Historic New England

Fancy Chair

Side chair with balloon back with volutes and a scrolled slat. Cane seat. Turned and splayed legs. Painted cream with gold striping and floral designs over a black base layer. Embroidered needlepoint seat cushion with floral designs.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: Lyman, Sally (Otis), 1825-1894 (Embroiderer)

Material: wood (plant material), caning, needlepoint (needleworking), painting (coating), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 49551

Accession Number: 1978.12

Balance

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49552

Accession Number: 1978.15

Sewing Table

Thin, tapered legs; stretcher; work basket; top rests open on slides; pin cushion hinged inside.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), oak (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 49553

Accession Number: 1978.16

Basin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 49555

Accession Number: 1978.21.2

Chest of Drawers

Green painted pine chest of drawers with a shaped skirt; four drawers with locks; two drawer boxes; oval mirror in stand; applied split spindles; scroll painting on drawers.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 49556

Accession Number: 1978.21.4A

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49557

Accession Number: 1978.21.4B

Chair

Spindle back; serpentine crest; caned seat; green with gold lines

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Heywood Chair Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 49558

Accession Number: 1978.21.5

Pitcher

Molded earthenware pitcher with blue transfer-print pattern "Priory." Flower and scroll border encircles rim and frames landscape scene on body. Scene is of a Gothic castle or priory with two figures in the foreground, one fishing.

Date: 1845-1862

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, molding (forming), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 49559

Accession Number: 1978.27.1

Winged Nike of Samothrace Sculpture

Plaster copy of the Winged Nike of Samothrace.

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 49560

Accession Number: 1978.28

Pitcher

Ceramic wash pitcher, white with a green band around the neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 49561

Accession Number: 1978.31.1

Basin

Ceramic wash basin, white with a green stripe.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 49562

Accession Number: 1978.31.2

Pitcher

Ceramic wash pitcher, white with a green stripe.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 49563

Accession Number: 1978.31.3

Basin

Ceramic wash basin, white with a green stripe.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 49564

Accession Number: 1978.31.4

Chamber Pot

Covered ceramic chamber pot, white with a green stripe.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 49565

Accession Number: 1978.31.5AB

Reception Chair

Low side chair; turned front legs & posts; pointed, arched back

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 49566

Accession Number: 1978.33

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with flaring lip, scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49567

Accession Number: 1978.34.10

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with flaring lip, scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49568

Accession Number: 1978.34.11

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with flaring lip, scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49569

Accession Number: 1978.34.12

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gold bands on rim and in center. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49570

Accession Number: 1978.34.13

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gold bands on rim and in center. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49571

Accession Number: 1978.34.14

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gold bands on rim and in center. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49572

Accession Number: 1978.34.15

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gold bands on rim and in center. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49573

Accession Number: 1978.34.16

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with gold bands on rim and in center. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49574

Accession Number: 1978.34.17

Coffeepot

White, tall porcelain coffeepot with gold bands around stepped foot, body, and lip. Scroll-shaped handle and spout painted gold. The spout is molded in the shape of a bird with a palmette at the base. Lid has round, gold-painted knop and band around rim. Part of seventeen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49575

Accession Number: 1978.34.1AB

Teapot

White, tall porcelain teapot with gold bands around stepped foot, body, and lip. Scroll-shaped handle and spout painted gold. The spout is molded in the shape of a bird with a palmette at the base. Lid has round, gold-painted knop and band around rim. Part of seventeen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49577

Accession Number: 1978.34.2AB

Pitcher

White porcelain pitcher with a bulbous body tapered to a stepped foot and narrow neck with gold bands around the foot, neck, handle, and spout. Palmettes adorn handle attachments. Part of seventeen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49579

Accession Number: 1978.34.3

Bowl

White porcelain footed bowl with gold bands round rim and foot. Part of seventeen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: hard paste porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49580

Accession Number: 1978.34.4

Teacup

Off-white porcelain teacup with flaring lip, scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of seventeen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49581

Accession Number: 1978.34.18

Sugar Bowl

White porcelain footed sugar bowl with gold bands on rim, shoulder, foot, and rim of lid. Gold-painted molded handles. Knop missing. Part of seventeen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49582

Accession Number: 1978.34.5AB

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with flaring lip, scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of eighteen piece set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49584

Accession Number: 1978.34.6

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of eighteen piece set. Slightly different form than other teacups in set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49585

Accession Number: 1978.34.8

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with scroll shaped, gold-painted handle, with gold bands around the lip and circular foot. Part of eighteen piece set. Slightly different form than other teacups in set.

Date: 1783-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 49586

Accession Number: 1978.34.9

Drop-leaf table

Drop leaf table. Mahogany with large drop leaves, arched skirts. Rests on cabriole legs with claw and ball feet.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 49587

Accession Number: 1957.122

Table

No description

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood)

GUSN: 49588

Accession Number: 1978.39

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 49589

Accession Number: 1978.47

Plate

Earthenware violet transfer-printed plate with border of fruit, flowers, and acanthus stalks encircling scene of two women and a man on sofa at foot of pavilion with ionic columns and buildings in the background.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: Possibly Hall & Sons, John (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49857

Accession Number: 1980.352

Plate

Earthenware violet transfer-printed plate with border of leafy scrolls surrounding floral border with interior scene of buildings and figures.

Date: 1822-1835

Maker: Stubbs, Joseph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49858

Accession Number: 1980.353

Butter plate

Small, earthenware plate with scalloped edge and mulberry colored transfer-print. Border has alternating flowal sprays and a scene of a ship sailing. Central scene of ship sailing past lighthouse with mountains in the distance.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: Possibly Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49859

Accession Number: 1980.354

Butter Plate

Small, earthenware plate with scalloped edge and mulberry colored transfer-print. Border of alternating cartouches of floral sprays and figures with a bow and arrow under tree. Central scene of man with staff leading woman on mule past palm tree; buildings and mountains in the background.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: Possibly Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 49860

Accession Number: 1980.355

Butter Plate

Small, earthenware plate with scalloped edges and transfer-print pattern in mulberry. Transfer-printed border of chevrons with floral sprays. Central motif is a stylized flowers in a basket surrounded by a chain of stars and lozenges.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 49861

Accession Number: 1980.356.1

Butter Plate

Small earthenware plates with mulberry colored transfer-print pattern. Central scene of Asian sailing vessel passing in front of exotic buildings with spires. A spray of flowers in the foreground. The scene is encircled by a chain of lozenge figures. On the rim is a chevron and floral spray border ...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 49862

Accession Number: 1980.357.2

Suitcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49863

Accession Number: 1980.358

Suitcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49864

Accession Number: 1980.359

Shawl

Light blue silk; machine knit flame stitch pattern; 1" border meant to look like knotted fringe and 1" self fringe all around.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 49865

Accession Number: 1980.360

Shawl

Shawl with green and white stripes and red sprigs; silk warp, wool weft.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, wool (textile), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 49866

Accession Number: 1980.361

Slipcover

Rectangular top; fitted sides. Small-scale rose sprays; light green roller printed ground; void rococco-like leafy scroll. Interspaces filled with milled ground. Around edges of sides applied printed border of running roses and other flowers inside double lines.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, textiles, tin (metal)

GUSN: 49867

Accession Number: 1980.362A

Textile Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 49868

Accession Number: 1980.362C

Pincushion

Square green pincushion with embroidered foliage design set with round pearls and colored glass pins; trim made of green and white cord and silk tassels

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 49869

Accession Number: 1980.363

Tieback tassle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 49870

Accession Number: 1980.364.1A

Parasol

Black silk.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), metal, silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 49871

Accession Number: 1980.365

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