Historic New England

Caddy

Japanned tea box painted w/ rectangular bamboo borders and central reserves w/ floral motif. Interior contains 2 fitted metal canisters. Inside paper bag marked: "registered in patent office November 27th 1893. Good two talls(?) S. china Pangyutailingkee(?) registered trademark"

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55689

Accession Number: 1938.19A-G

Desk and Bookcase

Slant front desk [a]. Mahogany with white pine secondary wood. Serpentine front, four graduated drawers with original Chippendale brasses. Bookcase [b] has broken scrolled pediment with carved rosettes. Three pierced teardrop finials. Two hinged doors with string inlay and quarter round fan inlay ...

Date: ca. 1895

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), inlay (process)

GUSN: 55692

Accession Number: 1940.799AB

Side Chair

Side chair. Mahogany with birch front and side seat rails. Yoke crest with central carved shell and carved molded ears. Pierced splat with central owl-eye design. Over-the-rail upholstered seat outlined with a single row of brass nails. Swell turned front and rear stretchers, joined by turned bl...

Date: 1755-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 55693

Accession Number: 1948.16

Portrait of Abigail Adams

Half length portrait of Abigail Adams seated, wearing lace cap and kerchief and shawl trimmed with fur. Red curtain in background and upholstered seating furniture. Rectangular, molded gilt and gesso frame. Note attached to rear reads: "Mrs. John Adams/ painted from life by Miss Lydia Smith/ afterw...

Date: 1804

Maker: Smith, Lydia (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 55694

Accession Number: 1948.130

Teapot

Part of tea set 1950.358-.366. Globular circuloid form w/ cylindrical foot ring. Molded shaped spout w/ cloud scroll motif; similar C-shaped handle w/ cloud-like tracery and spurs at top. Rose palette overglaze enamel decoration. Ovoid reserve w/ beaded green border enclosing carnation-like blossom ...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55695

Accession Number: 1950.358AB

Tray

Part of a set. White clay body with white glaze. Overglaze enamel decoration in rose and greens. 6-lobed circular form. Straight sides canting out from corresponding flat well. Carnation-like central motif with iron red sprigs; green "bead" cavetto border. Purple borders.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55696

Accession Number: 1950.359

Canister

Part of tea set 1950.358-.366. White clay body with white glaze. Overglaze enamel decoration in rose and greens. A) Molded rectangular body with rounded epauletted shoulders. Cylindrical neck. B) Domed cover with knop finial and cylindrical neck.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55697

Accession Number: 1950.360AB

Cream Pitcher

Part of tea set 1950.358-.366. White clay body with white glaze. Overglaze enamel decoration in rose and greens.A) Ovoid teardrop shaped or globular body with circular foot ring. Tapers to a cylindrical neck with a triangular spout at the circular mouth. Applied molded C-scroll handle with cloud-scr...

Date: 1810-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55698

Accession Number: 1950.362AB

Cup and Saucer

Part of tea set 1950.358-.366. White clay body with white glaze. Overglaze enamel decoration in rose and greens. A) Saucer. Circular bowl form with undefined well. Circular foot ring. B) Tea bowl. Deep bowl form with foot ring.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55699

Accession Number: 1950.363AB

Rug

Room size carpet, hand knotted construction. Red, white-ivory and blues predominate with ochre-yellow and pink details. Central star-like 8-point medallion of elaborate curvaceous floral design. On a red field with overall floral vine with blue brackets at corners. Series of borders. Main brder is l...

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 55700

Accession Number: 1954.86

Tea Table

Tea table with cabriole legs and pad feet. The rectangular top has an applied molded edge.

Date: 1740-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 55701

Accession Number: 1963.347

Lacquered Sewing Table

Black and gold lacquered sewing table; the rectangular hinged top has serpentine-shaped edges and a raised decorative panel; the corresponding base contains multiple fitted compartments for sewing tools. Two lyre-shaped legs, with a central fleur-de-lis finial and shaped bracket feet terminate in ca...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: japanning, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55702

Accession Number: 1964.10

Chair

Knuckle claw and ball cabriole front legs. Turned "H" and rear stretchers. Rectangular chamfered rear legs. Upholstered seat. Stiles chamfered in rear crest rail molded and flared at ears with scallop in center. Pierced splat with owl eyes.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 55703

Accession Number: 1966.431

Slant-top Desk

Rectangular slant top desk, two sliding lid supports. Four graduated drawers; molded bracket feet. Interior fitted with nine small cubby holes and eight short drawers. Back of one drawer chalked "IISGSS." Paper label on third drawer "mahogany desk from the Abraham Browne Watertown Mass." Chippendale...

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 55704

Accession Number: 1966.509

Side Chair

Side chair. Mahogany; soft maple front and side seat rails; beech corner braces. Serpentine crest rail with vegetal carving. Scrolled pierced splat with ogee arch central piercing. Rests on Marlborough legs. Rope beaded edge on stiles and legs. "H" stretcher and rear stretcher, inscribed "Walla...

Date: 1760-1769

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), beech (wood)

GUSN: 55705

Accession Number: 1971.227

Vase

One of a pair of vases with deep orange enameled vignettes with gilt accents on white ground. White clay body with colorless glaze. Vasi or gallipot form with globular body and defined shoulders. Slightly tapered out at mouth. Vase decorated with gilt stylized floral devices and a feathered border a...

Date: 1780-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enamel (fused coating), overglaze (material)

GUSN: 55706

Accession Number: 1972.29A

Portrait of a Man

Half-length portrait of a man in a suit, with a green tie.

Date: 1900

Maker: Redfield, Elouise (Artist)

GUSN: 55707

Accession Number: 1972.37

Jardiniere

White clay body with green celadon glaze. Vase or modified rounded club-shaped form with a swelling bulbous body with circular foot, tapered neck and wide circular mouth with dished inverted rim. Applied gilt to dog handles at neck. Polychrome overglaze decoration in rose palette. Three roses at ins...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55708

Accession Number: 1972.45

Jardiniere

White clay body with green celadon glaze overall. Vasi or modified round club-shaped body with slightly defined circular foot. Wide dished circular mouth or narrow neck swelling out to globular body. Dense motif of butterflies, flowers and insects randomly overall with square scenic reserves with fr...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55709

Accession Number: 1972.46

Settee

Cabriole legs with claw and ball feet. Foliate acorn carving with punched ground on knees, shell carved crest. Rosettes on ears, splats consist of four vertical members connected by three rosettes, molded and carved arms. Inside tenon on all front feet is a undelineated taper.

Date: 1748-1749

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), mahogany (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 55710

Accession Number: 1972.48

Nesting Table

Part of set of four nested black and gold lacquered tables with Asian scenes on tops surrounded by elaborate floral and foliate borders. Legs and stretchers decorated with complimentary designs. Rectangular tops with rounded corners and edges supported by two lyre-shaped legs, each pierced with a ce...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55711

Accession Number: 1972.50A

Nesting Table

Part of set of four nested black and gold lacquered tables with Asian scenes on tops surrounded by elaborate floral and foliate borders. Legs and stretchers decorated with complimentary designs. Rectangular tops with rounded corners and edges supported by two lyre-shaped legs, each pierced with a ce...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55712

Accession Number: 1972.50B

Nesting Table

Part of set of four nested black and gold lacquered tables with Asian scenes on tops surrounded by elaborate floral and foliate borders. Legs and stretchers decorated with complimentary designs. Rectangular tops with rounded corners and edges supported by two lyre-shaped legs, each pierced with a ce...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55713

Accession Number: 1972.50C

Nesting Table

Part of set of four nested black and gold lacquered tables with Asian scenes on tops surrounded by elaborate floral and foliate borders. Legs and stretchers decorated with complimentary designs. Rectangular tops with rounded corners and edges supported by two lyre-shaped legs, each pierced with a ce...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55714

Accession Number: 1972.50D

Engraving "La Tempeste"

Sepia-tone engraving in rectangular gesso and gilt frame, under glass; entitled "The Storm" or "La Tempeste." Portrays a group of figures in classical garb near waterfall (men in boat going over the waterfall). Engraved by Bartolozzi.

Date: 1773

Maker: Bartolozzi (Engraver) Picot, V. M. (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 55715

Accession Number: 1972.89

Gothic Side Chair

Victorian, Gothic revival side chair with woven, wool upholstery in imitation of needlepoint. Elaborately turned stiles enclose a carved and pierced splat culminating in crest of three shaped arches. Slightly flared overupholstered seat. Skirt has beaded insert and border of pierced geometric pendan...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood), wool (textile)

GUSN: 55909

Accession Number: 1981.40

Sideboard

Sideboard with six plain square tapered legs. Rectangular case with wide rounded corners. Front portion contains deep secretary drawer with fittings and red baize lining. The exterior has a large oval patera of figured mahogany surrounded by straight grain veneer with mitred corners. Lower tier is d...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: baize, brass (alloy), mahogany (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 55910

Accession Number: 1981.57

Urn

Urn [A] with cover [B]. Urn has a white body with colorless glaze. Bulbous urn shape terminating in short cylindrical beaded mouth. Two molded pistol handles at shoulders. Molded on back and front with bell flower swag below oval medallion painted with wooded landscape in orange. Molded decoration h...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55911

Accession Number: 1982.3.1AB

Dinner plate

Circular gray-white body w/ shallow concave well. Plate rim and cavetto w/ Nanking style border consisting of well-defined underglaze blue cross-hatched band and spearhead border outlined in gilding. Gilded edge and banding. Central overglazed gilt, blue and black enamel decoration of pseudo armoria...

Date: 1790-1792

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 55912

Accession Number: 1982.4.1

Carpet

Room sized Feraghan style carpet. Three small geometric polychrome borders flank main border, consisting of orange-red field with cream, blues and pink alternating cartouches of "heads" with stylized fret-like vine motif. Central rectangular field is yellow with multi-colored compact overall interla...

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 55913

Accession Number: 1983.5

Fireplace Brush

Knop finial w/ baluster and ring-turned shaft; oval base, w/ black bristle brush.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bristle, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55914

Accession Number: 1985.642

Table Mat

Circular cream lace doily with floral and geometric motifs. Solid central panel.

Colorless body from two-part mold. Facetted sides on deep circular bowl w/ scalloped edge. Indented at shallow stem, w/ circular foot.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 55927

Accession Number: 1988.104

Round base w/ slightly domed shoulders and slightly dished center decorated w/ incised circular lines. Shaft has cylinder and baluster turnings further decorated w/ incised lines. Knob thumbpiece. Round bobeche.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 55934

Accession Number: 1931.1265

Pounce Box

Round molded base with flaring, round pedestal supporting cupped, pierced head. Similar lines picked out in red.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 55935

Accession Number: 1933.1044

Side Table

Tapered, columnar legs with incised ring decoration, cuffs and peg feet. Rectangular case with two drawers, with round wooden pulls. Corresponding, slightly over-hanging top.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 55936

Accession Number: 1936.941

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