Historic New England

Vase

Earthenware vase with rounded shoulders tapering to lip. Tulip decoration in green and yellow with bands of light green, blue, and cream. The interior is green glazed.

Date: 1915

Maker: Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Maker) Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Manufacturer) Shapiro, Lily (Illustrator)

Material: glazing (coating), earthenware, cuerda seca

GUSN: 47652

Accession Number: 1969.185

Cream Pitcher

Green glazed stoneware cream pitcher with band of running white rabbits.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter) Wills, Peg (Vendor)

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 47653

Accession Number: 1969.186

Plate

Earthenware plate with blue glaze and border of green hills and trees with bands of brown and light blue.

Date: 1914

Maker: Revere Pottery, Paul (Manufacturer) Saturday Evening Girls (Organization) (Potter) Wills, Peg (Vendor)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47654

Accession Number: 1969.190

Glass Panel from MBTA Trolley Car

Curved panel of frosted glass with blue geometric design. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47655

Accession Number: 1969.193

Glass Panel

Frosted glass panel with design and the lettering E in red. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47656

Accession Number: 1969.194

Wallpapered board

Small board with wallpaper attached. Foliate vine in four shades of green flocking on white ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, flocking, softwood

GUSN: 47658

Accession Number: 1969.228

Table Mat

Rose satin damask mat, thinly padded. Woven in large floral pattern. One end ripped off. Sheet of cotton batting with cotton twill back.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique), satin, silk (textile), textiles

GUSN: 47659

Accession Number: 1969.230

Plane

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47662

Accession Number: 1969.237

Wooden Wall Fragment

Wooden wall section with lath and plaster attached to both sides. The plaster on one side has been painted with a pale green paint, the plaster on the opposite side is unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47663

Accession Number: 1969.251

SHEATHING

Rabbeted along both long edges; red paint and numerous layers of wallpaper on one side; numerous wrought nails.

Date: 1734-1767

Maker: unknown

Material: chestnut (wood), molding (forming), painting (coating), wallpapers

GUSN: 47664

Accession Number: 1969.253A

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47128

Accession Number: 1965.44

Tile

Square, olive green, glazed, decorative ceramic tile with relief floral design.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 47129

Accession Number: 1965.45

Shell Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47130

Accession Number: 1965.49

Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47131

Accession Number: 1965.50

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47132

Accession Number: 1965.53

Printing Block

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47133

Accession Number: 1965.54

Photograph

Shoulder-length portrait of older woman.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting, ivorytypes

GUSN: 47134

Accession Number: 1965.55A

Blue and white, reversible; overall pattern of rows of wheels; four snowballs in corners; rose-like floral-like motif in center. Border of alternating double pine trees and split pine trees. Hemmed top and bottom; selvage edges.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), double weave, weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47135

Accession Number: 1965.57

Teapot

White porcelain triangular teapot with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold bands. Molded rope handle and knots on body and lid with gold highlights.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 47136

Accession Number: 1965.59AB

Scales

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47149

Accession Number: 1965.71AB

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47150

Accession Number: 1965.72

Dwarf Tall Case Clock

Dwarf tall case clock with ogee bracket feet; arched door with sprig inlay; quarter column with stop flutes; dentil course; arched pediment with fretwork.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47151

Accession Number: 1965.73

Trunk

Small trunk, leather studded with brass nails and lined with a tan wallpaper decorated with a white and green design. Old label inside reads: "ISSAC LIBBEY,/TRUNK MANUFACTURER,/and Dealer In/Valises, Carpet Bags,/and all kinds of Trunk Trimmings,/Rochester, N.H." This trunk belonged to John T. Gordo...

Maker: Libbey, Isaac (Manufacturer)

Material: leather

GUSN: 47152

Accession Number: 1965.78

Pipe Tongs

Pipe scissors, from Gordon family, decorated with a design of curved lines incised in the metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47153

Accession Number: 1965.79

Spectacles

Gold spectacles [.1] and a green and white needlepoint case [.2]. Oblong lenses. Crank bridge. Loop slide side arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 47154

Accession Number: 1965.80.1-.2

Purse

Beaded purse with blue floral pattern on white background with butterfly at bottom; blue beaded tassels; tan silk top with ribbon ties.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47155

Accession Number: 1965.88

Perfume Bottle

Colorless glass, flask-shaped perfume bottle with cut glass, twisted ribs with gilt monogram in center. Silver gilt screw top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 47156

Accession Number: 1965.89AB

Purse

A solid purple velvet purse edged in gold metallic cording and with a single metallic thread tassel on one bottom corner, top with a highly decorative yellow metal closure frame cornucopia, flowers, wheat, fruilt, and a shell, press button clasp, and doubled yellow metal chain.

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), chasing, metal thread, solid velvet

GUSN: 47157

Accession Number: 1965.90A

Purse

A knitted purple silk recticule style coin purse with tassel at bottom and yellow metal frame closre and button clasp.

Date: 1876-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), silk (fiber), metal, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 47158

Accession Number: 1965.90B

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47159

Accession Number: 1965.91

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered "S. Crew" on Bristol board mounted on a white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47161

Accession Number: 1965.93

Bag

Work bag with central engraving in oval cartouche of cupid bringing a work bag to a seated seamtress (both sides of bag). Colored engraving of branches, leaves, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: cord (fiber product), painting (coating), satin

GUSN: 47162

Accession Number: 1965.94

Purse

A black cotton mesh edged and adored in cut steel beads with floral motif on body and double loops on bottom. Top has a white metal frame clasp with scroll and chain.

Date: 1876-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, cotton (textile), cut steel, beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process)

GUSN: 47163

Accession Number: 1965.95

Shawl

Small black center; paisleys predominantly reds with green or blue; applied borders; embroidered compartmentalized edges; larger solid areas.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47164

Accession Number: 1965.96

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47165

Accession Number: 1965.98

Padlock

Small, barrel-shaped combination lock; unlocks by right side pulling out.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 47166

Accession Number: 1965.99

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 47171

Accession Number: 1965.107

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