Historic New England

Bonnet

Brown and tan straw; no trim on outside; blue silk taffeta neck ruffle stiffened with white net; brim trimmed with black lace over white silk; wire support; crinoline lining.

Date: 1853-1861

Maker: unknown

Material: crinolines, handmade, net (textile), silk (textile), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 7039

Accession Number: 1935.1176

Head Dress

Cream net with wire support, trimmed with pink (faded) cotton flowers with pink silk bow; pleated tulle ruffles around face.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, net (textile), silk (textile), tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 6937

Accession Number: 1923.422B

Head Dress

Blue and black silk net; two bands of blue trim; long fringe of blue and black silk.

Date: 1850s

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 6938

Accession Number: 1923.422C

Head Dress

Cream tulle with light blue silk ribbon trim and white lace; three rows of vandyke scalloped ribbon around face with matching bow at neck and band of trim around crown.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, lace (needlework), silk (textile), tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 6939

Accession Number: 1923.422D

Cap

Black silk lace with medium scale floral pattern; ruffled black moire ribbon at top; gathered at neck with neck ruffle and lappets; black grosgrain ribbon ties.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), moiré, silk (textile)

GUSN: 6940

Accession Number: 1925.82

Saucer

Slightly lobed body with scalloped gilt edge; central heraldic device: bird, facing left perched atop shield with gilt floral spray surrounded by olive branches.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6941

Accession Number: 1987.460.2

Saucer

Subtly fluted body; green sawtooth band around edge; purple garland inner border; sprigs of small red and green flowers, dragonflies; larger central spray of flowers.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6942

Accession Number: 1933.6372.2

Saucer

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6943

Accession Number: 1951.165B

Saucer

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6944

Accession Number: 1951.165C

Saucer

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6945

Accession Number: 1951.165D

Saucer

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6946

Accession Number: 1951.165E

Cup

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6947

Accession Number: 1951.166A

Cup

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6948

Accession Number: 1951.166B

Cup

Gilt and painted rococo orange monogram on plain white bodies.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6949

Accession Number: 1951.166C

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with an orange rim. Wavy border with rose buds. Central penciled rose with surrounding floral design.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 6950

Accession Number: 1933.6388

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky. Salt dish: oval with scenic medallion in well.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6951

Accession Number: 1937.357.2

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6952

Accession Number: 1937.366.2

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6953

Accession Number: 1937.366.3

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6954

Accession Number: 1937.366.4

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6955

Accession Number: 1937.366.5

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6956

Accession Number: 1937.366.6

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6957

Accession Number: 1937.366.7

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6958

Accession Number: 1937.366.8

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6959

Accession Number: 1937.366.9

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6960

Accession Number: 1937.366.10

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6961

Accession Number: 1937.366.11

Plate

border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6962

Accession Number: 1937.366.12

Soup plate

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6963

Accession Number: 1937.367.2

Soup plate

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6964

Accession Number: 1937.367.3

Dinner plate

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6965

Accession Number: 1937.368.3

Dinner plate

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6966

Accession Number: 1937.368.5

Dinner plate

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6967

Accession Number: 1937.368.6

Dinner plate

Border: bands of gold and reddish brown with gold swag and tassle; border around well: gold dots with reddish brown centers; central sepia-colored landscape scene with gold in oval: trees, left with house and pine tree, right; cipher "JL" in sky.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 6968

Accession Number: 1937.368.8

Tea Bowl

Porcelain saucer. Interior chain border. Floral motif.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6969

Accession Number: 1934.520

Tea Bowl

Porcelain tea bowl. Gold gilt painted rim. Interior floral and vine chain. Exterior medallion featuring a monogram surrounded by ribbons and garlands.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6970

Accession Number: 1967.154.3

Tea bowl and saucer

Tea bowl without handle; slight scalloped edge to bowls and saucers; border: double red line with spearhead pendules; polychrome enamel floral decoration, ecterior of cup and in well (over poppy flower in relief) of saucer.

Date: 1740-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6971

Accession Number: 1969.4.2AB

Riding Hat

Black velvet bonnet with brim and black ribbon.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, leather, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 6972

Accession Number: 1925.680

Demitasse Cup

Child's porcelain cup with gadrooned, gilt spine handle. Interior: blue and gold alternating dot band. Exterior: gold border with blue enamel abstract leaf and flowers and rounded arch and dot below; monogram "S.H.L." in gold oval.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6973

Accession Number: 1937.375.2

Demitasse Cup

Child's porcelain cup with gadrooned, gilt spine handle. Interior: blue and gold alternating dot band. Exterior: gold border with blue enamel abstract leaf and flowers and rounded arch and dot below; monogram "S.H.L." in gold oval.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6974

Accession Number: 1937.375.3

Demitasse Cup

Child's porcelain cup with gadrooned, gilt spine handle. Interior: blue and gold alternating dot band. Exterior: gold border with blue enamel abstract leaf and flowers and rounded arch and dot below; monogram "S.H.L." in gold oval.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6975

Accession Number: 1937.375.4

Towel

Accompanying note by donor Susan Norton: "This was given to mother [Edith White Norton] when she was a little girl by Professor Sophocles of Harvard, who knotted the fringe and embroidered Edith [EAIO-in greek letters] on it. He had been taught to knot fringes as a boy by the monks on Mt. Athos."

Date: ca. 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), damask

GUSN: 6976

Accession Number: 1990.1409

Tea Bowl

Child's handleless porcelain cup. Exterior border: blue and gold alternating dot band; interior: gold border with blue enamel abstract leaf and flowers and rounded arch and dot below; monogram "S.H.L." in gold oval.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 6977

Accession Number: 1937.377.2

Bonnet

Ivory silk satin; two bands of self-piping around edge of brim; crown has inserted pleated band of contrasting satin ribbon with bow; ivory satin neck ruffle, gathered around crown, and extending in points to brim; neck ruffle has piped edge; ivory satin ribbon ties are pinned to lining; brim lined ...

Date: 1845 C-1847 C

Maker: unknown

Material: buckram, stitching, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 6978

Accession Number: 1928.489F

Bonnet

Faded purple satin with bands of brown and tan straw; shirred purple satin brim; braided purple satin band at crown; black net and canvas lining with wire frame support; remains of rose silk taffets ribbon ties; sides are pointed and curvoe under chin.

Date: 1849-1856

Maker: unknown

Material: buckram, stitching, satin, silk (textile), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 6979

Accession Number: 1928.545

Coffee Cup

Black pencilled dot wavy border with flower buds and larger spray of flowers on body; interior black huskchain border; ear-shaped handle.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 6980

Accession Number: 1966.23

Bonnet

Black braided straw bonnet with round crown trimmed with black and pink velvet floral garland with black ostrich feathers and lace. Black moiré ribbon ties and black silk lining.

Date: 1893-1896

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), straw (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 6981

Accession Number: 1929.698

Tea Caddy

Porcelain tea caddy with rectangular body, sloping shoulders, and cover with berry knop. Black and red feather pinwheel on both sides of body; black palmette border edged in red on shoulders; same border on cover.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain, molding (forming)

GUSN: 6982

Accession Number: 1961.163AB

Saucer

Two thin orange bands split by band of dots around rim; below them, a wave dot line with small floral sprays; wavy border around well; central design: floral spray.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6983

Accession Number: 1932.2246

Dish

Blue enamel border with gold stars; blue spearhead with dots; blue and gold huskchain around well; central design: blue and gold mantled shield bearing cipher "BLC"[?] (one looks more like "BLE").

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6984

Accession Number: 1932.312

Tea bowl and saucer

Border: band of orange loops with tassels (inside bowl and saucer); central decoration: enamel rosebud with forget-me-not (in well of saucer and on exterior of bowl); bowl also has tiny rosette, exterior.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 6987

Accession Number: 1939.252AB

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