Historic New England

Bottle carrier

Rectangular metal cage made of strips soldered together; slots for six bottles; handle with coiled wire grip

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, soldering

GUSN: 10292

Accession Number: 1995.367

Stocking

Knitted wool stocking, ivory color, very fine gauge.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, knitting (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 10293

Accession Number: 1995.582AB

Needlecase

Red morocco leather, with green silk satin lining. Portfolio of several leaves of paper. Silver clasp (lower part torn off) and inside interior pocket.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10294

Accession Number: 1995.77

Small Box with Cover

Small rectangular paper box with cover from "A. Stowell & Co., Jewelers, Boston." Light grey glossy paper exterior.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 10295

Accession Number: 1995.78.1AB

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10297

Accession Number: 1995.79.1A

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10298

Accession Number: 1995.79.1B

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10299

Accession Number: 1995.79.1C

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10300

Accession Number: 1995.79.1D

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10301

Accession Number: 1995.79.2A

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10302

Accession Number: 1995.79.2B

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10303

Accession Number: 1995.79.2C

Wedding Dress Fragment

Pieces of wedding dress. Indian muslin embroidered in stripes of foliate patterns in white cotton thread. Pieces of pink silk. Underdress/ slip.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, muslin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 10304

Accession Number: 1995.79.2D

Chemise

Linen chemise with fine linen ruffle at neck and mid-weight linen sleeve. Drawstring at neck.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10305

Accession Number: 1995.81

Chemise

Heavy linen chemise, scooped draw-string neckline. Short sleeve, gussets are of lighter-weight fabric.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 10306

Accession Number: 1995.82

Wooden round handle carved in a twist; ivory ring at end. Leaf is in a curved flat wooden extension of the handle and is dark green silk [?], which unfolds into a circle, eith dark mother-of-pearl buttons in center in either side.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), mother of pearl, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10307

Accession Number: 1995.83

Fan

Black-painted wood sticks, with decorative piercing, and narrow (1+") silk leaf with black and gray leaves or berries in white ground.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10308

Accession Number: 1995.84

Sheet

Thin, off-white plian weave wool sheet or blanket.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 10309

Accession Number: 1995.85

Sander

A bronze painted circular sander with remoable perforated top; silver is showing through the worn away paint; object contains sand.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 10310

Accession Number: 1995.86

Infant's Undershirt

Baby shirt, open at back, made of white cotton linen. Has scalloped edges around armholes and collar. It has a leaf motif embroidered on the front.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10311

Accession Number: 1995.88

Infant's Undershirt

Baby shirt, open at back made of white cotton linen. Both have scalloped edges around armholes and collar. Has a floral motif embroidered on the front collar. All embroidery done with white thread.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 10312

Accession Number: 1995.89

Pair of Stockings

White knee socks with a shell-like stitch at the calf area.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 10313

Accession Number: 1995.91AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of white cotton knee socks with shell like knitting from mid calf to toe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 10315

Accession Number: 1995.93AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of wool knitted stockings, cream-colored. top of stocking is knitted in stockinette stitch (for approximately 8"), then worked in a decorative stitch resembling a shell (pattern is repeated 9x). It appears that pieces were stitched together at toe and heel. One stocking has a mistake at top rol...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 10317

Accession Number: 1995.92AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of wool stockings. Top stitch is stocking knit while the bottom stitching is decorative. Decorative stitch alternates between a shell and a cable stitch.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10318

Accession Number: 1995.94AB

Pincushion

Green watered silk pin cushion with braided black, white, and green binding; gray and white striped silk back; initals "ELE" or "LLE" spelled out in pins.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 10320

Accession Number: 1995.87

Three Pewter Bars

Rectangular pewter ingots.

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 10660

Accession Number: 1992.552

Folding Fork

Five-tined folding fork, cast from steel and having a heart shape stamped out of the handle.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 10661

Accession Number: 1992.553

Buttons

Six pewter buttons in three sizes of a round shape with stylized floral designs. 7/8" flat button with floral pricked design; 3/4" flat button with sun design and geometric center; 2 1/2" convex button with floral design; 2 1/2" concave button with floral design (see cataloguing worksheet).

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 10662

Accession Number: 1992.554

Badge

Round police badge made of pewter and engraved with dove and olive branch, geometric designs and the word "POLICE."

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy, engraving (action)

GUSN: 10663

Accession Number: 1992.555

Commemorative coin

Political pewter coin from campaign of William Henry Harrison, the 9th president of the United States. Th coin shows a log cabin, a flag, a tree, and a table with a pitcher (or stein) and has an inscription.

Date: 1840-1841

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 10664

Accession Number: 1992.556

Rack or Pull

Iron heart-shaped rack and fastener; hook holder for cookware or possiblly a pull.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10665

Accession Number: 1992.557

Mold

Composition eagle mold mounted on wood.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: composition (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10666

Accession Number: 1992.558

Wooden Candy Mold

Mold for three figures: two birds and one hut or house. One staple and one screw eye provide fastening for string.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10667

Accession Number: 1992.559

Insulator

Aqua-colored glass insulator for telephone pole wiring.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), mortise-and-tenon joints, joining

GUSN: 10668

Accession Number: 1992.560

Bannister Back Arm Chair

Bannister back arm chair painted black with splint seat, two front bannister stretchers, one rear and two side stretchers and urn style finials and blunt end-shaped arms and four bannisters.

Date: 1700-1730

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), painting (coating), maple (wood), oak (wood)

GUSN: 10669

Accession Number: 1992.561

Shawl

Shawl of square form with "cafe aulait" colored center enclosed by printed border of "seaweed-like sprigs enclosed by deuse bands of flowerheads and twigs," in blue, green and pink. Note: border printed on two sides of the back and two sides of the front, so it could be folded for in triangle and h...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 10670

Accession Number: 1992.562

Shawl

Square shawl with red center woven in green, yellow, blue, pink and beige wool. A wide inner border shows shaped reserves with cones, palmettes, and paisley motifs on red, yellow or green ground (ground color matched to motif), enclosed by a narrow outer border patterned with floral devices and frin...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 10671

Accession Number: 1992.563

Bric-a-Brac

Carved figure of a chickadee painted realistically with metal legs and mounted on a driftwood base.

Date: 1975-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), driftwood, metal, painting (coating)

GUSN: 10672

Accession Number: 1992.564

Shell

One large clam shell, 3 1/2" 4 sand dollars 2", 2", 1 3/4", 1"

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: seashell

GUSN: 10673

Accession Number: 1992.565

Shell

One large clam shell, 3 1/2" 4 sand dollars 2", 2", 1 3/4", 1"

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: seashell

GUSN: 10674

Accession Number: 1992.566

Shell

One large clam shell, 3 1/2" 4 sand dollars 2", 2", 1 3/4", 1"

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: seashell

GUSN: 10675

Accession Number: 1992.567

Shell

One large clam shell, 3 1/2" 4 sand dollars 2", 2", 1 3/4", 1"

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: seashell

GUSN: 10676

Accession Number: 1992.568

Shell

One large clam shell, 3 1/2" 4 sand dollars 2", 2", 1 3/4", 1"

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: seashell

GUSN: 10677

Accession Number: 1992.569

Calendar Tile

Calendar tile for 1923. Calendar on one side, print depicting the "Minute Man, Concord, Mass" on the other. Small rectangular ceramic tile with two holes drilled in top corners.

Date: 1923

Maker: Wedgwood (Maker) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Vendor)

Material: ceramic tile by technique, glaze

GUSN: 10678

Accession Number: 1995.434

Calendar Tile

Small rectangular ceramic tile with 1926 calendar (back); orange-brown print depicting the Coolidge Homestead (front); two holes in top and bottom right corners.

Date: 1926

Maker: Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Vendor) Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: ceramic tile by technique

GUSN: 10679

Accession Number: 1995.435

Fishbowl

Glass urn shaped fishbowl with circular base

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 10680

Accession Number: 1995.437

Batter Pitcher

Brown-glazed earthenware pitcher. Two incised lines surround the top half. Also two incised lines are near the rim. The lines are about an inch apart. C-shaped handle. Molded spout.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic glaze, earthenware

GUSN: 10681

Accession Number: 1995.438

Calling Card case

Wood calling card case covered with tortoise shell. Metal button releases latch to open hinged lid. Case is lined with fabric.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 10682

Accession Number: 1995.439

Tin

Lidded tin can container with handle used for packaging leaf lard.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 10683

Accession Number: 1995.453A

Tin

Lidded tin can container with handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 10684

Accession Number: 1995.453B

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