Historic New England

Bib

White; quilted; "bird's eye" diamond weave on front; plain weave on reverse; rounded shape with two tape ties at neck and loops at armscye.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 52347

Accession Number: 1941.672

Camisole

Sheer white camisole with lace and a floral design with small blue ribbons.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52348

Accession Number: 1941.674

Pair of Cuffs

White cotton cuffs with black buttons.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52349

Accession Number: 1941.676

Stand Collar

White linen stand collar.

Date: 1913

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 52351

Accession Number: 1941.681

Stand Collar

White, stiffened, turnover collar; buttonhole bands; three buttonholes; pointed collar with button/wheel motif (three circles) at each tip of collar, drawn work as border/neckline.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 52352

Accession Number: 1941.684

Stand Collar

White, stiffened turnover collar; buttonhole tabs; three buttonholes; hand embroidered collar with openwork; rounded collar.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 52353

Accession Number: 1941.685

Stand Collar

White, stiffened turnover collar; buttonhole tab; three buttonholes; narrow turnover is hand embroidered, with openwork.

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 52354

Accession Number: 1941.686

Shawl

Printed silk and linen shawl with cream ground; five inch border of pink, red and green flowers and coral; separate corner motif; fraying ends.

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), wool (textile), linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 52356

Accession Number: 1941.698

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 52357

Accession Number: 1941.699

Veil

Black silk lace; handmade; semi-circular; chain stitch; dotted ground; thick and heavy needle run floral border, brown/black in color.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 52358

Accession Number: 1941.700

Unfinished Quilt

Quilt squares in a tulip pattern sewn on white cotton, unfinished.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 52359

Accession Number: 1941.702

Veil

Black silk gauze leno weave with supplementary patterning warp; long, wide; small floral blocks with larger flowers below; striped border with fringed edge; drawstring.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gauze, silk (textile)

GUSN: 52360

Accession Number: 1941.705

Handbag

Small round blue, red, and white silk handbag; green silk ribbon ties; knitted multicolor designs on one side of handbag.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52361

Accession Number: 1941.710

Bonnet Liner

Quilted shot/iridescent red silk, with ties.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting, silk (textile)

GUSN: 52362

Accession Number: 1941.711

Purse

Beaded purse with silver clasp and polychrome beadwork.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 52363

Accession Number: 1941.712

Purse

A beaded purse in black with horizontal flowers of blue, white, and red, with branches of brown and leaves in multiple shades of green over a cotton inner. Half of a metal frame and clasp on top.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, metal, cotton (textile), cotton (fiber), beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process)

GUSN: 52364

Accession Number: 1941.714

Purse

Brightly colored floral pattern beaded bag. Main background color light gray. Natural color linen lining. Blue silk drawstring around top.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), beads (pierced objects), linen (material), silk (textile), cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 52365

Accession Number: 1941.715

Change Purse

Change purse made from a pig's bladder . Used by William Goodrich, Wells, Vermont.

Maker: unknown

Material: bladder

GUSN: 52366

Accession Number: 1941.716

Brown and black silk cape. Brown ground with black vermicelli pattern. Bodice a) neckline placket is cream satin with floral applique. standing band collar with blue velvet placed around squared neckline of bodice. Placket at front covers "vest" of brown cotton with hooka nd eye clsoure; black se...

Maker: Hurlburt, Lena, Miss (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), crepe (textile), stitching, machine-made, cloth, silk (textile)

GUSN: 52368

Accession Number: 1941.718AB

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 52369

Accession Number: 1941.720

Spoon

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 52370

Accession Number: 1941.721

Snuff Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 52371

Accession Number: 1941.722AB

Snuffbox

Black snuffbox with green printed image of a man helping a woman with her shoe.

Maker: unknown

Material: papier mâché

GUSN: 52372

Accession Number: 1941.723

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52373

Accession Number: 1941.724

Quilt

Collection of quilt samples.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52374

Accession Number: 1941.730

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52044

Accession Number: 1941.240

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52045

Accession Number: 1941.241

Pocket Knife

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 52046

Accession Number: 1941.245

Plate

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 52047

Accession Number: 1941.251

Rogers Group Sculpture - Fighting Bob

Man holding two pistols, one in the air and one at his hip.

Date: 1889

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52048

Accession Number: 1941.252

Rogers Group Sculpture - Frolic at the Old Homestead

Old woman in chair surrounded by three young adults frolicking.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52049

Accession Number: 1941.253

Rogers Group Sculpture - Football

Man carrying football, being tackled by three others.

Date: 1891

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52050

Accession Number: 1941.255

Rogers Group Sculpture - Faust and Marguerite, Their First Meeting

Man with long hair and beard at right, lady with two long braids at left.

Date: 1890

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52051

Accession Number: 1941.256

Rogers Group Sculpture - The Foundling

Man w/ lamp, holding baby, separated from young woman by a wall.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52052

Accession Number: 1941.258

Rogers Group Sculpture - "Uncle Ned's School"

This sculpture contains harmful imagery, including stereotypical representations. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. Historic New England does n...

Date: 1866

Maker: Rogers, John (Sculptor)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52053

Accession Number: 1941.259

Rogers Group Sculpture - "You are a Spirit, I Know, When Did You Die?"

Sculpture of a scene from the play King Lear. A bearded man on a bed with a young woman before him and two bearded men behind.

Date: 1885

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52054

Accession Number: 1941.260

Rogers Group Sculpture - Phrenology at the Fancy Ball

Man wearing a phrenology cap puts his hand on head of man in oriental costume.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 52055

Accession Number: 1941.263

Bonnet

Ivory silk; elaborate shirring at back; pleated ruffles at front w/ cream ribbon and 5 rosettes around face; bows at back; 2 cream ties; cream lining.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: R. H. Stearns & Co. (Maker)

Material: stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 52056

Accession Number: 1941.267

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white linen damask; central portion covered in floral sprigs. Bordered by double scrolling floral vines; stylized fleur-de-lis border around edges. Hemmed ends; selvage sides.

Date: 1821-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 52057

Accession Number: 1941.272

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white linen damask; central floral grouping with birds in corner. Twin urns; bouquets of flowers on each end; floral groupings; birds in corners and center ends. Narrow Greek Key border. Outer border: wide band of flowers with Greek Key border at edge.

Date: 1821-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 52058

Accession Number: 1941.273

Tablecloth

Rectangular, white damask linen; body of trailing grape vines interspersed with small floral spot motifs. Double scrolling vine border; narrow floral inner border.

Date: ca. 1821

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, jacquard, weaving, linen (material), textiles

GUSN: 52059

Accession Number: 1941.274

Hand towel

Rectangular, fine white linen; plain weave body; central panel of bronson weave diamonds; three bands along sides; five bands of diamonds and figure eights across ends. Self fringed; selvage sides.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, fringe, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile), textiles

GUSN: 52060

Accession Number: 1941.277