Historic New England

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Olive brown glazed band around body, with two black transfer printed scenes. On one side, a fox; on the other side, a shaggy dog in front of a barrel on its side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43810

Accession Number: 1970.1310.622

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Possibly hand-painted inscription in blue, "Mary Ann".

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware

GUSN: 43811

Accession Number: 1970.1310.623

Pearlware children's mug. Blue transfer-printed laurel wreath surrounds an elongated octagon shape, which contains the inscription, "A Present for Hannah". Floral motif encircles the upper, outer lip of the mug. The inner, upper lip is outlined by a single blue line. The handle is also accented with...

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43812

Accession Number: 1970.1310.624

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Brown transfer printed design wraps around entire body. Scene includes barns, towers, ruins, stylized trees and flowering bushes, and three people in the foreground. Matching decorative band printed around inside of rim includes foliate designs and castles. Foliate de...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43813

Accession Number: 1970.1310.625

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Two distinct transfer-printed scenes in black; first, three men conversing on a field with farm equipment in the background and second, a woman and two children gather wheat into baskets with a farm house in the distance. Over painting in red, blue and yellow. Red lines enc...

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43814

Accession Number: 1970.1310.626

Children's Mug

Pearlware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design of an iron worker's shop on one side; on the other side of the mug, there is a group of people in front of a savings bank. Over-painting of scene in yellow, red and green. Red and green hand-painted lines encircle the lower rim of mug above foo...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43815

Accession Number: 1970.1310.627

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Shaped base and loop handle. Purple transfer print with inscription on large scroll held by a man on right and woman on left. With house and picket fence in background on right, and church steeple in background on left.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43816

Accession Number: 1970.1310.628

Mug

Lusterware mug. Concave body, shaped and beaded base, beaded rim, and spurred loop handle. Copper luster with yellow band around middle and applied floral decorations, overpainted with green, yellow, blue, red, and pink. Interior of mug coated in luster.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43817

Accession Number: 1970.1310.629

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with spurred loop handle. Blue transfer printed scene with house, stone bridge, and two basket-shaped nets on poles. Decorative transfer border on inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43818

Accession Number: 1970.1310.630

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base, beaded rim, and squared ear-shaped handle. White applied decorations on blue ground include continuous scenes with dogs, horses, and trees.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, applied decoration

GUSN: 43819

Accession Number: 1970.1310.632

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with beaded bands at top and bottom, and loop handle with leaf terminals. Mochaware decoration with black dendritic pattern on brick red ground and narrow black bands above and below.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43820

Accession Number: 1970.1310.634

Children's mug

Children's earthenware mug. Black transfer-printed design with green, pink and yellow over-painting. Mug has alphabet theme. "Y" is represented by youth, with a Gothic-style rectangular tower in the background. "Z" is represented by a zebra on a field with headstones. Pink hand-painted lines encircl...

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, overpainting (technique)

GUSN: 43821

Accession Number: 1970.1310.635

Children's Mug

Porcelain mug. Bulbous shape with loop handle. Hand painted with flowers in dark pink, orange, blue, yellow, and green. Dark pink scalloped line with dots around rim and foliate decoration on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 43822

Accession Number: 1970.1310.636

Mug

Earthenware mug. Bulbous, footed tan body with loop handle. Black transfer printed ship with three masts on one side, and an inscription surrounded by a floral and foliate border on the other side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 43823

Accession Number: 1970.1310.637

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Large scale floral design in red, blue, green, and lavender with luster accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43824

Accession Number: 1970.1310.638

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Red transfer-printed scene of two figures in an idyllic landscape with cottage in the background. One figure is half-reclined at water's edge, fishing with a pole. Geometric and floral pattern printed around inside of rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43825

Accession Number: 1970.1310.639

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Red transfer printed image of a woman with a classical flowing dress sitting in a curved-back chair with a baby in her lap. Gold luster accent at rim and on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43826

Accession Number: 1970.1310.641

Mug

Ceramic mug. Shaped base, rounded-top rim, and spurred loop handle. Black transfer printed image of two crossed flag staffs bearing the flags of the United Kingdom and France. Also includes a laurel wreath, two clasped hands, and a banner with inscription. Over painted with red and blue. Gold l...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43827

Accession Number: 1970.1310.642

Children's Mug

Eartheware children's mug. Canary background, red transfer-ware designs of a globe with an open book that states, "A PRESENT/ FOR/ A GOOD GIRL".

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43828

Accession Number: 1970.1310.643

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Cylindrical with ear-shaped handle. Black transfer printed landscape scene with arched stone bridge at center and picturesque ruin at left. Rim and handle accented with gold luster.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 43830

Accession Number: 1970.1310.645

Mug

Earthenware mug. Slightly rimmed base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Painted with dark red flowers and green leaves. Pink luster band at rim, narrow luster line around base, and luster accents on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43832

Accession Number: 1970.1310.647

Children's Mug

This mug contains harmful imagery and language including condescending caricatures. 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 England does...

Date: 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43833

Accession Number: 1970.1310.648

Children's Mug

Children's earthenware mug. Purple transfer printed design of a bird in front of a farmhouse, "The Swallow." Purple stripe hand-painted around inside of rim, outside of rim, and down the handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43834

Accession Number: 1970.1310.649

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug. Painted scene with elephant at center and trees at either side. Wide gold lustre bands around rim and down handle; narrow gold lustre bands around base and inside of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, painting (coating), lusterware

GUSN: 43835

Accession Number: 1970.1310.656

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Cylindrical with shaped base, loop handle, and leaf terminals. Wide incised band of checkerboard black & white flanked by bands of reeded green and plain black.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 43836

Accession Number: 1970.1310.651

Children's Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and leaf terminals. Hand painted with blue flowers and olive green leaves, evenly spaced in two rows around the mug. Olive green lines around base and rim, with wheat pattern on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43838

Accession Number: 1970.1310.653

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed images of George Washington on one side and General Taylor on the other side. Gold lustre bands around foot and rim, with gold accent on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43840

Accession Number: 1970.1310.655

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Canary yellow glaze with silver luster band at rim and rectangular luster cartouche featuring a bird sitting on a branch.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 43841

Accession Number: 1970.1310.650

Mug

Reddish brown transfer-printed design on earthenware mug. Large flower buds forming wreath, encircling inscription. Maroon line painted on upper lip of the mug.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43842

Accession Number: 1970.1310.657

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer-printed design with girl jumping rope. Over-painted with green. Pink line painted around inside of rim, and down center of handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43843

Accession Number: 1970.1310.658

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Shaped base and loop handle. Large scale floral design in red, blue, green, and lavender with luster accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware, hand-painted

GUSN: 43844

Accession Number: 1970.1310.659

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed image of two boys feeding two rabbits. Over painted with green, red, and yellow. Hand painted green line around inside of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 43845

Accession Number: 1970.1310.660

Banner Weathervane

Banner and arrow weathervane. Painted yellow surface.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), lead (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 47465

Accession Number: 1967.101

Slippers

Taupe wool flannel; embroidered w/ polychrome butterflies; brown binding; rounded square toe; squared throat; 4" vamp; sole has narrow waist; 3/8" stacked wooden heel; white linen lining.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, flannel, stitching, leather, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 47466

Accession Number: 1967.102AB

Child's Dress

Brown; printed brown stripes--pin-stripes alternating with dotted bands; creates ombre effect; shirred bodice; self waistband; short sleeves--shirred with two ruffles and smocking at shoulder; drawstring neckline.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 47467

Accession Number: 1967.103

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white fine cotton; single piece folded with 3-1/2" wide end panel connected by 3/4" wide insertion of netted lace. 1/2" attached lace edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 47468

Accession Number: 1967.104A

Table cover

White cotton twill ground. Embroidered in white cotton with grape bunches with leaves. Trimmed all around with knotted fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, twill

GUSN: 47469

Accession Number: 1967.106

Whitework Fragment

White panel; fringe on two sides; whitework undulating grape vine along two sides. Grape vine floral cluster in center.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, fringe, alteration (process and technique), weaving, whitework

GUSN: 47470

Accession Number: 1967.107

Box Lock

Surface mount wrought iron box without full inside cover plate. Cap type flange covers jamb edge of door. Iron works. Key operation from both sides. Inside cover plate over key area only. Key-operated bolt, 1 x 1 3/8 x 3/4". Also bevel-latch bolt operated by doorknob spindle. Separate auxiliar...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), wrought

GUSN: 47471

Accession Number: 1967.108AB

Trunk

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47472

Accession Number: 1967.109

Sofa

Fragmented sofa. Note: measurements are approximate since sofa is in pieces. Mahogany, mahogany veneer, pine secondary wood, plush upholstery.

Date: 1847-1855

Maker: C. C. & J. Briggs (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 47473

Accession Number: 1967.110

Women's Cape

Blue wool herringbone with collar and hood; red plaid lining; one hook and eye at neck; two plaid lapped closures with buttons.

Date: 1898-1901

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 47474

Accession Number: 1967.111

Wedding Dress

Lavender floral patterned silk wedding gown; lace collar; bell-shaped sleeves with double puffed edged with wide purple and beige band; cotton undersleeve with openwork, scalloped edge; cartridge pleats all around; center left pocket; 14 covered buttons; bodice boned and lined with brown glazed cott...

Date: ca. 1853

Maker: Burnap, Harriet Trow (Maker)

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 47475

Accession Number: 1967.112

Card Table

Side table. Oak, ash, and probably cherry. Molded rails and top; green baize surface. Turned pillars with carved roundels. Rests on scroll legs with molded tops

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: Ellis, John A. (Cabinetmaker)

Material: ash (wood), cherry (wood), oak (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47476

Accession Number: 1967.126

Sewing Table

Sewing table. Mahogany, tulip poplar, ash, white pine, rosewood cock beading. Two drop-leaves; two drawers with beaded edges; ring drawer pulls; tapering work basket; S-shaped stretcher; Pedestal base. Rests on foliate scroll feet.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), American tulipwood (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 47477

Accession Number: 1967.127

Armchair

Armchair with shield-shaped upholstered back, open arms; arm supports and legs have stop-fluted decoration; original under-upholstery.

Date: 1793-1797

Maker: Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker) Attributed to Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 47478

Accession Number: 1967.128

Quilted Bed Cover

White cotton ground; three rows of appliqued rose wreaths; bordered by undulating flowering vine. Quilting pattern of diagonal lines and sunflowers.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Sabine, Sarah (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 47479

Accession Number: 1967.131A

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Framed engraving of Benjamin Franklin.

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 47481

Accession Number: 1967.140

Needlework Towel Rack

Carved balck walnut towel rack with Berlin woolwork cross stitch and beadwork decoration; floral with scroll embellishment; brown, tan, gray, black, white, on red ground.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, cross stitch, wool (textile), beadwork, black walnut (wood)

GUSN: 47482

Accession Number: 1967.141

Portrait of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield Josselyn

Half-length portrait of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield Josselyn (1820-1887) with her hair pulled back and holding a red book. Married to William Eustis Josselyn (1967.147). Oil on canvas.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Possibly Hamblin, Sturtevant J. (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 47483

Accession Number: 1967.145

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