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Quilt Fragment

Plain cotton weave upper in green and off-white depicting log cabin, barrel of hard cider, portrait of Harrison in ellipse with words "Harrison And Reform" in band below portrait. Floral garlands and motifs throughout image. Backing is comprised of pieces of differently patterned plain cotton weave....

Pincushion

Pincushion made of a badge worn at the Cochituate Water celebration, Boston, October 25, 1848.

Needle Case

Fold-up pink velvet needle case with transluscent beaded floral and leaf decoration; beaded fringe trim; interior lined with blue silk; pincushion and pocket.

Purse

A square, red velvet envelope style purse with velvet and cotton binding and needlepoint front and back in shades of yellow, orange, and red.

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Pair of Gloves

Black lace gloves.

Pair of Sleeves

White cotton bishop-style sleeves with floral embroidery at the wrists.

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Women's Tie

White net necktie with a large floral embridered pattern.

Purse

Blue and brown purse with silver-colored beading, rings, and tassels.

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Slipper

Bronze leather; bound with brown grosgrain; trimmed with small brown rosette; narrow elastic ties; square toe. Rosette conceals split in 3 7/8" vamp; square throat; toe trimmed with white chainstitch with cutwork backed with purple silk; stylized floral medallion; no center back seam; sole has narr...

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Spike

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Spike

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Pocket Wallet

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Leather Fragment

Piece of cut sole leather, roughly shaped, with unfinished edges.

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Heel Protector

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Set of shoemaker's steel nails

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Cooper's Tool

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Score

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Score

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Match

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Certificate

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Child's dress

Child's plaid dress. Worn by Arthur S. Chace.

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Child's dress

Child's dress, blue with red trim; Long sleeves; high neck; yoke with shirred bodice; smocked waistline; Shank buttons with wolf motif; Two tiered ruffled skirt; Red trim on yoke, cuffs and ruffles. Dress made for donor as a young girl by her mother.

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Child's Coat

Double-breasted child's coat made from blue wool with four exterior pockets. Coat is lined in green silk on body interior and red on sleeve interiors. Closure down center front with gilt buttons. Two buttons at each cuff. Buttons stamped with anchor design.

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Child's Jacket

Child's jacket, blue-gray wool. Unlined, top stitching at colar, turned back cuffs, hem and pockets, pearl buttons along front, on pockets, and cuffs. Cotton gloves.

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Child's dress

Child's dress of blue wool.

Coverlet

Blue, red and light green wool, white cotton, reversible; overall geometric pattern of gridwork; plain blocks. Gridwork of blocks, bars and pattern that looks like repeating crowns. White cotton warp fringe at bottom. Red, blue and green pattern weft fringe on sides; top edge hemmed.

Kerchief

Cream silk with a brown and yellow floral border.

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Ladle

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Box

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Pocket/Memo book

Yellowed vellum; embossed with simple linear border; envelope flap and brass clasp; 2 compartments; lined with white, and red & blue marbled papers. Probably had memo paper.

Bookmark

Needlework bookmark

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Tack

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Eyeglasses

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Decanter

Glass decanter. Etched vine and foliate design. Blown stopper.

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish.

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Sauce Dish

White porcelain sauce dish with thick gold band around rim and two thinner gold bands on interior of dish. The innermost band is barely visible.

Vase

Tan stoneware vase of irregular cylinder form, unglazed, with applied, molded decoration of squirrels on tree branches.

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Vase

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Wallet

Wallet made from light brown-colored leather with a scalloped flap and leather strap closure with "X" on front and back; 7 compartments (fan-style); one has scalloped flap and tongue.

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Bee's Wax

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Watercolor Set

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Seal

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Seal

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Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with a fiddle handle, threaded edge, rounded shoulders, and four tines.

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork with an upturned spatulate handle, rounded shoulders, and four tines. Foliate and scroll pattern.

Child's Apron

White; ribbed; waistband and border of brown printed check with brown dotted center; two pockets separated by border of brown check; one pearl button.

Pouch

Tan cotton with blue trim and star shaped multicolored stitched decoration at top and bottom. Drawstring are woven at gathering. Tag reads: "Made by a sailor at Charlestown Navy yard about 1863."