Historic New England

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of lime, tomatoes, grapes and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174155

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.12

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plates with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of apple, plums and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174156

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.9

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of peach, apples and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174157

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.3

Teacup

Small jade teacup with handle. Chinese characters around body of cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock)

GUSN: 174158

Accession Number: 2006.44.2256

Vase

Small footed vase with flared rim. Painted decoration of three yellow lemons with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174159

Accession Number: 2006.44.2259

Teacup

Blue and white porcelain teacup with loop handle. Outside decorated with landscape. Inside border design alternates two dots, one above other, with a cross. Bottom of inside has a design.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174160

Accession Number: 2006.44.2973

Teacup

Blue and white porcelain eacup with loop handle. Outside decorated with landscape. Inside border is straight line. Bottom of inside has design.

Date: after 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174161

Accession Number: 2006.44.2976

Vase

Squat vase with dark purple exterior glaze and white interior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark scratched into bottom.

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

Material: clay

GUSN: 174162

Accession Number: 2006.44.2261

Blue and white porcelain gravy boat with saucer. Gravy boat has scalloped rim. Inside bottom of boat is decorated with landscape. Outside border is rain and cloud. Saucer is shaped like boat and decorated on the inside only with a landscape and rain and cloud border.

Date: before 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174163

Accession Number: 2006.44.2978AB

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: ca. 1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), synthetic fiber, silk (textile), linen (material), paper by composition or origin, paint (coating)

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: ca. 1915

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: ca. 1915

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

Needlecase

Needle case wth a cover embroidered with a woman holding a red umbrella.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173398

Accession Number: 1993.844

Lantern

Brass lantern with bulbous glass globe and pierced star motif on collar and base. "C.T. Fayerweather" etched in glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 173401

Accession Number: 1993.846

Bowl

Porcelain bowl with famille verte enamel decoration with a central scene of a tree with flowers and nesting birds, surrounded by a border of sprays of flowers and bells and an other border with flowers over a green ground with reserves enclosing grasshoppers and moths.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173404

Accession Number: 2006.44.1936

Dress

Sleeveless linen dress with rounded neck. Off-white central panel is surrounded by dark gray, large-scale scalloped borders on four sides. Front and back are identical.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173407

Accession Number: 1993.156.1

Pair of Ballet Slippers

Pair of black leather ballet slippers lined with cream-colored twill fabric. Each tied with black ribbon through four eyelets. Cork reinforced bottom. Small size.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), cork (bark)

GUSN: 173412

Accession Number: 1993.168AB

Pumpkin Costume

One piece pumpkin costume made of yellow-orange synthetic fabric. Short sleeves, gathered elastic collar, no waist, short legs, and gathered elastic ankles. Excessive fabric through torso. Green synthetic fabric trim at collar, cut in triangles to resemble leaves. Back closure (no buttons or snaps).

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: synthetic fiber, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173414

Accession Number: 1993.157.1

Pumpkin Costume Hat

Pumpkin costume hat made of green synthetic (?) fabric. Fits snuggly around head with wide upturned edge and excessive fabric at top gathered into a point with two rubber bands. Point resembles pumpkin stalk.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: synthetic fiber, rubber (material), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173415

Accession Number: 1993.157.2

Curlers

Metal curlers covered with faded green cotton. Curlers are bent and packaged in cylindrical cardboard tube with inscription.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: S & S Leather Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 173416

Accession Number: 1993.171

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