Historic New England

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102984

Accession Number: 1935.1533

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102985

Accession Number: 1935.1534

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with trapezoid-shaped top and five teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102986

Accession Number: 1942.786

Hair Comb

Dyed horn comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-50

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), dyeing, carving (processes)

GUSN: 102987

Accession Number: 1930.1684

Hair Comb

Light colored horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102988

Accession Number: 1934.2843

Hair Comb

Horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102989

Accession Number: 1929.557

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a tapered square top, beveled edge and incised line along the rounded top, eight teeth.

Date: 1820-50

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), dyeing, carving (processes)

GUSN: 102990

Accession Number: 1943.372

Hair Comb

Horn hair comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and seventeenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102991

Accession Number: 1935.1035

Hair Comb

Light colored horn hair comb with a plain square top and nineteenth teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102992

Accession Number: 1935.1036

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102993

Accession Number: 1936.881

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain square top and sixteen teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102994

Accession Number: 1920.529

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a high plain square top and twenty-three teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102995

Accession Number: 1934.505

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a oval top and ten teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102996

Accession Number: 1930.1685

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a oval top and ten teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102997

Accession Number: 1930.1686

Hair Comb

Dyed horn back comb with a plain curved top with rounded corners and sixteen teeth (missing two).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102998

Accession Number: 1933.398

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a square top and dyed abstract flower and sun design, twenty-six teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102999

Accession Number: 1936.472

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a square top and dyed abstract floral design, twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103000

Accession Number: 1936.565

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved pierced decoration featuring an urn at the center and surrounded by scrolling leaves, twenty teeth (one missing).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103001

Accession Number: 1955.22

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with carved and pierced top featuring floral and foliate decoration, twenty teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103002

Accession Number: 1946.19

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring roundels and flowers at top, palms at the center and a chain of leaves and flowers at the bottom, twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103003

Accession Number: 1946.20

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring a scrolling foliate design, sixteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103004

Accession Number: 1936.564

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a large flared top featuring molded arched rays and fourteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103005

Accession Number: 1912.79

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn at center and scrolled abstract foliage, seventeen teeth.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103006

Accession Number: 1968.136

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring scrolling foliage, twelve teeth (three missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103007

Accession Number: 1944.843

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring an urn at the center and scrolling foliage and abstract flowers, thirteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 103008

Accession Number: 1936.882

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a top in three sections each featuring a carved and pierced floral design, ten teeth.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103009

Accession Number: 1934.202

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at center and radiating abstract foliage, ten teeth (center eight are a replacement).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103010

Accession Number: 1955.115

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a rectangular curved top featuring a bright cut and incised line border, ten teeth.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103011

Accession Number: 1935.1528

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a large flared square top, seven teeth remain.

Date: 1825-1836

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103012

Accession Number: 1951.140

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a large carved and pierced top featuring abstract floral and foliate designs, twelve teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103013

Accession Number: 1935.1529

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a pierced and carved top featuring an abstract floral design, twenty teeth (two missing).

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103014

Accession Number: 1935.1530

Curtain Rod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51262

Accession Number: 1986.1154.1

Curtain Rod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51263

Accession Number: 1986.1154.2

Curtain Rod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51264

Accession Number: 1986.1154.3

Curtain Rod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51265

Accession Number: 1986.1154.4

Curtain Rod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51266

Accession Number: 1986.1155.1

Curtain Rod

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 51267

Accession Number: 1986.1155.2

A pieced, rectangular panel with gathered and pieced flounces on three sides. It has white piping at the seams, and has overall colors of yellow, brown, gray and white pillar and rose print. The central panel is quilted in squares of parallel lines; it is also backed in natural linen. The side pane...

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process), quilting

GUSN: 51268

Accession Number: 1986.1156

Bedspread

Comprised of panels of printed cotton patterned with baskets of flowers and fruit. This is on a "moire-like" background and stripe of curling fan fronds in maroon on off-white and quilted with diagonal lines and frond curls. The cut-out lower corners and edge bound in worn polychrome printed cotton....

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), piecing, printing (process), quilting, weaving

GUSN: 51269

Accession Number: 1986.1157

Throw rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse wool yarn weft in shades of brown; off white cotton warp woven in geometric design of stylized floral crosses. Beige ground central panel; zig-zag two tone brown border band.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 51271

Accession Number: 1986.1159

Throw rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse wool yarn weft in shades of brown; off white cotton warp in geometric design of stylized floral crosses on beige central panel. Zig-zag two tone brown border; fringed ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 51272

Accession Number: 1986.1160

Throw rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse beige and blue wool yarn; off white cotton warp. Geometric cellular pattern with medallion in center. Solid border; fringed ends.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 51273

Accession Number: 1986.1161

Bottle opener

Part of group of tools inside box (.14). Straight handle wrapped in cotton adhesive tape on arched notched iron head.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, iron (metal)

GUSN: 51274

Accession Number: 1986.1162.11

Bottle opener

Part of group of tools inside box (.14). Arched inverted "U" shaped head on sloping shaft w/ elipse-shaped handle w/ conforming opening.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal)

GUSN: 51275

Accession Number: 1986.1162.12

Hook

Part of group of tools inside box (.14). Long foliate-patterned cast arm w/ "U" shaped hook end has threaded extension at other end; painted in cream color.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 51276

Accession Number: 1986.1162.13