Historic New England

Cane

Dark brown; thin; crooked handle of bone carved w/ dog's head; brass beaded collar; plain wooden tip.

Date: 1850-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), brass (alloy), carving (processes), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 52031

Accession Number: 1941.204

Walking Stick

Golden wood; carved hexagonal top w/ scalloped ornament below; the rest of stick is round in shape; plain wooden tip.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 52032

Accession Number: 1941.206

Shawl

Primarily reds w/ black center w/ organizing motifs in black & red w/ blue, green & yellow; square.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, wool (textile)

GUSN: 52033

Accession Number: 1941.216

Shawl

Red ground w/ small black center; black scalloping effect outlining motifs w/ white & icy blue; compartmented edges; repeating leafy border; large paisley.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 52034

Accession Number: 1941.217

Doily

Round lace doily.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52037

Accession Number: 1941.224

Handkerchief

Lace handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52038

Accession Number: 1941.225

Sash

Black sash.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52039

Accession Number: 1941.227

Pair of Gloves

Black silk lace gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52040

Accession Number: 1941.228AB

Pair of Gloves

Black lace gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52041

Accession Number: 1941.231AB

Handkerchief

White handkerchief with a red and cgray cross pattern at the edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52042

Accession Number: 1941.232

VEIL

Black silk net; tambour/needle run; sprig & dot ground; dense floral & leaf border; scalloped edge.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), net (textile), silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 52043

Accession Number: 1941.237

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"

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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

Collar

White embroidery.

Date: 1848-1858

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52336

Accession Number: 1941.634

Ingrain rug

Rectangular strip; wool ingrain carpeting; overall small scale interlocking vermicular and line pattern in rust, peach and off white. Edges bound in red-brown tape.

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 52337

Accession Number: 1941.635

Handkerchief

Plain white handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52338

Accession Number: 1941.636

Collar

White lace collar with a leaf pattern.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52339

Accession Number: 1941.640

Collar

White lace collar.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52340

Accession Number: 1941.643

Cape Collar

White lace cape collar with a leaf pattern around the edges.

Date: 1829-1836

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52341

Accession Number: 1941.646

Collar

White lace collar with a floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52342

Accession Number: 1941.647

Collar

White collar with muslin applique.

Date: 1853-1858

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52343

Accession Number: 1941.650

Handkerchief

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52344

Accession Number: 1941.655

Collar

White rectangular collar with an embroidered border.

Date: 1819-1827

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52345

Accession Number: 1941.664

Collar

White lace collar with a floral and pasley pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 52346

Accession Number: 1941.667

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