Historic New England

Pitcher

English Staffordshire copper lusterware pitcher with pink scenic picutre of a town and trees. Green decorative trim around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 198737

Accession Number: 2006.44.2881.2

Black and white framed photograph of house at 29 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The house has three floors and a widow's walk on the roof. There are three chimnies and the doorway has four fluted columns and an arched window above with a pronounced keystone. There is a metal fence in front...

Maker: Salem Art Shop (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198739

Accession Number: 2006.44.622

Tea service

Porcelain tea service consisting of teacups, saucers, plates, cream pitcher, sugar bowl and teapot. White bodies, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198740

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883

Teapot

Porcelain teapot. White body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198745

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.1AB

View of the Island of Qalnr Approaching Honolulu Looking Toward Pearl Harbor

A watercolor painting on paper of an island . There is water in the lower third of the picture and the island is in the center. The island has shrubbery and a purple mountain shadow. The sky is purple and pink with clouds. The wood frame has bronze plating on outer and inner edge.

Maker: Bridgman, Lewis Jesse, 1857-1931 (Painter) Brooks Reed Gallery (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 198747

Accession Number: 2006.44.623

Sugar bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl. White body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198748

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.2AB

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with saucer. White bodies, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198751

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.3AB

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198754

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.4

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198757

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.5

Bread-and-butter plate

Porcelain bread-and-butter plate with white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198759

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.6

La Grange Bleneau

Print of an unknown house. There are two gentlemen conversing in the foreground. The man to the left is wearing a coat and carrying a hat and a cane. The man on the right is dressed as a hunter with a top hat and a gun over his shoulder. A third figure is leaning against a stone wall reading a book....

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198760

Accession Number: 2006.44.624

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD"

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198761

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.7

Tea service

Porcelain tea service with teapot, cream pitcher and sugar bowl. White bodies, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198762

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885

La Grange East View

Print of a castle with a moat. The castle has three towers. The two far towers are flying pennants. There is a large weeping willow in the center left and foliage surrounding the castle and in the foreground. The wood frame is painted black and has a gilt decorative inner border of laurel leaves.

Date: 1826

Maker: Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist) Deroy, Isidore Laurent, 1797-1886 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 198763

Accession Number: 2006.44.625

Teapot

Porcelain teapot with white body, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198767

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885.1AB

Sugar bowl

Porcelain double handled sugar bowl with lid with white body, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198771

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885.2AB

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with white body, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198773

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885.3

Teacup

Procelain teacup with light blue landscape scene with village. Has thin gold trim and handle is detailed in gold to look like bamboo.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198775

Accession Number: 2006.44.2894.1

Saucer

Procelain saucer with light blue landscape scene with village. Has thin gold trim and Japanese symbols on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198777

Accession Number: 2006.44.2894.2

Teacup

Porcelain pink teacup with abbey scene "1893" California. Gold trim and handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198781

Accession Number: 2006.44.2887.1

Saucer

Porcelain pink saucer with abbey scene "1893" California. Gold trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198783

Accession Number: 2006.44.2887.2

Purse

Cotton pocket with gathering strings and fringe around the edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), ink

GUSN: 245773

Accession Number: 1924.458

Tumbler

Green blown-glass tumbler.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 245784

Accession Number: 1986.1269

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments; block printed in green, white and pink on a blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printed matter production stages

GUSN: 245786

Accession Number: 2007.16

Button

Decorative brass button (attached to cardboard with two other buttons).

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 245806

Accession Number: 1917.710

Button

Decorative brass button mounted on cardboard with two other brass buttons.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 245807

Accession Number: 1917.711

Button

Decorative brass button mounted on cardboard with two other brass buttons.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 245808

Accession Number: 1917.712

Daguerreotype

Daguerreotype taken late 1848, early 1849 in Boston; second figure from the left is Mrs. Sarah Parkman Oliver (Sarah Wilson) sister of Rebecca Wilson Gerry, grandmother of the donor. Left to right, back row: Miss Susan Butterick of Boston; Sade Lowe of Albany; Anne Butterick of Boston (died soon aft...

Date: 1848-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: photography, daguerreotype (process)

GUSN: 245816

Accession Number: 1944.9

Pieced Quilt Fragment

Quilt fragment; four pieced blocks of eight pieces; large scale dark outlines; veined, pencil blue leaves; border vine and leaves in shades of brown; pieced haphazzardly, not combined to create an overall image.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: printed textile materials, hand sewing, machine sewing (technique), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 245837

Accession Number: 1928.162J

Quilt Fragment

Quilt fragment; two piece, joined fragment; block printed; large scale floral pattern of yellow, green, black, white on red ground; white cellular-like filler.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 245838

Accession Number: 1928.162G

Valances

Valances; cascades; silk rep/cotton chitz matching the rest of the set; Rep face on all cascades pieced together; holes across top, perhaps for drapery hardward; loose threads along edges, perhaps remains of fringe; hand-stitched; striaght top and outer edge; inner edge cut away, tapering to a point...

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245839

Accession Number: 1961.98P

Tieback

Tiebacks; silk rep/cotton chitz matching the rest of the set; Rep face pieced together.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 245840

Accession Number: 1961.98M

Tieback

Metal tie backs. Oval shaped.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245841

Accession Number: 1961.98J-L

Valance

Valance; straight top and sides; scalloped hem; center shorter than left and right panels; silk rep/cotton chintz matching the rest of the set; rep face on all valances pieced together; holes and imprints from drapery hardware across top; loose threads along edges, perhaps the remains of fringe; han...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245842

Accession Number: 1961.98R

Valance

Valance; silk rep/cotton chintz matching the rest of the set; rep face pieced together; brass hooks sewn to lining across top; long retangle; pink and yellow silk cord at top with large tassels on either side; deep fringe of pink cotton and yellow silk across bottom; machine stitched.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 245843

Accession Number: 1961.98G

Valances

Valance; silk rep/cotton chintz matching the rest of the set; rep face pieced together; brass hooks sewn to lining across top; long retangle; pink and yellow silk cord at top with large tassels on either side; deep fringe of pink cotton and yellow silk across bottom; machine stitched.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 245844

Accession Number: 1961.98Q

Curtain Fragments

Cloth fragments of striped silk rep; S.1 and S.2 pieced from three horizontal panels; S.5 and S.6 are lined; loose threads all around edges (from opened seams); S.6 stained.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 245845

Accession Number: 1961.98S

Chair

Back stool; Chippendale; upholstered back and seat of yellow moreen; back has flat arched crest; serpentine front seat rail; outward curved side rails; mounted and beaded square front legs chamfered on inside edge from just below seat rail; rear legs raked inward; back moderately raked inward; plai...

Date: 1765-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 245846

Accession Number: 1972.268

William and Mary Gateleg Table

Drop-leaf gateleg table. Black walnut with white pine secondary wood. One piece oval center top board with tongue and groove interface and two-board drop leaves. Pine apron has single nailed drawer with turned wooden pull. Drawer slides on medial support. Rests on eight turned legs, four of wh...

Date: 1715-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 245847

Accession Number: 1971.65

Looking Glass

Looking glass; ornate cut-out crest with pierced oval and gilded eagle; four applied volutes; applied gilded leafage on sides; cut-out skirt; guilded edge around glass; glass is original; crest, volutes, and skirt are of solid mahogany

Date: 1795-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 245848

Accession Number: 1959.318

Soup plate

Soup plate; hexagonal; blue and white; Chinese.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 245849

Accession Number: 1969.6

Side Chair

Side chair, William and Mary style, with caned back enclosed by elaborately carved and turned stiles with reel and vasiform turnings surmounted by knopped urn-shaped stlylized scrolls centering a double-feather central carving. Conforming rail below caning, side rails enclose caned seat and front s...

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), caning

GUSN: 245850

Accession Number: 1966.287

Rocking Horse

Rocking horse, wooden body covered in hide with brown and white speckled hair. Blond horsehair mane and tail, folded hide ears, and large green glass eyes. Attached maroon leather bridle and saddle with cast iron stirrup. Horse attached to wooden rockers painted black with gold leaf and berry design...

Date: c. 1857-1858

Maker: Possibly Herman Sr. Company (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), hide (collagenous material), horsehair, leather, paint (coating)

GUSN: 245852

Accession Number: 1959.999

Side Chair

Side chair. Black walnut. Yoke crest with flat-facade stiles. Vasiform splat and cavetto splat shoe capped by beadslip seat. Scalloped front seat rail. Scooped side seat rails. Block-and-spindle side stretchers; bulbous medial and rear stretchers. Cabriole front legs with ogee brackets; turned...

Date: 1735-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: black walnut (wood)

GUSN: 245874

Accession Number: 1973.324

Looking Glass

Wall mirror; two pieces of glass; carved and gilded inner edge of molding; gilt fruit and flowers at sides; English walnut frame; pine back.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: English walnut (wood), spruce (wood), glass by composition or origin

GUSN: 245882

Accession Number: 1942.1218

Dining Table

Queen Anne dining table with square top. Reversed cyma curve skirt. Mahogany top and legs, maple gates, and white pine blocks. Two leaf table has its original hinges.

Date: 1760-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 245888

Accession Number: 1933.6042