Historic New England

Curtain Fragment

Magenta satin ground brocaded in gold medallion. Fragment not long enough to show repeat. Tan linen lining. Fleece underlining.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 10897

Accession Number: 1994.114

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10898

Accession Number: 1994.83.1

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10899

Accession Number: 1994.83.2

Robin Hood Costume

Green suede vest, belt, hat with feather and green nylon tights.

Date: ca. 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon, suede

GUSN: 10900

Accession Number: 1994.83.3

Colonial Costume

Woman's Colonial costume.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 10901

Accession Number: 1994.84.1

Colonial Costume

Men's colonial costume. Green tailcoat with gold buttons and muslin cuffs. Off-white button fly canvas pants.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 10902

Accession Number: 1994.85.1

Colonial Costume

Men's colonial costume. Green tailcoat with gold buttons and muslin cuffs. Off-white button fly canvas pants.

Date: 1942-1948

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 10903

Accession Number: 1994.85.2

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Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 10904

Accession Number: 1994.87

Portrait of Electra Barrell Wilder

Three-quarter length portrait of Electra Barrell Wilder (1797-1878), seated, wearing high ruffled eyelet collar. Shawl is draped over chair. Wife of Sampson Vryling Stoddard Wilder.

Date: 1817

Maker: Waldo, Samuel Lovett (Maker)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 10906

Accession Number: 1994.89

Fireboard

Fireboard with French wallpaper panel of Christ and the Samaritan Woman. Cutouts made for andirons. Attached border of stylized geometric floral and vine in red, green, blue, and white.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 10909

Accession Number: 1994.92

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Repeating silouettes of nude female figures seperated by pink, blue, yellow and lavendar bubbles.

Date: 1936

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wallpapers

GUSN: 10910

Accession Number: 1994.93AB

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Enterprise Wall Paper Mfg. Co."

Date: ca. 1941

Maker: Enterprise Wall Paper Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 10912

Accession Number: 1994.95

Strap Hinge

Two iron strap hinges (numbered a and b), attached to a barn door fragment.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10913

Accession Number: 1994.96

Stuffed Ibis

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10937

Accession Number: 1994.111

Wedding Dress

Wedding gown [a] made of cream colored silk with lace overshirt and applied floral decoration. Gathered at waist. Knee-length with skirt trimmed in large scallops around edge. Sleeveless, v-neck top. Long silk train sewn to back of shoulders. Plastic and silk flower sprig sewn to train corner. Dress...

Date: 1926

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 10940

Accession Number: 1994.113

Box

A. G. Spaulding and Bros. swimming suit box. The top of the box (b) has a picture of two women and one man in the water. The man on the left wears a black tanksuit and is diving in the water. The woman in the middle wears a black tank suit, and her hair is black and cut into a bob. The woman on her ...

Date: ca. 1925

Maker: Spaulding & Bros. (Maker)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10953

Accession Number: 1995.12AB

Nail

Rosehead.

Date: ca. 1715

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10958

Accession Number: 1994.56

Nail

No description

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10959

Accession Number: 1994.58

Nail

T-head.

Date: 1800

Maker: White, John (Maker)

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10960

Accession Number: 1994.57

Nail

One with wide round head.

Date: 1825

Maker: Heath, Chas. (Maker)

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10961

Accession Number: 1994.59

Nail

Cut nails; wrought heads (one rosehead, one T)

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10962

Accession Number: 1994.60.1

Nail

Cut nails; wrought heads (one rosehead, one T)

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10963

Accession Number: 1994.60.2

Nail

Rosehead.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10964

Accession Number: 1994.61

Nail

Cut nail.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal)

GUSN: 10965

Accession Number: 1994.62

Nail

Rosehead.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 10966

Accession Number: 1994.63

Cushing House East Chamber, Hingham, Massachusetts

Interior of the Cushing House East Bed Chamber, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1878.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emory, Ella (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 10809

Accession Number: 1994.22

Apron

Pink, white and black apron with heart ivy design; right side pocket; pink piping; pink borders on neck, pocket and bottom with white rick-rack on borders; bib top, ties in back.

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: calico

GUSN: 10810

Accession Number: 1994.23

Apron

Hostess apron- St. Patrick's Day. Reversible, one side has abstract green/black/white/print with green organdy lining. Pocket also made of green organdy. With matching apron strings. Other side organdy is on top with print visible through back. Pocket made of abstract print. Both sides decorated wit...

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10811

Accession Number: 1994.24

Apron

White organdy hostess apron, decorated with embroidered tulips linked together in a scalloped shape, purple thread. Two purple satin-weave ribbons in front. Apron is sewn with a double layer of fabric.

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: organdy

GUSN: 10812

Accession Number: 1994.25

Apron

Pink apron with white lace; right side pocket ties in back.

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: organdy

GUSN: 10813

Accession Number: 1994.26

Hostess Apron

Hostess apron, red with roses. One cotton hostess apron, primary fabric is red; pockets, bottom ruffle and waistband in printed floral fabric. Ties on the apron are in the red fabric. Top of four pockets are trimmed in red binding with white rick-rack. floral fabric has a pattern of roses, fuscia (?...

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10814

Accession Number: 1994.27

Holiday Hostess Apron

White hostess apron with black pinstripes, with green and red floral design; green and red pocket on ride side; green and red border on top, ric rac red border on bottom; ties in back.

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10815

Accession Number: 1994.28

Hostess apron

Hostess apron with cross stitch design. Red cotton apron with side ties at top to go around waist, two white pockets on front with red and green cross stitch pattern across front. Top and bottom edges of pockets scalloped with red plush (?). Rick-rack in white and green around front. Edges of apron ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching

GUSN: 10816

Accession Number: 1994.29

Holiday Hostess Apron

Hostess apron with bells. Christmas hostess apron, ties in back ground waist, hugs waist to knee in front only. One small pocket on right hip. Decorated with repeated printed Christmas patterns: large bells with various Christmas scenes near bottom on red ground, small three-bell clusters alternatin...

Date: c. 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10817

Accession Number: 1994.30

Holiday Hostess Apron

Hostess apron with Frosty the Snowman theme. Red cotton hostess apron with four decorated pockets in front. With red and white striped apron string and edge. Pockets have multicolored printed Christmas decorations.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10818

Accession Number: 1994.31

Gym Suit

Blue cotton short sleeve blouse with collar worn as top of gym suit, button down collar. Snaps down the front of garment.

Date: 1964-1967

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10819

Accession Number: 1994.35A

Gym Suit

Blue cotton bloomers with elastic waistband and leg openings, worn as bottom half of gym suit.

Date: 1964-1967

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10820

Accession Number: 1994.35B

Pair of Stockings

Pair of red stockings with stitched band at top. Name stitched in red thread at top. Seam stitched down back with red thread running from heel to top edge.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10824

Accession Number: 1994.39AB

Undershirt

Peach cotton and wool blend undershirt. Tank-top style with straps. Vertical ribbing. Tapered band under bust and at bottom edge. Bound edge around top and on straps.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: Vanity Fair Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10826

Accession Number: 1994.40

Underwear Top

Peach, long tank/camisole. Matching top and bottom are the same pure silk and wool blend.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10827

Accession Number: 1994.41A

Underwear Bottom

Peach underwear bottoms. Matching top and bottom are the same pure silk and wool blend.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10828

Accession Number: 1994.41B

Card Table

Card table with printed baize top.

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10829

Accession Number: 1994.42

Dining Chair

Empire side chair. One of a set of dining chairs.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10831

Accession Number: 1994.46.1

Dining Chair

Empire side chair. One of a set of dining chairs.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10832

Accession Number: 1994.46.2

Dining Chair

Empire side chair. One of a set of dining chairs.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10833

Accession Number: 1994.46.3

Dining Chair

Empire side chair. One of a set of dining chairs.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 10834

Accession Number: 1994.46.4

Commemorative cookie

Frosted gingerbread cookie shaped like Abraham Lincoln.

Date: 1994

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10835

Accession Number: 1994.48

Commemorative cookie

Frosted gingerbread cookie shaped like the masthead in the Little's collection, Lottie Thomas.

Date: 1994

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10836

Accession Number: 1994.49

Candlesnuffer

Scissor-style resting on 3 feet (1 missing foot by right handle) with box on single blade, cast out of iron.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), metal

GUSN: 10837

Accession Number: 1992.598

Candlesnuffer

Small brass scissor-style candlesnuffer resting on one foot under blade near box.

Date: 1700-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 10838

Accession Number: 1992.599

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