Historic New England

Vase

Amythest-tinted blown glass vase with trumpet form terminating in a folded-over circular lip. Body surmounts applied short, bulbuous baluster stem on wide flat circular foot with polished pontil.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 49948

Accession Number: 1981.59

Brown, yellow, and green plaid cotton square with two hemmed and two selveged edges. Traditionally from a comfort bag distributed by Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis II (Eliza Henderson Boardman Otis) to Union Soldiers during the Civil War to be used as a bandage if injured.

Date: c. 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 49949

Accession Number: 1981.62

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49950

Accession Number: 1981.66

Slate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 49951

Accession Number: 1981.75

Whole Cloth Quilt

Green, wool spread quilted in three-line diamond; "pumpkin seed", "flower" or "snowball" motifs within each diamond. Stitched line border.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tabby (textile), quilting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 49952

Accession Number: 1981.76A

Bedding Fragment

Panel, seamed; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 49953

Accession Number: 1981.77.1

Quilt

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 49954

Accession Number: 1981.79

PETTICOAT

White cotton; self waistband w/ tape ties at back; placket bound w/ twill tape; hem embroidered in white w/ floral & geometric patterns; 3 ruffles above hem; white cord applied at top of each ruffle.

Date: 1820-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 49955

Accession Number: 1981.80

Tablecloth

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 49956

Accession Number: 1981.81

Photograph

Three-quarter length seated portrait of three young women w/ hands folded at their waists looking straight ahead.

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting, tintypes (prints)

GUSN: 49957

Accession Number: 1981.83

Wallpaper

Unused sample from end of roll of floral damask. Undulating "ribbons" entwined by berried vine and framing flower vase with stylized tulips and foliate sprouting from center. Printed in two shades of pink on dark pink ground. Embossed.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Maker)

Material: block printing (relief printing process), floral patterns, flowers (plants), paper (fiber product), machine-made, embossing, tulipwood (Brazilian, wood)

GUSN: 49958

Accession Number: 1981.103

Serving dish with lid

Earthenware serving dish with lid, molded feet, double scroll finial and scroll handles. Mulberry-colored transfer-print pattern "Diamond." Diamond and quatrefoil pattern around rim of cover and dish encircle vignette of flowers against lattice screen.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, earthenware

GUSN: 49851

Accession Number: 1980.346AB

Plate

Earthenware mulberry transfer-printed plate with border of flowers, scrolls, and fruit surrounding scene of tiger emerging from flora (acanthus leaf) with Indian temple and hunter in background.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49852

Accession Number: 1980.347.2

Dish

Pink oval with border of butterflies and flower sprigs; scene amid extensive, varied flora of statue of man in Roman garb, left, on pedestal with fan decoration; right, temple with elaborate scrolled pediments; figures cross fanciful bridge; fountain center foreground; woman right foreground.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 49853

Accession Number: 1980.348.1

Plate

Earthenware mulberry transfer-printed luncheon plate with border of medallions of goddess Ceres and of war trophies with sprays of flowers surrounding scene of officers on horseback, two figures on the ground, soldiers half hidden by smoke, and a fort in the distance.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Shaw, Anthony (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49854

Accession Number: 1980.349

Plate

Earthenware mulberry transfer-printed plate with border of tiny flowers and shell-shaped scrolls surrounding scene of urn-on-plinth with flowers, sailing vessel, and buildings.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49855

Accession Number: 1980.350

Plate

Earthenware mulberry transfer-printed plate with bluish edge with a floral border surrounding landscape scene of gondola, palace, and human and animal sculptures.

Date: 1830-1854

Maker: Ridgway, William (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49856

Accession Number: 1980.351

Plate

Earthenware violet transfer-printed plate with border of fruit, flowers, and acanthus stalks encircling scene of two women and a man on sofa at foot of pavilion with ionic columns and buildings in the background.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: Possibly Hall & Sons, John (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49857

Accession Number: 1980.352

Plate

Earthenware violet transfer-printed plate with border of leafy scrolls surrounding floral border with interior scene of buildings and figures.

Date: 1822-1835

Maker: Stubbs, Joseph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49858

Accession Number: 1980.353

Butter plate

Small, earthenware plate with scalloped edge and mulberry colored transfer-print. Border has alternating flowal sprays and a scene of a ship sailing. Central scene of ship sailing past lighthouse with mountains in the distance.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: Possibly Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49859

Accession Number: 1980.354

Butter Plate

Small, earthenware plate with scalloped edge and mulberry colored transfer-print. Border of alternating cartouches of floral sprays and figures with a bow and arrow under tree. Central scene of man with staff leading woman on mule past palm tree; buildings and mountains in the background.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: Possibly Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49860

Accession Number: 1980.355

Butter Plate

Small, earthenware plate with scalloped edges and transfer-print pattern in mulberry. Transfer-printed border of chevrons with floral sprays. Central motif is a stylized flowers in a basket surrounded by a chain of stars and lozenges.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 49861

Accession Number: 1980.356.1

Butter Plate

Small earthenware plates with mulberry colored transfer-print pattern. Central scene of Asian sailing vessel passing in front of exotic buildings with spires. A spray of flowers in the foreground. The scene is encircled by a chain of lozenge figures. On the rim is a chevron and floral spray border ...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 49862

Accession Number: 1980.357.2

Suitcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49863

Accession Number: 1980.358

Suitcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49864

Accession Number: 1980.359

Shawl

Light blue silk; machine knit flame stitch pattern; 1" border meant to look like knotted fringe and 1" self fringe all around.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49865

Accession Number: 1980.360

Shawl

Shawl with green and white stripes and red sprigs; silk warp, wool weft.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, wool (textile), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 49866

Accession Number: 1980.361

Slipcover

Rectangular top; fitted sides. Small-scale rose sprays; light green roller printed ground; void rococco-like leafy scroll. Interspaces filled with milled ground. Around edges of sides applied printed border of running roses and other flowers inside double lines.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 49867

Accession Number: 1980.362A

Textile Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49868

Accession Number: 1980.362C

Pincushion

Square green pincushion with embroidered foliage design set with round pearls and colored glass pins; trim made of green and white cord and silk tassels

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 49869

Accession Number: 1980.363

Tieback tassle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 49870

Accession Number: 1980.364.1A

Parasol

Black silk.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), metal, silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 49871

Accession Number: 1980.365

Parasol

No description

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, ivory (tooth component), metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49872

Accession Number: 1980.366

Parasol

Green striped parasol with a collapsible handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49873

Accession Number: 1980.367

Shawl

Sheer white cotton; long rectangle; 3" border on all sides with looped meander; 17" inner border of botehs outlined in drawnwork on ends.

Date: 1815-1828

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49874

Accession Number: 1980.368

Tray

Small oval tray or platter with scalloped edges and pierced rim. Mulberry colored transfer-print pattern depicting walkway along a waterway with tower and other buidings. Figures with boxes and barrels on shore, figures onboard a boat just off shore. Border pattern of a row of beads, flowers, scrol...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Possibly John Ridgway & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, piercing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 49875

Accession Number: 1980.370

Platter

Earthenware platter with purple transfer-print pattern"Neapolitan." Border of urns and flowers on dot and diamond patterned ground. Central scene is of a classical figure with a dog shooting an arrow toward a large urn. A waterway and classically pedimented building are in the background.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49876

Accession Number: 1980.372

Cooler

White porcelain hand-painted cooler with bands of deep pink around the base and the rim with pink roses on one side and grapes adorn the other side. Deep pink molded scroll-shaped handles. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49878

Accession Number: 1980.381.1

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling peaches. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49879

Accession Number: 1980.381.10

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling pink and white morning glories. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49880

Accession Number: 1980.381.11

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling red berries. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49881

Accession Number: 1980.381.12

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling fruit. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49882

Accession Number: 1980.381.13

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling blue and purple flowers. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49883

Accession Number: 1980.381.14

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling yellowish fruit. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49884

Accession Number: 1980.381.15

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling purple and yellow pansies. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49885

Accession Number: 1980.381.16

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling blue and purple flowers. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49886

Accession Number: 1980.381.17

Dessert Plate

White porcelain hand-painted dessert plate with scalloped edge and three deep pink bands on the rim and two bands circling plums. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49887

Accession Number: 1980.381.18

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with slightly flared rim with deep pink bands on rim and center with fruit and flowers, peach, lilacs, and chrysanthemums. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49888

Accession Number: 1980.381.19

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with slightly flared rim with deep pink bands on rim and center with fruit and flowers, raspberries, poppies, and purple flowers. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 49889

Accession Number: 1980.381.20

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with slightly flared rim with deep pink bands on rim and center with fruit and flowers, grapes, tulips, and morning glory. Double foot ring. Part of a twenty-one piece partial dessert set.

Date: 1839-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, porcelain

GUSN: 49890

Accession Number: 1980.381.21

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