Historic New England

Luncheon plate

Pearlware luncheon plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46580

Accession Number: 1962.26.7

Dinner plate

Pearlware dinner plate with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. Inner rim is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46581

Accession Number: 1962.27.2

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46582

Accession Number: 1962.127.24

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. The inside of the bowl is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46583

Accession Number: 1962.28.1

Bowl

Pearlware bowl with molded and blue painted feather edge rim. The inside of the bowl is hand-painted with blue chain of oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46584

Accession Number: 1962.28.2

Plate

Earthenware plate with blue, feather edge painted rim. Rim is not molded.

Date: 1891-1910

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), porcelain, tin (metal)

GUSN: 46585

Accession Number: 1962.29

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded Cord and Herringbone pattern rim.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: Stubbs & Kent (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46586

Accession Number: 1962.30

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded feather edge. Rim also molded with sprays of flowers alternating with anthemion motif painted blue.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46587

Accession Number: 1962.31

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded swag rim. Inner rim molded with repeating cornucopias and shell motif.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46588

Accession Number: 1962.32.1

Plate

Pearlware plate with blue painted and molded swag rim. Inner rim molded with repeating cornucopias and shell motif.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46589

Accession Number: 1962.32.2

Leaf-shaped dish

Small, pearlware dish in the shape of a maple leaf. The rim of the leaf is scallop-molded and painted blue. The dish interior is hand-painted with blue lines in imitation of the veins of a leaf.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46590

Accession Number: 1962.35

Small, molded pearlware dish in the shape of a leaf. The leaf stem forms a loop handle. The rim of the leaf is scallop-molded and painted blue. The dish interior has molded and hand-painted lines in imitation of the veins of a leaf.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46591

Accession Number: 1962.36

Serving dish

Oval, pearlware dish with molded basket weave pattern and lozenge-shaped pierced and scalloped rim. Blue painted, feather edge and center diamond. Foot is molded to look like cord or rope.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, piercing, hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46592

Accession Number: 1962.37

Serving Dish

Oval with blue-glazed and scalloped decoration on rim; pie and triangular-shaped piercings around border.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted, piercing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46593

Accession Number: 1962.38

Platter insert

Oval pearlware platter insert with drainage holes. Molded, blue-painted feather edge inside of rim and around large center hole.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted, perforating, piercing

GUSN: 46594

Accession Number: 1962.39

Platter

Oval pearlware platter with molded feather and fish scale rim. Edge is painted blue.

Date: 1804-1840

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46595

Accession Number: 1962.40

Oval dish

Oval pearlware dish. Blue molded feather edge rim. Inner blue hand-painted chain with oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46596

Accession Number: 1962.41

Oval Serving Dish

Oval, pearlware serving dish. Blue, molded feather edge rim. Inner, blue hand-painted chain with oval motifs.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46597

Accession Number: 1962.42

Butter plate

Small, pearlware plate with molded feather edge painted blue.

Date: 1819-1846

Maker: Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46598

Accession Number: 1962.43

Butter plate

Small, pearlware plate with blue painted and molded Cord and Herringbone pattern rim.

Date: 1815-1842

Maker: John Rogers & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 46599

Accession Number: 1962.44

Saltcellar

Pearlware saltcellar. Round bowl on short stemmed foot. Blue, molded band around mid-section.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46600

Accession Number: 1962.45

Soup plate

Pearlware soup plate with blue painted and molded feather edge. Molded pattern on inner rim of stylized palmettes.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46601

Accession Number: 1962.47.1

Soup plate

Pearlware soup plate with blue painted and molded feather edge. Molded pattern on inner rim of stylized palmettes.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46602

Accession Number: 1962.47.2

Bowl

Large pearlware bowl with blue painted and molded Cord and Herringbone rim.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46603

Accession Number: 1962.48

Sauceboat

Molded, pearlware sauceboat with scalloped rim. Blue, molded feather edge below rim; thin blue band around base.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, molding (forming), hand-painted

GUSN: 46604

Accession Number: 1962.50

Teapot

White ovoid body w/ faceted, scalloped sides; scrolled handle and spout; raised collar w/ traces of gilt; underglaze blue band around body; missing cover.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: W. Davenport & Company (Maker)

Material: earthenware, gilding, pearlware, underglazing

GUSN: 46605

Accession Number: 1962.51

Urn with Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 46606

Accession Number: 1962.52AB

Stock Lock

Plate type with lock mortised in wood; decoratively cut plate on front.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), oak (wood)

GUSN: 47500

Accession Number: 1968.13AB

Box

Rectangular wooden box, without lid, lined with newspaper dated 1835-1838. Exterior of box is covered with wallpaper with a large scale stylized foliage pattern. Block printed in blue and tan on a beige ground. Bottom of box also has remnants of a maroon, white and cream paper.

Date: 1838-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47501

Accession Number: 1968.15

Bed valance fragment

Scalloped valance with polychromatric crewelwork floral vines. Edges bound in light blue tape.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crewelwork (technique), linen (material), alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 47502

Accession Number: 1968.16

Sheet

Nearly square, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47503

Accession Number: 1968.18

Sewing Box

Box of crochet and rugmaking tools.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47504

Accession Number: 1968.19

Dinner Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner knife with a rounded mother of pearl handle. Scroll embellishments.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), mother of pearl

GUSN: 47505

Accession Number: 1968.22.1

Quilt

White cotton ground covered evenly in applique motifs; three rows of three oak leaf crosses; interspaces filled with abstract tulips and eight-pointed stars. Around sides and bottom vine with leaf and flowers. Overall shell quilting pattern.

Date: 1843

Maker: Lanphear, Lois M. (Maker) Lanphear, Sarah A. (Maker) Lanphear, Hannah R. (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 47506

Accession Number: 1968.23

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47507

Accession Number: 1968.25AB

Fire Helmet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47508

Accession Number: 1968.29

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47512

Accession Number: 1968.67

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper (last layer) removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Wallpaper has a tile pattern with stylized flower tiles alternating with geometric patterned tiles. Roller-printed in two greens and dots of liquid mica on white groun...

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47513

Accession Number: 1968.80.10

Wallpaper

Six fragments from the third layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow, cream, pink, blue, red, and white on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47514

Accession Number: 1968.80.3

Wallpaper

Three fragments from the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow and maroon on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47515

Accession Number: 1968.80.4

Wallpaper

Two fragments from the first layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in red, pink, yellow, white, blue and olive on olive ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47516

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.1

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Two wallpaper fragments with anthemion pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, olive, and yellow on cream ground. Pattern number 3305. Matching wallpaper b...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47517

Accession Number: 1968.80.7.1-.2

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with two fragments of matching border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. "Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills". Wallpaper roller-printed with flower and scroll pattern in purple, gray and yellow on gray gr...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47518

Accession Number: 1968.80.8.1-.2

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wallpaper has scrolling foliate pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, green, maroonon cream ground. Wallpaper border matches. Scrolling foliate pattern ro...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47519

Accession Number: 1968.80.9.1-.2

Silhouette

Full-length positive cut silhouette of a young carpenter. The young man wears a soft cap and carries a jack plane in one hand and a saw in the other, with a watercolor wash groundline in greys and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), ink, paper (fiber product), wash (coating)

GUSN: 47520

Accession Number: 1968.81