Historic New England

Tumblers

Five cut glass hobstar pattern tumblers.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 306845

Accession Number: 1993.384.1-.5

Punch Glasses

Five cut glass hobstar pattern punch cups.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 306846

Accession Number: 1993.385.1-.5

Wine Glasses

Six cut glass hobstar pattern wine glasses.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 306852

Accession Number: 1993.386.1-.6

Cordial Glasses

Six cut glass hobstar pattern liqueur glasses.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 306853

Accession Number: 1993.387.1-.6

Cup Plates

Set of eight glass cup plates. Cut hobstar pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 306857

Accession Number: 1993.388.1-.8

Spooner

Pressed glass footed spoon holder. Diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass

GUSN: 306858

Accession Number: 1993.389

Pitcher

Glass pitcher with an applied handle and an etched band of decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 306860

Accession Number: 1993.392

Knife Rests

Set of three clear, cut glass knife rests.

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 306861

Accession Number: 1993.399.1-.3

Intricately carved Chinese ivory pagoda consisting of twelve open floors, each containing numerous people in a wide variety of courtly pursuits. The center of each floor has a statue of the Buddha. The base is inlaid with colored ivory beads, the roof is hung with ivory chains. On a wood stand and c...

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 306865

Accession Number: 1.2014

Pair of Salt Cellars

Pair of fluted glass salt cellars.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 306867

Accession Number: 1993.397.1-.2

Goblet

Glass goblet with decoration of grapes and leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 306868

Accession Number: 1993.395

Cruet with Stopper

Pressed glass cruet with fluted body, stopper, and handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 306869

Accession Number: 1993.394AB

Pair of Cruets

Pair of pressed glass cruets with handles and stoppers.

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 306870

Accession Number: 1993.393.1AB-.2AB

Set of Tumblers

Set of four glass tumblers with an etched band of decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 306871

Accession Number: 1993.391.1-.4

Mustard Pot

Glass mustard pot with a silver lid and Greek key design around body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 306875

Accession Number: 1993.400AB

Decanter with stopper

Blown glass decanter [a] with a stopper [b].

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 306876

Accession Number: 1993.408AB

Pair of Decanters

Pair of glass milk decanters with stoppers. Gold painted stopper and rim. Hand painted floral garland design.

Maker: unknown

Material: opaque white glass, hand-painted

GUSN: 306877

Accession Number: 1993.409.1AB-.2AB

Pair of Cordial Glasses

Pair of milk glass licqueur glasses. Gold painted rim. Hand painted floral garland design.

Maker: unknown

Material: opaque white glass, hand-painted

GUSN: 306878

Accession Number: 1993.410.1-.2

Sauceboat with underplate

Child-sized brown transfer-printed pearlware sauceboat [.1] with underplate [.2]. Chevron and scroll border surrounding scene of gothic church amid trees. Part of a fifty-six piece dinner set.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware

GUSN: 306885

Accession Number: 1988.548.52.1-.2

Sauceboat with underplate

Child-sized brown transfer-printed pearlware sauceboat [.1] with underplate [.2]. Chevron and scroll border surrounding scene of gothic church amid trees. Part of a fifty-six piece dinner set.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware

GUSN: 306887

Accession Number: 1988.548.53.1-.2

Tureen

Child-sized brown transfer-printed pearlware tureen [a] with lid [b]. Chevron and scroll border surrounding scene of gothic church amid trees. Part of a fifty-six piece dinner set.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, pearlware

GUSN: 306888

Accession Number: 1988.548.54AB

Saucer

Set of six white porcelain saucers with wide gold band on rim and narrow gold band at center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 306904

Accession Number: 1988.596.1-.6

Dish

White earthenware dish with wide gold band at rim. Part of a set of five dishes.

Date: 1914-1925

Maker: W. H. Grindley & Co. Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, gilding

GUSN: 306905

Accession Number: 1988.597.5

Sunny Suds Soap Flakes in Box

Unopened box of Sunny Suds soap flakes wrapped in wax paper. Box is orange with diagonal blue banner across box front printed with Sunny Suds in white. Produced by Almo Soap Company, Camden, New Jersey.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310539

Accession Number: 1998.6146

Butter Print

Wooden, cup-shaped, butter print with carved sheaf of wheat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310590

Accession Number: 1937.1167

Pantry Box

Oval wooden box with one finger lap, tack and peg construction.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310606

Accession Number: 1970.71AB

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310649

Accession Number: 1938.925

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310650

Accession Number: 1931.107

Serving Fork

Silver serving fork with a spatulate handle and four tines. Imperial queen design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310652

Accession Number: 1993.687

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with a crown of leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310655

Accession Number: 1938.1324

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with laurel wreath in her hair. She is holding a writing utensil and a tablet rests on a broken column. Written on the tablet "Egypt. S Romans. Greece.s." At the foot of the column is a sword hilt.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310657

Accession Number: 1927.548

Sculpture of Standing Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman partly draped in a sheet which she hold up around her bosom with both hands. She stands beside a pedestal over which the bottom of the sheet is draped.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310659

Accession Number: 1927.567

Butter Knife

Silver butter knife with a fluted dimensional handle and a curved blade.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310664

Accession Number: 1993.696

Sculpture of Shakespeare

Parian sculpture of William Shakespeare. The figure is depicted leaning with his right elbow on a pedestal that also supports three volumes and a partial list of his plays.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310665

Accession Number: 1927.563

Mortar & Pestle

Marble mortar with spout. Pestle has marble head with a wooden handle.

Date: 1848

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310666

Accession Number: 1935.823AB

Teaspoon

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

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310667

Accession Number: 1948.86.2

Springfield Oval Toilet Paper Roll

Two Springfield Oval Toilet Paper rolls. Flat roll patented in 1893 and purchased by the U.S. Army and M.I.T. among other customers. Manufactured by Morgan Paper Company, Division, United States Envelope Company, Lititz, Pennsylvania. Thin, yellowed paper on flattened cardbpoard tube. Red printed l...

Date: 1950-1979

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310687

Accession Number: 1998.6148.1-.2

Sailboat Cake Decoration

Three small sailboats used to decorate a cake. Boat bodies are wood painted black and white. A metal pin, painted black, extends from boat. Each boat has a different colored paper sail: orange (.1); green (.2); and yellow (.3).

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, paper (fiber product), painting (coating)

GUSN: 310692

Accession Number: 1998.6149.1-.3

Clown Cake Decorations

Four male figures, depicting head and chest, carved from wood and painted. The figures are flat and unpainted on the back and tapper to an unpainted point at the bottom. Each is unique.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes), hand-painted

GUSN: 310693

Accession Number: 1998.6150.1-.4

Phoenix Brand Wax Tapers in Box

Twenty-three wax tapers in original paper box. Tapers are made of long pieces of string dipped in wax. Box is light blue with dark blue, white and gold printing. Manufactured by Will & Baumer Company, Syracuse, New York.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: string (fiber product), wax, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310695

Accession Number: 1998.6035

Canape Tray Set in Box

Set of four individual appetizer trays in original box. Trays are made from thin bent plywood. The trays are roughly square with one rounded side and striations on straight side. Round indentation for holding food or drink glass. The trays are stacked in box. Box is cream colored with brown text an...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310698

Accession Number: 1998.6045.1-.5

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001)

Portrait of C. Malcolm Watkins as a young boy. Subject is seated on a chair and is wearing a white suit jacket, white short pants, white collared shirt, and a floral tie. Small green velvet covered table at sitter's left decorated with a toy elephant, green glass bottle, and a toy boat. Oil on canva...

Date: 1920

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310706

Accession Number: 2015.62.1

Portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982)

Portrait of Lura Woodside as a young girl. Sitter is standing and leaning against the arm of a floral upholstered settee. She is wearing a white dress, black stockings, and black boots. She is holding a white bonnet in her right hand and has a gold heart shaped locket around her neck. Oil on canvas ...

Date: 1892

Maker: George, Vesper Lincoln, 1865-1934 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 310707

Accession Number: 2015.62.2

Color print of Harvard University

Color print of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Plain wood frame. Paper. Boston, MA.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310708

Accession Number: 2015.62.3

Print of the Cambridge Common

Print of the Cambridge Common, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Hand colored full-tone collotype. Black wood frame with gilt edges. Drawn by D. Bell. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Meriden, CT, 1942.

Date: 1942

Maker: Meriden Gravure Company (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), collotypes (prints), hand coloring

GUSN: 310709

Accession Number: 2015.62.4

Hooked rug of a man loading a kiln with wood. Mounted on a rectangular frame. Wool. United States, 1937

Hooked rug of a man loading a kiln with wood. The rug is mounted on a rectangular frame. The date "1937" appears in upper right.

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 310710

Accession Number: 2015.62.5

Fabric Picture

Silk picture of a peacock. Reverse painted glass frame.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 310711

Accession Number: 2015.62.6

Watercolor Painting of Strawberries

Painting of a yellow and green basket of strawberries. Plain wood frame. Watercolor paints and paper.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310712

Accession Number: 2015.62.7

Engraving of Reverend John Murray (1742-1793)

Engraving of Reverend John Murray (1742-1793). Plain wood frame.

Date: 1795

Maker: Hill, Samuel, ca. 1766-1803 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 310713

Accession Number: 2015.62.8

Painting

Watercolor painting on paper. Painting is a memorial for G.W. Mansir, aged three years. Depicts a woman draped in dark clothing kneeling beside a memorial and a willow tree, with trees and hills in background. Gilt frame and glass.

Date: 1817

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310714

Accession Number: 2015.62.9

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