Historic New England

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside).

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16245

Accession Number: 1957.257

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside).

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16246

Accession Number: 1957.258

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside).

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16247

Accession Number: 1957.259

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside); 1/2 lobed body flares out from base; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16248

Accession Number: 1957.261

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside); 1/2 lobed body flares out from base; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16249

Accession Number: 1957.262

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside); 1/2 lobed body flares out from base; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16250

Accession Number: 1957.263

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside); 1/2 lobed body flares out from base; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16251

Accession Number: 1957.264

Teacup

"King's Rose": handleless w/ pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays (outside) w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border (inside); 1/2 lobed body flares out from base; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16252

Accession Number: 1957.265

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16253

Accession Number: 1957.266

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16254

Accession Number: 1957.267

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16255

Accession Number: 1957.268

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16256

Accession Number: 1957.269

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16257

Accession Number: 1957.270

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16258

Accession Number: 1957.271

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16259

Accession Number: 1957.273

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16260

Accession Number: 1957.274

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16261

Accession Number: 1957.275

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16262

Accession Number: 1957.276

Sugar bowl

Serpentine reeding in relief on diamond-shaped bodies w/ scalloped collar w/ impressed palmette border; swan knobs.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, gilding, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16263

Accession Number: 1940.421CD

Faceted serpentine bodies w/ impressed tongue? border around base; pitcher has 3 thin dark brown bands around body: above border, around neck, and on collar; blue, yellow, orange and green vine around bodies; pitcher has pulled handle and wide mouth.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), pearlware, underglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16264

Accession Number: 1958.110

Cup and saucer

Underglaze blue decoration as borders: diamond-shaped swags w/ petal-shaped "tassels" and dots; cup footed; saucer has floral decoration, center.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, underglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16265

Accession Number: 1982.246.2AB

Saucer

Saucer has thin black band around rim; green and yellow and reddish brown painted and enamel vine around interior of saucer.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16266

Accession Number: 1923.442

Cup and saucer

Handleless cup; thin blue band around interior and exterior rim and just above foot of cup and around interior rim of saucer; vine of orange strawberries around outside of cup and inside of saucer; also, small sprig in center of both cup and saucer.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16267

Accession Number: 1958.126AB

Coffeepot

Pearlware coffeepot with blue accents that surround the rim, foot, and cover. Small floral sprays adorn the body and cover. Round finial.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 16268

Accession Number: 1962.53AB

Cream Pitcher

Earthenware cream pitcher with a foliate molded handle. Enameled landscape scene.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), underglazing, enameling

GUSN: 16269

Accession Number: 1982.202.2

Pitcher

Creamware handled pitcher. Red bands around the rim. Hand painted nature and landscape design adorn the body.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 16270

Accession Number: 1957.296

Mug

Creamware handled mug.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 16271

Accession Number: 1947.798

Salad Plate

Cream colored earthenware salad plate. Maroon painted rim. Outer border of maroon and pink panted bars. Inner bellflower chain border.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 16272

Accession Number: 1928.1253

Platter

Undecorated except for feather edge border in relief.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 16273

Accession Number: 1965.9

Basket and Tray

Stoneware basket and platter Dual rope molded handles. Molded basket weave with diamond and heart piercings. Superimposed molded floral design.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, molding (forming), glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 16274

Accession Number: 2008.60.9AB

Decanter

Pear-shaped form with cut fluting at base and shoulders. Engraved geometric border encircles middle. Neck has four applied rings, faceted neck and broad lip. Faceted stopper with ground base.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17091

Accession Number: 1918.1329AB

Wine glass

Handblown. Broad base w/ plain slightly tapering stem. Tulip-shaped bowl is approx. the same length as baluster. Unpolished pontil mark on base.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17092

Accession Number: 1918.1569

Argand lamp

Electrified lamps in neoclassical form. Square base. Tapering columnar form w/ turned rings surmounted by amphora-shaped font. Single brass arm projects from column, terminating in vertical burner apparatus, now electrified. (Frosted glass globe vertically sectioned by clear glass stripes--1932.783 ...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Jones, John B. (Maker)

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 17093

Accession Number: 1952.452.1

Engraving

"Shakspeare(sic)/ Winter's Tale/ Act II. Scene III." Interior scene depicting the armoured King Leontes, presenting a sword to the elderly Lord Antigonus at left, while pointing to naked infant, Perdita at right. At right, a guard and four other men look on scene from the shadows; one helmeted soldi...

Date: 1793

Maker: Simon, F. P. (Artist) After Opie, J. (Artist) Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17094

Accession Number: 1952.454

Engraving

"Shakspeare(sic)/ Winter's Tale/ Act IV. Scene III." Outdoor group scene w/ a maiden, Perdita, presenting herbs to King Polixenes seated at left. Prince Florizel wearing plumed hat holds Perdita's elbow. Dog in foreground. Background shows couples in peasant dress dancing. Beneath image is inscripti...

Date: 1792

Maker: Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher) Fiuller, Ja (Artist) After Wheatley, Fra (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17095

Accession Number: 1952.455

Engraving

"Shakspeare(sic)/ Romeo and Juliet,/ Act V. Scene III." Interior scene depicting crypt with young woman in white, Juliet, raised on one elbow gesturing to Friar Laurence who holds a torch in his left hand. The dead Romeo, vial of poison still in his hand, lies center foreground; bloodied sword visib...

Date: 1792

Maker: Boydell, John & Josiah (Publisher) Simon, P. (Artist) After Northcote, James, 1822-1904 (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17096

Accession Number: 1952.456

Sherry bottle

Dark green glass; mold blown. Lipped opening which tapers into neck. Neck is 3 2/3" and tapers into cylindrical body. Shoulder inscribed. Straight sides taper slightly to base. Basal edge embossed.

Date: 1834

Maker: H. Ricketts & Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17097

Accession Number: 1919.485

Wine cooler

Cylindrical form, straight sides, on three claw feet; enclosing three conjoined smaller cylindrical forms attached to each other. Central post w/ handle. Spout at base w/ spigot above one foot. Exterior in black w/ stencilled gold grape vine and leaf borders at top and bottom. Interior painted dull ...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (coating), tinning

GUSN: 17098

Accession Number: 1919.870

Wine Glass

Handblown. Conical bowl. Tapering stem. Foot is thick and circular with an unpolished pontil mark on base.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17099

Accession Number: 1920.104

Wine Glass

Hand blown. Conical bowl. Tapering stem. Circular foot w/ unpolished pontil mark.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 17100

Accession Number: 1920.106

Wine Glass

Handblown. Conical bowl. Circular foot tapers upward to thin stem, which thickens upwards to bowl. Unpolished pontil mark.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 17101

Accession Number: 1920.107

Wine Glass

Handblown. Conical bowl. Stem with three rings. Lower-most attached to base. Plain circular foot with a pontil mark is very thick.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: flint glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 17102

Accession Number: 1920.110

Mezzotint

Interior scene of chapel with a congregation of monks and an altar in the center. Lit by clerestory windows. Portraits on both side walls. Inscribed under title: "From a Picture in His Majesty's Collection."

Date: 1828

Maker: Gleadah, Joshua (Artist) After Granet, Francois Marius (Artist) Bulcock, James (Publisher)

Material: hand coloring, ink, mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17103

Accession Number: 1920.329

Engraving

Scene depicts young girl having hair cut as rite of entry to the sisterhood. She kneels before nun who weilds a pair of scissors, while nuns, one row on left and right, hold burning candles. In the center is an icon of the Virgin and portraits hang on both side walls. Scene is lit by two clerestory ...

Date: 1828

Maker: Gleadah, Joshua (Artist) After Granet, Francois Marius (Artist) Bulcock, James (Publisher)

Material: hand coloring, ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17104

Accession Number: 1920.330

Portrait of Rev. John Moorhead

Portrait of "The Reverend John Moorhead, Minister of a Church of Presbyterian Strangers at Boston in New England..." The portrait is a simple bust-length, in oval with spandrels.

Date: 1751

Maker: Pelham, Peter, 1697-1751 (Maker)

Material: ink, mezzotint (process), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 17105

Accession Number: 1920.524

Balancing toy (galloping horse)

Man on horseback with tricorn hat, red coat, sword in right hand. From belly of horse protrudes a curved wire terminating in lead weght below frame upon which horse's rear leg rests. Rider's arm moves, head turns, horse rears up as weight swings under horse. Red, green, tan, black paint.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17106

Accession Number: 1923.496

Couch

Empire style, rectangular form with a low open rolled arm on right and a similar, but higher arm on left, rolled in the same direction. Tubular cushions of different sizes at either arm. Upholstered back extends over only left half of sofa and terminates in elaborate wood scrolling. Straight reeded ...

Date: 1824

Maker: Vose, Isaac (American cabinetmaker, ca. 1768-1823) Wightman, Thomas

Material: rosewood (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 17107

Accession Number: 1923.507

Harp

Triangular form with faceted demi-lune base with two small paw feet at front, two ball feet and seven pedals at back; ram's head column with capitol extends full height of harp at front; joined at base to sounding board which is at 60 degree angle to column; S-curve form connects sounding board to c...

Date: ca. 1806

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding, gut, mahogany (wood), painting (coating), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17108

Accession Number: 1924.22

Knife box

Hinged slanted top conforms to shape of base, Form is basically rectangular w/ ovolo corners. Edge of lid has cock-beading. Edge of top surface of lid has about 1/4" of mahogany inlay w/ flanking stringing. Vertical edges have similar treatment. Base is slightly molded. Box sits on three brass ball ...

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer, satinwood (wood), silver (metal), plate (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 17109

Accession Number: 1924.255O

Knife

Rectilinear flat steel blade is attached to a wooden handle painted green--connecting piece is 2 cm. Wooden handle is cylindrically shaped--end of handle is tipped w/ silver plating.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Savory and Pryce ? (Maker)

Material: bone (material), dyeing, steel (alloy)

GUSN: 17110

Accession Number: 1924.255A

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