Historic New England

Vase

Tall cut glass trumpet shaped vase. Narrow base tapers out to a flared, scalloped edge rim. Circular base has eight pointed star pattern on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 221651

Accession Number: 2006.44.1667

Black and white quarter length portrait photograph of Margaret Duncan Phillips sitting in a wood chair. She is in her sixties or seventies. Her hair is pulled back into a bun. One hand rests of the handle of an umbrella and the other hand rests on her lap and she is holding a pair of spectacles. She...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221654

Accession Number: 2006.44.766

Tile

Square ceramic tile with printed decoration of a chinese scene of mountains, trees, river, and pagoda in orange, gray, and green. Two men holding a scroll appear in the bottom right corner of the tile. Green painted border around edges of tile.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221656

Accession Number: 2006.44.1676

Ashtray

Circular cut glass ash tray. Six floral medallions cut into base, scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 221661

Accession Number: 2006.44.1671

Vase

Clear molded glass vase with lattice pattern. Narrow neck with wide bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221663

Accession Number: 2006.44.1665

Vase

Ceramic vase with sloped sides and flared rim. Dark red and purple exterior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Date: 1932

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

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221674

Accession Number: 2006.44.1670

Ashtray

Ceramic ashtray with mottled brown and pale green glaze on sides and interior. Bottom is unglazed white ceramic.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221678

Accession Number: 2006.44.1672

Dessert glasses

Pair of clear glass footed dessert glasses with fluted sides. Slightly flared rims.

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 221682

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663

Dessert glass

Clear glass footed dessert glass with fluted sides. Slightly flared rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221685

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663.1

Dessert glass

Clear glass footed dessert glass with fluted sides. Slightly flared rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221686

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663.2

Vase

Clear glass bulbous shaped vase with footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221687

Accession Number: 2006.44.1664

Stephen H. Phillips

Black and white photograph of Stephen H. Phillips. He is shown sitting in his library in front of the fireplace, reading a large book. He is in his sixties or seventies. The room contains a large oriental rug, a desk, three chairs, and a cabinet holding a large collection of books. Simple black wood...

Date: 1896-1897

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221705

Accession Number: 2006.44.767

Book of Italian Prints

Book of thirty black and white prints of Italian scenes representative of daily life. Scenes include, but are not limited to: Neduta fenerole di firenze; veduta del arco triomfale fuon la partal gallo di firenze - firenze presso luigi bardi; venduta catte diale le firense presa dalli teco di pecoril...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221712

Accession Number: 2006.44.771

Cornucopia

Small pencil sketch of a cornucopia blossoming with flowers. There are four flowers and four roses and a sprig of baby's breath. Simple gold frame with a bar and three dot pattern bordering the sight edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), metal

GUSN: 221715

Accession Number: 2006.44.772

Pump and Bucket #7

Grey and white drawing of pump and bucket. Scene is shifted to the lower left portion of the piece. Simple frame of gold metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils, metal

GUSN: 221723

Accession Number: 2006.44.773

Open Air Hallway with Arches and Columns

Sepia photograph of an open air hallway with arches and columns. Front column have exposed stones, other columns are covered with ivy. Wood frame with a gold color interior edge.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221727

Accession Number: 2006.44.774

Arms of the Colleges, Halls, etc. of Oxford

Framed colored print of coats of arms from Oxford. There are five coats across, six down with red lines separating them.

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221732

Accession Number: 2006.44.785

Clipper Ship "Nightingale"

Framed color lithograph of a clipper ship, with four sails, at port. There is an American flag at the back of the ship. The middle staff flag, the top half is white and the bottom half is blue, with a yellow circle in the center. There is a dingy with six figures in the foreground.

Date: 1834

Maker: Currier, Nathaniel (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221735

Accession Number: 2006.44.786

Monument to Capt. Cook

Framed watercolor painting of a chain fenced monument surrounded by palm trees with water in the background.

Date: 1907

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer) Parke, Anne H (Painter)

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

GUSN: 221738

Accession Number: 2006.44.787

A Westerly View of the Colleges in Cambridge New England

Framed engraving of five buildings with two trees, a fence, and yard in the foreground. There are figures walking, riding horses, and riding in carriages.

Date: 1916

Maker: Smith, Sidney Lawton, 1845-1929 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 221744

Accession Number: 2006.44.788

Cottage House with Foliage and Flowers

Framed painting of a cottage house surrounded by foliage and flowers with a dirt road leading up to it.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221746

Accession Number: 2006.44.789

Der Gelehrte, von Franz van Mieris

A man is seated at a desk with three books and a globe and is holding a quill. The viewer sees the man through a stone window that has a drawn curtian. There is a bowl and some cloth that are on the window sill. There is a mock frame around the print.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221747

Accession Number: 2006.44.793

Saucer

Circular porcelain saucer. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203503

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.12

Saucer

Circular porcelain saucer. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203504

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.13

Dessert plate

Circular porcelain dessert plate. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim of plate.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203505

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.14

Dessert plate

Circular porcelain dessert plate. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim of plate.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203506

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.15

Dessert plate

Circular porcelain dessert plate. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim of plate.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203507

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.16

Dessert plate

Circular porcelain dessert plate. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim of plate.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203508

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.17

Dessert plate

Circular porcelain dessert plate. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim of plate.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203509

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.18

Dessert plate

Circular porcelain dessert plate. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim of plate.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203510

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.19

Pair of glass bowls

Pair of flat bottomed, straight sided clear glass bowls. Glass is paper thin.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 203515

Accession Number: 2006.44.1688

Glass bowl

Flat bottomed, straight sided clear glass bowl. Glass is paper thin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203516

Accession Number: 2006.44.1688.1

Glass bowl

Flat bottomed, straight sided clear glass bowl. Glass is paper thin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203517

Accession Number: 2006.44.1688.2

Portrait of Mary Henderson Lyman (1799-1836)

Portrait of Mary Henderson Lyman (Mrs. Theodore Lyman, Jr.), seated facing left, wearing a white empire-waisted dress, pale yellow shawl, and red plaid turban. She holds a red leather bound book. Wood paneling in background.

Date: 1846

Maker: Alexander, Francis, 1800-1880 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 203719

Accession Number: 1966.118

Portrait of Lydia Pickering (Mrs. George Williams)

Portrait of Lydia Pickering Williams (1735/6-1826) seated by a red curtained window. She is wearing a ruffled white lace cap and sheer muslin fichu over a black dress. This is one of three portraits of Lydia Pickering Williams painted by Gilbert Stuart. Carved gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1824

Maker: Stuart, Gilbert (American painter, 1755-1828) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 203720

Accession Number: 2005.19

Portrait of Mary Middleton Loring (1795-1876)

Portrait of Mary Middleton Loring (1795-1876). Subject is seated on upholstered red couch slightly turned to the viewer, wearing a black dress with lace fichu and bonnet trimmed with lace; gold neck chain and bracelet. She is holding a green book. The subject is sitting next to a table covered with ...

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 203722

Accession Number: 2003.26.2

Pair of bud vases

Pair of white porcelain bud vases. Greek urn shape with small footed base and square handles. Stamped "Ozeoho Slovakia"

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203742

Accession Number: 2006.44.1677

Bud vase

White porcelain bud vase. Greek urn shape with small footed base and square handles. Stamped "Ozeoho Slovakia"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203743

Accession Number: 2006.44.1677.1

Bud vase

White porcelain bud vase. Greek urn shape with small footed base and square handles. Stamped "Ozeoho Slovakia"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203744

Accession Number: 2006.44.1677.2

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle. Transfer printed decoration of a pink rose with leaves and stem. Small bud shaped rose printed on interior rim. Gold line decoration around rim and back side of handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203745

Accession Number: 2006.44.1684

Teacup

Ceramic teacup with slightly flared rim and oval shaped handle. Printed decoration of white and yellow flowers with brown leaves. Single stemmed white flower printed on interior rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203746

Accession Number: 2006.44.1685

Vase

Clear glass vase with square base. Vase narrows from base to neck, with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 203747

Accession Number: 2006.44.1678

Saucer

Circular ceramic saucer with transfer printed decoration of green and brown leaves. Circular depression in center of saucer for teacup. Teacup was not found.

Maker: French Saxon China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203748

Accession Number: 2006.44.1686

Set of dessert plates

Set of three octagonal dessert plates with transfer printed decoration of stemmed pink and yellow roses on rim. Silver band decoration around rim edge.

Date: 1934

Maker: Homer Laughlin China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203756

Accession Number: 2006.44.1687

Dessert plate

Octagonal dessert plate with transfer printed decoration of stemmed pink and yellow roses on rim. Silver band decoration around rim edge.

Date: 1934

Maker: Homer Laughlin China Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203758

Accession Number: 2006.44.1687.1

Dessert plate

Octagonal dessert plate with transfer printed decoration of stemmed pink and yellow roses on rim. Silver band decoration around rim edge.

Date: 1934

Maker: Homer Laughlin China Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203759

Accession Number: 2006.44.1687.2

Dessert plate

Octagonal dessert plate with transfer printed decoration of stemmed pink and yellow roses on rim. Silver band decoration around rim edge.

Date: 1934

Maker: Homer Laughlin China Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203760

Accession Number: 2006.44.1687.3

Plate

Circular ceramic plate with scalloped edge. Printed decoration of yellow carnations with leafy stems around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203762

Accession Number: 2006.44.1682

Pair of plates

Set of two circular dinner plates with slightly scalloped edges. Printed decoration of orange flowers with green leaves around rim. Green band decoration around outer edge of plate rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203763

Accession Number: 2006.44.1680

Plate

Circular dinner plate with slightly scalloped edge. Printed decoration of orange flowers with green leaves around rim. Green band decoration around outer edge of plate rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203764

Accession Number: 2006.44.1680.1

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