Historic New England

Commemorative Patchwork Quilt Top

T-shaped; central rectangular medallion printed with stars and stripes with medallions commemorating Columbus, George Washington, The Capital in Washington, DC.; names of states. Unbacked.

Date: ca. 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, cotton (textile), patchwork, piecing

GUSN: 10038

Accession Number: 1969.560

Crazy Quilt

"Crazy quilt" body comprised of seven rows of six blocks of geometric and patchwork designs of plain, printed pattern silk and velvet. Blocks separated by yellow feather stitch. Border of black silk; two lines of colored feather stitch.

Date: 1889

Maker: Hibbard Family (Maker)

Material: brocade (textile), damask, embroidering, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10039

Accession Number: 1969.198

Cottage cheese container

No description

Date: 1940 C-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), tin (metal), transfer printing

GUSN: 10040

Accession Number: 1995.205AB

Cottage cheese container lid

Round flat tin lid enameled on top side with pale yellow ground and red type; central rectangle with yellow type and cow logo below; shiny underside

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, molding (forming), printing (process), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10041

Accession Number: 1995.207

Cottage cheese container

Orange lustred glass bowl with white base ring embossed underneath; pale yellow fitted tin lid printed with red cow logo and description of contents

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, glass (material), molding (forming), printing (process), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10042

Accession Number: 1995.206AB

Cottage cheese container

Opaque pale green glass container with slightly flared fluted sides and round band at top; fitted tin lid embossed with inscription and cow's head; trade mark embossed in base in translucent circle

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10043

Accession Number: 1995.208AB

Cottage cheese container

Opaque white glass cylindrical container with wider rim band; plain fitted lid; embossed on underside with Jersey Belle logo and type

Date: 1930 ?-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10044

Accession Number: 1995.209AB

Booklet

Fold-out circular form recipe booklet with straight sides; double sided, front and back printed in red and blue with cow logos

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10045

Accession Number: 1995.210

Advertising record

Printed folded card with hole for hanging on an empty bottle: front depicts country folk dancing around a container of "Country Style Cottage Cheese"; inside is an order form on the left and a country fiddler on the right with a transparent record (78 RPM) on surface; cow logo on back -images and te...

Date: 1951-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process), vinyl

GUSN: 10046

Accession Number: 1995.211

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, rectangular enameled metal sign with scalloped lower corners; white with blue-green type and red oval logo; attachment folded edge pierced for screws

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal

GUSN: 10047

Accession Number: 1995.212

Bank, Still

Red, painted iron toy bank. Architecturally shaped like a bank building; with tall chimney, hipped roof, and three-stair entrance. "BANK" is cast over the arched doorway.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10048

Accession Number: 1996.42

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10362

Accession Number: 1995.383.13

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, blue stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10363

Accession Number: 1995.383.14

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10364

Accession Number: 1995.383.15

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10365

Accession Number: 1995.383.16

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10366

Accession Number: 1995.383.17

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10367

Accession Number: 1995.383.18

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10368

Accession Number: 1995.383.19

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10369

Accession Number: 1995.383.20

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10370

Accession Number: 1995.383.21

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block of cow logo, red stain; ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10371

Accession Number: 1995.383.22

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10372

Accession Number: 1995.383.23

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10373

Accession Number: 1995.383.24

Printing blocks

Wooden printing block with copper plate attached (nailed) of cow logo, ink colour residue

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: coloring, embossing, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10374

Accession Number: 1995.383.25

Needle case

Folding cardboard case in the shape of a milk bottle, printed in orange (cap and label with slogan); inside right, rectangular gold cigarette paper, with textured spider web design with 2 needles and 2 pins with round heads (one pearl) piercing two ridges; on left, vertical folding black paper case ...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10375

Accession Number: 1995.557.1

Needle case

Bottle-shaped folder printed front and back with title in orange, "Hood's" in orange square, and bottle cap; inside left, folding black needle case with colour printed label on outside and 3 needles on inside; inside right, rectangular sheet of gold cigarette paper with textured spider web design an...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10376

Accession Number: 1995.557.2

Needle case

Folding cardboard case in the shape of a milk bottle, printed in orange (cap and Hood's label and slogan); inside left, rectangular textured gold cigarette paper with 2 needles piercing 2 ridges; on right, vertical folding black paper case with 7 needles in inside pocket; label on outside printed in...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10377

Accession Number: 1995.558

Needle case

Serpentine-shaped blue carboard case printed on front with red and white cow logo and needle and thread bordering white rectangle with title in red; back and insides white type; inside, multicoloured cigarette papers with textured web designs on white borders, pierced with needle sets; bottom has em...

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, embossing, metal, paper (fiber product), printing (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10378

Accession Number: 1995.535

Paper ice cream dish

Round paper dish with fluted edge, printed in blue with Jersey Belle logo and "Hood's Ice Cream"; wax paper protector

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10379

Accession Number: 1995.536.1

Paper ice cream dish

Round paper dish with fluted edge, printed in blue with Jersey Belle logo and "Hood's Ice Cream"; wax paper protector

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10380

Accession Number: 1995.536.2

Paper ice cream dish

Round paper dish with fluted edge, printed in blue with Jersey Belle logo and "Hood's Ice Cream"; wax paper protector

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: fluting, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10381

Accession Number: 1995.536.3

Cow

Black and white hollow plastic cow with horns; red accents on mouth and nostrils

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, molding (forming), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 10382

Accession Number: 1995.537

Miniature bottle carrier

Red metal miniature milk bottle carrier with 6 painted wooden milk bottles, white with blue tops

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process), turning (shaping process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10384

Accession Number: 1995.538

Store advertising sign

Rectangular enameled metal sign with bevelled edge and chain for hanging; top rectangular red border with colour Jersey Belle logo and slogan with turquoise band below; square blackboard below with painted special, "Eggs"; goldish ground

Date: 1900-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, enameling, metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 10393

Accession Number: 1995.539

Quilt

Central panel pieced wool glazed and unglazed, plain and twill weave diamonds of alternating blue, green, red and tan. Narrow green wool side borders; wide blue glazed wool head and foot border. Quilted in zig-zag pattern in head and foot border. Straight lines in central panel.

Date: ca. 1816

Maker: Ryder, Mary Baker, 1781 (Maker)

Material: glazing (coating), stitching, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile), quilting, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10396

Accession Number: 1936.900

Saltcellar

Silver footed saltcellar. Circular with a beaded design on the foot.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), plate (material)

GUSN: 10397

Accession Number: 1995.440.1

Saltcellar

Silver footed saltcellar. Circular with a beaded design on the base.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 10398

Accession Number: 1995.440.2

Table Mat

Burgundy linen(?) canvas cross-stitched, floral (?) design in center. Cross-stitched with wool (?) yarn (light green, dark green, blue, dark red, light brown, light gold, light red). Blanket stitched at edges. Fringed. Floral design is possibly representing letter "B" or "F."

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cross-stitching, needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 10399

Accession Number: 1995.452

Sampler

Unfinished alphabet sampler; linen ground; silk thread; strawberry and geometric border; two complete upper case alphabets; one complete lower case alphabet; cross stitch, satin stitch and various other stitches in a geometric pattern at the lower border.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: Sanborn, Helen, 1872 (Embroiderer)

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 10400

Accession Number: 1995.454

Doll's bedspread fragment

T-shaped furnishing fabric fragment used as a doll's bedspread. Red and white copperplate printed toile "The Apotheosis of Washington and Franklin." Image of Washington standing on Chariot of America; two leopards. Two Native American figures trumpet his arrival; flags attached to trumpets. In rear...

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), hand weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 10401

Accession Number: 1935.394

Miniature Playing Cards

One miniature deck of playing cards in box (51 cards plus name cards). Each card is printed with each of the four suits. The number is represented by the actual suit icon. For example, the Nine of Spades is represented by nine spades. The face cards are beautifully represented by a renaissance style...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10402

Accession Number: 1995.462

Medal, Political

Circular white box of cardboard, holding the medal.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10403

Accession Number: 1995.468.1

Medal, Political

Silver-colored medal. Blue silk ribbon threaded through hole in medal. Stoed in a cardboard box.

Date: ca. 1869

Maker: unknown

Material: ribbon (material), silk (textile), silver (metal), gilding

GUSN: 10404

Accession Number: 1995.468.2

Quilt top

Checkerboard pattern; squares roughly 8" x 8"; blue and white pieced blocks within the white blocks are pieced red wool eight point stars. No backing; edges raw.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10405

Accession Number: 1934.234

Slipper

A pair of leather moccasins with green silk accents and a floral design. Buckle and leather straps on top fasten detached tops of shoes.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10406

Accession Number: 1995.477AB

Box

Cardboard box with a printed satin image on the lid, black on white memorial to George Washington.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, transfer printing, satin

GUSN: 10408

Accession Number: 1995.480AB

Pincushion

Oval pincushion, burgundy velvet top. Paper edges with stitched fabric tape, brown; slightly ribbed brown fabric bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10409

Accession Number: 1995.481

Crazy quilt

"Crazy quilt" spread roughly divided into four rows of four large blocks. Overall patchwork of different shapes; centralized motif in each block. Edge bound in velvet. Tacked.

Date: 1891

Maker: Morse, M. J., Mrs. (Maker)

Material: piecing, satin, silk (textile), tacking, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10410

Accession Number: 1930.864

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10411

Accession Number: 1995.241.2

Bottle cap

White paper bottle cap with twelve folds in outer rim and red border; printed with repeats of cow logo in red; central inset disc printed in blue (half circle border) and red

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 10412

Accession Number: 1995.241.3

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