Historic New England

Leather Sample Book

Small booklet made of pages of different colors of leather.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 50238

Accession Number: 1982.280

Kneeling Bench

Simple, plush construction; later red ingrain carpet covering.

Date: 1826-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood), upholstering

GUSN: 50239

Accession Number: 1982.282

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50240

Accession Number: 1982.338.1

Mirror

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50241

Accession Number: 1982.1218

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50242

Accession Number: 1983.1

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50243

Accession Number: 1983.2

Carpet

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 50244

Accession Number: 1983.3

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Applied rings to the neck. Fluted round stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50245

Accession Number: 1983.15AB

Plate

Octagonal pressed glass plate in thistle pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50247

Accession Number: 1983.16.1

Plate

Octagonal pressed glass plate in thistle pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50248

Accession Number: 1983.16.2

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50249

Accession Number: 1983.17

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50250

Accession Number: 1983.18.1

Salt Cellar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50251

Accession Number: 1983.18.2

Spill Holder

Glass footed spill holder. Faceted body. Lyre design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50252

Accession Number: 1983.19.1

Spill Holder

Glass footed spill holder. Faceted body. Lyre design.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50253

Accession Number: 1983.19.2

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50254

Accession Number: 1983.20

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 50255

Accession Number: 1983.21

Vase

Engraved vase. Vase body engraved with a scene of the tomb of Thaddeus Kosciuszko in a frosted glass landscape against a red lacquered background. Frosted foliate designs and gold scroll borders.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), dye

GUSN: 50256

Accession Number: 1983.22

Ewer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 50257

Accession Number: 1983.25

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 50258

Accession Number: 1983.26

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 50259

Accession Number: 1983.27.1

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 50260

Accession Number: 1983.27.2

Octagonal melon-shaped body with reeded, twisted handle and reeded spout; brown [foo?]-dog finial; [Meissen?] "basketweave" in relief around top of body and on cover; scene in blue and white of pagodas, streams and mountains; handles leafy terminals are highlighted in blue and gilding; blue "fishbon...

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 50261

Accession Number: 1983.28AB

Flowerpot

Porcelain flowerpot with flared rim, unglazed interior, enameled exterior. Decoration of rose colored peonies, green tendrils, and butterflies on a gold ground; four scrolled medallions with alternating scenes of 1) birds, butterflies and flowers and 2) figures on white.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 50262

Accession Number: 1983.29

Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 50263

Accession Number: 1983.30

Platter

Footed porcelain platter with elliptical body and scalloped edge. Scroll and bat border pattern on metallic gold ground. Border medallions frame scenes with flowers, birds and insects. Central scene of elderly man seated at a table surrounded by women and two servants.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 50264

Accession Number: 1983.31

Pitcher

White parian body; cylindrical w/ 4 "pinched" sides; mistletoe in relief all over body; brown border around base and rim of diamond-shaped ground of mistletoe berries; four vertical brown bands; scrolled handle.

Date: 1881 +

Maker: William Bromfield & Son (Maker)

Material: porcelain, molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques)

GUSN: 50265

Accession Number: 1983.32

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50266

Accession Number: 1983.33.1

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 50267

Accession Number: 1983.33.2

Gameboard

Gold and black laquered gameboard. Gameboard folds in the middle on hinges forming a box. Exterior painted with checkered pattern with Asian figures in the black squares. Interior painted with black and red backgammon pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 50268

Accession Number: 1983.34