Historic New England

Wig Stand

Glass wig stand. Head of colorless glass encasing millefiori-type polychrome blown lily-like flowers, each with double blossom. Colorless baluster shaped stem with ring, circular base. Unpolished pontil at top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 45483

Accession Number: 1952.473.2

Sugar Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 45485

Accession Number: 1952.294AB

Pencil

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45486

Accession Number: 1953.M1

Fan

Long sticks and guards covered in dark red leather w/ gilt edging; deep red satin leaf; sticks overlaid on leaf; brass ring; remnants of fringed trim on guards.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, leather, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 45488

Accession Number: 1953.M5

Clock

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45489

Accession Number: 1953.7

Hand Firescreen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45490

Accession Number: 1953.M7

Tea bowl

Porcelain tea bowl with hand-painted pinkish-brown scroll and dot pattern border on interior, on the exterior a border of pinkish-brown scrolls alternating with red and blue flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1774-1814

Maker: Meissen (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 45491

Accession Number: 1953.8

Firescreen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45492

Accession Number: 1953.M8

Fan

Dark brown wooden sticks and guards; printed brown paper leaf with gilt dots, stars and stylized flowers.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45493

Accession Number: 1953.M9

Fan

Gold lacquer sticks, pierced and carved in floral pattern; black satin leaf with top of painted blue satin with multicolor floral sprays; reverse is plain black silk; mother of pearl washer; brass ring.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), lacquering, painting (coating), piercing, satin, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45494

Accession Number: 1953.M12

Fan

Ivory sticks and guards, pierced and carved; pink floral spray painted on center sticks; white satin leaf with flowering branches and a bird painted in pastel colors and gilt; mother of pearl washer; brass ring.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), piercing, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 45495

Accession Number: 1953.M13

Rigid Feather Fan

Silver filigree handle with long white satin ribbon; rigid white goose feather leaf with traces of painted bird; white satin rosettes where leaf and handle join.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: filigree enameling, feather (material), geese, painting (coating), satin, silk (textile), silver (metal)

GUSN: 45496

Accession Number: 1953.M14

Fan

Ebonized sticks and guards, set with spangles; black chiffon leaf sewn all over with silver sequins; metal washer and ring.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: chiffon, staining, ebony (color), sequins (spangles), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45497

Accession Number: 1953.M15

Souvenir Fan

Souvenir fan; natural wood sticks and guards, very narrow; paper leaf printed with "Bois de Boulogne", "Nice", and "Trouville Sur Mer" scenes framed with roses; metal rivet.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Possibly Marpy, Luc (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45498

Accession Number: 1953.M16

Souvenir Fan

Plain, narrow wooden sticks and guards; paper leaf printed with seated man and woman and small dog in brown, red and green; brass rivet and ring.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45499

Accession Number: 1953.M17

Fontange Souvenir Fan

Short and narrow wooden sticks and guards with carved and gilded floral design; pale green paper leaf painted with pink flowers and green leaves, highlighted in gilt; glued-on sequins; metal rivet and ring.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), gilding, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), sequins (spangles), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45500

Accession Number: 1953.M19

Folding Souvenir Fan

White wooden sticks and guards, carved and gilded floral sprays; olive paper leaf depicting David's painting of Napoleon crowning Josephine in white, red and brown; reverse white printed in green with bows, leaves, flowers and bees.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Francolin, Gilet & Cie. (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45501

Accession Number: 1953.M20

Folding Souvenir Fan

Ivory-colored celluloid sticks and guards, short and narrow with carved floral design painted in gilt and pastels; white paper leaf printed with center medallion with figures, background of bows, swags and leaves in gilt, yellow and green; glued-on sequins; reverse printed with bows, musical instrum...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Duvelleroy, J. (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), celluloid (cellulosic), paper (fiber product), printing (process), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 45502

Accession Number: 1953.M21

Folding Souvenir Fan

Short, narrow, white wooden sticks and guards, painted with silver floral design; thin paper leaf printed with pink and green floral spray and white lacy background; metal rivet and ring.

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45503

Accession Number: 1953.M22

Fontange Souvenir Fan

White wooden sticks and guards with silver and gilt painted floral decoration; graduated paper leaf with scalloped edge; printed with central medallion with figures, framed with roses; background pastoral scene of figures and cherubs; edged in gilt; plain white reverse; metal ring and rivet.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process), scalloping, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 45504

Accession Number: 1953.M23

Cockade Fan

Imitation cigar with cockade fan which pulls out, salmon colored leaf, small size.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 45505

Accession Number: 1941.1669

Inn Sign with Eagle

Eagle with shield on one side, plow under tree on other. From an old inn in Granby, MA.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 45506

Accession Number: 1953.27

Sewing Clamp

Tunbridge style wooden sewing clamp with dark red velvet pincushion on top; red, black, yellow circular stripes painted on cylindrical body of clamp.

Date: late 18th - early 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 45507

Accession Number: 1953.28

Sewing Clamp

Sewing clamp made of cast iron with screw clamp; post with c-scroll and s-scroll brackets; green velvet cushion; thread cutter; lever for clamp in shape of shell.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 45508

Accession Number: 1953.29

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 45509

Accession Number: 1953.30

Shoe

Black shoe; crumpled/creased; rounded square toe; two pairs of eyes for lacing; leather sole; no heel; natural linen lining; shoe laces are missing.

Date: ca. 1847

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), stitching

GUSN: 45510

Accession Number: 1953.31

Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45511

Accession Number: 1953.32

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45512

Accession Number: 1953.39

Quilt

This portion of a red and white copperplate-printed quilt depicts several scenes from American history. Each scene is surrounded by a medallion border. They include: Baron Steuben, C.J. Morris, Dr. Franklin, Washington, Huntington, Thompson, Drayton, Norris, and Adams. The title of the full print, b...

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45513

Accession Number: 1953.43

Boots

Black silk satin ankle boots; black binding; trimmed w/ large black satin bow at top of ankle; scalloped edged side button closure w/ 9 black buttons. Inner lacing w/ green silk shoe laces at center front; rounded square toe; round throat; 3-1/4" vamp; center front & back seams. Sole has narrow wai...

Date: 1869-1873

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), machine-made, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 45514

Accession Number: 1953.44AB

Wallpaper

Fireboard covered with gray wallpaper; design in central rectangular medallion in colors of eight children pulling a small open cart up a hill.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 45515

Accession Number: 1953.50A

Fireboard

Fireboard, covered with gray wallpaper with design in central rectangular lozenge of a large dog sitting and waiting at the door. Dog's master's gear seen at foot of bed.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 45516

Accession Number: 1953.51

Soup Plate

Delftware soup plate with a border of alternating medallions edged in green with red stylized ribbon and red latticework with blue dots. The central decoration within double blue band around well of blue vase with polychrome flowers.

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 45517

Accession Number: 1953.55

Banister-back Side Chair

Three molded bannisters; yoke crest rail; turned front legs, stretchers, and stiles.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 45518

Accession Number: 1953.60A

Chair seat cover

Cross-shaped, green figured wool; eight-sided panel insertion of Berlinwork handled urn; bouquet and floral sprigs around edges.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Pitman, Ester Matilda (Embroiderer)

Material: Berlin woolwork, embroidering, needlepoint (needleworking), textiles, upholstery, wool (textile)

GUSN: 45519

Accession Number: 1953.60B

Calash

Brown silk calash; silk gathered onto five wire hoops; no crown; wide matching brown silk ribbon ties.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 45520

Accession Number: 1953.294

Sample of Fabric

Dark and light brown fabric sample.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 45521

Accession Number: 1953.298

Whole Cloth Quilt

Comprised of strips of cotton of brown ground; columns of white drapery dividing columns of floral bouquets. Across top, applied strip of brown and white floral cotton.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tacking

GUSN: 45522

Accession Number: 1953.299

Floorcloth

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 45523

Accession Number: 1953.300A

Floorcloth

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 45524

Accession Number: 1953.300B

Floorcloth

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 45525

Accession Number: 1953.300C

Curtain

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45527

Accession Number: 1953.305.1

Dress

Green w/ black horizontal stripes; silk; ruffled collar w/ lace; bell shaped sleeves w/ epaulettes trimmed w/ green; black scalloped fringe. Cotton undersleeves w/ embroidered cuff; 12 green covered buttons w/ velvet motif; cartridge pleats all around skirt. Bodice boned & lined w/ brown cotton tw...

Date: 1857-1862

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 45528

Accession Number: 1953.306

Alphabet Sampler

Unfinished alphabet sampler on natural linen ground. Green and cream lettering in upper portion. Border is a double row of green cross stitching 3/4 of an inch apart. Alphabets: #1-complete; #2 complete; #3 complete. Numbers:"1-17". Stitches used: cross stitch.

Date: 1834

Maker: Savar, Susan, 1824- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 45529

Accession Number: 1953.307

Straw Bonnet

Straw bonnet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45530

Accession Number: 1953.308

Scrap Bag

'Scrap Bag'. Blue and tan stripped bag with handles and two white buttons. Inside fabric is tan. On front of bag is a small tan patch with handwriting 'Pieces of Muslin & Calico/ J.S Morong'.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45531

Accession Number: 1953.312.1

Scrap Bag

'Scrap Bag'. Blue and tan stripped bag with handles and two white buttons. Inside fabric is tan. On front of bag is a small tan patch with handwriting 'New White Cloth/ J.S Morong'.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 45532

Accession Number: 1953.312.2

Piece of a Waistcoat

Ivory; embroidered with polychrome silk threads - blues, yellows, rose, green - medallions with scenes of ancient ruins and floral sprays of pansies; eight unfinished buttonholes; only one side of vest with area for pocket.

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), satin

GUSN: 45533

Accession Number: 1953.319