Historic New England

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon. Oval upturned handle tip. Bowl is shell-shaped and ribbed.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: bright cutting, coin silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48612

Accession Number: 1971.1461

Punch Ladle

Silver punch ladle with a threaded fiddle handle, squared shoulders, and an elliptical bowl.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48613

Accession Number: 1971.1462

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon depicting motifs from the Columbian Exposition.

Date: 1893

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48614

Accession Number: 1971.1463

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a squared handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48615

Accession Number: 1971.1464

Demitasse Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon that depicts Bacchantes amusing the infant Hercules.

Date: 1878-1889

Maker: Tiffany & Co.

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48616

Accession Number: 1971.1465

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a fanned handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48617

Accession Number: 1971.1466

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with an oval upturned handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1891-1900

Maker: Rand & Crane (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48618

Accession Number: 1971.1467

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a pointed handle and an oval bowl. Scroll and floral pattern.

Date: 1850

Maker: Dominick & Haff

Material: wash technique, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48619

Accession Number: 1971.1468

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl. Shell pattern.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Rand & Crane (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48620

Accession Number: 1971.1469

Fruit Spoon

Silver fruit spoon with a rounded handle and a pointed oval bowl. Shell pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: A.F. Towle & Son Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48621

Accession Number: 1971.1470

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a pierced floral handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Reed & Barton (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48622

Accession Number: 1971.1471

Demitasse Spoon

Silver demitasse spoon with a flat spatulate handle and a pointed oval bowl. Cupid pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Dominick & Haff

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48623

Accession Number: 1971.1472

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Oval handle with an acanthus design. Round bowl.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48624

Accession Number: 1971.1473

Candlestick

Round base tapers to simple urn-shaped finial.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48625

Accession Number: 1971.1474.1

Candlestick

Circular with turned shaft; flared lip.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: banding, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48626

Accession Number: 1971.1475.1

Carving Knife

Metal carving knife with an antler handle. Silver floral engraved and repousse band attaching the blade to the handle.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 48627

Accession Number: 1971.1477

Candlesnuffer

Twisted shaft; conical snuffer with finial.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: fruitwood, painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 48628

Accession Number: 1971.1478

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon that depicts Walbach Towers in Portsmouth New Hampshire.

Date: 1893

Maker: J.H. Hutchinson & Durgin Co. (Maker)

Material: embossing, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48629

Accession Number: 1971.1479

Souvenir Spoon

Silver souvenir spoon. Nautical design.

Date: 1901

Maker: American Silver Co. (Maker) Crown Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48630

Accession Number: 1971.1480

Sugar Tongs

Silver sugar tongs with tapered arms and claw shaped bowls.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: Thomas Aspinwall Davis & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48631

Accession Number: 1971.1481

Sugar Tongs

Bow form with tapering straight arms having a rope turned pattern. Claw shaped curved tips.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Whiting Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), sterling silver

GUSN: 48632

Accession Number: 1971.1482

Ice Cream Knife

Oval pointed upturned handle with machine engraced allover pattern. Oblong blade is flat with engraved flowers. The center of the shovel is engraved with tiny diamonds.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bright cutting, coin silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 48633

Accession Number: 1971.1483

Fish Knife

Broad fiddle handle; short back midrib; square shoulders; notched, serpentine, perforated blade. Geometric slot decoration imitates fish scales.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: Possibly R & S Wood (Maker)

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 48634

Accession Number: 1971.1484

Commemorative Spoon

Silver commemorative spoon. Handle depicts Betsy Ross sewing a flag. Pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1839

Maker: J. E. Caldwell & Co. (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48635

Accession Number: 1971.1485

Crumber

Silver crumber with a downturned oval handle and a rectangular blade. Scalloped edge with a recessed bottom. Butterfly and floral design.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: Gorham Manufacturing Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48636

Accession Number: 1971.1486

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Pointed downturned handle with a shovel shaped bowl.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 48637

Accession Number: 1971.1487

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Wide band of light blue around body, overpainted with brown and white circles. Three narrow bands of medium blue near rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 48410

Accession Number: 1970.390

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Shaped base with loop handle and leaf terminals. Mustard yellow body with brown and white bands and two rows of cat's eyes.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 48411

Accession Number: 1970.392

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Slightly barrel shaped with loop handle and leaf terminals. Lathe-turned with thirteen rows of small elipses. Brown and dark red bands at base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 48412

Accession Number: 1970.393

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Slightly barrel shaped. Blue, black, and dark red with incised check pattern in two wide bands.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 48413

Accession Number: 1970.396

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Shaped base with loop handle. Two solid dark brown bands, alternated with narrow rouletted bands with chevron, circle, and linked ring patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 48414

Accession Number: 1970.397

Mug

Earthenware mug. Tapered body, larger at top, with round-rimmed base and reeded loop handle. Mottled brown glaze.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 48415

Accession Number: 1970.399

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Round-rimmed base with loop handle and leaf terminals. Body decorated with smooth blue bands alternated with textured bands. Band in relief around rim with bullseye pattern, over-painted with green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 48416

Accession Number: 1970.400

Mug

Earthenware mug. Lightly ribbed with twelve sides, flared base, and molded handle with foliate design. Dark copper luster lines around base and rim, linear pattern around handle, and two foliate motifs on body. Cylindrical with loop handle. Canary yellow glaze with silver luster decoration in...

Maker: Shaw, Anthony (Maker)

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 48417

Accession Number: 1970.401

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Slightly barrel shaped with loop handle and leaf terminals. Two wide textured basketweave bands flanked by narrow bands of blue, black, and mustard.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 48418

Accession Number: 1970.403

Mug

Porcelain mug. Cylindrical with large loop handle. Central shield motif flanked by lions, with banner and inscription beneath. Floral decoration in green, orange, pink, and purple. Decorative bands at base and rim in dark blue and gold. Handle painted in dark blue and gold.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 48419

Accession Number: 1970.405

Mug

Porcelain mug. Brown transfer printed design, over-painted by hand in pink, blue, green, and red. With chinoiserie decorative elements and gold lustre accents. Background of pink cross hatching and dots. Central decorative motif includes a coat of arms with a crown above, a horse at left, and a p...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 48420

Accession Number: 1970.406

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base and rim, with molded foliate loop handle. Blue transfer printed landscape with vertical towers in distance, rustic fences, and two small groups of people (a seated woman and standing man in one group; a seated woman, standing man, and standing woman with parasol in sec...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 48421

Accession Number: 1970.408

Mug

Earthenware mug. Salmon-colored glaze with black transfer printed foliate design covering body, handle, and inside rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 48422

Accession Number: 1970.412

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base and rope twist handle. Dark orange and splotched gray on outside; mustard yellow on inside. Two incised bands with a zigzag line at the center of each.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 48423

Accession Number: 1970.413

Mug

Large earthenware mug. Hand painted decoration in blue. Floral designs around body, with geometric band just below rim and narrow line above base. Turkey track pattern on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 48424

Accession Number: 1970.414

Mug

Large earthenware mug. Hand painted with a floral vine motif around the body in a geometric pattern. Colors include brown, blue, green, and orange. Brown and orange lines beneath rim, and one brown line above base. Brown cross-hatch pattern painted down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 48425

Accession Number: 1970.417