Historic New England

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64140

Accession Number: 1970.813.4

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64141

Accession Number: 1970.813.5

Dessert Dish

Colorless glass body with squat or shallow circular bowl with faintly paneled body, flaring out to trumpet-like mouth. Spool-shaped applied short stem with circular foot.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64142

Accession Number: 1970.813.6

Squat spherical body with flattened bottom with cut-starburst. Body with decorative band of machine etched pattern, featuring entwining leaf and floral vines flanked by beaded borders. Elongated faceted neck tapers to a shaped spouted mouth. Applied S-shaped handle. Molded stopper with club like f...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: etching (corroding), etching (printing process), glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 64143

Accession Number: 1970.814

Vase

Vase-form with colorless blown glass body, bulbous circular body tapering at neck and swiveling to an irregular crumped mouth. Four ribs on exterior of body. Bottom ground flat with a polished pontil.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, glass (material)

GUSN: 64144

Accession Number: 1970.815

Plateau

Flat oval mirrored glass body with no gallery or sides. Edge is a beaded with a cut line border with stylized floral motif, cut in reverse on glass technique. Felt backing with remnant of paper label with initials CG

Date: 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glassblowing, cutting (dividing), glass (material)

GUSN: 64145

Accession Number: 1970.816

Walking Stick

Black painted hardwood stick, rounded and tapered to a metal tip (missing). Handle is spiral molded white metal with a silver patina; ovoid at top and tapering to wood body.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: lead (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64146

Accession Number: 1970.817

Compote

Cream-colored earthenware body with colorless glaze. Decal-type polychrome transfer printed decoration, featuring a dotted grey diaper with busy floral sprigs superimposed overall. Pattern entitled Old Cottage Chintz; printed mark Royal Winton (script)/made in England/A

Date: 1951

Maker: Grimwades Ltd. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64147

Accession Number: 1970.818

Condiment Jar

Classical form; Renaissance revival style. Deep bowl form tapers to a domed circular foot with a ring at join. Top has molded anthemia heart-shaped scroll motif border surmounted by a dished neck with circular mouth. C-shaped handle at side with flattened top and stylized leaf and rose motif. Domed ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64148

Accession Number: 1970.819

Service Bell

Cow-bell shape: trianguloid with flat top. Ring top for hook. Painted black with cut or molded geometric line decoration, cut to show the brass.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64149

Accession Number: 1970.820

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head without decoration. Cast in a single body with handle; the handle features two rounded knops at base, cylindrical stem and terminates in flat cookie top or finial. Brass clapper on a chain.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64150

Accession Number: 1970.821

Service Bell

Traditional bell-shaped head, without decoration. Applied turned handle with rings at base, flaring out to swelled knop and terminating in a rounded finial. Silver clapper.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64151

Accession Number: 1970.822

Bowl

Deep circular bowl with narrow foot ring and narrow flat rim. Interior with a pronounced pushed up bottom (conical in shape). Overall interior engraved with Arabian style arches with border bands. Interior and exterior with Arabic type script.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 64152

Accession Number: 1970.823

Crumber

Elongated handle with fiddle-head end with incised beaded edge and trefoil terminus. The head is a wide flat rectangular body with one edge cut straight across; the other side is dished or scooped. The interior with stylized (renaissance like anthemia heart shaped scrolls) with stippled round; flora...

Date: 1861-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64153

Accession Number: 1970.824

Knife

Elongated blade with rounded and shaped end terminating in off-center pointed tip; underside edge is serrated. The front of the blade with machine stamped floral scroll on a stippled ground imitating brite cut work. Handle is a modified fiddle-shape with molded edges forming scrolls, terminating i...

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 64154

Accession Number: 1970.825

Saltshaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64155

Accession Number: 1970.826.1

Pepper Shaker

Very bright chrome like silver plated over base metal. Cylindrical bodies tapering out at foot with a wide circular foot with rounded edge and slightly recessed bottom. Cap is screw-on type; cylindrical form with slightly dished sides flanked by molded rings, then tapering with diagonal decoration.

Date: 1900

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64156

Accession Number: 1970.826.2

Sugar Tongs

Simple tong form with two parallel arms, tapering to pointed bowls. Bowed handle engraved MBA

Date: 1825-1839

Maker: Foster, Joseph, 1760-1839 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 64157

Accession Number: 1970.828

Fish-serving Fork

Renaissance revival style handle; coffin shape with stylized fleur-de-lis and line borders. Central knop with thistle element. Three pointed tines, 1 being large and shaped.

Date: 1875

Maker: Wilcox Silver Plate Co. (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64158

Accession Number: 1970.829

Knife

Silvered steel blade, fluted and tapering to point. Marked AST STEEL on blade with a ring guard at join to handle. Carved mother of pearl handle with stylized terminus; scrolled leaf decoration on silver neck ring.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), mother of pearl, silver (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 64159

Accession Number: 1970.830

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64160

Accession Number: 1970.831.1

Knife

Very shiny silver color over white metal. Simple elongated blade with rounded tip. Flattened elongated simple handle with spool turning at neck.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64161

Accession Number: 1970.831.2

Syrup Pitcher

Silver colored body. Cast decoration. A) bulbous circular body with ribbed effect at base; circular foot. Shaped spouted mouth with scrolled relief decoration at edge. Similar decorated C-shaped handle. Conforming hinged lid with elaborate thumb piece or spur with leafy terminus. Marked (globe) MFT...

Date: 1890

Maker: Reed & Barton (Maker)

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64162

Accession Number: 1970.832

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line decoration.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64163

Accession Number: 1970.833.1

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line decoration.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64164

Accession Number: 1970.833.2

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64165

Accession Number: 1970.833.3

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64166

Accession Number: 1970.833.4

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64167

Accession Number: 1970.833.5

Dinner Knife

Simple elongated blade; rounded tip; bulbous handle; line dec.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 64168

Accession Number: 1970.833.6

Teapot

Teapot, sugar bowl and dome all surmounted with applied rose grip on white body. Part of a breakfast set of three plates, one bowl, one teapot, one cup and saucer, one egg cup, one cream pitcher, and one dome.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 64670

Accession Number: 1970.630.5

Cup and Saucer

Cup and saucer set with one inch pink border accented with dark pink line on either side. Transfer floral bouquet of roses, peonies, and other assorted blossoms on a white body. Part of a breakfast set of three plates, one bowl, one teapot, one cup and saucer, one egg cup, one cream pitcher, and on...

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 64671

Accession Number: 1970.630.6

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl with one inch pink border accented with dark pink line on either side. Transfer floral bouquet of roses, peonies, and other assorted blossoms on a white body. Part of a breakfast set of three plates, one bowl, one teapot, one cup and saucer, one egg cup, one cream pitcher, and one dome. ...

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 64672

Accession Number: 1970.630.7

Eggcup

Egg cup with one inch pink border accented with dark pink line on either side. Transfer floral bouquet of roses, peonies, and other assorted blossoms on a white body. Part of a breakfast set of three plates, one bowl, one teapot, one cup and saucer, one egg cup, one cream pitcher, and one dome.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 64673

Accession Number: 1970.630.8

Cream Pitcher

Cream pitcher with one inch pink border accented with dark pink line on either side. Transfer floral bouquet of roses, peonies, and other assorted blossoms on a white body. Part of a breakfast set of three plates, one bowl, one teapot, one cup and saucer, one egg cup, one cream pitcher, and one dom...

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing

GUSN: 64674

Accession Number: 1970.630.9

Cosmetic Jar

Pink colored glaze, bulbous circular body with hobnail decoration and applied rose decoration on the lid.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64675

Accession Number: 1970.631

Snuff Bottle

Bottle decorated by transfer print with hand colored detail; flat round shape with scallop edge; white ground with transfer print of Renaissance Florentine woman with large hat on gold background. Bordered with alternating trefoils and shells. Brown screw top with earthenware crown finial. Design on...

Date: 1925-1975

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 64676

Accession Number: 1970.632

Letter Opener

White handle with pink hand painted decoration and pointed brass blade.

Date: 1925-1974

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), porcelain

GUSN: 64677

Accession Number: 1970.633

Armchair

Gothic or Elizabethan revival open armchair. Carved crest rail. Ring turned stiles with open upholstered rectangular back. Turned arms with upholstered pads. Rectangular upholstered seat with pendants below front rail. Turned front legs with casters.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64678

Accession Number: 1970.654