Historic New England

Patchwork Quilt Fragments

Eight quilt squares, each comprised of nine square patches of printed or woven cotton, variously patterned with floral, striped, geometric, plaid and diaper prints in shades of brown, red, green and yellow.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), patchwork

GUSN: 2938

Accession Number: 1991.1428A-H

Piece of Ribbon

Long, rectangular strip comprised of three sections of gold-yellow ribbon woven with dotted and striped mid-section, flanked by borders of patterned stripes or banding. One band has rectangles set on the diagonal, the other side has a zigzag, rectangle pattern in a continuous line.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2939

Accession Number: 1991.1429

Piece of Ribbon

Segment of taffetta ribbon of beige color, patterned with meandering blue with bud woven in rose on a white ground.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2940

Accession Number: 1991.1430

Ribbon Samples

Two lengths or segments of taffeta ribbon; shaded at the edges in pale green, yellow to off white; the center section is woven with pale blue diamonds and white striping.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2941

Accession Number: 1991.1431AB

Bag

Rectangular bag with drawstring opening comprised of blue and white check-woven cotton fabric. White linen tape drawstring.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 2942

Accession Number: 1991.1432

Bag

Square form with drawstring opening at top; comprised of printed cotton fragments stitched into squares in "patches"; lined with off-white plain weave linen; textiles are copperplate printed.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 2943

Accession Number: 1991.1433

Table Cover

Rectangular form comprised of variously patterned and solid patches of cotton and wool arranged in a log cabin pattern; the predominate shades are black, red, blue, gray, and orange. The quilt is bound in green wool tape and backed in taupe and white leafy bone and striped pattern.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), patchwork, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2944

Accession Number: 1991.1434

Table Cover

Rectangular form comprised of pieced sections of printed cotton which is patterned with floral medallions of navy, red and tan; the medallions are enclosed by flowerhead and vine quatrefoil devices with similar palette on a taupe ground; hems are machine sewn.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), piecing, printing (process)

GUSN: 2945

Accession Number: 1991.1435

Table Cover

Delicate fine cotton table throw with stenciled theorem design of a basket of fruit encircled by fruited vine; bold and brightly colored on ecru ground; edged with finely knotted 1-1/2" fringe; the paint is fresh;

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, painting (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 2946

Accession Number: 1991.1436

Table Cover

Stencilled cotton table throw; square form comprised of two panels (one smaller side pieced) with all-over geometric floral and leaf decorations in blue, green, pink and yellow; hemmed edge.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, painting (coating), stenciling, thread

GUSN: 2947

Accession Number: 1991.1437

Table Cover

Linen-square table throw, ecru/natural ground with colorfully stencilled basket of fruit and floral border in pink and green; two hemmed edges, two selvage edges.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), painting (coating), stenciling

GUSN: 2948

Accession Number: 1991.1438

Fichu

White velvet fichu with intricate, stencilled floral border, in deep and dense colors (blue, green, rose, and orange); flowers include roses, dahlias, tigerlilies; triangular form is composed of two panels (small piece attached to upper right); hemmed edges.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), sewing (process), stenciling, thread, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 2949

Accession Number: 1991.1440

Tumbler

No description

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2950

Accession Number: 1991.1409

Tumbler

Clear glass and gilt-decorated tumbler of cylindrical shape, painted with gild band at rim above egg and dart-like trim with delicate leaf and floral swags below (precise and controlled design); probably for travelling liquor case.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2951

Accession Number: 1991.1410

Needlework picture

This small needlework depicts a blue and beige-colored flower worked in single and padded satin stitches on a paper ground. It is mounted in an Empire-style mahogany veneered frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, paper (fiber product), thread

GUSN: 2952

Accession Number: 1991.1411

Needlework picture

Small panel of crewel embroidery on silk depicting a pair of birds on flowers in yellow, green, red, blue, and black, in hand-carved wooden frame with scalloped pattern, painted brown with traces of gilt.

Date: 1720-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), crewelwork (technique), silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2953

Accession Number: 1991.1412

Potholder

Embroidered wool on black-felt pot holder in geometric floral design, glazed cotton reverse. Brightly colored wool embroidery (done in red, pink, blues, greens, yellows, and browns with beige outlines on black background). Backing is in brown polished cotton stitched together with beige blanket-st...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, felt (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2954

Accession Number: 1991.1413

Potholder or Hotpad

Linen and cotton needlework potholder, of squared shape, ecru linen with wool embroidered (crewelwork) flowers and two birds, in pink, green and yellow; the back and side edge are in cotton; loop at the top corner.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 2955

Accession Number: 1991.1414

Bureau Scarf

Needlework-on-linen bureau scarf, comprised of three panels handstitched together, the two end panels richly embroidered with urns and flowers with floral borders on blues, beige, browns, and metallic (copper) thread, on ecru linen, rolled ends, selvedge sides, sturdy.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), thread, metallic (color attribute)

GUSN: 2956

Accession Number: 1991.1416

Crewelwork Pocketbook

Man's canvaswork pocketbook of rectangular envelope form with top flap and blue tape tie; two compartment green worsted wool interior; the outside colorfully decorated with Irish-stitched crewel embroidery in blue, green, pinks, yellow and orange iwth black outline; quite worn.

Date: 1740-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, crewelwork (technique), hand sewing, thread, wool (textile), worsted

GUSN: 2957

Accession Number: 1991.1417

Crewelwork Pocketbook

Folding rectangular form worked with wool yarn in an Irish-stitch carnation patter in greens, reds, pinks, yellow; opens to rose colored polished wool-lined pockets; sides bound with rose tape.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: Cones, Rebecca (Maker)

Material: canvas, crewelwork (technique), hand sewing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 2958

Accession Number: 1991.1418

Crewelwork Pocketbook

Canvaswork pocketbook of envelope form with deep flap, the outside embroidered in oval squares of red, yellow, green, and purple; the side is lined with rose-colored worsted wool with two compartments; wear to reverse.

Date: 1740-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, embroidering, hand sewing, thread, wool (textile), worsted

GUSN: 2959

Accession Number: 1991.1419

Shoe Last

Small, wooden shoe form for child's foot size, carved from hard dark wood with hole pierced through ankle area for hanging on ribbon or string.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2960

Accession Number: 1991.1420

Trinket Box

Paint-decorated tin trinket box of rectangular shape with hinged domed lid, ring handle and hinged latch, its sides and top with traces of dark brown ground paint, with paint decoration of swags, fruit and vines in yellow, red and green; contains green and orange painted octagonal checkers.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), soldering, tin (metal)

GUSN: 2961

Accession Number: 1991.1441

Game Board

Square frame with molded edge and carved sides; enclosed reverse painted glass with a blue and green checkerboard within a gilt band and polychrome marbleized border; the reverse of board is painted gray; the frame is painted red-brown and black.

Date: 1820-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), reverse painting on glass (image-making)

GUSN: 2962

Accession Number: 1991.1442

Wall Box

Rectangular backboard with cauted crest piece with hanging hole, shaped sides which slope from crest to box, a wedge-shaped wood block nailed to backboard; retains traces of grey paint.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: nailing, pine (wood)

GUSN: 2613

Accession Number: 1991.831

Box

Rectangular box with shaped extension at one end, with sliding cover; box has beaded edge on three sides; is all grain painted in two tones of green.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2614

Accession Number: 1991.832

Box

Small rectangular form which has a domed hinged lid with lock clasp over conforming box with each plate; box surface is covered with geometrically patterned wallpapeer in overlapping diamond and stripe pattern in blue/green/peach/grey and white; the interior of lid has some paper though it is unfade...

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 2615

Accession Number: 1991.833

Electrified Ale Bottle Lamp

Narrow cylindrical body with thick base, ringed neck and rounded shoulders with thick finger hold; there is an impressed mark at shoulders (see above) fitted as a lamp.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2616

Accession Number: 1991.834

Portable deskbox

Rectangular form with brass strapping, corner caps, lockplate, nameplate and corner straps; it has hinged brass handles and plates at sides as the hinged lid lifts to fitted box; has a felt-lined writing area, pencil tray and other compartments as well as a left out tray.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), felt (textile), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 2617

Accession Number: 1991.836

Hand-Colored Steel Engraving

Rectangular format hand-colored steel engraving of five shore birds with fine detailing of feathers, legs and feet, beaks and eyes in profile; They are set on a shoreline with tall billowing clouds in the background. One is shown in flight. The scale of the landscape to the shore birds is distorte...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: Reproduction of Wilson, A. (Artist) Lawson, A. (Engraver)

Material: hand coloring, ink, paper (fiber product), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 2618

Accession Number: 1991.837

Portrait of Lyman S. Hapgood

Rectangular, vertical format, full-length portrait, in pencil and crayon, of Lyman S. Hapgood as a child, showing him in a left profile view, sitting in an old-fashioned high chair posed with the sea and a sailboat in teh background. The child wears a broad-brimmed straw hat with wide blue ribbon, a...

Date: 1879

Maker: Possibly J. F. Olsson & Co. (Maker) Possibly Orcott, K. V. (Maker)

Material: crayons (drawing material), paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 2619

Accession Number: 1991.838

Enhanced Photograph

Small format rectangular view of two men shooting Canada geese over decoys amidst rolling feilds. Delicate coloring is done in pale browns and greys.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographs, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2620

Accession Number: 1991.839

Bank Box

Bentwood oval form with fitted lid constructed with two pointed laps: one pointing left, one pointing right that are painted dark green and deocrated in freehand with yellow geometric cartouches enclosing above inscription; the center of box is pressed with a coin slot for coins and the interior of ...

Date: 1826

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, maple (wood), painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2621

Accession Number: 1991.840

Carved Wooden Trinket Box

Oval bentwood form with fitted cover has a top and bottom slightly domed, top carved and incised with geometric devices while the side of the cover and box sides are carved with cross hatched squares set on corner and chip-carved triangles; the straight laps are held with basketry thongs (?) and peg...

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: bentwood, chip carving, incising, pine (wood)

GUSN: 2622

Accession Number: 1991.841AB

Trinket Box

A rectangular cotter-pen hinged lid on dovetail constructed box with molded foot; an arched wire loop pieces sit at front of the lid; red stained finish.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), staining

GUSN: 2623

Accession Number: 1991.842

Trinket Box

Small painted scenic deisgn in rectangular shape throughout; has painted interior, a hinged lid, an exterior painted in yellow enamel; bordered in black, brown and blue stripping; off-white border around engriseille landscape showing castle or fort at water's edge; a cliff exists in the foregound. ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: borders (ornament areas), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2624

Accession Number: 1991.843

Trinket Box

Small, painted, scenic design in rectangular shape throughout; painted blue interior; hinged lid; painted in yellow enamel; bordered in black, brown and blue stripping with an off white border around en griseille; the bottom is washed in black; landscape showing light house on island with shore and ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: borders (ornament areas), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2625

Accession Number: 1991.844

Letter Box

A square topless box compiled of the leather binding of two books entitled EPISTOLARIUM B. PAULI volume 6 and EPISTOLARIUM B. PAULI volume 1; it is lined with marbelized paper while the book spines are lined with gold lettering and decorative bands and devices.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 2626

Accession Number: 1991.845

Pair of Elephant Figures

Pair of small pearlware elephant figurines, mounted on base painted with yellow band; the animals are painted with black enamel with rosy-red blankets with green tassels.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, molding (forming), pearlware, polychrome

GUSN: 2627

Accession Number: 1991.846.1-2

Miniature Jug

A miniature redware jug of globular shape and narrow neck with strap handle on shoulder, covered with mottled brownish-green lead glaze.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, redware

GUSN: 2628

Accession Number: 1991.849

Miniature Paint-decorated Bowl

Turned wood bowl with shallow foot and molded urn; grain painted in ochre and dotted in red to imitate birdseye maple.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2629

Accession Number: 1991.850

Pigeon Decoy

A stylized figure of a ZENAIDE PIGEON carved with the full round glass eyes, painted gray, black, pink and white; a stick-up decoy, it is mounted on a half-round rustic wood stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2630

Accession Number: 1991.851

Decoy

Figure of a pigeon carved in the full round with deeply carved wing and tail and detailed breast; tack eyes; carved bill; painted in dark grey, burgundy with white highlights and light grey underside; a stick-up mounted on a rectangular half-round base and dowel stand.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2631

Accession Number: 1991.852

Pigeon Decoy

Figure of a pigeon carved in the full round that is highly detailed: deeply carved wing and tail; glass eyes; painted green, black, and gray with white highlights and a red bill. The underside of the tail is painted canvas glued to wood. This is a stick-up decoy which is mounted on a rustic wood ...

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2632

Accession Number: 1991.853

Decoy

A pigeon carved in the full round with detailed bill, wings and tail, glass eyes, and painted in shades of gray, pink, yellow, black and white. This is a stick-up decoy with a hole in the underside mounted on a rectangular half-round stand and dowel. It could be hollow carved.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), glass (material), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2633

Accession Number: 1991.854

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a yellow-legs shorebird; the wings are carved in relief, it has a long peg bill and glass eyes, and is painted in shades of gray and black to suggest the natural coloring of the bird. Being a stick-up decoy, it has a hole in its underside and a hole at its tail to be strung to...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2634

Accession Number: 1991.855

Decoy

Hand-whittled wooden decoy with wire bill; painted black and white with black speckles under its belly; it resides on a stick-up stand. N.F. Little has two acquisition entries in decoys file that fit this object in certain respects and not in others: 1. "SNIPE -large size -long bill [2"] Or...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), oil paint (paint), painting (coating), wire, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2635

Accession Number: 1991.856

Shorebird Decoy

Carved in the form of a full-bodied plover with split tail, glass eyes and horn or baleen beak; it is painted in black and cream with stylized feathering on back on original black and white painted stick; this is a stick-up decoy mounted on a rough base.

Date: 1880-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2636

Accession Number: 1991.857

Shorebird Decoy

Carved stylized bird-form (looks like a seal) painted black and spotted in white/grey paint and mounted on a black-painted dowel and square base with a single molded edge.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2637

Accession Number: 1991.858

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