Historic New England

Noisemaker

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51797

Accession Number: 1987.573.6

Boat

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51798

Accession Number: 1987.578

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51799

Accession Number: 1987.579.1

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51800

Accession Number: 1987.579.10

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51801

Accession Number: 1987.579.11

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51802

Accession Number: 1987.579.12

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51803

Accession Number: 1987.579.13

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51804

Accession Number: 1987.579.14

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51805

Accession Number: 1987.579.15

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51806

Accession Number: 1987.579.2

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51807

Accession Number: 1987.579.3

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51808

Accession Number: 1987.579.4

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51809

Accession Number: 1987.579.5

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51810

Accession Number: 1987.579.6

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51811

Accession Number: 1987.579.7

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51812

Accession Number: 1987.579.8

Carved animal figurine

Figurine from box of hand-carved wooden animals.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51813

Accession Number: 1987.579.9

Top

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 51814

Accession Number: 1987.580

Key Ring and Money Holder

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 51815

Accession Number: 1987.581

Toy

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 51816

Accession Number: 1987.582

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51817

Accession Number: 1987.583

Fishing Line

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 51818

Accession Number: 1987.584

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51819

Accession Number: 1987.585

Lure

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51820

Accession Number: 1987.586

Bowling Set

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 51821

Accession Number: 1987.588

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 51822

Accession Number: 1987.589

Dress

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 51823

Accession Number: 1987.590

A=Bodice; B=Skirt. Cream lace/net with pink taffeta and peach satin. A=Bodice - standing band collar of tucked net with flowers; backed with tulle and tulle ruffle; V yoke of tucked net (horizontal tucks). Two large lace bertha ruffles at yoke; bell shaped lace oversleeves with tulle covered sati...

Date: 1907-1908

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), satin, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 51824

Accession Number: 1987.591AB

SHIRT

White; low standing collar; front panel is ribbed and rounded, stiff; 3 buttonholes, 1 hole collar front; 1 hole collar, back opening; french cuffs. Wrapped in packaging from laundry.

Date: 1940-1959

Maker: Arrow (Maker)

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

GUSN: 51825

Accession Number: 1987.592

SHIRT

White; low standing collar; open back with buttonholes; 1 hole at neck front; front panel is ribbed, rounded and stiff; french cuffs; still wrapped in laundry wrappings.

Date: 1940-1959

Maker: Arrow (Maker)

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

GUSN: 51826

Accession Number: 1987.593

Two-Piece Pajamas

Green and white striped; top long sleeves with notched collar, button front; Pants: long with drawstring waist and buttons with placket closure; breast pocket.

Date: 1950-1959

Maker: Puritan B (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), machine-made

GUSN: 51827

Accession Number: 1987.594

Pajamas

Blue and white stripes; long sleeves with turnover collar; breast pocket; elasticized/stretch waistband, with button front and placket closure.

Date: 1950-1959

Maker: Wilson (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), machine-made

GUSN: 51828

Accession Number: 1987.595

UNDERSHIRT

White; front placket closure of white silk satin with 3 pearl buttons, short sleeves with rib knit (stretchy) cuffs; hemmed.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: American Hosiery (Maker)

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

GUSN: 51829

Accession Number: 1987.596

Sailor Shirt

White; front opening with tab; left breast pocket; deep collar/flap; cuffs with two white buttons; hem.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: R. H. Stearns & Co. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), twill

GUSN: 51830

Accession Number: 1987.597

Shawl

Triangular-shaped black silk shawl embroidered with polychrome flowers with green leaves and tendrils; narrow meandering border with blue and yellow flowers; bright purple black knotted silk fringe.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 53133

Accession Number: 1942.730

Shawl

This rectangular shawl is woven with a silk warp and wool weft with a white center and polychrome borders of stylized boteh and palm leaves. The borders at the short ends of the shawl are deep (46") with worked tendrils that reach into the white center. The long side borders are much narrower, worke...

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 53134

Accession Number: 1942.734

Dado panel

Molded baseboard, reeded frieze along the dado cap. Red paint. Baseboard piece is broken off along the bottom, hence was deeper than seen here, probably.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 53135

Accession Number: 1942.736

Sash Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53136

Accession Number: 1942.742

Dress

Black silk velvet; bodice attached to skirt; standing band collar; long fitted sleeves; several black velvet buttons (at center front closure) from neck to hip; bodice boned and lined with white silk twill; smocking at front below bodice; velvet draped at sides in polonnaise style, skirt has silk mo...

Date: 1880-1881

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 53137

Accession Number: 1942.744

Women's Spencer

Pale pink/beige silk satin; shortwaisted; high standing collar and long sleeves trimmed with ivory satin; bodice lined with natural linen; sleeves fully lined with beige and white plaid silk; hook and eye at neck; drawstring closure at waist.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 53138

Accession Number: 1942.753

Wedding Dress

Two piece wedding dress. Sheer white bodice [a]; long sleeves, puckered at shoulder; ruched cuffs and square yoke; very pointed at front and back; boned and padded; eight covered buttons over hook and eye; lower bodice laced; sheer from neck to shoulders, lined below; Skirt [b] has linen waistband w...

Date: 1862-1864

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, machine-made, organdy

GUSN: 53139

Accession Number: 1942.754AB

Infant's Shirt

White; boat neckline and capped sleeves composed of band of lace alternating with band embroidered with foliate garland; two covered buttons and loops at neckline/yoke.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 53140

Accession Number: 1942.757

Pair of shoes

Pair of silk satin shoes with an ivory/pale blue tint; bound with matching grosgrain; trimmed with a large pale blue rosette with cream-colored lace in center. Cream-colored satin ribbons - very long - are attached at sides to tie shoe on ankle. Square toe; square throat with drawstring; split vamp...

Date: 1854-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 53141

Accession Number: 1942.764

Pair of Stockings

Silk light peach stockings with two bright pink bands at the top and side seams with a small embroidered diamond pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53142

Accession Number: 1942.765AB

Pair of Stockings

Silk light pink stockings. Upper band has three pink lines. Embroidered from the ankle to the toe is a floral pattern in vine-like rows.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53144

Accession Number: 1942.766AB

Dress

Dress made from white-colored cotton, constructed with yoke bands of eyelet alternating with band of narrow tucks; long sleeves with turned back cuffs decorated in the same pattern as yoke; neckline, yoke and cuffs trimmed with scallop-edged eyelet; hem has two bands of tucks with band of embroidery...

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 53145

Accession Number: 1942.767

Child's Petticoat

White; linen waistband machine stitched; skirt gathered all around; hem has one band of embroidery.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 53146

Accession Number: 1942.768

Bonnet

Bonnet made from white-colored cotton decorated with horizontal bands of cording. Construction details include a long neck ruffle and gathering at top. Fitted to neck with drawstring at back of head, closure with ties under chin, set on inside of bonnet.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 53147

Accession Number: 1942.769