Historic New England

Shawl

Cream silk; machine knitted; elaborate pattern of scalloped bands; tightly knit and pleated band alternates with openwork band; fringed openwork border; flame pattern.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13738

Accession Number: 1969.5611

Veil

Cream net; long rectangular shape; ends and long edges with embroidered lace pattern of medium scale stylized flowers; long edges have smaller round flowers with scalloped edge; diamond mesh.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13739

Accession Number: 1969.6953

Fichu

Black; machine-made, Spanish lace with a net ground with large scale flowers and scrolling leaves; diamond shape with lapet extensions; scalloped edge.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13740

Accession Number: 1969.7069

Black machine-made Spanish net ground embroidered with large scale floral trails with large floral medallion with fan motif with scrolling sides; medallions at each end; scalloped edge; embroidered; long and rectangular.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13741

Accession Number: 1969.7095

Stole

Black silk; net ground; medium scale floral pattern of floral trail with floral medallion at both ends; scalloped border all around with scrolling leaves; long and rectangular.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13742

Accession Number: 1969.6954

Shawl

Black handmade Chantilly lace; net ground; embroidered; large triangular shape; central floral arrangement with sprays toward ends; serpentine band entwined with floral garland; geometric floral border of hexagonal shape linked to U-shaped medallions; scalloped all around; two seams at shoulder.

Date: 1860-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13743

Accession Number: 1969.5622

Shawl

Black lace; silk net; medium scale floral sprays in vertical arrangement; diamond shaped with lapets; lapets have fitted ends (to fit curve); scalloped edge all around.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13744

Accession Number: 1969.5614

Stole

Black lace; net ground with floral sprigs; scalloped border with large flowers and floral sprays extending from border toward center; wide & rectangular.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13745

Accession Number: 1969.6614

Shawl

Ivory silk lace; rectangular shape; large floral sprigs geometrically arranged on net ground; scalloped floral border.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13746

Accession Number: 1969.5621

Shawl

Ivory silk; rectangular; net ground with floral sprays extending toward center from border of large flowers; scalloped edge.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13747

Accession Number: 1969.6955

Stole

Cream needlerun lace; net ground with serpentine floral trail with scrolling leaves; border is scalloped with large flowers.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13748

Accession Number: 1969.5412

Stole

Black lace; wide and rectangular shape; large scale floral; center with floral sprays; scalloped border; one side has double border of flowers and leaves arranged in spiral pattern and another with border of scrolling flowers and leaves; embroidered.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13749

Accession Number: 1969.5615

Stole

Black net; long rectangular shape; black beads and sequins at each end & along all sides; large fleur-de-lis motif at each end with C-scroll leaves; with smaller fleur-de-lis in each corner; chevron border.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13750

Accession Number: 1969.7068

Veil

Black machine-made lace; two-toned; floral net ground with darker floral trail cordannay; one scalloped edge with branches and stylized motif; long, rectangular shape.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13751

Accession Number: 1969.6893

Veil

Black silk; net ground with floral trail with stylized flowers and pineapples, medium scale; one edge has border of trilobed floral motif; long and rectangular.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13752

Accession Number: 1969.6903

Piece of a Veil

Black net; "double" lattice pattern; edges are plain.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13753

Accession Number: 1969.6896

Veil

Black net veil embroidered with allover pattern of dots and circles; three sides have ruffled edge; fourth side is scalloped; long and rectangular.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13754

Accession Number: 1969.6898

Veil

Black machine-made net lace; embroidered with circles and dots; one edge embroidered with curving and scrolling floral sprays and scalloped edge; two narrow ends have black looped/finished edge; other long edge has hand overcast end with a knot in center.

Date: late 19th-early

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13755

Accession Number: 1969.7107

Fichu

Black handmade lace; embroidered with circles; straight edge has narrow border of trilobed flowers and leaves; curved edge is scalloped; with circular flower and pointed band of foliate garland.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13756

Accession Number: 1969.5618

Veil

Black handmade Chantilly lace; half-moon shaped; ground embroidered with circles; curved edge is scalloped with floral garland and center flower; straight end has band for drawstring; scalloped border is applied - handstitched to net ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13757

Accession Number: 1969.5617

Scarf

Black machine-made Chantilly lace; long and rectangular; center embroidered with circles and sprigs; border all around of oval medallions with sprig; with draped band in between each medallion; scalloped edge.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13758

Accession Number: 1969.7084

Veil

Black handmade Chantilly lace; long and rectangular; embroidered with scrolling floral trail in center; embroidered (on long ends only) scalloped border with floral sprays.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13759

Accession Number: 1969.5610

Veil

Black machine-made lace; ground embroidered with floral sprays; one plain long end; opposite long end has floral trails and serpentine band; opposite narrow ends have C-scroll border; long and rectangular.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13760

Accession Number: 1969.5616

Shawl

Cream wool; very soft and fine; center of herringbone pattern; border of bands of diamonds with border of stripes and lacy bands; pointed edge.

Date: 1840-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13761

Accession Number: 1969.6681

Shawl

Cream mohair hand-knit shawl.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13762

Accession Number: 1969.6686

Shawl

Cream mohair; lacy; center of diamond lattice; border of hexagonal shapes with scalloped edge.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13763

Accession Number: 1969.6693

Shawl

Cream wool; very fine; lacy; striped - band of loose openwork alternates with band of tighter knit; edge (pinned) and pointed all around (points from being blocked into shape).

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13764

Accession Number: 1969.6678

Shawl

Cream silk hand-knitted openwork; center of chevron bands with outer borders of large and small chevron bands; pointed scalloped edge.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13765

Accession Number: 1969.5613

Shawl

Black knitted lace; center of chevron bands; bordered with openwork and double chevron band; wide outer border of double chevron band forming diamonds; pointed, scalloped edge all around.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13766

Accession Number: 1969.5620

Shawl

Off-white; twill weave with 4" deep needlework border 3" from edge of silky cord laid on in loops creating three-dimensional effect; square.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13767

Accession Number: 1990.1415

Shawl

Ivory sheer silk with denser weave forming 1" border and five stripes warpwise in floral meander in purple and white; self fringe all around.

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13768

Accession Number: 1960.75J

Fireplace tiles

Set of 20 earthenware fireplace tiles; 5 inch square of cream-colored ground w/ underglaze manganese purple and green enamel floral and leaf pattern divided into 9 squares of squiggly lines.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, painting (image-making), hand-painted, lead glaze, pressing

GUSN: 14332

Accession Number: 1986.349

Bedpan

Drum form w/ 2 handles at sides; spout at saddle shaped top.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Codman & Shurtleff (Maker)

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 14333

Accession Number: 1986.350

Spice box set

Each of round bentwood form w/ fitted covers; painted blue-gray. The straight laps secured w/ nails.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 14334

Accession Number: 1986.351.1

Spice box set

Each of round bentwood form w/ fitted covers; painted blue-gray. The straight laps secured w/ nails.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 14335

Accession Number: 1986.351.2

Chamber pot

Circular domed ribbed top w/ relief leaf and floriform knop on conforming squat baluster form base w/ flared foot and applied "C" scroll handle.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Pankhurst, J. W. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, lead glaze, molding (forming)

GUSN: 14336

Accession Number: 1986.352AB

Chamber pot

White deep rounded bowl w/ single scrolled handle and foot ring; brown transfer printed w/ leafy floral spray at sides; the lid w/ molded scroll shape handle on domed center and molded scrolled rim.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), lead glaze, transfer printing

GUSN: 14337

Accession Number: 1986.353AB

Chamber pot

White glazed deep rounded form w/ flared rim; the sides molded in scalloped "arch-like" motif; foot ring.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), lead glaze, molding (forming)

GUSN: 14338

Accession Number: 1986.354AB

Bottle

Narrow collared mouth on short cylindrical neck; rounded shoulders and elongated cylindrical body; applied "C" shaped handle at shoulder; reddish-brown glaze.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 14339

Accession Number: 1986.355

Bottle

Wide collared neck on sloping shoulders and cylindrical body; brown glaze.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 14340

Accession Number: 1986.356

Bottle

Elongated cylindrical form w/ rounded shoulders, short cylindrical neck and collared mouth; applied handle ("C" shape) at shoulder. Incised mark at shoulder; glazed w/ an irridescent brown-tan speckled color.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 14341

Accession Number: 1986.357

Bottle

Dark amber transparent glass; short cylindrical body; sloping shoulders and long neck w/ thin and thick ringed collar; slightly recessed bottom.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 14342

Accession Number: 1986.358

Toaster

Narrow rack w/ geometric and scrolled extensions on tripod frame w/ shaped flattened handle having a pierced circular terminus.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 14343

Accession Number: 1986.360

Toaster

Long narrow rack w/ 4 bent extensions forming rectangular shapes raised on a tripod frame w/ a flattened shaped handle w/ a circular pierced terminus. Rack swivels on frame.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 14344

Accession Number: 1986.362

Fire screen

4 part wire mesh screen w/ 2 brass handles, iron framing, and brass finials.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), wire

GUSN: 14345

Accession Number: 1986.363

Photograph

View of Spencer-Pierce-Little farmlands. Brown-tone photographic print of black and white photograph of evocative rural scene; view of field through silhouetted fence posts; trees in foreground. Cream colored mat; unframed.

Date: 1975-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs

GUSN: 14346

Accession Number: 1986.369

Photograph

Black and white portrait photograph of Miss Amelia Little, Newburyport, Mass. Head and shoulders view of elderly woman in dark-rimmed glasses, facing right. Tan-colored mat; unframed.

Date: ca. 1985

Maker: Dalton, Frank (Maker)

Material: photographs

GUSN: 14347

Accession Number: 1986.374

Bookcase

Flat molded cornice over simple three-section case; each section w/ 6 or 7 adjustable shelves; quarter round molding at base; mahogany stained.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), staining

GUSN: 14348

Accession Number: 1986.376

Bookend

Each w/ wood upright in squat baluster form; "punch" carved w/ leafy sprays and geometric devices centering a stack of semi-circles outlined in gilt and painted blue, green, and red w/in a blue field and gilt border; all raised on a tin horizontal plate.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 14349

Accession Number: 1986.378.2

Trinket box

Small rectangular alabaster box w/ pierced sides (quatrefoil grill); solid fitted top inlaid w/ pink mother-of-pearl flowers w/ black (onyx?) stems.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: abalone shell, alabaster (mineral), inlay (process), onyx (mineral), piercing, staining

GUSN: 14350

Accession Number: 1986.379AB

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