Historic New England

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer printed scenes. On one side, a man on a horse chasing two unsaddled horses, with a whip above his head. On the other side, a man with a rifle next to a tree, watching two running horned animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43666

Accession Number: 1970.1310.472

Mug

Earthenware mug with dark cream glaze. Shaped base and spurred loop handle with leaf terminals. Applied decorations (nine) with floral and classical motifs, colored gray.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43667

Accession Number: 1970.1310.473

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of two women and a child in a field of grain at harvest time. Each woman carries a sheaf of grain. A farmhouse and a long fence are in the distance. The mug's rim is painted in black.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43668

Accession Number: 1970.1310.474

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with slightly spurred loop handle. Single flower stem painted on each side with single flower that is half blue and half yellow, along with green and red leaves. Black line around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43669

Accession Number: 1970.1310.475

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Black transfer printed flowers on long stems, over painted with red, blue, and green. Reddish brown line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, hand-painted

GUSN: 43670

Accession Number: 1970.1310.476

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug (pearlware). Cylindrical with loop handle. Blue transfer printed inscription surrounded by oval floral border. Blue lines around rim and base.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43671

Accession Number: 1970.1310.477

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug. Round-rimmed base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Painted floral patterns in red and green, with stylized blue boats and water on both sides. Luster accents, and luster on rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43672

Accession Number: 1970.1310.478

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Canary yellow glazed body with dark red transfer printed image. A girl stands outdoors carrying a basket, with a small dog at her feet and a monument at left that says "Remember Me."

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43673

Accession Number: 1970.1310.479

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design of small girl sitting on a large dog, "The Little Jockey." Pink lustre band around rim (inside and out), around base, and completely covering handle and bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43674

Accession Number: 1970.1310.480

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Dark blue transfer printed design with an elongated octagon framing the words "A Present for a Friend" and surrounded by a floral vine motif. Hand painted blue lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43675

Accession Number: 1970.1310.481

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Four brown bands alternated with three reeded bands; the top reeded band is overpainted with light green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43676

Accession Number: 1970.1310.482

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed designs. On one side, two children swinging a jumprope for a third. On the other side, a woman kneels next to a small child, who holds a stick aloft for a dog sitting in front of her. Blue printed floral decoration on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43677

Accession Number: 1970.1310.483

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Round-rimmed base with loop handle. Painted with red and blue flowers on crossed red stems with green leaves. Gray line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43678

Accession Number: 1970.1310.484

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Tapered body with beaded bands at rim and base. Loop handle. Red transfer printed image of two cats (perhaps tiger cubs). Black line around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43679

Accession Number: 1970.1310.485

Mug

Earthenware mug. Dark mustard yellow body with shaped base and loop handle. Mochaware decoration in band around body, with blue dendritic pattern on beige ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43680

Accession Number: 1970.1310.486

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Maroon transfer-printed design showcasing the the letter U (with an image of an urn) and V (an image of a vulcher). Alphabet themed. Copper colored hand-painted embellishments on handle and around interior rim of mug. Green-overpainting in letters.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing, overpainting (technique)

GUSN: 43681

Accession Number: 1970.1310.487

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Yellow glazed with dark red transfer-printed scene: cottage, rail fence, small gothic building in distance on hill.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43682

Accession Number: 1970.1310.488

Children's Mug

Creamware children's mug. Rust-colored red transfer-printed design, landscape scene, surrounding an octagon with the words "Present for going to School." On the right, two men hold fishing poles; on the left, a man on a horse is in front of a cottage. A gazebo with a dome roof is in the distance ...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, creamware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43683

Accession Number: 1970.1310.489

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of idyllic landscape with fanciful buildings, monuments, mountains, water, and small sailboat. Floral design printed around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43684

Accession Number: 1970.1310.490

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Blue transfer printed design. On one side, a boy standing with a hat in his hand, and a girl at right rolling a hoop with a stick. A fence stands behind them. On the other side, a girl with a goose in front of a fence, and a grass roller (?) sitting on the ground at r...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43685

Accession Number: 1970.1310.491

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed scene of an idyllic town along a river. In the center is a circular white label containing blue letters of the inscription. Brown lines encircle the lower and upper, outer rims of the mug.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43686

Accession Number: 1970.1310.492

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Luster decoration with black and green accents. Geometric band with zigzag elipses near top. Luster lines around base and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43687

Accession Number: 1970.1310.493

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. White body with gold lustre band at rim, one interior band, and gold accent on handle. Black transfer-printed scene of a man, woman, and dog standing in front of a bluff topped by a tree on the right, with houses in the background on the left.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 43688

Accession Number: 1970.1310.494

Mug

Porcelain mug. Shaped base and spurred, ear-shaped handle. Wavy luster line overpainted in pink encircles body in a swag pattern. With three red and pink flowers on a luster stem on each sides, accented with green and blue. Luster lines around base, rim, and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, lusterware

GUSN: 43689

Accession Number: 1970.1310.495

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Canary yellow with copper luster landscape including trees and a sharply-peaked building. Landscape scene overpainted with two large semi-circles connected by two wide lines. Luster band at rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43690

Accession Number: 1970.1310.496

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46504

Accession Number: 1961.155

Pitcher

Pinched oval shape w/ pointy, slightly upturned mouth and ear-shaped handle w/ green leaf in relief on spine and under mouth; green-edged palmette border around base; blue, orange and green stylized florette chain around rim; 2 heart-shaped medallions depict: 1) Sportive Innocence--girl, boy, dog an...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), Pratt ware, molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), tin (metal)

GUSN: 46505

Accession Number: 1961.158

Dinner plate

Scrolled pink latticework border; central decoration: pink thistle & rose sprays with gilt highlights.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 46506

Accession Number: 1961.160

Butterdish

Blue and white; 12-sided rim; circular foot; network and scallop outer border; network inner border; right-oriented landscape scene with pavillion, right; bridge, foreground; trees and rocks, left; two clusters of buildings; trees, left background; two boats in distance and one in foreground, beyond...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 46507

Accession Number: 1961.161

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46508

Accession Number: 1961.164A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46509

Accession Number: 1961.164B

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46510

Accession Number: 1961.164C

Candlesticks

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 46515

Accession Number: 1961.167A-D

Teapot with Lid

This teacup contains harmful imagery including the image of an enslaved human being in chains. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New ...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 46516

Accession Number: 1961.168A

Tea bowl and saucer

Both bowl and saucer have scalloped edge and slightly lobed body; border of scrolling brown ivy iwth blue "buds" around saucer adn interior of bowl; second brown and blue huskchain border around well of saucer and exterior of bowl; brown and blue basket of flowers exterior of bowl and in well of sau...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46517

Accession Number: 1961.169A,L

Creamer

Helmet-shaped porcelain cream pitcher with molded handle resembling a twig. Complex border of orange wavy band, orange daggerhead, blue dots, and four thin black bands; wavy orange border around foot; enamel pink, green and orange rose spray under mouth.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 46518

Accession Number: 1961.170

Armchair

Square base; turned arm supports; pierced splat; scrolls arms with chamfered tops; painted black.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), painting (coating), upholstering

GUSN: 46519

Accession Number: 1961.172

Portrait of James Needham Buffum

Portrait of James Needham Buffum with curly hair, black suit and cravat.

Date: 1858

Maker: Osgood, Charles, 1809-1890 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 46520

Accession Number: 1961.173A

Portrait of Ruth (Lummus) Buffum

Half-length portrait of Ruth Lummus Buffum with her hair parted in the middle and smoothed over her ears. She wears black dress with lace collar pinned at the center with a rectangular agate brooch (1961.173C)

Date: 1857

Maker: Osgood, Charles, 1809-1890 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 46521

Accession Number: 1961.173B

Secretary

Secretary desk and bookcase. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, and pine secondary wood. Bookcase has glass doors with Gothic arches. Interior of bookcase containes two shelves with small drawers and cubbyholes. Three plinths above cornice: central plinth surmounted by gilt eagle finial, right and left ...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneering

GUSN: 46522

Accession Number: 1961.175

Plaster

Two fragments of plaster, the surface painted gray-white. Stencils of leaves and scallops in brick red paint are applied to the surface.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: Probably Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster, stenciling

GUSN: 46524

Accession Number: 1961.184BC

Documnet Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46525

Accession Number: 1961.188

Tile

Square, maganese purple and white glazed tile with central figure of trotting horse on pasture with three shovels to right and fence to left; four abstract floral components in each corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 46526

Accession Number: 1961.189A

Tile

Square, maganese purple glazed tile depicting three robed men holding various objects with village in background within circular border with four flower blossoms in each of the corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 46527

Accession Number: 1961.189C

Spike

Spike, tapered on two sides, hand-wrought head.

Date: 1806

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46528

Accession Number: 1961.190

Bodice

Black silk taffeta; broad neckline; shirred cap sleeves; straight waist; self-piping at neck, armscye & hem. 2 pairs of darts; boned, decorative princess seams; original button closure altered - no buttons; cotton lining.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 46529

Accession Number: 1961.192A