Historic New England

Box for C/B À La Spirite corsets, Mayer, Strouse & Co., Paris, London, Vienna, New York, undated

The white box is for no. 294 long waist white corsets. The product received awards at the Exposition Universelle in 1889 and the International Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876. The center of the label has a female figure standing next to a corset model. The label decoration is done in colors of gr...

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253349

Ref. Code: EP002.02.050

Box for The Madame Thompson Perfectly Fitting corsets, location unknown, undated

The short end of the box reads "Mdm. Thompson improved 23." The lid has two corset illustrations. The container has black and brown colored pattern decortions.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253350

Ref. Code: EP002.02.051

Box for Gentlemen's Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs, Joel J. Baily & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, undated

The double sided box holds a dozen number 48 handkerchiefs. The container label has white and red flowers against a black background. The lid and box have a fleur-de-lis pattern for decoration.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253351

Ref. Code: EP002.02.052

Box for Album Collar, manufactured by the Reversible Collar Company, Boston, Mass., undated

The box holds size 14 1/2 collars.The merchandise is licensed by the Union Paper Collar Company of New York. The latest patent was applied for in 1870. The green container is in the shape of a book with marbeled paper and a gold collar on the cover.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253352

Ref. Code: EP002.02.053

Box for Best Fancy Thimbles, location unknown, undated

The black box holds a half gross of thimbles. The text below the image reads "Smith & Greaves, Birmingham." An eagle stands between two classical female figures on the green label.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253353

Ref. Code: EP002.02.054

Box for Superior B & A Cutlery, Empire Knife Co., West Winsted, Connecticut, undated

The green box will hold a half dozen of number 650 knives. The business was established in 1856. The label has black lettering and an image of the knife factory.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253354

Ref. Code: EP002.02.055

Box for Pearl Shirt Buttons, G.V. Blunt, Birmingham, United Kingdom, undated

The box is for one gross of number 78 buttons. The classical female figure in the image reclines next to a shield decorated with an eagle surrounded by devices.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253355

Ref. Code: EP002.02.056

Box for Silk & Twist for Sewing Machines, manufactured by M. Heminway & Sons, Watertown, Connecticut, undated

The blue box holds 100 yards of number 421 light medium blue thread. A woman sits at a sewing machine in the image.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253356

Ref. Code: EP002.02.057

Box for Union Swan-Bill Silvered Hooks and Eyes, Turner, Seymour & Judds, Wolcottville, Connecticut, undated

The container holds one gross of number 2 Silvered Hooks and Eyes. A black swan is the central image on the black-and-white label. The container is decorated with a blue and white pattern.

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253357

Ref. Code: EP002.02.058

Box for Hammer Brand Pocket Knives, manufactured by the New York Knife Co., Walden, New York, undated

The upper left corner of the label reads "Wallkill River Works incorporated 1852." The steel for the knives is made by S. & C. Wardlow. The item is a yellow box with green labels and black lettering. An arm holding a hammer illustrates the "Hammer Brand."

Collection: Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

GUSN: 253358

Ref. Code: EP002.02.059

FROM GUEST BOOK Interior view of Holbrook Hall, hall, Newton Center, Mass.

A carved staircase and a bench along the wall are seen in the hall area.

Date: undated

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253361

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.008

Full-length portrait of William Sumner Appleton, standing, facing front, holding a newspaper and a hat, Nantucket, Mass., 1937

William Sumner Appleton stands in the doorway of a house on Nantucket Island.

Date: 1937

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 253362

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1775.07.001

Full-length portrait of William Sumner Appleton, standing, facing three-quarters to the right, 18 Union Street, Nantucket, Mass., 1937

Mr. Appleton has his hand on the door knocker at number 18 Union Street in Nantucket.

Date: 1937

Collection: Personal photographic collection

GUSN: 253364

Ref. Code: PC004.01.A.1775.09.001

[PP] Three-quarter portrait of William Sumner Appleton, Sr., standing, facing front, 462 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., December 1894

William Sumner Appleton, Sr., is shown at 54 years of age in 1894. The card verso states the image belongs to Marjorie Crane Appleton.

Date: 1894-12

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253365

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.011

[PP] Portrait of Thomas Gold Appleton, seated, facing left, location unknown, undated

Thomas Gold Appleton was the son of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) and his first wife Maria Theresa Gold Appleton (1786-1833). He was the half-brother of William Sumner Appleton, Sr. (1840-1903), and uncle to Historic New England founder William Sumner Appleton (1874-1947). He ...

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253371

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.012

[PP] Full-length portrait of Thomas Gold Appleton, standing, facing left, Boston, Mass., undated

Thomas Gold Appleton was the son of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861) and his first wife Maria Theresa Gold Appleton (1786-1833). He was a half-brother of William Sumner Appleton, Sr. (1840-1903), and uncle to Historic New England founder William Sumner Appleton (1874-1947). He wa...

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253379

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.013

[PP] Head-and-shoulders portrait of Harriot Coffin Sumner Appleton, facing three-quarters to the right, location unknown, 15 March 1914

Harriot Coffin Sumner Appleton (1802-1867) was the second wife of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861). George Healy was the painter and the photograph of the portrait was taken by Baldwin Coolidge. The portrait was owned by her daughter Harriot Sumner Appleton (1841-1923), Mrs. Greel...

Date: 1914-03-15

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253380

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.014

[PP] Half-length portrait of Maria Theresa Gold Appleton, seated, facing front, location unknown, ca. 1806

Maria Theresa Gold Appleton (1786-1833) was the first wife of Boston textile merchant Nathan Appleton (1779-1861). Two of her children were the artists Thomas Gold Appleton (1812-1884) and Frances "Fanny" Elizabeth Appleton Longfellow (1817-1861). The handwritten text on the image verso reads "Head ...

Date: ca. 1806

Collection: Weld-Appleton family papers

GUSN: 253385

Ref. Code: MS005.TMP.015

Old mansion of Rev. William Emerson, 1775, Concord, Mass., undated

Men and boys stand along the drive in front of the Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253386

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.0400.0130.003

Old Manse, east front, 1765, Concord, Mass., undated

A driveway runs from the front of the property to the left side of the house in this image.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 253387

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.0690.0360.004