Historic New England

SERVING SET

Serving set of knife and fork, silver with bone(?) handles. Moderne Egyptesque design.

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 6695

Accession Number: 1990.1372AB

URN WITH LID

Urn with lid, ornate rococo design of deeply sculptured floral design in swirling hand.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6696

Accession Number: 1990.1374

SPOON, CHILD'S

Child's spoon, simple in form, with a duck, (3 dimensional) at end, and four small balls on stem.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6697

Accession Number: 1990.1375

MUSTARD POT

Mustard pot, lilver, with hinged lid. A deep blue glass liner and a silver spoon.

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 6698

Accession Number: 1990.1376

PITCHER

Small silver pitcher with hinged lid.

Date: 1903

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6699

Accession Number: 1990.1377

CASTER

Octagonal caster, silver, body and lid.

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 6700

Accession Number: 1990.1378

CASTER

Small caster, rounded in shape.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Hallmarks (Maker)

GUSN: 6701

Accession Number: 1990.1379

Quinine Pillbox

Small round paper pill box with cover. White paper label affixed to cover. Red paper trim on sides of box and cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 6704

Accession Number: 1990.1395AB

Painting

Sketchy rendering of deep gorge in mountains, tower at right.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Ward, William (Maker)

Material: watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 6706

Accession Number: 1990.88

Delftware soup plate with blueish glaze and a thin blue band around rim. The inner border consists of alternating panels of circle chain and blue abstract scrolls surrounding a central scene in blue and black of a man fishing from shore near one story pavilion, while second man is in boat off shore....

Date: 1710-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6707

Accession Number: 1918.1528

scrapbook

Blue cloth scrapbook with pictures of children and animals. Poems and prayers also inside. 18 pages total. See comments for more indepth description.

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, photographs

GUSN: 6708

Accession Number: 1990.1430

slate dominoes

Black dominoes with white markings in cardboard box.

Maker: unknown

Material: slate (rock)

GUSN: 6709

Accession Number: 1990.1435

Building blocks

Wooden box with paper label containing slate building blocks of red, white and blue as well as directions for building architecture. Label and directions in English and German.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), slate (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6710

Accession Number: 1990.1429

Teddy bear

The Teddy bear has light brown fur, dark brown eyes, a thread woven snout with head and legs moveable.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 6712

Accession Number: 1990. 143

Velvet Spotted Rabbit

Child's toy: Light brown with darker brown, heart shaped spots. Ball inside makes rattle noise when you shake the bunny.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 6713

Accession Number: 1990.1419

German Girl with Ducks

Pull-toy, peasant girl herding ducks. Girl: blonde hair, red dress with lace covered shawl and white apron. 3 brown ducks. Girl's left hand has a hole where possible missing pale could have been. Her eyes are missing.

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, porcelain, rope, velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6714

Accession Number: 1990.1425

Musical Jester

Porcelain, musical doll on stick with white satin clothes covered in sequences and gold wire lace. It has bells at ends of dress. Her hat attached to her head has broken off with her blonde hair still attached to the hat. When the stick is turned, music box music plays. [unknown song]

Maker: unknown

Material: bell metal, porcelain, satin, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 6715

Accession Number: 1990.1420

Soup plate

Delftware soup plate. Pale blue glaze with Bianco Sopra Bianco border of daisy and pineapple chain. Scene of distant buildings surmounted by enormous conical pine tree. Man fishes near fence in center with two other men in a boat in the foreground.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6716

Accession Number: 1934.2205

Charger

Delftware charger with white glaze and an alternating border of red latticework and blue-edged oval medallions with green and red scrolls. Central scene in blue, red and green, of cat looking up at bird perched on bamboo branch.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6717

Accession Number: 1990.64

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with blueish glaze and a thin blue band around rim. The inner border consists of alternating panels of circle chain and blue abstract scrolls surrounding a central scene in blue and black of a man fishing from shore near one story pavilion, while second man is in boat off shore....

Date: 1710-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 6718

Accession Number: 1939.531

Pitcher

Copper-colored body with red highlights depicting scene of Good Samaritan: [1] 2 figures huddled around caldron [2] Samaritan administering to wayward family; all in high relief in deep foliage; branch/flower handle.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6719

Accession Number: 1920.758

Vase

Earthenware vase with chocolate brown matte glaze over red body. Scrolled, scalloped base and rim with relief-molded palmettes on sides. Rose sprig on one side and two children on other side.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Isleworth Porcelain Factory

Material: glazing (coating), molding (forming), redware, earthenware

GUSN: 6720

Accession Number: 1922.515

Jar

Straight-sided earthenware jar with marbleized gray, yellow, pink and white clay.

Date: 1880

Maker: Gay Head Pottery (Maker)

Material: clay, drying, earthenware

GUSN: 6721

Accession Number: 1931.1550

Vase

Squat baluster earthenware vase with flared rim and black painted and incised lobster decoration with green, yellow, and red glaze.

Date: 1900-1944

Maker: Linnwood Pottery (Maker)

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

GUSN: 6722

Accession Number: 1944.861

Covered Jar

Stoneware jar with squat, round off-white body with painted and enameled brown, green, and blue butterflies on body and cover. Body and cover have black edge near rim. Cover has blue scroll border and button finial.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), painting (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 6723

Accession Number: 1933.6173AB

Soup plate

Scalloped edge; polychrome enamel sprays of flowers around border; gilt spearhead band around well; central enamelled landscape scene of hills & streams, with pagoda, trees and man atop ox in stream.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7159

Accession Number: 1927.2212

Carpet fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 7160

Accession Number: 1990.309.1-2

Tea bowl and saucer

Primary border wavy blue band with gold sunbursts, thin red band and blue, gold and red pseudo-spearhead band; secondary border: blue and gold husk chain; main decoration: doves perched on twisted rope with branch between their beaks in oval framed in blue enamel with gold stars, edged in wavy red a...

Date: 1770-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7161

Accession Number: 1933.6376AB

Teapot

Primary border wavy blue band with gold sunbursts, thin red band and blue, gold and red pseudo-spearhead band; secondary border: blue and gold husk chain; main decoration: doves perched on twisted rope with branch between their beaks in oval framed in blue enamel with gold stars, edged in wavy red a...

Date: 1770-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7162

Accession Number: 1933.6390.3

Platter

Oval with border of wavy orange vine and wavy blue dotted line and straight blue dot line; border around well of orange wave; central decoration polychrome enamel flower bunch.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7164

Accession Number: 1953.155A

Platter

Oval with border of wavy orange vine and wavy blue dotted line and straight blue dot line; border around well of orange wave; central decoration polychrome enamel flower bunch.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7165

Accession Number: 1952.155C

Platter

Oval with border of wavy orange vine and wavy blue dotted line and straight blue dot line; border around well of orange wave; central decoration polychrome enamel flower bunch.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7166

Accession Number: 1952.155D

Wet drug jar

Delftware jug with light blue glaze and blue decoration. The jug is bowl shaped on a splayed foot, with a short, slightly flared spout, winged cherubs bearing flower branches perched at corners depicted on body. Metal lid of Delft jar.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 7167

Accession Number: 1941.1211AB

Hat

Brown felt hat trimmed with brown satin, brown satin rosettes, brown woven edge, ostrich feathers, and gold beading.

Date: 1893-1894

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), feather (material), felt (textile), satin, silk (textile), wool (textile), beading (process)

GUSN: 7168

Accession Number: 1946.835

Hat

Oval-shaped green felt hat trimmed with black grosgrain ribbon and taxidermied parrot, later dyed black. Brim is faced with black velvet and crown is lined with black glazed cotton with drawstring. Milliner's label on interior [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1889-1892

Maker: Elise, Mme. (Maker)

Material: feather (material), psittaciform, cotton (textile), felt (textile), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 7169

Accession Number: 1946.838

Hat

Small; black velvet scalloped brim with navy blue belvet crown; trimmed black feathers; two black satin bows with rhinestone buckles at back; brim lined with velvet, and trimmed with rust-colored flower; held in place with elastic band; buckram foundation.

Date: 1889-1896

Maker: unknown

Material: buckram, feather (material), stitching, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 7170

Accession Number: 1947.521

Hat

Black plush (felt with long fur surface?), trimmed with long black ostrich feathers with black plumes; draped with black net and chiffon.

Date: 1898-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), handmade, net (textile), plush, silk (textile)

GUSN: 7171

Accession Number: 1947.539

Hat

Green velvet with green grosgrain and green celluloid enamelled pin (fan shape).

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic), cloth, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 7172

Accession Number: 1953.406

Hat in Hatbox

A: Large dark blue silk velvet; wire frame; trimmed with iridescent blue bird feathers and coarsely embroidered net (leaf garland); lampshade style; brim lined with blue velvet.

Date: 1909-1911

Maker: Lowell, Ladies Hatter (Milliner) Andrews-Burr Paper Co. (Maker)

Material: feather (material), stitching, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 7173

Accession Number: 1953.407A-C

Bonnet

Bonnet of black silk net trimmed with black beads arranged in scalloped pattern, black ostrich feathers, black velvet and silk flowers, large white roses of cotton with green leaves, all on a wire foundation with black velvet ties.

Date: 1893-1896

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (process), cotton (textile), net (textile), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wire

GUSN: 7174

Accession Number: 1953.409

Coffee cup

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. COFFEE CUPS: Straight-sided with secondary border on interior; simple ear-shaped handle with gold thumbgrip; cipher...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7176

Accession Number: 1934.2978.7

Coffee cup

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. COFFEE CUPS: Straight-sided with secondary border on interior; simple ear-shaped handle with gold thumbgrip; cipher...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7177

Accession Number: 1934.2978.8

Tea bowl

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. TEA BOWLS: Handleless; secondary border on exterior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7178

Accession Number: 1978.2978.10

Tea bowl

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. TEA BOWLS: Handleless; secondary border on exterior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7179

Accession Number: 1934.2978.11

Tea bowl

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. TEA BOWLS: Handleless; secondary border on exterior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7180

Accession Number: 1934.2978.12

Tea bowl

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. TEA BOWLS: Handleless; secondary border on exterior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7181

Accession Number: 1934.2978.13

Saucer

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7182

Accession Number: 1934.2978.15

Saucer

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7184

Accession Number: 1934.2978.16

Saucer

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7185

Accession Number: 1934.2978.17

Tea bowl

TEA SERVICE: Border: navy blue enamel band with gold stars, secondary border: blue band with gold loop chain; cipher "CF" in blue enamel oval with gold stars and edged in gold points. TEA BOWLS: Handleless; secondary border on exterior.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 7186

Accession Number: 1934.2978.10

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