Historic New England

Needlework Towel Rack

Carved balck walnut towel rack with Berlin woolwork cross stitch and beadwork decoration; floral with scroll embellishment; brown, tan, gray, black, white, on red ground.

Date: ca. 1876

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, cross stitch, wool (textile), beadwork, black walnut (wood)

GUSN: 47482

Accession Number: 1967.141

Portrait of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield Josselyn

Half-length portrait of Lucy Sawyer Littlefield Josselyn (1820-1887) with her hair pulled back and holding a red book. Married to William Eustis Josselyn (1967.147). Oil on canvas.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Possibly Hamblin, Sturtevant J. (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 47483

Accession Number: 1967.145

Drawers

Knitted; cream; ankle length; cotton sateen waistband with four covered buttons; front yoke; laced at back; band of tape on left and right front; ribbed knit at ankles; reinforced knees.

Date: 1900-1938

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, knitting (process)

GUSN: 47484

Accession Number: 1967.150

Wooden frame with 5 tiles (could hold 6, but 1 is missing) showing a dwelling, a shepherd, another dwelling with water, a town with water, and another town with water, respectively. Tiles painted in blue on white background

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic glaze

GUSN: 47485

Accession Number: 1967.153

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: 47486

Accession Number: 1967.154.1

Crazy quilt

"Crazy quilt" with central diamond of stripes; remains of plaid center. Body comprised of pieced diamonds; interiors of various patchwork shapes. Sawtooth border of stripes; outer border of purple floral velvet.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Probably Whitehouse, Sarah Mahtilda (Maker)

Material: brocade (textile), stitching, machine sewing (technique), piecing, printing (process), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 47488

Accession Number: 1967.163

Jug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 47489

Accession Number: 1967.165

Cupboard

6 shelves, shaped sides.

Date: 1690-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 47490

Accession Number: 1967.213

CLOGS

Probably of maple.

Date: 1830-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47495

Accession Number: 1968.4

Album Quilt

No description

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: Sawyer, Sophia Blake (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), stitching, back stitches, calico, cotton (textile), embroidering, piecing, printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 47496

Accession Number: 1968.6

Pillowcase

Rectangular, white, fine linen; single piece folded. Insertion of 1/4" wide fagoting connecting case with 2-1/8" wide outer band; two button holes.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47497

Accession Number: 1968.8

Cloth Sample

Cream silk fabric sample with appliqued flowers, mounted on green paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 47498

Accession Number: 1968.9

Stock Lock

Plate type with lock mortised in wood; decoratively cut plate on front.

Date: ca. 1720

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), oak (wood)

GUSN: 47500

Accession Number: 1968.13AB

Box

Rectangular wooden box, without lid, lined with newspaper dated 1835-1838. Exterior of box is covered with wallpaper with a large scale stylized foliage pattern. Block printed in blue and tan on a beige ground. Bottom of box also has remnants of a maroon, white and cream paper.

Date: 1838-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47501

Accession Number: 1968.15

Bed valance fragment

Scalloped valance with polychromatric crewelwork floral vines. Edges bound in light blue tape.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crewelwork (technique), linen (material), alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 47502

Accession Number: 1968.16

Sheet

Nearly square, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47503

Accession Number: 1968.18

Sewing Box

Box of crochet and rugmaking tools.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47504

Accession Number: 1968.19

Dinner Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner knife with a rounded mother of pearl handle. Scroll embellishments.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), mother of pearl

GUSN: 47505

Accession Number: 1968.22.1

Quilt

White cotton ground covered evenly in applique motifs; three rows of three oak leaf crosses; interspaces filled with abstract tulips and eight-pointed stars. Around sides and bottom vine with leaf and flowers. Overall shell quilting pattern.

Date: 1843

Maker: Lanphear, Lois M. (Maker) Lanphear, Sarah A. (Maker) Lanphear, Hannah R. (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 47506

Accession Number: 1968.23

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47507

Accession Number: 1968.25AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper (last layer) removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Wallpaper has a tile pattern with stylized flower tiles alternating with geometric patterned tiles. Roller-printed in two greens and dots of liquid mica on white groun...

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47513

Accession Number: 1968.80.10

Wallpaper

Six fragments from the third layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow, cream, pink, blue, red, and white on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47514

Accession Number: 1968.80.3

Wallpaper

Three fragments from the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow and maroon on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47515

Accession Number: 1968.80.4

Wallpaper

Two fragments from the first layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in red, pink, yellow, white, blue and olive on olive ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47516

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.1

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Two wallpaper fragments with anthemion pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, olive, and yellow on cream ground. Pattern number 3305. Matching wallpaper b...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47517

Accession Number: 1968.80.7.1-.2

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with two fragments of matching border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. "Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills". Wallpaper roller-printed with flower and scroll pattern in purple, gray and yellow on gray gr...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47518

Accession Number: 1968.80.8.1-.2

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wallpaper has scrolling foliate pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, green, maroonon cream ground. Wallpaper border matches. Scrolling foliate pattern ro...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47519

Accession Number: 1968.80.9.1-.2

Silhouette

Full-length positive cut silhouette of a young carpenter. The young man wears a soft cap and carries a jack plane in one hand and a saw in the other, with a watercolor wash groundline in greys and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), ink, paper (fiber product), wash (coating)

GUSN: 47520

Accession Number: 1968.81

Mug

Pearlware handled mug. Brown bands around rim and base. Hand painted foliate and chain design.

Date: 1800- 1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47521

Accession Number: 1968.83

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47522

Accession Number: 1968.95

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47526

Accession Number: 1968.99

Handkerchief

Plain white handkerchief with an "F" embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47527

Accession Number: 1968.101

Apron

White on white woven plaid cotton, knee-length; self waistband ending in short ties with mother of pearl button on one end, buttonhole on the other; body edged all around with narrow band of tatting.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Parker, Frances Dolly, 1839-1916 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 47528

Accession Number: 1968.105

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white, plain weave sheet fragment hemmed on all sides.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), machine sewing (technique), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 47529

Accession Number: 1968.106

Sewing Basket

Round, shallow basket (a) with tight fitting cover (b). Splint standards woven with very thin weavers in wicker pattern on both body and cover.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), weaving, wickerwork

GUSN: 47530

Accession Number: 1968.109AB

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47531

Accession Number: 1968.110A

Lace Fragment

Piece of lace with a circular design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47532

Accession Number: 1968.110B

Sheet

Rectangular, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47533

Accession Number: 1968.130

Sewing Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: palm fiber

GUSN: 47869

Accession Number: 1969.552

Tablecloth

Cream-colored lace table runner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47872

Accession Number: 1969.556

Needlework

Red and marroon square pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47873

Accession Number: 1969.557

Scarf

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47874

Accession Number: 1969.559

Commemorative Quilt

T-shaped, central printed cotton panel of flags. Around panel are blocks of red, white and blue printed cotton of either straight lines or chevron pattern. Edge bound in blue cotton; overall diamond pattern quilting.

Date: 1893-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, piecing, quilting

GUSN: 47875

Accession Number: 1969.561

Log Cabin Quilt

Log Cabin patterned quilt.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 47876

Accession Number: 1969.562

Moccasin

Pair of leather moccasins with a beaded design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47877

Accession Number: 1969.563

Bed

Rectangular form; four posts surmounted by cornice painted green; gilt decoration of grapes and wheat motif with bow and arrow; footposts: reeded columns descend from cornice; leaf carved inverted cups surmounting vase shaped reeded section; short fluted drum section below; square foot posts with in...

Date: 1795-1805

Maker: Attributed to Seymour, John (Cabinetmaker) Attributed to Seymour, Thomas, 1771-1848 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), satinwood (wood), birch (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 47878

Accession Number: 1969.568

Pillowcase

Long, rectangular, white; 2-3/4" hem at each end.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 47879

Accession Number: 1969.570A

Sheet

Linen plainweave bed sheet. Marked in ink "Mary Wigglesworth".

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47880

Accession Number: 1969.570D

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, textiles

GUSN: 47881

Accession Number: 1969.573A

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dinner plate. Four medallions surround a centralized circular medallion. Each medallion features a different quadruped bordered by scrolls.

Date: 1814-1832

Maker: Hall & Sons, John (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 47882

Accession Number: 1969.610.1

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