Historic New England

Finger bowl

Yellow Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180181

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.14

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180182

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.3

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180183

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.4

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180185

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.5

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern around a bell shaped bowl, a faceted stem with knob terminating in a round foot with a cut star design.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180186

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.6

Finger bowl

Blue Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180187

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.20

Finger bowl

Red Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180189

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.24

Finger bowl

Yellow Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180191

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.12

Finger bowl

Yellow Venetian glass finger bowl. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180192

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.16

Saucer

Yellow Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180193

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.13

Cast iron coat of arms and motto of both University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Metal has been painted over with green-yellow paint. Image of Native American with bow and arrow and star to the left. Framed in scrolled foliate cartouche with banner at outer edge ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 180196

Accession Number: 1993.852

Saucer

Yellow Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180197

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.17

Fruit bowl

Electroplated (silver plated) fruit bowl. Circular form with footed base and flared rim. Molded rings around base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Gorham Co. (Maker)

Material: electroplating

GUSN: 180198

Accession Number: 1993.849

Saucer

Yellow Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180200

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.15

Bottle

Tall blown a) bottle with b) stopper made of clear glass. Square shape with rounded shoulders leading to short cylindrical neck and wide rim. Flat circular finial on stopper. Pontil mark on bottom. Heavy weight.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 180206

Accession Number: 1993.574AB

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180208

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.23

Old Kitchen in Kennebunkport, Maine

Oil painting of a kitchen interior in Kennebunkport, ME. Painting depicts cabin interior looking out the open door towards the ocean. Room contains a large brick fireplace, kitchen implements, and two chairs (one windsor, one ladderback). A black cat lies on the hearth in front of the lit fire. Thro...

Date: 1890

Maker: Shapleigh, Frank Henry (American painter, 1842-1906) (Artist)

GUSN: 180210

Accession Number: 2006.1

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180211

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.27

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180212

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.22

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180213

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.25

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180214

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.23

Saucer

Red Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180215

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.29

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180216

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.24

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180217

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.25

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180218

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.26

Saucer

Blue Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180220

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.21

Water glass

Cylindrical water glass with a painted gold Rococo scroll and floral pattern, painted gold edges, and a cut star on the base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180221

Accession Number: 2006.44.1947.27

Saucer

Blue Venetian glass saucer. Decorated around the rim with delicate designs in gold graffito highlighted with white and green enamel.

Date: 1899

Maker: Compagnia di Venezia-Murano (Retailer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180223

Accession Number: 2006.44.1116.19

Tureen with cover

Ironstone tureen [A] with oval lobed body and foot. Cover [B] has scroll handles and a tulip finial on leaves. Part of a four piece set: tureen with cover, tureen underplate, and ladle.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: J. Bridgwood & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 241730

Accession Number: 1975.154.1AB

Platter

Oval ironstone platter with lobed body. Tulip and leaf handles. Part of a four piece set: tureen with cover, tureen underplate, and ladle.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: J. Bridgwood & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 241731

Accession Number: 1975.154.2

Ladle

Oval ironstone ladle with lobed body and crabstock handle. Part of a four piece set: tureen with cover, underplate, and ladle.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: J. Bridgwood & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 241732

Accession Number: 1975.154.3

Needlepoint Portrait of George Washington

Framed needlepoint portrait of George Washington, after Gilbert Stuart's "Lansdowne Portrait." Worked in red, gold, black, and blue wool threads.

Date: 1853

Maker: Burrell, Mary E. (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 241733

Accession Number: 1975.153

Serving dish with ladle

Serving dish [A] with pyrex liner [B] and ladle [C]. Circular serving dish with beaded edge and bun feet. Curved handle with notch at top center that ladle sits in. Clear pyrex liner, divided into two sections. Ladle has a looped handle with beaded end. With original hang tag [D].

Date: 1936-1969

Maker: Buehner, Frederic, 1908-1971 (Designer)

Material: aluminum (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 241761

Accession Number: 2010.31.1A-D

Casserole dish with pyrex liner

Hammered aluminum casserole dish with cover and pyrex liner with cover.

Date: 1936-1969

Maker: Buehner, Frederic, 1908-1971 (Designer)

Material: aluminum (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 241762

Accession Number: 2010.31.2

Casserole dish

Casserole dish [A] with cover [B]. Circular shape with flat bottom and beaded edge. Hammered aluminum cover has loop finial with beaded end.

Date: 1936-1969

Maker: Buehner, Frederic, 1908-1971 (Designer)

GUSN: 241763

Accession Number: 2010.31.2.1ab

Pyrex liner

Clear glass pyrex liner [A] with cover [B]. Fits inside aluminum casserole holder.

Date: 1936-1969

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241764

Accession Number: 2010.31.2.2ab

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hooked rug bound with wide striped twill; blue and white variegated border. Polychrome striped background with a two-masted ship at left and a three-masted ship at right, both with full sails. Large bird, probably a gull, at center and far left; smaller bird flies at right.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 241765

Accession Number: 1949.1054

Sampler

Unframed sampler with nine iterations of the alphabet, two verses, two urns of flowers and two baskets of fruit; separated by red horizontal bands; yellow oval at bottom with maker's name and date inside, "Mary Perrin May/February 1825."

Date: February 1825

Maker: May, Mary Perrin, 1815-1877 (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), embroidering, cross stitch

GUSN: 241768

Accession Number: 1969.5411

Desk box

Rectangular mahogany desk box with brass inlay. Hinged lid with brass corners and engraved nameplate. Box interior has a red leather writing surface and three small compartments. The short sides of the box have a small narrow drawer with a brass pull handle.

Date: 1820-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 241772

Accession Number: 2010.32.1

Storage box

Unadorned rectangular pine storage box with hinged lid. Keyhole in center of front panel. Box exterior has been stained a dark brown.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 241773

Accession Number: 2010.32.2

Pie plate extractor

Wood and metal kitchen implement. Spring loaded tongs mounted on a wooden rod. Used to pull hot pie plates out of the oven. According to the donor this device was invented by Charles C. Barrell.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Barrell, Charles Colburn, 1817- (Patent holder)

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 241774

Accession Number: 2010.32.3

Sauceboat

Pewter, hand-hammered, bowl-shaped sauceboat with C-shaped handle.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Whitney, L. (Pewterer)

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

GUSN: 241776

Accession Number: 2001.251

Mercury Infra-red defroster

Infra-red defroster, rectangular shape with slotted top and solid bottom. Black bakelite handle and legs. Attached electric cord.

Date: ca. 1963

Maker: Merit Enterprises Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: aluminum (metal), Bakelite (TM), electrical system components

GUSN: 241781

Accession Number: 2010.33.1

Sampler

Alphabet and numbers sampler; three complete alphabets, two upper case, one lower case; numbers 1-10; cross stitch; silk thread on ivory linen.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), embroidery (visual works), cross stitch

GUSN: 241787

Accession Number: 2007.4

Needlework

Needlework fragment decorated with flowers. Cross-stitched in red and brown on a natural linen backing that may be the top shoulder and yoke of a garment.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross stitch, linen (material), needleworking (process)

GUSN: 241788

Accession Number: 2007.3

Chamber pot

Cream-colored stoneware chamber pot with handle and banding.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 241789

Accession Number: 1992.373

Cloth Fragment

Framed fragment of green, pink, orange, black, blue jacquard woven silk textile.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), jacquard, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 241790

Accession Number: 2007.5

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241792

Accession Number: 1958.630

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241793

Accession Number: 1958.651

Floor lamp

Iron floor lamp with three short legs supporting a vertical rod; scrolled iron arm supports a small glass globe, possibly an oil lamp, with a yellow lamp shade. Electrified.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241794

Accession Number: 1992.667

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