Historic New England

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24877

Accession Number: 1985.161.17

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24878

Accession Number: 1985.161.18

Tea bowl

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Deep tea bowl.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24879

Accession Number: 1985.161.19

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24880

Accession Number: 1985.161.20

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24881

Accession Number: 1985.161.21

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24882

Accession Number: 1985.161.22

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24883

Accession Number: 1985.161.23

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24884

Accession Number: 1985.161.24

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24885

Accession Number: 1985.161.25

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24886

Accession Number: 1985.161.26

Coffee cup

White clay body w/ grayish transparent glaze. Undecorated except for gilt band at each rim or edge. Coffee cup. Deep cylindrical body rounding to shallow foot. C-shaped handles w/ spurs.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24887

Accession Number: 1985.161.27

White clay body w/ transparent glaze. Elongated form. Molded beading along edge w/ shallow well and molded vine decoration. Molded squared handles representing branches w/ fox head motif, referring to Aesop's fable of the fox and grapes. Marked, "(ribbon) Thomas Furnival & Sons/ (shield) (lion) (cr...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Thomas Furnival & Sons (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24888

Accession Number: 1985.162

Ladle

White clay body w/ molded scrolled decoration on edges. Shallow bowl. Shaped circular head w/ applied elongated S-shaped handle w/ molded leafy and strapwork motif.

Maker: Possibly Alcock, John (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24889

Accession Number: 1985.163

Dinner plate

White clay body with pearl glaze; circular form with narrow rim; lobed edge; slightly dished. Shallow circular well. Underglaze blue transfer printed decoration in early "Willow" pattern featuring birds at left, Chinese/ Middle Eastern style temples, houses, and figures and a fence featuring the Uni...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing

GUSN: 24890

Accession Number: 1985.164

Saucer

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form w/ shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24891

Accession Number: 1985.165.1

Saucer

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form w/ shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24892

Accession Number: 1985.165.2

Tea bowl

Tea bowl. White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Red and green bands at rim. Inner border of purple ribbons and floral sprigs enclosing one larger floral sprig. Deep circular bowl w/ high footring.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24893

Accession Number: 1985.165.3

Saucer

White gray clay body w/ transparent glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration in well of iron-red ribbon border band enclosing a polychrome floral sprig (rose palette.) Scallop and dot border at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24894

Accession Number: 1985.166

Saucer

White-gray body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration w/ polychrome floral sprigs (famille rose palette) in well. Scallop and line border patterns at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24895

Accession Number: 1985.167.1

Saucer

White-gray body w/ colorless glaze. Shallow circular bowl form. Shallow foot ring. Overglaze enamel decoration w/ polychrome floral sprigs (famille rose palette) in well. Scallop and line border patterns at rim.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24896

Accession Number: 1985.167.2

Teapot

Molded and hand-built red clay body. Cylindrical body, slightly indented at basal ring. Recessed bottom. Slightly rounded shoulders terminating in wide circular mouth at flat top. Flange recessed. Short straight spout. Applied C-shaped handle. Flat circular lid w/ high flange ring. Bail handle at ce...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24897

Accession Number: 1985.168AB

Teapot

Buccaroware, made in imitation of Chinese Yi-Hsing Yao wares. Unglazed red clay body, hand-built and molded. Squat circular body tapers to circular basal ring w/ slightly recessed bottom. Flattened shoulder w/ short cylindrical neck w/ chamfered inner edge. Applied simple C-shaped handle. Short stra...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24898

Accession Number: 1985.169AB

Teapot

Coil built and hand-molded red clay body; unglazed. Round bulbous body w/ alternating wide and narrow ribs. Tapered slightly to flat bottom. Flattened shoulders w/ shallow cylindrical neck. No flange. Applied simple round C-shaped body. Simple short straight spout. Buccaroware or Yi-Hsing Yao. Reign...

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), redware

GUSN: 24899

Accession Number: 1985.170

Tea Canister

Molded white clay body with white glaze. Narrow box-like rectangular body with rounded shoulders. Cylindrical neck terminating in circular mouth. Lid missing. Sepia-tone painted decoration with scalloped and line borders at shoulders. Front and back with scenic circular reserves.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 24900

Accession Number: 1985.171

Sandwich plate

White clay body w/ colorless glaze. Circular plate form w/ slight foot ring and 3 stilt marks on bottom. Molded shaped edge w/ slightly dished rim. Shallow circular well. Transfer printed "flow-blue" decoration in the "Temple" pattern. featuring romanticized pagodas in well w/ scrolled cavetto bandi...

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: P. W. & Co. (Maker)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 24901

Accession Number: 1985.172

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30455

Accession Number: 1924.867

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with a fiddle handle, threaded edge, rounded shoulders, and four tines.

Date: 1768-1774

Maker: Aubrey, Claude-Auguste (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 30458

Accession Number: 1924.870

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with an upturned spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and four tines. Foliate and scroll pattern.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Possibly Jones, John B. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 30459

Accession Number: 1924.871

Child's Apron

White; ribbed; waistband and border of brown printed check with brown dotted center; two pockets separated by border of brown check; one pearl button.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity

GUSN: 30460

Accession Number: 1924.872

Pouch

Tan cotton with blue trim and star shaped multicolored stitched decoration at top and bottom. Drawstring are woven at gathering. Tag reads: "Made by a sailor at Charlestown Navy yard about 1863."

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 30461

Accession Number: 1924.873

Sugar Lozenge in Box

Small round cardboard box with blue, gold and white decoration containing a sugar lozenge with painted decoraiton of a bird surrounded by red flowers and leaves.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, sugar

GUSN: 30462

Accession Number: 1924.875

Wallpaper

"Pompeiian"; open swags; garlnds; scrolls; red, black, yellow, pnk on gry

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), paper (fiber product), handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30463

Accession Number: 1924.896

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30464

Accession Number: 1924.898

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30465

Accession Number: 1924.899

H-Hinge

7 nails holes on each strap; foliate ends; painted white. Flat strap; no taper.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 30466

Accession Number: 1924.905AB

Nail

Handwrought; rosehead.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 30467

Accession Number: 1924.906.4 AB

H-Hinge

Flat; small; foliated ends; painted brown over white.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 30468

Accession Number: 1924.906.1-3

Butterfly Hinge

Two-part hinge. Two wrought nailheads extant. Painted gray.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 30469

Accession Number: 1924.907

Strap Hinge

Tapered strap to squared end (no head). Attached to vertical strap with patterned ends.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30470

Accession Number: 1924.908

Strap Hinge

Two-legged strap; each leg tapered to end. Legs set 90 degrees from each other at barrel. Round head at end. Barrel side only. Vertical leg bent in, horizontal bent out.

Date: 1675-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30471

Accession Number: 1924.909

Strap Hinge

Tapered iron strap with round head at end. Attached to butterfly-type pin/plate.

Date: 1695-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30472

Accession Number: 1924.910

Cross Garnet

Tapered straps with spear head end. Attached to butterfly-type pin/plate. 1 has three wrought nailheads; 2 has four.

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30473

Accession Number: 1924.911BC

Nail

Hand-wrought nail stuck in a card labeled "Rev. Prescott House. Strap hinge w/ butterfy plate mid 18th"

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 30474

Accession Number: 1924.911A

Powder Horn

Engraved powder horn with faceted tip, molded throat, brass ring at plug end, flat wood plug. Engraved images include forts, cities, birds, dragon, and other animals.

Date: 1755-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30477

Accession Number: 1925.1

Dress

Green, black, and blue striped silk dress.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 30478

Accession Number: 1925.2AB

Tassel

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30479

Accession Number: 1925.4

Cord

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30480

Accession Number: 1925.5

Whole Cloth Quilt

Quilt with gold silk ground. Central ring medallion with floral center framed by diamond and rope pattern in silk thread. Outside border comprised of saw tooth and abstract florals. Edged in loop and lines and additional motifs. Back of gold glazed wool.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stitching, quilting, silk (textile), textiles, wool (textile), tin (metal)

GUSN: 30481

Accession Number: 1925.6

Petticoat

Blue strie silk satin quilted underskirt; plain yoke, diamond quilted pattern below with quilted border of large scale foliate meander with large floral sprays beneath meander; ivory satin waistband; skirt pleated at back; tan silk panel inserted at back at waist possibly for a bustle; cream wool li...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 30483

Accession Number: 1925.8B

Pair of Stockings

White; open work clocks; openwork area outlined by whitework embroidery of zig-zag pattern with stylized tree at top of clock; top of stocking has two blue threads knitted in.

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, machine knitting

GUSN: 30484

Accession Number: 1925.9AB

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