Historic New England

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

Shawl

Faded purple ground with sprigs at center; 5" border - floral on cream ground - dense and disorganized; "square"

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13769

Accession Number: 1960.75K

Men's Hat

Black; pleated crown; black shiny visor with black chin strap; buttons and air holes; tan sweat band; underside of visor is green; black satin lining.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 13773

Accession Number: 1991.25A

Coat

Red, three-piece coat with a left and right front, collar with buttonholes and tassels; seven buttonholes on left front, with darts. Altered to fit woman (c.1850) from man's military waistcoat c.1770.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13774

Accession Number: 1966.38A-C

Rubber Overshoe Fragment

Rubber overshoe fragment; broad rounded square toe; rubber sole

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: Hayward Rubber Co. (Maker)

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 13775

Accession Number: 1953.515

Shirtfront

White; standing band with two buttonholes; wide, fluted ruffle center front; ties at neck and waist.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13776

Accession Number: 1924.937

Shirt Front

White; standing band collar with one button hole; wide ruffle center front; tie at neck and waist.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13777

Accession Number: 1924.274

Petticoat

White cotton petticoat with scalloped hem of applied ruffle with white embroidered floral decoration. Stiffened under double ruffle on lower half. Ruched at center back. Closure with buttons at proper left hip. Placket marked in red embroidery thread with the intials "A.M.C.".

Date: 1903-1908

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 13778

Accession Number: 1969.6501

Petticoat

Cream-colored cotton petticoat. Outer ruffle has bans of pintucks and eyelet lace set over a stiffened plain cotton ruffle.

Date: 1902-1906

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 13779

Accession Number: 1969.5415

Petticoat

Top of petticoat and bottom layer of ruffle are fine plainweave cotton. Applied ruffles of fine plainweave linen in two layers. Connection between ruffle and skirt covered by row of eyelet lace threaded with pale yellow-green silk satin ribbon. Hem of ruffles scalloped and embellished with whitework...

Date: 1903-1908

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), embroidering

GUSN: 13780

Accession Number: 1969.6505