Historic New England

Easy Chair

Easy chair, upholstered body with wooden legs. Federal style with turned front legs and rectangular back legs. Pale gold upholstery with floral lattice pattern. Circular arms with tufted fronts. The original location for the chair was in the Guest Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick...

Date: ca. 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 172762

Accession Number: 2009.9.2

Chest Of Drawers

Bow front chest of drawers. Federal carved mahogany with four drawers with inlaid fronts. Circular brass drawer hardware. Reeded legs with turned feet. The original location for the chest of drawers was in Mary's Bedroom at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172763

Accession Number: 2009.9.3

Tester Bed

Tester bed, Federal red stained maple with carved and turned posts. Includes: headboard, footboard, two rails, and tester. The original location for the bed was in Mary's Bedroom at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: c. 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172764

Accession Number: 2009.9.4

Sideboard

Sideboard, Federal carved mahogany with mahogany veneer. Three narrow drawers atop three cabinet compartments. Center cabinet is flanked by two tall narrow drawers. Six turned legs, four front and two back. Replaced brasses. The original location for the sideboard was in the Dining Room at the Sarah...

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172765

Accession Number: 2009.9.5

Pair of Windsor Chairs

Pair of black painted Windsor chairs with unpainted mahogany arms. Bamboo shaped spindles. Remnants of gold paint along crest rail. The original location for the chairs was in the Breakfast Room at the Sarah Orne Jewett House in South Berwick, Maine.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), paint (coating)

GUSN: 172766

Accession Number: 2009.9.6

High Chest of Drawers

High chest of drawers, Queen Anne style with inlaid walnut veneer. Five drawer chest, atop a four drawer base with cabriole legs. The two parts of the chest came from two different pieces of furniture in the Jewett House. The family split up the the two pieces and "married" the current top and botto...

Date: ca. 1730-50

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 172767

Accession Number: 2009.9.7

Apotheosis of Washington pitcher

Creamware pitcher with bulbous body and strap handle, black transfer printed decoration on each side and under spout; depicting on one side two angels lifting George Washington into the heavens above a mourning Liberty and Native American figure; on the opposite are two female figures holding a plan...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, transfer printing

GUSN: 172768

Accession Number: 2006.44.1804

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher with bulbous body and strap handle and spout; black transfer printed decoration with green detail on both sides depicting on one side an American eagle and shield with arrows, banner and fifteen stars, opposite side depicts a ship flying two American flags with fifteen stars.

Date: ca. 1792

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, transfer printing

GUSN: 172771

Accession Number: 2006.44.1803

Pitcher

Creamware pitcher with bulbous body and strap handle with finger rest and silver resist glaze decoration in a floral pattern around body.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware

GUSN: 172773

Accession Number: 2006.44.1805

Tea service

Partial porcelain tea service consisting of a teapot, teacup and two demitasse cups. White glaze lobed bodies with sepia decoration consisting of medallions enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877

Teapot

Porcelain teapot with a white glaze round lobed body with sepia decoration consisting of medallions enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172775

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.1ab

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with white glaze lobed body and sepia decoration consisting of a medallion enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172776

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.2

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with white glaze lobed body and sepia decoration consisting of a medallion enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172777

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.3

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a white glaze lobed body and no handle with sepia decoration consisting of medallions enclosing a landscape scene with mountains, houses, a river and a bridge with people.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172778

Accession Number: 2006.44.1877.4

Tea service

Partial porcelain tea service consisting of a teacup, demitasse cup and saucer. White glaze bodies with painted orange decoration of town scenes and a bow and swag border.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172779

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878

Teacup

Partial porcelain teacup with no handle. White glaze body with painted orange decoration of town scenes and a bow and swag border on interior rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172780

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.1

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle. White glaze body with painted orange decoration of town scenes and a bow and swag border.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172781

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.2

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white glaze and painted orange decoration of a town scene in center, a bow and swag border along interior rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172782

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.3

Armorial soup plate

Armorial porcelain soup plate with center medallion enclosing a sepia landscape and harbor scene surmounted by a blue spade shaped shield with monogram in gold. Blue and red c-scroll band and gold star border.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172784

Accession Number: 2006.44.1883

Soup plate

Porcelain soup plate with painted polychrome decoration of a dragon and bird in center surrounded by four medallions containing prawns and koi alternating with diaper patterned panels, rim features five landscape scenes and a dog holding an arrow in its mouth, gold and organge scroll and flower bord...

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172785

Accession Number: 2006.44.1855

Charger

Porcelain charger in blue and white Nanking pattern consisting of a landscape scene in center surrounded by a diaper patterned band and alternating bunches of flowers on rim.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172786

Accession Number: 2006.44.1889

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white glaze and painted orange decoration of a town scene in center, a bow and swag border along interior rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172787

Accession Number: 2006.44.1878.4

Lid

Blue and white porcelain dome shaped lid with floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172788

Accession Number: 2006.44.1880

Lid

Round domed shaped porcelain lid with berry and leaf finial, blue band around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172789

Accession Number: 2006.44.1870

Set of syllabub cups

Set of four porcelain syllabub cups with covers in blue and white Canton pattern.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172790

Accession Number: 2006.44.1869

Armorial teacup

Round handleless armorial porcelain teacup with polychrome painted coat of arms on each side depicting a shield with three birds, gold chain border on outer rim.

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172791

Accession Number: 2006.44.1891.1

Armorial saucer

Porcelain armorial saucer with white body and polychrome painted coat of arms in center with a blue and red shield and three birds, gold chain border around inner rim.

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172792

Accession Number: 2006.44.1891.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172793

Accession Number: 1993.654.1

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172794

Accession Number: 1993.654.2

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172795

Accession Number: 1993.654.3

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172796

Accession Number: 1993.654.4

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172797

Accession Number: 1993.654.5

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172798

Accession Number: 1993.654.6

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172799

Accession Number: 1993.654.7

Teaspoon

One of a set of eight. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172800

Accession Number: 1993.654.8

Teacup

Porcelain handleless teacup with flared body and ring foot in blue and white Nanking pattern depicting flowers, bamboo and cranes around the body and an X design border around the inner rim.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172801

Accession Number: 2006.44.1890.1

Saucer

Porcelain saucer in blue and white Nanking pattern with bamboo, flowers and cranes in center, X design border along inner rim.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172802

Accession Number: 2006.44.1890.2

Serving Spoon

Silver serving spoon with a fiddle handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172805

Accession Number: 1993.659

Salt Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 172807

Accession Number: 1993.657

Saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with shaped edge and painted polychrome coat-of-arms in center featuring a red shield with three birds and a lion at top, flowers along rim and gold inverted fleur-de-lis border.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172808

Accession Number: 2006.44.1885

Dessert plate

White porcelain dessert plate with painted orange and gold rose in center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172810

Accession Number: 2006.44.1893

Dinner plate

Octagonal porcelain dinner plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of central design with two flowers within a leaf shape and a border of flowers over a curlicue pattern.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172811

Accession Number: 2006.44.1900.1

Dinner plate

Octagonal porcelain dinner plate with painted polychrome decoration consisting of central design with two flowers within a leaf shape and a border of flowers over a curlicue pattern.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172812

Accession Number: 2006.44.1900.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a central design of a flowers and a tree branch surrounded by a brown band with four floral panels, rim features alternating bunches of flowers and guiltars and books, gold scroll outer border and gilt edge.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172813

Accession Number: 2006.44.1903

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain teacup with straight sides and loop handle. White body with painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms at front featuring a shield with two lions and a smaller shield in center surmounted by a helmet with a hand and dagger, below is a banner with a Latin inscriptio...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173050

Accession Number: 2006.44.1842.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms featuring a shield with two lions and a smaller shield in center surmounted by a helmet with a hand and dagger, below is a banner with a Latin inscription. Inner rim features a blue curtain swa...

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173051

Accession Number: 2006.44.1842.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain handleless teacup with foot ring. White body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms with a gold shield with a dragon and a white bird at top framed with gold foliate scrolls and flowers. Two Asian men in exterior landscapes flank either side of coat-of-arms...

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173052

Accession Number: 2006.44.1843.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration consisting of a coat-of-arms with a gold shield with a dragon and a white bird at top framed with gold foliate scrolls and flowers. Two Asian men in exterior landscapes flank either side of the coat-of-arms. Gold diamond a...

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173053

Accession Number: 2006.44.1843.2

Armorial teacup

Armorial porcelain handleless teacup with a white body and painted polychrome decoration of a coat-of-arms surmounted by a helment and lion and framed by orange and white foliate scrolls and a pink banner with a Latin inscription at bottom, inner rim features a link and diamond chain.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173054

Accession Number: 2006.44.1844.1

Armorial saucer

Armorial porcelain saucer with a white body and painted polychrome decoration of a coat-of-arms surmounted by a helment and lion and framed by orange and white foliate scrolls and a pink banner with a Latin inscription at bottom, inner rim features a link and diamond chain.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: The Century House (Dealer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173055

Accession Number: 2006.44.1844.2

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