Historic New England

Bowl

Footed bowl with flared rim. Purple exterior glaze and pale yellow interior glaze. Small pieces of glass set in bottom of bowl in circular pattern. Nannie Borden Phillips' butterfly mark painted on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174164

Accession Number: 2006.44.2255

Trinket box

Small circular ceramic box with three feet and lid with turtle finial. Dark blue exterior glaze and bright green interior glaze, turtle finial is also green. Nannie Borden Phillips mark on box bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174165

Accession Number: 2006.44.2257AB

Platter

Blue and white porcelain platter, oblong shape with rounded corners. Inside surface is decorated in center with a landscape and has a rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174184

Accession Number: 2006.44.2971

Platter

Blue and white porcelain platter with hexagonal shape. Inner surface is decorated with a landscape in the center and a rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174190

Accession Number: 2006.44.2972

Jacket

Mid-length, light-weight jacket with orange silk lining and, on exterior, printed velvet with longer gold threads. Printed velvet has stylized floral pattern in light gray, dark orange, dark gray, and magenta. Shoulders are gathered and stitched in decorative way. Sleeves are long and full with wide...

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: thread, silk (textile)

GUSN: 174200

Accession Number: 1993.517

Platter

Blue and white porcelain platter, diamond shaped. Inner service decorated with landscape in center and rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174204

Accession Number: 2006.44.2988

Set of salad plates

Set of twelve porcelain salad plates. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174219

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174229

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.1

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174232

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.3

Cape

Dark blue-green semi-circular cape with deep fringe of same color. Attached "scarf" of same material can be tied or wrapped to close garment. Scarf also has deep fringe. Exterior of cape and both sides of scarf are made of low-pile, possibly synthetic, velvet. Fringe may also be synthetic fiber. Lin...

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), synthetic fiber

GUSN: 174239

Accession Number: 1993.516

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174240

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.12

Blouse

One middy blouse, off-white linen, v-shaped neck with tab to insert sailor-tie; one small breast pocket. Sleeves has two buttonholes and two shell buttons at cuff. Worn with pleated skirt.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174243

Accession Number: 1993.169A

Tie

One black tie to be used with middy outfit, possibly silk.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174244

Accession Number: 1993.169b

Skirt

One pleated skirt, off-white linen, pant of middy outfit. Skirt is unlined and has linen waistband with nine buttonholes; opening on side.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174245

Accession Number: 1993.169c

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174246

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.4

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174251

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.5

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174254

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.6

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174264

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.7

Child's Butterfly Costume Bodice

Child's butterfly costume part. Bodice with attached wings. Black velvet bodice lined with brown patterned silk, has nine stays sewn throughout, and front center laced closure. 3/4 length poofy sleeves gathered at wrist , with velvet pieces over cream-colored linen. Two wings attached to back with s...

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), synthetic fiber, silk (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 174265

Accession Number: 1993.155.1

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174266

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.8

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174269

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.9

Child's Butterfly Costume

Child's butterfly costume part. Sleeveless dull-gold velvet bodice lined iwth cream-colored fabric, has reinforced padding sewn inside each armpit, eleven stays sewn throughout, and front center laced closure. Scoop neck has lace collar gathered with thin ribbon.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174273

Accession Number: 1993.155.2

Children's Butterfly Costume

Child's butterfly costume part.Tail. Made of yellow silk fabric lined with yellow twill. Consists of three oval shaped parts, each with one pointed end and one tapering end, all sewn together at mid point only. Tapered ends fold over to attach to the waist of another costume part unknown.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), hand sewing, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 174274

Accession Number: 1993.155.3

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174275

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.2

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174277

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.11

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate. Decorated with central pink flower surrounded by colorful flowers on vines. Rimmed in gold and with gold design. Edge is mildly scalloped.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174278

Accession Number: 2006.44.3023.10

Hat

Large round hat of ecru silk decorated with ostrich feathers, and ecru fabric flower. Interior is lined with black velvet. Brim is constructed of woven straw (?) or caning (?).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 174296

Accession Number: 1993.522

Wine bottle

Hand blown green glass wine bottle with round applied glass seal on the shoulder bottle has kick in the base and stopper mouth at the top of neck.

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174297

Accession Number: 1993.148

Wine bottles

Green glass hand-blown wine bottle. Bottle is unevenly blown, tips slightly to one side. Rim and lip area are also uneven. Kicked-up bottle. Applied glass for name impression.

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174299

Accession Number: 1993.147

Wine bottle

Green glass wine bottle, hand blown, with kicked-up bottom; body of bottle is fairly-evenly blown, with an equally balanced neck, and is topped by a two-tiered rim/lip.

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174301

Accession Number: 1993.143

Rug

Rug with black designs on a maroon gound. Pattern of six octagons quartered with rectangles. One octagon has a comb in the center, another has a star shape. The remaining octagons are blank. The field between the octagons is scattered with combs and stars.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174302

Accession Number: 2006.44.431

Wine bottle

Dark green glass bottle with long neck, curved shoulder, and kicked-up bottom. An applied, stamped is just below shoulder. The name "Fayerweather" wraps around the outer edge of the emblem and meets at a square enclosing a diamond. At center is a four-pointed star shape. There are glass imperfection...

Date: ca. 1757

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174305

Accession Number: 1993.149

Rug

Rug with checkerboard design in red, dark and light blue, brown, yellow, and white. Border of same motif in red and alternating blues. Double row of brown wool sewn on selvages as binding. Ersari Beshir Rug from Uzbekistan.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174307

Accession Number: 2006.44.432

Decanter

Clear blown glass decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Decanter has decorative ribbed band at base. Slender body tapers to a long cylindrical neck. Wide dished lip holds stopper. Pontil mark visible on bottom. Stopper is a flattened circle with pressed dimples around edge. Stopper may not be original to d...

Date: ca. 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 174310

Accession Number: 1993.570.1AB

Rug

Rug with center panel design of floral and geometric shapes in red and blue on white ground. Floral border in reds on tan ground. Edges bound in rust red color.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 174311

Accession Number: 2006.44.433

Rug

Rug with center panel of a small center medallion and palmettes. Blue and white on a faded pink ground. Palmette and floral border in pink on blue ground. Edges are unbound.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174314

Accession Number: 2006.44.434

Rug

Rug with center panel of thirty-nine rows of a palm leaf design, blue on red ground. Multiple geometric and floral borders in red, blue, and white. Edges are bound in pink. Attached tag "Serebend."

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174315

Accession Number: 2006.44.435

Portrait of Ella and Susan Lyman

Portrait of Ella Lyman (Mrs. Richard Clarke Cabot 1866-1934) and Susan Lyman (1869-1878). Susan, the blond girl on the left, wears a light blue dress with apron, light blue slippers and tights. Blue hair ribbon and a pearl necklace. She holds a single yellow rose. Her sister, Ella, on the right has ...

Date: ca. 1873

Maker: Porter, Benjamin Curtis, 1845-1902 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique)

GUSN: 174404

Accession Number: 1997.45

Chair

Side chair in mahogany with scroll back and urn shaped center splat. Original floral upholstered seat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), textile materials by weaving technique

GUSN: 174443

Accession Number: 2009.13.1

Shield back chair

Shield back chair with original webbing and horsehair upholstery. Arched brass nail pattern along seat edge.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 174444

Accession Number: 2009.13.2

Tall Case Clock

Mahogany grandfather clock embellished with flame finial on top. Broken scroll pediment. Elaborate carving throughout piece. Pilasters on both sides of top case. Case is hinged. Keyhole is covered with metal scrolling. Bottom half of case has carved reeding on both sides. Oval window with key hold c...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Clockmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), gilding, metal

GUSN: 174448

Accession Number: 1997.61

Dress

White organdy dress with: bodice (a), skirt (b), underskirt (c), bustle (d). Belonged to Roxana Atwater Wentworth Bowen (1854-1935). In box [.2AB] marked "Mrs. C.W. Bowen Bald Hill Woodstock, Conn." "White muslin dress 1880."

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine lace

GUSN: 174450

Accession Number: 2009.14.1.1A-D

Shaving table

Marble topped mahogany shaving table with mirror and locking drawer and lion paw feet. Scrolled ormulu. Drawer contains key, acorn finial, nut and bolt for mirror, small piece of wool and a book binding cover entitled Stories, Essays and Poems. G.K. Chesterton, Everyman's Library.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), marble (rock), glass (material)

GUSN: 174451

Accession Number: 1997.50

Settee

(a) Pale yellow settee with cane seat and back and arms. The arms have a carved rosette motif. There is a gilt trim across the front and the rosettes. (b) The seat cushion is a cream brocade with pink flowers. The pillows (c-d) are round salmon pink and gathered into the center with a rosette.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 174452

Accession Number: 1997.48

Chairs

Fancy chairs with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on backs. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green bro...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brocade (textile)

GUSN: 174455

Accession Number: 1997.49

Chair

Fancy chair with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on back. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green broca...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brocade (textile)

GUSN: 174456

Accession Number: 1997.49.1

Chair

Fancy chair with open carvings of Prince of Wales feathers on back. Both chairs are painted green with painted ivy on front legs and on the top of the chairs' rails and top half of both shoulders. Both have shield backs with ivy on back. Both seats are upholstered in same fabric of light green broca...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brocade (textile)

GUSN: 174457

Accession Number: 1997.49.2

Card Table

Mahogany pedestal card table with hinged leaf, on leaf-carved baluster on gadrooned-edged base, four reverse carved legs terminating in brass hairy paw feet on casters.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 174458

Accession Number: 1997.52

Sideboard

Curved front, Federal style sideboard with tapered legs, two doors and five drawers. Constructed of mahogany with pine (possibly) as secondary wood. Bellflower inlays of satin wood appear four front legs. Intricate chevron inlay is around top edge. Less elaborate stringing surrounds the drawers and...

Date: ca. 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), satinwood (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 174459

Accession Number: 1997.62

Singer Sewing Machine

Singer sewing machine in original oak cabinet, originally foot pedaled, electrified in the 1950s. Ornate oak cabinet with five drawers and cupboard for foot pedal.

Date: 1912

Maker: Singer (Manufacturer)

Material: oak (wood), metal, electric wiring

GUSN: 174460

Accession Number: 2009.15.1

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