Historic New England

Pair of Sleeves

Red, green, and tan patterned sleeves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32940

Accession Number: 1929.1562AB

Hand towel

No description

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, hand weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 32941

Accession Number: 1929.1567

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32942

Accession Number: 1929.1569

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32943

Accession Number: 1929.1570

Tan linen loose weave ground. Blank upper half. Bottom embroidered with three graduated rows of floral sprays in white, mauve, green and brown wool. Floral meander under third row. Green striped border. Bound hems. Sparse knotted fringe at top and bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), stitching, machine-made, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 32945

Accession Number: 1929.1572

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32946

Accession Number: 1929.1576

Scarf

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 32947

Accession Number: 1929.1577

Pillowcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32948

Accession Number: 1929.1578A

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32952

Accession Number: 1929.1582

Cloth Sample

Red silk fabric sample.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 32953

Accession Number: 1929.1583

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32954

Accession Number: 1929.1584

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32955

Accession Number: 1929.1585

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32956

Accession Number: 1929.1586

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 32957

Accession Number: 1929.1587

Cloth Sample

Black silk sample with a floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 32958

Accession Number: 1929.1592

Cloth Fragment

Red, yellow, and blue plaid fragment.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32959

Accession Number: 1929.1593

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32960

Accession Number: 1929.1594

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32961

Accession Number: 1929.1595

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32968

Accession Number: 1929.1604

Nightgown Pattern

Pattern for a nightgown with embroidery patterns marked out in blue ink with some white embroidery on an off-white cotton ground; unfinished.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32969

Accession Number: 1929.1605

Nightgown Pattern

Pattern for a nightgown with embroidery patterns marked out in blue ink with some white embroidery on an off-white cotton ground; unfinished

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32970

Accession Number: 1929.1606

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32971

Accession Number: 1929.1609

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox (A) and lid (B). Bandbox and lid are covered with wallpaper with the "Toast to the Ladies" motif depicting a gentleman sitting betwen two women. Block printed in pink, white and green varnish on gray background. Box and lid are lined with various newspapers dated 1851. Box has st...

Date: 1855

Maker: Davis, Hannah (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32972

Accession Number: 1929.1613AB

Trencher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32973

Accession Number: 1929.1616

Chest

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32974

Accession Number: 1929.1617

Parasol

A green silk parasol, folding handle, attached is a tag which reads "Aunt Patty Uphams's parasol, etc." She was born in 1779 and died in 1886.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: antler, bone (material), silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32975

Accession Number: 1929.1622

Fan

Wooden sticks and guards; guards painted with gold and red and green flowers; paper decoupe leaf with hand painted Chinese man, trees, and a bird.

Date: 1760s

Maker: unknown

Material: découpage (image making technique), painting (image-making), hand-painted, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32976

Accession Number: 1929.1623

Purse

Cardboard purse covered in cream silk with leaf and diamond design edged with green silk with pink and white stiched floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 32977

Accession Number: 1929.1624A

Children's Chair

Made-up children's chair of a chair back to which seat rails were added; stained red. Missing seat.

Date: 1760-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 32978

Accession Number: 1929.1625

Tongs

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32979

Accession Number: 1929.1627

Hook

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 32980

Accession Number: 1929.1629

Bellows

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 32981

Accession Number: 1929.1632

Bandbox

Oval bandbox and lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) are covered with paper featuring all-over arabesque-type motifs in rust, blue and green on a beige ground. Interior of bandbox is lined with unidentified newspaper dated 1847. Interior of lid is lined with "Youth's Penny Gazette" dated August 14, 1850.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 32982

Accession Number: 1929.1637AB

Charger

Round pewter charger with shallow well.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 32983

Accession Number: 1929.1639

Charger

Large pewter charger with no ornamentation.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 32984

Accession Number: 1929.1640

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 32985

Accession Number: 1929.1642

Tidy

Whole large knotted fillet mesh. Floral motif at center. Greek Key border. Scalloped border.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), net (textile), textiles

GUSN: 32986

Accession Number: 1929.1643

Needlebook

Bell shaped needlebook with blue silk plaid covers; inside lining of light green silk; two red wool pages; one off white wool page; red silk around perimeter containing five pins.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 32987

Accession Number: 1929.1645