Historic New England

Pot hook

S-shaped iron hook.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8442

Accession Number: 1991.645

Pot hook

S-shaped iron pot hook.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8443

Accession Number: 1991.646

Pot hook

S-shaped iron pot hook.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8444

Accession Number: 1991.647

Pot hook

Double-ended pot hook with slightly twisted shaft.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8445

Accession Number: 1991.648

Pot hook

Large iron pot hook.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8446

Accession Number: 1991.649

Trammel

Seven large iron rings with scrolled hanger on each end.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8447

Accession Number: 1991.650

Grisset

Wrought iron grisset. Has pouring spout and looped ends. Scroll-ended handle.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought

GUSN: 8448

Accession Number: 1991.651

Fireback

Large fireback of rectangular form with angled top corners.

Date: 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 8449

Accession Number: 1991.652

Box iron

Box iron with slug inside for heating. Lift door. Wooden handle.

Date: 1750-1765

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material), wrought

GUSN: 8450

Accession Number: 1991.653

Box iron

Box iron with hinged door and crooked handle.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material), wrought

GUSN: 8451

Accession Number: 1991.654

Rug

Rectangular form patterned with oblong red scroll border enclosing polychrome floral ring on a variegated green ground. Worked on a burlap ground. Tan cotton tape binding.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap, hooking, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8452

Accession Number: 1991.655

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" 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

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: 10049

Accession Number: 1996.43

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, hexagonal-shape metal sign with rectangular piece added to bottom; enameled off-white thick hexagonal border around "It's Hood's"; thinner rectangular outline around "Ice Cream" on burgundy ground; 2 hanging holes at top with black rubber(?) disc reinforcements; small bright orange pri...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, rubber (material)

GUSN: 10050

Accession Number: 1995.213

Bank, Still

Iron toy bank in the shape of a house, with coin inside. "House" has one chimney, quatrefoil designs on facade, and pediments over doorways and windows. Coin insertion slot on "back" of house.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10051

Accession Number: 1996.44

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, hexagonal-shape metal sign with rectangular piece added to bottom; enameled with burgundy ground and whitish hexagonal border around "It's Hood's"; thinner rectangular outline around "Ice Cream"; two holes at top; bolted, hinged attachments hang from triangular galvanized(?) metal brac...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal

GUSN: 10052

Accession Number: 1995.214

Blanket

Handwoven natural colored blanket, with seam down middle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10053

Accession Number: 1996.54

Advertising store sign

Enameled sign, embossed with a metal cow logo (cow's head outlined in red in a white circle above a large red oval with "Hood" in white; sloped gold edge and pale yellow outer border); five screws attach plaque to shaped plywood backing with central rectangular block nailed on; edges painted black

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, metal, painting (coating), plywood

GUSN: 10054

Accession Number: 1995.215

Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children Box

Rectangular cardboard box [a] with lid [b]. "Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children."

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Dr. Denton (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10055

Accession Number: 1996.62AB

Advertising store sign

Enameled, embossed metal cow logo; cow's head outlined in red in a white circle above a large red oval with "Hood" in white; sloped gold edge; eight holes for attaching screws

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, metal

GUSN: 10056

Accession Number: 1995.216

Advertising store sign

Enameled metal sign with Jersey Belle logo. Sign has a color image of the head and shoulders of a cow in a field surrounded by circular red border with white inscription. The letter outlines are slightly embossed. There are twelve holes with metal rings for hanging around the outer edge. The image i...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enameling, embossing

GUSN: 10059

Accession Number: 1995.217

Advertising standing sign

Rectangular cardboard sign printed with black and white photograph of a Hood delivery salesman in uniform, tipping his hat and carrying a metal carrier filled with Hood products (with cow logos); large talking bubble to his right with printed caption; standing flap adhered to back

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 10060

Accession Number: 1995.218

Buttermilk dispenser

Square white enameled box with four raised panels on sides; dark blue printing on front and back; rests on four silvered metal splayed legs; two steel spigots protrude from bottom of front, one with key handle; two insulated fitted covers; one with grip handle, one with crank attached to interior be...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, glazing (coating), porcelain, steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10061

Accession Number: 1995.219

Buttermilk dispenser

Silver metal (stainless steel?) cylinder with thick walls and partitioned interior well; incised rectangular plaque on side; below, two holes with protuding screw-in fittings for spigot (missing); to right of plaque near top, small hole with round protruding rim; interior soldered clip below hole

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), stainless steel

GUSN: 10062

Accession Number: 1995.220

Tablecloth

Embroidered tablecloth, square. Scalloped edges embroidered in pink and cream. Floral pattern around edges includes pink, purple, and ecru colored flowers.

Date: ca. 1897

Maker: Spooner, Ellen Otis (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10063

Accession Number: 1996.52

Print, Photographic

Framed photographic portrait of Ellen Otis Spooner with a floral embroidered mat. Floral pattern includes pink, purple, and ecru colored flowers.

Date: 1897

Maker: Spooner, Ellen Otis (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10064

Accession Number: 1996.51

Milk can

Silver-coloured metal cylindrical can with tapering shoulder to neck with slightly flaring rim; soldered bands around base, at shoulder and top of neck; bent strip soldered to neck and shoulder bands forms handle; applied, embossed plaque on shoulder opposite handle; incised type on body to right of...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: soldering, tin (metal)

GUSN: 10065

Accession Number: 1995.221.1

Top Hat in Hatbox

Black top hat in original box.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: Collins & Fairbanks Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 10066

Accession Number: 1996.41A-C

Milk can

Silver-coloured metal cylindrical can with tapering shoulder to neck with slightly flaring rim; soldered bands around base, at shoulder and top of neck; bent strip soldered to neck and shoulder bands forms handle; applied, embossed plaque on shoulder opposite handle; incised type on body to right of...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: soldering, tin (metal)

GUSN: 10067

Accession Number: 1995.221.2

Milk can

Metal cylindrical can with tapering shoulder to neck with flaring rim; soldered bands around base, below shoulder and top rim; soldered curved strip handle extending from rim band to shoulder band; evidence of semi-circular plaque on shoulder opposite handle; incised type to left

Date: ca. 1908

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, soldering

GUSN: 10068

Accession Number: 1995.222

Milk can

Galvanized metal cylindrical container with tapered shoulder and cylindrical neck; stepped and fixed lid over-extending rim, pierced twice; slightly inset base with indented and cut-out oval area for a spigot; applied band around shoulder and two applied tubular metal handles in rectangular shape; t...

Date: 1900-1991 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, piercing, soldering

GUSN: 10069

Accession Number: 1995.223.1

Milk can

Galvanized metal cylindrical container with tapered shoulder and cylindrical neck; stepped and fixed lid over-extending rim, pierced twice; slightly inset base with indented and cut-out oval area for a spigot; applied band around shoulder and two applied tubular metal handles in rectangular shape; t...

Date: 1900-1991 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, piercing, soldering

GUSN: 10070

Accession Number: 1995.223.2

Butter churn

Wooden drum (made of staves held together by two iron bands) supported on its side by parallel bracket feet; rectangular trough with slanted lip at top; inside x-shaped turning mechanism attached to crank in centre of drum; screw-in adjustable iron clamp; rectangular lid of mortised planks with stri...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10071

Accession Number: 1995.224AB

Standing store sign

Two rectangular enameled and embossed metal plaques back to back in an iron frame bolted to parallel hollow arced feet; plaques printed in white on offset red rectangle at top and an embossed pink ice cream cone below left; quote in black to right with Jersey Belle logo lower right

Date: 1915-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, iron (metal), metal

GUSN: 10072

Accession Number: 1995.225

Store sign

Rectangular wooden sign with brass metal hanging chain; transfer-printed in black with coloured Jersey Belle logo

Date: 1975-1996

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10073

Accession Number: 1995.227

Beverage crate

Rectangular wooden box with cut out handles on short sides and dovetailed corners; printed on long sides in red and black; Art Deco stepped frame around inscription and Jersey Belle logo; stamped in black on short sides with type and inside top edge with manufacturer

Date: 1936

Maker: unknown

Material: dovetail joints, metal, stamping (forming), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10074

Accession Number: 1995.226

Poster

Long vertical rectangular poster printed with illustration of smiling girl (left) and boy (right) holding orange twin popsicles; blue ground below with printing in white and yellow; large orange popsicle with superimposed white triangle; black and white popsicle seal below

Date: 1934

Maker: unknown

Material: lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10075

Accession Number: 1995.228

Ice cream menu

Rectangular gold mat cut with square window at top and six oblong strips for printed information; band below image printed in dark blue; applied cut-out image of ice cream sundae in footed metal dish on pink floral plate on dark blue background; window slots below painted in white lettering; rectang...

Date: 1920 C-1940 c

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, carving (processes), gilding, glass (material), metal, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10076

Accession Number: 1995.229

Sandals

Pair of Dr. Scholl Exercise Sandals with carved solid wooden sole, stitched leather strap with adjustable buckle across instep, and textured rubber anti-slip patches on ball and heel of sole. The leather strap is dyed is a dark beige color called "Natural Wheat." Sandals are marked size 7. In origin...

Date: 1975-1978

Maker: Dr. Scholl's (Manufacturer)

Material: leather, metal, rubber (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10077

Accession Number: 1996.60AB

Shoebox

Box for the pair of Dr. Scholl Exercise Sandals

Date: 1975-1978

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10078

Accession Number: 1996.60C

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