Historic New England

Willard Peele

Photograph of an original portrait of Willard Peele. He is looking directly at the viewer and is wearing a black suit with a white, frilled collar. Simple wood frame painted black.

Date: 1902

Maker: Reproduction of Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 203314

Accession Number: 2006.44.749

Tile

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting a ship with flag and a smaller boat to the left.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 203315

Accession Number: 1933.508.6

Tile

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting a woman in a two tiered skirt, wearing a hat, and carrying a handbag.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 203317

Accession Number: 1933.508.7

Photographic print of an oil painting portait bust of Mrs. Margaret Appleton Peele. She is sitting in a chair and wears a white shawl around her shoulders. She has a white lace collar and is wearing a white bonnet with a jewel pinned at the center.

Date: 1902

Maker: Reproduction of Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 203318

Accession Number: 2006.44.750

Tile

Square blue and white glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting man with three fish, house to left, building to right.

Date: 1650-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 203320

Accession Number: 1933.508.8

Dessert Spoon

Silver dessert spoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1846

Maker: Cogswell, Henry, 1824-1865 (Silversmith)

Material: coin silver

GUSN: 203326

Accession Number: 2010.4.1

Fire Bucket

Painted leather fire bucket with loop handle.

Date: 1802

Maker: Fenno, John (Maker)

Material: leather

GUSN: 203353

Accession Number: 2009.32.1

Pipe organ

Pipe organ in lagre mahogany case. 54-key keyboard with square panel of pleated peach silk. Stops with lead and zinc pipes. Made by George Stevens (1803-1894).

Date: ca. 1857

Maker: Stevens, George, 1803-1894 (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 203413

Accession Number: 1945.416

Plate

Circular porcelain plate with painted blue floral decoration. Center scene of rocks, bamboo, and a peony flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203425

Accession Number: 2006.44.1696

Armorial bowl

Porcelain bowl with painted armorial decoration of a small gold bird standing on a striped gold and black bar. Bird on bar painted atop a shield filled with gold flowers. Shield flanked by green laurel leaves. Bowl has scalloped rim with painted gold band decoration.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203427

Accession Number: 2006.44.1695

Serving bowl

Ceramic serving dish, oval shaped with sloped sides. Pink rose and blue rectangle transfer printed decoration around rim.

Date: 1903-1929

Maker: Carrollton China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203430

Accession Number: 2006.44.1693

Serving dish set

Ceramic serving dish set of an oval double handled serving dish with cover and squat double handled pot. Intertwined green and aqua laurel leaf decoration around rim.

Maker: Johnson Bros. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203435

Accession Number: 2006.44.1691

Serving dish

Ceramic serving dish, oval with scalloped edge, double handles and footed base [a] with matching scalloped edge cover [b] with handle. Intertwined green and aqua laurel leaf decoration around rim.

Maker: Johnson Bros. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203439

Accession Number: 2006.44.1691.1ab

Serving pot

Ceramic double handled serving pot with scalloped edge. Squat, bulbous form with small footed base. Intertwined green and aqua laurel leaf decoration around rim. Both handles have been broken off and the cover is missing.

Maker: Johnson Bros. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 203440

Accession Number: 2006.44.1691.2

Eggcup

Porcelain egg cup with short stemmed base. Hand painted decoration of a chicken on one side.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203441

Accession Number: 2006.44.1692

Serving bowl

Small ceramic serving bowl with three legs and handle. Brown glazed exterior and white glazed interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203448

Accession Number: 2006.44.1689

Tile

Four polychrome glazed shards.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 203449

Accession Number: 1918.1312A

Pair of bowls

Pair of ceramic bowls with hand painted pink and purple floral and cornucopia decoration on bowl base, with purple floral garland decoration around rim. Molded rope edge on exterior rim. Small flowers painted around the bowl exterior.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 203451

Accession Number: 2006.44.1690

Bowl

Ceramic bowl with hand painted pink and purple floral and cornucopia decoration on bowl base, with purple floral garland decoration around rim. Molded rope edge on exterior rim. Small flowers painted around the bowl exterior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203455

Accession Number: 2006.44.1690.1

Bowl

Ceramic bowl with hand painted pink and purple floral and cornucopia decoration on bowl base, with purple floral garland decoration around rim. Molded rope edge on exterior rim. Small flowers painted around the bowl exterior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 203460

Accession Number: 2006.44.1690.2

Tile

Square, maganese purple and white glazed tile depicting man with halo (perhaps Jesus) with three sheep and mountainous background landscape in double circular frame with stylized flowers in each corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 203467

Accession Number: 1959.121G

Tile

Square, maganese purple and white glazed tile depicting swan on water with four stylized flowers in corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 203473

Accession Number: 1961.189B

Tea service

Nineteen piece Noritake tea service consisting of: teapot with cover, sugar with cover, creamer, four tea cups, six saucers, and six dessert plates [missing two teacups]. Yellow band decoration around rim with black and white striped medallions containing orange and yellow flowers. Thin gold stripe ...

Date: 1921-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 203482

Accession Number: 2006.44.1694

Pair of glass bowls

Pair of flat bottomed, straight sided clear glass bowls. Glass is paper thin.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 203515

Accession Number: 2006.44.1688

Portrait of Mary Henderson Lyman (1799-1836)

Portrait of Mary Henderson Lyman (Mrs. Theodore Lyman, Jr.), seated facing left, wearing a white empire-waisted dress, pale yellow shawl, and red plaid turban. She holds a red leather bound book. Wood paneling in background.

Date: 1846

Maker: Alexander, Francis, 1800-1880 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 203719

Accession Number: 1966.118

Portrait of Lydia Pickering (Mrs. George Williams)

Portrait of Lydia Pickering Williams (1735/6-1826) seated by a red curtained window. She is wearing a ruffled white lace cap and sheer muslin fichu over a black dress. This is one of three portraits of Lydia Pickering Williams painted by Gilbert Stuart. Carved gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1824

Maker: Stuart, Gilbert (American painter, 1755-1828) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 203720

Accession Number: 2005.19

Mirror

Rectangular mirror within a molded frame with sawn and pierced crest and ears above and below.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneer

GUSN: 221981

Accession Number: 1990.140

Secretary

The bookcase wtih two glazed doors above three small drawers above a fall-front writing surface, all over a chest with three drawers with wooden pulls and one blind drawer, flanked by pilasters, all over turned ball feet.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 221989

Accession Number: 1990.203

Bookcase

Three-bay bookcase on cabinet, each with glazed doors with a gothic arch at top and fixed interior shelves; cabinets with panel in frame doors, two housing shelves, one with drawers. All fitted together with dowels.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 221991

Accession Number: 1990.205

Mirror

One of a pair, each of rectangular shape. Single pane of glass within a gilt frame with a deep, cove profile and stylized scallop shell at each corner.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)

Material: gilding, gesso, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 222002

Accession Number: 1990.1434.1

Mirror

One of a pair, each of rectangular shape. Single pane of glass within a gilt frame with a deep, cove profile and stylized scallop shell at each corner.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)

Material: glass (material), gilding, gesso, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222004

Accession Number: 1990.1434.2

Tennis Racket

Wooden tennis racket with grip wrapped in tape; 1 1/4" red leather band above grip; brown cloth ribbon band on top of leather band with scalloped edge and stitiched line motif; neck of racket comprised of inlaid wood with three colors or types of wood; strings are broken with border.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, cotton (textile), tape (materials), gut

GUSN: 222008

Accession Number: 1912.147

Purse net

Leather and net pouch; leather back and flap with two buttons; double-layer net front with tassels at bottom; leather shoulder strap.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, netting (process), metal

GUSN: 222009

Accession Number: 1922.169

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222013

Accession Number: 1922.813

Ice Skate

Wooden soles painted red with steel blades that curl up at the toe with acorn tip; screw through heel; leather ankle strap with metal o-rings.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), steel (alloy), leather

GUSN: 222014

Accession Number: 1925.813

Sora Rail

Unframed print of three birds. The birds are standing on dirt with tall grass behind them. All have brown or black feathers with black and white lines on them, striped bellies, red eyes, and green legs and feet.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) J.T. Bowen (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222031

Accession Number: 2006.44.876

Landscape with Flowers

Unframed mounted watercolor of pink, white, and yellow flowers in a field. Behind flowers on the right proper is a tree, on the left proper more field, and in the background are more trees.

Date: 1930

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222032

Accession Number: 2006.44.886

Landscape, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor of a landscape. The foreground is dirt and a bush with flowers, behind is a forest.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 222033

Accession Number: 2006.44.879

Flowers, Forge Paintings

Unframed mounted watercolor painting of a flower garden. The pink, white, purple, and yellow flowers are in the foreground, with a flowering tree growig from the right proper side. In the background to the left proper are trees and in the background to the right proper is a bush with yellow flowers.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222034

Accession Number: 2006.44.887

Waterpump, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor of a landscape with a house and a water pump. The foreground is of a tree with pink blooms and a white building on right. Behind the tree is a green water pump then more vegetation. On right is a brown house with a chimney.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 222035

Accession Number: 2006.44.880

Green House with Garden, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor painting of a flower garden with purple, red, yellow, orange, blue, and white flowers. There is an orange flowered tree to the right proper of the garden, and a house painted green with a brown roof in the background.

Date: 1933

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222037

Accession Number: 2006.44.888

Tree Garden, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor of a fruit tree with peach colored fruit and blooming flowers. The foreground is cut grass, the background is more trees.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 222038

Accession Number: 2006.44.881

Autumn Farm, Forge Paintings

Unframed mounted watercolor painting of a tree in Autumn. The tree is in the foreground with orange and yellow leaves. In the background, to the right proper is a green building surrounded by trees, and behind the tree is a pink house. The rest of the scene is trees with green, yellow, orange, and p...

Date: 1934

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222039

Accession Number: 2006.44.889

Stone Wall, Forge Paintings

Unframed watercolor of a house and stone wall in a landscape. In the foreground is a field of cut grass leading up to a stone wall. There are trees and bushes behind and the roof of a house with a chimney.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 222040

Accession Number: 2006.44.883

Bed Jacket

Ecru-colored short-sleeved bed jacket with white down trim on the sleeves around neck and along inside front edges; loosely-knitted outer layer over nylon lining; silk ties at waist.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, cotton (textile), down

GUSN: 222043

Accession Number: 2001.261

Field With Flowers, Forge Paintings

Unframed mounted watercolor of a field with a group of red and orange flowers. In the background are trees, in the foreground on the left and right proper sides are more flowers,

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222044

Accession Number: 2006.44.890

Stephen W. Phillip's Cottage, Forge Paintings

Unframed mounted watercolor of a house and garden. Behind the garden is a green house with a grey roof, behind house are trees.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222045

Accession Number: 2006.44.884

Yellow and Pink Flowers, Forge Paintings

Unframed mounted watercolor painting of yellow, white, purple, and orange flowers. In the background to the right proper side is a green house.

Date: 1934

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222046

Accession Number: 2006.44.891

House with a Chair, Forge Paintings

Unframed mounted watercolor of a house with a chair on its porch and a garden. In the foreground is a field of cut grass with a garden of flowers to the right. Behind are trees and a house painted brown with a purple roof.

Maker: Noyes, Ann A. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), ink

GUSN: 222047

Accession Number: 2006.44.885

Courtly Woman in the Street

Unframed print of two women in Renaissance clothing standing on the street bowing to men and women. Behind them are three harnessed horses. In the background are people being held back by guards.

Date: ca. 1911

Maker: Shaw, Byam, 1872-1919 (Artist) Fine Arts Publishing Co. Ltd. (Copyright holder)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222048

Accession Number: 2006.44.896

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