Historic New England

Fireplace Broom

A "shaved" broom with rustic shaft, top pierced with a hole for hanging; a red cord holds the shavings in place.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10721

Accession Number: 1992.578

Andirons

Pair of andirons, each with brass flame topped faceted finial on a turned iton shaft with square base on arched legs enclosing in penny feet.

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 10722

Accession Number: 1992.579AB

Inlaid Wood Picture

Small panel with inlaid design in various tones of wood depicting the shore of a rocky lake with a dock and five small craft in the water.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), wood (plant material), inlay (process)

GUSN: 10723

Accession Number: 1992.580

Rectangular form with rounded angled extension at one end; it has a sliding cover with a tapering square handle [see cataloguing worksheet]; chip-carved with sawtooth borders enclosing three panels of stars, flower heads and geometric devices on sliding cover, sides and upturned endpiece all which i...

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: chip carving, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 10724

Accession Number: 1992.581

Bottle

Green tinted medicine bottle with neck.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10725

Accession Number: 1992.582

Plate

Octagonal creamware; Whieldon-type plate; molded with incised narrow line to edges; overall decoration of mottled black, brown blue and green lead glazes.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Possibly Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming)

GUSN: 10726

Accession Number: 1992.583

Whieldon-type Tortoise

Earthenware tortoise, molded; medium size with bulbous humps on its body decorated overall with brown and yellow mottled head glazes (toroise shell glaze); this is quite possibly a Whieldon piece.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: Possibly Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming), tortoise shell

GUSN: 10727

Accession Number: 1992.584

Whieldon Cat

Miniature earthenware cat, molded, sitting upright, sponge-painted in yellow and brown with a green glaze to the back area.

Date: 1775-1825

Maker: Wheildon, Thomas (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, molding (forming), sponging

GUSN: 10728

Accession Number: 1992.585

Cream Pitcher

Small Whieldon-type cream pitcher of baluster form with serrated rim and scroll handle with overall brown and green mottled lead glazes.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 10729

Accession Number: 1992.586

Punch Bowl

Pearlware punch bowl with polychrome chinoiserie figure scene at center and large floral decoration around exterior and inside rim; footed.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted, glazing (coating), lead glaze, overglazing, pearlware, polychrome, throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 10730

Accession Number: 1992.587

Ladle

Wooden toddy ladle; small shaped bowl; long baluster handle and turned finial; made of dark-colored wood.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10731

Accession Number: 1992.588

Cradle quilt

Patchwork diamond pattern; large motifs worked with printed cottons in red, blues, pink, browns, (all floral); green check. Enclosed by squares and diamonds of white cotton and dimity; edged in pink tape printed with geometric pattern; backed with white cotton.

Date: 1836

Maker: Probably Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880

Material: calico, cotton (textile), dimity, stitching, quilting, resist dyeing

GUSN: 10459

Accession Number: 1923.597

Abolition Fair Cradle Quilt

Cradle-sized quilt with a blue silk ground, a portrait of George Washington circled by green laurels crowning an eagle perched on a shield and crossed flags surrounded by thirty-one stars, each representing a state linked by a chain with an embroidered verse and double tassels embroidered in the cor...

Date: 1851-1853

Maker: Possibly Hollander, Maria T. Baldwin (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), chenille (yarn), embroidering, painting (coating), quilting

GUSN: 10460

Accession Number: 2.1923

Mosaic Quilt

Pieced hexagons in mosaic design six rows six- pointed stars interspersed between two mosaic florets; borders. On sides and foot attached printed ruffle gathered along edges. Design of repeating blocks of oak leaves; abstract greek key border; quilted in repeating swags.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, chintz, cotton (textile), dimity, linen (material), quilting

GUSN: 10461

Accession Number: 1917.374

Bed Hanging Rod

Red silk covered wooden rod; imitation gold metal cast finials; four hooks. Red and gold wool two-ply wool cording; red and gold cord and thread tassels.

Date: 1838

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, silk (textile), wood (plant material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10468

Accession Number: 1924.91A-C

Sidechair slipcover

Trapezoidal shape top; cutouts at back corners. Applied side panels and edges; tape ties at back corners to attach to chair.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), broderie perse, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 10476

Accession Number: 1993.11

Chair slipcover

Fitted cover for back, seat with flounce. Rolled hems in red figured cotton tape. Heavy cotton in satin weave; large side prints flowers in reds, greens, blues and browns.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, weaving, upholstering

GUSN: 10477

Accession Number: 1992.141

Slipcover fragment

Fragment of fabric; small-scale rose sprays; light green roller printed ground; void rococco-like leafy scroll. Interspaces filled with milled ground. Around edges of sides applied printed border of running roses and other flowers inside double lines.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 10478

Accession Number: 1980.362B

Pincushion

Small pincushion, magenta satin with white design of moon, stars, and planets, and other vaguely astronomical symbols. Edges are of a green satin-weave cotton with pins inserted on all sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 10479

Accession Number: 1995.482

Needle Case

Taupe-colored needlecase. One side, of plain-weave stitch, is a pocket; the other side is a patterned-weave taupe-silk. Red wove leaves inside hold needles. Red silk tie to hold "book" shut.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10480

Accession Number: 1995.483

Marking Pen

Glass wand.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10481

Accession Number: 1995.485.1

Pen Case

Cylindrical wooden case with lid.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10482

Accession Number: 1995.485.2AB

Patterned brown silk. Pattern is geometric, with repeating concentric diamonds. Two sewn seams. Golden brown dress damask silk with diamond pattern.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10488

Accession Number: 1995.489

Smoking cap

Black velvet, embroidered with silver thread in meandering design. Metallic tassel. Lined with black silk. Center on lining is stitched with blue and yellow thread in a floral design. The center stitching connects the lining to the hat.

Date: c. 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: thread, metallic (color attribute), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10489

Accession Number: 1995.490

Pocket

Pocket made of white dimity. Button hole on one side for attachment. Button missing. Machine sewn. White piping encloses some of the seams and edges. White linen backing.

Part of a set of ten wooden eggs, each with concentric colored stripes painted on them.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10500

Accession Number: 1995.463.10

Wall Pocket

One linen and cotton wall pocket; tan, brown and red checkered pattern. Overall shape is oblong with a semi-circular bottom pocket. Pocket is gathered by linen ribbon. Oblong area is a 'fake pocket' - i.e. open on both ends. Piece is hand sewn with linen thread. Top has a little "hooded" area- possi...

Date: Late 19th C

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10501

Accession Number: 1995.492

Apron

Blue silk with narrow gray vertical stripe. Scalloped edges, un-hemmed. Tightly gathered to green silk band. Aqua silk ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: scalloping, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10502

Accession Number: 1995.493

Purse

Stripe of florals alternating with groups of narrow pink stripes. Purse lined with white cotton; all above drawstrings of blue silk, is lined with pale blue satin.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10503

Accession Number: 1995.494

Pair of Cuffs

Pair of white cotton cuffs, each inscribed with name "John D. Norton" written in ink. Small mother-of-pearl button.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 10504

Accession Number: 1995.495AB

Easychair cushion slipcover

Columns of large scale undulating flowering vine flanked by dendretic vine/roots of blues and golds; off white ground. Edges hemmed with striped linen tape. Slipcover comprised of three conponents: A) fitted cover for back and arms; B) cushion cover; and C) flounce.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), upholstering

GUSN: 10506

Accession Number: 1977.541B

Scarf

Square wool scarf, soft green and rose floral pattern on cream background. Bothas lined up. Lightweight ivory cotton panel basted to back.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10507

Accession Number: 1995.496

Easychair flounce

Columns of large scale undulating flowering vine flanked by dendretic vine/roots of blues and golds; off white ground. Edges hemmed with striped linen tape. Slipcover comprised of three conponents: A) fitted cover for back and arms; B) cushion cover; and C) flounce.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), upholstering

GUSN: 10508

Accession Number: 1977.541C

Scarf

White twilled silk with black border. Right inside border, a frieze in black with running man and dog. Caricature of a man's fall in each corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10509

Accession Number: 1995.497

Child's Dress

Long white dress of white cotton with stripe in the weave. Tatted edging at sleeve edge, neckline, in decorative tab-like "cravat" and inside above hem.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tatting (process)

GUSN: 10510

Accession Number: 1995.498

Child's Coat

Brown cotton with triple row of white tape sewn on at cuff, in collar, and along front and bottom edges. (two rows of triples on collar). Seams all piped with same brown fabric.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 10511

Accession Number: 1995.499

Dress

White cotton with small black printed figures. Green cotton trim. Five mother-of-pearl buttons on black placket.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), mother of pearl, printing (process)

GUSN: 10512

Accession Number: 1995.500

Dressing Gown

White cotton, with yoke tightly gathered into shoulder seam, and into two horizontal embroidered bands. Front closure with mother-of-pearl buttons and single tie long sleeves.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, mother of pearl

GUSN: 10513

Accession Number: 1995.501

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