Historic New England

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52439

Accession Number: 1941.883

Calling Card Case

Mother of pearl calling card case with a hinged lid. Diamond design.

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl

GUSN: 52440

Accession Number: 1941.884

Table Mat

Table or bureau mat; padded; painted leaves, fruit, and bird's nest on cream ribbon background; surrounded by border of pale blue ribbon featherstitched and edged with narros white silk fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 52441

Accession Number: 1941.887

Money Belt

Cream with light pink trim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52442

Accession Number: 1941.888

Pair of Gloves

White gloves with a design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52443

Accession Number: 1941.889AB

Pocket Watch

A Niagara Falls style beaded wall pocket of red wool in a tear drop or egg shape with raised floral beading in clear glass beads and trimmed in curling loops of the same beads.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process), cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 52444

Accession Number: 1941.892

Bed Covering

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 52445

Accession Number: 1941.894

Woolen Bathing Suit

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52446

Accession Number: 1941.895A

Bathing Suit

Navy knit bathing suit with three pink stripes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 52447

Accession Number: 1941.896B

Gray/black iridescent silk & wool ankle boot; top is notched; topstitching; no trim; inside lacing (at an angle) w/ beige silk shoe laces. Rounded square toe; center front & center back seam; sole has narrow waist & is shaped for left & right foot; 1-1/4" stacked wooden heel; white linen lining; he...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), stitching, machine-made, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 52448

Accession Number: 1941.898AB

Slipcover

Needlework cushion cover with stag hunting scene.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52449

Accession Number: 1941.902

Hand Bag

Tan canvas bag with drawstring, orange and green stripe, and stitched animal motifs.

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas

GUSN: 52450

Accession Number: 1941.903

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52453

Accession Number: 1941.911

Dolls Rocking Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52454

Accession Number: 1941.912

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52455

Accession Number: 1941.915

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52456

Accession Number: 1941.916

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52457

Accession Number: 1941.918

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52458

Accession Number: 1941.919

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52459

Accession Number: 1941.927

Portrait of Eliza Hall Gorham

Portrait of Eliza Hall Gorham, wearing a black robe and high white collar, large earrings.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 52564

Accession Number: 1941.1145

Compote

Glass compote with a cover. Footed base with a scalloped edge. Diamond pattern. Fluted cover with a hexagonal finial. Alternating panels of diamond pattern and hollow cut ovals.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52565

Accession Number: 1941.1157

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52566

Accession Number: 1941.1163D

Mug

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52567

Accession Number: 1941.1163L

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52568

Accession Number: 1941.1163P

Barber Bottle

Pair of molded white glass barber bottles.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 52569

Accession Number: 1941.1168.1-.2

Suitcase

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 52571

Accession Number: 1941.1182

Chair

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52572

Accession Number: 1941.1184

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52573

Accession Number: 1941.1190B

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52574

Accession Number: 1941.1190C

Celery Vase

Pressed glass celery vase. Faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52575

Accession Number: 1941.1191

Bedpan

Circular pewter bedpan; straight round handle with decorative bands; concave lip over bowl.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 52576

Accession Number: 1941.1192

Quilt

White cotton ground; five rows of five red printed calico rings; diamonds cutout in bottom showing ground. Across head a band halves an additional row of five rings (six total). Ground quilted in 3/4" squares; 13" wide frame of floral vine quilting. Across head 7" band quilted in chevron pattern.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), calico, cotton (textile), piecing, quilting

GUSN: 52577

Accession Number: 1941.1193

Teapot stand

White body with cobalt blue and gold swag border and gold sprigs in center; 8" plate is octagonal and has lobed border in relief in addition to other border.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: Possibly Ridgway (Maker) Possibly Rockingham Works (Maker)

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 52578

Accession Number: 1941.1195C

Tea bowl

Porcelain tea bow. Pink painted rim and base. Interior and exterior floral design.

Date: 1812-1835

Maker: New Hall Porcelain Works (Maker)

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 52579

Accession Number: 1941.1202.1

Punch bowl

No description

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, gilding, porcelain

GUSN: 52580

Accession Number: 1941.1203

Soup Plate

White porcelain soup plate, scalloped edge with gold bands and a gold border of interlocking ovals and dots, gold leaf sprigs surrounding a floral motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 52581

Accession Number: 1941.1204.1

Creamer

Pearlware handled cream pitcher. Painted floral motif.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), pearlware

GUSN: 52582

Accession Number: 1941.1204.2

Sugar bowl

Handleless w/ ball knob w/ underglaze blue flower; blue banding around base and edges of body and cover; border on both body and cover is yellow and blue flower chain; body has 3 of the same flowers (w/ green leaves) around base.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), pearlware, underglazing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 52583

Accession Number: 1941.1205AB

Knives

Bundle of four knives.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52584

Accession Number: 1941.1206A-D

Punch bowl

Porcelain punch bowl with gold and blue enamel grapevine border. Interior and exterior painted with various Masonic symbols, including sunburst in center bearing cipher "G".

Date: 1780-1787

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel paint, gilding, hand-painted, porcelain, enameling

GUSN: 52585

Accession Number: 1941.1210

Jar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 52586

Accession Number: 1941.1212AB

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52587

Accession Number: 1941.1213

Dress Ensemble

A set of three matched garments, A=Basque; B=Dress; C=Underskirt, made from woven cream-colored silk and supplemental brown wool in scrolling pattern. The garment trim is dark brown taffeta. Basque bodice (A); brown taffeta collar; self-piping; lapels split from collar at shoulder. Brown taffeta ...

Date: 1877-1878

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, machine-made, silk (textile), taffeta, wool (textile)

GUSN: 52588

Accession Number: 1941.1216A-C

Vase

Blue and white spatter glass vase. Rounded foot flares to body tapers to long neck and flares to an undulating lip. Surface of the glass made up of twisted ridges.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52589

Accession Number: 1941.1218