Historic New England

Throw rug

Rectangular, flat woven coarse off white cotton yarn; applied cotton fringe at ends.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe

GUSN: 9201

Accession Number: 1986.418.3

Area rug

Rectangular, flat woven coarse three tone brown wool; off white cotton warp. Geometric pattern of basket weave strips in center; dark border; remains of fringe on ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9202

Accession Number: 1986.223.2

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse purple-grey and beige wool yarn; off white cotton warp. Geometric pattern of interlocking octagons and 8-point stars with dot centers forming tracery appearance. Wide dark border; fringed ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9203

Accession Number: 1986.71.2

Area or scatter rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse beige and green wool. Geometric designs of interlocking green-lined octagons and pair of 8-point stars with dot centers forming tracery appearance. Green border; remains of fringe on ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9204

Accession Number: 1986.71.3

Brussels rug

Rectangular, wool Brussels; "oriental" style; rectangular center block with abstract floral shapes in yellow, red and white; grey ground. Multi-layered floral border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Lowell Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9205

Accession Number: 1980.176

Brussels carpeting, rug/mat

Square; of triangular pieces of wool Brussels carpeting woven in golds and tans; center square medallion with abstract floral center. Wide border of floral latticework intermingled with castellated lines. Narrow Greek Key outer border.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Lowell Manufacturing Company (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9206

Accession Number: 1964.290B

Brussels rug fragment

Rectangular panel; wool Brussels carpeting. Morris-inspired floral design of bands of vine swags and floral sprays in several shades of green; dark blue ground. Edges bound in black thread.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9207

Accession Number: 1959.459

Ingrain rug

Rectangular, seamed carpeting; green wool edge binding. Persian style with stripes of red, green and light blue; white details highlighting rows of alternating foliated hexagons; diamond centers with foliated octagons. Floral border.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9208

Accession Number: 1934.2907.2

Ingrain rug

Rectangular, seamed carpeting; green wool edge binding. Persian style with stripes of red, green and light blue; white details highlighting rows of alternating foliated hexagons; diamond centers with foliated octagons. Floral border.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9209

Accession Number: 1934.2907.3

Cloth Sample

Rectangular piece of green Irish poplin with watered effect; yard good.

Date: ca. 1846

Maker: unknown

Material: moiré, silk (textile)

GUSN: 9215

Accession Number: 1990.428

Cloth Sample

Pieced square; block printed; polychromatic "islands" of peacocks amongst flowers underneath palm tree on gold/mustard yellow ground. Hemmed bottom edge with drawstring; selvage right side. Woven tape binding on left side; hemmed top.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Bannister Hall (Maker)

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

GUSN: 9216

Accession Number: 1987.253

Cloth Sample

Pieced panel; printed columns of ivy and rococo scrolls over white stripe. Dotted brown scrolls, columns divided with six narrow white stripes; tan brown ground. 1/2" hems at top and bottom; 2-3/4" hems at sides.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9217

Accession Number: 1987.192

Cloth fragment

Rectangular panels; some edges hemmed, others raw or selvage. Roller printed image of polychromatic birds and flowers on brown leaf-like islands or reserves; sprigs on tan and white jagged and dot ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9218

Accession Number: 1987.190A

Cloth Sample

Rectangular panels; some edges hemmed, others raw or selvedge. Roller printed image of polychromatic birds and flowers on brown leaf-like islands or reserves; sprigs on tan and white jagged and dot ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9219

Accession Number: 1987.190B

Cloth fragment

Rectangular panels; some edges hemmed, others raw or selvage. Roller printed image of polychromatic birds and flowers on brown leaf-like islands or reserves; sprigs on tan and white jagged and dot ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9220

Accession Number: 1987.190C

Bedding Fragment

Half panel; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9221

Accession Number: 1981.77.2

Bedding Fragment

Half panel; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9222

Accession Number: 1981.77.3

Bedding Fragment

Fragment; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9223

Accession Number: 1981.77.4

Cloth Fragment

Three piece fragment; tan ground printed cotton. Large red and white rococo scrolls; flowering green viney plants sprouting from end of scroll. Remains of hem.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 9224

Accession Number: 1981.2B

Quilted Bedspread

T-shaped; tan cotton ground; large red and white rococo scrolls; flowering green viney plants sprouting from end of scroll. Overall quilted shell pattern; gathered ruffles along sides and bottom.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), piecing, quilting, ruffle

GUSN: 9225

Accession Number: 1981.2A

Fabric sample card

Fabric samples of thirteen worsted wool stripes glued to piece of paper.

Date: ca. 1730

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9226

Accession Number: 1980.408

Cloth fragment

Rectangular, linen; natural and gold check pattern.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 9227

Accession Number: 1977.129A

Cloth fragment

Rectangular, linen; natural and gold check pattern.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 9228

Accession Number: 1977.129B

Cloth fragment

Rectangular, fine cotton; white ground; trailing floral pattern running diagonally across panel of thick vine/stems; red thorns. Drab leaves; red peonies. Edges bound in old woven tape.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Possibly Bannister Hall (Maker)

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9229

Accession Number: 1976.177

Toile fragment "The Dance" and "The Departure"

Rectangular fragment; brown image on off white ground. Two repeating scenes entitled "The Dance" and "The Departure" showing the departure of poor family from their cottage and group of young adults dancing in a ring around a musician leaning against a tree. Borders of foliage and trees.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: Goldsmith, Oliver (Poet)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 9230

Accession Number: 1967.1B

Cloth fragment

Fustian panels woven in blue and white checks; pieced. 1-1/4" square checks.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: fustian, hand weaving, piecing

GUSN: 9231

Accession Number: 1959.26A

Toile fragment

Rectangular piece of copperplate print image of red on off white ground. Scene of William Penn's treaty with Indigenous Peoples based on Benjamin West's painting.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: West, Benjamin (Painter)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), hand weaving, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9233

Accession Number: 1957.135

Cloth fragment

Rectangular piece of cream colored cotton flannel folded over and tacked at ends. Woven stripes; primarily red across edge.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flannel, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 9234

Accession Number: 1951.59

Linen yard goods

Square; off white plain weave linen.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9235

Accession Number: 1949.20F

Toweling

Square piece of off white twill weave; birdseye pattern.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, fustian, hand weaving

GUSN: 9236

Accession Number: 1949.20E

Cloth Sample

Nearly square; alternating stripes of blue and red undulating rope vine. Stylized leaves and flowers in imitation embroidery; repeating leaves on dark red/brown ground; yellow tan borders. Machine sewn together.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9237

Accession Number: 1946.14

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; complex blue and white windowpane and even 1 3/4" wide solid check producing two color "plaid" pattern. One selvage side, three raw edges.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: Merrill, Marandy, 1791 (Weaver)

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

GUSN: 9238

Accession Number: 1943.428

Border fragment

Long, rectangular border fragment; tightly woven. Middle column of polychromatic floral bunches of roses, morning glories, lilacs (?); tan ground; flanked by double lined borders; spriged motifs in center.

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, machine-made, glazing (coating), chintz, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, cotton (textile), tin (metal)

GUSN: 9239

Accession Number: 1941.82

Cloth Fragment

Irregular-shaped; roller print conventionalized floral chintz design; off white ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9240

Accession Number: 1938.1229

Cloth Fragment

Rectangular; columnar stripes of naturalistic floral clusters; off white ground with brown dots with narrow stripes of delicate, white strapwork.

Date: 1830-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9241

Accession Number: 1938.1224

Cloth Fragment

Rectangular; "Pillar print" fragment with red pillar, red, blue, yellow flowers; drab ground.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), printing (process)

GUSN: 9242

Accession Number: 1938.1221

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine off white cotton.

Date: 1867

Maker: Wamsutta Mills (Manufacturer) Sayles, W.F. & F.C. (Sewer (textile worker))

Material: cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made, printing (process)

GUSN: 9243

Accession Number: 1936.1002

Toile fragment

Rectangular; rust red colored print of "Horse Racing at The Turf Inn". Bottom edge hemmed; sides hemmed and raw; top whipped.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), piecing, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9244

Accession Number: 1936.150A

Toile fragment

Rectangular; rust red colored print of "Horse Racing at The Turf Inn". Bottom edge hemmed; sides hemmed and raw; top whipped.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), piecing, toile (textile material), copper (metal)

GUSN: 9245

Accession Number: 1936.150B

Window Curtain Panel

Rectangular; monochromatic printed columns of bouquets with tendrils; wavy vermicular ground. Hemmed top with drawstring. Hemmed bottom; selvage sides.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9551

Accession Number: 1966.8

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, off white panel; machine sewn applied knotted macrame' fringe; tassels. Hemmed and gathered along casing; drawstring.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: Aldrich, Diana Gaskill (Weaver)

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving, machine sewing (technique), macrame (technique), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9552

Accession Number: 1965.112

Roller Blind

Natural cotton painted dark green on front; decorated with painted frame in brown, bronze, gilt and yellow imitating raised paneling. Cut away corners on frame; leaf above; shell and leaves inside. Wooden bar inserted at bottom hem; nailed in place.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9553

Accession Number: 1964.303

Bank

A Worcester County Institution for Savings toy bank in the shape of a book; bank building on front, boy scout illustration on back; wing topped pilaster on spine; leather book covere aroudn brass; coin slot on top, keyhole on side.

Date: 1923

Maker: Bankers Utilities Co. (Maker)

Material: embossing, engraving (printing process), machine-made, metal

GUSN: 9554

Accession Number: 1996.9

Paperweight

Rectangular brass paper weight with four feet commemorating the Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Company's 100th Anniversary; building on front with trees; seal top right; inscriptions front and rear; fern on top rear; hourglass on bottom rear.

Date: 1923

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), machine-made, metal, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 9555

Accession Number: 1996.10

Knife, Paper

Blue plastic letter opener with hula dancer "hologram" on end.

Maker: unknown

Material: machine-made, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 9556

Accession Number: 1996.11

Cornice

An architectural fragment painted brown derived from a balcony

Date: 1742-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9557

Accession Number: 1996.12

Commemorative cookie

Frosted gingerbread cookie in the form of a man on horseback.

Date: 1996

Maker: Otis, Hannah (Maker)

GUSN: 9558

Accession Number: 1996.14

Window curtain

White, sheer cotton mull; hemmed top; inner edge and bottom scalloped. All over flowering vine in tambour work, denser at inner edge and bottom.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, super, scalloping, embroidering

GUSN: 9559

Accession Number: 1963.251B

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, single piece panel of claret colored velvet; gathered across top onto five pleats; seven brass hooks. Lined with light claret/pink cotton.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 9560

Accession Number: 1961.100B

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, single piece panel of claret colored velvet; gathered across top onto five pleats; seven brass hooks. Lined with cream colored cotton.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 9561

Accession Number: 1961.99A

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