Historic New England

Soup tureen

Porcelian Canton soup tureen with cover with blue and white scenic landscape deocration and pig handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199400

Accession Number: 2006.44.2916AB

White teasup with blue stripes. The interior has three bunches of flower and leaf design. The handle is very small with a floral print on the top with a scrol design. The exterior has a floral and vine print over the stripes.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199401

Accession Number: 2006.44.2891

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Fitzhugh pattern consisting of clusters of vegetation around a central circular design of an abstract flower over a diaper pattern, border is a Nanking pattern of a ring of arrows and dots surrounded by an outer band in a diaper design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199405

Accession Number: 2006.44.1832.7

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Fitzhugh pattern consisting of clusters of vegetation around a central circular design of an abstract flower over a diaper pattern, border is a Nanking pattern of a ring of arrows and dots surrounded by an outer band in a diaper design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199408

Accession Number: 2006.44.1832.6

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Fitzhugh pattern consisting of clusters of vegetation around a central circular design of an abstract flower over a diaper pattern, border is a Nanking pattern of a ring of arrows and dots surrounded by an outer band in a diaper design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199409

Accession Number: 2006.44.1832.5

Vase

Square ceramic vase with feet, orange bird, spider and dragon fly decoration on each panel.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199410

Accession Number: 2006.44.3070

Tray

Round glass tray with gold painted floral decoration.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199411

Accession Number: 2006.44.1815.4

Vase

Tall blue and white Chinese export vase with bulbous bottom. Blue painted scenic landscape and blue floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199414

Accession Number: 2006.44.3069

Tea service

Porcelain tea service, white with gold trimmed edges and white and pink floral decoration. Set includes Teapot, cream pitcher, and sugar bowl.

Date: 1893-1920

Maker: George Jones & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199417

Accession Number: 2006.44.2840

Teapot

Porcelain white teapot with gold trimmed edges and white and pink floral decoration.

Date: 1893-1920

Maker: George Jones & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199424

Accession Number: 2006.44.2840.1AB

Sugar bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl wiith two handles, white with gold trimmed edges and white and pink floral decoration.

Date: 1893-1920

Maker: George Jones & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199428

Accession Number: 2006.44.2840.2AB

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher, white with gold trimmed edges and white and pink floral decoration.

Date: 1893-1920

Maker: George Jones & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199431

Accession Number: 2006.44.2840.3

Bowl

Wooden bowl with red trim and black geometric designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 199435

Accession Number: 2006.44.2837

Dish

Ceramic dish in the shape of an orange with a lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199437

Accession Number: 2006.44.2841AB

Pot

Earthernware pot and lid with blue garland deocration. Pot includes two handles and a handle on the lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 199445

Accession Number: 2006.44.2901AB

Bowl

Blue and white porcelain bowl with weeping willow and landscape decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199450

Accession Number: 2006.44.2839.1

Pitcher

Blue and white octagonal pitcher with handle with weeping willow and landscape decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199453

Accession Number: 2006.44.2839.2

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199456

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.237

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199458

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.234

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199459

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.235

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199462

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.238

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199464

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.239

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199466

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.236

Tea Bowl

Tea bowl with a white with a blue floral design that includes flowers, leaves, and grapes. Around the sides is a landscape scene that includes a castle and a waterway.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: J Hall and Sons

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199469

Accession Number: 2006.44.2895.4

"Braid-Aid" Boxed Set

"Braid-Aid" boxed set with original instructions.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 250532

Accession Number: 1999.65

"Braid-Aid" Box

"Braid-Aid" rectangular box with top and bottom, buff colored

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 250534

Accession Number: 1999.65.1ab

"Braid-Aid" rug braiding tools

"Braid-Aid Vari-Folder" rug braiding tools, set of three, adjustable for use with a range of fabric widths and thicknesses.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 250543

Accession Number: 1999.65.2a-c

"Braid-Aid" instruction pamphlet

"Braid-Aid Vari-Folder" instruction pamphlet, 4 pages.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Braid-Aid Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 250546

Accession Number: 1999.65.3

Rug braiding tool

Oblong metal tool with small hole at one end [bodkin for lacing braided rugs?] found in box with "Braid-Aid" set.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 250548

Accession Number: 1999.65.4

Serving Cart

Serving cart No. 45. Rectangular wood cart with four swiveling castors. Top tray is removable and reversible.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Wegner, Hans J. , 1914-2007 (Designer) Andreas Tuck (Manufacturer)

Material: teak (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 250626

Accession Number: 2011.4.1AB

Linen fragment, "Pinwheel" pattern, Linen, Belgium, 1950s-1960s

Imported Belgian linen fragment with a handprinted "Pinwheel" patten. Fabric is unused remnant from some pillow upholstery used at the Elizabeth Mills Brown House, a modern house in Guilford, Connecticut designed and built by E. Carleton Granbery, between 1950-1956.

Date: 1950s-1960s

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 250627

Accession Number: 2011.4.2

Curtain fragment

Wool fabric fragment in a "Canton" pattern produced by Arc-Com Fabrics, New York. Fragment is unused remnant from some curtains used at the Elizabeth Mills Brown House, a modern house in Guilford, Connecticut designed and built by E. Carleton Granbery, between 1950-1956

Date: 1950s-1960s

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 250628

Accession Number: 2011.4.3

Wooden Souvenir Dish

Wooden souvenier dish; pagoda carved on surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 250632

Accession Number: 1949.736

Splay-legged Stool

Windsor stool; wooden with turned splay legs; stretchers; incised.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), incising

GUSN: 250636

Accession Number: 1949.737

Wash Trough

Free-standing washing trough; wood; arched legs; painted maroon.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), arched, paint (coating)

GUSN: 250641

Accession Number: 1949.739

Trasnferware Cup and Saucer

Pink transferware; earthenware over-sized cup with handle composed of circular piece over an attached curved piece; matching saucer; rural scene with cows in the foreground.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, creamware

GUSN: 250646

Accession Number: 1949.742

Decorated Papier Mache Tray

Circular; papier mache; black on red decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by production method

GUSN: 250654

Accession Number: 1949.745

Mustard Pot

Salt-glazed; stoneware; straight sides with reeding at top; protruding ear-like handles on either side; dome-like lid, flattened at the top with a cookie-like knob on top; floral/foliate pattern in glaze on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), salt glaze

GUSN: 250658

Accession Number: 1949.746

Pair of Chalkware Cows

Pair of chalkware cows; painted with spots; hoves, eyes and ears also painted.

Maker: unknown

Material: slip casting, gypsum, painting and painting techniques

GUSN: 250664

Accession Number: 1949.750.1-2

Fireplace Shovel

Ovoid brass finial with waisted stem; wrought iron cylindrical shaft with bulbous top just below finial; modified bell-shaped shovel.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 250667

Accession Number: 1949.755

Nesting Alphabet Blocks

Square box-shape with one open end for nesting graduated-sized blocks; pine carcasses covbered with white printed paper depicting children at play and verses in polychrome, on the sides of each box; letters of the alphabet printed in red on a gold ground are on the tops of each: .1 - A, .2 - B, .3 -...

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 250669

Accession Number: 1949.757.1-8

Ship Model

Ship model, French Man-of-War; two-masts, string rigging; French flag flying at stern; rectangular wooden platform painted blue; ship held in place with screws.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), string (fiber product), cloth

GUSN: 250672

Accession Number: 1949.758

Child's Blanket Chest

Rectangular form with cupids-bow scalloping on side skirts; plank sides with boot-jack ends; single rectangular basal drawer with two turned knop handles; back-hinged lid has molded top with applied blocks on underside of sides; interior compartment is undivided; stained dark brown.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), stain (coating)

GUSN: 250682

Accession Number: 1949.761

Toy School Room

Diorama-like school room; teacher stands on platform at a podium; 13 children seated on benches with desks; open box form with high sides; partial roof extending over front third; exterior decoupaged double-hung windows and door; front side folds down and befcomes floor area for desks; interior back...

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), paint by composition or origin, découpage (image making technique), glass (material)

GUSN: 250684

Accession Number: 1949.763

Chest of Drawers

Rectangular, slightly overhangning top with rounded edges; plank- constructed sides terminate in shaped boot-jack ends; rectangular case; three drawers with twined knop handle at center; bead molding on case around drawer fronts; frontal retangular skirt.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), bead moldings

GUSN: 250686

Accession Number: 1949.767

Framed Engraving

Engraving "Bon Homme Richard" Sea Battle; matted; framed; under glass; molded wooden frame.Battle during the American Revolution (1775-1783) in which American Captain of the Bonhomme Richard, John Paul Jones (1747-1792) attacked the British Frigate Serapis commanded by Captain Richard Pearson (1731-...

Maker: unknown

Material: engraving (printing process), paper (fiber product), glass (material), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 250687

Accession Number: 1949.769

Carved English Pointer Dog

Carved wooden dog; standing English Pointer; wooden base painted brown; white body with large black spots; tail curled upward; front paws made of two pieces of wood glued, splitting at joint; underside of base, inscription "DERBY."

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), carving (processes), paint (coating)

GUSN: 250689

Accession Number: 1949.774

Model, British Ship of the Line

Three-masted battleship model; rectangular pine base platform, covered with painted leather; center of base carved out to receive hull of ship; ship painted black, white and red; string rigging; British naval flag at stern; cannons in gun holes on sides.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), pine (wood), leather, string (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 250716

Accession Number: 1949.773