Historic New England

Slipper

Bronze leather; bound with brown grosgrain; trimmed with small brown rosette; narrow elastic ties; square toe. Rosette conceals split in 3 7/8" vamp; square throat; toe trimmed with white chainstitch with cutwork backed with purple silk; stylized floral medallion; no center back seam; sole has narr...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 30833

Accession Number: 1926.113

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 30834

Accession Number: 1926.124

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 30835

Accession Number: 1926.125

Pocket Wallet

No description

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 30836

Accession Number: 1926.127

Leather Fragment

Piece of cut sole leather, roughly shaped, with unfinished edges.

Date: ca. 1855

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 30838

Accession Number: 1926.140

Heel Protector

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 30840

Accession Number: 1926.145

Set of shoemaker's steel nails

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 30841

Accession Number: 1926.146

Cooper's Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30842

Accession Number: 1926.148

Score

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30843

Accession Number: 1926.150

Score

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 30844

Accession Number: 1926.151

Match

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30851

Accession Number: 1926.173

Certificate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30854

Accession Number: 1926.191

Child's dress

Child's plaid dress. Worn by Arthur S. Chace.

Date: 1886

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30855

Accession Number: 1926.193

Child's dress

Child's dress, blue with red trim; Long sleeves; high neck; yoke with shirred bodice; smocked waistline; Shank buttons with wolf motif; Two tiered ruffled skirt; Red trim on yoke, cuffs and ruffles. Dress made for donor as a young girl by her mother.

Date: ca. 1886

Maker: Trippe, Lydia A. (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 30856

Accession Number: 1926.194

Child's Coat

Double-breasted child's coat made from blue wool with four exterior pockets. Coat is lined in green silk on body interior and red on sleeve interiors. Closure down center front with gilt buttons. Two buttons at each cuff. Buttons stamped with anchor design.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Scovill Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 30857

Accession Number: 1926.195

Child's Jacket

Child's jacket, blue-gray wool. Unlined, top stitching at colar, turned back cuffs, hem and pockets, pearl buttons along front, on pockets, and cuffs. Cotton gloves.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), flannel, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 30858

Accession Number: 1926.196

Child's dress

Child's dress of blue wool.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30859

Accession Number: 1926.197

Child's Bodice

Green printed check velvet; long sleeves; eight black cloth covered buttons down front and nine around waist; waist trimmed with blue cotton band; cotton lining printed with brown and cream leaves and vines.

Date: ca. 1864

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), twill, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 30860

Accession Number: 1926.198

Hat

Black velvet hat with no brim, velvet ribbon with silver leaf pin.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30861

Accession Number: 1926.199

Album Quilt

White cotton ground; five rows of five pieced blocks entirely of red and white cotton. No two blocks alike. Quilted geometric designs using circles, stars, diamonds, etc. Each block has approximately one inch white border; mitred corners.

Date: 1852-1853

Maker: Sunday School Scholars of Bulfinch (Maker)

Material: calico, cotton (textile), fringe, piecing, quilting, transfer printing

GUSN: 30865

Accession Number: 1926.206

Lantern

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30866

Accession Number: 1926.208

Toaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30867

Accession Number: 1926.209

Serving Dish

Rectangular, molded earthenware serving dish with foot, handles and scalloped edge. Green transfer-print pattern "Cologne" featuring a central landscape scene with a castle framed by trees beside a river with mountains in the background. The scene and the foot are surrounded by a band of diamonds an...

Date: 1832-1835

Maker: Ralph Stevenson & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 30868

Accession Number: 1926.212

ASSEMBLY, LATCH

Painted white over black. a) Latch Bar: with brass knob. Long taper to round head; riveted to rectangular pivot plate. b) Keeper: rectangular; two-piece construction.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), painting (coating), riveting

GUSN: 30869

Accession Number: 1926.213AB

Spear

Metal spear head tapered to a point. Slender metal strips adorn the shaft.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30870

Accession Number: 1926.223

Spear

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 30871

Accession Number: 1926.224

Shoes

Cream silk satin with pale blue tint; bound with cream grosgrain; trimmed with large pale blue bow covering small cream bow; right shoe has cream satin ribbon ties; left shoe has narrow cream grosgrain ties; square toe; square throat with drawstring; 3" vamp; no center back seam; sole has narrow wai...

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 30500

Accession Number: 1925.39AB

Compass

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30501

Accession Number: 1925.44

Portrait of Miss Helen F. Kimball

Pencil drawing of Miss Helen F. Kimball as an older woman.

Date: 1921

Maker: Pollak-Ottendorff, Emil, 1863- (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 30503

Accession Number: 1925.48

Bookmark

Needlework bookmark

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30506

Accession Number: 1925.73

Purse

Orange and yellow purse with silver-colord beading, tassels, rings, and small ball charms.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30508

Accession Number: 1925.79

Fan and Box

No description

Date: 1865-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product), piercing, satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 30509

Accession Number: 1925.81AB

Collar

Black silk velvet with scalloped edge; trimmed with black beads - zig zag stripes radiate from neck to a border of bands of faceted "dot" beads, enclosing scrolling meander; black satin lining; one hook and eye at neck.

Date: 1900-1904

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (process), stitching, satin, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 30510

Accession Number: 1925.87

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30511

Accession Number: 1925.88

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30512

Accession Number: 1925.90

Tidy

Square; blue silk twill ground; woven plaid in black, green, yellow, white and magenta. Self fringe all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), twill, textiles

GUSN: 30513

Accession Number: 1925.91

Painting

Two white star and crescent moon motifs on blue shield, gray fleur-de-lis; two red birds with crescent at top.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 30515

Accession Number: 1925.95

Cloth Portrait

Full length portrait of George Washing made of cloth stitched to a cardboard oval, with a painted face.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30516

Accession Number: 1925.104

Child's Shoe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30517

Accession Number: 1925.111

Nursing Bottle

Colorless glass nursing bottle, tapered to molded nipple on one end, flat shape, hole in body, cork stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 30518

Accession Number: 1925.113

Container

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 30522

Accession Number: 1925.121

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30524

Accession Number: 1925.126

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 30525

Accession Number: 1925.127

Fan

Plain, narrow bone sticks; guard sticks are carved and pierced; decoupe' leaf of net with punched design of paper applied to net; stylized floral bunches have been painted; border of floral garland is not painted; inner scalloped border is painted blue.

Date: 1751-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), découpage (image making technique), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30526

Accession Number: 1925.128

Fan

Embossed gilt paper fan with lithographed panels; ivory sticks; three vignettes with man and woman near swan, woman hunting, men and women walking in gardens; back is lithographed with scenes of children playing on swing and jumping rope.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30527

Accession Number: 1925.129

Brise' Fan

Golden horn sticks; brise' type; painted gold branches and blue flowers; silver spangles; guards are inlaid with gold colored metal plaques with raised patterns and set with faceted steel balls; threaded with white ribbon.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves, horn (animal material), painting (coating), silk (textile), sequins (spangles), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 30528

Accession Number: 1925.132

Folding Fan

Folding fan; ivory sticks and guards; purple paper leaf with printed golden designs; center medallion; lithography of man and women.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 30529

Accession Number: 1925.133

Brise' Fan

Tortoise shell sticks and guards; brise' type, threaded with pink ribbon; pierced in coral and leaf pattern; painted with blue flowers with green leaves; mother of pearl washers.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: figure- and animal-derived motifs, corals (animals), coral (material), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), silk (textile), tortoise shell

GUSN: 30530

Accession Number: 1925.134

Rubber shoes

Dark brown shoes; plain; round toe. Rubber material deformed and melted.

Date: 1841-1844

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 30531

Accession Number: 1925.135AB

Cup

A blue transfer-printed pearlware footed cup with a handle. The outer body is decorated with a foliate design, a portrait of George Washington, and a landscape scene. The inner rim has a scroll design which has various state names printed on the body.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Clews, James & Ralph (Maker)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 30532

Accession Number: 1925.138

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