Historic New England

Handkerchief

Dark blue; border of six ribs runs along each edge, crossing at corners.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 13015

Accession Number: 1969.5295

Handkerchief

Brown background; large center square of marble pattern of blue and yellow dots with a red double line grid on top; black band around center square; wide brown border.

Date: 1900 ?-1930 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 13016

Accession Number: 1969.5296

Handkerchief

White and pale green; beige and white stripes along four sides; edges turned back with drawn work; monogram in one corner.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13017

Accession Number: 1969.5297

Handkerchief

White with monogram; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13018

Accession Number: 1969.5298

Handkerchief

White with monogram; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13019

Accession Number: 1969.5299

Handkerchief

White with monogram; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13020

Accession Number: 1969.5300

Handkerchief

White with monogram; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13021

Accession Number: 1969.5301

Handkerchief

White with monogram; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13022

Accession Number: 1969.5303

Handkerchief

Chartreuse; 6 ribbed band along all 4 edges; 2 hand rolled edges; small stretcher marks from loom spaced evenly along selvages.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 13023

Accession Number: 1969.5441

Handkerchief

Black, blue, and white twill; black and white center; blue and black border at selvage; white and blue along edges; blue and blue at each corner; edges turned back and stitched.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile), twill

GUSN: 13024

Accession Number: 1969.6411

Handkerchief

Discolored white; band of five stripes along four sides; hand rolled edges; blue and white cotton twist thread stitched in corner.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13025

Accession Number: 1969.6425

Handkerchief

Discolored white; band of five stripes along four sides; edges hand rolled.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13026

Accession Number: 1969.6427

Handkerchief

Discolored white; band of eight stripes; edges hand rolled.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 13027

Accession Number: 1969.6434

Handkerchief

White with monogram; faded blue border all around; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13028

Accession Number: 1969.6435

Handkerchief

Discolored white silk; five ribbed band along all edges; edges hand rolled.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 13029

Accession Number: 1969.6436

Handkerchief

Discolored white; band of thirteen stripes along three sides; edges hand rolled.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13030

Accession Number: 1969.6443

Handkercheif

Discolored white; drawn work hem on four sides; monogrammed; pink cotton thread on edge adjacent to monogram.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 13031

Accession Number: 1969.6444

Handkerchief

Pink center panel with ivory border; center panel inset in border; border turned back and stitched; illegible writing along edge of center panel on one side.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 13032

Accession Number: 1969.6445

Discolored white; discolored white band along four sides; band of red characters along border; hand rolled edges; monogrammed; red cotton thread in opposite corner from monogram. Faded red cotton thread of rectangular shape adjacent to other mark and monogram; both possible dry cleaner marks.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), stitching

GUSN: 13033

Accession Number: 1969.6446

Handkerchief

Discolored white; two bands of four stripes each along four sides; hand rolled edges.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13034

Accession Number: 1969.6447

Handkerchief

Black; all four edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 13035

Accession Number: 1969.6909

Handkerchief

White with monogram; edges turned back with drawn work.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13036

Accession Number: 1969.6967

Handkerchief

White with faded purple monogram; faded purple borders on four sides with white squares in each corner; edges turned back with drawn work.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13037

Accession Number: 1969.6970

Handkerchief

White with faded purple monogram; faded purple borders on four sides with white squares at corners.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 13038

Accession Number: 1969.7019

Purse

White linen pocketbook with cutwork medallion on front trimmed around edges with scalloped edged crochet trim; black silk satin lining; possibly stiffened with cardboard.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), satin, silk (textile), cardboard

GUSN: 13039

Accession Number: 1969.5326

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16260

Accession Number: 1957.274

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16261

Accession Number: 1957.275

Saucer

"King's Rose": pink, green, yellow and red rose sprays w/ same colors comprising the vine and band border.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16262

Accession Number: 1957.276

Sugar bowl

Serpentine reeding in relief on diamond-shaped bodies w/ scalloped collar w/ impressed palmette border; swan knobs.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, gilding, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16263

Accession Number: 1940.421CD

Creamer

Faceted serpentine bodies w/ impressed tongue? border around base; pitcher has 3 thin dark brown bands around body: above border, around neck, and on collar; blue, yellow, orange and green vine around bodies; pitcher has pulled handle and wide mouth.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 16264

Accession Number: 1958.110

Cup and saucer

Underglaze blue decoration as borders: diamond-shaped swags w/ petal-shaped "tassels" and dots; cup footed; saucer has floral decoration, center.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 16265

Accession Number: 1982.246.2AB

Saucer

Saucer has thin black band around rim; green and yellow and reddish brown painted and enamel vine around interior of saucer.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, enameling, glazing (coating), painting (coating), pearlware, tin (metal)

GUSN: 16266

Accession Number: 1923.442

Cup and saucer

Handleless cup; thin blue band around interior and exterior rim and just above foot of cup and around interior rim of saucer; vine of orange strawberries around outside of cup and inside of saucer; also, small sprig in center of both cup and saucer.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 16267

Accession Number: 1958.126AB

Coffeepot

Pearlware coffeepot with blue accents that surround the rim, foot, and cover. Small floral sprays adorn the body and cover. Round finial.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 16268

Accession Number: 1962.53AB

Cream Pitcher

Earthenware cream pitcher with a foliate molded handle. Enameled landscape scene.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), underglazing, enameling

GUSN: 16269

Accession Number: 1982.202.2

Pitcher

Creamware handled pitcher. Red bands around the rim. Hand painted nature and landscape design adorn the body.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating), hand-painted

GUSN: 16270

Accession Number: 1957.296

Mug

Creamware handled mug.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 16271

Accession Number: 1947.798

Salad Plate

Cream colored earthenware salad plate. Maroon painted rim. Outer border of maroon and pink panted bars. Inner bellflower chain border.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 16272

Accession Number: 1928.1253

Platter

Undecorated except for feather edge border in relief.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, earthenware, glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 16273

Accession Number: 1965.9

Basket and Tray

Stoneware basket and platter Dual rope molded handles. Molded basket weave with diamond and heart piercings. Superimposed molded floral design.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: piercing, molding (forming), glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 16274

Accession Number: 2008.60.9AB

Tieback

Stoneware tieback. Blue, brown and gold mottled glaze. Molded mushroom shape.

Date: 1849-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glaze, enamel (fused coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 16275

Accession Number: 1940.47B

Tile

Square tile with mottled brown, green, gold glaze and diamond pattern in relief in center.

Date: 1849-1858

Maker: Lyman Fenton & Co. (Maker)

Material: glaze, enamel (fused coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 16276

Accession Number: 2008.60.6

Pitcher

Cream body w/ beaded bands of green, solid black bands, and bands of blue w/ black mocha "seawood" decoration; cream spout and handle w/ floral terminals.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), turning (shaping process), tin (metal)

GUSN: 16277

Accession Number: 2008.60.3