Historic New England

Bowl

Red lacquer footed bowl. The inside of the foot is black.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189677

Accession Number: 2009.10.5.3

Bowl

Red lacquer footed bowl. The inside of the foot is black.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189678

Accession Number: 2009.10.5.4

Bowl

Shallow black and red bowl with small foot.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189679

Accession Number: 2009.10.6.1

Bowl

Shallow red bowl with small foot.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189680

Accession Number: 2009.10.6.2

Plate

Red lacquer footed plate

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189681

Accession Number: 2009.10.8.1

Plate

Red lacquer footed plate.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189682

Accession Number: 2009.10.8.2

Dinner plate

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

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189683

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.207

Saucer

Red lacquer footed saucer

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189684

Accession Number: 2009.10.9.1

Saucer

Red lacquer footed saucer

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189685

Accession Number: 2009.10.9.2

Music Sheet, "When the Stars Begin to Peep"

Four pages, double-sided; cover depicts man and woman embracing next to a tree and under the stars

Date: 1882

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 189687

Accession Number: 2005.23.5

Dinner plate

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

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189688

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.202

Brown wool women's evening coat with a fur collar. The coat has full length sleeves with puffs just above the wrist. The fur trim starts at waist level on the left side of the coat, goes up around the collar, which converts to a hood, and down the entire right side of the coat to the hem. The fur i...

Maker: Manahan Incorporated (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile), fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 189689

Accession Number: 2006.44.1238

Bowl

Green-black lacquer footed bowl

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189690

Accession Number: 2009.10.10.1

Bowl

Green-black lacquer footed bowl.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189691

Accession Number: 2009.10.10.2

Plate

Red and black plastic plate.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189692

Accession Number: 2009.10.13.1

Dinner plate

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

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189693

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.198

Plate

Red and black plastic plate.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189694

Accession Number: 2009.10.13.2

Plate

Red and black plastic plate.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189695

Accession Number: 2009.10.13.3

Bowl

Red lacquer rice bowl.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189696

Accession Number: 2009.10.14.1

Dinner plate

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

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189697

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.203

Bowl

Red lacquer rice bowl.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189698

Accession Number: 2009.10.14.2

Women's jacket

Short black velvet women's jacket with voided velvet floral patterns on gold cheeked silk. The jacket has short square cut velvet sleeves and a single button closure at the waist. The jacket falls to the hip. It has a simple stand up collar with square ends. The jacket has a seam at the waist so tha...

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 189699

Accession Number: 2006.44.1239

Bowl

Red lacquer rice bowl.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189700

Accession Number: 2009.10.14.3

Spoon

Red and black lacquer serving spoon.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 189701

Accession Number: 2009.10.15.1

Storage box

Unadorned rectangular pine storage box with hinged lid. Keyhole in center of front panel. Box exterior has been stained a dark brown.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 241773

Accession Number: 2010.32.2

Pie plate extractor

Wood and metal kitchen implement. Spring loaded tongs mounted on a wooden rod. Used to pull hot pie plates out of the oven. According to the donor this device was invented by Charles C. Barrell.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Barrell, Charles Colburn, 1817- (Patent holder)

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 241774

Accession Number: 2010.32.3

Sauceboat

Pewter, hand-hammered, bowl-shaped sauceboat with C-shaped handle.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Whitney, L. (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 241776

Accession Number: 2001.251

Mercury Infra-red defroster

Infra-red defroster, rectangular shape with slotted top and solid bottom. Black bakelite handle and legs. Attached electric cord.

Date: ca. 1963

Maker: Merit Enterprises Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: aluminum (metal), Bakelite (TM), electrical system components

GUSN: 241781

Accession Number: 2010.33.1

Sampler

Alphabet and numbers sampler; three complete alphabets, two upper case, one lower case; numbers 1-10; cross stitch; silk thread on ivory linen.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), embroidery (visual works), cross stitch

GUSN: 241787

Accession Number: 2007.4

Needlework

Needlework fragment decorated with flowers. Cross-stitched in red and brown on a natural linen backing that may be the top shoulder and yoke of a garment.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross stitch, linen (material), needleworking (process)

GUSN: 241788

Accession Number: 2007.3

Chamber pot

Cream-colored stoneware chamber pot with handle and banding.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 241789

Accession Number: 1992.373

Cloth Fragment

Framed fragment of green, pink, orange, black, blue jacquard woven silk textile.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 241790

Accession Number: 2007.5

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241792

Accession Number: 1958.630

Saltcellar

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241793

Accession Number: 1958.651

Floor lamp

Iron floor lamp with three short legs supporting a vertical rod; scrolled iron arm supports a small glass globe, possibly an oil lamp, with a yellow lamp shade. Electrified.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 241794

Accession Number: 1992.667

Sampler

Alphabet/verse sampler; floral border; one verse worked at each of four sides around the outside edges; another verse is worked below th alphabets; four alphabets, three without "J"; one alphabet complete; numbers 1-7; 1-11; on wooden stretcher.

Maker: Bussey, Sally D. (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), embroidery (visual works), wool (textile), cross stitch, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 241796

Accession Number: 1980.403

Berlinwork sampler

Unfinished Berlinwork sampler; linen canvas and wool yarn; two bands; a continuous seed and diamond pattern in red, tan, teal, yellow on black background; overlapping line design with geometric shapes underneath in black, red, green, purple, yellow to brown hues for line design; fine canvas includes...

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 241802

Accession Number: 2001.204

Berlinwork sampler

Unfinished needlepoint sampler; Berlinwork; linen canvas ground; diaper pattern: orange yellow, gold, tan; rose, pink, white; four shades of blue; three shades of red, pink multicolored squares surrounded by four diamond clusters, green at the tip fading into gold to white; black background; linen i...

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 241803

Accession Number: 2001.205

Sampler

Alphabet and numbers sampler; brown and henna silk thread on unrefined linen; black-painted frame under glass; cross stitch, eyelet, two-sided line stitch; three complete upper case alphabets, one lower case alphabet; numbers 1-9; simple cross stitch border.

Date: March 10, 1828

Maker: Homer, Eliza Bennett (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), embroidery (visual works), cross stitch

GUSN: 241804

Accession Number: 2004.39

Needlework Picture

Framed needlework picture with a reverse-painted (eglomise) mat, depicting a map of Europe surrounded by a floral wreath. It is worked on a silk ground with gold silk thread with all countries labeled in ink. Stitches used include: stem, satin, long and short satin, fern, bullion, and filling sitich...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), ink

GUSN: 241805

Accession Number: 2007.1

Dessert Service

A 48-piece dessert service. Includes an urn-shaped fruit cooler, pair of pierced baskets, two footed sauce tureens, and 43 plates. White body with gilt and mauve banding and gilt decoration.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Possibly Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Material: porcelain, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 241806

Accession Number: <no key>.1-43

Dessert Service

48-piece dessert service; white with mauve banding and gilt decoration. Includes an urn-shaped fruit cooler, pair of footed sauce tureens, pair of pierced baskets, and 48 dessert plates.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Possibly Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Material: porcelain, enamel (fused coating), gilding

GUSN: 241809

Accession Number: 1990.156

Dessert plates

Forty-three porcelain dessert plates with mauve and gold bands surrounding a gold medallion.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Possibly Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Material: porcelain, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 241811

Accession Number: 1990.156.1-.43

Fruit baskets

Pair of porcelain pierced baskets. White with mauve banding and gilt decoration.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Possibly Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 241812

Accession Number: 1990.156.44-45

Fruit Cooler

Porcelain fruit cooler. Urn-shaped footed fruit cooler with insert and lid. White with mauve and gilt banding with two neoclassical heads as handles.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Possibly Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 241813

Accession Number: 1990.156.46A-C

Sauce Tureen

Pair of porcelain footed sauce tureens with lids. White with mauve and gilt banding.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Possibly Sevres Porcelain Manufactory

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 241814

Accession Number: 1990.156.47AB-.48AB

Vase

Brass vase with stamped all-over decoration

Date: ca. 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), stamping (marking)

GUSN: 241815

Accession Number: 1990.59

Sauceboat

Blue transfer-printed pearlware sauceboat. Scroll and floral motif surrounds a dominant scene featuring quadrupeds.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: Hall & Sons, John

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 241816

Accession Number: 1969.610.143

Urn

Red toleware urn [A] with cover [B]. Circular foot. Red, gold, and antique verte decoration with classical motifs of dancing maids, swans, and lyres.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: tinware

GUSN: 241844

Accession Number: 1942.1712.1AB

Urn

Red toleware urn with cover. Circular foot. Red, gold, and antique verte decoration with classical motifs of dancing maids, swans, and lyres.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: tinware

GUSN: 241845

Accession Number: 1942.1712.2AB

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