Historic New England

Vegetable dish

Blue; white; squarish rectangle with notched corners and berry knob (?) finial; network and scallop border; right-oriented landscape sene with bridge to land with one-story pavillion, foreground; two two-story pavillions, right, with figure in window; two other groups of buildings on rocky clumps in...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 32738

Accession Number: 1929.709

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32739

Accession Number: 1929.735

Slippers

Pale blue and cream silk satin slippers. Bound with grosgrain ribbon. Trimmed with small pale blue bow. Ribbon ties have been removed (stitch thread remains at sides where were attached). Rounded square toe.Square throat with drawstring.3 1/2" vamp, no center back seam. Sole has waist with no heel....

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 32740

Accession Number: 1929.749AB

Trim

Multicolored delicately fringed trim

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32741

Accession Number: 1929.752

Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 32742

Accession Number: 1929.754

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32743

Accession Number: 1929.755

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32744

Accession Number: 1929.756

Mortar & Pestle

Turned, wooden mortar and marble pestle. Mortar is footed.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 32745

Accession Number: 1929.762AB

Nightgown

White linen; double ruffle around neck; front placket and cuffs of long sleeves; narrow tucks along center front; embroidered with small dotted motifs; four button placket; one button at each cuff.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 32746

Accession Number: 1929.768

Nightgown

White linen; double ruffle around neck, center front placket, and cuffs of long sleeves; four small pearl buttons center front; one button at each cuff; narrow piped bands along placket, embroidered with simple dotted motifs.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 32747

Accession Number: 1929.769

Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32748

Accession Number: 1929.770

Bookmark

White ribbon bookmark with blue painted flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32753

Accession Number: 1929.780

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered image of a harp or lyre on Bristol board mounted on white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32754

Accession Number: 1929.781

Golf Ball

Mesh golf ball with circular indentations on the surface of the ball.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32755

Accession Number: 1929.783

Golf Ball

Mesh golf ball with circular indentations on the surface of the ball.

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh

GUSN: 32756

Accession Number: 1929.784

Jug

Circular base, the band of which is gold, whole body bends and turns up to deeply scalloped rim and mouth; second gold band runs around upper half of body; gold strapwork handle; painted yellow with all-over gold "vermicelli" decoration.

Date: 1886

Maker: Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 32757

Accession Number: 1929.878

Jug

Cream-colored body with painted large sprigs of flowers in five colors, stepped base with gold banding and egg border; whole body bends and tapers up to spout/mouth, which is narrow round hole; gold band around scalloped edge; handle is an imitation of bone, with faux "straps" attaching it to body.

Date: 1887

Maker: Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 32758

Accession Number: 1929.879

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 32764

Accession Number: 1929.889

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with carved initials around a star.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32765

Accession Number: 1929.890

Goblet

Glass goblet. Stem and body molded to represent a tree.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32766

Accession Number: 1929.891

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 32767

Accession Number: 1929.894

Pan

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32768

Accession Number: 1929.897

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32769

Accession Number: 1929.901

Cape

Cream wool 3/4 cape with decorative hood; trimmed with cream silk soutache braid arranged in stylized floral trail along center front, hem and hood; long white corded and tasseled ties; white tassel alternating to tip of hood; white silk lining.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32770

Accession Number: 1929.904

Wedding Veil

White warp knit net lace; "point net"; large; bilaterally symmetrical motifs; chain stitch (tambour); satin drawstring; tiny sprigged ground; deep floral & foliate border; narrow foliate meander on sides.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), net (textile), satin, silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 32771

Accession Number: 1929.906

Scarf

Cream, sheer silk gauze/marquisette; long, rectangular; scalloped edge all around; satin weave large scale floral trails pattern with lyre motifs at ends; large flowers in scallops.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 32772

Accession Number: 1929.907

Veil

Black silk; basketweave; large; deep borders on four sides, denser at bottom; no drawstring.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 32773

Accession Number: 1929.912

Dress

Bodice = A; Skirt = B Printed silk crepe with abstract tan & brown fan motif and red, yellow, blue & green floral motif on tan background with brown and green shapes; bateau neckline with piping ending in pointed waist; piping around neckline with cream silk trim; leg of mutton sleeves shirred at s...

Date: 1834-1837

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), stitching

GUSN: 32774

Accession Number: 1929.914AB

Pelerine

Pelerine made from light green-colored silk twill and burgundy (wool) plaid with large floral sprays; purple silk piping; lined with irridescent red silk.

Date: 1833-1837

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 32775

Accession Number: 1929.916

Cape

Brown silk strie' taffeta shoulder cape; self-piping; self-ruffle; lined with brown glazed cotton.

Date: 1837-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32776

Accession Number: 1929.917

Cuff

White; elongated and curved with topstitching on curved edge.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 32777

Accession Number: 1929.935

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32778

Accession Number: 1929.936.1

Fork

Two tine fork with antler handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), antler

GUSN: 32779

Accession Number: 1929.936.2

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32780

Accession Number: 1929.943

Infant's Shirt

White/yellowed; squared flap neckline; long sleeves trimmed with lace (drawstring at wrist missing); featherstitching and lace at shoulder; open shirt.

Date: ca. 1769

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 32351

Accession Number: 1928.1006

Pair of Stockings

Cream-colored stockings with a thick thread done in a checkered lacy pattern. Halfway down front of the stocking it turns into a twirrled lacy pattern. Openings of stockings have a lacy decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32352

Accession Number: 1928.1010AB