing an apron and carrying a basket. She stands in front of a wooden structure with birds sitting on top. At left in the distance is a house on a low hill. A red decorative border is printed around the inside o...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43452

Accession Number: 1970.1310.248

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Purple transfer printed image of a boy sitting on a riverbank, with a stone tower and arched bridge in the background. Wide pink lustre band around rim, and narrow lustre line around base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43453

Accession Number: 1970.1310.249

Children's Mug

White mug-quote is in black rectangular box, punctuated by shell in corners and triangles facing out and outlining the box. The text and decoration is black with an orange background only within the confines of the design. Orange line inside lip of mug and accented on the outside of the handle.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 43454

Accession Number: 1970.1310.250

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed scene with three children putting a hat on a spotted dog; with the inscription "Grandmother's Cap." Over painted with green, blue, red, yellow, and pink.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43455

Accession Number: 1970.1310.252

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Two hotizontal brown glazed bands around body, over painted with a green vine pattern. Black transfer printed text between the two bands, "A trifle from Yarmouth."

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43456

Accession Number: 1970.1310.253

Children's Mug

Creamware children's mug. Maroon transfer-printed design, farm scene. Figure in the foreground tilling land to the left and another figure also in the foreground, but to the right sitting on a stool milking a cow. Pink luster accents the upper lip of mug, slightly above upper lower rim and along the...

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, creamware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43457

Accession Number: 1970.1310.254

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Beaded body with blue band at rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 43458

Accession Number: 1970.1310.256

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Brown and light blue bands at base and rim, with brown geometric line pattern around middle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 43459

Accession Number: 1970.1310.257

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed images. On one side, an oval portait of a gentleman, surrounded by a foliate design. On the other side, three gentlemen standing at left in long jackets, and a farmhouse at right with a cow, a cart, and a man and woman. Over painted in blue, red...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43460

Accession Number: 1970.1310.258

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Green transfer-printed, Rococo-inspired design with shells and sweeping scrolls.

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43461

Accession Number: 1970.1310.259

Mug

Earthenware mug. Concave body, shaped base, and spurred loop handle with molded foliate detail. Glazed green around body with white applied floral motifs on either side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43462

Accession Number: 1970.1310.260

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer printed foliate motif with a butterly at center, a boy at left, a girl at right, and an inscription at top center, "Look Sister at that Butterfly." Hand painted black line around rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43463

Accession Number: 1970.1310.261

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base, beaded rim, and spurred ear-shaped handle with molded foliate detail. Blue body with identical applied floral decorations on either side, over painted with red, brown, yellow, and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43464

Accession Number: 1970.1310.262

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed design with flower motifs, c-scrolls and a "Holy Bible" in upper center. Inscription in center is "HANNAH".

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43466

Accession Number: 1970.1310.264

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of floral wreath encircling inscription. Silver luster outlines the upper, outer lip of mug.

Date: 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43467

Accession Number: 1970.1310.265

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug with black transfer-printed design, alphabet theme, and overpainting in yellow and red. Two main images on mug; one is of a family gathered in their garden and second is a group of possibly men in the desert, possibly the Three Magi or Three Wisemen.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing, overpainting (technique)

GUSN: 43468

Accession Number: 1970.1310.267

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped and beaded base, beaded rim, and spurred loop handle. Blue body, slightly concave, with identical applied floral decorations on either side, over painted with red, brown, yellow, and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43469

Accession Number: 1970.1310.268

Mug

Earthenware mug. Concave body, shaped base, and spurred loop handle. Glazed blue around body. Identical applied floral decorations on either side, over painted with red, yellow, and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43471

Accession Number: 1970.1310.270

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed designs. Alternating upside-down triangle pattern encircles the inner, upper lip of mug and down center of handle. Simple, cursive, transfer-printed design on front, "Maria". Missing handle.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43472

Accession Number: 1970.1310.271

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Round-rimmed base with loop handle. Painted with floral motif repeated three times: a dark red flower and green leaves. Gray line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43473

Accession Number: 1970.1310.272

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed designs. Alternating upside-down triangle pattern encircles the inner, upper lip of mug and down center of handle. Simple, cursive, transfer-printed design on front, "Eliza".

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43474

Accession Number: 1970.1310.273

Jamb hook

Vasi-shape wall plate w/ rectangular socket and "c" hook ending in urn shape finial.

Date: 1780-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 24757

Accession Number: 1985.99

Knocker

Multiple knobbed finial above oval name plate, marked "C. Coffin". Cyma knocker w/ oval knock plate. Spool and oval bottom plate.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 24758

Accession Number: 1985.96

Newspaper clipping

Picture of Glen Charles Gordon (1833-1885), British General serving in China, Africa and India, riding camel w/ "Gordon Memorial at Chatham" marked below. Textured tan matting. Framed in oak w/ rounded edge and small stylized floral motif interior.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24759

Accession Number: 1985.97

Quilt Piece

Quilted patchwork scrap with samples of brown plaid fabric and red copper plate print of tree and half of a woman, brown floral border on cream-colored fabric.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 24760

Accession Number: 1985.98

Vase

Hand carved vase-form soapstone connected by floral motif w/ patterned base. Modeled in creme and coral. No marking.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 24761

Accession Number: 1985.100

Coal stove

Cast inscription reads: "Cox Warren Morrison & Co/ Troy NY Pat N. 1854." Second inscription reads: "Diadem." Black cast iron body. Three pierced feet support wide ash shelf w/ ribbed shell pattern. Bulbous body of stove is decorated w/ fluting on rear faces and foliate forms and volutes w/ stamping ...

Maker: Cox Warren Morrison & Co. (Maker)

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 24762

Accession Number: 1985.101

Cane

Carved handle in shape of cloven hoof and foreleg; natural twig shaped shaft, painted and varnished brown; metal-wrapped base.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 24763

Accession Number: 1985.105

Cane

White ceramic knob handle; brown painted and varnished natural twig shaft ending in metal tip.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24764

Accession Number: 1985.106

Cane

Black painted natural twig shaft surmounted by round knob handle and scribed ivory ring.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24765

Accession Number: 1985.107

Photographic print

Black print on brown paper (probably newspaper faded brown). Photographically reproduced print of Abraham Lincoln, seated, w/ book on his lap reading to his son Todd. Simple molded wooden frame w/ brown stain. Two newspaper articles glued to back, "Lincoln" and Abraham Lincoln".

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24766

Accession Number: 1985.108

Portrait of Daniel Webster

Printed bust-length portrait, marked below "Daniel Webster." Handmade. Oval frame consisting of cardboard with rows of fragmented pine cones and two small groups of whole pine cones at top and bottom.

Date: 1860-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 24767

Accession Number: 1985.109

Moonlight

By tradition entitled "Moonlight." Scene of Greenport, Long Island, New York. Painting of house and landscape with moon. Beaded and reeded border with raised edge on wooden composition frame.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Attributed to Hubbard, Whitney A. (Maker)

Material: cardboard, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 24768

Accession Number: 1985.110

Match safe

Cartouche form w/ crowning fleur de lis and hole pierced in top for hanging. Carved basket weave motif overall. Center has small box w/ cartouche. Sandpaper oval strike plate below. Marked on back "Papa Coleman" (sic).

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24769

Accession Number: 1985.111

Miners' Birdcage

Rectangular wooden miners' bird cage; vertical wooden bars subdivided by horizontal bars; one wall with vertical removable wires and wide horizontal wooden band; pottery drinking cup attached inside and 2 perching bars. No bars.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 24770

Accession Number: 1985.112

Coffeepot

Modified light house form w/ fluted body. "C" shaped handle and shaped spout. Flat circular lid w/ ribbed knop. White and green washed background w/ metallic and white daffodil motif. Small dotted diaper at top.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24771

Accession Number: 1985.113

Coffeepot

Pseudo-satsuma-type cream colored body w/ crackle glaze. Modified light-house form w/ circular foot, squared C-shaped handle, triangular spout, circular mouth. Domed cover w/ knop finial. Mounted pewter ring forming hinged cover. Transfer printed gilt diaper w/ Japanesque scenic reserves in iron red...

Date: 1875-1910

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

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 24772

Accession Number: 1985.114

Vase

Hand carved soapstone, oval body, high relief floral motifs. Modelled in coral and black. Marked "China".

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 24773

Accession Number: 1985.115

Candlesnuffer tray

Oval, boat shaped, black tin tray.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 24774

Accession Number: 1985.116

Portrait of Louise Chandler Coverly

Oval walnut and gilt fame; drawing portrait black-haired woman in brown, long-sleeved dress and white lace collar. Pencil inscription on back panel reads: "Your great Aunt, Louise Chandler Coverly/ Granpa Chandler's sister for whom I was named."

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, oil pastels

GUSN: 24775

Accession Number: 1985.117

Portrait of Edmund Coffin

Portrait of Edmund Coffin. Multi-colored, head-and-shoulders portrait of man facing left. Black coat, white shirt and stock, black hair. Green background. Pen inscription on label on back reads: "Edmund Coffin." Gilt molded wood frame.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: supports (artists' materials), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 24776

Accession Number: 1963.117

Chalkboard

Child's slate chalkboard w/ wood frame.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: slate (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 24777

Accession Number: 1985.118

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