Historic New England

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Green and tan thread on ivory linen ground. Alphabets in top half, verse at bottom, floral border below. Vertical rectangle. Alphabets: #1-"A-X", #2-complete, #3-complete; Numbers: "1-9,0"

Maker: Lummus, Ruth (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46501

Accession Number: 1961.151

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, natural linen ground. Blue alphabet at top set against a background of turquoise cross stitch and satin stitch. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1-incomplete #2-missing "J"; Numbers: "1-9"; cross stitch, satin stitch, eyelet hole.

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: Alley, Ruth, 1793- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46502

Accession Number: 1961.152

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Large balloon like flowers in pots and rose bushes at bottom. Alphabets: #1 missing "J"; #2 "A-W", missing "J"; cross stitch, eyelet hole, chain stitch.

Date: 1802

Maker: Alley, Miriam, 1791- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 46503

Accession Number: 1961.153.1

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

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46511

Accession Number: 1961.165A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46512

Accession Number: 1961.165B

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46513

Accession Number: 1961.166A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46514

Accession Number: 1961.166B

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

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46579

Accession Number: 1962.26.6

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46580

Accession Number: 1962.26.7

Dinner plate

Pearlware dinner plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46581

Accession Number: 1962.27.2

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46582

Accession Number: 1962.127.24

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. The inside of the bowl is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46583

Accession Number: 1962.28.1

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. The inside of the bowl is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46584

Accession Number: 1962.28.2

Plate

Earthenware plate with blue, feather edge painted rim. Rim is not molded.

Date: 1891-1910

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 46585

Accession Number: 1962.29

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded Cord and Herringbone pattern rim.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46586

Accession Number: 1962.30

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded feather edge. Rim also molded with sprays of flowers alternating with anthemion motif painted blue.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46587

Accession Number: 1962.31

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded swag rim. Inner rim molded with repeating cornucopias and shell motif.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46588

Accession Number: 1962.32.1

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded swag rim. Inner rim molded with repeating cornucopias and shell motif.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46589

Accession Number: 1962.32.2

Leaf-shaped dish

Small, pearlware dish in the shape of a maple leaf. The rim of the leaf is scallop-molded and painted blue. The dish interior is hand-painted with blue lines in imitation of the veins of a leaf.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46590

Accession Number: 1962.35

Leaf-shaped dish

Small, molded pearlware dish in the shape of a leaf. The leaf stem forms a loop handle. The rim of the leaf is scallop-molded and painted blue. The dish interior has molded and hand-painted lines in imitation of the veins of a leaf.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46591

Accession Number: 1962.36

Serving dish

Oval, pearlware dish with molded basket weave pattern and lozenge-shaped pierced and scalloped rim. Blue painted, feather edge and center diamond. Foot is molded to look like cord or rope.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, piercing, hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46592

Accession Number: 1962.37

Serving Dish

Oval with blue-glazed and scalloped decoration on rim; pie and triangular-shaped piercings around border.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted, piercing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46593

Accession Number: 1962.38

Platter insert

Oval pearlware platter insert with drainage holes. Molded, blue-painted feather edge inside of rim and around large center hole.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted, perforating, piercing

GUSN: 46594

Accession Number: 1962.39

Platter

Oval pearlware platter with molded feather and fish scale rim. Edge is painted blue.

Date: 1804-1840

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46595

Accession Number: 1962.40

Oval dish

Oval pearlware dish. Blue molded feather edge rim. Inner blue hand-painted chain with oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46596

Accession Number: 1962.41

Oval Serving Dish

Oval, pearlware serving dish. Blue, molded feather edge rim. Inner, blue hand-painted chain with oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46597

Accession Number: 1962.42

Butter plate

Small, pearlware plate with molded feather edge painted blue.

Date: 1819-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46598

Accession Number: 1962.43

Butter plate

Small, pearlware plate with blue painted and molded Cord and Herringbone pattern rim.

Date: 1815-1842

Maker: John Rogers & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46599

Accession Number: 1962.44

Saltcellar

Pearlware saltcellar. Round bowl on short stemmed foot. Blue, molded band around mid-section.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46600

Accession Number: 1962.45

Soup plate

Pearlware soup plate with blue painted and molded feather edge. Molded pattern on inner rim of stylized palmettes.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46601

Accession Number: 1962.47.1

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