Historic New England

Girl's dress and jacket

Girl's dress [A] with matching jacket [B]. Brown and tan silk with small checked pattern. Trimmed with plain brown silk. Picked up by the donor at a Brookline rummage sale.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37383

Accession Number: 1934.2859AB

Child's dress

Child's dress, dark red silk with no sleeves. Front buttons missing. To be worn with a guimpe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37385

Accession Number: 1934.2860

Large redware plate with looping lines of yellow slip and the word "Ninety." Red-brown glaze and impressed edge. Small asterisk -shaped figure near plate edge is formed by the absence of glaze. Possibly made using a wax resist technique.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, redware, slipware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37386

Accession Number: 1934.2862

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 37387

Accession Number: 1934.2863

Petticoat

White cotton; gathered at waist; hem of simple hand-done scalloped eyelet embroidery; series of three tucks with embroidered insertions above hem in front.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), whitework

GUSN: 37083

Accession Number: 1934.1761

Kerchief

Triangular; red, pink ombre and black plaid; two sided; one side with large ombre squares; the other side is plaid; fringe on two sides.

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37085

Accession Number: 1934.1763

Kerchief

Green silk kerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37086

Accession Number: 1934.1764

Pelerine

Pelerine made from blue and black-colored shot silk taffeta decorated with blue silk braid along center front and around neck; self-piping along fitted shoulder seam; three self-fabric ruffles; pointed tips; shaped for arm movement.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, silk (textile)

GUSN: 37087

Accession Number: 1934.1770

Cap

Long cap with layers of cream and black mesh and lace, trimmed in red velveteen ribbons. Bow at base of cap. Black mesh/lace is decorative.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37088

Accession Number: 1934.1771

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37089

Accession Number: 1934.1772

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37090

Accession Number: 1934.1773

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37091

Accession Number: 1934.1774

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37092

Accession Number: 1934.1775A

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37093

Accession Number: 1934.1778A

Fanchon

Torchon type lace Fanchon.

Date: 1870-1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37095

Accession Number: 1934.1779

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37096

Accession Number: 1934.1783

Fanchon

Small fanchon, cotton and lace.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37097

Accession Number: 1934.1784

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37098

Accession Number: 1934.1785

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37099

Accession Number: 1934.1788D

Lace

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37100

Accession Number: 1934.1790

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37102

Accession Number: 1934.1807A

Box

Hook and Eye box "Genuine double silver plated / No. 8 / 25 pairs". Lid (C) and base (B).

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37103

Accession Number: 1934.1807BC

Small Jeweler's Box with Cover

Small white paper box with cover. Paper on cover has a horizontal texture and is trimmed in red. A paper label in shape of shield is affixed to center of cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 37108

Accession Number: 1934.1849AB

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 37109

Accession Number: 1934.1850

Pince-nez

Metal and tortoise shell pince-nez with oval lenses.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), tortoise shell

GUSN: 37110

Accession Number: 1934.1851

Spectacles

Brass scissor lorgnette. Oblong lenses. Scroll and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), lenses (components)

GUSN: 37111

Accession Number: 1934.1852

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 37112

Accession Number: 1934.1854

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 37114

Accession Number: 1934.1871A

Small Bottle

Small blue perfume bottle. Handblown, diagonal ribbed texture to exterior.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37115

Accession Number: 1934.1874

Box with Lid

Sewing supply box by Rogerson. "Domestic Ware-House, No. 1 DOCK SQUARE, BOSTON"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37116

Accession Number: 1934.1875 AB

Sewing Case

Small rectangular sewing case with pincushion lid. Pincushion is stuffed velvet painted with flowers. Gilt trim on sides of lid and box, embossed with geometic circle and dot pattern. Lined with yellow paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37117

Accession Number: 1934.1877AB

Mustache Comb

A hinged mustache comb with a mother of pearl handle and a tortoise shell comb.

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, tortoise shell

GUSN: 37119

Accession Number: 1934.1879

Calling Card Case

Wood calling card case with a hinged lid. Covered in tortoise shell and mother-of-pearl. Centralized painting of a church superimposed on the mother-of-pearl.

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, mother of pearl, hand-painted

GUSN: 37120

Accession Number: 1934.1881

Card Case

Card case with hinged metal frame and push-button clasp. Frame and sides are covered with red leather. Each side covered with a sheet of mother of pearl. The front of the case has a decorative metal scroll and filigree plate affixed to it that frames a color image of flowers under glass.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, leather, mother of pearl, glass (material), cloth

GUSN: 37121

Accession Number: 1934.1882

Scale

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37122

Accession Number: 1934.1884A

Calling Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37123

Accession Number: 1934.1887B

Box

Small oval box (A) with lid (B), lined with blue paper. Exterior of box and lid are covered with green paper, emboseed with a foliage pattern. Rim of lid is covered with a brown paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 37124

Accession Number: 1934.1890AB

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37125

Accession Number: 1934.1891A

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37126

Accession Number: 1934.1892AB

Box

Small lacquered box with a spring hinged lid. Deep brown lacquer with small red spatters and metalic gold and green clustered lines.

Date: 1841

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37127

Accession Number: 1934.1894

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 37128

Accession Number: 1934.1895

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37129

Accession Number: 1934.1897

Jewelry Box

A red leather jewelry box with metal flower motif in center of attached lid. Metal hook latch on front. Three compartments inside. Lined in green paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 37130

Accession Number: 1934.1898