Historic New England

Hand bag

Plain woven straw handbag w/ two handles and a front pocket. Pocket has red straw stripe on lower edge.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), sewing (process), straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 24153

Accession Number: 1998.5058

Hat

Black velvet hat w/ satin bows on side and black netting in front to cover face; round shape w/ arched sides to fit around ears.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 24154

Accession Number: 1998.2744

Beaded door curtain suspended from two square wood dowels spaced 6 inches apart and held together w/ woven bamboo beads in criss-cross pattern. Curtain is composed of 4" bamboo beads interspersed w/ blue or brown glass beads. Apparently a work in progress, there is a cardboard box w/ large needles, ...

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), beading (edging pattern), beading (process), cotton (textile), glass (material), wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 24155

Accession Number: 1998.5059

Plant stand

Plant stand composed of a four-footed wooden stand holding a wicker basket lined w/ red silk brocade. Into this basket stands a smaller wicker basket, lined w/ the same fabric, to hold plant pot. Wood and wicker stained dark brown.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), sawing, silk (textile), staining, wicker, wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 24156

Accession Number: 1998.5060.1

Plant pot

Set w/ plant stand(.1) composed of a four-footed wooden stand holding a wicker basket lined w/ red silk brocade. Into this basket stands a smaller wicker basket(.2), lined w/ the same fabric, to hold plant pot. Wood and wicker stained dark brown.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), sawing, silk (textile), staining, wicker, wood (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 24157

Accession Number: 1998.5060.2

Creche stag

Plaster stag, part of a creche set. In a running position w/ all legs extended. Wool-like coating resembles fur, brown. Painted eyes and nose; painted metal antlers pointed downward between ears. Wooden hooves painted black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24158

Accession Number: 1998.5061.1

Creche deer

Plaster deer, part of creche set. In a walking stance w/ front right leg forward. Wool-like coating resembles fur, brown w/ white underside. White spots painted on body. Painted eyes and nose. Painted metal antlers. Wooden hooves painted black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24159

Accession Number: 1998.5061.2

Creche deer

Plaster deer, part of creche set. Deer is sitting and has front legs curled under, back legs to side. Wool-like coating on exterior resembles fur; white dots painted on. Eyes and nostrils painted; wooden hooves painted black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24160

Accession Number: 1998.5061.3

Creche dog

Plaster hound dog, part of creche set. In a running stance. Wool-like coating on exterior resembles fur, gray and brown spots. Eyes and nose painted. Legs are wooden and fitted into plaster body.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24161

Accession Number: 1998.5061.4

Creche dog

Plaster hound dog, part of creche set. In a running stance. Wool-like coating on exterior resembles fur, gray and brown spots. Eyes and nose painted. Legs are wooden and fitted into plaster body.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24162

Accession Number: 1998.5061.5

Creche boar

Plaster boar, part of creche set. In a standing position, as if ready to charge. Wool-like coating resembles fur, gray. Painted eyes and nose. Wooden hooves painted brown.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24163

Accession Number: 1998.5061.6

Creche goat

Plaster goat, part of creche set. Wool-like coating resembles fur, blue and gray on top, gray underside. Painted eyes and nose and udder. Wooden hooves painted black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24164

Accession Number: 1998.5061.7

Creche bear

Plaster bear, part of creche set. In a sitting position w/ front right leg extended. Head pointed sideways. Wool-like coating resembles fur, brown. Painted eyes and nose.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24165

Accession Number: 1998.5061.8

Creche fox

Plaster fox, part of creche set. In a sitting position. Wool-like coating resembles fur, red w/ a white chest. Painted eyes and nose.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24166

Accession Number: 1998.5061.9

Creche calf

Plaster calf, part of creche set. In a standing position. Wool-like coating resembles fur, gray and white. Wooden hooves painted black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24167

Accession Number: 1998.5061.10

Creche rabbit

Plaster rabbit, part of creche set. In a sitting position w/ ears pointed back. Wool-like coating resembles fur, brown w/ a lighter chest and white tail. Painted eyes.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24168

Accession Number: 1998.5061.11

Creche camel

Plaster camel, part of creche set. Brown wool-like coating on exterior resembles fur. Head is raised, mouth open; mouth, eyes and nostrils are painted. Red string harness. Square saddle atop camel, painted blue w/ gold fringe, like a tapestry. Wooden hooves painted black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24169

Accession Number: 1998.5061.12

Creche donkey and rider

Plaster donkey w/ male rider, part of creche set. Donkey has wool-like coating on exterior resembling fur, gray w/ white underside. Red and white string for reins. Man is painted w/ white pants and red shirt and yellow hat. Green panniers on sides.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24170

Accession Number: 1998.5061.13

Creche wise man

Plaster wise man, part of creche set. In a walking position w/ left foot extended. Painted w/ brown skin, red pants, blue vest w/ gilt trim and red cap. Set on an oval base. Left hand raised and formed into a fist w/ hole in center, likely once held incense.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 24171

Accession Number: 1998.5061.14

Brooch

Image of youthful Mollie Tucker placed in an oval gold brooch with a black enamel border stripe. Image is cut down from original and too small for brooch reserve (background visible around edges).

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, gold alloy, enamel (fused coating), plating (metal coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 24222

Accession Number: 1998.5106

Fob

Watch fob with a seal, engraved "RHT" in foliate script on stone (possibly agate), in rectangular gilded and gadrooned setting. Fob is suspended from a large ring with cast scrolled decorative elements. Ring is split and overlapped for attachment to a ribbon or chain.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 24223

Accession Number: 1998.5107

Chatelaine

Gold-plated chatelaine constructed in two sections of graduated size. Each embellished with repeating patterns of chevrons set with studs in green gold. Upper section has additional overlay in rose gold. Upper and lower terminals decorated with cast designs of rococo scrolls and leaves. Sections con...

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 24224

Accession Number: 1998.5108

Watch chain

Watch chain composed of faceted jet beads strung in alternating patterns of tear-drop-shapes and smaller oval shapes. The ends terminate in a black-enameled swivel clasp.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: jet (coal), metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 24225

Accession Number: 1998.5109

Brooch

Black onyx bar pin set with a gold lily-of-the-valley. The stem is embellished with a gold ribbon. The leaves and each floret are augmented with seed pearls.The stems are each worked in gold wire and are dimensional, rising above the plane of the pin. The pin closes on the reverse with a hinged pin ...

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), onyx (mineral), pearl (animal material), soldering

GUSN: 24226

Accession Number: 1998.5110

Bar pin

Black vulcanite or hard rubber undecorated bar pin. Closure on back with hinged pin and C clasp in gold-toned metal.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), vulcanite, plating (metal coating), rubber (material)

GUSN: 24227

Accession Number: 1998.5111

Ring

Finger ring with band across top for set stones. Three turquoise stones remain intact. Band is broken and four stones no longer extant.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, plating (metal coating), turquoise (mineral)

GUSN: 24228

Accession Number: 1998.5112

Bar pin

Narrow bar pin constructed from brass-colored metal with surface decoration of repeating hexagons filled with turquoise blue champleve enamel. Back closure of hinged pin and clasp.

Date: 1870-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy), enamel (fused coating), champlevé

GUSN: 24229

Accession Number: 1998.5113

Bar pin

Undecorated oval gold bar pin.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 24230

Accession Number: 1998.5114

Bar pin

Small gold rectangular bar pin with engraved dots, swags, and semi-circles.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), plating (metal coating), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 24231

Accession Number: 1998.5115

Brooch

Small oval-shaped, gold-toned bar pin. Closure on back with hinged pin and C clasp

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 24232

Accession Number: 1998.5116

Bar pin

Small rectangular gold bar pin with show surface divided in half diagonally. Half of surface is smooth and plain. The other half is decorated with a bas relief greek key design.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 24233

Accession Number: 1998.5117

Bar pin

Black vulcanite or hard rubber bar pin in the shape of a long oval with a beaded edge. Closure is hinged pin with C clasp.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), molding (forming), rubber (material), vulcanite

GUSN: 24234

Accession Number: 1998.5118

Brooch

Gold pin in the shape of a beveled bar, slightly curved. At one end is a stylized gold flower made of two rows of semi-circular gold petals with a clear paste stone prong set in the center. Closure on back with a hinged pin and clasp.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, plating (metal coating), paste (glass)

GUSN: 24235

Accession Number: 1998.5119

Safety pin

Small gold-colored metal safety pin with coiled hinge and wire safety clasp.

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, gold alloy, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 24236

Accession Number: 1998.5120

Tiara

Gold-plated tiara set with brilliant-cut clear paste stones in prong settings along top edge. Each end of the band terminates with a pierced hole. Ribbons or pins could pass through the holes to secure it to the coiffure.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: plating (metal coating), paste (glass), gilding

GUSN: 24237

Accession Number: 1998.5121

Necklace

Woven seed pearl necklace with pale-green jade pendant. the main band of the necklace is divided in two sections: the top half is a woven band that separates at the midpoint into five individual strands. Pendant is suspended from center of those on a single strand of pearls. A rounded rectangle of j...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, carving (processes), jade (rock), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 24238

Accession Number: 1998.5122

Pocket watch

Small gold pocket watch with engraved initials on front: "JAT"; standard face with Roman numerals and smaller, inset dial with second hand.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 24239

Accession Number: 1998.5123

Watch chain and fobs

Gold watch fob consisting of a section of gold roller chain terminating at one end in a toggle bar. The other end terminates in a decorative gold cube patterned w/ raised dots, trefoils, hexagon and zig-zags suspended from gold link chains. A broken section of gold chain (possibly the associated wat...

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, mesh, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 24240

Accession Number: 1998.5124

Cuff link

Pair of gold cufflinks in the shape of twelve petaled daisies with bezel-set faceted round purple stones in each center. Single stem link with rounded oval end.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, plating (metal coating), amethyst (mineral)

GUSN: 24241

Accession Number: 1998.5125AB

Pendant

Gold pendant formed of Art Nouveau-style ribbons swirling around a central element of three sets of paired leaves spaced with pearls, surmounted by a round, faceted amethyst. Base of element decorated with a second faceted, tear-drop shaped amethyst set in gold. Bail for suspension from chain at top...

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: amethyst (mineral), gold (metal), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 24242

Accession Number: 1998.5126

Buttons

Each button in this set is navette-shaped with a concave center, chamfered and fluted near the pointed ends. In the center of each is a gilded, raised design of a small flowering vine. The petals of the bloom are set with blister pearls around a central red paste stone. The leaves are dark green, wi...

Date: 1860-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, molding (forming), jet (coal), vulcanite

GUSN: 24243

Accession Number: 1998.5127

Button

Circular black button decorated with intaglio gold boteh-shaped leaves and branches. Interior of boteh patterns embellished with alternating red and blue/white.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), painting (coating)

GUSN: 24244

Accession Number: 1998.5128

Earrings

Each earring in this pair depicts a gold grape vine, chased and engraved, surmounted by a carved coral leaf. Additional twisted gold tendrils enhance the vine effect. French wires with hook closure on back. One earring missing coral leaf.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), coral (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 24245

Accession Number: 1998.5129AB

Earrings

Pair of butterfly-shaped wire filigree earrings. Faded/abraded gold-washed and silver colored metal wire. Attachment via silver wire hooks passed through piereced ear lobe.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: filigree, gold alloy, silver (metal)

GUSN: 24246

Accession Number: 1998.5130AB

Earrings

Each earring in th is pair is constructed from carved jet. The main pendant is an open teadrop with scallop-edged carvings that resemble ruffles. From the center interior of that oval hangs a smooth jet teardrop, suspended on small, black-enamelled jump rings. Pendants are suspended from a trefoil-s...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, jet (coal)

GUSN: 24247

Accession Number: 1998.5131AB

Earrings

Each earring in this pair is constructed from jet. The primary element is a scallop-edged teardrop shape covered in bas-relief dots. A three-dimensional carved flower sits at the center, from which is suspended a carved acorn on a carved jet link. The earrings attach with gold earwires.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, jet (coal)

GUSN: 24248

Accession Number: 1998.5132AB

Earrings

Each earring in this pair is constructed from jet. The pendant is teardrop-shaped and carved with bas-relief roses and foliage. The pendant is suspended (point down) from a pair of interlocking carved jet links. Each earring is suspended from a gold earwire.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, jet (coal)

GUSN: 24249

Accession Number: 1998.5133AB

Earrings

Each earring in this pair is constructed from four garnets set in gold in an X-shaped pattern, clustered around a central blister freshwater pearl. Small gold wires are interspersed between each garnet to form an equal-armed cross. A gold bead is suspended from the lower arm of the cross. Gold ear w...

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: garnet (mineral), gold (metal), pearl (animal material), soldering

GUSN: 24250

Accession Number: 1998.5134AB

Earrings

Each earring in this pair is constructed from a briolette-cut ombré glass drop (possibly topaz, not identified), which is suspended from a gold-plated loop soldered in the center of a french ear wire. The ear wire is secured with a bent hook at base that would sit behind the ear lobe.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold alloy, plating (metal coating), topaz (mineral)

GUSN: 24251

Accession Number: 1998.5135AB

Cross

This goldstone cross is set with a series of six micromosaic roundels, each depicting Romanesque structures. The cross is capped at the top in gold, with an o-ring for suspension from a chain.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: micromosaics, aventurine glass, gold (metal)

GUSN: 24252

Accession Number: 1998.5136

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