Historic New England

Teapot

Raised rectangular body with rectangular base with gadrooned border and four ball feet. Stepped top above body with two applied bands of linked roses and starbursts. Hinged stepped cover with urn finial. S-shaped spout and curved wood handle with carved scroll at top, painted black.

Date: 1810

Maker: Churchill & Treadwell (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), wood products

GUSN: 189501

Accession Number: 1928.1144

Evening gown

Chocolate brown ankle length evening gown with full length fitted sleeves. The bodice and sleeves of the dress are made of silk. The skirt is made of a woven, nobby material (possibly silk linnen or silk noil). The gown has a V-shaped neckline with two rhinestone balls attached at the base of the V....

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 189502

Accession Number: 2006.44.1230

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189503

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.26

Blouse

Floral print silk blouse with three-fourth length sleeves. The blouse has a collar and a V-shaped loose neckline that gathers at the left hip. There are three silk snap buttons and hook enclosures. There is a seam at the natural waist then the blouse falls to the hips. The blouse has a navy backgrou...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 189504

Accession Number: 2006.44.1231

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189517

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.27

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189519

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.28

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189521

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.29

Dinner fork

Sterling silver dinner fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189522

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.30

Luncheon fork

Sterling silver luncheon fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189524

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.31

Curtain stretcher

Two matching parts made of a wood piece that has a black metal bracket on one end with a hook protruding out. The piece of wood is number in inches one to twelve, repeating four times wtih nine extra inches at the end. Below the stamped numbers is a ridge with small sharp hooks. About halfway down t...

Date: 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material), molding (forming), sawing

GUSN: 189526

Accession Number: 2005.15.2

Luncheon fork

Sterling silver luncheon fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189527

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.32

Luncheon fork

Sterling silver luncheon fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189529

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.33

Luncheon fork

Sterling silver luncheon fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189531

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.34

Luncheon fork

Sterling silver luncheon fork with symmetrical serpentine shaped handle with beading, scrolls, bell flowers and abstract leaves on both sides. Engraved monogram "P" on handle end.

Date: 1861

Maker: Elkington & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 189532

Accession Number: 2006.44.1572.35

Carving Knife

Carving knife with horn handle. A decorative silver ferrule covers where the handle is attached to the knife.

Date: after 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 181357

Accession Number: 2006.44.1509.1

Carving Fork

Carving fork with horn handle. A decorative silver ferrule covers where the handle is attached to the fork. The fork has two tines and a guard that can pivot to be used as a rest. The patent for this is number 345044, issued on July 6, 1886.

Date: after 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 181359

Accession Number: 2006.44.1509.2

Ice crusher

Round glass ice crusher with domed metal lid featuring a handle attached to a rod with four toothed blades attached at the end.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: North Bro's Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 181360

Accession Number: 2006.44.1536AB

Wallpaper fragments

Wallpaper fragments. Block-printed on hand-made paper using several colors-glossy dark green, red, pink and white on a lighter green ground; (a) depicts a chicken in a vignette with trees between plaid stripes.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 181364

Accession Number: 2005.8A-D

Prince of Wales Chair

Open shield back with splat of three ostrich feathers tied with ribbon; turned wood legs- front legs are straight, with tapered columns and tapered columns and tapered feet; back legs are curved outward; wood is painted light and dark green with floral decoration on shield back and legs; evidence of...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), turning (shaping process), carving (processes), upholstery

GUSN: 181367

Accession Number: 2005.9.2

Tall Case Clock

Mahogany clock; white face with black roman numerals and phases of the moon with yellow and blue personified moon; gold and silver oval and c-scroll decoration at face corners; bonnet has arched top wtih three brass finials; turned columns at front corners of bonnet; case has quarter columns with st...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Ellery, Epes (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy), silver (metal), turning (shaping process), carving (processes), inlay (process), etching (printing process)

GUSN: 181368

Accession Number: 2005.10

Scarf

Silk scarf; gray and white with royal blue border; depicts Versailles in background with fountains, statues and people in mid and foregrounds.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), screen printing

GUSN: 181373

Accession Number: 2005.11

Bowl

Round koa wood bowl with incurving body on a round stepped foot.

Date: 1870-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: koa (wood)

GUSN: 181374

Accession Number: 2006.44.1537

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round bowl on a narrow plain stem and round foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181375

Accession Number: 2006.44.1541

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with bell shaped body on a short stem and round foot. Painted gold vines of flowers with polychrome details on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181376

Accession Number: 2006.44.1540

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with bell shaped body, short stem, a round foot, and gold painted floral decoration,

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181377

Accession Number: 2006.44.1815.3

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round body, an urn shaped stem, round foot, and two etched horizontal bands around the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181378

Accession Number: 2006.44.1542.1

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round body, an urn shaped stem, round foot, and two etched horizontal bands around the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181379

Accession Number: 2006.44.1542.2

Easy Chair

Muslin-covered (no upholstery); serpentine crest rail flanked by separate serpentine-shaped wings attached to horizontal rolled arms that extend to the stile; straight from seat rail above molded and tapered cherry wood front legs; stretcher connecting canted rear legs; side stretchers joined by a m...

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood), linen (material), muslin, horsehair

GUSN: 181381

Accession Number: 2005.12

Mirror

Burnish gilt-looking glass with egoloneise tablet. Agricultural scene of a farmer, his cow, two sheep and a dog. Stone bridge in the distance. Gold leaf design on blue border. Heavy cornices with ball ornamentation; twist turned decor vertical on pilasters. Block feet with criss-cross pattern.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gold leaf, looking glasses, reverse painting on glass (image-making), glass (material)

GUSN: 181383

Accession Number: 2005.13.1

Tilt-Top Table

Queen-Anne Style, tilt-top tea table with a tripod base, cabriole legs and thick slipper feet. Grainy, cherry wood; tilt-top fabricated from three broad planks.

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: black cherry (wood), metal, varnish, turning (shaping process), carving (processes)

GUSN: 181398

Accession Number: 2005.13.3

Desk

Mahogany writing desks with front-fall lid. Two drawers with round wooden pulls, brass escutcheons and keys. Column stiles with pediments stand over baluster-turned legs. Folding lid opens out, exposes brass hinges, blue felt lining, three storage drawers with brass pulls.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), joining, varnishing, brass (alloy), wool (textile), felt (textile)

GUSN: 181399

Accession Number: 2005.13.4

Sauce boat

Cream porcelain with brown enamel trim sauceboat and lid. Oval with curved handles that meet at a curved foot plate. Leaf pattern in brown enamel on handle seam and lid top, brown bands on lid tiers and boat mouth, foot and plate edge. Lid has two tiers and lid loop for a finger. Deep cup for sauce ...

Date: 1812-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 181404

Accession Number: 2005.13.5AB

Teacup

Pearlware blue glaze tea cup, no handle, with rural, beekeeping scene. Inside cup is blue floral and berry-vine decorative band and a blue beehive in the cup. The teacup foot is undecrorated.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 187737

Accession Number: 2005.13.6

Washington Elm Cup

Small, turned elm goblet. Light wood, undecorated cup and foot, bulbous stem.

Date: ca. 1923

Maker: unknown

Material: elm (wood), varnish

GUSN: 187738

Accession Number: 2005.13.7

Curtain Jabot

Two jabots, one with fringe (.1) and one without (.2); yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; three-inch border inset on two sides- at edge a third side- of yellow ground with pink flowers; .1 has pink and yellow silk-wrapped wooden spool fringe on two sides.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187739

Accession Number: 2005.14.1

Jabot

One jabot with fringe (.1)- yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; three-inch border inset on two sides- at edge a third side- of yellow ground with pink flowers; .1 has pink and yellow silk-wrapped wooden spool fringe on two sides.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187740

Accession Number: 2005.14.1.1

Jabot

Two jabots, one with fringe (.1) and one without (.2); yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; three-inch border inset on two sides- at edge a third side- of yellow ground with pink flowers.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187741

Accession Number: 2005.14.1.2

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187744

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.157

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187745

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.154

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187746

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.155

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187747

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.156

Drapery

Pennant-shaped (seven-sided) curtain component; rectangular shape with "v" cut out at top center; yellow silk fabric with pink stylized flowers throughout; half of a border at bottom edge-yellow ground with pink flowers; shadow of a three-inch border previously removed; no fringe.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187749

Accession Number: 2005.14.3

Drapery

Two rectangular curtain panels; yellow silk ground with pink stylized flowers; no fringe; evidence of a three inch border that has been removed.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187752

Accession Number: 2005.14.4.1-.2

Ambrotype of Victoria Munson

Wooden case covered with paper; imprint on the front and back. Inside: oval ambrotype; thin metal layer (bronze) above, surrounded with fabric; opposite side red fabric.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), textiles, metal, leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 187754

Accession Number: 2004.1.7

Pudding mold

Oval pudding mold with dome shaped lid [a] with handle, and removeable base with handle [b]. Also called a melon mold, can be used for pudding or ice cream.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 187755

Accession Number: 2006.44.1788AB

Carving Set

Set consisting of a carving knife and fork with horn handles and silver endcaps with ram heads.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187756

Accession Number: 2006.44.1510

Carving Knife

Carving knife with horn handle and silver endcap with ram heads.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187757

Accession Number: 2006.44.1510.1

Carving Fork

Set consisting of a carving fork with horn handle and silver endcap with ram heads. The fork has retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187758

Accession Number: 2006.44.1510.2

Spice box

Circular spice box with hinged lid. Contains five small cylindrical containers with detachable lids, each stencilled with the name of a different spice. Two, possibly three, containers are missing. The missing containers might be "Ginger" "Cloves" or "Pepper".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187759

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790

Carving Set

Carving knife and fork with horn handles and plain sterling ferrule. Fork has a retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187760

Accession Number: 2006.44.1511

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