Historic New England

Pair of Shoes

Ivory silk taffeta; bound w/ cream silk & cotton tape; trimmed w/ large cream rosette; originally had 1/4" wide cream ribbon ties (only fragments remain). Rounded square toe; square throat; 3" vamp; no center back seam; sole has narrow waist & darkened channel; 1-1/4" heel covered w/ ivory satin; w...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 32551

Accession Number: 1929.148AB

Slippers

Brown silk taffeta; bound w/ brown grosgrain; trimmed w/ brown velvet bow w/ cut steel buckle (bows are loose - not attached to toe). No center back seam; sole has narrow waist; no heel; square throat; 3-1/4" wide vamp; white leather & linen lining; rounded square toe.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), silk (textile), taffeta, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 32552

Accession Number: 1929.149AB

Slippers

Bronze leather; bound w/ purple grosgrain; scalloped throat trimmed w/ purple ribbon ruching; rounded square toe; no ties; 4" vamp. No center back seam; sole has narrow waist; no heel; white leather & linen lining; toe embroidered w/ white chain stitch w/ cutwork backed w/ purple; floral medallion.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32553

Accession Number: 1929.150AB

Carriage Parasol

White silk crepe; pagoda shape; ivory handle and ferrule; very short handle; telescoping brass shaft; white silk lining; deep, thick fringe. For use in a carriage.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), crepe (textile), ivory (tooth component), silk (textile)

GUSN: 32554

Accession Number: 1929.151

Parasol

Black handmade Chantilly lace over ivory taffeta with pink silk lining; short handle and long ferrule of ivory; telescoping metal shaft.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), Chantilly lace, ivory (tooth component), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 32555

Accession Number: 1929.152

Waistcoat

Pale green; Serpentine floral with dotted ground outlined with black thread; shawl collar; single breasted; 8 buttons; 3 pockets; piping, padded; buckle and tab back closure; leather lined waist.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, leather, linen (material), thread, metallic (color attribute), weaving, padding (process), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 32556

Accession Number: 1929.153

Table Scarf

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32557

Accession Number: 1929.158B

Skirt

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32558

Accession Number: 1929.165B

Windsor Chair

Chair. Step down crest; bamboo turnings; incised lines around seat; brown with floral decoration on crest and seat front. Slat back with pierced ends and tablet on top.

Date: 1810-1820

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32565

Accession Number: 1929.178

Parasol

Iridescent brown taffeta, ruffled, edged with dyed brown grass fringe; ivory stick and ferrule with knobbed ends; telescoping metal shaft; cream silk lining.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), grass (plant material), ivory (tooth component), silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 32566

Accession Number: 1929.186

Key

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32567

Accession Number: 1929.191

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32568

Accession Number: 1929.194

Storage Box

Rectangular wooden box with laps. Box once contained wooden toy train.

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32583

Accession Number: 1929.227

Padlock

Square at bottom; brass decoratively cut and stamped keyhole cover; key (missing) is slim; black paint.

Date: 1865-1910

Maker: Mallory, Wheeler and Co. (Maker)

Material: brass (alloy), cutting (dividing), iron (metal), painting (coating), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 32584

Accession Number: 1929.229

Lock

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32585

Accession Number: 1929.230

Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32744

Accession Number: 1929.756

Mortar & Pestle

Turned, wooden mortar and marble pestle. Mortar is footed.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), marble (rock)

GUSN: 32745

Accession Number: 1929.762AB

Nightgown

White linen; double ruffle around neck; front placket and cuffs of long sleeves; narrow tucks along center front; embroidered with small dotted motifs; four button placket; one button at each cuff.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 32746

Accession Number: 1929.768

Nightgown

White linen; double ruffle around neck, center front placket, and cuffs of long sleeves; four small pearl buttons center front; one button at each cuff; narrow piped bands along placket, embroidered with simple dotted motifs.

Date: 1860-1870

Bookmark

White ribbon bookmark with blue painted flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32753

Accession Number: 1929.780

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered image of a harp or lyre on Bristol board mounted on white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32754

Accession Number: 1929.781

Golf Ball

Mesh golf ball with circular indentations on the surface of the ball.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32755

Accession Number: 1929.783

Golf Ball

Mesh golf ball with circular indentations on the surface of the ball.

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh

GUSN: 32756

Accession Number: 1929.784

Jug

Circular base, the band of which is gold, whole body bends and turns up to deeply scalloped rim and mouth; second gold band runs around upper half of body; gold strapwork handle; painted yellow with all-over gold "vermicelli" decoration.

Date: 1886

Maker: Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 32757

Accession Number: 1929.878

Jug

Cream-colored body with painted large sprigs of flowers in five colors, stepped base with gold banding and egg border; whole body bends and tapers up to spout/mouth, which is narrow round hole; gold band around scalloped edge; handle is an imitation of bone, with faux "straps" attaching it to body.

Date: 1887

Maker: Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 32758

Accession Number: 1929.879

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