Historic New England

South Boston from Roxbury

View from Buena Vista Street in Roxbury, MA, with South Boston in distance, smokestacks and sketched trees at left.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 38495

Accession Number: 1936.340

"Whittington's Point, Cohasset, Mass."

Landscape painting, rocks in foreground, bridge in middle ground at center. Carved gilt frame with acanthus leaf decoration.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: Gay, Winckworth Allan (American painter, 1821-1910) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas board

GUSN: 38496

Accession Number: 1936.341

FAN (A): Long abalone sticks and guards; sticks are pierced under leaf; ivory chiffon leaf painted with woman in 18th Century dress reclining on a cloud with two cherubs fanning her; metal ring. BOX (B): Hinged box covered in white satin.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: abalone shell, painting (coating), piercing, silk (textile)

GUSN: 38497

Accession Number: 1936.345 AB

Carriage Parasol

Cream crocheted lace cover over yellow iridescent taffeta; ivory chiffon ruffloe below ferrule and over rib tips; gold marquise hinge; marquise or folding parasol; folding floral carved ivory handle; bone ferrule; dome-shaped; separate silk-covered ring closure.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), chiffon, gold (metal), ivory (tooth component), lace (needlework), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 38498

Accession Number: 1936.348

Handbill

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38499

Accession Number: 1936.350

Blanket

White, plain weave wool blanket; seamed with hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, piecing, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 38500

Accession Number: 1936.351

Balancing Scale

Parts to a small balancing scale inside wooden box with pull-out drawer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38501

Accession Number: 1936.353A-C

Scale Weights

Set of thirteen brass weights for use with small balancing scale. Weights are stored in a round paper "Paragon Typewriter Ribbon" box inside 1936.353b with two balancing scales (see 1936.352 and 1936.353).

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 38502

Accession Number: 1936.354A-M

Capeline Bonnet

Purple faded to brown silk gauze;d hoops and shirring and ruched brim; long neck ruffle trimmed with brown shirring; bow at back; faded purple striped silk ribbon ties; brim lined with self fabric; crown stiffened with cotton.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), gauze, stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 38504

Accession Number: 1936.356

Bell Jar

Glass dome used to cover vase of flowers made from paper, wood and shell (see 1936.367b). Dome has wood base. (see 1936.367a).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38507

Accession Number: 1936.367C

Shell Bouquet

Vase and bouquet made of paper, shell, wire and wood. Kept under glass dome with wood base (see 1936.376a,c).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38508

Accession Number: 1936.367B

Bell Jar Base

Wooden base for glass dome (see 1936.367c). Base is circular with small round wooden feet. Floral design inlay.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38509

Accession Number: 1936.367A

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38514

Accession Number: 1936.373A

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38515

Accession Number: 1936.373B

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38516

Accession Number: 1936.373C

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38517

Accession Number: 1936.373D

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38518

Accession Number: 1936.373E

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38519

Accession Number: 1936.373F

Dipper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38520

Accession Number: 1936.376

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 38524

Accession Number: 1936.382

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38525

Accession Number: 1936.384

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38526

Accession Number: 1936.385

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38527

Accession Number: 1936.386

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38528

Accession Number: 1936.387

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38529

Accession Number: 1936.388

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38530

Accession Number: 1936.389

Butter Print

Wooden, cup-shaped, butter print with carved acorn motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38531

Accession Number: 1936.390

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with handle and carved sheaf of wheat on underside.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38532

Accession Number: 1936.392

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with carved sundial pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 38533

Accession Number: 1936.395

Butter Print

Wooden butter print with carved pineapple.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 38534

Accession Number: 1936.398

Vase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 38535

Accession Number: 1936.399A

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox with lid. Box (A) is covered with two layers of paper. The top layer has a pattern of naturalistic floral bouquets which have faded to brown and gold but originally were green, brown, and probably yellow. White background dots on gray ground. Traces of pink flowers on the same ba...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 38536

Accession Number: 1936.400AB

Table Mat

Round; brown with outer edge cut into thirty-two points. Plain center. Deep border. Bands of diamond motifs embroidered in gold metallic thread. Star embroidered in each diamond in alternately yellow, blue and purple silk; matching pom-poms attached to each point.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, felt (textile), silk (textile), textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 38537

Accession Number: 1936.406

Table mat

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 38538

Accession Number: 1936.408

Pair of Stays

This pair of stays is covered in wool embossed with a vermicelli or moire pattern on the fronts and lower, front side sections. The sides and back are made from a brown (possibly green that has faded) textile. Each seam is covered by narrow green wool tape. The channels for the boning and all other ...

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 38539

Accession Number: 1936.409

Corset

Cream-colored cotton corset with satin exterior and lace embellishments; silk cream-colored lacing; maker inscription inside.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (fiber), lace (needlework), metal

GUSN: 38540

Accession Number: 1936.412

Corset

Cream-colored cotton corset with satin exterior and lace embellishments; cream-colored lacing; maker inscription inside; metal closures.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (fiber), lace (needlework), metal

GUSN: 38541

Accession Number: 1936.414

Compote

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38542

Accession Number: 1936.415

Mug

Glass handled mug. Etched Greek key design surrounds a monogram.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 38543

Accession Number: 1936.416

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

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