Historic New England

Wedding Dress

Plain weave white linen with alternating panels of plain weave and cut work six petal flowers, edges and cetner sewn with silk thread. Round collar with flower cut-out lined with plain linen. Dress is sleeveless and gathered at shoulders. Bodice is cut closely. The skirt is gathered and is tea lengt...

Date: 1951

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10790

Accession Number: 1994.7.1

Weding Dress Slip

Silk slip, off-white material with zipper. Back and shoulder straps made of netting. Bodice is cut closely and skirt is full to match te wedding dress it was made to go underneath (1994.7.1)

Date: 1951

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10791

Accession Number: 1994.7.2

Mitts

Matching linen cuffs to be worn as gloves with matching wedding gown. Decorated with cut-work embroidery of six petal flower. Mesh lined, silk. Snap closure. Cuff tapers down to a V-shape. Silk thread used for embroidery.

Date: 1951

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10792

Accession Number: 1994.7.3AB

Wedding Veil

Organdy cap with net veil attached to the back. Pleats on bottom of cap match pleats on cummerbund (4). Bow on back of cap.

Date: 1951

Maker: Filene's (Department Store) (Vendor)

Material: net (textile), organdy

GUSN: 10794

Accession Number: 1994.7.5

Wedding Garter

One wedding garter; light blue polyester satin weave, trimmed with lace on top and bottom. Rosette in pink and light blue, yellow polyester, trimmed with green thread, and istting on top of circle of lace. Garter is gathered.

Date: 1951

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), satin

GUSN: 10795

Accession Number: 1994.7.6

Handkerchief

One white cotton handkerchief, trimmed with 1/2" wide lace on all sides. 1/2" band is woven in on all four sides. Embroidered on one corner- one larger six-petal flower surrounded by twelve smaller flowers and leaves.

Date: 1951

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10796

Accession Number: 1994.7.7

Jewelry box

Light green and gold brocade covered box.

Date: 1950-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile)

GUSN: 10797

Accession Number: 1994.8

Watch box

No description

Date: 1950-1951

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10799

Accession Number: 1994.13

Women's Nightgown

Light blue nylon sleeveless nightgown with lace decorations at neck and shoulders.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon

GUSN: 10800

Accession Number: 1994.14.1

Women's Robe

Light blue nylon long sleeve dressing gown with lace decoration at the collar, shoulds and cuffs, with thin fabric belt.

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon

GUSN: 10801

Accession Number: 1994.14.2

Hand mirror

Hand-held flat mirror made of clear lucite with oval beveled mirror on both sides. Lucite edges beveled and shaped at handle and around mirror.

Date: 1951-1952

Maker: unknown

Material: Lucite (TM)

GUSN: 10802

Accession Number: 1994.15

Girls' Dress

Girl's First Communion dress made of cream-colored organdy. Double-layered skirt, pleated at waist. Top buttoned at center back. Short, puffed sleeves trimmed with silk ribbon. Front has open work simple flowers on v-shaped overpieced. Three decorative buttons on front. Lace trim around stand-up col...

Date: 1961

Maker: Miss Quality (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 10803

Accession Number: 1994.16.1

Girls' Headpiece

White mesh veil trimmed with white lace. Extends to middle of back. Topped with plastic headband trimmed with white lace and two white bows. Elastic string goes around rim.

Date: 1961

Maker: Miss Quality (Manufacturer)

Material: lace (needlework), net (textile)

GUSN: 10804

Accession Number: 1994.16.2

Pillowcase

Plastic packaged pillowcases. "Garden Gay" pattern, fine cotton pillowcase for standard bed of bright red, blue, pink, yellow, orange and green on white ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Mohawk (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 10805

Accession Number: 1994.19.3

Bottle

a) Brown glass Mott's apple juice bottle commemorative of American Bicentennial. Yellow merchandising paper label on side. Bicentennial words, edges, and diamond motifs molded on sides. b) Metal lid, red with gray printing. Printed with stars, drum and banner. Stamped with product information.

Date: 1976

Maker: Duffy-Mott Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10806

Accession Number: 1994.20

Cummerbund

On linen plain weave cummerband to wear with matching wedding gown; white. Cummerbund has three pleats lengthwise on the front. Back has four hooks and eyes for closure.

Date: 1951

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10807

Accession Number: 1994.7.4

The Cushing Parlor

Interior view of West Parlor of the Cushing House. A young girl sits on the sofa, while two cats sleep on the window seat.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emory, Ella (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 10808

Accession Number: 1994.21

Cushing House East Chamber, Hingham, Massachusetts

Interior of the Cushing House East Bed Chamber, Hingham, Massachusetts, 1878.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emory, Ella (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 10809

Accession Number: 1994.22

Apron

Pink, white and black apron with heart ivy design; right side pocket; pink piping; pink borders on neck, pocket and bottom with white rick-rack on borders; bib top, ties in back.

Date: Late 20th C

Maker: unknown

Material: calico

GUSN: 10810

Accession Number: 1994.23

Cloth Fragment

Roughly square, coarse natural cotton; selvage sides and frayed ends.

Date: 1820-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9248

Accession Number: 1931.1180

Printed cotton fragment

This fragment of cotton is copper-plate printed in a large-scale monochrome scene depicting a horse race, with men and women drinking and sporting on the racing grounds next to a structure, the "Turf Inn." Originally printed on a bleached ground in purple, red or deep brown/black that has shifted to...

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9249

Accession Number: 1928.162A

Printed Cotton Fragment

This fragment of cotton is copper-plate printed in a large-scale monochrome scene depicting a horse race, with men and women drinking and sporting on the racing grounds next to a structure, the "Turf Inn." Originally printed on a bleached ground in purple, red or deep brown/black that has shifted to...

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9250

Accession Number: 1928.162B

Cloth Fragment

Rectangular; dark brown image on tan ground of five scenes framed within pillars, C-scrolls; thorny floral vine background. Center image of man standing next to two hogs watering in trough. Upper left partial view of man and rear of house; upper right aristocratic men and women carousing at table; b...

Date: 1755-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9251

Accession Number: 1926.886

Cloth Fragment

Square; showing seated woman with book; four adolescent boys, one propping up portrait of British Admiral Duncan. In background boy seated in front of obelisk; portions of naval battle; Trafalgar and Neptune. Hemmed edges.

Date: 1806-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 9252

Accession Number: 1924.569

Patchwork cushion cover fragment

Nine, 5" square blocks sewn to brown paper back folded over to frame blocks. Blocks pieced from assorted silk, satin, velvet, brocade, damask. Paper labels sewn to several pieces identifying origins and owner of material.

Date: 1775-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), damask, satin, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), piecing, stitching, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 9253

Accession Number: 1920.425

Cloth Fragment

Rectangular table cloth fragment; geometric block and bar pattern; twill weave.

Date: 1826-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 9254

Accession Number: 1920.262

Cloth Fragment

Square linen table cloth fragment woven in geometric bar and ring pattern.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9255

Accession Number: 1920.261

Cloth Fragment

Off white linen; concentric diamond pattern.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9256

Accession Number: 1920.260A

Cloth fragment

Off white linen; twilled weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 9257

Accession Number: 1920.260B

Cloth fragment

Off white linen; birdseye pattern (small concentric diamond pattern).

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9258

Accession Number: 1920.260C

Cloth fragment

Off white cotton; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving

GUSN: 9259

Accession Number: 1920.260D

Cloth fragment

Off white cotton; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving

GUSN: 9260

Accession Number: 1920.260E

Cloth fragment

Off white fustian; twill weave; small diamond pattern.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, fringe, fustian, hand weaving

GUSN: 9261

Accession Number: 1920.260F

Tablecloth Fragment

Off white fustian; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 9262

Accession Number: 1920.260G

Tablecloth Fragment

Off white fustian; M's & O's weave.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9263

Accession Number: 1920.260H

Tablecloth fragment

Off white fustian; M's & O's weave; rings pattern.

Date: 1770-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9264

Accession Number: 1920.260I

Toile Fragment

Rectangular; red image on white ground of bird perched on throny, flowering tree branch. Raw edges.

Date: 1760-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9265

Accession Number: 1920.251

Blanket Fragment

Cream, plain weave wool.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9266

Accession Number: 1917.1419

Cloth Fragment

Square of printed cotton; gridwork (like caning) of purple squares and bars with red circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9267

Accession Number: 1917.1348

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; remains of dark on white floral printing looking like iris plants. Hemmed sides; one selvage side; 3/8" wide casing 2" from top edge.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: piecing, cotton (textile), alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 9268

Accession Number: 1916.147

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine plain weave cotton; block printed in "Pompeian" colors of red, black and yellow-red; orange and black flowers on yellow ground; field of eight pointed stars.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9278

Accession Number: 1933.6099

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine plain weave glazed cotton; arborescent pattern of vines, roses and other flowers in polychromatic colors; mottled tan and white ground of white shadowed floral peaweed on tan.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9279

Accession Number: 1933.6098

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9288

Accession Number: 1986.1184B

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9289

Accession Number: 1986.1184C

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9290

Accession Number: 1986.1184D

Bed Flounce or Dust Ruffle

Rectangular dust ruffle with hemmed and gathered top. Red and white print of cupids with bows aiming at viewer. In a white cloud surrounded by realistic thorned raspberry vines. Milled ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9291

Accession Number: 1980.61B

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9292

Accession Number: 1969.573B

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9293

Accession Number: 1969.573C

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9294

Accession Number: 1969.573D

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9295

Accession Number: 1969.573E

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