Historic New England

Coverlet

Dark blue, Prussian blue and white wool, reversible; overall geometric design of small wheels; overlay of diamond gridwork. Selvage edges; hemmed top; fringe across bottom.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9960

Accession Number: 1918.810

Rectangular coverlet fragment woven in birdseye twill weave. Windowpane check pattern of gold, brown, blue and white. Large scale gold and brown intersecting lines with narrow brown, blue and white lines. Ground overshot pattern of bars and small diamonds.

Date: 1790-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9961

Accession Number: 1917.255

Cap

Triangle of gauze edged with gathered ecru lace. Pale blue satin ribbon bow on top. Elastic (once) band.

Date: 1900-1967

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, elasticity, gauze, lace (needlework), ribbon (material), satin

GUSN: 9962

Accession Number: 1996.6

Coachman's Coat

Long coachman's coat made of black wool and lined with green silk. Coat has six gold buttons down front. Faux pockets on front sides.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9963

Accession Number: 1996.21

Wedding Cake Figure

Plastic figure of a woman in bride's clothing. Clothing is made of paper. Figure balances on on a cardboard stand.

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 9964

Accession Number: 1996.17.1

Wedding Cake Figure

Plastic figure of a man in groom's clothing. Clothing is made of paper. Figure balances on on a cardboard stand.

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 9965

Accession Number: 1996.17.2

Wedding Cake

Square ivory cardboard box, containing a piece of cake wrapped in wax paper. The cake is dried and crumbling.

Date: 1919

Maker: unknown

Material: cake (food)

GUSN: 9966

Accession Number: 1996.18

Kewpie Doll Figurine with Stand

Male sailor with U.S.A. printed on cap. Wood disc stand. Wedding cake topper groom.

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9967

Accession Number: 1996.20AC

Kewpie Doll Bride Figurine

Figure of a girl holding flowers, wearing a veil (bride). Wood disc stand. Wedding cake topper (see sailor groom 1996.20a)

Date: ca. 1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9968

Accession Number: 1996.20BD

Whitework bedspread

T-shaped white; large central potted flower with initials above; trailing vines with oak leaves and flowers along sides and bottom. Smaller vine across lower center with federal eagles. Knotted net fringe along sides and bottom.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), fringe, stitching, whitework

GUSN: 9972

Accession Number: 1980.40

Quilt

Rectangular, white; quilted scrolling feather vine along edges; diamond quilted ground. Woven tape binding along edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting, whitework

GUSN: 9973

Accession Number: 1968.24

Table Cover or Bedspread

White; embroidered frame of undulating grape vine; vine and stem stem stitch; leaves and grapes satin stitch. Body three rows of three stemmed pinwheel-like grape vine clusters. Border of parallel lines of stem and back stitch; applied commercial fringe.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, fringe, stitching, weaving, whitework

GUSN: 9974

Accession Number: 1967.105

Bedspread

White; rounded bottom corners; additional wefts provide ribbed texture. Candlewicking designs: central star motif surrounded by sprigged border with potted plants and heart clusters and stars outside; lattice border. Additional double trellis-like zig-zag border; stars and potted plants within; doub...

Date: ca. 1813

Maker: Ely, Mary (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), stitching, piecing, whitework

GUSN: 9975

Accession Number: 1965.162

Bedspread

T-shaped, cotton; additional weft threads give ribbed texture; plucked or tufted candlewicking designs created on ribbed wefts. Central rectangular block with sawtooth border surrounded by field of eight-point stars and row of pine trees. Wide band of diamonds; spot floral motifs within. Applied dra...

Date: ca. 1828

Maker: Prescott, Hannah (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), drawn thread work, fringe, hand weaving, whitework

GUSN: 9976

Accession Number: 1960.62

Bedspread

White; rounded corners at front. Candlewicking of large central spreading stemmed flowering plant; smaller flower at base. Border of swag, double at top; fringed edges.

Date: 1809-1819

Maker: Possibly Sackett, Harriet (Maker)

Material: candlewicking (embroidering), cotton (textile), dimity, fringe, stitching, whitework

GUSN: 9977

Accession Number: 1960.61

Robin Hood Costume Shirt

Shirt is made of white cotton with Peter Pan collar and faux mother-of-pearl buttons up the front.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing, mother of pearl

GUSN: 9978

Accession Number: 1996.53.1

Robin Hood Costume Pants

Green polyester hand-stitched pants. Suspender buttons run around waist. Pants have a button-fly.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, polyester

GUSN: 9979

Accession Number: 1996.53.2

Robin Hood Costume Vest

Machine-sewn brown leather vest. Lace-up leather ties running down front of vest.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 9981

Accession Number: 1996.53.3

Robin Hood Costume

Green polyester handstitched cap-sleeve jacket. Button front.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, polyester

GUSN: 9982

Accession Number: 1996.53.4

Robin Hood Costume

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 9983

Accession Number: 1996.53.5

Robin Hood Costume

Pouch.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 9984

Accession Number: 1996.53.6

Robin Hood Costume Boots

Pair of slip-on leather shoeboots with square toe, elastic at the ankle.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, elasticity, leather

GUSN: 9985

Accession Number: 1996.53.7AB

Robin Hood Costume Scabbard

Leather sword scabboard, with button closure at top.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 9987

Accession Number: 1996.53.8A

Robin Hood Costume Sword

Metal sword with faux-bone or ivory handle. Celtic decoration on shaft of sword.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 9988

Accession Number: 1996.53.8B

Whole Cloth Quilt

T-shaped; red print on white ground; central motif of seated Louis XVI wearing Roman armor; lion at feet. Standing woman holds pike with liberty cap on top offers scales of justice to female Liberty accompanied by Mars and Minerva; followed by French citizen and Mercury. Cartouches of peasants plow...

Date: ca. 1789

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, linen (material), quilting, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9989

Accession Number: 1982.78A

Whole Cloth Quilt

Thin, glazed spread of rasberry-like floral groupings with leaves; surrounded by arboresque white ghost-like ivy chains; brown ground. Quilted in zig-zag pattern.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), quilting

GUSN: 9990

Accession Number: 1981.78

Soda Bottle

Clear glass 10 ounce soda bottle (screw-on metal top is missing - see #2); two bands of embossed dots at shoulder and bottom; fuschia label with gold border; white oval in centre with red Hood logo and text in white.

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 9991

Accession Number: 1995.188.1

Cottage cheese container

Orange lustred glass bowl with white base ring embossed underneath; pale yellow fitted tin lid printed with red cow logo and description of contents

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, glass (material), molding (forming), printing (process), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10042

Accession Number: 1995.206AB

Cottage cheese container

Opaque pale green glass container with slightly flared fluted sides and round band at top; fitted tin lid embossed with inscription and cow's head; trade mark embossed in base in translucent circle

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10043

Accession Number: 1995.208AB

Cottage cheese container

Opaque white glass cylindrical container with wider rim band; plain fitted lid; embossed on underside with Jersey Belle logo and type

Date: 1930 ?-1951

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10044

Accession Number: 1995.209AB

Booklet

Fold-out circular form recipe booklet with straight sides; double sided, front and back printed in red and blue with cow logos

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10045

Accession Number: 1995.210

Advertising record

Printed folded card with hole for hanging on an empty bottle: front depicts country folk dancing around a container of "Country Style Cottage Cheese"; inside is an order form on the left and a country fiddler on the right with a transparent record (78 RPM) on surface; cow logo on back -images and te...

Date: 1951-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process), vinyl

GUSN: 10046

Accession Number: 1995.211

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, rectangular enameled metal sign with scalloped lower corners; white with blue-green type and red oval logo; attachment folded edge pierced for screws

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal

GUSN: 10047

Accession Number: 1995.212

Bank, Still

Red, painted iron toy bank. Architecturally shaped like a bank building; with tall chimney, hipped roof, and three-stair entrance. "BANK" is cast over the arched doorway.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10048

Accession Number: 1996.42

Bank, Still

Red, painted iron toy bank. Architecturally shaped like a bank building; with tall chimney, hipped roof, and three-stair entrance. "BANK" is cast over the arched doorway.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10049

Accession Number: 1996.43

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, hexagonal-shape metal sign with rectangular piece added to bottom; enameled off-white thick hexagonal border around "It's Hood's"; thinner rectangular outline around "Ice Cream" on burgundy ground; 2 hanging holes at top with black rubber(?) disc reinforcements; small bright orange pri...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, rubber (material)

GUSN: 10050

Accession Number: 1995.213

Bank, Still

Iron toy bank in the shape of a house, with coin inside. "House" has one chimney, quatrefoil designs on facade, and pediments over doorways and windows. Coin insertion slot on "back" of house.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10051

Accession Number: 1996.44

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, hexagonal-shape metal sign with rectangular piece added to bottom; enameled with burgundy ground and whitish hexagonal border around "It's Hood's"; thinner rectangular outline around "Ice Cream"; two holes at top; bolted, hinged attachments hang from triangular galvanized(?) metal brac...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal

GUSN: 10052

Accession Number: 1995.214

Blanket

Handwoven natural colored blanket, with seam down middle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10053

Accession Number: 1996.54

Advertising store sign

Enameled sign, embossed with a metal cow logo (cow's head outlined in red in a white circle above a large red oval with "Hood" in white; sloped gold edge and pale yellow outer border); five screws attach plaque to shaped plywood backing with central rectangular block nailed on; edges painted black

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, metal, painting (coating), plywood

GUSN: 10054

Accession Number: 1995.215

Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children Box

Rectangular cardboard box [a] with lid [b]. "Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children."

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Dr. Denton (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10055

Accession Number: 1996.62AB

Advertising store sign

Enameled, embossed metal cow logo; cow's head outlined in red in a white circle above a large red oval with "Hood" in white; sloped gold edge; eight holes for attaching screws

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, metal

GUSN: 10056

Accession Number: 1995.216

Advertising store sign

Enameled metal sign with Jersey Belle logo. Sign has a color image of the head and shoulders of a cow in a field surrounded by circular red border with white inscription. The letter outlines are slightly embossed. There are twelve holes with metal rings for hanging around the outer edge. The image i...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enameling, embossing

GUSN: 10059

Accession Number: 1995.217

Advertising standing sign

Rectangular cardboard sign printed with black and white photograph of a Hood delivery salesman in uniform, tipping his hat and carrying a metal carrier filled with Hood products (with cow logos); large talking bubble to his right with printed caption; standing flap adhered to back

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 10060

Accession Number: 1995.218

Buttermilk dispenser

Square white enameled box with four raised panels on sides; dark blue printing on front and back; rests on four silvered metal splayed legs; two steel spigots protrude from bottom of front, one with key handle; two insulated fitted covers; one with grip handle, one with crank attached to interior be...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, glazing (coating), porcelain, steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10061

Accession Number: 1995.219

Buttermilk dispenser

Silver metal (stainless steel?) cylinder with thick walls and partitioned interior well; incised rectangular plaque on side; below, two holes with protuding screw-in fittings for spigot (missing); to right of plaque near top, small hole with round protruding rim; interior soldered clip below hole

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), stainless steel

GUSN: 10062

Accession Number: 1995.220

Tablecloth

Embroidered tablecloth, square. Scalloped edges embroidered in pink and cream. Floral pattern around edges includes pink, purple, and ecru colored flowers.

Date: ca. 1897

Maker: Spooner, Ellen Otis (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10063

Accession Number: 1996.52

Print, Photographic

Framed photographic portrait of Ellen Otis Spooner with a floral embroidered mat. Floral pattern includes pink, purple, and ecru colored flowers.

Date: 1897

Maker: Spooner, Ellen Otis (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10064

Accession Number: 1996.51

Milk can

Silver-coloured metal cylindrical can with tapering shoulder to neck with slightly flaring rim; soldered bands around base, at shoulder and top of neck; bent strip soldered to neck and shoulder bands forms handle; applied, embossed plaque on shoulder opposite handle; incised type on body to right of...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: soldering, tin (metal)

GUSN: 10065

Accession Number: 1995.221.1

Top Hat in Hatbox

Black top hat in original box.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: Collins & Fairbanks Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 10066

Accession Number: 1996.41A-C

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