Historic New England

Vase

Ceramic vase with footed base and straight sides, slightly flared rim. Pale green glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225042

Accession Number: 2006.44.3436

Mustard Pot

Pewter mustard pot (A) with blue ceramic liner (B). Cup-shaped body on stemmed foot; loop handle; and domed, hinged lid with thumb handle and spoon indent.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy, ceramic (material), glaze

GUSN: 225043

Accession Number: 2009.63.1AB

Bowl

Ceramic bowl with footed base and slightly sloped sides. Yellow exterior glaze and rust red interior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225044

Accession Number: 2006.44.3437

Cup

Small, footed, bell-shaped pewter vase.

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225046

Accession Number: 2009.64.1

Set of Communion Canns

Four tulip-shaped communion canns; band foot; S-shaped handle.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Bogar Curtis & Co. (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225051

Accession Number: 1976.94.1

Chair

Wooden chair with spindle back. Double stretchers between legs, rounded feet. Painted white.

Date: 1897-1921

Maker: Heywood-Wakefield Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225059

Accession Number: 2006.44.3438

Pair of Canns

Pair of tulip-shaped pewter canns with band foot and S-shaped handle.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Townsend & Compton (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 225060

Accession Number: 1976.95.1

Ceramic garden seat. Pedestal shaped with polychrome decoration. Column is decorated with a city skyline, man riding a horse, and bulls in a field. Top of seat decorated with a yellow bull. Geometric and floral borders. Hollow base.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 225101

Accession Number: 2006.44.3439

Pitcher

Metal pitcher with white enamel body, blue handle and rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 225108

Accession Number: 2006.44.3440

Tumbler

Pair of fluted red glass tumblers with frosted, etched folate and grape cluster designs and frosted lip.

Date: 1818-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), etching (corroding)

GUSN: 225136

Accession Number: 1990.169.3-.4

Two Decanters

A pair of cut red faceted decanters [a] with stoppers [b]. Etched foliate and grape design. Flat octagonal stopper.

Date: 1818-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 225137

Accession Number: 1990.169.1-2

Vase

Bulbous glass vase with rounded points of glass (four from top to bottom in eight vertical lines around the body). Scalloped edge on mouth. White and green horizontal wavy lines. Gold luster inside.

Date: 1893-1910

Maker: Union Glass Company (Somerville, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225138

Accession Number: 1943.11

Bowl

Glass footed bowl. Iridescent apricot/gold colored raised bowl on stem with circular foot and wide, shallow lip.

Date: 1893-1910

Maker: Union Glass Company (Somerville, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225139

Accession Number: 1943.27

Water Bottle

Yellow satin glass water bottle with ombre color scheme, white at base with yellow toward top. Circular tapered foot with spherical body tapering to long skinny neck sharply flaring to wide flat lip. White interior with zig-zag pattern on exterior.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225141

Accession Number: 1970.233

Wine Glass

Red-stained wine glass with etched frosted scene of a stag in the forest. Colorless stem and octagonal base with two red bands.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), stained glass (material)

GUSN: 225142

Accession Number: 1993.396

Bowl

Colorless, pressed glass bowl with central flower motif and alternating pattern of cross-hatching and ridges resembling leaves. Scalloped rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 225144

Accession Number: 1993.416

Vase

Glass vase with iridescent gold and green "tulip pattern" design. "KEW BLAS" on bottom.

Maker: Union Glass Company (Somerville, Mass.) (Maker)

GUSN: 225146

Accession Number: 1943.3

Relish Dishes

Set of six round relish dishes, three with blue spiraling stripe with white edges and three with white spiraling stripes with blue edges.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225148

Accession Number: 1993.398.1-.6

Tumbler

Blown glass beverage set consisting of a pitcher and five tumblers. Colorless glass with pink and white swirled stripes, vertical ribbed pattern on bodies.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 225149

Accession Number: 1931.1295.6

Vase

Blown irridescent green and brown glass vase with irregular shaped bowl and tapered neck and flared rim. Raised leaf pattern on body

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225151

Accession Number: 1934.1076

Trash can

Oval metal trash with a painted black body and a three masted ship with an American flag on front. Four small ball feet attached to base.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 225152

Accession Number: 2006.44.3441

Pitcher

Colorless and light blue striped glass pitcher with round body, straight neck and applied c-shaped handle.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225153

Accession Number: 1934.2248

Bowl

Colorless and pink glass bowl with molded bud and leaf pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Lalique, René, 1860-1945 (Artist, Designer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225155

Accession Number: 1990.70

'Martin-Pecheurs' Vase

Black frosted glass vase with oviform shaped body and flared neck with molded flying birds, leaf and branch design.

Date: 1923

Maker: Lalique, René, 1860-1945 (Artist, Designer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225156

Accession Number: 1990.71

'Formose' Vase

Spherical green glass vase molded in high and medium relief with swimming fish.

Date: 1930

Maker: Lalique, René, 1860-1945 (Artist, Designer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225157

Accession Number: 1990.67

Sachet

Sachet, muslin with scalloped edged flap embroidered "A.P.P." Front of sachet embroidered with a yellow basket of pink tulips. Single mother of pearl button closure.

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 225375

Accession Number: 2006.44.3470

Sachet

Sachet, muslin with purple embroidered dots and band on scalloped edged flap. Stylized purple floral embroidery on front of sachet.

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 225381

Accession Number: 2006.44.3471

Sachet with cover

Sachet [A] with embroidered muslin cover [B]. Square sachet of pale blue silk with rope edge binding. Muslin cover with four-petaled flower in center, openwork lace edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), muslin

GUSN: 225385

Accession Number: 2006.44.3472AB

Sachet

Pair of rectangular sachets, purple muslin stitched with green thread. Sachets are filled with lavender.

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 225388

Accession Number: 2006.44.3473

Sachet

Sachet, purple muslin stitched with green thread. Sachet is filled with lavender.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225390

Accession Number: 2006.44.3473.1

Sachet

Sachet, purple muslin stitched with green thread. Sachet is filled with lavender.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225391

Accession Number: 2006.44.3473.2

Sachet

Sachet, rectangular with open top. Bunch of stemmed violets tied with yellow ribbon embroidered on front, "APW." monogram on back.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225392

Accession Number: 2006.44.3474

Sachet

Sachet, square with open sides [partially completed]. "APW." monogram embroidered in purple on one side, double yellow basket of flowers embroidered on the other.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225394

Accession Number: 2006.44.3475

Vase

Gold luster glass vase with feather pattern on sides and bottom. Red luster inside mouth and red-gold ring around neck.

Date: 1893-1910

Maker: Union Glass Company (Somerville, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225404

Accession Number: 1943.31

Hand Towel

Irish linen hand towel. Dyed pastel green, machine-woven fabric. Short-sides bound with white thread. One white flower sewn over green fabric near border on short-side. Embroidered flower outline as well as small decorative flowers and dots.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225422

Accession Number: 2001.158

Hand Towel

White, Irish linen hand towel. Machine-woven fabric. Three-fourths inch border on short-side; one and a half inch border opposite. Embroidered band near one and a half inch border. Bird motif in black stitching; blue cross-hatching fill; two outer undulating lines.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225425

Accession Number: 2001.159

Early 20th Century, irish linen roller towel with end seams hand-sewn together. White, cotton simple weave, no adornment or bordering.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 225444

Accession Number: 2001.165

Window Curtain

Beige, chenille curtain panel. Chenille pattern is two sets of repeating concentric, arched lines that meet at peaked point in center. On back, three-inch binding at top and bottom edges; fabric folded over and hand-sewn. At top-edge, six brass hooks hand-sewn onto fabric; space for eight hooks acro...

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 225447

Accession Number: 2001.166

Window Curtain

Roller printed, red toile curtain panel. Four monotone stripes in two alternating patterns: pattern on is undulating lace with floral bouquets of roses, peonies and violets; pattern two is a bird and cornucopia of pears, grapes, squash and cherries. Machine-sewn edge seams; cinched in five places at...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 225450

Accession Number: 2001.167

Fabric Fragment

Fruit and leaf printed fabric fragment. All-over, one-directional polychrome patter of intermingled cherries, gooseberries, boysenberries and leafy branches. Vertically cut, narrow strip.

Date: Possibly 1920-1945

Maker: unknown

Material: printed textile materials, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225459

Accession Number: 2001.168

Fabric Remnant

Dark hunter green fabric fragment in satin-damask weave. Reverse pass technique, repeating floral rounded pattern.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 225462

Accession Number: 2001.169

Fabric Fragments

Olive green fabric fragment in satin-damask weave. Reverse pass technique, volute and vegetal pattern.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Chandler & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 225466

Accession Number: 2001.170AB

Wool Blanket

Early nineteenth century, cream-colored wool blanket. Hand-spun and woven with white stitching on width binding top and bottom. Embroidered monogram, cross-stitched blue wool thread "HW", cream wool thread "2". Hand-stitched vertically along length middle of blanket.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225468

Accession Number: 2001.171

Wool Blanket

Early nineteenth century wool blanket. Hand-spun and woven. Dark brown and cream striped borders on length sides, two and a half inch border left side, four and three-fourth inch border right side. Top width side has a folded, hand-sewn seam; bottom width unfinished seam, reddish-brown binding, unra...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 225472

Accession Number: 2001.172

Table Scarf

Flower embroidered table scarf. Decorative eighteen and a half inch diameter, embroidered, cream-colored, voluted band around outer portion. Inside band, embroidered violets, pansies and flower buds. Scarf corners embroidered in cream-colored foliate pattern. Fringe, one and a half inches, uncut on ...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225474

Accession Number: 2001.173

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