Historic New England

Saucer

Ironstone saucer with blue transfer-printed pattern "Lozere." Border of scrolls and scenic medallions on horizontal striped ground. Central scene of two women on a balcony overlooking river. The women stand near a large figural urn, a turretted building is in the distance.

Date: 1862-1891

Maker: E. Challinor & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 27404

Accession Number: 1917.196

Dessert plate

Ironstone plate with blacktransfer-printed pattern "Medina." Border pattern of two alternating marine port scenes in scroll cartouches separated by hanging floral sprays on striped ground. Central scene of garden with river running through it. Fountain and lounging figures in the foreground, domed b...

Date: 1873-1879

Maker: Edwards, John, 1847-1900 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 27405

Accession Number: 1917.197

Soup Plate

Delftware plate with white glaze and purple floral decoration around border and in center.

Date: 1730-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 27406

Accession Number: 1917.198

Pair of Saltcellars

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27407

Accession Number: 1917.203.1-.2

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central recreational scene.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27408

Accession Number: 1917.205

Brick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27409

Accession Number: 1917.209

Barrel

Small, green wooden barrel with brass spicot.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27410

Accession Number: 1917.210

Barrel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27411

Accession Number: 1917.211

Shuttle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27412

Accession Number: 1917.214

Shovel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27413

Accession Number: 1917.216

Ax

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27414

Accession Number: 1917.217

Horseshoe

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 27415

Accession Number: 1917.221

Nail

Five hand-wrought nails. Tag: "Otis fl. bd." In box labeled "floor board nails."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27416

Accession Number: 1917.223

Nail

Wire nail with brass-covered head. Tag: "Old brass-headed nail found in Otis House. Its use and date are uncertain but it was on the basis of this nail that we used similar nails as window fasteners."

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 27417

Accession Number: 1917.225

Nail

Brass-headed nail, modern manufacture. tag: "New nail of the variet;y bought to match 1917.225 which was an old brass-headed nail found in Otis House. Its date and use are uncertain but nails were used, belie, as window fastener."

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), metal

GUSN: 27418

Accession Number: 1917.226

Crane Hanger

Flat; tapers from eye to hook end.

Date: 1800-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27419

Accession Number: 1917.227

Crane Hanger

Hand-wrought. Tapered bar; large end with round head and hole in center. Opposite end turned up.

Date: 1800-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27420

Accession Number: 1917.229

Crane Hanger

Flat, with taper from eye end to hook.

Date: 1800-1806

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 27421

Accession Number: 1917.231

LATH

Small piece of lath with hand-wrought nail in it. Tag: "Bit of a 1695 lath with nail from B. Titcomb House, Newburyport. The creosoting is recent. The lath came from the projecting rounded end of the W. Chamber summer and helped carry the plaster coving?.

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27422

Accession Number: 1917.232

Bed Curtain Fragment

Oval, brown on off white ground of scenes of story. Woman grieving over dead man; portions of women showing pity of old beggar; cornice of building, floral and trees.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), fustian, alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 27423

Accession Number: 1917.237

Brick

Two flat rectangular tiles with a round hole in the center of one end.

Date: 17th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: brick (clay product)

GUSN: 27424

Accession Number: 1917.238AB

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 27425

Accession Number: 1917.239

Bottle

Brown glass bottle in the shape of a log cabin with a three-tier roof.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 27426

Accession Number: 1917.240

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with brown transfer-print pattern "American Marine." Border pattern of two alternating scenes of sailing and steam ships framed by rope. Central scene of three-masted, fully rigged schooner in choppy seas. Two small boats with passengers in foreground, lighthouse and other sailing...

Date: 1862-1890

Maker: George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 27427

Accession Number: 1917.241

Window Blind

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27428

Accession Number: 1917.242

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27429

Accession Number: 1917.243

Spike

Hand-wrought spike.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 27430

Accession Number: 1917.248

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 27431

Accession Number: 1917.258

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 27432

Accession Number: 1917.262

Needle Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 27433

Accession Number: 1917.263

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27434

Accession Number: 1917.268

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27435

Accession Number: 1917.269

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27436

Accession Number: 1917.270

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27437

Accession Number: 1917.271

Spool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27438

Accession Number: 1917.272

PIN

Tapering, with small round-headed nail in large end.

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 27439

Accession Number: 1917.273

PIN

Tapering.

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 27440

Accession Number: 1917.274

Wedge

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 27441

Accession Number: 1917.275

Needlework Picture

Mourning picture worked in silk on a silk satin ground a woman and a small boy dressed in blue lean on either side of a memorial with two urns on top. A man at left points to the urns. There is one large weeping willow tree at left. The sky and the faces and hands of the people are painted. The pi...

Date: ca. 1804

Maker: Lyman, Mary (Embroiderer)

GUSN: 27443

Accession Number: 1917.284

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered in paper printed with yellow, blue and pink flowers and bow motifs on pale pink ground (ground color is now considerably faded). Bottom of bandbox is lined with undientified newspaper dated 1836.

Date: 1836-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 27444

Accession Number: 1917.287AB