Historic New England

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

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37375

Accession Number: 1934.2840

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

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37378

Accession Number: 1934.2846A

Tieback

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 37379

Accession Number: 1934.2846B

Hand towel

No description

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Small, Sarah J. (Maker)

Material: fringe, fustian, hand weaving, tabby (textile), weaving, textiles

GUSN: 37380

Accession Number: 1934.2850

Tile

Square decorative ceramic tile; cream colored background; brown transfer print of the Old Meeting House in Hingham.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Mintons (Maker)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 37382

Accession Number: 1934.2858

Girl's dress and jacket

Girl's dress [A] with matching jacket [B]. Brown and tan silk with small checked pattern. Trimmed with plain brown silk. Picked up by the donor at a Brookline rummage sale.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37383

Accession Number: 1934.2859AB

Child's dress

Child's dress, dark red silk with no sleeves. Front buttons missing. To be worn with a guimpe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37385

Accession Number: 1934.2860

Plate

Large redware plate with looping lines of yellow slip and the word "Ninety." Red-brown glaze and impressed edge. Small asterisk -shaped figure near plate edge is formed by the absence of glaze. Possibly made using a wax resist technique.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, redware, slipware, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 37386

Accession Number: 1934.2862

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 37387

Accession Number: 1934.2863

Cologne Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37388

Accession Number: 1934.2870

Toilet Bottle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37389

Accession Number: 1934.2872

Teacup

Off-white porcelain footed teacup with flared lip, gold painted square handle and finger rest. Gold bands around the rim and foot. Partial tea service of sugar bowl, cream pitcher, seven teacups, seven saucers, and two plates, total of eighteen pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 37551

Accession Number: 1934.3024.5

Teacup

Off-white porcelain footed teacup with flared lip and gold bands around the rim and foot. Handle missing. Partial tea service of sugar bowl, cream pitcher, seven teacups, seven saucers, and two plates, total of eighteen pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 37552

Accession Number: 1934.3024.6

Teacup

Off-white porcelain footed teacup with flared lip, gold painted square handle and finger rest. Gold bands around the rim and foot. Partial tea service of sugar bowl, cream pitcher, seven teacups, seven saucers, and two plates, total of eighteen pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 37553

Accession Number: 1934.3024.7

Teacup

Off-white porcelain footed teacup with flared lip and gold bands around the rim and foot. Handle missing. Partial tea service of sugar bowl, cream pitcher, seven teacups, seven saucers, and two plates, total of eighteen pieces.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 37554

Accession Number: 1934.3024.8

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37555

Accession Number: 1934.3025

Brush

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37556

Accession Number: 1934.3026

Pleater

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 37557

Accession Number: 1934.3027

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 37558

Accession Number: 1934.3028

Lantern

Electrified tin lantern with frosted, etched glass panes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37559

Accession Number: 1934.3029

Pincushion

Pincushion with pressed glass base with a chamfered stem and a silk covered body.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass

GUSN: 37560

Accession Number: 1934.3030

Pincushion

Pincushion with pressed glass base and a daisy stem with a silk covered body.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: pressed glass, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 37561

Accession Number: 1934.3031

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37562

Accession Number: 1934.3032.1

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 37563

Accession Number: 1934.3032.2

Cage

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37564

Accession Number: 1934.3033

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 37565

Accession Number: 1934.3034AB

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37566

Accession Number: 1934.3036

Portrait of Mrs. Sarah Fowler

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37567

Accession Number: 1934.3038

Photograph

View of a domestic interior w/ chair, table, oil lamps, silver service, gun, sword, belt and sash displayed.

Date: ca. 1911

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 37568

Accession Number: 1934.3040

Print

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37569

Accession Number: 1934.3041

Painting

Group of picnickers in boat on river & under trees at left.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37570

Accession Number: 1934.3042

Mourning Picture

Two women at monument with large urn, weeping willow behind.

Date: 1813

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37571

Accession Number: 1934.3044

Coat of Arms Painting

Three lions and German crosses on blue shield; crowned owl above.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 37572

Accession Number: 1934.3045

Certificate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37573

Accession Number: 1934.3046

Document

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37575

Accession Number: 1934.3050

Trade Cards

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 37576

Accession Number: 1934.3051

Portrait of Mrs. Fowler

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman, Mrs. Fowler perhaps; oval mat; wide gilt liner; deep frame with applied foliate decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting

GUSN: 37577

Accession Number: 1934.3053.1

Portrait of Mrs. Fowler

Head and shoulders portrait of a woman, perhaps Mrs. Fowler; oval mat; wide gilt liner; deep frame with applied foliate decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: tinting

GUSN: 37578

Accession Number: 1934.3053.2

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, ivory linen ground. Monochromatic; sage-green thread. Each row of alphabet separated by a line of cross stitching. Alphabets: #1 complete, #2 complete, #3 missing "J"; cross stitch; framed, wood with gilt at center; under glass.

Maker: Fowler, E.P. (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 37579

Accession Number: 1934.3054