Historic New England

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) and lid (B). Bandbox and lid are covered in plain blue paper and lined with plain beige paper. Bottom rim of bandbox is repaired with a narrow strip of a floral sprig wallpaper covered by a solid beige paper strip. Rim of lid is covered with a floral sprig wallpaper printed in blues...

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 29494

Accession Number: 1922.379.2AB

Bonnet

Straw bonnet trimmed with yellow ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29495

Accession Number: 1922.379.1

"Pumpkin" Hood

Green silk hood, padded, and lined with down; double, piped ruffle around brim; no reed or stiffened supports; five black satin ribbon bows along center top; padded neck ruffle; six drawstrings on inside; black silk ribbon ties at neck; gathered at center back.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: down, stitching, padding (process), silk (textile)

GUSN: 29496

Accession Number: 1922.380

Decanter

Pressed glass decanter. Diamond pattern band. Vertical flutes around the base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 29497

Accession Number: 1922.381

Fan & Box

FAN (A): Wooden sticks carved with roses and flowers; pink moire' leaf edged with gold; gilt bale with pink silk tassel with silver metallic coils. BOX (B,C): Trompe l'oeil marguetry paper box.

Date: c. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), moiré, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29498

Accession Number: 1922.383 A-C

Apron

Sheer apron with an off the shoulder neckline; armseye and hem trimmed with scallop edged lace; embroidered at neck and hem; crewel worked foliate branch--browns, reds, and greens and berries.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, organdy

GUSN: 29499

Accession Number: 1922.384

Photograph

Photograph of the front of the Oliver Wendell Holmes house; three-story wood structure with projecting front entrance, gables, wood rail fence and tree-lined street.

Date: ca. 1884

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 29500

Accession Number: 1922.385

Painting

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 29501

Accession Number: 1922.390

"Sewing Circle of Boston Girls"

Sixteen young women seated and standing in a large interior room, posed with sewing projects and a large sewing basket. Carved wooden frame shaped like tree branches.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 29502

Accession Number: 1922.393

Collar

White cape collar with mesh cutouts and small ruffles on the trim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29503

Accession Number: 1922.394

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 29504

Accession Number: 1922.397

Sewing Clamp

Cylindrical wooden sewing clamp; velvet dark green and yellow pincushion on top; opens with mirror on inside of top and cavity inside body of clamp.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: sycamore (wood), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 29505

Accession Number: 1922.399

Sewing Clamp

Turned wooden sewing clamp with threaded well for pincushion top; "E. Bruce/to/F. Cutler/May 17 1831" handwritten in ink on inside post.

Date: 1831

Maker: unknown

Material: sycamore (wood)

GUSN: 29506

Accession Number: 1922.400

Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29507

Accession Number: 1922.401

Banner

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 29508

Accession Number: 1922.427

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29509

Accession Number: 1922.428

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29510

Accession Number: 1922.433

Wrapper

White; leg o'mutton sleeves w/ ruffled cuffs. 2 pearl buttons at each cuff; ruffled capelet collar. Drawstring waist at back; 4 bow ties down front; yoke w/ piping; yoke lined w/ linen.

Date: 1824-1827

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 29511

Accession Number: 1922.434

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 29512

Accession Number: 1922.435

Pocket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29513

Accession Number: 1922.436

Collar

White cotton collar with a floral embroidered design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29514

Accession Number: 1922.437

Collar

Plain white cape collar with sublte lines in the cotton and ruffles of the same material as the trim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29515

Accession Number: 1922.439

Pair of Stockings

Cream stockings with three red bands at top; knit--plain stocking stitch.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting, machine-made

GUSN: 29516

Accession Number: 1922.442AB

Collar

White cotton collar with knitted parallel dot pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29517

Accession Number: 1922.443

Trim

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 29518

Accession Number: 1922.445

Quill

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29519

Accession Number: 1922.446

Collar

White floral embroidery.

Date: 1848-1858

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29520

Accession Number: 1922.453

Housewife

Housewife with an outside and bottom pocket of brown silk with flannels for needles. The inside of the roll is lined with tan silk and checked green taffeta and is embroidered with a green vine in an outline stitch.

Maker: Moors, Sally, 1780- (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 29521

Accession Number: 1922.455

Sealing Wax Set

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29522

Accession Number: 1922.456

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white linen damask; large federal eagle; shield and fifteen stars. Floral motifs within acanthus wave scroll border. Outer band of scrolling vines; corners with foliate mask, medallion with classical figure's face framed by pair of cornucopias; flaming urn above. Along sides of band, fr...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 29523

Accession Number: 1922.457

Veil

Black silk warp knit net; circular; straight edge; needle run; sprigged ground; floral spray motifs on scalloped border.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: needle lace, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 29524

Accession Number: 1922.459

Writing Tablet

Small ivory writing tablet with stamped days of the week (Monday-Saturday), silver colored metal clasp and un-monogrammed shield shape on front.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 29525

Accession Number: 1922.461

Pair of Gloves

Black lace fingerless gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 29526

Accession Number: 1922.462AB

Cloth Fragment

Square; light blue and white woven check.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 29528

Accession Number: 1922.481

Table linen fragment

No description

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 29529

Accession Number: 1922.482

Needlework Picture

Needlework picture. Picture laid out in an oval form. At center sits a woman in a yellow dress beneath a large tree. She is surrounded by three young children. The youngest, sitting on her lap, is wearing a pink dress. Young boy in blue skeleton suit with red slippers extends a basket to a young gir...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 29530

Accession Number: 1922.487

Toy Chuck Wagon

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29531

Accession Number: 1922.495

Box

Shallow box with lift-up mirror and pull-out drawer. Covered with deocrative papers.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29532

Accession Number: 1922.500

Candle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 29533

Accession Number: 1922.502

Woodworking Compass

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 29534

Accession Number: 1922.504

Key

Tag: "Supposed to be a "key"; perhaps an eye to swing a crane from or an eye for a shutter hinge. From a building adjoining brickwork of the Province House.

Date: 1668-1733

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 29535

Accession Number: 1922.507

Animal Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 29536

Accession Number: 1922.513

Animal Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 29537

Accession Number: 1922.514

Teapot

Stoneware teapot molded to resemble bamboo.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 29538

Accession Number: 1922.517AB

Teapot

Parian teapot with crabstock handle and bird shaped spout. Relief decoration of egrets, scrolls, and bearded figure. Seashell-shaped knop on lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 29540

Accession Number: 1922.530AB

Syrup pitcher

Octagonal faceted body w/ relief molded figures of Madonna and children within gothic panel; quatrefoil border in relief around base; gothic handle w/ relief molded decoration; pewter lid w/ thumb tab.

Date: 1840

Maker: Meigh, Charles (Maker) James Dixon & Sons (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 29542

Accession Number: 1922.531

Vase

Small red-tinted glass vase with columnar bottom on round base with trumpet neck ending in flaring, undulating lip. White and gilt grape clusters and leaves. This color of glass is sometimes referred to as 'red Bohemian glass.'

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gilding

GUSN: 29543

Accession Number: 1922.532

Vase

Yellowish-tinted glass vase with short body, sharply sloping shoulder that tapers to neck and flaring lip. Glass has crackle design throughout with dark purple and green foliage designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), crackle glass, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 29544

Accession Number: 1922.533

Tea Caddy

Stoneware tea caddy painted to resemble "rosso antico", reddish brown with black painted decoration. Two armor-clad men with shields on body opposite a black painted quatrefoil. Black Greek key design as border around cover that is conical with a scalloped-edge finial. Caddy is cylindrical with slig...

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery), glazing (coating)

GUSN: 29545

Accession Number: 1922.534AB

Cockade Fan

Collapsable round fan; brown imitation alligator paper guard/handles; metal caps with loop at ends; light brown glazed cotton(?) pleated leaf.

Date: 1870s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), skin (collagenous material), reptile, artificial, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 29547

Accession Number: 1922.560

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