Historic New England

Sock

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32346

Accession Number: 1928.1001

Infant's Cap

Cream; double ruffle; front panel appliqued on front with scalloped edge and embroidered with stylized flowers and dots and checkerboard; mull ruffles; gathered at back with cartridge pleats.

Date: 1751

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32347

Accession Number: 1928.1002

Infant's Christening Cap

Cream; double ruffle; appliqued front panel with scalloped edge trimmed with loops and embroidered with dots; featherstitching; fullness gathered at center back; lace inserted at back.

Date: 1769

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 32348

Accession Number: 1928.1003

Infant's Shirt

Cream/white; mull ruffle with scalloped and embroidered edge--at neckline and front; net inserted at shoulder; long, turned back sleeves with double drawstring--sleeves of cotton; featherstitching.

Date: ca. 1769

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32349

Accession Number: 1928.1004

Infant's Cap

Cream; knitted lace; three bands of diagonal pattern; large star shaped motif at back; tape trim; front extends to points.

Date: 1769

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 32350

Accession Number: 1928.1005

Infant's Shirt

White/yellowed; squared flap neckline; long sleeves trimmed with lace (drawstring at wrist missing); featherstitching and lace at shoulder; open shirt.

Date: ca. 1769

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 32351

Accession Number: 1928.1006

Pair of Stockings

Cream-colored stockings with a thick thread done in a checkered lacy pattern. Halfway down front of the stocking it turns into a twirrled lacy pattern. Openings of stockings have a lacy decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32352

Accession Number: 1928.1010AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of yellowed stockingswith wide tops. Note with sock "Elizabeth Corey's stockings (1765-1851)".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32353

Accession Number: 1928.1012AB

Pair of Cuffs

Pair of cuffs with flowers embroidered at the wrists.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32354

Accession Number: 1928.1014

Collar

Narrow white lace collar.

Date: 1853-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32356

Accession Number: 1928.1017A

Cuff

Single white lace cuff.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32357

Accession Number: 1928.1017B

Collar

White collar with floral embroidery.

Date: 1848-1858

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32358

Accession Number: 1928.1018

Kerchief

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32359

Accession Number: 1928.1037

Kerchief

Red silk kerchief marked "HW".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32360

Accession Number: 1928.1038

Kerchief

Beige silk with red and black printed design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32361

Accession Number: 1928.1039

Kerchief

Beige silk with brown and yellow paisley pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 32362

Accession Number: 1928.1040

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 32363

Accession Number: 1928.1042

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32364

Accession Number: 1928.1043

Scarf

Cream silk; machine made; honeycomb ground with large and small diamonds, with flower in center of layer diamonds; denser border; fringed ends.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32365

Accession Number: 1928.1045

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32366

Accession Number: 1928.1047

Pair of Gloves

Long mesh gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32367

Accession Number: 1928.1048AB

Pair of Gloves

Long cream-colored gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32368

Accession Number: 1928.1049AB

Needle Case

Small yellow and green silk plaid empty needle case; flap with felt and accordion folder space.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 32369

Accession Number: 1928.1052

Pocket

A printed cotton wall pocket or pouch in shades of cream, red, and green with two uncut button holes at top.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), cotton (textile), thread

GUSN: 32370

Accession Number: 1928.1054

Infant's Cap

Cream; plain except for ruffle of cotton around face and neck; drawstring at top and neck; center seam.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32371

Accession Number: 1928.1055A

Stocking

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32372

Accession Number: 1928.1056

Shuttle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32376

Accession Number: 1928.1051

Fragment of Cloth

White cotton fragment of textile.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 32378

Accession Number: 1928.1063

Child's dress made from bleached cotton worked in all-over pattern of embroidered white work floral medallions, with additional floral white work embroidery along waistband; same floral medallion with scalloped trim on hem and along center back; drawstring neckline and waistband; lace at neckline; o...

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 32379

Accession Number: 1928.1066A

Infant's Cap

Cream; net ruffle embroidered with flowers; cap consists of bands of cotton embroidered with (couching) floral sprays, alternate with net embroidered with serpentine band; five sets of drawstrings.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 32380

Accession Number: 1928.1067

Shawl

Square shawl with mint green ground with 6 1/4" border of repeating paisleys on all four sides; ground filled with pattern of small paisleys flanked by floral wreaths, all worked in shades of in dark red, blue, tan. Applied borders on two sides of narrow woven tape with fringe.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 32381

Accession Number: 1928.1068

Shirt

Shirt made from white cotton with a white linen collar and cuffs; turnover collar; front panel has six pleats and pleated ruffle; full sleeves gathered into cuffs with rounded edge and one pearl button.

Date: 1836

Maker: Weld, Martha Williams (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 32382

Accession Number: 1928.1069

Handkerchief

White; plain; handstitched - fine stitches - hem- pointed ends; triangle.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 32383

Accession Number: 1928.1070B

Cap

Simple cotton cap with drawstring cap strings.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32384

Accession Number: 1928.1070C

Pair of Stockings

Heather blue wool with white band at top.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: machine knitting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 32385

Accession Number: 1928.1071AB

Pair of Stockings

Light heather blue; white band at top; openwork of three diamonds at top/hem.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: machine knitting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 32386

Accession Number: 1928.1073AB

Kerchief

Red and tan floral kerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32387

Accession Number: 1928.1074

Kerchief

Red with a cream floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32388

Accession Number: 1928.1075

Socks

Cream; plain stocking stitch; ribbed top.

Date: 1772

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 32389

Accession Number: 1928.1078AB

Purse

Cotton drawstring reticule with whitework embroidery and tassels.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 32390

Accession Number: 1928.1085

Collar

White embroidered collar with large scalloped trim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32391

Accession Number: 1928.1086

Apron

White cotton; gathered to self waistband with graduated ties; embroidered scrolls at hem in two shades of brown with clusters of flowers above and between.

Date: 1830s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 32392

Accession Number: 1928.1088

Ruler

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31981

Accession Number: 1928.215

Notebook

Rectangular ivory writing tablet with carved tortoiseshell cover.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), tortoise shell, metal

GUSN: 31982

Accession Number: 1928.218

Fragment of the "Spreading Chestnut Tree"

Small fragment of wood affixed to paper. Paper is printed with "A piece of celebrated "Spreading Chestnut Tree" made famous by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in his poem "The Village Blacksmith."

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 31983

Accession Number: 1928.219H

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31984

Accession Number: 1928.220A

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31985

Accession Number: 1928.220B

Hand Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31986

Accession Number: 1928.222

Hand Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 31987

Accession Number: 1928.223

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 31988

Accession Number: 1928.225

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