Historic New England

Dress

Sheer white; bodice gathered in "V" onto smocked waist stitched in front only with ties hanging free; eyelet at neck and sleeves; narrow waistband; drawstring neck and waist; four tucks at hem.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 5726

Accession Number: 1969.5799

Sheer white; "V" style top with bands of eyelet alternating with shirred bands trimmed with soutache; eyelet ruffle extends to back; capped sleeves, neckline, & waistband trimmed with eyelet; 4 pairs of narrow tucks & 1 band of eyelet at hem; drawstring neck & waist; 2 covered buttons.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), textiles, stitching

GUSN: 5727

Accession Number: 1969.5800

Dress

Sheer white, elaborately embroidered--bodice and puffed sleeves embroidered with flowers set inside diamonds; eyelet waistband with floral garland; skirt--floral garlands--horizontal rows increasing in size at hems, with net inserts; scalloped eyelet hem; floral sprigs embroidered around hem.

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 5728

Accession Number: 1969.5806

Dress

Sheer white; bodice gathered into "V" onto smocked waist stitched in front only with ties hanging free; eyelet at neck and capped sleeves; narrow waistband; drawstring neck and waist; four narrow tucks enclosed by two wide tucks at hem.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 5729

Accession Number: 1969.5807

Dress - long

White/yellowed; sheer; "V" style bodice - bands of eyelet circles alternate with meandering bands of soutache; eyelet neck. waist & double-tiered sleeves; ruffle extends toward back; drawstring neck & waist; 2 covered button; 3 pairs narrow tucks at hem.

Date: 1830-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5730

Accession Number: 1969.5808

Dress

White/yellowed; sheer; "V" style top with bands of eyelet alternating with shirred bands with white soutache; eyelet ruffle extends toward back; capped sleeves and neckline trimmed with eyelet; drawstring neck and eyelet waistband, with two covered buttons; eight tucks at hem.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 5731

Accession Number: 1969.5809

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5732

Accession Number: 1971.971.3AB

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5733

Accession Number: 1971.971.4AB

Coffee Cup and Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5734

Accession Number: 1971.971.5AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5735

Accession Number: 1971.971.6AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5736

Accession Number: 1971.971.7AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5737

Accession Number: 1971.971.8AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5738

Accession Number: 1971.971.9AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5739

Accession Number: 1971.971.10AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5740

Accession Number: 1971.971.11AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5741

Accession Number: 1971.971.12AB

Teacup and Saucer

Hemispherical shape, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5742

Accession Number: 1971.971.13AB

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5743

Accession Number: 1971.971.14

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5744

Accession Number: 1971.971.15

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5745

Accession Number: 1971.971.16

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5746

Accession Number: 1971.971.20

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5747

Accession Number: 1971.971.17

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5748

Accession Number: 1971.971.18

Saucer

Saucers with ring foot, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5749

Accession Number: 1971.971.19

Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5750

Accession Number: 1971.971.2B

Saucer

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5751

Accession Number: 1971.971.1B

Coffee Cup

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5752

Accession Number: 1971.971.1A

Coffee Cup

Can-shaped, fluted walls. All feature a white ground with a gilt band of stippled reserves separated by diagonal stripes; stylized motif within each reserve. 7a-13a and 1b-20 also have a floral sprig at their center.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 5753

Accession Number: 1971.971.2A

Teapot

Teapot from a porcelain tea set with a polychrome design sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 5754

Accession Number: 1971.972.1AB

Platter

Platter from a porcelain tea set with a polychrome design sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 5755

Accession Number: 1971.972.2

Fireplace tongs

Conforming handle terminating in medial circular brass hinge connecting two steel shafts with rounded shoulders. Shafts curve inward sharply with knop turning above waist. Shafts terminate at ovoid pincer ends.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), steel (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7520

Accession Number: 1949.398.2

Doorstop (Paperweight)

Spherical transparent green soda glass body with flat bottom; unpolished pontil.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7521

Accession Number: 1949.404

Fireback

Rectangular body with curvilinear top ending in a bulbed finial. Scene has fruit tree flanked by a man and woman in 16th c. dress, surrounded by leaf and scroll borders, probably "Tree of Life" symbol.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal)

GUSN: 7522

Accession Number: 1949.421

Snuffbox with cover

Round shallow lacquer box of papier mache. Painted scene on conforming lid of mounted soldiers (Oriental or Middle-European). Lip of cover and bottom sections are gilt.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, papier mâché

GUSN: 7523

Accession Number: 1949.439AB

Tilt-top table

Tripod base with scrolled rectangular legs. Ring, vase and ogee turned pedestal support terminating in block table support with hinged circular table top; pie-crust edge. Deep well has scene of two pagodas,distant; group of people; foreground. Alternating scrolled and cross-hatch diaper at cavett...

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, diaper (textile material), gilding, hardwood, japanning, lacquering, turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7524

Accession Number: 1949.440

Mantel candelabrum

Square stepped brass base rests on four beaded globular feet. Square blue glass pedestal above with leaf and vine motif surmounted by circular brass beaded and knopped stem terminating in flame-shaped, colorless, glass knop. Scalloped, dished circular drip pan. Nine strings of three teardrop-shape...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), brass (alloy), gilding, glass (material), knops

GUSN: 7525

Accession Number: 1949.470.1

Mantel candelabrum

Square stepped brass base rests on four beaded globular feet. Square blue glass pedestal above with leaf and vine motif surmounted by circular brass beaded and knopped stem terminating in flame-shaped, colorless, glass knop. Scalloped, dished circular drip pan. Nine strings of three teardrop-shape...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), brass (alloy), gilding, glass (material), knops

GUSN: 7526

Accession Number: 1949.470.2

Andiron

Circular disk feet join cabriole legs with scrolled spur. Collumnar plinth with ring and beehive turnings alternate with octagonal panelled sections. Lemon tops are capped with faceted dome with acorn finial; rectangular iron billet bar at back.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 7527

Accession Number: 1949.472.1-.2

Game Box

Rectangular oak game box with black edging and hinged lid; central oval painted landscape and geometric border simulating wooden inlay. Lid interior lined with green silk. Contains four smaller boxes with similar decoration holding 112 Mother-of-Pearl playing counters.

Date: 1815-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, oak (wood), painting (coating), silk (textile)

GUSN: 7528

Accession Number: 1949.481A-E

Easy chair with slipcover

Winged back with straight over-upholstered crest. Arms curve or roll outward. Front legs straight, with incised or bead-molded front edge. Back legs raked. Casters added on all legs. Rectangular H-stretcher with additional rear stretcher. Printed slipcover over printed upholstery.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, mahogany (wood), upholstery, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 7529

Accession Number: 1949.510AB

Portfolio (Letter Case)

Book-like with lacquered cover and leather binding. Front and back cover have Mother-of- Pearl ball foot at each corner. Front has polychrome painting of peacock under large sprig. Border: scrolled gilt with floral sprigs. Back cover: black with central gilt scroll motif. Inside front cover is accor...

Date: 1830-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, lacquering, leather, mother of pearl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 7530

Accession Number: 1949.521

Lolling chair

Raked-back with over-upholstered rounded crest. Outward curving arms join sloping arm supports. Exposed rectangular front skirt or seat rail on flat upholstered seat. Tapered rectangular front legs; rear legs raked. Back and side stretchers rectangular, as is medial front stretcher. Hems, arm suppo...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), mahogany (wood), upholstering, upholstery

GUSN: 7531

Accession Number: 1949.554.1

Lolling chair

Raked-back; over-upholstered rounded crest. Outward curving arms join sloping arm supports. Exposed rectangular front skirt or seat rail on flat upholstered seat. Tapered rectangular front legs; rear legs raked. Back and side stretchers rectangular, as is medial front stretcher. Hems, arm supports,...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, mahogany (wood), upholstering, upholstery

GUSN: 7532

Accession Number: 1949.554.2

Pickle bottle

Transparent green colored two-part body. Square base with high kick up. Body with molded Gothic-style arched window motif on each side; surmounted by acorn finials. Three sides trellised; back plain. Windows surmounted by secondary arch, terminating in a feathery plume that conforms to sloping shou...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: blow molding, soda lime glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 7533

Accession Number: 1949.590

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7534

Accession Number: 1949.705.1

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7535

Accession Number: 1949.705.2

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7536

Accession Number: 1949.705.3

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7537

Accession Number: 1949.705.4

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7538

Accession Number: 1949.705.5

Plate

Simple; beaded edge to slightly angled rim engraved "MK" leading to sharp cavetto and sloping dished center.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker) MK (Maker)

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 7539

Accession Number: 1949.705.6

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