Historic New England

Library Desk

Large desk with two drawers on both sides. Pull out shelf with long narrow drawer at both ends. Eight rectangular legs with foliate carving on feet.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 305200

Accession Number: 2014.162.2

Bust of Abraham Lincoln

Bust of Abraham Lincoln with quill, proclamation, and broken chain. Two circular holes in back with space for a pole for mounting.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 305310

Accession Number: 2014.167.1

Commemorative Plate

Commemorative plate depicting the Langdon House. Floral border. Blue and white transfer print.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: Wedgwood (Manufacturer) George B. French Co. (Retailer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 305311

Accession Number: 2014.168.1

Mantel clock, porcelain body and face. Elaborately painted porcelain clock with applied porcelain flowers has a man and a woman seated on the base. The woman is wearing a purple floral dress with blue veil and yellow shawl. The man is wearing a blue floral tunic. Small figures of a boy and girl sit ...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: Meissen (Manufacturer) Japy Frere & Cie (Clockmaker)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 305313

Accession Number: 2014.170.1

Pair of Candelabra

Pair of candelabra [.1a-.2a] with removable five-light candle arms [.1b-.2b]. Candelabrum [.1ab] has a figure of a girl wearing a fur trimmed pink coat and yellow floral skirt. A figure of a boy in a blue floral coat and knee breeches stands below offering the girl a goblet held in his right hand. C...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: Meissen (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 305314

Accession Number: 2014.170.2.1AB-.2AB

Chamber pot

Ironstone chamber pot. Molded fluer de lis and scroll handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 305319

Accession Number: 2015.1.1

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 305340

Accession Number: 1938.370.10

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, luster (optical property), transfer printing

GUSN: 305341

Accession Number: 1938.370.11

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, hand-painted, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 305342

Accession Number: 1938.370.12

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 305343

Accession Number: 1938.370.13

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 305344

Accession Number: 1938.370.14

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 305345

Accession Number: 1938.370.15

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, luster (optical property), transfer printing

GUSN: 305346

Accession Number: 1938.370.16

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, transfer printing

GUSN: 305347

Accession Number: 1938.370.17

Teacup

One of a set of twenty five. Pink transfer-printed porcelain handled teacup. Interior pink lustre border with a hand painted floral design. Transfer-printed flowers with superimposed paint adorn the exterior body.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, luster (optical property), transfer printing

GUSN: 305348

Accession Number: 1938.370.18

Electrified hanging lamp

Hand blown colorless glass hanging lamp with elaborate brass fittings with stamped floral design. Globular globe with everted rim. Electrified

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 305352

Accession Number: 1958.433

Rug

Rug with repeating diamond lozenge design on white field. Diamond and quadrilateral guards. Red, blue, purple, black and white.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 305357

Accession Number: 1958.434

Rug

Prayer rug patterned with rosettes on blue field. White border with rosettes, red and blue diamond guards. Pentagonal marker to orient to Mecca.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 305358

Accession Number: 1958.435

Rug

Prayer rug with geometric pattern on blue field. Serrated leaf and wineglass border. Repeating triangle guard. At one end S-sided ghul to be oriented towards Mecca.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 305359

Accession Number: 1958.436

Bedskirt

Three-panel plain white cotton bed skirt.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 305360

Accession Number: 1958.295

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: 305377

Accession Number: 1978.34.7

Teacup

A porcelain handled teacup. Exterior pink lustre with an integrated coral design. Interior basin adorned with a hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305407

Accession Number: 1970.274.6

Teacup

A porcelain handled teacup. Exterior pink lustre with an integrated coral design. Interior basin adorned with a hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), overglazing, hand-painted

GUSN: 305408

Accession Number: 1970.274.7

Saucer

A saucer with a pink lustre border and an integrated coral design. Centrally located hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), overglazing, hand-painted

GUSN: 305434

Accession Number: 1958.197.1

Teacup

A porcelain handled teacup. Exterior pink lustre with an integrated coral design. Interior basin adorned with a hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305435

Accession Number: 1958.197.2

Saucer

A saucer with a pink lustre border and an integrated coral design. Centrally located hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, luster (optical property), overglazing

GUSN: 305438

Accession Number: 1958.198.1

Teacup

A porcelain handled teacup. Exterior pink lustre with an integrated coral design. Interior basin adorned with a hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305439

Accession Number: 1958.198.2

Teacup

A porcelain handled teacup. Exterior pink lustre with an integrated coral design. Interior basin adorned with a hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, overglazing, hand-painted, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 305440

Accession Number: 1958.199.2

Teacup

A porcelain handled teacup. Exterior pink lustre with an integrated coral design. Interior basin adorned with a hand painted flower.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, luster (optical property), overglazing

GUSN: 305441

Accession Number: 1958.200.2

Cake Plate

Porcelain cake plate. Pink luster with an integrated coral design. Centrally located hand painted flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), overglazing, hand-painted

GUSN: 305451

Accession Number: 1958.191

Wash pitcher

Blue transfer-printed earthenware pitcher depicting an urn with classical figures, a ruin, and a waterway with a gondola winding between classical-style buildings. A second scene is printed on the border around the rim. It depicts an urn, a sailing vessel and distant mountains. Floral and geometric...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 305509

Accession Number: 1988.582

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305514

Accession Number: 1933.6395.6

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305515

Accession Number: 1933.6395.8

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305516

Accession Number: 1933.6395.10

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305517

Accession Number: 1933.6395.12

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305518

Accession Number: 1933.6395.14

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305519

Accession Number: 1933.6395.16

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), hand-painted, overglazing

GUSN: 305520

Accession Number: 1933.6395.18

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property), overglazing, hand-painted

GUSN: 305521

Accession Number: 1933.6395.20

Teacup

Porcelain handled teacup. Pink enameled band with a pink lustre foliate design and hand painted green leaves. Pink lustre accents around the rim and on the handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, luster (optical property), overglazing

GUSN: 305522

Accession Number: 1933.6395.22

Platter

Earthenware serving platter with purple transfer-print pattern "Canova". Central scene depicts a large urn with classical figures in the foreground, a gondola on a waterway in the mid-ground and classical buildings in the distance. Border pattern has a large urn and scenic vignettes alternating with...

Date: 1826-1835

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 305523

Accession Number: 1988.583

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 305534

Accession Number: 1924.859.5

Demitasse Saucer

Eight cream glazed porcelain saucers with scalloped edges. Gold circle with four bands radiating from circle to edge of saucer. Gold band around rim. Part of a nineteen piece demitasse set.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 305535

Accession Number: 2008.12.11.12-.19

Coffeepot

Cream glazed porcelain coffeepot with gold bands around scalloped foot, body, and scalloped rim. Vertical gold bands run from band around body to rim. Lid has two circular gold bands connected with vertical bands, and scalloped knop and handle. Part of a nineteen piece demitasse set.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 305536

Accession Number: 2008.12.11.1AB

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold band on rim.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 304522

Accession Number: 1965.61.18

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold band on rim.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 304523

Accession Number: 1965.61.19

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold band on rim.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 304524

Accession Number: 1965.61.20

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold band on rim.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 304525

Accession Number: 1965.61.21

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with hand-painted butterflies, sprays of leaves and flowers, with gold band on rim.

Date: 1879

Maker: Haviland & Co. (Maker)

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 304526

Accession Number: 1965.61.22

Plate

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Maker: unknown

GUSN: 304528

Accession Number: 1944.87

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