Historic New England

Tall Case Clock

Mahogany clock; white face with black roman numerals and phases of the moon with yellow and blue personified moon; gold and silver oval and c-scroll decoration at face corners; bonnet has arched top wtih three brass finials; turned columns at front corners of bonnet; case has quarter columns with st...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Ellery, Epes (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy), silver (metal), turning (shaping process), carving (processes), inlay (process), etching (printing process)

GUSN: 181368

Accession Number: 2005.10

Scarf

Silk scarf; gray and white with royal blue border; depicts Versailles in background with fountains, statues and people in mid and foregrounds.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), screen printing

GUSN: 181373

Accession Number: 2005.11

Bowl

Round koa wood bowl with incurving body on a round stepped foot.

Date: 1870-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: koa (wood)

GUSN: 181374

Accession Number: 2006.44.1537

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round bowl on a narrow plain stem and round foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181375

Accession Number: 2006.44.1541

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with bell shaped body on a short stem and round foot. Painted gold vines of flowers with polychrome details on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181376

Accession Number: 2006.44.1540

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with bell shaped body, short stem, a round foot, and gold painted floral decoration,

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181377

Accession Number: 2006.44.1815.3

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round body, an urn shaped stem, round foot, and two etched horizontal bands around the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181378

Accession Number: 2006.44.1542.1

Cordial glass

Cordial glass with round body, an urn shaped stem, round foot, and two etched horizontal bands around the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181379

Accession Number: 2006.44.1542.2

Easy Chair

Muslin-covered (no upholstery); serpentine crest rail flanked by separate serpentine-shaped wings attached to horizontal rolled arms that extend to the stile; straight from seat rail above molded and tapered cherry wood front legs; stretcher connecting canted rear legs; side stretchers joined by a m...

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), pine (wood), linen (material), muslin, horsehair

GUSN: 181381

Accession Number: 2005.12

Mirror

Burnish gilt-looking glass with egoloneise tablet. Agricultural scene of a farmer, his cow, two sheep and a dog. Stone bridge in the distance. Gold leaf design on blue border. Heavy cornices with ball ornamentation; twist turned decor vertical on pilasters. Block feet with criss-cross pattern.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gold leaf, looking glasses, reverse painting on glass (image-making), glass (material)

GUSN: 181383

Accession Number: 2005.13.1

Tilt-Top Table

Queen-Anne Style, tilt-top tea table with a tripod base, cabriole legs and thick slipper feet. Grainy, cherry wood; tilt-top fabricated from three broad planks.

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: black cherry (wood), metal, varnish, turning (shaping process), carving (processes)

GUSN: 181398

Accession Number: 2005.13.3

Desk

Mahogany writing desks with front-fall lid. Two drawers with round wooden pulls, brass escutcheons and keys. Column stiles with pediments stand over baluster-turned legs. Folding lid opens out, exposes brass hinges, blue felt lining, three storage drawers with brass pulls.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), joining, varnishing, brass (alloy), wool (textile), felt (textile)

GUSN: 181399

Accession Number: 2005.13.4

Sauce boat

Cream porcelain with brown enamel trim sauceboat and lid. Oval with curved handles that meet at a curved foot plate. Leaf pattern in brown enamel on handle seam and lid top, brown bands on lid tiers and boat mouth, foot and plate edge. Lid has two tiers and lid loop for a finger. Deep cup for sauce ...

Date: 1812-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 181404

Accession Number: 2005.13.5AB

Teacup

Pearlware blue glaze tea cup, no handle, with rural, beekeeping scene. Inside cup is blue floral and berry-vine decorative band and a blue beehive in the cup. The teacup foot is undecrorated.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 187737

Accession Number: 2005.13.6

Washington Elm Cup

Small, turned elm goblet. Light wood, undecorated cup and foot, bulbous stem.

Date: ca. 1923

Maker: unknown

Material: elm (wood), varnish

GUSN: 187738

Accession Number: 2005.13.7

Curtain Jabot

Two jabots, one with fringe (.1) and one without (.2); yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; three-inch border inset on two sides- at edge a third side- of yellow ground with pink flowers; .1 has pink and yellow silk-wrapped wooden spool fringe on two sides.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 187739

Accession Number: 2005.14.1

Jabot

One jabot with fringe (.1)- yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; three-inch border inset on two sides- at edge a third side- of yellow ground with pink flowers; .1 has pink and yellow silk-wrapped wooden spool fringe on two sides.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187740

Accession Number: 2005.14.1.1

Jabot

Two jabots, one with fringe (.1) and one without (.2); yellow silk with pink stylized flowers; three-inch border inset on two sides- at edge a third side- of yellow ground with pink flowers.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187741

Accession Number: 2005.14.1.2

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187744

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.157

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187745

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.154

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187746

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.155

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 187747

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.156

Drapery

Pennant-shaped (seven-sided) curtain component; rectangular shape with "v" cut out at top center; yellow silk fabric with pink stylized flowers throughout; half of a border at bottom edge-yellow ground with pink flowers; shadow of a three-inch border previously removed; no fringe.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 187749

Accession Number: 2005.14.3

Drapery

Two rectangular curtain panels; yellow silk ground with pink stylized flowers; no fringe; evidence of a three inch border that has been removed.

Date: 1824

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187752

Accession Number: 2005.14.4.1-.2

Ambrotype of Victoria Munson

Wooden case covered with paper; imprint on the front and back. Inside: oval ambrotype; thin metal layer (bronze) above, surrounded with fabric; opposite side red fabric.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), textiles, metal, leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 187754

Accession Number: 2004.1.7

Pudding mold

Oval pudding mold with dome shaped lid [a] with handle, and removeable base with handle [b]. Also called a melon mold, can be used for pudding or ice cream.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 187755

Accession Number: 2006.44.1788AB

Carving Set

Set consisting of a carving knife and fork with horn handles and silver endcaps with ram heads.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187756

Accession Number: 2006.44.1510

Carving Knife

Carving knife with horn handle and silver endcap with ram heads.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187757

Accession Number: 2006.44.1510.1

Carving Fork

Set consisting of a carving fork with horn handle and silver endcap with ram heads. The fork has retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187758

Accession Number: 2006.44.1510.2

Spice box

Circular spice box with hinged lid. Contains five small cylindrical containers with detachable lids, each stencilled with the name of a different spice. Two, possibly three, containers are missing. The missing containers might be "Ginger" "Cloves" or "Pepper".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 187759

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790

Carving Set

Carving knife and fork with horn handles and plain sterling ferrule. Fork has a retractable guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, sterling silver, silver (metal)

GUSN: 187760

Accession Number: 2006.44.1511

Spice box

Circular spice box with hinged lid. Japanned copper finish on exterior and interior surfaces. Contains five small cylindrical containers with detachable lids, each stencilled with the name of a different spice.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187761

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.1

Spice container

Cylindrical tin [a] with removable lid [b]. Lid stencilled "Spice". Japanned copper finish on exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), japanning

GUSN: 187762

Accession Number: 2006.44.1790.2AB

Carving Fork

Carving fork with horn handle, plain sterling ferrule and a retractable guard. The guard has a single post on one side and two on the other side, giving the ability to also act as a rest.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 187763

Accession Number: 2006.44.1511.1

Dish

Small round clear pressed glass dish. Diamond pattern around sides. Inside has very shallow ribs dividing the dish into six even wedge-shaped sections.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 181104

Accession Number: 2006.44.2850

Juice glass

Trumpet shaped juice glass with fluted sides on a short stem and round foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181105

Accession Number: 2006.44.1921

Dish

Small round clear pressed glass dish. Scalloped edge. Pattern of squares around side. Star burst on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 181106

Accession Number: 2006.44.2851

Juice glass

Trumpet shaped juice glass on a short stem and a round foot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181107

Accession Number: 2006.44.1922

Dish

Round cut glass dish. Scalloped edge. Start-burst cut into bottom. Sides cut with a variety of diamond-shaped patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 181108

Accession Number: 2006.44.2852

Dish

Oval glass dish with shallow bowl and etched Greek key pattern around edge, cut star on base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181109

Accession Number: 2006.44.1895

Bowl

Pressed glass round bowl, clear glass. Scalloped edge. Depressions around outside edge, one in each lobe, like flower petals. Starburst cut into bottom of bowl.

Maker: Heisey Glass Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 181110

Accession Number: 2006.44.2853

Plate stand

Wood plate stand with two c-shaped brackets.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 181111

Accession Number: 2006.44.1906

Flower vase

Glass flower vase in the shape of a basket with a large flared rim and a handle in center, painted polychrome flowers and gold scroll pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181112

Accession Number: 2006.44.1911.1

Tray

Round silver tray. Intricate geometric impressed border on outer rim. Four floral swags decorate bottom surface of tray.

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 181113

Accession Number: 2006.44.2854

Flower vase

Glass flower vase in the shape of a basket with a large flared rim and a handle in center, painted polychrome flowers and gold scroll pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181114

Accession Number: 2006.44.1911.2

Wine coaster

Circular metal wine coaster painted red with two metal handles on each side.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 181115

Accession Number: 2006.44.1920

Decanter

Hexagonal shaped glass decanter with cut floral and foliage design, short neck and flared rim with teardrop shaped stopper with cut circles around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181116

Accession Number: 2006.44.1917AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with stopper. Three applied glass rings around the neck, cut fluting around the body, and engraved with a flower and fern pattern and the monogram "JD."

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181117

Accession Number: 2006.44.1816.8ab

Tray

Round silver tray. Narrow ribs decorate around rim. Engraved on rim with a coat of arms and the monogram WES.

Maker: unknown

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 181118

Accession Number: 2006.44.2855

Decanter

Glass decanter with stopper. Three applied glass rings around the neck, cut fluting around the body, and engraved with a flower and fern pattern and the monogram "JD."

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 181119

Accession Number: 2006.44.1816.7ab

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