Historic New England

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8737

Accession Number: 1994.34.4

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8738

Accession Number: 1994.34.5

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8739

Accession Number: 1994.34.6

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8740

Accession Number: 1994.34.7

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8741

Accession Number: 1994.34.8

Tea cozy

Red on white linen copperplate. Classical scenes. Four arched sections forming dome. Cording between sections; loop and center top. Cream polished cotton twill lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), stuffing (upholstering technique), twill, copper (metal)

GUSN: 8742

Accession Number: 1978.164

Feather bed

White cotton twill ground woven with blue ticking stripe. Front and back both pieced from two widths of fabric. Feather stuffing.

Date: 1870-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), feather (material), weaving, machine-made, piecing, stuffing (upholstering technique), ticking, twill

GUSN: 8743

Accession Number: 1955.158

Mattress cover

Rectangular case of stout, plain weave linen. Pieced with two 18" wide parallel slits 22" from ends and 27" apart.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile), ticking

GUSN: 8744

Accession Number: 1934.318

Rectangular, white plain weave panel; knotted self fringe around sides and bottom. Red, embroidered outlines of male and female owl perched on branch; saying across top. Remains of holes in top corners.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: Lyman, Elizabeth Parker (Maker)

Material: embroidering, fringe, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8746

Accession Number: 1990.502

Table mat

Round table mat, multicolor floral raised (or stuffed crewelwork forming a wreath. Black wool felt ground. Edged all around with black fringed braid. Black wool twill back.

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), felt (textile), stuffing (upholstering technique), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8747

Accession Number: 1980.11.2

Table mat

Round; red wool crochet center. Edged all around with three layers of crocheted loops of fringe in three shades of red.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8748

Accession Number: 1937.1037

Table mat

Oval table mat of brown wicker; one handle is broken.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 8749

Accession Number: 1937.247B

Table mat

Oval table mat of brown wicker. One broken handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 8750

Accession Number: 1937.247C

Table mat

Oval table mat of brown wicker. One broken handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 8751

Accession Number: 1937.247D

Table mat

Ivory wool felt; square center. Four bunches of three ivory felt oak leaves attached with orange satin bows. One branch at each side. Leaf veins embroidered in gold silk.

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), embroidering, felt (textile), satin, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8752

Accession Number: 1936.405

Table mat

Round; red with white rings and diamonds in middle. Maple leaves around outside. Trimmed with dark red scallops. Edged in white.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8753

Accession Number: 1936.70D

Table mat

Round; red with white ring and diamonds in middle. Maple leaves around outside. Trimmed with dark red scallops. Edged in white.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8754

Accession Number: 1936.70F

Table mat

Roughly square; cream cotton. Red wool, embroidered; Greek Key inner border and striped outer border. Fringed all around.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8755

Accession Number: 1931.1171B

Table mat

Roughly square; cream cotton. Red wool, embroidered; Greek Key inner border and striped outer border. Snowflake at center and lunettes inside inner border. Fringed all around.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8756

Accession Number: 1931.1171C

Table mat

Roughly square; cream cotton. Red wool, embroidered; Greek Key inner border and striped outer border. Fringed all around.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8757

Accession Number: 1931.1171D

Table Mat

Rectangular; tan linen herringbone fringed all around. Floral meander embroidered across top in brown and white silk. Larger floral motifs across bottom, designed so that embroidery at top is displayed when top is folded over.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, fringe, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 8758

Accession Number: 1934.2822

Tidy

Beige crocheted linen lace rectangle inset with two bands of dark red stain ribbon painted with goldenrod and asters. Fringe at end of ribbons. Scalloped edge all around.

Date: ca. 1878

Maker: Storey, Edith May (Maker)

Material: crocheting, linen (material), painting (coating), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 8759

Accession Number: 1935.1092

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