Historic New England

Shawl

Purple heather wool; hand knit - rib knit; self fringe.

Date: 1900-1922

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13726

Accession Number: 1969.6673

Scarf

Purple mohair with two gray stripes at ends; self-fringe of purple and gray.

Date: ca. 1921

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13727

Accession Number: 1969.6712

Shawl

Cream wool; plain; ribbed; crocheted border of openwork straps.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13728

Accession Number: 1969.6692

Shawl

White; ribbed; openwork border; knitted.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13729

Accession Number: 1969.6682

Shawl

White; hand knit; ribbed; crocheted border of green wool; square shape.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13730

Accession Number: 1969.6683

Shawl

Cream wool; very loosely crocheted; center of small scale lattice pattern with border of three bands of openwork with scalloped and fan shaped edge; light and airy; Shetland.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13731

Accession Number: 1969.5629

Shawl

Cream wool; fine, soft wool; light weight; lacy pattern of chevrons alternating with band of open floral motif; border of interlocking hexagonal shapes; rounded at corners.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13732

Accession Number: 1969.6715

Shawl

Cream wool; very soft and fine; center with herringbone pattern; border with bands of diamonds with border of stripes and lacy bands; pointed edge.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13733

Accession Number: 1969.6680

Shawl

Cream/white; very fine wool; lacy/openwork pattern; geometric floral in center; two diamond patterned bands with stripes and ovals in border; pointed edge; rounded corners.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13734

Accession Number: 1969.6687A

Shawl

Cream/white; very fine wool; lacy/openwork pattern; center of geometric floral; border of two diamond patterned bands with stripes and ovals; pointed edge; rounded corners.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13735

Accession Number: 1969.6687B

Shawl

Cream wool; fine and soft; lacy; geometric floral center; wide border; bands of diamonds with stripes and bands of lacy openwork; points all around edge.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13736

Accession Number: 1969.6694

Shawl

Black silk; machine-knitted; small square with knotted fringe all around; openwork stripe alternates with band of circles; border of three openwork bands.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13737

Accession Number: 1969.5619

Shawl

Cream silk; machine knitted; elaborate pattern of scalloped bands; tightly knit and pleated band alternates with openwork band; fringed openwork border; flame pattern.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13738

Accession Number: 1969.5611

Veil

Cream net; long rectangular shape; ends and long edges with embroidered lace pattern of medium scale stylized flowers; long edges have smaller round flowers with scalloped edge; diamond mesh.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13739

Accession Number: 1969.6953

Fichu

Black; machine-made, Spanish lace with a net ground with large scale flowers and scrolling leaves; diamond shape with lapet extensions; scalloped edge.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13740

Accession Number: 1969.7069

Black machine-made Spanish net ground embroidered with large scale floral trails with large floral medallion with fan motif with scrolling sides; medallions at each end; scalloped edge; embroidered; long and rectangular.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13741

Accession Number: 1969.7095

Stole

Black silk; net ground; medium scale floral pattern of floral trail with floral medallion at both ends; scalloped border all around with scrolling leaves; long and rectangular.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13742

Accession Number: 1969.6954

Shawl

Black handmade Chantilly lace; net ground; embroidered; large triangular shape; central floral arrangement with sprays toward ends; serpentine band entwined with floral garland; geometric floral border of hexagonal shape linked to U-shaped medallions; scalloped all around; two seams at shoulder.

Date: 1860-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13743

Accession Number: 1969.5622

Shawl

Black lace; silk net; medium scale floral sprays in vertical arrangement; diamond shaped with lapets; lapets have fitted ends (to fit curve); scalloped edge all around.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13744

Accession Number: 1969.5614

Stole

Black lace; net ground with floral sprigs; scalloped border with large flowers and floral sprays extending from border toward center; wide & rectangular.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13745

Accession Number: 1969.6614

Shawl

Ivory silk lace; rectangular shape; large floral sprigs geometrically arranged on net ground; scalloped floral border.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13746

Accession Number: 1969.5621

Shawl

Ivory silk; rectangular; net ground with floral sprays extending toward center from border of large flowers; scalloped edge.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13747

Accession Number: 1969.6955

Stole

Cream needlerun lace; net ground with serpentine floral trail with scrolling leaves; border is scalloped with large flowers.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13748

Accession Number: 1969.5412

Stole

Black lace; wide and rectangular shape; large scale floral; center with floral sprays; scalloped border; one side has double border of flowers and leaves arranged in spiral pattern and another with border of scrolling flowers and leaves; embroidered.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13749

Accession Number: 1969.5615

Stole

Black net; long rectangular shape; black beads and sequins at each end & along all sides; large fleur-de-lis motif at each end with C-scroll leaves; with smaller fleur-de-lis in each corner; chevron border.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13750

Accession Number: 1969.7068

Veil

Black machine-made lace; two-toned; floral net ground with darker floral trail cordannay; one scalloped edge with branches and stylized motif; long, rectangular shape.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13751

Accession Number: 1969.6893

Veil

Black silk; net ground with floral trail with stylized flowers and pineapples, medium scale; one edge has border of trilobed floral motif; long and rectangular.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13752

Accession Number: 1969.6903

Piece of a Veil

Black net; "double" lattice pattern; edges are plain.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13753

Accession Number: 1969.6896

Veil

Black net veil embroidered with allover pattern of dots and circles; three sides have ruffled edge; fourth side is scalloped; long and rectangular.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13754

Accession Number: 1969.6898

Veil

Black machine-made net lace; embroidered with circles and dots; one edge embroidered with curving and scrolling floral sprays and scalloped edge; two narrow ends have black looped/finished edge; other long edge has hand overcast end with a knot in center.

Date: late 19th-early

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13755

Accession Number: 1969.7107

Fichu

Black handmade lace; embroidered with circles; straight edge has narrow border of trilobed flowers and leaves; curved edge is scalloped; with circular flower and pointed band of foliate garland.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13756

Accession Number: 1969.5618

Veil

Black handmade Chantilly lace; half-moon shaped; ground embroidered with circles; curved edge is scalloped with floral garland and center flower; straight end has band for drawstring; scalloped border is applied - handstitched to net ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13757

Accession Number: 1969.5617

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

Pelerine

Feathered pelerine (cape with attached front lappets); two layers of linen canvas with feathers sewn on with layers stitched with catch stitches; lined with eiderdown feathers; bands of triangles; symmetrical arrangement along vertical axis; feathers are mostly brown.

Date: 1827-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: featherwork, linen (material)

GUSN: 13661

Accession Number: 1932.104

Stole

Cream silk; sheer; long and rectangular; embroidered with cream silk thread with floral boquet enclosed by floral meander; motifs are located at each end - plain in between; knotted fringed ends.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13662

Accession Number: 1931.1096

Shawl

Discolored cream/beige wool; triangular with pointed tips; embroidered in satin stitch with cream silk border & bouquet of blue and pink roses at back; brown fringe trim.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 13663

Accession Number: 1933.6889

Shawl

Black taffeta with black knotted silk fringe.

Date: 1840-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13671

Accession Number: 1953.318

Shawl

Black; large square with 2 rounded corners; one corner is embroidered and ornamented with black beads - small flowers with scrolling leaves, and large border with "draped" scrolling band, scalloped edge and scrolling meander.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13672

Accession Number: 1969.5433

Scarf

Cream wool; border of orange with narrow red and navy blue bands.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13673

Accession Number: 1969.5483

Scarf

Brown with two bands of three yellow stripes; brown knotted fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13674

Accession Number: 1969.6269

Pelerine

Pelerine made from light green and yellow-colored shot silk taffeta and black moiré trimmed with black lace; black and green silk knotted and tasseled fringe; shoulder seam; green ruffle trimmed with black moiré ribbon and black lace.

Date: 1853-1857

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), moiré, lace (needlework), taffeta

GUSN: 13675

Accession Number: 1964.155

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