Historic New England

Shoes

A pair of leather children's shoes with a punched eyelet pattern, elastic ankle straps, paper inner sole, and a bow with a metal buckle.

Date: 1871

Maker: Carpenter, William (Maker)

Material: leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 39892

Accession Number: 1938.1039AB

Scrimshaw

A scrimshawed whale's tooth depicting the baroque Brighton.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 39906

Accession Number: 1938.1054

Calling Card Case

Wood calling card case with a lift top and a checkerboard pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 39907

Accession Number: 1938.1059

Padlock

Square with stepped back hasp assembly, no keyhole; spring operation.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 39908

Accession Number: 1938.1068

Teapot

Miniature Ironstone teapot (a) with hexagonal body, pointed handle, scroll spout and hexagonal lid and knop.

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), glazing (coating), molding (forming)

GUSN: 39912

Accession Number: 1938.1077.1AB

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39913

Accession Number: 1938.1078A

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39914

Accession Number: 1938.1078B

Teapot

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39915

Accession Number: 1938.1078O

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39916

Accession Number: 1938.1078C

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39917

Accession Number: 1938.1078D

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39918

Accession Number: 1938.1078E

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39919

Accession Number: 1938.1078F

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39920

Accession Number: 1938.1078G

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39921

Accession Number: 1938.1078H

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39922

Accession Number: 1938.1078I

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39923

Accession Number: 1938.1078J

Teacup

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39924

Accession Number: 1938.1078K

Saucer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39925

Accession Number: 1938.1078L

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39926

Accession Number: 1938.1078M

Sugar Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39927

Accession Number: 1938.1078N

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 39928

Accession Number: 1938.1078S

Cookie Cutter

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 39929

Accession Number: 1938.1081A

Cookie Cutter

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 39930

Accession Number: 1938.1081B

Mold

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 39931

Accession Number: 1938.1082AB

Nosegay Holder

A glass and metal nosegay holder. Purple translucent glass with a brass hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 39933

Accession Number: 1938.1089

Teaspoon

One of a set of three. Silver teaspoon with a downturned spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1841-1849

Maker: J. Gorham & Son (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 39779

Accession Number: 1938.627.1

Ladle

Silver ladle. Fiddle handle with pointed shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 39780

Accession Number: 1938.628

Tablespoon

One of a set of three. Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Date: 1831-1837

Maker: Gorham & Webster (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 39781

Accession Number: 1938.629.1

Tablespoon

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

Date: 1831-1837

Maker: Gorham & Webster (Maker)

Material: bright cutting, silver (metal)

GUSN: 39782

Accession Number: 1938.630

Pocket Knife

Silver pocket knife with an oval knife and a pointed blade. Threaded design with a foliate pattern.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 39783

Accession Number: 1938.631

Pocket Knife

Silver pocket knife with an oval case, pointed blade, and a tooth pick. Etched scrollwork.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 39784

Accession Number: 1938.632

Dark green silk velvet bonnet with ruffled brim trimmed in yellow velvet ribbon with black beadwork, yellow and green satin rosettes with green velvet bow and ties. The crown of green velvet is embroidered with yellow stars over a stiffened foundation.

Date: 1893-1896

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 39785

Accession Number: 1938.635

Celestial Globe

Celestial Globe, mate to Terrestrial Globe. Belonged to William Gerry (b. 1816), a Charleston grocer who moved to Boston in 1870.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39786

Accession Number: 1938.636

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 39787

Accession Number: 1938.643

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 39788

Accession Number: 1938.644

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 39789

Accession Number: 1938.646

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 39790

Accession Number: 1938.647

Corset

Cream-colored cotton corset with silk embellishments including lace; silk lacing; baleen boning; metal closures; tags on inside "Made in Belgium", "Veritable Baleine Garantie 'Donita B".

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (fiber), baleen

GUSN: 39792

Accession Number: 1938.651

Writing Tablet

A writing tablet with a silver case, ivory writing sheets, and a metal chain.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 39793

Accession Number: 1938.652

Cup Plate

Pressed glass cup plate with a geometric pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 39794

Accession Number: 1938.653

Document

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39796

Accession Number: 1938.682

Portrait Photograph

Bust-length portrait of man looking left; broad wood frame with concave profile and gilt overmat.

Date: 1840 C-1860 C

Maker: unknown

Material: daguerreotypes (photographs)

GUSN: 39797

Accession Number: 1938.683

Portrait of Samuel H. Howes

Half-length portrait of Samuel H. Howes (d. 1829) in high black stock, in red chair or sofa. Son of Thomas and Rebecca Howes. First to navigate a steamship up the Atlantic Coast.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 39798

Accession Number: 1938.691

Seal

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 39799

Accession Number: 1938.695

"Live Oak Collars" Box

Small, square paper "Love Oak Collars" box with cover. Paper label affixed to top of cover is printed with an image of an oak tree. Shirt collars fall from the left hand side of tree to a group of men, acorns from the right onto a group of women.

Date: 1875-1877

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 39800

Accession Number: 1938.696AB

Massasoit Collars Box

Small round paper box with cover, both covered in green paper. Printed image of Native American holding spear affixed to cover. "Massasoit Collars" label affixed to side of box.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 39801

Accession Number: 1938.697AB