Historic New England

Child's skirt

Child's skirt, blue and cream woven ikat with blue taffeta trim; Back pleats and pocket. Ensemble with bodice and jacket.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, ikat, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 38296

Accession Number: 1935.1505A

Tidy

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printing (process), textiles

GUSN: 38297

Accession Number: 1935.1507

Needlework Picture

Embroidery depicting funerary monument on Bristol board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38298

Accession Number: 1935.1508

Paper Cutter

Wooden rectangular paper cutter with an image of a figure in a doorway.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38299

Accession Number: 1935.1509

Sewing Kit

Wooden needle case with painted white flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38301

Accession Number: 1935.1513

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38302

Accession Number: 1935.1515

Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38303

Accession Number: 1935.1516

Tumbler

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38304

Accession Number: 1935.1518

Jar with Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38305

Accession Number: 1935.1519AB

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38306

Accession Number: 1935.1520

Small bottle

Very small glass bottle. Square body with tall, narrow neck. Glass has aqua tint.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38307

Accession Number: 1935.1521

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38308

Accession Number: 1935.1523

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 38309

Accession Number: 1935.1524B

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38310

Accession Number: 1935.1525

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 38311

Accession Number: 1935.1526

Teaspoon

One of a set of four. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Moulton, William, 1772-1861 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 38312

Accession Number: 1935.1536.1

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 38313

Accession Number: 1935.1537.1

Teaspoon

Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 38314

Accession Number: 1935.1537.2

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1830

Maker: Moulton, William, 1772-1861 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 38315

Accession Number: 1935.1538.1

Sauce Ladle

Silver sauce ladle with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an elliptical bowl.

Maker: Moulton, William, 1772-1861 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 38316

Accession Number: 1935.1539

Great Chair

Heavy round legs, rails and stretchers; slat with incised ornament; 2-piece board seat; slanted arms.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, ebony (color), wood (plant material), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 38317

Accession Number: 1935.1543

Vase

Porcelain Chinese export vase. Overall floral motif surrounds medallions depicting domestic scenes.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38318

Accession Number: 1935.1544.1

Vase

Porcelain Chinese export vase. Overall floral motif surrounds medallions depicting domestic scenes.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38319

Accession Number: 1935.1544.2

Spinning Wheel

Spinning wheel, with a double post pivoting head tensioner, and a wheel with a grooved rim. Decorated with elaborate painted trim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), ash (wood)

GUSN: 38320

Accession Number: 1935.1545AB

Tablecloth

Roughly square, coarse natural cotton panel; seamed. Alternating narrow and wide stripes of coarser yarn-like dimity pattern. Applied tape fringe around all edges.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, hand weaving

GUSN: 38323

Accession Number: 1935.1551

Green silk dress with bodice [A] and skirt [B]. Black velvet (cut and uncut) bodice [A] with bell shaped sleeves; pointed and boned front and back; trimmed with green lace; black velvet border around shoulder and neck. Black fringe; pom poms; lined with glazed cotton; sleeve inserts of black net and...

Date: 1853-1857

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cut velvet, uncut velvet, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 38200

Accession Number: 1935.1293AB

Shawl

Triangular; black silk damask; satin ground; 11" border of two rows of meandering naturalistic flowers; 3" inner border of naturalistic floral sprigs.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38201

Accession Number: 1935.1294

Pants

Wedding pants. Cream flannel; full legs taper toward ankle; 3/4 fall front with three buttonholes; two pockets along side seam; watch pocket and three buttons at waist; cartridge pleating at front; gusset at back with one pair handsewn eyes for lacing; bone and flannel covered buttons.

Date: 1828

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 38202

Accession Number: 1935.1295

Fichu

White; plain; narrow hem; fine hand stitching; rectangular shape. Handkerchief linen.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 38203

Accession Number: 1935.1296

Scarf

4-1/2 inch black satin border; 3 black stripes down center; black & blue twill between stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, silk (textile), twill

GUSN: 38204

Accession Number: 1935.1297

Sash

Black sash with a turquoise diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38205

Accession Number: 1935.1298

Sash

Black sash with pink geometric stripes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38206

Accession Number: 1935.1299

Pants

White corduroy stirrup pants; button front with placket; fifteen bone or ivory buttons; buckle and tab back closure.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 38207

Accession Number: 1935.1302

Pair of Stockings

Pair of beige silk knitted stockings with openwork clocks worked in a stylized tree motif with openwork diamonds around top edge.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 38208

Accession Number: 1935.1303AB

Bonnet

Tan straw; scalloped/rough braided bands; ends of brim extend to round tips, and curves upward around neck; trimmed on outside with white silk ribbon, twisted to form three bands (like piping) at top, with a rosette at left side and streamer at right; ivory satin neck ruffle formed by stitched piece...

Date: 1840-1848

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, satin, silk (textile), straw (plant material), wire

GUSN: 38209

Accession Number: 1935.1305

Riding Hat

Small top hat; black silk; brim, turned up at sides, is lined with black velvet; trimmed with large black grosgrain ribbon rosette, and black net with fringed streamers at center back; braided chin strap with button; lined with black silk.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, handmade, net (textile), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 38210

Accession Number: 1935.1306AB

Handkerchief

Silk handkerchief with an overall dotted pattern and a larger stripe and vine pattern around the edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38212

Accession Number: 1935.1315

Handkerchief

White cotton handkerchief with scalloped edges and large dotted and floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38213

Accession Number: 1935.1317

Child's dressing gown

Child's dressing gown, dark green cotton with red figures. Lined with red cotton material with narrow facing. Belt and trimming of other figured cotton material. This was made about 1850 by Mary Clifford Greene of Providence, Rhode Island for her first nephew, Charles Potter. Young Charles was the ...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Eastman, Mary Clifford Greene, 1834-1895 (Maker)

GUSN: 38214

Accession Number: 1935.1319

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 38215

Accession Number: 1935.1321

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38216

Accession Number: 1935.1322

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Fluting and etching adorn the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38217

Accession Number: 1935.1323AB

Tray

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 38219

Accession Number: 1935.1327

Portable Desk

Mahogany writing box or desk with diamond shape inlay on top, metal handle on side (second handle missing). Interior has green lining and several compartments. (b) wooden ruler.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 38220

Accession Number: 1935.1328.1

Bodice

Rose/purple ribbed silk; long sleeves, cut full; high round neckline; self-piping at armseye; yoke, cuffs, and hem trimmed with purple silk velvet; eight pink buttons with raised flower; princes seam; skirted/peplum waist; lined with brown cotton twill.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile), twill

GUSN: 38221

Accession Number: 1935.1333

Underskirt or Petticoat

Taupe silk with small scale geometric woven pattern; quilted with vertical bands with border of foliate meander with diamond ground; brown cotton lining; wool tape at hem; pleated around waist onto cotton waistband; no closure.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting, silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 38222

Accession Number: 1935.1334

Bedspread

Nearly square, white cotton woven spread with central floral medallion with floral bunches in corners and band of diamonds for border.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving, marseilles, quilting

GUSN: 38224

Accession Number: 1935.1337

Bed Covering

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 38225

Accession Number: 1935.1338

Baby Blanket

Rectangular, off-white fine weight, plain weave wool with edges bound in a cream-colored cotton tape.

Date: 1844-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile), tape (materials), wool (textile)

GUSN: 38226

Accession Number: 1935.1341

Petticoat

White cotton petticoat with attached bodice; front opening; woven-in cords 14-1/2" from hem and up to waist in back; bodice has darts front and back; shoulder straps; buttons in front.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 38227

Accession Number: 1935.1345

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