Historic New England

Quilt

Central panel pieced wool glazed and unglazed, plain and twill weave diamonds of alternating blue, green, red and tan. Narrow green wool side borders; wide blue glazed wool head and foot border. Quilted in zig-zag pattern in head and foot border. Straight lines in central panel.

Date: ca. 1816

Maker: Ryder, Mary Baker, 1781 (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stitching, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile), quilting, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10396

Accession Number: 1936.900

Saltcellar

Silver footed saltcellar. Circular with a beaded design on the foot.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 10397

Accession Number: 1995.440.1

Saltcellar

Silver footed saltcellar. Circular with a beaded design on the base.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 10398

Accession Number: 1995.440.2

Table Mat

Burgundy linen(?) canvas cross-stitched, floral (?) design in center. Cross-stitched with wool (?) yarn (light green, dark green, blue, dark red, light brown, light gold, light red). Blanket stitched at edges. Fringed. Floral design is possibly representing letter "B" or "F."

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cross-stitching, needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 10399

Accession Number: 1995.452

Sampler

Unfinished alphabet sampler; linen ground; silk thread; strawberry and geometric border; two complete upper case alphabets; one complete lower case alphabet; cross stitch, satin stitch and various other stitches in a geometric pattern at the lower border.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: Sanborn, Helen, 1872 (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 10400

Accession Number: 1995.454

Doll's bedspread fragment

T-shaped furnishing fabric fragment used as a doll's bedspread. Red and white copperplate printed toile "The Apotheosis of Washington and Franklin." Image of Washington standing on Chariot of America; two leopards. Two Native American figures trumpet his arrival; flags attached to trumpets. In rear...

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), hand weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 10401

Accession Number: 1935.394

Miniature Playing Cards

One miniature deck of playing cards in box (51 cards plus name cards). Each card is printed with each of the four suits. The number is represented by the actual suit icon. For example, the Nine of Spades is represented by nine spades. The face cards are beautifully represented by a renaissance style...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10402

Accession Number: 1995.462

Medal, Political

Circular white box of cardboard, holding the medal.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10403

Accession Number: 1995.468.1

Medal, Political

Silver-colored medal. Blue silk ribbon threaded through hole in medal. Stoed in a cardboard box.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: ribbon (material), silk (textile), silver (metal), gilding

GUSN: 10404

Accession Number: 1995.468.2

Quilt top

Checkerboard pattern; squares roughly 8" x 8"; blue and white pieced blocks within the white blocks are pieced red wool eight point stars. No backing; edges raw.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10405

Accession Number: 1934.234

Slipper

A pair of leather moccasins with green silk accents and a floral design. Buckle and leather straps on top fasten detached tops of shoes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10406

Accession Number: 1995.477AB

Box

Cardboard box with a printed satin image on the lid, black on white memorial to George Washington.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, transfer printing, satin

GUSN: 10408

Accession Number: 1995.480AB

Pincushion

Oval pincushion, burgundy velvet top. Paper edges with stitched fabric tape, brown; slightly ribbed brown fabric bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10409

Accession Number: 1995.481

Crazy quilt

"Crazy quilt" spread roughly divided into four rows of four large blocks. Overall patchwork of different shapes; centralized motif in each block. Edge bound in velvet. Tacked.

Date: 1891

Maker: Morse, M. J., Mrs. (Maker)

Material: piecing, satin, silk (textile), tacking, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10410

Accession Number: 1930.864

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10411

Accession Number: 1995.241.2

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10412

Accession Number: 1995.241.3

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10413

Accession Number: 1995.241.4

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10414

Accession Number: 1995.241.5

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10415

Accession Number: 1995.241.6

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10416

Accession Number: 1995.241.7

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10417

Accession Number: 1995.241.8

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10418

Accession Number: 1995.241.9

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10419

Accession Number: 1995.241.10

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10420

Accession Number: 1995.241.11

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10421

Accession Number: 1995.241.12

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10303

Accession Number: 1995.79.2C

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10304

Accession Number: 1995.79.2D

Chemise

Linen chemise with fine linen ruffle at neck and mid-weight linen sleeve. Drawstring at neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10305

Accession Number: 1995.81

Chemise

Heavy linen chemise, scooped draw-string neckline. Short sleeve, gussets are of lighter-weight fabric.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10306

Accession Number: 1995.82

Fan

Wooden round handle carved in a twist; ivory ring at end. Leaf is in a curved flat wooden extension of the handle and is dark green silk [?], which unfolds into a circle, eith dark mother-of-pearl buttons in center in either side.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), mother of pearl, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10307

Accession Number: 1995.83

Fan

Black-painted wood sticks, with decorative piercing, and narrow (1+") silk leaf with black and gray leaves or berries in white ground.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10308

Accession Number: 1995.84

Sheet

Thin, off-white plian weave wool sheet or blanket.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 10309

Accession Number: 1995.85

Sander

A bronze painted circular sander with remoable perforated top; silver is showing through the worn away paint; object contains sand.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 10310

Accession Number: 1995.86

Infant's Undershirt

Baby shirt, open at back, made of white cotton linen. Has scalloped edges around armholes and collar. It has a leaf motif embroidered on the front.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10311

Accession Number: 1995.88

Infant's Undershirt

Baby shirt, open at back made of white cotton linen. Both have scalloped edges around armholes and collar. Has a floral motif embroidered on the front collar. All embroidery done with white thread.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10312

Accession Number: 1995.89

Pair of Stockings

White knee socks with a shell-like stitch at the calf area.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 10313

Accession Number: 1995.91AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of white cotton knee socks with shell like knitting from mid calf to toe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 10315

Accession Number: 1995.93AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of wool knitted stockings, cream-colored. top of stocking is knitted in stockinette stitch (for approximately 8"), then worked in a decorative stitch resembling a shell (pattern is repeated 9x). It appears that pieces were stitched together at toe and heel. One stocking has a mistake at top rol...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 10317

Accession Number: 1995.92AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of wool stockings. Top stitch is stocking knit while the bottom stitching is decorative. Decorative stitch alternates between a shell and a cable stitch.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10318

Accession Number: 1995.94AB

Pincushion

Green watered silk pin cushion with braided black, white, and green binding; gray and white striped silk back; initals "ELE" or "LLE" spelled out in pins.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10320

Accession Number: 1995.87

Cap

White cap.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10321

Accession Number: 1995.95

Cap

White cap.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10322

Accession Number: 1995.96

Cap

White cap.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10323

Accession Number: 1995.97

Cap

White cap.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10324

Accession Number: 1995.98

Cap

White cap.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10325

Accession Number: 1995.99

Cream Bottle

Half-pint size clear glass bottle with embossed lettering on neck, around base and on bottom; raised "teeth" around rim

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10329

Accession Number: 1995.171

Soda Bottle

Clear glass round bottle with slightly ribbed and pinched body; tapering neck with transfer-printed red and white cow logo and white type front and back; embossed numbers on bottom; impressed circle on side near base of bottle.

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10330

Accession Number: 1995.191.9

Button

Small round button depicting woman holding glass of milk in centre; red border with inscription in white

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material), printing (process)

GUSN: 10331

Accession Number: 1995.306.1

Button

Small round button depicting woman holding glass of milk in centre; red border with inscription in white

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plastic (organic material), printing (process)

GUSN: 10332

Accession Number: 1995.306.2

License plate

Rectangular metal plate with rounded corners; four lozenge-shaped attachment holes near each corner; white border and printing on red ground; white back

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 10333

Accession Number: 1995.337

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