Historic New England

Vase

Vase-form with colorless blown glass body, bulbous circular body tapering at neck and swiveling to an irregular crumped mouth. Four ribs on exterior of body. Bottom ground flat with a polished pontil.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 64144

Accession Number: 1970.815

Plateau

Flat oval mirrored glass body with no gallery or sides. Edge is a beaded with a cut line border with stylized floral motif, cut in reverse on glass technique. Felt backing with remnant of paper label with initials CG

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 64145

Accession Number: 1970.816

Walking Stick

Black painted hardwood stick, rounded and tapered to a metal tip (missing). Handle is spiral molded white metal with a silver patina; ovoid at top and tapering to wood body.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: lead (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64146

Accession Number: 1970.817

Compote

Cream-colored earthenware body with colorless glaze. Decal-type polychrome transfer printed decoration, featuring a dotted grey diaper with busy floral sprigs superimposed overall. Pattern entitled Old Cottage Chintz; printed mark Royal Winton (script)/made in England/A

Date: 1951

Maker: Grimwades Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64147

Accession Number: 1970.818

Condiment Jar

Classical form; Renaissance revival style. Deep bowl form tapers to a domed circular foot with a ring at join. Top has molded anthemia heart-shaped scroll motif border surmounted by a dished neck with circular mouth. C-shaped handle at side with flattened top and stylized leaf and rose motif. Domed ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64148

Accession Number: 1970.819

Service Bell

Cow-bell shape: trianguloid with flat top. Ring top for hook. Painted black with cut or molded geometric line decoration, cut to show the brass.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64149

Accession Number: 1970.820

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head without decoration. Cast in a single body with handle; the handle features two rounded knops at base, cylindrical stem and terminates in flat cookie top or finial. Brass clapper on a chain.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64150

Accession Number: 1970.821

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head, without decoration. Applied turned handle with rings at base, flaring out to swelled knop and terminating in a rounded finial. Silver clapper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64151

Accession Number: 1970.822

Bowl

Deep circular bowl with narrow foot ring and narrow flat rim. Interior with a pronounced pushed up bottom (conical in shape). Overall interior engraved with Arabian style arches with border bands. Interior and exterior with Arabic type script.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64152

Accession Number: 1970.823

Crumber

Elongated handle with fiddle-head end with incised beaded edge and trefoil terminus. The head is a wide flat rectangular body with one edge cut straight across; the other side is dished or scooped. The interior with stylized (renaissance like anthemia heart shaped scrolls) with stippled round; flora...

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64153

Accession Number: 1970.824

Knife

Elongated blade with rounded and shaped end terminating in off-center pointed tip; underside edge is serrated. The front of the blade with machine stamped floral scroll on a stippled ground imitating brite cut work. Handle is a modified fiddle-shape with molded edges forming scrolls, terminating i...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 64154

Accession Number: 1970.825

Saltshaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64155

Accession Number: 1970.826.1

Pepper Shaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64156

Accession Number: 1970.826.2

Sugar Tongs

Simple tong form with two parallel arms, tapering to pointed bowls. Bowed handle engraved MBA

Date: 1825-1839

Maker: Foster, Joseph, 1760-1839 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64157

Accession Number: 1970.828

Fish-serving Fork

Renaissance revival style handle; coffin shape with stylized fleur-de-lis and line borders. Central knop with thistle element. Three pointed tines, 1 being large and shaped.

Date: 1875

Maker: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64158

Accession Number: 1970.829

Knife

Silvered steel blade, fluted and tapering to point. Marked AST STEEL on blade with a ring guard at join to handle. Carved mother of pearl handle with stylized terminus; scrolled leaf decoration on silver neck ring.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mother of pearl, silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64159

Accession Number: 1970.830

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64160

Accession Number: 1970.831.1

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64161

Accession Number: 1970.831.2

Syrup Pitcher

Silver colored body. Cast decoration. A) bulbous circular body with ribbed effect at base; circular foot. Shaped spouted mouth with scrolled relief decoration at edge. Similar decorated C-shaped handle. Conforming hinged lid with elaborate thumb piece or spur with leafy terminus. Marked (globe) MFT...

Date: 1890

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64162

Accession Number: 1970.832

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