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Curved Serving Dish Missing Lid

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 32652

Accession Number: 1929.367.5

Folding Fan

Large folding; plain shaped wooden sticks and guards; leaf of plain pink book muslin; metal handle w/ ivory rivets.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32654

Accession Number: 1929.373

Shaving Mug

Blue, transfer print earthenware shaving mug. View of river and domed building on exterior, domed building and tree on interior, scroll pattern around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 32655

Accession Number: 1929.384

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Knitting Needles

Pair of large wooden knitting needles.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32656

Accession Number: 1929.389AB

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Membership certificate

Boston Sea Fencibles Certificate. Picture of a ruin on a hill in Boston Harbor. Five ships are in the harbor along with a lighthouse. On the hill there are two cannons with balls, an anchor and rope, and a small row boat next to a pile of rocks. Written in ink in a serpentine banner is "SAILORS RIG...

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Penniman, John Ritto, 1782-1841 (Maker) Annin & Smith (Printer)

Material: engraving (printing process), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 32657

Accession Number: 1929.394

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Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32658

Accession Number: 1929.397

Powder Box Case

A leather waterproof powder box case with brass and leather accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 32659

Accession Number: 1929.405

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WINDER, CLOCK

Metal object, squared end and two arms that open (probably for leverage, function uncertain).

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32660

Accession Number: 1929.419

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Ornament

Maroon silk ornament.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32661

Accession Number: 1929.421

Passementarie

A dark red or burgundy ornament or passementarie with a three layer pleated roundelle below a star shape of satin, and many wide looped satin ribbons hanging from the bottom.

Date: 19th or 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, cloth

GUSN: 32662

Accession Number: 1929.422

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Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32663

Accession Number: 1929.423

Album quilt

25 block album quilt with central compass rose, both quilted and tufted. Center of each block signed at center in ink. Textiles used are mostly dress fabrics from 1840s and 50s. Cream sashing between each block. Blue border applied around all four sides.

Date: 1846-1885

Maker: Abbott, Susanna (Jaquith), 1797-1896 (Maker)

Material: calico, stitching, machine sewing (technique), piecing, printing (process), rolling up, silk (textile), tacking

GUSN: 32664

Accession Number: 1929.434

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Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32665

Accession Number: 1929.448

Caster

Cut glass caster with pierced metal top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32666

Accession Number: 1929.454AB

Caster

Cut glass caster with pierced metal top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32667

Accession Number: 1929.455AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32668

Accession Number: 1929.456AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32669

Accession Number: 1929.457AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32670

Accession Number: 1929.458AB

Mustard Pot

Cut glass mustard pot with hinged silver lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 32671

Accession Number: 1929.459AB

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Child's Grecian Rocking Chair

Balloon seat, bent arms, turned legs; caned seat and back; rosewood grained with gold, lacy scrolls, mother and child on crest.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: caning, graining, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32672

Accession Number: 1929.461

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Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 32673

Accession Number: 1929.462A

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Jug

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 32727

Accession Number: 1929.651

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Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 32728

Accession Number: 1929.652

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Serving Bowl

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 32729

Accession Number: 1929.653

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Carpetbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32730

Accession Number: 1929.654

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Sieve

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32731

Accession Number: 1929.660

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Cockshead Hinge

Less than half of hinge remains; heads of three rosehead nails; possibly traces of paint. Tagged "From Myles Standish's first home at Duxbury. Dug from the mi[?] by Mr. Kent of Roxbury."

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 32732

Accession Number: 1929.663

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Coffeepot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 32734

Accession Number: 1929.696.1

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Bonnet

Brown and tan straw bands at brim, crown and neck ruffle with beige silk taffeta; stiffened with net and canvas lining and supported with wire frame.

Date: 1851-1857

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile), straw (plant material), taffeta

GUSN: 32735

Accession Number: 1929.697

Purse

Small green shot silk drawstring reticule with beading in floral pattern; acorn tassels.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32736

Accession Number: 1929.699

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Sash

Green, red, and purple paisley scarf.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32737

Accession Number: 1929.700

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Vegetable dish

Blue; white; squarish rectangle with notched corners and berry knob (?) finial; network and scallop border; right-oriented landscape sene with bridge to land with one-story pavillion, foreground; two two-story pavillions, right, with figure in window; two other groups of buildings on rocky clumps in...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 32738

Accession Number: 1929.709

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Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32739

Accession Number: 1929.735

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Slippers

Pale blue and cream silk satin slippers. Bound with grosgrain ribbon. Trimmed with small pale blue bow. Ribbon ties have been removed (stitch thread remains at sides where were attached). Rounded square toe.Square throat with drawstring.3 1/2" vamp, no center back seam. Sole has waist with no heel....

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 32740

Accession Number: 1929.749AB

Trim

Multicolored delicately fringed trim

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32741

Accession Number: 1929.752

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Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 32742

Accession Number: 1929.754

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Sander

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32743

Accession Number: 1929.755

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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

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 32747

Accession Number: 1929.769

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Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32748

Accession Number: 1929.770

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

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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

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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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Collar

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32759

Accession Number: 1929.881

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Eyeglasses and Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32760

Accession Number: 1929.882AB