Historic New England

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37349

Accession Number: 1934.2782

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37350

Accession Number: 1934.2783

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37351

Accession Number: 1934.2784

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37352

Accession Number: 1934.2785

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37353

Accession Number: 1934.2787

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37354

Accession Number: 1934.2788

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37355

Accession Number: 1934.2794

Kerchief

Blue and green floral design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37356

Accession Number: 1934.2797

Women's Tie

White net neckpiece with lace borders.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37357

Accession Number: 1934.2798

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37358

Accession Number: 1934.2800

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37359

Accession Number: 1934.2802

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37360

Accession Number: 1934.2804

Document

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37362

Accession Number: 1934.2807

White; sheer band around face trimmed with fine lace ruffle with scalloped edge; no ties (never were); no drawstring; band of lace inserted center back to circle only; fabric gathered into circle at back.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 37363

Accession Number: 1934.2809

Infant's Cap

White; double ruffle; front appliqued section has simple scalloped edge with topstitching; fullness gathered at back with pleats; fine lace inserted at back.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 37364

Accession Number: 1934.2810

Infant's Cap

White; double front-panel appliqued, with scalloped edge and embroidered with delicate dots at points and around face, neck and back; gathered at back with cartridge pleats; lace inserted center back; featherstitching and topstitching.

Date: ca. 1805

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 37365

Accession Number: 1934.2811

Infant's Shirt

White; long sleeves; gathered at shoulder, with drawstring at wrist; plain; no closure; topstitching at shoulder; open shirt.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 37366

Accession Number: 1934.2816

Child's Apron

White; woven check; white ruffle at capped sleeves, hem and center back; drawstring at neck front and back; sleeves--ruffled and gathered.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching

GUSN: 37367

Accession Number: 1934.2817

Bootee

Cream wool w/ red trim and red ribbon laces; small red bow; pink cloth inner sole.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 37369

Accession Number: 1934.2820AB

Tab

Black satin tab or ribbon adorned with two quatrefoils made of black glass beads and black sequins.

Date: Secon d half 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, glass (material), beads (pierced objects), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 37370

Accession Number: 1934.2821

Infant's Shirt

White; long sleeves gathered at shoulder and cuff; cotton collar (torn); buttonhole at each cuff; no front closure; French cuffs.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 37371

Accession Number: 1934.2823

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 37372

Accession Number: 1934.2826

Corset

Underwaist or semi-corset for young girl.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37373

Accession Number: 1934.2831

Wallet

Flamestitch - diamond pattern in reds, greens, yellows, brown/purple; rounded flap edged with green twill tape; diamonds outlined in white and black; two pockets lined with green wool; tie/loop with tie wrap missing.

Date: 1760-1779

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, embroidering, Bargello work, handmade, wool (textile)

GUSN: 37374

Accession Number: 1934.2833

Folding Fan

Ladies hand fan with ivory sticks, pierced and inlaid with silver; one guard stick has small mirror with a gilt frame; paper leaf has white ground with scrolling gilt pattern enclosing cartouches, cartouches are lithographed and painted with winter scenes of figures skating and on a sleigh; two fig...

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), lithography, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 37376

Accession Number: 1934.2844

Fan & Box

Fan: brown wooden sticks w/ leaf of brown turkey? feathers oil painted w/ spray of purple and yellow pansies and daisy trail; long aubergine silk tassel w/ braided ring. Box: large white; covered w/ moire paper; one guard; stick has silver shield.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37377

Accession Number: 1934.2845AB

Strap Hinge

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 40885

Accession Number: 1986.1872.2

Rogers Group Sculpture - The Favored Scholar

Sculpture of a teacher at desk with a girl standing beside. Behind the desk is a small boy looking on.

Date: 1873

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 40890

Accession Number: 1927.586

Watercolor

Small village in tree filled valley, mountain range in distance.

Date: 1893

Maker: Fenno, Almira T. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40899

Accession Number: 1936.116

Painting

Green mountain at upper right, trees and rocks in foreground.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: Gendrot, Almira Torrey Blake Fenno, 1834-1924 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40900

Accession Number: 1936.1200

Painting

Depicts woman and child in sunlit field with trees on either side, child chasing white bird.

Date: 1891

Maker: Fenno, Almira I. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 40901

Accession Number: 1936.1201

Architectural Scene

Depicts house with long sloping rear roof, tall chimneys, and palladian windows. Possibly Camden, S.C.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Fenno, Almira I. (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40902

Accession Number: 1936.1202

Landscape Painting with Mountains

Watercolor painting of a lake and mountains. Stag in foreground beside a tree stump. Pine trees in distance. Bronze painted wood frame. Brown mat with two gold lines around sight edge.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: Williams & Everett (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40905

Accession Number: 1988.529

View of the Edward Cruft Mansion

Watercolor painting in gray and black of the Edward Cruft Mansion, 5 Pearl Street, Boston, built in 1810. Federal style house with portico entrance. Two chimneys on main house block, third chimney on ell. Wrought iron fence in front. Plain wood frame. Various hand-written and typed notes on back des...

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: Williams & Everett (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40906

Accession Number: 1934.3077

Watercolor Painting

Watercolor painting of a woman in a pale green dress trimmed with fur holding a small child wearing blue shirt and stockings. Garland of holly and mistletoe in background. Image framed by painted decoration of a flowering branch and a group of putti in the upper left corner. Watercolor framed with a...

Date: 1881

Maker: Sherwood, Rosina Emmet (American painter and illustrator, 1854-1948) (Artist) E. Schoepflin & Co. (Framer)

Material: painting (coating), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40923

Accession Number: 1923.588

Still Life Painting

Theorem; white, blue, peach flowers and leaves in woven basket

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 40925

Accession Number: 1934.3047

Photograph

View of a small wooden house w/ porch extending across front, garden and decorative wooden fence in foreground; man and woman seated on veranda w/ children playing.

Date: 1855-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 40935

Accession Number: 1972.178

Photograph

View of a small rocky beach on edge of island w/ lighthouse and keeper's house and several male and female figures posed nearby.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 40967

Accession Number: 1972.91

Photograph of the Gold Appleton Plunkett House

View of a large Federal style house with tree lined lawn behind white picket fence in foreground. Plain oak frame.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 (Author) Chase, J. Eastman (Framer)

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 40969

Accession Number: 1921.5

Photograph

Framed photographic print of a view of an Egyptian temple with columns situated on an outcropping on the bank of a river. Building is flanked by palm trees. Green stained wood frame.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Possibly C.H. Dunton & Co. (Framer)

Material: gum bichromate process, gelatin silver prints

GUSN: 40987

Accession Number: 1988.611

Photograph Portrait

Oval shoulder length portrait of man with striped bow tie looking to right.

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: albumen (egg white)

GUSN: 41049

Accession Number: 1978.178

Painting

Fort flying US flag, 3 sailboats in water in foreground.

Date: 1861

Maker: Ide, George D. (Artist)

Material: bristle, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 41059

Accession Number: 1932.2603

Toile Fragment

Printed toile fragment, blue ink on ivory ground. Depicts a harbor scene of men working with barrels, stone buildings, and ships. Original dark wood frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), ink

GUSN: 41060

Accession Number: 1972.577

Fireboard

Fireboard with wallpaper. Paper is a scenic figure with vignettes of a woman playing a harp. Vignettes are separated by vertical stripes of Greek key design. Wallpaper border of roses. Cutouts made for andirons.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 41078

Accession Number: 1988.534

Saucer

White porcelain saucer with silver luster band around rim. Alternating pattern of sunrises and sunsets intertwined with a foliate and vine design. Part of a partial six-piece tea service: two teacups, two saucers, one creamer, and one waste bowl.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted, lusterware

GUSN: 41081

Accession Number: 1988.595.3

Tureen

Child-sized brown transfer-printed pearlware large tureen with chevron and scroll border around body and cover. Applied and molded handles with flower sprig knop on lid and notch in lid for ladle. Part of a fifty-six piece dinner set.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, pearlware

GUSN: 41091

Accession Number: 1988.548.1AB

Creamer

Helmet-shaped porcelain pitcher with replaced tin handle. Pitcher body decorated with small polychrome enamel floral sprigs. Wavy orange dot border interspersed with pink, green, and violet flowers.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enamel paint, hand-painted

GUSN: 41092

Accession Number: 1988.618

Tea bowl and saucer

Handleless tea bowl [.1] and saucer [.2]. Tea bowl is decorated with an exterior gilt band wound with a berry vine. Saucer has gilt sprigs at center and a navy blue scroll and gilt garland border around rim.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 41094

Accession Number: 1988.545.1-.2

Tureen

Blue transfer printed earthenware tureen with cover. Tureen has dual square loop handles. Floral and scroll border surround rim, handles, and cover. Landscape scene adorns body and cover. Cover has a square loop finial.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 41105

Accession Number: 1988.617AB

Top Hat in Hatbox

.1) Hat - Black; collapsible (mechanical); brown embossed leather lining; maroon satin lining; black grosgrain ribbon; .2 A&B) Box and cover - hat box has same embossed "diamond" pattern and is lined with blue and white striped wallpaper.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: Yerles, J. (Maker)

Material: cloth, silk (textile)

GUSN: 41108

Accession Number: 1988.211.1-.2AB

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