Historic New England

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180182

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.3

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180183

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.4

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180185

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.5

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180186

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.6

Finger bowl

Blue Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180187

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.20

Finger bowl

Red Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180189

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.24

Finger bowl

Yellow Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180191

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.12

Finger bowl

Yellow Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180192

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.16

Saucer

Yellow Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180193

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.13

Cast iron coat of arms and motto of both University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Metal has been painted over with green-yellow paint. Image of Native American with bow and arrow and star to the left. Framed in scrolled foliate cartouche with banner at outer edge ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 180196

Accession Number: 1993.852

Saucer

Yellow Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180197

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.17

Fruit bowl

Electroplated (silver plated) fruit bowl. Circular form with footed base and flared rim. Molded rings around base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Gorham Co. (Maker)

Material: electroplating

GUSN: 180198

Accession Number: 1993.849

Saucer

Yellow Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180200

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.15

Bottle

Tall blown a) bottle with b) stopper made of clear glass. Square shape with rounded shoulders leading to short cylindrical neck and wide rim. Flat circular finial on stopper. Pontil mark on bottom. Heavy weight.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180206

Accession Number: 1993.574AB

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180208

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.23

Old Kitchen in Kennebunkport, Maine

Oil painting of a kitchen interior in Kennebunkport, ME. Painting depicts cabin interior looking out the open door towards the ocean. Room contains a large brick fireplace, kitchen implements, and two chairs (one windsor, one ladderback). A black cat lies on the hearth in front of the lit fire. Thro...

Date: 1890

Maker: Shapleigh, Frank Henry (American painter, 1842-1906) (Artist)

GUSN: 180210

Accession Number: 2006.1

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180211

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.27

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180212

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.22

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180213

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.25

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180214

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.23

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180215

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.29

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180216

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.24

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180217

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.25

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180218

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.26

Saucer

Blue Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180220

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.21

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180221

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.27

Saucer

Blue Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180223

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.19

Picture mat

Square mat with gold adged oval opening. The surface is covered in a faux leather-like paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 223019

Accession Number: 2006.44.1106

Landscape

Print of a landscape. The scene centers on a road with a fountain to the left, near a small shed. To the right of the road is a grand building. There are two figures on the road. In the background are mountains.

Date: 1888

Maker: Ford, Henry Chapman, 1828-1894 (Artist) W.H. Gardner (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 223020

Accession Number: 2006.44.1109

James Duncan Phillips

Framed photographic print of a portrait James D. Phillips. He is portrayed in bust and is looking at the viewer. He wears a suit jacket and vest with a dark tie and a white collared shirt.

Maker: Salem Art Shop (Photographer)

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

GUSN: 223022

Accession Number: 2006.44.1110

Tile

Square, maganese purple glazed tile depicting one flower stemming from lower left hand corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 223031

Accession Number: 1932.301.63

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design. On one side: two boys rolling hoops with sticks; one boy sitting on the ground with a hoop, stick, and hat nearby; a man standing to the right, watching them; and a building in the distance. On the other side: several trees and a fence,...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 223032

Accession Number: 1970.1310.822

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with circle-in-loop handle. Black transfer-printed image of a group of children playing a game, "Shuttlecock," with racquets and multiple shuttlecocks.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 223033

Accession Number: 1970.1310.797

Teapot

Pumpkin-shaped pewter teapot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 223054

Accession Number: 2001.242.1

Teapot

Pumpkin-shaped pewter teapot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 223059

Accession Number: 2001.242.2

Coffeepot

Pumpkin-shaped pewter coffeepot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 223062

Accession Number: 2001.243

Coffeepot

Cylindrical pewter coffeepot with concave collum-like body and thick base. Hinged, domed lid with a black painted wooden flower knop. Black-painted wood question mark shaped handle with thumb rest.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 223063

Accession Number: 2001.244

Portrait of Mr. Edwin Pierce

Unframed oil painting on panel. Half-length portrait of a man, identified as Edwin Pierce. The subject is turned three-quarters of the way to the right. He has brown hair, and is wearing a black jacket and a white shirt. He is holding a book with the title 'Architect'. Behind him, there is an Ionic ...

Date: July 1840

Maker: Smith, Royall Brewster, 1801-1849 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 223066

Accession Number: 2002.22

Candlestand

Walnut candlestand with an octagonal one-piece riven top on a turned column and an "X"-shaped base; there is a small indented circle in the center of the stand top, and fragments of paper on the underside of the standtop.

Date: 1680-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 223067

Accession Number: 2002.41

Valance

Two inner side valances (.1ab); glazed chintz, brown background with yellow, red, green, blue and white pillars and flowers; tapered at ends; edges boudn with striped cotton tape; pattern is oriented horizontally.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223068

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.1AB

Valance

Two head and foot inner valances (.2ab); glazed chintz, brown background with yellow, red, green, blue and white pillars and flowers; tapered at ends; edges boudn with striped cotton tape; pattern is oriented horizontally.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz

GUSN: 223070

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.2AB

Bed Curtain

Two side curtains (.3ab); each consists of two widths of glazed chintz, connected across the top by a four inch wide strip of fabric; chintz has brown background with red, yellow, green, blue and white floral and pillar design oriented vertically; edges bound by striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223075

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.3AB

Bed Curtain

One foot curtain (.4); each consists of two widths of glazed chintz connected across teh top by a four inch wide strip of fabric; chintz has brown background with red, yellow, green, blue and white floral and pillar designs oriented vertically; edges bound by striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223076

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.4

Valance

Glazed chintz valance gathered at top; brown background with red, yellow, blue, green and white pillar and floral pattern oriented horizontally; edges bound with striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223079

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.5

Tester and Head Cloths

Tester and head cloths seamed together; 3/8 inch hem at ends with one inch binding on side edges; glazed chintz with brown background, yellow, red, blue, green and white floral and pillar pattern.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223082

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.6

Valance

Two valances (.1ab) gathered at top and bound with striped cotton tape; glazed chintz- white and brown vertical-striped background wiht red, black, green, yellow and white flowers and vine pattern throughout.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223083

Accession Number: 2003.21.2.1AB

Valance

One valance fragment gathered at top and boudn with striped cotton tape; glazed chintz- white and brown vertical striped background with red, black, green, yellow and white flowers and vine pattern throughout.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223084

Accession Number: 2003.21.2.2

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fragment of a bed curtain made from three pieces sewn together vertically; glazed chintz with brown and white vertically-striped background, red, green, dark brown, yellow and white flroal and vine pattern; bound at top edge with striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223085

Accession Number: 2003.21.2.3

Fragment of Floor Cloth

Floorcloth block-printed on canvas; beige ground with repeating floral and foliate pattern consisting of fanned clusters of beige and brown leaves between clusters of red, orange, blue, green and brown smaller flowers and leaves; floorcloth is oddly shaped (had been cut to fit floor dimensions).

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223087

Accession Number: 2003.27.1

Christening Gown

Off-white cotton christening gown with back opening and seam down center of back. Has decorative embroidered eylet collar, bib and cuffs. Has three strips at bib. Has four stirps of thick crocheted lace at bottom, as well as at bottom edge.

Date: 1903

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 223090

Accession Number: 2006.2.1

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