Historic New England

Cloth Sample

A rectangular panel of fabric with frayed ends. It is pinned under along the sides. The fabric ground is almost a black with a print of shaggy flowerr blossoms on a vine in "dot" yellow, orange, purple, and red.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process)

GUSN: 11560

Accession Number: 1991.1758

Coverlet

Two rectangular pieces of a coverlet, comprised of natural linen and brown and butter natural colored wool yarns, woven in a geometric pattern.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11561

Accession Number: 1991.1759AB

Handkerchief

Of square form, woven in off white, brown and oyster on cotton in an overall rectangular check pattern.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11562

Accession Number: 1991.1760

Handkerchief

Of square form, butternut and off white linen woven into a small check pattern, within a wide butternut and double off white band border. Two ends are hand hemmed, and two sides have slavage.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 11563

Accession Number: 1991.1761.1-2

Handkerchief

Of square form, woven in bright brown/butternut on a natural colored linen in a check pattern within a plaid border. The check is formed by natural linen bars/lines on a brown ground. Two ends are hand hemmed, and two sides are selvedge.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 11564

Accession Number: 1991.1762

Handkerchief

Of square form, woven in blue, off white and butternut linen. It has a blue and butternut check and off white cross-bar pattern within a wide border of like colors.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 11565

Accession Number: 1991.1763

Handkerchief

Large square form, with blue and white linen woven into a check pattern with a wide blue border. Two ends are hand-hemmed, and two edges are selvedge.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 11566

Accession Number: 1991.1764

Handkerchief

A man's handkerchief. Of square form, woven with green, yellow, blue, pink and off white cotton in a plaid pattern. It is enclosed on three sides by a wide striped border. Two ends are hand-hemmed.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11567

Accession Number: 1991.1765

Handkerchief

Of square form, linen in off white and butternut woven in double-line check pattern, with a wide butternut band at the border. It is hand hemmed.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 11568

Accession Number: 1991.1766.1-.2

Bed Sheet

A hand-woven rectangular linen sheet, pieced, with two hand-hemmed ends and two salvage ends.

Date: 1709-1791

Maker: Possibly Willcox, Anna (Maker)

Material: embroidering, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 11569

Accession Number: 1991.1767

Blanket

Of rectangular form, comprised of two panels of twill weave in off white wool, joined by a hand-sewn seam. The ends are overcast with navy blue wool yarn embroidered in "X's".

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11570

Accession Number: 1991.1768

Blanket

Of rectangular form, comprised of two panels of hand-woven off white wool, joined by a hand-sewn sea. The top end is accented with a pink wool chain stitch. It is hand-hemmed at both ends.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 11571

Accession Number: 1991.1769

Bedspreads and Bolster Cover

Two bedspreads and a bolster cover in a printed glazed cotton fabric patterned with sprigs of flowers in red, blue, green and black on a coffee ground. 1991.1770.1 is comprised of three panels of fabric. The reverse has a tiny printed "T" pattern in ivory and white. Overall it is quilted in a sc...

Date: 1820-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), piecing, printing (process), quilting

GUSN: 11572

Accession Number: 1991.1770.1-3

Doorstop

Heavy solid, round, green glass doorstop, that is patterned with sqaures.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 11573

Accession Number: 1992.760

Jug

A squat, bulbous form with a flaring neck, a spout and a wide strap handle. It has a cork at its mouth. It has a dark brown glaze.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 11574

Accession Number: 1992.765

Jug

Of cylindrical form with a wide collar and sloping shoulders. It has a strap handle. It may have been glazed brown.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 11575

Accession Number: 1992.766

Bottle

A double bottle, of two cylindrical forms with rounded shoulders and small wide collared mouths set on their shoulders. They are joined at the sides and by an arched strap handle. A redware body with a brown glaze.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead glaze

GUSN: 11576

Accession Number: 1992.767

Oriental Carpet

Of rectangular form, a red field with diamond shaped small medallions with striped flower-like extensions to each side. There are also "arrow" devices in blues, yellow, red and off white. These enclose a large dark blue hexagonal medallion, with arrow shaped ends filled with twisted arrow or bird de...

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dovetail joints, knotting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 11577

Accession Number: 1992.239

Boxed Traveling Set of Tumblers

Round paper box which stores a set of six graduated glass drinking tumblers. It has paneled paper that covers the inside panel. Likely used as a traveling set.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 11578

Accession Number: 1992.610.1

Boxed Traveling Set of Tumblers

A set of six graduated glass drinking tumblers with paneled sides and gilt rims. Likely used as a traveling set.

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 11579

Accession Number: 1992.610.2-7

Pot

It has a rolled circular rim on a ovoid form with a flat bottom and a glazed interior/unglazed exterior.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), lead (metal)

GUSN: 11580

Accession Number: 1992.775

Foot Stool

It has a rectangular overhanging top cut with shaped handhold at the center and a shaped skirt at the sides. There are splayed end boards with a double arch cut-out. There are traces of green paint.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 11581

Accession Number: 1991.835

Beads

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11268

Accession Number: 1917.915

Painted Trade Sign

Rectangular board embellished with borders in green stripse and blue and red dots; on the right is a stencilled figure of a horse and a man with a high-crowned hat in his hand.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Possibly Blood, Miles (Maker)

Material: painting (coating)

GUSN: 11269

Accession Number: 1991.1065

Portrait of Prudence Waters

Rectangular format of the head and shoulders of a woman in a dark brown oval; she wears a rust rose dress with a muslin cap; the frame is ebonized with an inner gold molding.

Date: 1779

Maker: Chandler, Winthrop, 1747-1790 (Maker)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 11270

Accession Number: 1991.1067.2

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11271

Accession Number: 1917.917

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11272

Accession Number: 1917.918

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11273

Accession Number: 1917.919

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11274

Accession Number: 1917.920

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11275

Accession Number: 1917.921

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11276

Accession Number: 1917.922

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11277

Accession Number: 1917.923

Bead

Beads for bead bags.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 11278

Accession Number: 1917.924

Bead

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 11279

Accession Number: 1917.925