Historic New England

Plate

Porcelain and metal plate with screw cap and two metal handles. Plate is white with painting of Dutch children.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, metal

GUSN: 199481

Accession Number: 2006.44.2899

Plate

Porcelain plate with rooster decoration and scalloped edge with blue trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 199486

Accession Number: 2006.44.2898

Tall clear glass lamp chimney. At the base there is a faint green leaf like pattern that has faded. It has a bulbous shape to it. On the top there is an etched crown with it labeled Austria and Cristal underneath the crown.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199488

Accession Number: 2006.44.2845

Teacup

Ceramic teacup with polychrome decoration of people and house scenes. Floral detail on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199490

Accession Number: 2006.44.3051.2

Teacup

Ceramic teacup, white with polychrome decoration of people and house scenes. Floral detail on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199496

Accession Number: 2006.44.3051.1

Saucer

Ceramic saucer with polychrome decoration of people and house scenes.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199497

Accession Number: 2006.44.3051.4

Vase

Clear glass vase with a star in the bottom and the edges are ribbed. It is bulbous shaped.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199498

Accession Number: 2006.44.2842

Saucer

Ceramic saucer with polychrome decoration of people and house scenes. Floral detail on handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 199502

Accession Number: 2006.44.3051.3

Box

Small wooden box that has a handwritten note on the top that says "capo di mardi cup." The box is made of thin wood and is joined with dovetail joints. The lid slides on and off to the left.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 199504

Accession Number: 2006.44.2903AB

Compote

Silver compote with handle. Compote is trimmed with floral and landscape scenic deocrations. Grape detail on handle.

Maker: Meriden Silver Plate Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 199507

Accession Number: 2006.44.2902

Lamp chimney

Medium sized clear glass lamp chimney with a bulbous shape. At the top is an inscription that has large plumes depicted with a crown that says "Germany" under that it syas "Superior".

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199509

Accession Number: 2006.44.2843

Lamp chimney

Clear glass lamp chimeny

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199512

Accession Number: 2006.44.2844

Lamp

Brass student's lamp with clear glass chimney and green glass shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 199515

Accession Number: 2006.44.2838

Lamp shade

Green and white glass lamp shade that is A shaped.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199518

Accession Number: 2006.44.2900

Tile

Square, decorative ceramic tile; brown image, depicting a windmill in front of a river and sailboats, a fence, birds and clouds in the sky.

Maker: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Vendor)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 199522

Accession Number: 1931.1644

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square light gray soapstone seals with sitting fu dog carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199804

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.8.1-.2

Chinese carved seal

Square seal of dark and light gray soapstone with sitting fu dog on a pediment carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199805

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.9

Chinese carved seal

Square seal of dark and light gray soapstone with sitting fu dog carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199806

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.10

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square white soapstone seals with three sitting fu dogs carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199819

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.11.1-.2

Tile

Square, decorative ceramic tile; transfer print of multiple views, exterior and interior, of the Old Meeting House, Hingham, Massachusetts

Date: 1887

Maker: Mintons (Maker) Norcross, Mellon & Co. (Vendor)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 199821

Accession Number: 1920.762

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square red ["sang de boeuf"] soapstone seals with fu dog carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199824

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.12.1-.2

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square red soapstone seals with goat/ram sitting on a pediment carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199825

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.13.1-.2

Chinese carved seal

Square seal of dark gray soapstone with bearded goat/ram carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199826

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.14

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square brown ["pigskin"] soapstone seals with fu dog carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199828

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.15.1-.2

Chinese carved seal

Rectangular seal of red soapstone with a dog looking at a ball carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199829

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.16

Chinese carved seal

Rectangular seal of dark tan soapstone with tiger on pediment carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199832

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.17

Chinese carved seal

Square seal of peach and cream soapstone with fu dog carved on top and cloud designs carved around top edge. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199834

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.18

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square seals of red and white ["hen's blood et blanc"] soapstone with dogs with long tails carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199836

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.19.1-.2

Pair of Chinese carved seals

Pair of square seals of cream and red ["ashes of rose"] soapstone with fu dog on pediment carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199843

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.20.1-.2

Chinese carved seal

Square seal of pale brown ["oak"] soapstone with fu dog carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: soapstone (metamorphic rock)

GUSN: 199848

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.21

Chinese carved seal

Square seal of burnt orange horn with bearded dog with black mane and horns carved on top. Chinese characters carved on bottom.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 199849

Accession Number: 2009.5.17.22

Chinese carved seal

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

Date: ca. 1800

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

Print

A brown and white print of a hay harvest. A horse drawn wagon is in the center. Farmers and women are pitching hay around the wagon. The frame is brown wood with an inside border of a vine with flowers.

Date: 1889

Maker: Dupre, Julien, 1851-1910 (Artist) X.H. Shaw & Son (Retailer)

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

GUSN: 198223

Accession Number: 2006.44.553

Birds Eye View of Salem, Mass

An aerial view of Salem, Massachusetts including the coastline. The town buildings, churches, schools are numbered and there is a key on the bottom of the print.

Date: 1883

Maker: D. Mason & Co. (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 198228

Accession Number: 2006.44.554

Portrait of Mary Willis Duncan (1805-1888)

Oil portrait of Mary Willis Duncan. She is wearing a cap and a dark navy blue shawl secured with a brooch. Oval gilt frame.

Date: 1850-1888

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198253

Accession Number: 2006.44.555

Duncan Coat of Arms

A colored print of the Ducan coat of arms consisting of a red shield with gold and silver decoration. Two blue blue banners have Latin inscriptions. There is an armor helmet surmounting the shield with a masted ship above the helmet. Vines and flowers surround the shield. The frame is brown wood wit...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198260

Accession Number: 2006.44.556

The Giralda Tower

A watercolor painting of a cream colored building with terracotta tiles and a tower. There are various plants growing in the foreground on the left and right corners. The frame is painted gold and is narrow and simple.

Date: 1907

Maker: Candela, F. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198264

Accession Number: 2006.44.557

Woman in Folk Costume with Copper Vessel

A watercolor painting of a woman walking down a dirt path with a fence to her right and a domed building in the distance over her left shoulder. She is dressed in a folk costume and carries a copper vessel. The frame is painted gold wood with a simple line carved along the edges.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198279

Accession Number: 2006.44.558

The Giralda Tower

A watercolor painting with a cream colored brick wall at front with potted flowers on top and an ornate tower in the background. Simple, narrow wood frame painted gold.

Date: 1907

Maker: Candela, F. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198281

Accession Number: 2006.44.559

Woman at the Well

A watercolor painting of an alleyway with a person dressed in dark colors carrying a red umbrella. A woman dressed in red and white sits at a well in the lower right corner. Flowers and trees grow on the buildings. The frame is dark brown wood with carved rectangles and leaves.

Date: ca. 1907

Maker: Candela, F. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 198285

Accession Number: 2006.44.560

Hand towel

White cloth with fringe on two sides of it. There is a red monogrammed "P."

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 198303

Accession Number: 2006.44.2497

Set of hand towels

Set of five cotton "A.P. Peabody" white cloth hand towels.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 198304

Accession Number: 2006.44.2492

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