Historic New England

Wedding Cake Figure

Plastic figure of a woman in bride's clothing. Clothing is made of paper. Figure balances on on a cardboard stand.

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 9964

Accession Number: 1996.17.1

Wedding Cake Figure

Plastic figure of a man in groom's clothing. Clothing is made of paper. Figure balances on on a cardboard stand.

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 9965

Accession Number: 1996.17.2

Wedding Cake

Square ivory cardboard box, containing a piece of cake wrapped in wax paper. The cake is dried and crumbling.

Date: 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: cake (food)

GUSN: 9966

Accession Number: 1996.18

Kewpie Doll Figurine with Stand

Male sailor with U.S.A. printed on cap. Wood disc stand. Wedding cake topper groom.

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9967

Accession Number: 1996.20AC

Kewpie Doll Bride Figurine

Figure of a girl holding flowers, wearing a veil (bride). Wood disc stand. Wedding cake topper (see sailor groom 1996.20a)

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9968

Accession Number: 1996.20BD

T-shaped white; large central potted flower with initials above; trailing vines with oak leaves and flowers along sides and bottom. Smaller vine across lower center with federal eagles. Knotted net fringe along sides and bottom.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), fringe, stitching, whitework

GUSN: 9972

Accession Number: 1980.40

Quilt

Rectangular, white; quilted scrolling feather vine along edges; diamond quilted ground. Woven tape binding along edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting, whitework

GUSN: 9973

Accession Number: 1968.24

Table Cover or Bedspread

White; embroidered frame of undulating grape vine; vine and stem stem stitch; leaves and grapes satin stitch. Body three rows of three stemmed pinwheel-like grape vine clusters. Border of parallel lines of stem and back stitch; applied commercial fringe.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, fringe, stitching, weaving, whitework

GUSN: 9974

Accession Number: 1967.105

Bedspread

White; rounded bottom corners; additional wefts provide ribbed texture. Candlewicking designs: central star motif surrounded by sprigged border with potted plants and heart clusters and stars outside; lattice border. Additional double trellis-like zig-zag border; stars and potted plants within; doub...

Date: ca. 1813

Maker: Ely, Mary (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), stitching, piecing, whitework

GUSN: 9975

Accession Number: 1965.162

Bedspread

T-shaped, cotton; additional weft threads give ribbed texture; plucked or tufted candlewicking designs created on ribbed wefts. Central rectangular block with sawtooth border surrounded by field of eight-point stars and row of pine trees. Wide band of diamonds; spot floral motifs within. Applied dra...

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: Prescott, Hannah (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), drawn thread work, fringe, hand weaving, whitework

GUSN: 9976

Accession Number: 1960.62

Bedspread

White; rounded corners at front. Candlewicking of large central spreading stemmed flowering plant; smaller flower at base. Border of swag, double at top; fringed edges.

Date: 1809-1819

Maker: Possibly Sackett, Harriet (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), dimity, fringe, stitching, whitework

GUSN: 9977

Accession Number: 1960.61

Robin Hood Costume Shirt

Shirt is made of white cotton with Peter Pan collar and faux mother-of-pearl buttons up the front.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, mother of pearl

GUSN: 9978

Accession Number: 1996.53.1

Robin Hood Costume Pants

Green polyester hand-stitched pants. Suspender buttons run around waist. Pants have a button-fly.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, polyester

GUSN: 9979

Accession Number: 1996.53.2

Robin Hood Costume Vest

Machine-sewn brown leather vest. Lace-up leather ties running down front of vest.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 9981

Accession Number: 1996.53.3

Robin Hood Costume

Green polyester handstitched cap-sleeve jacket. Button front.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, polyester

GUSN: 9982

Accession Number: 1996.53.4

Robin Hood Costume

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9983

Accession Number: 1996.53.5

Robin Hood Costume

Pouch.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 9984

Accession Number: 1996.53.6

Robin Hood Costume Boots

Pair of slip-on leather shoeboots with square toe, elastic at the ankle.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, elasticity, leather

GUSN: 9985

Accession Number: 1996.53.7AB

Robin Hood Costume Scabbard

Leather sword scabboard, with button closure at top.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 9987

Accession Number: 1996.53.8A

Robin Hood Costume Sword

Metal sword with faux-bone or ivory handle. Celtic decoration on shaft of sword.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 9988

Accession Number: 1996.53.8B

Whole Cloth Quilt

T-shaped; red print on white ground; central motif of seated Louis XVI wearing Roman armor; lion at feet. Standing woman holds pike with liberty cap on top offers scales of justice to female Liberty accompanied by Mars and Minerva; followed by French citizen and Mercury. Cartouches of peasants plow...

Date: ca. 1789

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, linen (material), quilting, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9989

Accession Number: 1982.78A

Whole Cloth Quilt

Thin, glazed spread of rasberry-like floral groupings with leaves; surrounded by arboresque white ghost-like ivy chains; brown ground. Quilted in zig-zag pattern.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), quilting

GUSN: 9990

Accession Number: 1981.78

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottle (screw-on metal top is missing - see #2); two bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom; fuschia label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text in white.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9991

Accession Number: 1995.188.1

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottle; screw-on metal top; two bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom; fuschia label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text in white.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9992

Accession Number: 1995.188.2

Soda Bottle

Green glass 10 ounce soda bottle; screw-on metal top; two bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom; fuschia label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text in white.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9993

Accession Number: 1995.189

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottles with screw-on metal tops; purple label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text; 2 bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9994

Accession Number: 1995.187.1

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottles with screw-on metal tops; purple label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text; 2 bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9995

Accession Number: 1995.187.2

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottles with screw-on metal tops; purple label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text; 2 bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9996

Accession Number: 1995.187.3

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottles with screw-on metal tops; purple label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text; 2 bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9997

Accession Number: 1995.187.4

Bottle Carrier

Turquoise plastic rectangular carrier with slots for eight bottles; raised handle; pierced bottom with eight squares; white circle of tear shapes with cow logo and type on sides; embossed on central divider.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), plastic (organic material), printing (process)

GUSN: 9998

Accession Number: 1995.191.1

Whole Cloth Quilt

Red, green and brown floral sprays; scrolled sprigs outlined in black dots on cream background; tacked and heavily batted. Edges bound in same fabric.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, tacking

GUSN: 9999

Accession Number: 1976.460B

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; silver metal cap with white stripes printed with red; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), metal, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 10000

Accession Number: 1995.191.2

Whole Cloth Quilt

Red, green and brown floral sprays; scrolled sprigs outlined in black dots on cream background; tacked and heavily batted. Edges bound in same fabric.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, tacking

GUSN: 10001

Accession Number: 1976.460C

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; silver metal cap with white stripes printed with red; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), metal, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 10002

Accession Number: 1995.191.3

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; silver metal cap with white stripes printed with red; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), metal, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 10003

Accession Number: 1995.191.4

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; silver metal cap with white stripes printed with red; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), metal, molding (forming), transfer printing

GUSN: 10004

Accession Number: 1995.191.5

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10005

Accession Number: 1995.191.6

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10006

Accession Number: 1995.191.7

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10007

Accession Number: 1995.191.8

Tieback tassle

Intricate woven beads; floral motif top. Gold and burgundy.

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9877

Accession Number: 1980.364.2A

Tieback tassle

Intricate woven beads; floral motif top. Gold and burgundy.

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9878

Accession Number: 1980.364.2B

Tieback cord

Three ply cord made with two single ply and one double ply cord twisted together. Gold and burgundy.

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cotton (textile), paper (fiber product), silk (textile), wood (plant material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9879

Accession Number: 1980.364.3

Top Hat

Black felt top hat with black grosgrain band around brim, made by Tolman Bros., Brockton, MA.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: Tolman Bros. (Maker)

Material: felt (textile), cloth

GUSN: 9889

Accession Number: 1996.2

Doily

Crocheted rayon; center and outer edge of yellow daisies with white edges and appliqued black centers. Center linked to outer edge with white geometric motifs.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), crocheting, rayon

GUSN: 9890

Accession Number: 1994.33

Doily

Circular; white linen center. Deep border of crocheted lace; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 9891

Accession Number: 1936.66A

Doily

Circular; white linen center. Deep border of crocheted lace; scalloped edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 9892

Accession Number: 1936.66C

Doily

Large floral pattern in brown and bronze wool Berlin work; tan linen ground. Brown wool blanket stitch around edge; linen fringe all around.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, canvas, fringe, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9893

Accession Number: 1935.523B

Doily

Ecru linen thread crocheted into circular floral motifs joined to form hexagon.

Date: 1834-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, linen (material)

GUSN: 9894

Accession Number: 1931.1653

Doily

Square cotton mat of four identical blocks, two right side up and two upside down, of bird underneath grain sheath with four baby birds. Floral borders around each. Blue and red; self-fringed.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe

GUSN: 9895

Accession Number: 1925.105

Top Hat

Black felt top hat with grosgrain band around brim.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: Harrington (Manufacturer)

Material: felt (textile), cloth

GUSN: 9899

Accession Number: 1996.3

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