Historic New England

Plate

Circular glass plate with mottled, overlapping brown splotches resembling a tortoiseshell pattern.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174770

Accession Number: 1993.592

Flat paperweight made of clear glass, commerating the 50th Anniversary of the National Early American Glass club. Rectangular flate shape has scalloped sides. Yellow label adhered to bottom is visible and readable from the top. Label printed with commemorative date and a sketch of a candlestick.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174771

Accession Number: 1993.596

Cup Plate

Pair of pressed glass cup plates. Daisy design in well of plate with stars surrounding well. Dotted decoration all-over. Densely scalloped rim.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174772

Accession Number: 1993.586

Cup Plate

Pair of pressed glass cup plates. Daisy design in well of plate with stars surrounding well. Dotted decoration all-over. Densely scalloped rim. Number painted on dish is .86 instead of .586.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174774

Accession Number: 1993.586.1

Cup Plate

Pair of pressed glass cup plates. Daisy design in well of plate with stars surrounding well. Dotted decoration all-over. Densely scalloped rim. Number painted on dish is .86 instead of .586.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174775

Accession Number: 1993.586.2

Bottle

Flat flask-shaped bottle made of green molded glass. Has oval bottom, rounded sides, rounded shoulders, short cylindrical neck and heavy applied lip.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174777

Accession Number: 1993.576

Bottle

Flat flask-shaped bottle made of green molded glass with oval bottom, rounded sides, rounded shoulders, short cylindrical neck and heavy applied lip. One side has molded bust of Columbia (female head) encircled by thirteen small stars. Opposite side has molded Eagle with shield and arrows, perched o...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mold-blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174779

Accession Number: 1993.576.1

Bottle

Flat flask-shaped bottle made of green molded glass with oval bottom, rounded sides, rounded shoulders, short cylindrical neck and heavy applied lip. One side has molded bust of George Washington encircled by "GEORGE WASHINGTON." Opposite side has molded eagle carrying a branch in its beak, with shi...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mold-blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174780

Accession Number: 1993.576.2

Bottle

Flat flask-shaped hand blown brown glass bottle with applied c-shaped handle. Kicked-up bottom. Ring at top of neck. Cork stopper inside top. Embossed circular label on front.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174781

Accession Number: 1993.577

Bottle

Tall square bottle made of pressed or molded glass with a light-green tint. Square body tapers at shoulders, forming a Gothic style arch on each side. Four edges are beveled. Wide cylindrical neck has heavy ring at base of neck. Manufacturers molded on bottom.

Date: c. 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174788

Accession Number: 1993.578

Bottle

Pair of square electric blue hand blown glass bottles. Slightly kicked up bottom. Flared rim.

Date: Late 18th C - Early 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174796

Accession Number: 1993.575

Bottle

Pair of square electric blue hand blown glass bottles. Slightly kicked up bottom. Flared rim.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174797

Accession Number: 1993.575.1

Bottle

Pair of square electric blue hand blown glass bottles. Slightly kicked up bottom. Flared rim.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174798

Accession Number: 1993.575.2

Decanter

Blown glass decanter [a] with stopper [b]. Decanter has a tapered neck and flared rim. Stopper is flat and octagonal.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174799

Accession Number: 1993.573.1AB

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Rings around the neck and diamond pattern on the body. Silver sherry label hangs from the neck

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, silver (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 174807

Accession Number: 1993.572A-C

Club

Wood club from Tonga, a variation of apa'apai club. Four-sided, faceted shape ending in a faceted point. The club is narrower and rounder at the handle end, and progresses up to a more defined and wider surface at the head. Many carved panels filled with varying geometric designs of zigzags, lines,...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174808

Accession Number: 2006.44.1489

Decanter

Decanter (a) with cut circular stopper (b) and rectangular silver "Whiskey" label (c) hanging around decanter neck. Decanter has cylindrical bulbous body, arched shoulder, three applied rings on neck and wide flaring lip. Decanter decorated with ribbing above base and oblong panels around shoulder. ...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, pressed glass

GUSN: 174809

Accession Number: 1993.571.1A-C

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174812

Accession Number: 1993.556

Club

Long, heavy, cylindrical wooden war club, or povai, covered with carved panels containing small zig-zag patterns, very likely from Tonga but possibly from Samoa or Fiji. Only the handle end and top of the club are unadorned. The shape of the club tapers from narrower at the handle to wider at the h...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174813

Accession Number: 2006.44.1488

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174814

Accession Number: 1993.556.1

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174815

Accession Number: 1993.556.2

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174816

Accession Number: 1993.556.3

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174817

Accession Number: 1993.556.4

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174818

Accession Number: 1993.556.5

Dessert Bowls

Dessert bowl or sherbet made of pressed clear glass in Ashburton type design. Shallow bowl decorated with six large facets. Short squat stem opens to wide foot with six scallops around edge.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174819

Accession Number: 1993.556.6

Club

Cylindrical wood club probably from Tonga, with carved panels enclosing a zig-zag pattern on all surfaces. There is a thin incised line curving around the club from the mid-point to the head. On the head end of the club, panels are interspersed with carved guns, men holding guns or gun-shapes, one ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174820

Accession Number: 2006.44.1487

Cordial glass

Four pressed glass cordials in Ashburton-type design. Glasses with faceted bowls. Facets with scalloping at top of facet. Stem with molded ring. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174821

Accession Number: 1993.554

Cordial glass

Pressed glass cordial in Ashburton-type design. Glasses with faceted bowls. Facets with scalloping at top of facet. Stem with molded ring. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174822

Accession Number: 1993.554.1

Cordial glass

Pressed glass cordial in Ashburton-type design. Glasses with faceted bowls. Facets with scalloping at top of facet. Stem with molded ring. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174823

Accession Number: 1993.554.2

Cordial glass

Pressed glass cordial in Ashburton-type design. Glasses with faceted bowls. Facets with scalloping at top of facet. Stem with molded ring. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174824

Accession Number: 1993.554.3

Kava bowl

Massive round kava bowl with four round legs and a hanging bracket, carved from one piece of wood. From Fiiji or Tonga. The inside of the bowl is smooth and polished. Kava is a drink used throughout the Pacific Islands for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes. It is refered to as yaqona in Fiji.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174825

Accession Number: 2006.44.2618

Cordial glass

Pressed glass cordial in Ashburton-type design. Glasses with faceted bowls. Facets with scalloping at top of facet. Stem with molded ring. Circular base. Flared rim.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174826

Accession Number: 1993.554.4

Goblet

Goblet made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl decorated with two rows of squat facets. Six sided stems flares outward at bottom, attached to plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot. All have same design and shape. Measurements, stems, and sharpness of edges vary slightlyy betw...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174827

Accession Number: 1993.550

Goblet

Goblet made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl decorated with two rows of squat facets. Six sided stems flares outward at bottom, attached to plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot. All have same design and shape. Measurements, stems, and sharpness of edges vary slightlyy betw...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174828

Accession Number: 1993.550.1

Goblet

Goblet made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl decorated with two rows of squat facets. Six sided stems flares outward at bottom, attached to plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot. All have same design and shape. Measurements, stems, and sharpness of edges vary slightlyy betw...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174829

Accession Number: 1993.550.2

Goblet

Goblet made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl decorated with two rows of squat facets. Six sided stems flares outward at bottom, attached to plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot. All have same design and shape. Measurements, stems, and sharpness of edges vary slightlyy betw...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174830

Accession Number: 1993.550.3

Goblet

Goblet made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl decorated with two rows of squat facets. Six sided stems flares outward at bottom, attached to plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot. All have same design and shape. Measurements, stems, and sharpness of edges vary slightlyy betw...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174831

Accession Number: 1993.550.4

Goblet

Goblet made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl decorated with two rows of squat facets. Six sided stems flares outward at bottom, attached to plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot. All have same design and shape. Measurements, stems, and sharpness of edges vary slightlyy betw...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174832

Accession Number: 1993.550.5

Sherry Glass

Short sherry or wine glass made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl has flaring rim and two rows of squat facets. Short six-sided stem flares outward towards plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 174833

Accession Number: 1993.553

Charger

Round porcelain charger with blue and white Imperial Nanking pattern featuring a central scene of a landscape and river scene, painted gilt edge.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174834

Accession Number: 2006.44.1157

Sherry Glass

Short sherry or wine glass made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl has flaring rim and two rows of squat facets. Short six-sided stem flares outward towards plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174835

Accession Number: 1993.553.1

Sherry Glass

Short sherry or wine glass made of clear pressed glass in Ashburton-type design. Bowl has flaring rim and two rows of squat facets. Short six-sided stem flares outward towards plain circular foot. Seams visible on foot.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174836

Accession Number: 1993.553.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample of Art Nouveau paper consisting of tulips with swirling leaves. Printed in red, green, brown and black on a blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175840

Accession Number: 1985.26.112

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating foliated fleur-de-lys in beige framed by alternating rows of maroon and ivory mouchette. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175841

Accession Number: 1985.26.196

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large bouquets of roses and rose bud sprigs against a field of alternating liquid mica and blue moire stripes. Printed in two greens, three pinks, red, two ochres, blue and white on an embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175842

Accession Number: 1985.26.103

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous light and dark green narrow stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175843

Accession Number: 1985.26.107

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Light green cross hatching on a green ground overprinted with black serpentine screen, perhaps to imitate grass cloth? Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175844

Accession Number: 1985.26.106

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Narrow yellow and tan stripes flanked by green liquid mica stripes and continuous row of cream colored roses. Printed on a green ground and floral embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175845

Accession Number: 1985.26.109