Historic New England

Pipe organ

Pipe organ in lagre mahogany case. 54-key keyboard with square panel of pleated peach silk. Stops with lead and zinc pipes. Made by George Stevens (1803-1894).

Date: ca. 1857

Maker: Stevens, George, 1803-1894 (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 203413

Accession Number: 1945.416

Plate

Circular porcelain plate with painted blue floral decoration. Center scene of rocks, bamboo, and a peony flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203425

Accession Number: 2006.44.1696

Porcelain bowl with painted armorial decoration of a small gold bird standing on a striped gold and black bar. Bird on bar painted atop a shield filled with gold flowers. Shield flanked by green laurel leaves. Bowl has scalloped rim with painted gold band decoration.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203427

Accession Number: 2006.44.1695

Serving bowl

Ceramic serving dish, oval shaped with sloped sides. Pink rose and blue rectangle transfer printed decoration around rim.

Date: 1903-1929

Maker: Carrollton China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203430

Accession Number: 2006.44.1693

Serving dish set

Ceramic serving dish set of an oval double handled serving dish with cover and squat double handled pot. Intertwined green and aqua laurel leaf decoration around rim.

Maker: Johnson Bros. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203435

Accession Number: 2006.44.1691

Serving dish

Ceramic serving dish, oval with scalloped edge, double handles and footed base [a] with matching scalloped edge cover [b] with handle. Intertwined green and aqua laurel leaf decoration around rim.

Maker: Johnson Bros. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203439

Accession Number: 2006.44.1691.1ab

Serving pot

Ceramic double handled serving pot with scalloped edge. Squat, bulbous form with small footed base. Intertwined green and aqua laurel leaf decoration around rim. Both handles have been broken off and the cover is missing.

Maker: Johnson Bros. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203440

Accession Number: 2006.44.1691.2

Eggcup

Porcelain egg cup with short stemmed base. Hand painted decoration of a chicken on one side.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203441

Accession Number: 2006.44.1692

Tile

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203443

Accession Number: 1918.1217

Serving bowl

Small ceramic serving bowl with three legs and handle. Brown glazed exterior and white glazed interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203448

Accession Number: 2006.44.1689

Tile

Four polychrome glazed shards.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 203449

Accession Number: 1918.1312A

Pair of bowls

Pair of ceramic bowls with hand painted pink and purple floral and cornucopia decoration on bowl base, with purple floral garland decoration around rim. Molded rope edge on exterior rim. Small flowers painted around the bowl exterior.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203451

Accession Number: 2006.44.1690

Bowl

Ceramic bowl with hand painted pink and purple floral and cornucopia decoration on bowl base, with purple floral garland decoration around rim. Molded rope edge on exterior rim. Small flowers painted around the bowl exterior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203455

Accession Number: 2006.44.1690.1

Bowl

Ceramic bowl with hand painted pink and purple floral and cornucopia decoration on bowl base, with purple floral garland decoration around rim. Molded rope edge on exterior rim. Small flowers painted around the bowl exterior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203460

Accession Number: 2006.44.1690.2

Tile

Square, maganese purple and white glazed tile depicting man with halo (perhaps Jesus) with three sheep and mountainous background landscape in double circular frame with stylized flowers in each corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 203467

Accession Number: 1959.121G

Tile

Square, maganese purple and white glazed tile depicting swan on water with four stylized flowers in corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 203473

Accession Number: 1961.189B

Tea service

Nineteen piece Noritake tea service consisting of: teapot with cover, sugar with cover, creamer, four tea cups, six saucers, and six dessert plates [missing two teacups]. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe ...

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203482

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694

Teapot

Teapot [a] with cover [b]. Yellow band decoration around body of teapot and rim of lid with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around top of finial, spout, and back side of handle.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203483

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.1ab

Sugar bowl

Double handled barrel shaped porcelain sugar bowl with cover. Yellow band decoration around body of sugar and rim of cover with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around top of finial and back side of handles.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203484

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.2ab

Cream pitcher

Porcelain creamer with handle. Yellow band decoration around body with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around spout and rim and back side of handle.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203487

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.3

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim and back side of handle.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203489

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.4

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim and back side of handle.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203492

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.5

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim and back side of handle.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203494

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.6

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim and back side of handle.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203496

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.7

Saucer

Circular porcelain saucer. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203497

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.8

Saucer

Circular porcelain saucer. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203498

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.9

Saucer

Circular porcelain saucer. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203500

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.10

Saucer

Circular porcelain saucer. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe decoration around outer rim.

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203502

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694.11

Madonna and Child Enthroned

Framed black and white photographic print of a painting. Image depicts the Madonna and child sitting on a plain throne set on a pedestal. There is a tapestry hanging behind the woman and carpet below her.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222790

Accession Number: 2006.44.975

Demon Drumming

Framed watercolor painting of an Asian demon in a gold frame. He is handing in mid-air and wearing guards on his body. Behind him is a circle of connected drums with Asian characters written on them. He holds drumsticks in his hands.

Maker: Aoki, T (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222791

Accession Number: 2006.44.976

The Sibyls

Framed photographic print of Raphael's fresco "The Sibyls." Images depicted are the Prophets and the Sibyls, each accompanied by an angel. At the top a small angel holds a lighted torch.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222792

Accession Number: 2006.44.977

Japanese Girl

Photograph print of a Japanese girl. She holds a tray in her left hand with tea cups on it; her right arm hangs by her side with a tea pot clutched in her hand. The girl wears a long skirt and her hair is under a white hat.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer) Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Owner)

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222793

Accession Number: 2006.44.940

Prince Balthasar Carlos on Horseback

Framed photographic print after a painting of Diego Velasquez, "Prince Balthasar Carlos on Horseback". The infant, riding a pony, holds a stick in his right hand. The background is a landscape of a sloping hill.

Maker: Reproduction of Velazquez, Diego, 1599-1660 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 222794

Accession Number: 2006.44.982

Needlework picture

Needlework picture done in an Asian style, perhaps Japanese. It is divided into two pieces; each piece is the same scene. The first oval is a woman looking out of her window. The second oval is of her house and the nature around it. The third oval is the woman standing outside in the vegetation. Aro...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), thread

GUSN: 222795

Accession Number: 2006.44.941

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Framed print after Robert Browning's poem of the Pied Piper beguiling children. A man plays a flute with a crowd of children behind him while adults attempt to hold the children back. Discarded toys lay behind the children and a flock of birds fly overhead.

Date: 1888-12

Maker: Pinwell, George John, 1842-1875 (Painter) Macbeth, Robert Walker, 1848-1910 (Engraver) Dunthorne, Robert (Publisher) J. Eastman Chase (Framer) After Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 (Poet)

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

GUSN: 222797

Accession Number: 2006.44.978

Hand mirror

Wood hand mirror. On the front are inlays of birds flying. The piece opens up to reveal the mirror. On the back is "Bellagio" written in cursive.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 222798

Accession Number: 2006.44.942

View of Mauoa Valley

Framed photgraphic print of a landscape. In the foreground is water, then a range of palmtrees along the shore, then in the background a mountain chain.

Date: 1920-08

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222799

Accession Number: 2006.44.983

"Soul in Bondage"

Framed black and white print of an angel with bound arms and legs. The angel holds a butterfly in the left hand and a snake in the right. Simple wood frame.

Date: 1876

Maker: Reproduction of Vedder, Elihu, 1836-1923 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222800

Accession Number: 2006.44.979

View of the Pali, Near Honolulu

Panoramic view of Pali, near Honolulu. On the right proper side is a mountain range, and a road can be seen running through it. On the left proper side is a valley that leads to the ocean.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222801

Accession Number: 2006.44.984

Two Men in the Desert

Framed black and white photographic print of a man on a donkey and another man on a camel in a desert scene. Both men wear turbans and robes.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222802

Accession Number: 2006.44.980

St. Jerome

Framed black and white photographic print of a Bellini painting. Two men stand in foreground, one in religious robes and one in plain robes with a child on his shoulders. Behind them St. Jerome sits on a rock wall and reads. All four figures are framed by an arch.

Maker: Reproduction of Bellini, Giovanni, 1431-1436-1516 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 222805

Accession Number: 2006.44.995

Photograph of a young man with mustache

Framed photographic print of a portrait of a young man. The young man is in three-fourth turn, in bust. He wears a suit jacket and a vest, a white collared shirt and a bow tie. He has a mustache and dark eyes, and curly hair.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222806

Accession Number: 2006.44.999

House on a Riverbank

Framed oil painting on wood panel of a landscape. On the left foreground is an open air building with archways. Steps lead to the water, on which sails a boat. In the background is a mountain range.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 222807

Accession Number: 2006.44.997

Twelve Putti Playing Instruments

Photograph of carved high reliefe cherubs. SFrom the right, the first cherub plays a harp, the second a tambourine, the third a bifurcated pipe, the fourth a flute, the fifth has two cherubs singing from a book, the sixth a lute, the seventh a flute, the eghth a bifurcated pipe, the ninth a stringed...

Maker: W.H. Gardner (Framer)

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222808

Accession Number: 2006.44.985

Chinese Garden Scene

Framed print reproduction of a Chinese silk painting. Fourteen figures are in a landscape, some on a boat, some dancing, and some collecting flowers. In the right background is a large Chinese-style building.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 222809

Accession Number: 2006.44.996

Dying Knight in Armor

Photograph of a painting. The scene is a knight in his armor, with his head leaning back and the helmet is falling off. Above him is a woman looking fondly at his face.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), photographic materials

GUSN: 222810

Accession Number: 2006.44.986

Madonna with the Child and Scenes from the Life of St. Anne

Detail of a larger painting by Fra Filippo Lippi called "Madonna with the child and scenes from the life of St. Anne." The Madonna's head is all that we have. The Madonna's hair is up and covered and she has a thin halo. She wears a blue coat and a red dress.

Maker: Reproduction of Lippi, Filippo, ca. 1406-1469 (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), ink

GUSN: 222816

Accession Number: 2006.44.987

Madonna and Child

Framed photgraphic print of a painting depicting the Madonnal and Child. The Madonna wears a cloak and a veil. She holds the child on her knees. In the background, a curtain opens on a landscape.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 222817

Accession Number: 2006.44.1000

Mama Kea

Photograph of the Mauna Kea Mountain in Hawii. In the foreground is the ocean and in the background is the snow capped mountain.

Date: 1922

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222818

Accession Number: 2006.44.988

Grape Arbor Along Waterfront

Framed watercolor of an ocean shore. To the right is a walkway with a trellis over it, with vines growing over it. In the background is the town and on the left side are ships in the ocean.

Maker: Seiz, Theodore (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 222820

Accession Number: 2006.44.989

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