Historic New England

Wash basin

Whiteware wash basin with blue transfer-printed decoration of a manor house behind a lake with mountains and classical ruins in background. Boat with figures in foreground. Border with plumes, harebells. Part of a set with a pitcher.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 305728

Accession Number: 1958.379.2

Painting on velvet

Painting on velvet of mother and daughter with three children. Women in grape arbor with fruit, wheat sheaf and vessel at feet. River and trees in background. Colors predominately blue, brown, green, red. Modern wood and glass frame.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave), artist's color, sheet glass, wood and wood products

GUSN: 305729

Accession Number: 1958.380

Armchair

Carved walnut armchair in the Renaissance Revival style. Casters on front feet, raking legs behind. The brown velvet upholstery is the original show cover. Part of an assembled set with two larger armchairs and a sofa. This set was once used in the pulpit of the New South Church in Boston, Massachus...

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 305826

Accession Number: 1972.93D

Rogers Group Sculpture - The Mock Trial, Argument for the Prosecution

Sculpture of a man pleading on his knees between two women with another man overlooking the scene.

Maker: Rogers, John (Artist)

Material: plaster, paint (coating)

GUSN: 305840

Accession Number: 1922.791

Lantern

Hanging lantern, rectangular shape with carved fretwork. Glazed glass panels with painted scenes of birds and flowers. One of a pair.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305842

Accession Number: 1942.2826

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with scallop and dot-molded rim with red transfer-print pattern "Swiss Scenery." Scene depicts fanciful Swiss Chalets in a landscape with two figures and distant mountains. Framed at lower edge with flowers and scrolls. Flower and scroll border.

Date: 1840-1843

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 305883

Accession Number: 1993.447

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-printed pattern "Olympia." Print depicts two men on horseback and a third standing nearby, all dressed in traditional Greek military uniforms (Evzones). Behind the men is a large monument with urn and a gate topped with a striding buck. In the d...

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 305884

Accession Number: 1993.448

Salad plate

Small earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-printed pattern "Pomerania." European-style buildings and a bridge over a river. Two figures on bridge. Border of scrolls, shells and flowers against vermiculate ground.

Date: 1830-1841

Maker: John Ridgway & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 305885

Accession Number: 1993.461

Luncheon plate

Earthenware plate with scalloped rim and red transfer-printed pattern "Florentine." Pattern depicts three women at leisure in a garden with large urn. In the distance is a building with arches, column and domed tower. Border pattern of floral sprays alternating with flowers and cartouches.

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 305886

Accession Number: 1993.463

Rogers Group Sculpture - Weighing the Baby

Plaster sculpture of a man and a woman weighing a baby on a scale.

Date: 1876

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: plaster, paint (coating)

GUSN: 305895

Accession Number: 1921.274

Saucer

Round white earthenware saucer transfer-printed in forest green underglaze and covered with transparent glaze. Border of faux wood boards and nails. Center image of a wooden bucket on wood board floor.

Date: 1955

Maker: Marshall-Burns (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 305925

Accession Number: 1999.105.5

Scarab Paperweight

Earthenware paperweight with blue glaze molded in the shape of a scarab beetle.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Grueby Faience Company (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 305959

Accession Number: 1966.927

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Cranberrying" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; loggin...

Date: 1952

Maker: Leighton, Clare (Designer) Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305961

Accession Number: 2001.96.2

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Farming" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; logging; ma...

Date: 1952

Maker: Leighton, Clare (Designer) Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305962

Accession Number: 2001.96.3

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Grist Milling" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; loggi...

Date: 1952

Maker: Leighton, Clare (Designer) Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305963

Accession Number: 2001.96.4

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Ice Cutting" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; logging...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305964

Accession Number: 2001.96.5

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Logging" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; logging; ma...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305965

Accession Number: 2001.96.7

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Marble Quarrying" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; lo...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305966

Accession Number: 2001.96.8

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Ship Building" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; loggi...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305967

Accession Number: 2001.96.9

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Sugaring" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; logging; m...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305968

Accession Number: 2001.96.10

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Tobacco Growing" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; log...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305969

Accession Number: 2001.96.11

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Whaling" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; logging; ma...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305970

Accession Number: 2001.96.12

Plate

Earthenware plate depicting "Lobstering" scene. Plate is one of a set of twelve in the series "New England Industries" featuring black monochrome images adapted from wood engravings by Clare Leighton. Scenes include: codfishing; cranberrying; farming; grist milling; ice cutting; lobstering; logging;...

Date: 1952

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Leighton, Clare (Designer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), decals, transfer printing

GUSN: 305971

Accession Number: 2001.96.6

Tray

Blue transfer-printed pearlware tray. Border of alternating medallions featuring Ceres and war trophies. Central scene depicting two soldiers participating in the Texian Campaigne.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, overglazing

GUSN: 305972

Accession Number: 1993.455

Washbasin

Pearlware wash basin with blue transfer-printed scene of a large manor house set in a wooded park with a lake. Three groups of figures and two dogs in foreground. Entwined leaf and vine border on body of basin and around rim.

Maker: Francis Morley & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 306009

Accession Number: 1988.591

Frieze

A frieze painted white with dentils at regular intervals

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 303182

Accession Number: 1995.386

Stone Fragment

Stone fragment, exterior architectural fragment.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 303235

Accession Number: 1928.1408

Capital

Capital. Wood and plaster.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303238

Accession Number: 2014.65.3

Gothic Architecutral Brackets

Four large Gothic brackets, ornamental. Two traingular, two rectangular. Painted mustard yellow.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 303241

Accession Number: 2014.65.6.1-.4

Container

Misshaped container covered with wallpaper. It has brown tape sewn to the rim and contains a rope, hinge, small flag, stones, and other material.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, wallpapers, textiles

GUSN: 303242

Accession Number: 1949.1196

Fender

Fireplace fender.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 303243

Accession Number: 1988.540

Column capital

Column capital.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 303244

Accession Number: 1988.541

Pilaster base

Pilaster base with integral and applied molding. White paint on front. Numerous wrought nails on reverse. From the facade of the northeast entry of the Bailey-Swasey-Marean House in Standish, Maine. Removed during 1995 renovations.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303246

Accession Number: 1995.387

Fret-work gate

Fret-work gate.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303249

Accession Number: 1995.388

Wallpaper Sample Book

"Schumacker's Museum Collection, Part I" wallpaper sample book.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303456

Accession Number: 1972.187.1

Pair of Windsor Chairs

Pair of Windsor side chairs. Painted peach/pink with black and red twisted lines on spindes and stiles, foliate and floral with sun on crest, foliate on front of seat and legs. Spindles have one painted ring, stiles have one painted incised ring, legs have three painted incised rings, stretchers hav...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 303473

Accession Number: 2014.67.1.1-.2

Portrait of a Girl with Her Jewelry Box

This rectangular genre painting depicts a young girl dressed in a white chemise seated on a thick feather bed. In her lap she holds a small jewel casket, from which she is removing a white beaded necklace with a pendant cross. The bed is surrounded by dark red drapery. A demi-lune side table sits ag...

Date: 1837

Maker: Somerby, Lorenzo (American painter, 1816-1883) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood by composition or origin

GUSN: 303479

Accession Number: 2014.68.1

Portrait of Maria Sophia Kemper Morton (1739-1832)

Framed engraving of Maria Sophia Kemper Morton (1739-1832). Oval shaped gilt frame with beaded inner edge.

Date: ca. 1797

Maker: Saint-Memin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de (French painter and printmaker, 1770-1852) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303476

Accession Number: 2014.69.1

Brooch

This shield-shaped brooch is composed of stylized white gold vines tipped with scrolling yellow gold leaves which surround an oval green cabochon tourmaline. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and safety clasp on the back. Maker's mark stamped on rectangle soldered to back of bezel (see Inscription...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Hale, Frank Gardner, 1876-1945 (Jeweler)

Material: gold (metal), white gold, tourmaline

GUSN: 303477

Accession Number: 2014.70.1

Brooch

This rectangular bar brooch is compsed of a central pearl flanked by old mine cut diamonds. Clusters of six smaller mine cut diamonds form half-rosettes above and below the central pearl. Abstracted filigree ribbons set with alternating diamonds and pearls, all bezel-set, surround the central elemen...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Hale, Frank Gardner, 1876-1945 (Jeweler)

Material: white gold, diamond (mineral), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 303478

Accession Number: 2014.70.2

Brooch

Abstracted form similar to a question mark with curled ends. The brooch attaches with a bar pin and safety clasp on the back. See "Inscriptions" for mark information.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Danecraft Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 303482

Accession Number: 2014.71.2

"Olympic Games, Greek Celebrations"

Scenic wallpaper fragment, "Olympic Games, Greek Celebrations". A group of women lead a pair of harnessed leopards towards a chariot race. Groups of men and women stand in an open colonnade watching the race. Design by Joseph Dufour (1752-1827). Printed in grisaille. Fold lines and tack holes along...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303719

Accession Number: 2014.72.1

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper sample, aternating motif of floral bouquets and a statue on pedestal. "Les Ifs". Block printed in orange and blue on beige ground. "R.C. a Paris". Made in France.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303732

Accession Number: 2014.73.1

Hat Bathtub

Shallow, circular, green painted tin hat bathtub with seat and drain.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 303784

Accession Number: 1988.546

Fireback

Three piece cast iron fireback. Center section [.1] is decorated with a molded lion's head with a ring through its mouth. The lion is centered over a floral and ribbon wreath. The two side panels [.2, left and .3 right] have oval medallions in the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron alloy

GUSN: 303826

Accession Number: 1988.554.1-.3

Gate Fragment

Cast iron gate fragment. Gate has a column and arch pattern with floral elements.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 303833

Accession Number: 1988.566

Hat Bathtub

Shallow, circular, dark gray painted tin hat bathtub with seat and drain.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 303842

Accession Number: 1988.547

Pair of Roller Skates

Pair of roller skates with leather straps and metal buckles.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303881

Accession Number: 1998.6120AB

Fireback

Small cast iron fireback with arched top, footed bottom and eagle with spread wings carrying banner in its mouth.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 303884

Accession Number: 1988.555

Fireplace surround with attached grate

Fireplace surround made up of metal panels and cast iron grate affixed with bolts. Surround imitates wood-carved surround with side columns, horizontal panel and shallow mantel. Cast iron molding in several patterns frames panel pieces and mantel.

Maker: unknown

Material: sheet metal, cast iron

GUSN: 303885

Accession Number: 1988.560

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