Historic New England

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22271

Accession Number: 1998.823.4

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22272

Accession Number: 1998.823.5

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22273

Accession Number: 1998.823.6

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22274

Accession Number: 1998.823.7

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22275

Accession Number: 1998.823.8

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22276

Accession Number: 1998.823.9

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22277

Accession Number: 1998.823.10

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22278

Accession Number: 1998.823.11

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22279

Accession Number: 1998.823.12

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22280

Accession Number: 1998.823.13

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22281

Accession Number: 1998.823.14

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22282

Accession Number: 1998.823.15

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22283

Accession Number: 1998.823.16

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22284

Accession Number: 1998.823.17

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22285

Accession Number: 1998.823.18

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22286

Accession Number: 1998.823.19

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22287

Accession Number: 1998.823.20

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22288

Accession Number: 1998.823.21

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22289

Accession Number: 1998.823.22

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22290

Accession Number: 1998.823.23

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22291

Accession Number: 1998.823.24

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22292

Accession Number: 1998.823.25

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22293

Accession Number: 1998.823.26

Table mat

One of twenty-seven linen blue and white table mats w/ fringe.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22294

Accession Number: 1998.823.27

Table mat

White linen damask table mat w/ fringed edges. Floral design--4 different flowers, rose, lily, rose and ? on vines. Ribbon border.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 22295

Accession Number: 1998.824

Brooch representing a crescent moon with etched foliate trail and bronzed owl sitting on top of moon; pin on back (broken clasp). There appears to be a second set of set of owl feet on moon (possibly the second owl has broken off).

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: bronzing, etching (corroding), etching (printing process), steel (alloy), bronze (metal)

GUSN: 23899

Accession Number: 1998.4855

Clasp

White metal clothing clasp with embossed scrolled foliate decoration around edges; 4 lobed shape; clasp with teeth on back.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 23900

Accession Number: 1998.4856

Clasp

Brass-colored metal clasp with a fragment of pink, ruffle-edged woven strap attached. Clasp consists of a flat, hinged bar and triangular attachment element with pronged teeth for gripping. Pressing on bar places tension on teeth, locking the clasp in place. Triangular element decorated with abstrac...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 23901

Accession Number: 1998.4857

Garter clip

Brass-colored metal portion of a garter clip used to support suspenders or hose. Flat metal ribbon formed in a half hourglass shape with an open center and stamped inscription [see Inscriptions]. Meant to attach to an elasticized band at flat end (no longer extant).

Date: 1873-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 23902

Accession Number: 1998.4858

Clothing clip

Metal clothing clip with wire fastener hinged to flip over sliding button.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 23903

Accession Number: 1998.4859

Clothing clip

T-shaped flat, brass-colored metal clothing clip with wire fastener hinged to flip over sliding button.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 23904

Accession Number: 1998.4860

Buckle

Triangular-shaped buckle cut from a single piece of wood with a cross piece bisecting the triangle. Outer edges embellished with regularly spaced dentate carving. Marked with location of manufacture on back [See Inscriptions].

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 23905

Accession Number: 1998.4861

Button

Round clothing button depicting part of the seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Gold-painted wood forms the main part, mounted on a metal back. The front depicts a Native American holding an arrow in his left hand and a bow in his right hand, with a star in the upper left, all inside a shiel...

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 23906

Accession Number: 1998.4862

Military button

Pair of gold-colored, plated military buttons with embossed central design. A spread-winged eagle holds an anchor in its claws, surrounded by stars on a horizontally striped ground; attachment with a brass loop shank on back.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: Scovill Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), embossing

GUSN: 23907

Accession Number: 1998.4863AB

Brooch

Metal brooch with dependent textured curb chain and paired fans centered at top and bottom of long brooch sides. Embossed inscription "Dieu vous garde" meaning "God Bless You" or "God Keep You".

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, white metal

GUSN: 23908

Accession Number: 1998.4864

Pendant

Star-shaped stamped metal pendant with inscription: "WORLD'S FAIR/ 1893" on one side and picture of chest on other side; ring on top.

Date: 1893

Maker: The G.M. Shirk Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), stamping (forming), engraving (action)

GUSN: 23909

Accession Number: 1998.4865

Button

Round porcelain button with a white ground printed with promotional design of a spoked bicycle wheel in shades of grey and black with an interlaced yellow ribbon inscribed in block font, "AMESBURY CYCLES".

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: O'Hara Dial Co. (Maker)

Material: printing (process), porcelain

GUSN: 23910

Accession Number: 1998.4866

Button

Round yellow button with inscription printed in black on an oval white ground, center front: "The Railroad Agent's Association of New England." Closure with a metal pin and hook on back. Maker's label on back [See inscriptions].

Date: 1896

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 23911

Accession Number: 1998.4867

Button cover

Metal cuff button embossed with three vertical columns on front. Each column bears one of the following inscriptions: "EFFICACY, UNIFORMITY, PURITY." A fourth, "RELIABILITY, " is arranged above the columns, horizontally; white metal w/ hexagonal shape.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 23912

Accession Number: 1998.4868

Commemorative medal

Commemorative shield-shaped medal with decorative scrolled edges, with stamped image of a single pylon monument set in a grassy, fenced area surrounded by brick houses. Inscription in block letters flanks the pylon, "BUNKER HILL MONUMENT/ BOSTON MASS." Closure is a hinged pin set vertically on back.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, stamping (forming), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 23913

Accession Number: 1998.4869

Button

Round white button depicting a green flag flying to proper left on a yellow pole topped with a yellow tassel, white ground, black outline. Flag displays a gold harp. Beneath the flag is the inscription "Ireland" in block letters. Closure on back with a metal pin and hook. Maker's label on back [See ...

Date: 1896

Maker: The Whitehead & Hoag Co. (Maker)

Material: metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 23914

Accession Number: 1998.4870

Buckle

Gold-colored plated metal buckles with similar Nouveau-style sinuous design motifs but different hardware. Each buckle is an open frame comprised of an oval with engraved parallel lines at each of the pointed ends. At one pointed end of each oval a pair of branches or arms meet to form a triangle. E...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 23915

Accession Number: 1998.4871AB

Bracelet

One in a pair of celluloid (or possibly dyed tortoiseshell) black bracelets, each with an applied classical profile bust of an androgynous individual (possibly Dionysus) with grapes and grape leaves in their hair. Each bracelet is a flexible band with open ends that overlap for adjustability. The ou...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 23916

Accession Number: 1998.4872.1

Bracelet

One in a pair of celluloid (or possibly dyed tortoiseshell) black bracelets, each with an applied classical profile bust of an androgynous individual (possibly Dionysus) with grapes and grape leaves in their hair. Each bracelet is a flexible band with open ends that overlap for adjustability. The ou...

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 23917

Accession Number: 1998.4872.2

Buckle

Each buckle in this pair is constructed of black celluloid or early plastic. They are rectangular, with cut corners and an oval opening in the center with a vertical cross bar.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 23918

Accession Number: 1998.4873AB

Bracelet

One in pair of nickel-plated brass bangle-style bracelets made from a single tube of metal capped with acorn-shaped finials that bypass one another to form a circle. The lower half of the bangle is set with six equally-spaced, circular, flat paillettes that dangle freely from a pair of O-rings set d...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), nickel (metal), plating (metal coating), engraving (action)

GUSN: 23919

Accession Number: 1998.4874.1

Bracelet

One in pair of nickel-plated brass bangle-style bracelets made from a single tube of metal capped with acorn-shaped finials that bypass one another to form a circle. The lower half of the bangle is set with six equally-spaced, circular, flat paillettes that dangle freely from a pair of O-rings set d...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), nickel (metal), plating (metal coating), engraving (action)

GUSN: 23920

Accession Number: 1998.4874.2

Buckle

Each buckle in this pair is constructed of a cast brass frame with a leather center. The frame is a convex square, molded to fit over the instep and decorated with a bas-relief cobblestone decoration. The center of each buckle is filled with a smooth, brown leather filler. The buckles attach with a...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), leather

GUSN: 23921

Accession Number: 1998.4875AB

Earring

Each earring in this pair is constructed of gold-colored, plated metal flowers with petals enameled in shades of pink and yellow. Attachment with a wire hook.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 23922

Accession Number: 1998.4876AB

Earring

Each earring in this pair is carved from jet in the form of a Classical portrait. Attachment is a wire hook at back.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: jet (coal)

GUSN: 23923

Accession Number: 1998.4877AB

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