Historic New England

Electrified girandole

Electrified lamp with square marble base, vase-shaped molded brass pedestal with acathus leaves. Mold-blown glass globe with everted scalloped lip, etched design of grapevine and flowers, frosted around neck. Stars on prisms.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, brass (alloy), marble (rock)

GUSN: 290506

Accession Number: 1958.329

Sideboard

Bowfront sideboard with six drawers in a central group flanked by sets of two deeper drawers. Front legs formed by spiral turned engaged columns topped by pineapple carving, ending in ball feet.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 290507

Accession Number: 1958.330

Flatware case

Lidded red leather and wood cutlery box with sloping front, brass fittings and stamped gold floral decoration.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gold leaf, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 290508

Accession Number: 1958.331

Settee

Small two-person settee with a seperated back with a small wooden knob between them, rolled unpholstered arms, and turned legs. Front castors. The cream colored upholstery with black fringe is thought to be original.

Date: 1887-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290509

Accession Number: 1990.188

Tray

Cyma curved tin tray, painted black with brown at pointed edges. Blue, white, and green stenciled daises and leaves on edges, and gold paint on rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 290511

Accession Number: 1958.337

Tray

Oval tin tray painted black with floral band of leaves and lines on edges. Lines in gold.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 290512

Accession Number: 1958.338

Rug

Wool rug with repeating pattern of geometric guls in orange and blue on red field. Diamond patterns fill spaces between guls; border mirrors diamond patterns.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 290513

Accession Number: 1958.353

Rug

Wool rug with diagonal repeating pattern of brown angular botehs on blue field with zig-zag, geometrics. Four-banded border in brown, red, blue and white.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 290514

Accession Number: 1958.354

Armchair

High backed armchair with balloon back and carved rosewood floral crest. Carved serpentine front seat rail and legs. Casters on all four feet. Seat and back upholstered in a dark red velvet with purple gimp trim [faded to a pale pink].

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), upholstering, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 290523

Accession Number: 1950.567.5

Settee

Settee with tri-partite back and open arms. Carved rosewood crests with floral and foliate motif. Carved seat rail. Seat and back upholstered in a dark red velvet with purple gimp trim [faded to a pale pink].

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), upholstering, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 290524

Accession Number: 1950.567.6

Settee

Shield-back settee with yellow silk upholstery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290546

Accession Number: 1971.1005

Bench

Settee with a moveable back, iron arms, and original graining.

Date: 1857-1866

Maker: Haskell, William O. (Cabinetmaker)

GUSN: 290547

Accession Number: 1969.261

Reclining Sofa

Reclining sofa with one rolled arm, a square back, and turned wooden legs. The arm reclines, controled with a lever under the outside edge of the roll. The sofa is upholstered with green plush velvet with a diamond and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), upholstery

GUSN: 290649

Accession Number: 1993.861

Sofa

Sofa with a straight, plain back. The arms are carved wood that scroll toward the sofa and sit on carved pineapples. The front two legs are carved, the back two are straight. All four legs terminate on brass casters. The upholstery is a light green velvet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290652

Accession Number: 1993.718

Teapot

Pink luster teapot with lid. Teapot (a) oval in shape with four feet and molded sides. Sides painted pink with pink luster design of a house with trees and birds. Pink luster stripe along edge of spout and teapot mouth. Lid (b) with molded flower knop and pink luster stripe on lid and flower.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290686

Accession Number: 1958.343AB

Dessert plate

One of a pair of whiteware plates with pink luster leaf design at center and pink luster rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290688

Accession Number: 1958.344.1

Dessert plate

One of a pair of whiteware plates with pink luster leaf design at center and pink luster rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290690

Accession Number: 1958.344.2

Cellarette set

Sixteen-piece cellarette including six large case bottles with stoppers, six small case bottles with stoppers, two tumblers, a wine glass, and wooden case. Vessels gold-painted on shoulders with grape vines, grape bunches, and stars.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 290694

Accession Number: 1958.327

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290697

Accession Number: 1958.327.1ab

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290701

Accession Number: 1958.327.2ab

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290703

Accession Number: 1958.327.3ab

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290704

Accession Number: 1958.327.4ab

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290705

Accession Number: 1958.327.5ab

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290706

Accession Number: 1958.327.6ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290707

Accession Number: 1958.327.7ab

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of undulating gimp ribbon wrapped with beaded cord. The border is flocked with green felt except for the tan cord figure and the pink center of the gimp ribbon. The lower edge of the border has been cut along the pattern to create a scalloped edge. Block-printed i...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291560

Accession Number: 2001.281.1019

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291562

Accession Number: 1958.349.5ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291563

Accession Number: 1958.349.6ab

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of alternating stylized shell and flower figures block-printed in yellow and brown above a band of green flocking overprinted with clover and fretwork pattern in green and black. Narrow yellow and brown stripes run along the bottom of the border. Block-printed in ye...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291564

Accession Number: 2001.281.1020

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291565

Accession Number: 1958.349.7ab

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Pattern imitates architectural molding. Medallion and stylized flower figures alternate along a band resembling chain-links. Block-printed in metallic gold, brown, peach and green flocking on ungrounded paper. Flocking is overprinted in light green and black.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291566

Accession Number: 2001.281.1021

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291567

Accession Number: 1958.349.8ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291568

Accession Number: 1958.349.9ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291569

Accession Number: 1958.349.10ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291570

Accession Number: 1958.349.11ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291571

Accession Number: 1958.349.12ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) with oriental scene and saucer (b). Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291573

Accession Number: 1958.349.13ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) with oriental scene and saucer (b). Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291576

Accession Number: 1958.349.14ab

Teacup

Mulberry transfer-printed teacup with oriental scene. Handless and with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291578

Accession Number: 1958.349.15

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Dense pattern of naturalistic flowers and foliage against dark green flocked background. Part of the roll's bottom edge has been cut around the shape of the pattern, the rest of the roll remains uncut. The pattern is block-printed in three greens, four blues, two shades of...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291584

Accession Number: 2001.281.1022

Teacup and saucer

One of a set of pearlware cups (a) and saucers (b) decorated with pink bands containing pink luster wavy lines below rims. Vine and flowers below rims, red rose with green leaves and pink luster sprays on bases.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291585

Accession Number: 1958.351.1AB

Wallpaper Border

Two fragments of rolled wallpaper border with a pattern of gold quatrefoil figures against black flocking. Gray and orange elongated trefoil or diamond figures extend from either side of the quatrefoils printed on the black flocking. Gold stripes run along the top and bottom of the border. Block-p...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291586

Accession Number: 2001.281.1023AB

Teacup and saucer

One of a set of pearlware cups (a) and saucers (b) decorated with pink bands containing pink luster wavy lines below rims. Vine and flowers below rims, red rose with green leaves and pink luster sprays on bases.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291587

Accession Number: 1958.351.2AB

Saucer

Saucer from a set of pearlware cups and saucers decorated with pink bands containing pink luster wavy lines below rims. Vine and flowers below rims, red rose with green leaves and pink luster sprays on bases.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291588

Accession Number: 1958.351.3

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border with gold bead pattern. Alternating large and small gold beads against flocked maroon background. Bands of gold and brown stripes run along top and bottom edges of the border. Block printed in two browns and ochre with gold leaf and maroon flocking on white groun...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process), gilding

GUSN: 291589

Accession Number: 2001.281.1024

Dessert plate set

Set of seventeen whiteware dessert plates with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes. Set consists of nine small plates and eight larger plates.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291590

Accession Number: 1958.339

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of laurel branches tied with blue ribbon against flocked maroon. Upper band of gold stripes, lower band of gold and brown pointed arches. Block-printed in metallic gold, brown, ochre, three blues and maroon flocking on pale ochre ground. The flocking is overprinted ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291591

Accession Number: 2001.281.1025

Dessert plate

Small size whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291592

Accession Number: 1958.339.1

Dessert plate

Small size whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291596

Accession Number: 1958.339.2

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of two alternating green, red and blue medallions on white background. One medallion is a quatrefoil formed by interlocked green oval rings with red and dark blue interior. The second medallion is oblong, formed by green scrolls, red interior with dark blue quatref...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 291601

Accession Number: 2001.281.1026

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