Historic New England

Coffeepot

Cylindrical pewter coffeepot with curved spout; S-shaped handle with curled ends and thumb rest; hinged lid with short ball and disk knop; and bands at base and at top of body.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 51496

Accession Number: 1987.260

Compote

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51497

Accession Number: 1987.262

Paperweight

Large glass paperweight with polychrome millefiori canes resembling flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51498

Accession Number: 1987.263

Shillelagh

Brown, short stick; round w/ spiked/knotted handle; 2 "heads" carved - animal (w/ eye & mouth) and 1 other extension; top of stick is beveled.

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51499

Accession Number: 1987.264

Sumac

Plant with reddish-orange leaves and large red buds.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Decamp, Joseph R. (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 51500

Accession Number: 1987.266.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51501

Accession Number: 1987.267.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51502

Accession Number: 1987.267.2

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51503

Accession Number: 1987.267.3

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51504

Accession Number: 1987.267.4

Cake plate

Porcelain cake plate with maroon border with gold scrolled swag and tassel border, and gold rim. Handles are cut out and surrounded by gilt scrolls.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 51505

Accession Number: 1987.268

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51506

Accession Number: 1987.269.5

Cake Plate

White porcelain hand-painted cake plate with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold bands circling the center. Kidney shaped-handles cut into plate surrounded by painted leaves. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51507

Accession Number: 1987.269.1

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51508

Accession Number: 1987.269.10

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51509

Accession Number: 1987.269.11

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51510

Accession Number: 1987.269.12

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51511

Accession Number: 1987.269.13

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51512

Accession Number: 1987.269.14

Saucer

White porcelain hand-painted saucer with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around center. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51513

Accession Number: 1987.269.15

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: hand-painted, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 51514

Accession Number: 1987.269.4

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51515

Accession Number: 1987.269.6

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51516

Accession Number: 1987.269.7

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51517

Accession Number: 1987.269.8

Teacup

White porcelain hand-painted teacup with green band and gold dots, gold arabesque border and gold band around base. Narrow ear-shaped handle with green outline and gold dots. Part of twenty-one piece set.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Briggs, Richard (Retailer)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 51518

Accession Number: 1987.269.9

Portrait of Mr. Leroy Lyon

Portrait of an older gentleman with combed back white hair and blue eyes. Sitter is wearing a white button down shirt, narrow red tie, gray suit jacket, and brown belt. Oil on canvas, unframed.

Date: 1943

Maker: Sears, Edwin Buckingham, 1911-1986 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 51523

Accession Number: 1987.274

Portrait of Miss Fifi Wheeler

Pastel portrait of a young woman with short curly brown hair and brown eyes. Sitter is wearing a black beret, black turtleneck, and purple plaid scarf. Simple wood frame.

Date: 1942

Maker: Sears, Edwin Buckingham, 1911-1986 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 51524

Accession Number: 1987.275

Portrait Picture

Framed pastel portrait of a woman with black hair wearing a red dress.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51525

Accession Number: 1987.276

Flute

Wooden flute with drilled holes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51526

Accession Number: 1987.278

Hat

Morning Cap, lace with wire structure interior, black velveteen ribbon trim.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51417

Accession Number: 1987.181

Hat

Morning cap, lace with black velveteen ribbon trim.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51418

Accession Number: 1987.182

Bootee

Fawn/beige; ankle high; toe embroidered-- petit-point w/ multi-colored flowers and leaves; 4 pairs of eyes w/ beige ribbon laces; same colored ribbon at all seams and edges; squared toe.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 51419

Accession Number: 1987.183AB

Bootee

Blue; quilted and padded w/ leaf garland at ankle and toe; w/ topstitching--all white thread; self sole; white lining; 3 pair eyes w/ pale blue ribbon ties.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, quilting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 51420

Accession Number: 1987.184AB

Sock

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51421

Accession Number: 1987.184B

Chemisette

White cape with pom-poms, embroidered sunflowers, and a lace collar.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51422

Accession Number: 1987.185A

Slip

White underskirt with pom-poms and embroidered sunflowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51423

Accession Number: 1987.185B

Telephone

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51424

Accession Number: 1987.187

Goblet

Pressed glass goblet.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51425

Accession Number: 1987.194.1

Goblet

Pressed glass goblet.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 51426

Accession Number: 1987.194.2

Bracket

Foliate, with extremely heavy paint layers; white/grey on top; remounted on contemporary blocks for display; hand carved.

Date: 1795-1797

Maker: Skillen, John/Simeon (Carver) Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 (Architect)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51427

Accession Number: 1987.198.1-2

Bracket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51428

Accession Number: 1987.198.2

Calendar Tile

Small, bluish-gray transfer print on cream-colored ceramic decorative tile, depicting the State House in Boston on the front and a 1895 calendar on the back.

Date: 1895

Maker: Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Vendor) Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: drillwork (sculpture technique), paint (coating), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 51429

Accession Number: 1987.199