Historic New England

Wallet

Tan/brown leather wallet with scalloped flap and strap closure; "X" on front and back; six compartments; one scalloped flap and tongue inside.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 40535

Accession Number: 1940.349

Wallet

Brown/black leather walled with angled flap and leather string closure; five compartments; fan style; "rustic".

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, leather

GUSN: 40536

Accession Number: 1940.350

Wallet

Small brown leather wallet. Paper label "Thomas White about 1775-Braintree".

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 40537

Accession Number: 1940.352

Doll's Pitcher

Doll's water pitcher, white glaze with deep blue design. One side has effect of having been mended but it was made that way.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40538

Accession Number: 1940.1044

Money Belt

Money belt bound with blue silk, made of doeskin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40539

Accession Number: 1940.353

Doll's Pitcher

Doll's water pitcher of deep blue-green with stipple decoration and a white leaf and vine applique.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40540

Accession Number: 1940.1045

Cruet set

Silver plated castor stand with six cruets. Each cruet is made of etched glass, two having glass stoppers (one stopper missing). The salt, pepper, and mustard casters have silver tops.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 40541

Accession Number: 1940.354.1-.7

Petticoat

White cotton gauged to a linen tape waistband with button; hem edged with alternating groups of cording and van dyking. 13" deep at front, 5 1/2" deep at back.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), vandykes

GUSN: 40542

Accession Number: 1940.359

Purple silk taffeta; quilted with vertical and horizontal bands; thin padding; brim has rounded tips; neck ruffle with piped edges; piping at crown; brim lined with pale green silk moire'; the rest of the hood is lined with a lilac and yellow plaid silk, woven with a textured stripe; cream silk taff...

Date: 1836-1847

Maker: unknown

Material: moiré, quilting, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 40543

Accession Number: 1940.360

Stocking

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40544

Accession Number: 1940.361

Apron

Cream sheer linen; gathered to self waistband trimmed with beige foliate silk embroidery; multicolor floral trail silk embroidery around sides and hem.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 40545

Accession Number: 1940.363

Infant bootees

Cream cashmere silk bootees with side lacing; embroidered with cream thread floral garland; sole and seam trimmed with ivory silk; flannel lining.

Date: 1861

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 40546

Accession Number: 1940.367AB

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40547

Accession Number: 1940.371

Pitcher

Hound-handled with scene in relief on body of stags being chased by hounds; underglaze blue on white body.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: Vance Faience Pottery (Maker)

Material: stoneware (pottery), underglazing

GUSN: 40548

Accession Number: 1940.372

Syrup pitcher

Green relief molded body in the shape of a bundle of bamboo rods with grape vine wound around body; octagonal foot; rustic handle; pewter lid with grape bunch thumb grip.

Date: 1849

Maker: Ridgway & Abington (Maker)

Material: bamboo (material), pewter (tin alloy), molding (forming), relief (sculpture techniques), stoneware (pottery), tin (metal)

GUSN: 40549

Accession Number: 1940.374

Lamp, Oil

Pewter lamp with reservior for oil; horizontal bands around the body of the lamp; long narrow trunk connects base to the body; can be unscrewed into three pieces. Accession book indicates that it is "incomplete."

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 40550

Accession Number: 1940.377

Pincushion

Rectangular cushion with painted velvet top of a pink and blue flower in a vase, cream silk back (silk has shattered).

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), textiles

GUSN: 40551

Accession Number: 1940.387

Marbles

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40552

Accession Number: 1940.388

Child's Boots

Black; rubber; white knitted cotton lining; linen boot straps w/ blue stripe; embossed seams, toe; embossed floral pattern at top.

Date: 1858

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process), rubber (material)

GUSN: 40553

Accession Number: 1940.389AB

Hoop Skirt

Child's hoop skirt.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wire

GUSN: 40554

Accession Number: 1940.392

Ice Bucket or Cooler

Two part cylindrical ice bucket or cooler. Long, cylindrical cover (A) fits over the shorter bodied bucket base (B). Interior of both cover and base is pewter or lead covered by cardboard and an exterior layer of red fabric. The Cover has a small metal ring-pull handle. Interior glass liner (C) is...

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), lead (metal), cardboard, cloth

GUSN: 40555

Accession Number: 1940.395A-C

Islay, Her Majesty's Favorite Scotch Terrier, with the Macaw, Love-Birds and Spaniel Puppy.

Steel engraving of a macaw and two love-birds on a stand with a terrier and spaniel sitting underneath. Wood frame with burl veneer.

Date: 1861

Maker: Landseer, Edwin Henry, Sir, 1802-1873 (Painter) Davey, W.T. (Engraver) Williams & Everett (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 40715

Accession Number: 1940.756

Partial Pieced Quilt

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40716

Accession Number: 1940.757

Quilt

T-shaped with a red and black diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), wool (textile)

GUSN: 40717

Accession Number: 1940.758

Portrait

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40718

Accession Number: 1940.763

Landscape Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40719

Accession Number: 1940.765

Ruffled pillowcase

Roughly square, off white, fine linen; narrow hemmed open end with three cloth buttons with loops. Top and bottom pieces. Applied fine 1-3/4" wide ruffles.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 40720

Accession Number: 1940.774A

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40722

Accession Number: 1940.777

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40723

Accession Number: 1940.778

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40725

Accession Number: 1940.787AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40726

Accession Number: 1940.788AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves,

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40727

Accession Number: 1940.789AAB

Horse whip

Long horse whip with brown leather hale, rest of black leather. Marked "Registered New Bone Rawhide, L.H. Beals & Son Co."

Maker: L.H. Beals & Son Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 40728

Accession Number: 1940.808

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, ivory linen ground. Yellow border of connected circles forming a chain. Green lettering. Three complete alphabets; numbers: "1-10"; cross stitch.

Maker: Geer, Emily M. (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 40729

Accession Number: 1940.812

Medicine Chest

A wooden box covered in brown leather with a hinged cover. Interior is compartmentalized into ten sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is labeled and corked.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material), glass (material), corks (stoppers)

GUSN: 40730

Accession Number: 1940.819

WALLET

Dark brown; embossed outside; inside has design of "X" w/ line through the middle; 4 compartments w/ 2 scalloped edged flaps; opens top as side by side (like 1961.218).

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 40731

Accession Number: 1940.822