Historic New England

Hoop Skirt

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40339

Accession Number: 1939.545

Hoop Skirt

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40340

Accession Number: 1939.547

Fan

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40341

Accession Number: 1939.552

White (bird's eye pattern); eyelet collar and ruffle along front and triple ruffle hem; darts at neckline; white soutache along front and hem with criss-cross and medallions with bee motif and eyelet in center; hook and eye at neck.

Date: ca. 1861

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity

GUSN: 40342

Accession Number: 1939.554

Carpetbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40343

Accession Number: 1939.557

Carpetbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40344

Accession Number: 1939.558

Carpetbag

Upholstered hooked-rug-style brown, cream, red, green floral with brass key hole plate, key, two leather handles, leather base and five brass feet, linen lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40345

Accession Number: 1939.559

Shawl

Taupe ground w/ 10" border of Indian style flowers in pinks, purples & greens; center field filled w/ tiny sprigs.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 40346

Accession Number: 1939.561

Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 40347

Accession Number: 1939.562

Nursery Lamp and food warmer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), copper (metal)

GUSN: 40349

Accession Number: 1939.563A-C

Tophat Box

Tan leather; shape of top hat; cover has leather handle & strap across top & attaching to box w/ brass closure; 3 brass "feet"; chintz lining in black & cream; floral bunches w/ picotage ground.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: Laville Petit & Crespin (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), chintz, leather, molding (forming), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 40351

Accession Number: 1939.564BC

Portrait Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40352

Accession Number: 1939.571

CASE, CIGAR

Brown leather w/ 2 oval glass miniature portraits: one = Napoleon I; other = Napoleon III; brass frame & clasp; red leather lining w/ 2 pockets; one has "flint" for matches.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather, painting (coating)

GUSN: 40353

Accession Number: 1939.572

Watercolor Painting

Two figures in robes, one w/ bow and arrow, surrounded by putti.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40354

Accession Number: 1939.573

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40355

Accession Number: 1939.574

Sewing Bird

This sewing bird has a small pincushion attached, with a heart-shaped screw for the table clamp.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), silk (textile)

GUSN: 40356

Accession Number: 1939.579

Cream Pitcher

Earthenware footed cream pitcher. Molded rococo handle. Floral motif and foliate accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted, Rococo

GUSN: 40357

Accession Number: 1939.592

Cream Pitcher

A white earthenware cream pitcher with a wide mouth and acanthus molded handle. Hand painted floral design on the handle, mouth, and exterior body.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 40358

Accession Number: 1939.599

Mustard Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 40359

Accession Number: 1939.601AB

Cream Pitcher

Earthenware footed cream pitcher. Molded foliate handle. Floral motif with black bands.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Possibly Ridgway, John and William, 1814 F-1830 (Maker)

Material: enameling, earthenware

GUSN: 40360

Accession Number: 1939.605

Sugar Bowl with lid

Earthenware sugar bowl with lid. White oval, lobed, bulbous body with hand-painted blue bands around neck, rim, cap finial, and blue accents on scroll, tab handles. On bowl, brown scene of fife player standing on one leg while woman listens, in grove of trees. Cover has brown scene of circular pavil...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), transfer printing, earthenware, molding (forming)

GUSN: 40361

Accession Number: 1939.607AB

Churn

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40362

Accession Number: 1939.611

Bowl

Earthenware bowl with interior glazed blue but areas of brown revealing incised potter's marks. Exterior glazed gray-brown blue.

Date: 1939

Maker: Greene, Henry Jewett (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 40363

Accession Number: 1939.613

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 40364

Accession Number: 1939.614

Dress

Pink wool gauze w/ horizontal stripes (pink woolen stripes edged w/ narrow cream silk stripe). Bateau neckline; shirred bodice & short sleeves trimmed w/ narrow black velvet bands; natural waist. Boned bodice w/ hook & eye closure at back; cartridge pleats all around waist; bodice & skirt lined w/...

Date: 1853-1857

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 40365

Accession Number: 1939.615

Wedding Dress

Blue taffeta; bodice has high, piped neckline; long full sleeves with epaulets and applied decoration at cuffs; trimmed with black lace and band of bead and coil; piped waist with sharp points at front and back; boned darts; padded and lined with brown cotton twill; hook and eye closure hidden by 10...

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 40366

Accession Number: 1939.616AB

Veil

Black silk twist net; tambour; very delicate/light; four large floral spray motifs across; sprigged ground; scalloped edge.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 40367

Accession Number: 1939.619

Chemise

Cotton; embroidered; handmade.

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, handmade

GUSN: 40368

Accession Number: 1939.621

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40369

Accession Number: 1939.623

Infant's Cap

Cream; sheer mull; eyelet embroidery allover geometric arrangement; simple shape with back panel; drawstring at front and neck; two loops.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 40370

Accession Number: 1939.627

Child's dress

Child's cream colored mohair dress. Five flounces at bottom, trimmed with blue silk taffeta. Wide blue taffeta trim at neck and front. Ten pearl buttons down back. Lace for cuffs pinned to inside of one sleeve. Used as a child's bridesmaid's dress

Date: 1880s

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40371

Accession Number: 1939.628

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 40372

Accession Number: 1939.633

Boots

2 tone--red upper; black patent foot w/ rounded pointed vamp; lined w/ white kid; red, green and cream striped boot straps; leather heel.

Date: 1857-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, machine-made

GUSN: 40478

Accession Number: 1940.209AB

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40479

Accession Number: 1940.222

Clasp

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40480

Accession Number: 1940.223

Chimney

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40481

Accession Number: 1940.224

Sewing Kit

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40482

Accession Number: 1940.228

Dinner plate

Earthenware plate with brown transfer-printed pattern "Chinese Pastime" depicting two children in Asian dress fishing beside a stream with exotic flowers, pagoda and bridge in background. Border pattern of scrolls, floral sprays and florettes.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Davenport (Maker)

Material: transfer printing, earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 40483

Accession Number: 1940.229.1

Serving Dish

Eight-sided earthenware serving dish with molded foliate scroll handles and brown transfer-print "Abbey Ruins" pattern. Cows grazing among Gothic ruins. Fruit, flowers and ewer trophy grouping on border; polygram border around outside of body.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: Mayer, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 40484

Accession Number: 1940.230

Platter

Earthenware platter with scalloped rim and purple transfer-printed pattern "Chinese Pastime." Flower and scroll border. Central scene of Chinese boy flying kite and girl with parasol, flowers in foreground, pagoda in the background and exotic building and steep mountains in the distance.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Davenport (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 40485

Accession Number: 1940.231

Coffeepot with lid

Six-sided Ironstone coffeepot and lid with black transfer-printed pattern "Corea." Border pattern of rococo scrolls and large roses. Secondary border of small sprigs. Scene of pagoda beside waterway.

Date: 1839-1850

Maker: Clementson, Joseph, 1839-1864 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), ironstone (pottery), transfer printing

GUSN: 40486

Accession Number: 1940.232.1AB