Historic New England

Pair of Shoes

A pair of red leather children's shoes with pink laces, leather soles, white linen lining, and spring heels. Retailer's label on shoe interior [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15534

Accession Number: 1969.6300AB

Shoe

Low shoe; dirty brown; rounded toe; leather straps with leather lacing; one pair punched eyes for lacing; inner sole; double sole; nails and pegs.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 15535

Accession Number: 1921.197

This pair of children's boots is made from black patent leather with a scalloped-edge side closure using four black buttons, finished with top stitching. The sole is soft, white kid leather. White cotton lining.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: patent leather, leather

GUSN: 15536

Accession Number: 1942.120AB

Boots

Black; 4 black buttons at side w/ scalloped edge and brown leather sole; white cotton lining w/ leather lining at ankle.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 15537

Accession Number: 1946.44.1AB

Boots

Black; patent leather toe with topstitching; four black buttons with scalloped side closure; reinforced with brown cloth; white lining; 2 toned brown and black sole; nails in heel.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 15538

Accession Number: 1946.499AB

Boots

Black with three black buttons at side; round toe with double seam lined with white cotton; purple leather lining at ankle; brown leather sole.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 15539

Accession Number: 1946.501AB

Shoe

Black shoe; cloth lining; leather sole; this style usually has a ribbon tie through one pair of eyes.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, leather

GUSN: 15540

Accession Number: 1988.188

Cover

Blue transfer-printed pearlware cover with a spoon notch. Scroll molded finial. Floral egg-and-dart border surrounds a central scene featuring soldiers and ruins.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15541

Accession Number: 2008.60.2

Sugar Bowl

Dark blue with dot pattern over which is printed large flowers; loop handles; replaced florette finial; high sides; cover.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15542

Accession Number: 1934.2469AB

Saucer

Blue transfer-printed pearlware saucer. Floral border surrounds a central pastoral scene.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15544

Accession Number: 1927.498.1

Saucer

Blue transfer-printed pearlware saucer. Floral border surrounds a central nature scene featuring a doe.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15545

Accession Number: 1914.291

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Vine and scroll border surrounds a central scene featuring people walking on the coast and a mansion in the distance.

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15546

Accession Number: 1941.477

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Border of alternating medallions, featuring different ships, and paneling with gothic designs. Central domestic scene featuring the ladies cabin.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15547

Accession Number: 2008.60.14

Dinner Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dinner plate with a scalloped edge. Overall floral motif with a central arabesque design.

Date: 1834-1850

Maker: William Ridgway & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 15548

Accession Number: 1918.1028

Pair of Socks

White; plain; stocking stitch; ribbed ankle.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15439

Accession Number: 1969.5905AB

Pair of Socks

White; plain; stocking stitch; ribbed ankle.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15440

Accession Number: 1969.5906AB

Pair of Socks

White; plain; stocking stitch; ribbed ankle.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15441

Accession Number: 1969.5912AB

Dress

Short; white; "V" on front of 2 bands of eyelet; same eyelet at waistband; 2 vertical bands from waist to hem and around hem; narrow tucks at hem; drawstring neckline; one hook and eye at waist; short sleeves w/ double ruffle.

Date: ca. 1826

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, eyelets (components), textiles, stitching

GUSN: 15442

Accession Number: 1920.598

Child's Dress

Short; white; plain, shirred bodice; short sleeves; neckline and sleeves with scalloped edge; eyelet at waist and inserted at hem; drawstring neckline and one pearl button at waist.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15443

Accession Number: 1921.743

Infant's Dress

White; capped sleeves and front of bodice embroidered with white work with net inserts; scalloped hem embroidered with floral meander, with net inserts; eyelet waistband; drawstring neck and waist and open from waist to hem at center with scalloped edge.

Date: ca. 1834

Maker: Webster, Charlotte (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 15444

Accession Number: 1923.652

Child's Dress

White; "V" panel front embroidered with rows of flowers and circles with diamonds and longer flowers in center; same embroidery on capped sleeves; sleeves trimmed with three ruffles; eyelet waistband; two tucks at hem; drawstring neckline with ruffle at back.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 15445

Accession Number: 1923.727

Dress

Short; white; "V" flap at neckline and "V" on sleeves embroidered w/ flowers and net insert piping; short puffed sleeves; net waistband; hem embroidered w/ 3 bands of different floral motifs-- 1) stylized leaves and flowers, 2) elongated leaves and round flowers, 3) eyelet of floral garland; all net...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 15447

Accession Number: 1929.105

Cape

White vertically ribbed cotton piqué cape embellished with white soutache (floral with Greek key motif) along center front, hem and center back; scalloped and embroidered neckline and hem. Closure at center front neckline tab with button is missing. Ensemble with 1930.1000 A and C= coat and pants.

Date: ca. 1877

Maker: Chace, Mary E. Canfield (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), piqué

GUSN: 15449

Accession Number: 1930.1000B

Child's Pants

White ribbed cotton piqué pants with buttonhole waistband closure. Ensemble with a coat and cape.

Date: ca. 1877

Maker: Chace, Mary E. Canfield (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), piqué

GUSN: 15450

Accession Number: 1930.1000C

Child's Dress

White cottton dress made from horizontally ribbed piqué decorated with white soutache around neckline, sleeves and hem; scalloped sleeves and hem. Closure with ten pearl buttons at back; princess seams.

Date: ca. 1877

Maker: Chace, Mary E. Canfield (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), piqué

GUSN: 15451

Accession Number: 1930.1001

Child's Dress

White dotted; collar, cuffs and hem trimmed with white fringe; eight cloth covered buttons center front; darts; ruffled cuffs and hem.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching

GUSN: 15452

Accession Number: 1932.2021

Dress

White; short sleeves; skirt and neckline gathered by drawstring; printed band w/ pink stripes and pink geometric motif on neckline, sleeves, front waistband and hem.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15453

Accession Number: 1932.2400

Dress

Long; white; bodice has front panel of bands of tatting alternating w/ band of 4 narrow tucks w/ same at sleeves; tatting at waistband and inserts down front and hem; drawstring neckline.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, tatting (process)

GUSN: 15454

Accession Number: 1935.1181

Child's Dress

White; front embroidered with floral trail from neckline to hem and around hem, with net insert; triangle at neckline of cutwork circles; stylized floral sprays embroidered lower center front; capped sleeves with double ruffle; collar at shoulder with same ruffle as sleeves; dress gathered by eyelet...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 15455

Accession Number: 1936.485

Infant's Dress

White; drawstring neckline and ribbon ties trimmed with hand-made pique; rick-rack trims capped sleeves with two bands down front and trim at center back and hem; narrow tucks at hem; open back to hem.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15456

Accession Number: 1937.877

Dress

Long white dress; shirred bodice with three bands of lace-net inserted at front; sleeves gathered with button and tab at shoulder; neck and sleeves trimmed with lace; hem and sleeves trimmed with piping and scalloped edge; two drawstrings and open from waist to hem at back.

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15457

Accession Number: 1942.353

Infant's Dress

Long white dress; bodice embroidered with flowers and leaves with net inserts and cutwork circles; short puffed sleeves; scalloped neckline; embroidered waistband; band of embroidery inserted at hem; drawstring neckline; fine gauging all around waist.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 15460

Accession Number: 1942.1513

Dress

Short; white; embroidered front panel w/ strapwork bands alternating w/ floral bands outlined w/ serpentine bands; collar w/ eyelet of circle pattern; long sleeves trimmed w/ same pattern as collar and front panel; hem w/ several narrow tucks and bottom part of hem embroidered w/ same pattern as fro...

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, machine-made, stitching

GUSN: 15461

Accession Number: 1944.826

Child's Dress

Short; white; yoke and sleeves have bands of lace alternating with bands of shirred fabric; ruffle at yoke; eyelet waistband; narrow tucks at hem; fifteen covered buttons; drop sleeve.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15462

Accession Number: 1945.330

Child's Dress

Short; white; narrow tucks at shoulder and hem; eyelet ruffle and featherstitching at neckline and cuffs; same front panel with bands of featherstitching and center band of eyelet with floral trail; pleated front; two pearl buttons at back.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15463

Accession Number: 1988.229

Child's Dress

Long; white; eyelet open work embroidery on capped sleeves; "V" panel front; waistband and center front panel to scalloped hem; front panel trimmed with scalloped edge openwork ruffle; drawstring neckline with one button; two buttons at waistband.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 15464

Accession Number: 1988.371

Baptismal Gown

Long; cream with embroidered net skirt and net bodice; cap sleeves with tan silk bows at shoulder and sash at waist; yoke and peplum trimmed with beige lace; lined with cream silk; drawstring tie at neckline.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 15465

Accession Number: 1988.393

Infant's Dress

White; high waisted bodice with embroidered "V" panel with looped net-like pattern--same at double capped sleeves and hem; scalloped eyelet at neckline, sleeves, bodice and hem; narrow tucks at hem; drawstring neckline and waistband.

Date: 1830

Maker: Possibly Lunt, William Parsons, Mrs. (Maker) Possibly Robbins, Chandler, Mrs. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 15466

Accession Number: 1988.466

Girl's dress

Girl's dress, sheer white stiff cotton; Large pointed collar appliqued with lace medallions and trimmed with valenciennes lace ruffles; Mother of pearl button closure center back; Short puffed sleeves with valenciennes lace ruffles; Bodice and skirt gathered to self waistband; tucked flounce at hem ...

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), stitching, lace (needlework), machine-made

GUSN: 15467

Accession Number: 1990.313

Child's Bodice

Striped silk; red, blue aand purple stripes; short sleeves, neckline and hem trimmed with white silk fringe; large bows at shoulders, with pleated fabric from shoulders to center front; back peplum; hook and eye closure.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), twill

GUSN: 15468

Accession Number: 1990.504

Infant's Dress

Short infant dress; white; yoke with narrow tucks; band of featherstitching and lace inserts; same pattern on ruffle; long sleeves with lace insert and ruffle; lace collar; lower part of skirt and ruffle hem same as yoke design; three pearl buttons.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15469

Accession Number: 1990.505

Child's Dress

Cream cotton; block printed w/ small brown and red geometric shape grouped in 4's to form diamond; short puffed sleeves; broad neckline; wide waistband; hook and eye closure; bodice lined; skirt pleated all around.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15470

Accession Number: 1992.1

Dress

Short white dress incorporating 1850-1860 embroidered panel; piping and cartridge pleats at waist; eyelet cuffs.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15471

Accession Number: 1992.2

Child's Dress

White linen; short sleeves; ties at shoulder; repaired w/ rectangles of fabric sewn at front and back; lace trim around neck.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material)

GUSN: 15472

Accession Number: 1969.5407

Child's Dress

White/sheer; bodice--vertical bands of featherstitching embroidered diamonds alternate with bands of narrow tucks; same on short puffed sleeves and hem; drawstring neckline and waist with covered buttons; skirt gathered all around with fine cartridge pleats; no waistband.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 15473

Accession Number: 1969.5943

Child's Petticoat

White cotton petticoat with five buttonholes on waistband. The skirt is evenly gathered around at the waist, with two bands of narrow tucks alternating with a band of inserted lace between near the hem. The hem is finished with lace.

Date: 1860

Maker: Webb, Mrs. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15475

Accession Number: 1946.764A

Child's Petticoat

Cream wool skirt with featherstitching; white cotton top with four pearl buttons at back and waist; sleeveless with cotton tape shoulder straps; cartridge pleats.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 15477

Accession Number: 1942.1514

Child's Petticoat

Cream; plain top; skirt pleated at waist; hem embroidered with cream silk soutache; featherstitching at seams; straight stitch at hem.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15478

Accession Number: 1953.313

Bellyband

Cream; rectangular; all hems featherstitched with cream silk thread.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), flannel

GUSN: 15479

Accession Number: 1988.406

Infant's Undershirt

Cream; ribbed neck and center front have scalloped crocheted edge; long sleeves; four pearl buttons.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: Dalby (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting

GUSN: 15480

Accession Number: 1990.528

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