Historic New England

Bust of Mrs. Robert Means Mason

Marble bust of Sarah Ellen Francis Mason (d. 1865). Bust of an older woman looking slightly to the right; Fringed shawl draped across shoulders and folded over at neck.

Date: 1863

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: white marble

GUSN: 271996

Accession Number: 1930.1166A

Pedestal

Faux marble (scagliola) pedestal with square plinth [B], cylindrical shaft on a square base [C]. Plinth, shaft, and base have a gray and white marbled surface; Column capital and base have been tinted a dark red.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: gypsum plaster, glue

GUSN: 271997

Accession Number: 1930.1166B-C

Bust of Mr. Robert Means Mason

Marble bust of Robert Means Mason. Bust of an older gentleman with sideburns and mustache looking slightly left; Wearing a high collared shirt, bowtie, vest, and suit jacket.

Date: 1875

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: white marble

GUSN: 271998

Accession Number: 1930.1167A

Pedestal

White and gray marble pedestal in three parts.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 271999

Accession Number: 1930.1167B-D

Bust of Mrs. R.C. Winthrop, Jr.

White marble bust of Elizabeth Mason Winthrop (1844-1924). Bust of a young woman looking slightly right. Braided hair encircles back of head; Off shoulder tunic with folded 'fabric' draped over left shoulder.

Date: 1860

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: white marble

GUSN: 272000

Accession Number: 1930.1168A

Wooden pedestal

Two part wooden pedestal, central part of pedestal has a red cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272001

Accession Number: 1930.1168B-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Machine made paper, machine printed gray stripe on white ground. Older layers of paper adher to back of the uppermost layer but are not visible for identification.

Date: Twentieth Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272007

Accession Number: 2000.83

Wall covering

Fragment of stenciled textile wall covering. Black geometric design in the form of a vertical column stenciled on olive, hand painted ground. The stencil pattern includes palmettes, a medallion and fretwork. The color values of the ground appear to have been modified prior to application of the st...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272008

Accession Number: 2003.24

Bombe Chest of Drawers

Bombe chest of drawers.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: Attributed to Needham, Thomas, 1734-1804 (Furniture maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 272012

Accession Number: 1.2011

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Light green ground with oak leaf printed in white; daisy stripe printed in two browns, pink, orange, green, lavender and purple. Straight repeat.

Date: 1818-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272013

Accession Number: 1965.7.2B

Textile fragment

Rectangular fragment, pink floral design with pink stripe and dot border on yellow ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 272024

Accession Number: 1969.3505.3

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal shaped fragment with floral rosette pattern on blue ground. Selvedge width of fabric.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272025

Accession Number: 1914.244K

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment seamed lengthwise up the center. Seam is formed by matched selvedges. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272026

Accession Number: 1914.244F

Chintz Fragment

L-shaped fragment with one selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272027

Accession Number: 1914.244M

Chintz Fragment

Triangular shaped fragment with one selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272028

Accession Number: 1914.244N

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment with raw edges. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272029

Accession Number: 1914.244O

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with one selvedge edge and one cut edge. Urn border pattern runs along cut edge. Floral rosette pattern in center on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272030

Accession Number: 1914.244S

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with one selvedge edge and one cut edge. Urn border pattern runs along cut edge. Floral rosette pattern in center on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272031

Accession Number: 1914.244T

Chintz Fragment

Roughly rectangular fragment with one longitudinal selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272032

Accession Number: 1914.244P

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment seamed lengthwise up the center. Seam is formed by one selvedge edge and one cut edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272033

Accession Number: 1914.244G

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with floral rosette pattern and urn border pattern on blue ground. Fragment has unattached white cotton flannel backing. Selvedge edge at one side, cut edge along border edge.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272034

Accession Number: 1914.244H

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment, border only. Urn pattern on blue ground, no floral rosettes. Selvedge along one side, opposite border with cut edge.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272035

Accession Number: 1914.244Y

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment, border only. Urn pattern on blue ground, no floral rosettes. Edges cut on both sides.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272036

Accession Number: 1914.244X

Chintz Fragment

Irregular rectangular fragment with raw edges. Urn border pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272037

Accession Number: 1914.244L

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with raw edges. Urn border and floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272038

Accession Number: 1914.244W

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with raw edges. Urn border on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272039

Accession Number: 1914.244Z.1

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment, top selvedge edge. Urn border pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272040

Accession Number: 1914.244Z.2

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

Mirror

Chippendale-style mirror with elaborately cut frame. Relief-carved phoenix on top. Wood edge near mirror indented at intervals giving the visual effect of scallops

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), sheet glass, silvering

GUSN: 306975

Accession Number: 1958.208

Mirror

Chippendale-style mirror with elaborately cut frame with gilt on interior edge and carved phoenix on pediment.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: sheet glass, silvering, wood (plant material), gilding

GUSN: 306980

Accession Number: 1958.209

Mantel clock

Mantel clock with scrolled arch pediment and three brass urn finials. Engaged Doric columns. Clock face ornamented with gold floral decoration. Glass plate below painted with scene of castle, lake and trees. Ogee apron and delicate molded feet.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: Terry, Eli

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), sheet glass, verre églomisé, gilt paint

GUSN: 306981

Accession Number: 1958.375

Brooch

Brooch modeled after a single dogwood blossom with four ribbed petals. The backs of the petals and the center of the flower are plated in gold. The petal interiors are enameled white. The brooch closes with a pin and safety clasp.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Trifari, Krussman, and Fishel, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: white metal, gold alloy, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 306992

Accession Number: 2014.43.2.1

Pair of Earrings

Pair of earrings modeled after a single dogwood blossom with four ribbed petals. The backs of the petals and the center of the flower are plated in gold. The petal interiors are enameled white. The earrings attach with flip clasps.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Trifari, Krussman, and Fishel, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: white metal, gold alloy, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 306993

Accession Number: 2014.43.2.2AB

Braided rug

Circular braided rag rug. Predominate colors are brown, black, white, red, green and yellow.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 306994

Accession Number: 1958.398

Pair of earrings

Pair of clip back earrings with flame shaped open work design. Rhodium plated metal

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Sperry Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 306997

Accession Number: 2014.43.3.1AB

Necklace

Necklace, with flame shaped open work links. Hook shaped clasp. Rhodium plated metal.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Sperry Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 306998

Accession Number: 2014.43.3.2

Braided rug

Circular braided rag rug in colors of black, brown, white, orange, purple and green.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 306999

Accession Number: 1958.399

Braided rug

Oval braided rag rug. Primary colors are brown, yellow, purple and red.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 307000

Accession Number: 1958.400

Wing chair

Rose corduroy upholstered wing chair with serpentine head rail, cabriole legs and claw and ball feet. Cloth held with wire tacks.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 307001

Accession Number: 1958.401

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