Historic New England

Tile

Dark brown blank field tile. Not inLow catalog

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372216

Accession Number: 2025.28.142

Tile

Nine light brown blank field tiles in various shades. Not in Low catalog

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372217

Accession Number: 2025.28.143A-I

Tile

White tile with "raindrop" pattern. Not in Low catalog.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372218

Accession Number: 2025.28.144

Tile

Light green tile with "cell" pattern. Not in Low catalog

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372219

Accession Number: 2025.28.145

Tile

White tile with glaze crazing and faint starburst pattern.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372220

Accession Number: 2025.28.146

Tile

Two tan blank field tiles. Not in Low catalog

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372221

Accession Number: 2025.28.147AB

Tile

Light gray blank field tile. Not in Low catalog

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372222

Accession Number: 2025.28.148

Tile

Four light tan blank field tiles. Not in Low catalog

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372223

Accession Number: 2025.28.149A-D

Tile

Light tan corner border tile.

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372224

Accession Number: 2025.28.150

Tile

Medium orange brown border tile.

Date: 1882

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372225

Accession Number: 2025.28.151

Tile

Dark green border tile.

Date: 1883

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372226

Accession Number: 2025.28.152

Tile

Light lime green corner border tile.

Date: 1883

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372227

Accession Number: 2025.28.153

Tile

Medium brown border tile.

Date: 1882

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372228

Accession Number: 2025.28.154

Tile

Dark blue border tile.

Date: 1882

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372229

Accession Number: 2025.28.155

Tile

Light lime green belt tile with cherubs.

Date: 1883

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372230

Accession Number: 2025.28.156

Tile

Two border tiles - purple and gold colors.

Date: 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372231

Accession Number: 2025.28.157AB

Tile

Medium green belt tile with basketweave pattern.

Date: 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372232

Accession Number: 2025.28.158

Tile

Blue green belt tile with basketweave pattern.

Date: 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 372233

Accession Number: 2025.28.159

Tile

Light blue belt tile with basketweave pattern.

Date: 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372234

Accession Number: 2025.28.160

Tile

Light brown belt tile with basketweave pattern.

Date: 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372235

Accession Number: 2025.28.161

Tile

Medium brown "belt or border strip" tile.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 372236

Accession Number: 2025.28.162

Stoneware pitcher with brown glaze. Handle is formed in the shape of a hound dog. Body of pitcher is decorated in raised relief showing scenes of deer hunting. Spout is decorated with motifs of hanging bunches of grapes.

Date: 1845-1958

Maker: U.S. Pottery Company

Material: stoneware (pottery), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 380950

Accession Number: 2025.85.1

Wallet

A small white leather wallet with a snap clasp.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381050

Accession Number: 1948.66.2

Flip Fold Compact

A small, beige flip fold compact.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381051

Accession Number: 1948.66.3

Coin Purse

A silk bag style coin purse with metal clasp.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381052

Accession Number: 1948.66.4

Pocket

Black satin pocket, jet or black glass trimming

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, jet (coal), glass (material), cotton (fiber), metal

GUSN: 381053

Accession Number: 1946.782

Purse or drawstring pouch

A rectangular light green silk drawstring purse or pouch with corded edge and drawstring adorned with golden tassels. Front is hand painting with purple flowers and two robins.

Date: Early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cord (fiber product), tassel, hand-painted

GUSN: 381054

Accession Number: 1943.639

Purse

A black beaded drawstring purse with corded closure and bottom edge with beaded loops and small, clear, cut glass beads.

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process), cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 381055

Accession Number: 1929.332

Purse

A beaded reticule or drawstring purse with geometric motifs, tassel at bottom,. and black fabric and cording at top. Motifs include red diamonds outlined in green and yellow with abstract leaf motif in center of blue, yellow, and green, center with blue diamonds outlined in yellow rectangles and gre...

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: (Appraiser)

Material: beads (pierced objects), glass (material), beading (process), beadwork, cotton (fiber), cord (fiber product), tassel

GUSN: 381062

Accession Number: 1945.593

"Fish Story" Folly Cove Designers Skirt

A Folly Cover Designers skirt in the pattern "Fish Story" with schools of small and large geometric stylized fish in grey ink on black cotton with a thick black cotton waistband.

Date: ca. 1957

Maker: Burton Demetrios, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968

Material: linocuts (prints), linoleum blocks, printmakers, designers, ink, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 381110

Accession Number: 2026.1.1

Beaded Coin Purse

A small bean shaped beaded coinpurse with envelope style flap and with glass beads in shapes of white, frosted, and metallic.

Date: twentieth century

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (process), beads (pierced objects), glass (material), cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 381115

Accession Number: 2025.52.8

FOUND IN COLLECTION: Pair of Andirons

Pair of cast iron andirons with shank but no post. Legs curve outward and down.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381155

Accession Number: FIC2025.32.3AB

Photograph Album

Brown textured leather with gold trim brass square clip closure with double cyma attachment. Photos of Slade and Coleman families.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 381245

Accession Number: 1963.100B

Photograph Album

Green leather with elaborate embossed leather designs and elaborate hinged closures. Photos of Moody and Coleman families.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 381246

Accession Number: 1963.100C

Tortoiseshell Cufflink

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381297

Accession Number: 1971.2584

Swiss Dot Fabric

White Swiss dot fabric

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 384759

Accession Number: 1971.2738

White Jacket

White jacket

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 384847

Accession Number: 1971.2170

Hon. Daniel Webster

Color lithograph of Daniel Webster seated in a upholstered chair; three-quarter pose; drapery behind with table with books and writing implements at age 70. Printed by N. Currier NY

Maker: N. Currier's Lith. (New York, N.Y.) (Lithographer)

GUSN: 385531

Accession Number: 1946.348

Hope

Embroidery and watercolor on silk. Scene of a woman in Grecian dress standing at the foot of a cliff leaning on a giant anchor, overlooking the sea. In the background is an American ship. Embroidery set in a gold leaf frame with églomisé mat.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, needleworking (process), silk (fiber), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 387525

Accession Number: 2026.6.1

The Landing of Christopher Columbus

Engraving of Christopher Columbus, standing in the foreground. Behind him are the figures of a priest holding a cross and other colonial settlers. In the background are several ships arriving on the coast of a wooded landscape.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Edwin, David, 1776-1841

GUSN: 387526

Accession Number: 2026.6.2

The Landing of Christopher Columbus

Embroidery with polychrome silk on a silk background painted with watecolor. Embroidery depicts Christopher Columbus in the foreground, with one hand on a sword and the other hand on his plumed hat. Behind him are the fitures of a priest holding a golden cross and other colonial settlers. The backgr...

Date: ca. 1802

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (fiber), watercolor (paint), needleworking (process)

GUSN: 387527

Accession Number: 2026.6.3