Historic New England

Chinese carved seal

Squarel seal of white agate with dog looking at its tail carved on top. Smooth bottom, no seal.

Date: 18th-19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: agate (chalcedony)

GUSN: 199850

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.23

Humphreys' homeopathic remedy box

Wooden Humphreys' homeopathic remedy box. Interior divided into small compartments.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 199857

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.24

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a gold monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199926

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.174

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body and a raspberry and gold banded rim with a monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.175

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body and a raspberry and gold banded rim with a monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199929

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.283

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body and a raspberry and gold banded rim with a monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199930

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.284

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white body and raspberry and gold banded edge.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199932

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.27

Jar

Glass jar [a] with circular tin lid [b]. Straight sided jar with small lines etched under rim. "HA Atlas" pressed into lid.

Maker: Hazel-Atlas Glass Company (Manufacturer)

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 199935

Accession Number: 2006.44.1730AB

Plate

Circular ironstone plate with white glaze.

Maker: Smith-Phillips China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199936

Accession Number: 2006.44.1727

Tea service

White porcelain tea set with gold painted flower buds, leaves and vines. Set includes a teapot, sugar bowl, cream pitcher and teacup and saucer.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199938

Accession Number: 2006.44.3059

Cream pitcher

White porcelain cream pitcher with gold painted flower buds, leaves, and vines. The handle is painted gold.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199939

Accession Number: 2006.44.3059.5

Plate

Circular ironstone plate with scalloped edge. Floral, leaf, and bird motif pressed into rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199940

Accession Number: 2006.44.1728

Teacup

White porcelain teacup with gold painted flower buds, leaves, and vines on the outside of the cup. The entire handle of the tea cup is painted gold.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199942

Accession Number: 2006.44.3059.2

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with gold painted flower buds, leaves and vines. In the center is a single flower bed on a stem with three leaves.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199943

Accession Number: 2006.44.3059.3

Sugar bowl

White porcelain sugar bowl with painted gold flower buds, leaves, and vines. The sugar bowl has two handles painted gold. The cover matches with gold painted leaves, buds and a painted gold finial.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199944

Accession Number: 2006.44.3059.4ab

Teapot

White porcelain teapot with painted gold flower buds, leaves, and vines.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199945

Accession Number: 2006.44.3059.1ab

Set of four plates

Set of four circular ironstone plates with white glaze, no decoration.

Maker: D. E. McNicol Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199946

Accession Number: 2006.44.1729

Pitcher

A tan colored pitcher with bamboo design in relief molding. The handle is made to look like a rope design.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: William Ridgway & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199947

Accession Number: 2006.44.3058

Plate

Circular ironstone plate with white glaze, no decoration.

Maker: D. E. McNicol Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199948

Accession Number: 2006.44.1729.1

Pitcher

Tan pitcher with a cattail design in relief molding all around it. The pitcher is round and bulbous in shape.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: William Ridgway & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199951

Accession Number: 2006.44.3057

Plate

Circular ironstone plate with white glaze, no decoration.

Maker: D. E. McNicol Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199952

Accession Number: 2006.44.1729.2

Cup and saucer

Teacup and saucer that are white with one red castle painted on each.

Maker: W.H. Goss (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199953

Accession Number: 2006.44.3056

Plate

Circular ironstone plate with white glaze, no decoration.

Maker: D. E. McNicol Company (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199954

Accession Number: 2006.44.1729.3

Teacup

White teacup with one red castle painted on the front with a yellow key and banner hanging beneath the castle.

Maker: W.H. Goss (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199955

Accession Number: 2006.44.3056.1

Saucer

This saucer is white with a red castle painted on the top third of it. The red castle has a yellow key and yellow banner hanging from it that reads "Montis Insignia Calpe".

Maker: W.H. Goss (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199956

Accession Number: 2006.44.3056.2

Lampshade

Green conical shaped glass lampshade with white interior.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199959

Accession Number: 2006.44.3061

Pitcher

White pitcher with green trim and floral pattern of pink flowers accompanied by green vines and leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199960

Accession Number: 2006.44.3060

Pitcher

Stoneware pitcher with blue band decoration, handle is missing.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 199961

Accession Number: 2006.44.1725

Cup and saucer set

Pair of porcelain covered handleless teacups with saucers with white bodies and multi-colored floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199963

Accession Number: 2006.44.3053

Serving dish

Oval ironstone serving dish with flat bottom, sloped sides, and curved rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199964

Accession Number: 2006.44.1726

Teacup

Handleless teacup with lid and floral and single branch decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199965

Accession Number: 2006.44.3053.2ab

Saucer

Saucer with floral and single branch decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199966

Accession Number: 2006.44.3053.4

Platter

Large oval ironstone platter with white glaze

Maker: Knowles, Taylor, & Knowles (Manufacturer)

Material: ironstone (pottery)

GUSN: 199967

Accession Number: 2006.44.1723

Saucer

Saucer with floral and single branch decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199968

Accession Number: 2006.44.3053.3

Teacup

Handleless teacup with lid with floral and single branch design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199969

Accession Number: 2006.44.3053.1ab

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with blue and burnt orange floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199975

Accession Number: 2006.44.3055.1

Saucer

Saucer with blue and burnt orange floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 199976

Accession Number: 2006.44.3055.2

Saucer

Saucer with blue, peach, and gold leaf decoration.

Maker: Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199977

Accession Number: 2006.44.3054.2

Dish

Porcelain dish in the shape of a round open weave basket with flared rim, gold paint along weave and edges. Three applied porcelain feet in the shape of animal paws.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199978

Accession Number: 2006.44.1939.2

Platter

Oval ceramic platter with white glaze.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199979

Accession Number: 2006.44.1724

Teacup

Teacup with blue, peach, and gold leaf decoration.

Maker: Brown-Westhead, Moore & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199980

Accession Number: 2006.44.3054.1

Demitasse set

Demitasse set composed of six saucers and six teacups. All pieces are white with gold trim and tiny pink roses with green stem and leaves.

Date: 1941-1953

Maker: Gerard, Dufraisseix & Abbot (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199982

Accession Number: 2006.44.3037

The Gate of the Notch of the White Mountains, with the Notch House

Color lithograph with mountains and a building. A large central peak dominates the background with smaller hills on either side in the foreground with a notch carved out between them. A white house or hotel with a white rear building dominates the left foreground and a dead tree stump is in the righ...

Maker: Sprague, Isaac, 1811-1895 (Delineator) B.W. Thayer & Co. (Lithographer) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

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

GUSN: 199309

Accession Number: 2006.44.636

Stephen Clarendon Phillips

Black and white photograph of Stephen Clarendon Phillips sitting in a chair with his right arm showing. He is wearing a waistcoat, a vest with a floral design, a white shirt with a high collar and a black bow tie. The photograph has been enhanced with pencil, including details on the chair, hair, an...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 199312

Accession Number: 2006.44.637

Abingdon Berkshire

Black and white framed print of a landscape with cows at water. The foreground features several cows drinking from a river. A person on a mule is in the left foreground. People working with a wagon are at the right and a small boat with sails is in the center. The sun occupies the center sky and a b...

Maker: Cousen, John, 1804-1880 (Engraver) J. F. Cabot & Brother (Dealer)

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

GUSN: 199315

Accession Number: 2006.44.638

Membership Certificate

A black and white certificate for the Salem Marine Society with a red seal framed in a black wood frame. The certificate has five maritime scenes.

Date: 1921-01-27

Maker: Hill, Samuel, ca. 1766-1803 (Engraver) Northey, Abijah, Jr., 1774-1853 (Designer) Entwistle, J Clifford (Signer)

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

GUSN: 199317

Accession Number: 2006.44.639

Print

Color print of a portrait of a young boy wearing a hat. The boy has curly brown hair and brown eyes and is wearing a blue vest over a red shirt and a white collar. The boy is looking in the direction of his left shoulder. The frame is wood with plaster details applied to the corners and is painted g...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 199325

Accession Number: 2006.44.640

Portrait of Stephen Clarendon Phillips

Bust-length portrait of Stephen Clarendon Phillips, with right shoulder forward in a gold frame with an oval opening. He has brown hair and blue eyes and is wearing a black coat, gray vest, white shirt with a high collar, and a black necktie. He is sitting in a chair with dark red upholstery and car...

Date: 1857-1911

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material), plaster, gesso

GUSN: 199326

Accession Number: 2006.44.641