Historic New England

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291632

Accession Number: 1958.339.10

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291633

Accession Number: 1958.339.11

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291634

Accession Number: 1958.339.12

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291635

Accession Number: 1958.339.13

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291636

Accession Number: 1958.339.14

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291637

Accession Number: 1958.339.15

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291638

Accession Number: 1958.339.16

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291639

Accession Number: 1958.339.17

Rolled sample of "The Montespan Design" wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale damask-style pattern with long repeat roller-printed in white on brown ingrain paper. The pattern consists of two alternating elaborate floral vignettes. One vignette is a vase of ...

Date: 1907-1917

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291640

Accession Number: 2001.281.1033

Tea service

Fifteen-piece porcelain tea service decorated by hand-painted pink luster vine with leaves, and pink and blue flowers with leaves. Set consists of teapot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer and six cups and saucers.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291643

Accession Number: 1958.341

Teapot

Oval teapot (a) painted with pink dashes and vine on spout and flower on knop of lid (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291644

Accession Number: 1958.341.1ab

Sugar bowl

Oval sugar bowl decorated with pink luster highlights. Molded handles, floral knop on lid.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291645

Accession Number: 1958.341.2ab

Creamer

Oval creamer with pink luster dashes and vine on handle.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291646

Accession Number: 1958.341.3

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291647

Accession Number: 1958.341.4ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291648

Accession Number: 1958.341.5ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291649

Accession Number: 1958.341.6ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291651

Accession Number: 1958.341.7ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291652

Accession Number: 1958.341.8ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291654

Accession Number: 1958.341.9ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a) and saucer (b) from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291657

Accession Number: 1958.346.1AB

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a) and saucer (b) from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291658

Accession Number: 1958.346.2AB

Teacup

Teacup from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291659

Accession Number: 1958.346.3

Teacup

Teacup from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291660

Accession Number: 1958.346.4

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale damask-style pattern roller-printed with green flocking on green ground. Floral damask-style pattern features a large, circular strapwork and floral medallion framing a floral spray. Off-set fro...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, flocking

GUSN: 291661

Accession Number: 2001.281.1034

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Pattern of large stylized flowering vine. The pedals, leaves and stems are printed and embossed with a variety of geometric patterns. The background areas of the pattern are embossed with a ribbed text...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291670

Accession Number: 2001.281.1035

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of floral wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts roller-printed in pastel colors on dark blue ground. Pattern of ogee lattice frame large stylized irises with foliage that forms a second ogee pattern. Roller-printed in two blues, pale orange, green and pe...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291674

Accession Number: 2001.281.1036

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale floral medallion wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley, Hills, Massachusetts. Urn filled with flowers is framed by a medallion of flowers and ribbon. Roller-printed in light yellow on liquid mica aqua ground.

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291677

Accession Number: 2001.281.1037

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley, Hills, Massachusetts. Central flower framed by scrolling leaves and separated by floral bouquets. Block printed in cream on blue mica ground. "H. H. MOTT. DES." printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Manufacturer) Mott, Henry H. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291678

Accession Number: 2001.281.1038

Wallpaper

Damask wallpaper block printed in cream on blue mica ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Mott, Henry H. (Designer) H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291680

Accession Number: 1981.148

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale floral medallion wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Oval strapwork frames hang from a bow-knotted ribbon. The medallions frame bouquets; are festooned with flowers and ribbon; and are embellished with scrolling acanthus leaves, laurel w...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291681

Accession Number: 2001.281.1039

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern of large flower framed by scrolling leaves. The pattern has an embossed ribbed texture. Taupe colored ground. "496" is embossed in the selvedge. "G 496 C " and "Made in Germany...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291682

Accession Number: 2001.281.1040

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with multiple stylized flowers, including tulips, flowing from and around a stylized bowl on a stand. Large undulating trellis figures wrapped with grape vines form ogee pattern...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291683

Accession Number: 2001.281.1041

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with central strapwork shield figure with stylized leaves, flowers and feathers. The figure is topped by a strapwork heart and framed by a medallion of strapwork c-scrolls. Roller-print...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291741

Accession Number: 2001.281.1042

Wallpaper

Fragment of flocked wallpaper the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale medallion pattern formed by a floral bouquet framed by a foliate wreath. Between each large medallions is a smaller floral wreath. The entire paper is covered with brown flocking, the pattern in higher re...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291774

Accession Number: 2001.281.1044

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale floral pattern in which acanthus leaf and c-scrolls in green flocking form asymmetrical cartouches or medallions framing alternating rows of floral bouquets in flat bottomed baskets and floral b...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291775

Accession Number: 2001.281.1043

Portrait of Sophia Augusta Foye Sortwell

One of three pastel portraits of the Sortwells. Framed in elaborately gilded rectangular wood and gesso frames, now glassed over. Portrait of woman with dark hair, parted in the center with curls. Sitter wears earrings, gold and possibly pearl necklace, and a black ribbon around her neck, black dre...

Date: c. 1866-70

Maker: unknown

Material: pastel paper, wood (plant material), gesso, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 290504

Accession Number: 1958.328.1

Portrait of Alvin Foye Sortwell

One of three oval pastel portraits of the Sortwells. Framed in elaborately gilded rectangular wood and gesso frames, now glassed over. Portrait depicts young man with light, short hair. Sitter wears a dark suit jacket over white button down, collared shirt and black ribbon tie.

Date: c. 1866-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pastel paper, wood (plant material), gesso, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 290505

Accession Number: 1958.328.2

Electrified girandole

Electrified lamp with square marble base, vase-shaped molded brass pedestal with acathus leaves. Mold-blown glass globe with everted scalloped lip, etched design of grapevine and flowers, frosted around neck. Stars on prisms.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, brass (alloy), marble (rock)

GUSN: 290506

Accession Number: 1958.329

Sideboard

Bowfront sideboard with six drawers in a central group flanked by sets of two deeper drawers. Front legs formed by spiral turned engaged columns topped by pineapple carving, ending in ball feet.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 290507

Accession Number: 1958.330

Flatware case

Lidded red leather and wood cutlery box with sloping front, brass fittings and stamped gold floral decoration.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290508

Accession Number: 1958.331

Settee

Small two-person settee with a seperated back with a small wooden knob between them, rolled unpholstered arms, and turned legs. Front castors. The cream colored upholstery with black fringe is thought to be original.

Date: 1887-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290509

Accession Number: 1990.188

Tray

Cyma curved tin tray, painted black with brown at pointed edges. Blue, white, and green stenciled daises and leaves on edges, and gold paint on rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 290511

Accession Number: 1958.337

Tray

Oval tin tray painted black with floral band of leaves and lines on edges. Lines in gold.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 290512

Accession Number: 1958.338

Rug

Wool rug with repeating pattern of geometric guls in orange and blue on red field. Diamond patterns fill spaces between guls; border mirrors diamond patterns.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 290513

Accession Number: 1958.353

Rug

Wool rug with diagonal repeating pattern of brown angular botehs on blue field with zig-zag, geometrics. Four-banded border in brown, red, blue and white.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 290514

Accession Number: 1958.354

Armchair

High backed armchair with balloon back and carved rosewood floral crest. Carved serpentine front seat rail and legs. Casters on all four feet. Seat and back upholstered in a dark red velvet with purple gimp trim [faded to a pale pink].

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), upholstering, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 290523

Accession Number: 1950.567.5

Settee

Settee with tri-partite back and open arms. Carved rosewood crests with floral and foliate motif. Carved seat rail. Seat and back upholstered in a dark red velvet with purple gimp trim [faded to a pale pink].

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), upholstering, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 290524

Accession Number: 1950.567.6

Settee

Shield-back settee with yellow silk upholstery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290546

Accession Number: 1971.1005

Bench

Settee with a moveable back, iron arms, and original graining.

Date: 1857-1866

Maker: Haskell, William O. (Cabinetmaker)

GUSN: 290547

Accession Number: 1969.261

Reclining Sofa

Reclining sofa with one rolled arm, a square back, and turned wooden legs. The arm reclines, controled with a lever under the outside edge of the roll. The sofa is upholstered with green plush velvet with a diamond and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), upholstery

GUSN: 290649

Accession Number: 1993.861

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