Historic New England

Tea bowl

Tea bowl, decorated with landscapes with figures in reserves painted in enamels; separated by three cartouches with landscapes; gold and brown spear design around inside rim

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357640

Accession Number: 1976.74

Tea bowl

Tea bowl, decorated with landscapes with figures separated by two cartouches, one with birds, smaller one with landscape design around inside rim; in orange and black, gld trace in well

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357641

Accession Number: 1976.75

Tea bowl

Tea bowl, famille rose enamel decoration, basket of flowers in reserves, separated by flowers in cartouches; decoration inside rim, floral sprig in well

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357642

Accession Number: 1976.76

Tea bowl

Tea bowl, crest with initials "T.J.W." in blue and gold enamel; design on rim in blue and gold; flower spray on side

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357643

Accession Number: 1976.77

Tea bowl

Tea bowl, landscape with figures in reserves, painted in enamels separated by cartouches of landscape and floral sprays. Black and orange border around inside of rim; design in well

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357644

Accession Number: 1976.78

Teacup

Teacup with handle, large floral spray with ribbon on front, sprigs on sides; wide band of decoration around top with flowers in cartouches painted in enamels

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357645

Accession Number: 1976.80

Teacup

Teacup with handle; flower basket on front with small flowers in cartouches and scale design on either side of handle; famille rose enamel decoration

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357646

Accession Number: 1976.81

Teacup with handle; Chinese figures in panels, interior scenes; orange and gray flowers in cartouche enclosed at top and bottom with gray border design around handle; orange and gray design and rim on outside

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357647

Accession Number: 1976.82

Teacup

Teacup with handle; Chinese landscape with figures on 3/4 of cup; cartouches with landscape between handle, gold design with four circles at top and bottom of cartouche

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357648

Accession Number: 1976.83

Saucer

Saucer decorated with interior scene with figures done in enamels, flowers in oblong reserves separated by flower design in circles around inside below rim

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357649

Accession Number: 1976.84

Saucers

Three saucers; painted enamels decorated with a landscape scene with five figures in center; border design under rim with cartouch enclosing small landscapes with swags

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357650

Accession Number: 1976.86.1-.3

Saucer

Saucer; floral spray painted in enamels in well; cartouches with flowers forming a wide border around inside below rim

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357651

Accession Number: 1976.87

Saucer

Saucer; painted in enamels; landscape with three Chinese figures in center, four cartouches with landscapes below inside rim

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357652

Accession Number: 1976.88

Saucer

Saucer; painted in enamels; four Chinese figures in garden; two seated, small dog; four cartouches with landscapes separated by diaper pattern under inside rim; small repeat single flower design between border and center scene, chip on rim

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357653

Accession Number: 1976.89

Bowl

Porcelain bowl

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357654

Accession Number: 1976.90

Bowl

Bowl in orange Fitzhugh pattern; heavily pitted with many imperfections within bowl

Date: c. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357655

Accession Number: 1976.101

Bowl

Bowl, underglaze blue strapwork and two large cartouches containing enamel figures of (obverse) two figures seated at a table under a tree, the third standing and bowling; reverse: three figures standing by a house, one holding yellow flowers, diaper border at inside rim; underglaze blue, pink, blue...

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357656

Accession Number: 1976.102

Teapot

Squat circular body with straight molded spout and applied C-scroll handle. Circular foot ring. Underglaze blue decoration of elaborate floral and diaper border at mouth, floral sprigs throughout, feathered handle, and reserve border. Over glaze polychrome scenic reserve of Asian couple in a shallow...

Date: ca. 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357657

Accession Number: 1976.103AB

Pinecone Finial

Painted terra cotta pinecone with attached base. Originally installed atop columns in the garden at Hamilton House.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 357662

Accession Number: 1949.1271

Tea bowl

Tea bowl, famille rose floral spray and flower sprigs on outside; design around inside rim in orange blower in well; molded petal design under glaze around bottom with diamond lines on top

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357664

Accession Number: 1976.79

Cup and saucer

Circular dish (A) from with straight molded sides tapering outward at sharp angle from circular well. Circular foot ring. White clay body with polychrome over glaze enamel floral sprigs (pink, brown, orange) with orange line border bands. Straight sided bowl (B) form with molded sides tapering outwa...

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357665

Accession Number: 1976.61.1AB

Cup and saucer

Circular dish (A) from with straight molded sides tapering outward at sharp angle from circular well. Circular foot ring. White clay body with polychrome over glaze enamel floral sprigs (pink, brown, orange) with orange line border bands. Straight sided bowl (B) form with molded sides tapering outwa...

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357666

Accession Number: 1976.61.2AB

Vase

Molded rectangular stepped base with acanthus leaf border in relief. Surmounted by bulbous five-sectioned body, each swelling at center and tapering upward into fanned finger configuration. Fingers terminate in alternating spiked and circular edged sockets with leaf borders. Under glaze blue gaudy...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 357667

Accession Number: 1976.55

Cream Pitcher

Bulbous form with molded body terminating in triangular spout. C-scroll handle with molded heart-like design. White glazed body with polychrome floral decoration and diapered pattern around rim.

Date: late 18th-early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357673

Accession Number: 1976.26

Tea caddy

Globular body tapering to narrow circular neck. Indented at circular foot decorated with applied molded C-scrolls. White glazed body with polychrome over glaze. Iron red diaper broken by violet scenic reserves and two exterior scenes with two Chinese male figures (one pair seated at table; the other...

Date: late 19th century, early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 357674

Accession Number: 1976.27AB

Blouse

White, long-sleeved, button-down blouse embroidered with white flowers down bodice and at wrists.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310896

Accession Number: 2015.62.190

Child's cape

Child's short cape made from white-colored cotton decorated with whitework embroidery and eyelets along scalloped hem and fronts. Body of cape decorated with repeating scroll of whitework grapevine and fruit (eyelet holes form individual grapes in bunches).

Date: 1904

Maker: Thomas, Lura Burgess (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), whitework, broderie anglaise

GUSN: 310897

Accession Number: 2015.62.191

Camisole or Corset Cover

White cotton camisole (corset cover), button-front, eyelet embroidery along top of bodice.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310898

Accession Number: 2015.62.192

Petticoat

Delicate white petticoat with white eyelet embroidered at hem.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310899

Accession Number: 2015.62.193

Thimble\n

Dark pewter-colored metal thimble with wavy design near opening and convex tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310900

Accession Number: 2015.62.194

Thimble

Size 6 metal thimble. Shiny tin with slightly concave tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: tin alloy

GUSN: 310901

Accession Number: 2015.62.195

Thimble

Small metal thimble. Brass color, large divets, slightly concave tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310902

Accession Number: 2015.62.196

Embroidered Collar

Small, fine, plain-weave cotton collar with design drawn in blue ink and floral scrolls embroidered in pink and green. Two lengths of pink tape stitched to top edges of collar for tie. Lura Burgess Woodside's (1887-1982) first handwork.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310903

Accession Number: 2015.62.197

Spic and Span Cleanser in Box

Spic and Span brand powder cleanser in original, unopened box. Manufactured by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Maker: unknown

Material: soap boxes, cardboard

GUSN: 310927

Accession Number: 1998.6138

La France Laundry Whitener

Small, unopened sample size box of "La France" brand laundry whitener. Box is printed white and dark blue. Manufactured by General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, optical brightener

GUSN: 310940

Accession Number: 1998.6139

Pestle

Cast iron pestle.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 310942

Accession Number: 1918.547

Satina Starch Addative in Box

Small box of "Satina" brand starch addative. Manufactured by General Foods Corporation, New York, New York.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 310943

Accession Number: 1998.6140

Hand Sapolio Soap Bar

Bar of soap in unopened original paper wrapping. "Hand Sapolio" brand soap manufactured by Enoch Morgan's Sons Company, New York City.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Enoch Morgan's Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), soap (organic material)

GUSN: 310944

Accession Number: 1998.6141

Fairbank's Pummo Glycerine-Pumice Bar Soap in Box

"Pummo" brand glycerine-pumice soap bar in box with instruction sheet. Manufactured by N. K. Faribank Company, Chicago.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: N.K. Fairbank Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: soap (organic material), paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310945

Accession Number: 1998.6142

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310946

Accession Number: 1935.1538.2

Glorient Silk Dye Packet

Paper packet of Wood Violet (purple) colored fabric dye. Packet is printed with instructions for use is packaged inside envelop with image of woman lifting a piece of clothing from a bowl. The bowl and piece of clothing are colored purple to reflect the color the enclosed dye. Also enclosed in the ...

Date: 1924-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), dye

GUSN: 310947

Accession Number: 1998.6143

Sunset Soap Dye in Box

"Sunset Soap Dyes" brand fabric dye. Dye is in block form wrapped in paper and packaged inside original box with a paper pamphlet. The dye color is "Sand 6" as indicated on the side of the box. Produced by North American Dye Corporation, Mount Vernon, New York.

Date: 1915-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: dye, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310953

Accession Number: 1998.6144

Lava Soap Bar in Box

Small, sample size bar of Lava Soap in original box. Manufactured by William Walker & Company, St. Louis, Moussouri.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: soap (organic material), cardboard

GUSN: 310954

Accession Number: 1998.6147

Kalamazoo Papricloth Ice Blanket

Paper cloth used to cover and prevent the melting of ice in ice chests. Packaged in paper envelop with sheet of instructions. Manufactured by the Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Company, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310969

Accession Number: 1998.6003

Kez Sanitary Pad in Box

"Kez" brand sanitary napkin packaged in original box with three paper inserts with information about the product and other products made by I. B. Kleinert Rubber Company, New York City.

Maker: Kleinert's (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), cloth, cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310979

Accession Number: 1998.6065