Historic New England

Fish platter

Porcelain fish platter with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199349

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.298

Platter

Porcelain platter with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199364

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.296

Tea service

Small white tea service. The cups and saucers have a gold floral print with some decorative scroll work. The set includes three saucers and three teacups.

Maker: unknown

Material: bone china, porcelain

GUSN: 199365

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884

Tureen

Porcelain tureen and cover with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "Ps". Lid handle is in shape of an acorn. Dish has two gold detail handles.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199366

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.330AB

Compote

Porcelain footed compote dish with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "Ps" on the bowl and stem.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199368

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.313

Teacup

Small white teacup with a gold floral pattern around the top and bottom with a decorative handle that has gold accenting.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199369

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884.1

Sauceboat

Porcelain sauceboat with cover with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "Ps". Acorn shaped handle on cover.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199370

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.327AB

Teacup

Small white teacup with a gold floral pattern around the top and bottom with a decorative handle that has gold accenting.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199371

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884.2

Teacup

Small white teacup with a gold floral pattern around the top and bottom with a decorative handle that has gold accenting.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199373

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884.3

Saucer

Small white saucer with gold floral pattern around the rim and a decorative scroll around the inset for the teacup.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199374

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884.4

Teacup

Porcelain blue and white teacup with painted scene of a Monastery and bells "Mission Santa Barbara".

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199375

Accession Number: 2006.44.2888.1

Saucer

Small white saucer with gold floral pattern around the rim and a decorative scroll around the inset for the teacup.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199376

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884.5

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer with painted scene of a Monastery "Mission Santa Barbara".

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199377

Accession Number: 2006.44.2888.2

Saucer

Small white saucer with gold floral pattern around the rim and a decorative scroll around the inset for the teacup.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199378

Accession Number: 2006.44.2884.6

Tea service that contains seven pieces, a teapot, a sugar bowl, a waste bowl, two tea bowls and two saucers. The set is white with a blue floral design that includes flowers, leaves, and grapes. Around the sides is a landscape scene, which includes a castle and a waterway.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: J Hall and Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: bone china, porcelain

GUSN: 199379

Accession Number: 2006.44.2895

Plate

Large porcelain plate with white glaze body and mulit-colored floral decoration.

Maker: Richard Briggs Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 199380

Accession Number: 2006.44.2834

Teapot

Teapot with a white with a blue floral design that includes flowers, leaves, and grapes. Around the sides is a landscape scene, which includes a castle and a waterway.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: J Hall and Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199381

Accession Number: 2006.44.2895.1ab

Platter

Large blue and white porcelain platter with geometric and floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199384

Accession Number: 2006.44.2835

Sugar bowl

Sugar bowl with a white with a blue floral design that includes flowers, leaves, and grapes. Around the sides is a landscape scene that includes a castle and a waterway.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: J Hall and Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199385

Accession Number: 2006.44.2895.2

Pitcher

Large blue and white pitcher with castle and sheep decoration. Square handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199390

Accession Number: 2006.44.2896

Waste bowl

Waste bowl with a white with a blue floral design that includes flowers, leaves, and grapes. Around the sides is a landscape scene that includes a castle and a waterway. On the inside of the bowl is a house.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: J Hall and Sons

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199391

Accession Number: 2006.44.2895.3

Bowl

Porcelain Canton bowl with scalloped edge. Trimmed in blue with scenic landscape.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199396

Accession Number: 2006.44.2915

Cream pitcher

Small dark blue cream pitcher with a hunting scene. The spout has a floral pattern and the handle is flat at the top then curves out. The inscription has a geometric pattern around the outside.

Maker: unknown

Material: bone china, porcelain

GUSN: 199399

Accession Number: 2006.44.2897

Soup tureen

Porcelian Canton soup tureen with cover with blue and white scenic landscape deocration and pig handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199400

Accession Number: 2006.44.2916AB

Teacup

White teasup with blue stripes. The interior has three bunches of flower and leaf design. The handle is very small with a floral print on the top with a scrol design. The exterior has a floral and vine print over the stripes.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199401

Accession Number: 2006.44.2891

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Fitzhugh pattern consisting of clusters of vegetation around a central circular design of an abstract flower over a diaper pattern, border is a Nanking pattern of a ring of arrows and dots surrounded by an outer band in a diaper design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199405

Accession Number: 2006.44.1832.7

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Fitzhugh pattern consisting of clusters of vegetation around a central circular design of an abstract flower over a diaper pattern, border is a Nanking pattern of a ring of arrows and dots surrounded by an outer band in a diaper design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199408

Accession Number: 2006.44.1832.6

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate in a blue and white Fitzhugh pattern consisting of clusters of vegetation around a central circular design of an abstract flower over a diaper pattern, border is a Nanking pattern of a ring of arrows and dots surrounded by an outer band in a diaper design.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199409

Accession Number: 2006.44.1832.5

Vase

Square ceramic vase with feet, orange bird, spider and dragon fly decoration on each panel.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199410

Accession Number: 2006.44.3070

Tray

Round glass tray with gold painted floral decoration.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199411

Accession Number: 2006.44.1815.4

Aluminum splatter guard

Aluminum splatter guard. Consists of three rectangular panels connected by hinges as if they were a triptych. Each of the corners of each panel is rounded. The panels can fold out, so that the splatter guard can stand and surround a frying pan on three sides. Comes in original plastic package.

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 224687

Accession Number: 2010.17.25

Toy Fire Station with four vehicles

Wooden Fire Station [.1a] with Fire Department sign [b], clock tower [c] and clock tower roof [d]. Includes Fire Truck [.2]; Fire Chief car [.3]; Ambulance [.4]; High Way Patrol Car [.5].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 224689

Accession Number: 2010.17.27

Homemade Halloween party noisemaker

Toy Halloween noisemaker. Consists of an aluminum can mounted on a stick, and covered in oak tag and construction paper. The can is filled with small pebbles, or possibly beans, that make noise when the toy is shaken. The stick is an actual tree branch, complete with bark. The can is decorated to re...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Probably Vasiliou, Theodore W., Mr. (Maker)

Material: aluminum cans, cardboard, construction paper, glue, wood (plant material), pebble (rock), bean

GUSN: 224691

Accession Number: 2010.17.29

Framed print

Lithograph of a shepherdess tending a flock of sheep, by an unidentified artist, possibly after Maxfield Parrish. The woman is standing in the doorway of a barn. She is wearing a white bonnet, green blouse, blue skirt, and a white apron. She is holding a staff in her left hand. Behind the flock of s...

Date: 1910-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: color lithographs, wood (plant material), gesso, glass (material), cotton (textile), hooks (fasteners)

GUSN: 224692

Accession Number: 2010.17.30

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, used as a shelf liner. This piece is roughly square in shape, with a mosaic pattern in brown, eggshell, peach, and seafoam green colors. The back of the linoleum fragment is a variegated brown and black color.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224693

Accession Number: 2010.17.31

Linoleum

Two linoleum fragments with an identical tiled floral pattern; perhaps made to resemble an embroidered rug. Both fragments were used as shelf liners. The linoleum fragments are both roughly rectangular in shape. The patterned sides of these two fragments are in various shades of brown, yellow, orang...

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224694

Accession Number: 2010.17.32AB

Linoleum

(A-D) Four linoleum fragments, all with the same identical pattern - likely from the same original sheet of linoleum. The pattern consists of geometric shapes and designs in black, yellow, and gray, on an off-white ground with gray and salmon-colored spots. The back of each piece is reddish-brown in...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224695

Accession Number: 2010.17.33A-D

Fabric Remnant and Curtains

Unused cotton fabric remnant of Asian style design with purple flowers on black branches and green rectangular blocks with gold accents [.1]. Left over from curtains used at 71 Melrose Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. Also have three pairs of curtains made from fabric [.2.1A-.3B]

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224696

Accession Number: 2010.17.34.1-.2.3B

Framed letter

Framed print of a letter written by Sir Walter Ralegh to Robert Dudley, governor of the United Provinces, in March 1586.

Date: 03-29-1586

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224697

Accession Number: 2006.44.2568

Table

Rectangular table with one drawer with two knob handles. The four legs are turned and the feet are tapered. There is a fifth leg in the back right corner that is attached to a bar of wood that can be pulled out to aid in the extension of the table. At the back edge are halves of hinges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224698

Accession Number: 2006.44.1619

Needlework picture

Framed needlework of a flaming heart. The red heart is surrounded by a spined crown, and drops of blood run from a crack. On the top of the heart stands a brown cross in flames. The needlework is embroidered on a beige linen canvas. The frame is carved and gilded

Maker: unknown

Material: thread, linen (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224699

Accession Number: 2006.44.2567

Loving Cup

Cup with opposing loop handles on stemmed foot.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224700

Accession Number: 2001.247

Pierced tray

Pierced brass tray with floral and vine decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224702

Accession Number: 2006.44.2780

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224703

Accession Number: 2001.248

Framed letter

Letter signed by John G. Whittier. The letter is framed in a marie-louise and a plain black wooden frame.

Date: 1882

Maker: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 (Signer)

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

GUSN: 224704

Accession Number: 2006.44.2565

Cast relief

A rectangular cast relief of a colonial man. The man has his left side to the viewer showing his profile. He is wearing a hat and his hands are out in front of him and there is a sword at his side. His coat stops at knee level. The back has a long wire that is attached in four places and a smaller l...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plaster

GUSN: 224705

Accession Number: 2006.44.2554

Handkerchief box

Rectangular inlaid wood handkerchief box with green silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 224706

Accession Number: 2006.44.2775AB

Wool Blanket

Red woolen blanket with light pink satin edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 224707

Accession Number: 2010.17.35

Framed letter

Framed letter from Joshua Bayley adressed to the Sheriff of the County of Essex in July 9, 1750. The letter is wrtten on both sides. The frame is a plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224710

Accession Number: 2006.44.2566

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224712

Accession Number: 2001.249

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