Historic New England

Dressing Sack

Plain white dressing jacket with a scoop neckline.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46647

Accession Number: 1962.112

Nightgown

Short; cream wool flannel; gathered around neck; cotton tape binding with one bone button at neck; full coat sleeves; original ribbon tie has broken - only a fragment remains in place; open to waist.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: flannel, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46648

Accession Number: 1962.113

Pair of Stockings

Cream; stockinette stitch; row of blue yarn at top; darned many times.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46649

Accession Number: 1962.114AB

Portrait of William Greenleaf

Portrait of William Greenleaf in a brown greatcoat and green vest, holding an envelope.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Marindin, Elizabeth R. (Artist) AFTER Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 46651

Accession Number: 1962.118

Portrait of Mary Brown Greenleaf

Portrait of Mary Brown Greenleaf in a peach satin dress, resting her arm on a railing.

Date: 1884

Maker: Marindin, Elizabeth R. (Artist) AFTER Blackburn, Joseph, ca. 1730-ca. 1778 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 46652

Accession Number: 1962.119

Chair

Carved arm chair with a cane seat and back.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46653

Accession Number: 1962.120

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 46654

Accession Number: 1962.122

Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46655

Accession Number: 1962.123

Creamer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46656

Accession Number: 1962.124

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46657

Accession Number: 1962.125

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46658

Accession Number: 1962.126

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46659

Accession Number: 1962.127.1

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46660

Accession Number: 1962.127.2

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46661

Accession Number: 1962.127.3

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46662

Accession Number: 1962.127.4

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46663

Accession Number: 1962.127.5

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46664

Accession Number: 1962.127.6

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46665

Accession Number: 1962.127.7

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46666

Accession Number: 1962.127.8

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46667

Accession Number: 1962.127.9

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46668

Accession Number: 1962.127.10

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46669

Accession Number: 1962.127.11

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46670

Accession Number: 1962.127.12

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46671

Accession Number: 1962.127.13

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46672

Accession Number: 1962.127.14

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46673

Accession Number: 1962.127.15

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46674

Accession Number: 1962.127.16

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46675

Accession Number: 1962.127.17

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46676

Accession Number: 1962.127.18

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46677

Accession Number: 1962.127.19

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46678

Accession Number: 1962.127.20

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46679

Accession Number: 1962.127.21

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46680

Accession Number: 1962.127.22

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46681

Accession Number: 1962.127.23

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Vertical rectangle, natural linen ground. Large scale floral border, alphabet and verse between two large green posts with a M shaped canopy above. Polychromatic. One alphabet missing "I" & "U". Cross stitch, satin stitch, long and short satin, stem, filling, whip stitch, an...

Date: 1801

Maker: Pickard, Hannah, 1789- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46682

Accession Number: 1962.129

Needlework Picture

This oval, silk mourning picture depicts a large tomb in middle ground with a painted inscription on its front and side. A female figure, representing Hope, dressed in white leans on an anchor and points toward Heaven. A small pond with swan occupies the foreground.

Date: 1805

Maker: Pickard, Hannah, 1789- (Embroiderer)

Material: embroidering, paintings (visual works), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46683

Accession Number: 1962.130

Photograph

View of large two story wood house with projecting front entrance pediment, Doric columns, quoining and double chimneys; street in foreground with family members posed on porch and surrounding wooden fence.

Date: 1855-1864

Maker: E.W. Noyes Co. (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 46684

Accession Number: 1962.133

Sash Weight

Rectangular; carried on round rod and eye; wrapped in lead sheet.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), lead (metal)

GUSN: 46685

Accession Number: 1962.159

Sash Weight

Cylindrical casting, rounded at both ends. Eye from top to side.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 46686

Accession Number: 1962.160

Sash Weight

Cylintrical casting; cut square at one end and flattened for transverse eye at other.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 46687

Accession Number: 1962.161

Women's Cape

Blue wool herringbone with collar and hood; red plaid lining; one hook and eye at neck; two plaid lapped closures with buttons.

Date: 1898-1901

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 47474

Accession Number: 1967.111

Wedding Dress

Lavender floral patterned silk wedding gown; lace collar; bell-shaped sleeves with double puffed edged with wide purple and beige band; cotton undersleeve with openwork, scalloped edge; cartridge pleats all around; center left pocket; 14 covered buttons; bodice boned and lined with brown glazed cott...

Date: ca. 1853

Maker: Burnap, Harriet Trow (Maker)

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 47475

Accession Number: 1967.112

Card Table

Side table. Oak, ash, and probably cherry. Molded rails and top; green baize surface. Turned pillars with carved roundels. Rests on scroll legs with molded tops

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: Ellis, John A. (Cabinetmaker)

Material: ash (wood), cherry (wood), oak (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47476

Accession Number: 1967.126

Sewing Table

Sewing table. Mahogany, tulip poplar, ash, white pine, rosewood cock beading. Two drop-leaves; two drawers with beaded edges; ring drawer pulls; tapering work basket; S-shaped stretcher; Pedestal base. Rests on foliate scroll feet.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: rosewood (wood), American tulipwood (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 47477

Accession Number: 1967.127

Armchair

Armchair with shield-shaped upholstered back, open arms; arm supports and legs have stop-fluted decoration; original under-upholstery.

Date: 1793-1797

Maker: Hains, Adam, 1768-1820 + (Furniture worker) Attributed to Bertault, George, 1793 (Upholsterer)

Material: mahogany (wood), ash (wood), upholstery

GUSN: 47478

Accession Number: 1967.128

Quilted Bed Cover

White cotton ground; three rows of appliqued rose wreaths; bordered by undulating flowering vine. Quilting pattern of diagonal lines and sunflowers.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Sabine, Sarah (Maker)

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

GUSN: 47479

Accession Number: 1967.131A

Portrait of Benjamin Franklin

Framed engraving of Benjamin Franklin.

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 47481

Accession Number: 1967.140

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

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