Historic New England

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53965

Accession Number: 1945.87

Purse

Heavily beaded purse featuring pastoral scene with castle in background; dusty rose velvet closure; ribbon drawstring in red, blue, and green; beaded tassels.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53966

Accession Number: 1945.89

Purse

Knitted drawstring purse with heavy multicolor floral beading design; dark green bead tassels.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 53967

Accession Number: 1945.90

A black velvet purse with red tape edging and adorned in large, raised beaded flowers in shades of yellow, pink, white, blue, and green and black sequins. Outlines and looped fringe in white, green, and light blue. With mail flap style closure.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, solid velvet, cotton (textile), linen (material), beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process)

GUSN: 53968

Accession Number: 1945.92

Purse

Black knitted drawstring purse with interlaced ribbon detail at top; metal bead tassels on bottom; black silk ties.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53969

Accession Number: 1945.93

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53970

Accession Number: 1945.96

Dress

Medium blue; broad neckline; shirred "v" front and back and shirred short sleeves; piping at neck, sleeves and waist; ruched and shirred shirt, skirt lined wtih tan cotton; bodice lined with white cotton. Blue acorn pendants at back closure.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 53972

Accession Number: 1945.100

Men's Shirt

White; high standing collar (5 1/2"); ruffled with three tucks (3 3/4"); shoulder deep reinforcement; two small pearl buttonsat neck, one at each cuff; gathered and gusseted sleeves; top stitching at collar and cuffs; linen collar.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 53973

Accession Number: 1945.101

Child's Jacket

White; single breasted; shawl collar; six self-covered buttons; two pockets; unlined.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 53974

Accession Number: 1945.102

Child's Pants

White; fall front; buttons at side seam and buttonholes along wrist; gathered at back; legs have been shortened.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), twill

GUSN: 53975

Accession Number: 1945.103

Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53977

Accession Number: 1945.107

Bandbox

Round bandbox lid in two pieces. Top of lid is covered in gray-green wallpaper; wallapaper on rim has teardrop shapes and circles printed in greens and grays on dark gray. The box itself is missing.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 53979

Accession Number: 1945.115B

Sunbonnet/Liner(?)

No description

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), linen (material), straw (plant material)

GUSN: 53981

Accession Number: 1945.118

Veil

White/cream warp knit silk net with cotton tambour; dotted ground; scalloped leaf border.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), net (textile), silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 53983

Accession Number: 1945.124

Bustle

Brown padded waist bustle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53984

Accession Number: 1945.125

Paper Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53985

Accession Number: 1945.129

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark of "Remember me" in marcasite beads mounted on pale green silk satin ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53986

Accession Number: 1945.135

Bookmark

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53987

Accession Number: 1945.136

Wall pocket

A hanging wall pocket of cream cotton or linen with needlework image of a lyre surrounded with flowers on top and scroll and floral design on pocket in shades of yellow, red, orange, green, red, pink, blue, and black and outlined with a twisted cord of light green chenille and metallic gold thread.

Date: 1876-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn), thread, metal thread, cotton (fiber), linen (material), needleworking (process), plain cross stitches (tapestry stitch)

GUSN: 53988

Accession Number: 1945.138

Child's Dress

Long; white; "V" panel at front embroidered with lace floral pattern; sleeves and hem embroidered with same; sleeves trimmed with two pleated and scalloped ruffles; eyelet waistband; two tucks along each side of embroidered panel, with floral garland from bodice to hem; drawstrings are missing.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 53990

Accession Number: 1945.147

Dress

A=Bodice; B=Skirt. A=Bodice - Brown silk taffeta w/ black & brown embroidered lilac edge & rose motif. Bodice has elbow length bell sleeves w/ lace-edged ruffle & puckered at elbow; trimmed w/ bands of embroidered silk & black lace; 9 covered buttons; lined w/ brown glazed cotton. B=Skirt - 2 dee...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 53991

Accession Number: 1945.149AB

PETTICOAT

Greenish flannel pleated & gathered to linen waistband w/ covered button sprig; embroidered scalloped hem; chain stitch at top of hem.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, flannel, scalloping

GUSN: 53992

Accession Number: 1945.150

Window Shade

Sides and bottom are hemmed at the top. Field of quatrefoils and borders of intricate arches and tracery. Block printed in three shades of brown.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 53993

Accession Number: 1945.151

Sewing Bird

Bird-shaped sewing clamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 53994

Accession Number: 1945.153

Sash

Red and purple striped sash.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53995

Accession Number: 1945.156

Sash

Red striped sash.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53996

Accession Number: 1945.157

Tin Kitchen

Tin kitchen with spit

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 53862

Accession Number: 1944.703

Griddle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 53863

Accession Number: 1944.708

Landscape with Fields

Landscape with fields, brown and red trees to the left, brown building and pond right. Oil on canvas.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Hinckley, Thomas Hewes, 1813-1896 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 53866

Accession Number: 1944.725

Paint Brush

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53867

Accession Number: 1944.727

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 53868

Accession Number: 1944.734

Barrel Cover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53872

Accession Number: 1944.745

Barrel Cover

Wooden barrel cover with handel; painted green with black border; handle and lip

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53874

Accession Number: 1944.747

Bread Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 53879

Accession Number: 1944.763

Flax Wheel

Spinning wheel for flax; Saxony type. Scotch-Irish in origin. The attached table is made from riven maple, and the treadle is made of oak. Some parts of the spinning wheel assembly were turned.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood), birch (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 53880

Accession Number: 1944.764

Flax

Spun flax wrapped in brown paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: flax (fiber)

GUSN: 53881

Accession Number: 1944.765

Cradle

Cradle. Grain painted to resemble crotch mahogany. Round arched hood; scalloped footboard; beaded lower molding.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 53882

Accession Number: 1944.766

Women's Tie

White neckpiece.

Date: 1865-1880 ?

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53884

Accession Number: 1944.772

Women's Tie

White neckpiece.

Date: 1865-1880 ?

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53885

Accession Number: 1944.773

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53886

Accession Number: 1944.774

Lampshade

Cream-colored paper lampshade with no frame. Molded paper panels sewn together with red thread. Oval in each panel features a pressed flower.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53887

Accession Number: 1944.776

Box with Cover

Cylindrical painted wood box with cover. Handpainted illustrations on cover and box. Cover depicts red meeting house, flanked by two trees and part of another building, with domed tower silhouette in background. Vignettes on the box depict a tombstone on a hill beneath weeping willows, a windmill o...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53888

Accession Number: 1944.777AB