Historic New England

Pair of Stockings

Light pink silk stockings. Upper has two narrow bright pink bands with an embroidered floral pattern at the front ankle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40667

Accession Number: 1940.653AB

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40669

Accession Number: 1940.654

Purse

Heavily beaded purse with multicolor floral designs on a white background and blue and white beaded tassels.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40670

Accession Number: 1940.655

Scarf

Striped scarf with a large flower and scroll pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40671

Accession Number: 1940.657

Cloth Sample

Cream silk fabric sample with floral and leaf pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 40672

Accession Number: 1940.658

Cloth Sample

Pink silk fabric sample with appliqued flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 40673

Accession Number: 1940.659

Cloth Sample

Red silk damask fabric sample.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 40674

Accession Number: 1940.660

Pair of Shoes

No description

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, serge, wool (textile)

GUSN: 40675

Accession Number: 1940.661AB

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40676

Accession Number: 1940.664

Shoe

Purple black; ankle straps w/ ribbon tie; brown tape; lined w/ cotton twill; brown leather sole.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, leather

GUSN: 40677

Accession Number: 1940.665

Pillowcase

Rectangular, white, fine linen; single piece folded with 2" wide hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 40678

Accession Number: 1940.675

Antimacassar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 40679

Accession Number: 1940.676

Antimacassar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 40680

Accession Number: 1940.677

Antimacassar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, fringe, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 40681

Accession Number: 1940.678

Antimacassar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, stitching, twill

GUSN: 40682

Accession Number: 1940.679

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40684

Accession Number: 1940.683

Calling Card Case

Wood calling card case with a lift top. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central vignette depicting a domestic scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40685

Accession Number: 1940.691AB

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40686

Accession Number: 1940.692

Calling Card Case

Wood hinged card case with ivory and metal inlay.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40687

Accession Number: 1940.693

Telescope

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40688

Accession Number: 1940.696

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40689

Accession Number: 1940.697

Pillowcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40690

Accession Number: 1940.703

Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 40692

Accession Number: 1940.711A

Lid

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 40693

Accession Number: 1940.711B

Work or Jewelry Box

Paper covered brown and green workbox. Mirror affixed to interior of cover. Contains two keys.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), mirrors

GUSN: 40694

Accession Number: 1940.713

Box

A wooden medicine box covered in green leather with a gold geometric design. Interior compartmentalized into eighty two sections designed to hold medical vials.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 40695

Accession Number: 1940.714

Medicine Chest

A wooden box covered in black leather with a hinged cover and red felt lining. Interior is compartmentalized into seventy six sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is labeled and corked.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, glass (material), cork (bark), felt (textile)

GUSN: 40696

Accession Number: 1940.715

Bone or ivory sticks, pierced; paper leaf with embossed ground and printed with one medallion with old man, woman and child; paper has white ground, printed with architectual elements and birds and vases in pink and silver; reverse is white paper embossed with flowers and scrolls.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), embossing, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 40697

Accession Number: 1940.721

Coffeepot

Cylindrical pewter coffeepot with S-shaped handle with curled ends and thumbrest. Hinged lid with disk and ball knop. Two bands around base at half inch and at one inch from bottom. Six-sided curved spout.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Probably Mory and Ober (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 40698

Accession Number: 1940.724

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40699

Accession Number: 1940.726

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40700

Accession Number: 1940.727AB

Pocket Watch

A Niagara Falls style wall pocket of black and red wool and edged in red fabric tape. Adorned with three dimensional, thick clear beadwork, with outlining and edging in clear beads, and fabric hanging loop at top.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), beads (pierced objects), beading (process), beadwork, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 40703

Accession Number: 1940.730

Small Oval Box with Cover

Small oval paper box with cover. Top of cover covered with brown paper and small embossed bronze paper medallion with floral bouquet. Paper printed with bronze-colored fretwork pattern on white background covers sides of box.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 40704

Accession Number: 1940.731AB

Purse

Tan knit purse with silver-colored rings and long tassels.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40705

Accession Number: 1940.733

Purse

Brown leather pleated purse with two thread handles and a green and white tassel on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40706

Accession Number: 1940.734

Washstand

Eastlake style washstand painted white w/ blue and white delft tile top; rectangular form w/ single drawer w/ original brasses; towel racks at both ends, divided cabinet below; on casters.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40712

Accession Number: 1940.741

Stand

Scrolled cabriole legs, tured pillar and supports, round top wtih marquetry checkerboard

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), ebony (wood), inlays (decorations), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 40713

Accession Number: 1940.748

Piano

The instrument incorporates a so-called Æolian attachment (reed organ), patented by Obed Mitchell Coleman of Philadelphia in 1844 (patent no. 3548). It can be played separately as a piano or a reed organ, and the two instruments can also be played simultaneously from the same keyboard. Compass ...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: T. Gilbert & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 40714

Accession Number: 1940.754

Islay, Her Majesty's Favorite Scotch Terrier, with the Macaw, Love-Birds and Spaniel Puppy.

Steel engraving of a macaw and two love-birds on a stand with a terrier and spaniel sitting underneath. Wood frame with burl veneer.

Date: 1861

Maker: Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir, 1802-1873 (Painter) Davey, W.T. (Engraver) Williams & Everett (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 40715

Accession Number: 1940.756

Partial Pieced Quilt

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40716

Accession Number: 1940.757

Quilt

T-shaped with a red and black diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), wool (textile)

GUSN: 40717

Accession Number: 1940.758

Portrait

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40718

Accession Number: 1940.763

Landscape Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40719

Accession Number: 1940.765

Ruffled pillowcase

Roughly square, off white, fine linen; narrow hemmed open end with three cloth buttons with loops. Top and bottom pieces. Applied fine 1-3/4" wide ruffles.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 40720

Accession Number: 1940.774A

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40725

Accession Number: 1940.787AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40726

Accession Number: 1940.788AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves,

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40727

Accession Number: 1940.789AAB

Fan

Black lacquered fan, broad wooden sticks and guards; painted with pink roses and gilding; glossy purple paper leaf, short; most with three lithographed medallions; figured multicolor; surrounded by gilt scrolls; plain reverse; black silk cord and tassel; held together with wire.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40152

Accession Number: 1939.71

Watercolor Painting

Sailing vessel at sea, two figures lower body of third overboard at center.

Date: 1867

Maker: Rennie, W. (Artist)

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

GUSN: 40153

Accession Number: 1939.102

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture of a red anchor with the words "May we meet in heaven" on Bristol board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40154

Accession Number: 1939.107

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