Historic New England

Cake Plate

Cake plate with floral pattern, dark pink flowers and petals and green leaves. No maker's mark.

Date: 1815

Maker: Attributed to New Hall Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)

Material: bone china

GUSN: 308924

Accession Number: 2012.116.1.29

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Downturned oval handle with a Tuscan style design. Circular bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308925

Accession Number: 1993.691

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Spatulate handle with an antique style. Oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308926

Accession Number: 1993.695

Bottle

Pressed glass bottle in horn of plenty pattern.

Maker: Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308927

Accession Number: 1941.546

Bottle

Pressed glass bottle in horn of plenty pattern.

Maker: Sandwich Glass Co.

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308928

Accession Number: 1941.545

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308929

Accession Number: 1993.685

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Oval handle with an antique design. Circular bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308936

Accession Number: 1993.693

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Oval handle with pointed shoulders and a circular bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308938

Accession Number: 1993.692

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with pointed shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308939

Accession Number: 1993.694

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308941

Accession Number: 1993.690

Liquor Label

Silver liquor label with a chain. Foliate and scroll design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308977

Accession Number: 1969.708.2

Cruet

Pressed glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308978

Accession Number: 1938.311.2AB

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Pointed oval handle with a foliate design. Oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308979

Accession Number: 1969.656.1

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Pointed oval handle with a foliate design. Oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308980

Accession Number: 1969.656.2

Mustard Pot

Cut glass mustard pot with hinged silver lid.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 308990

Accession Number: 1931.250.2AB

Caster

Cut glass caster with pierced silver cover.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 308991

Accession Number: 1931.250.3AB

Caster

Cut glass caster with pierced silver cover.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 308992

Accession Number: 1931.250.4AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308993

Accession Number: 1931.250.6AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 308994

Accession Number: 1931.250.7AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308995

Accession Number: 1931.250.5AB

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309027

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.14

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309028

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.15

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309029

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.16

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309030

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.17

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309031

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.18

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

Painting of the Nathaniel Thayer Homestead, Lancaster, Massachusetts

Oil on canvas painting of the Nathaniel Thayer Homestead, Lancaster, Massachusetts. Gilt frame.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 310715

Accession Number: 2015.62.10

Print of Madonna and Child

Print of Madonna and Child. Block-printed and hand-colored with vibrant red and gilt detailing on a black background. Plain black frame, gray matting.

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: Crite, Allan Rohan (American painter, illustrator, 1910-2007) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 310716

Accession Number: 2015.62.11

Photograph of Bride

Full-body portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside Watkins (1887-1982) in wedding dress and veil, holding flower bouquet. Plain black frame, cream-colored matting.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 310717

Accession Number: 2015.62.12

Photograph of Bride

Full-body portrait of Lura Burgess Woodside Watkins (1887-1982) in wedding dress and veil, holding flower bouquet. Arts and crafts style frame.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 310718

Accession Number: 2015.62.13

Engraving of Mystic River

Engraving "View of the Bridge Over the Mystic River and the Country Adjacent from Bunker's Hill." Engraving depicts bridge with hilly landscape in background and river with rowboat in foreground.

Date: 1795

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310719

Accession Number: 2015.62.14