Historic New England

Boot

Beige kid ankle boots; decorative topstitching; scalloped edged side; button closure w/ 9 tan small buttons; rounded square toe; round throat; 2 - 3/4" vamp; center front and back seams; sole has narrow waist, which is stained black; 1/4" sole shaped for left and right; 7/8" stacked wooden heel; whi...

Date: ca. 1878

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 46305

Accession Number: 1960.68AB

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 46307

Accession Number: 1960.69B

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 46308

Accession Number: 1960.69E

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 46309

Accession Number: 1960.69F

Button

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 46310

Accession Number: 1960.69G

Window curtain panel

Rectangular; two toned red silk damask. Light red images between floral basket with angels surrounded by floral wreath and capped with arch, and similar floral vase with ribbon at base suspending cluster of fruit with rake and shovel. Neo-rococo scrolls, flowers and brackets. Some edges have red com...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, glazing (coating), piecing, silk (textile)

GUSN: 46311

Accession Number: 1960.70A

Shoe

Single shoe of natural linen embroidered with stylized carnations and a floral trail in pink, blue, and red silk threads.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, homemade, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46312

Accession Number: 1960.71

Pair of Stockings

Off-white thick knit stockings, plain with many stains.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46313

Accession Number: 1960.72AB

Pair of Stockings

Off-white thick knit plain stockings.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46314

Accession Number: 1960.73AB

Slippers

White kid leather; bound w/ silk & linen tape; no trim; round square toe; square throat; 3-1/4" vamp; center back seam; sole has narrow waist. No heel; lined w/ linen; fragments of elastic ties are attached to lining; holes on vamp indicate trim/bows were attached at one time (missing now).

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 46315

Accession Number: 1960.74AB

Boots

Red moroccan leather upper; black patent leather vamp with point; stacked heel; striped cotton twill tape pull/straps; leather sole; left and right.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 46316

Accession Number: 1960.75DE

Shawl

Red and olive green stripe; linen and cotton with yellow and white plaid; border with narrow stripes; large.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46317

Accession Number: 1960.75

Pants

Cream cotton twill pants with a fall front with one pocket at the left, three buttons plus two gilt buttons, a buckle, and a hook and eye at the knee. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile), twill

GUSN: 46318

Accession Number: 1960.75A

Bonnet

Brown cotton with coral pink trim and ruffled edges.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting, silk (textile), weaving

GUSN: 46319

Accession Number: 1960.75F

Child's Cape

Red plaid; pale red chain stitch trim; one red silk tie (other is missing); pale pink lining; rounded front ends.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), wool (textile)

GUSN: 46320

Accession Number: 1960.75H

Child's Bonnet

White; openwork embroidery--ruffle with scalloped edge around face, double ruffle around neck; back section--central motif enclosed by star, surrounded by flowers enclosed in scalloped sections; same pattern on long lappets.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 46321

Accession Number: 1960.75L

Sash

Red and gold scarf.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46322

Accession Number: 1960.75P

Cape

Purple, white and green printed wool shoulder cape; cream ground printed with green floral spray lattice, with wide bands of purple with coral motif; imitates ombred design; trimmed with lavender looped fringe; lined with sheer cotton.

Date: 1837-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46323

Accession Number: 1960.76

Bed Hanging Panel

Panels of pieced, glazed plain weave cotton with roller print block print combination polychromatic repeating large scale floral motifs with sawtooth arc borders; heavy use of green, very busy with little white ground; edges bound in a striped honeycomb tape. Pieced panel with raw edges.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), piecing

GUSN: 46324

Accession Number: 1960.77A

Whole cloth quilt

Top of two pieces of woven striped wool and cotton; alternating rows of black and white and blue and reddish-orange. Back same, but of blue and white stripes on reddish-orange ground. Diamond quilting pattern.

Date: 1815-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, quilting, wholecloth quilts, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46325

Accession Number: 1960.78

Bed valance fragment

Rectangular, straight, brown; shaped end and scallop at other end that is cut away. Single, embroidered floral vine with flowers and berries; large leafy scroll in center of vine.

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), embroidering, linen (material), tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 46326

Accession Number: 1960.79

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46327

Accession Number: 1960.80A

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46328

Accession Number: 1960.80B

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46329

Accession Number: 1960.80C

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46330

Accession Number: 1960.80D

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46331

Accession Number: 1960.80E

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46332

Accession Number: 1960.80F

Chair seat cover

Tapered rectangle shape; mulberry glazed chintz ground printed with overall sprawling floral print in pinks, browns and blue. Seamed at corners to fold under. Tape drawstring in underside.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), chintz, cotton (textile), glazing (coating), stitching, piecing, silk (textile), textiles, upholstery, tin (metal)

GUSN: 46333

Accession Number: 1960.81A

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46334

Accession Number: 1960.82

Chair seat cover

No description

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, printing (process), rolling up, upholstery

GUSN: 46335

Accession Number: 1960.83

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46336

Accession Number: 1960.84

Dust Covers

Cotton slipcovers with a pleated ruffle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46337

Accession Number: 1960.85A-C

Bed Flounce or Dust Ruffle

Long, rectangular, off white; geometric, including diamonds and blocks. Top gathered on tape binding with sets of ties every 8". 6" wide applied mill fringe; 1-1/2" wide heading of double zig-zag design; knotted netting with tassels.

Date: 1820-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, weaving, alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 46338

Accession Number: 1960.86

Plaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 46122

Accession Number: 1959.209

Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 46123

Accession Number: 1959.210

Plaster

Chunk of clay plaster with straw.

Date: 1650-1700

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, plaster, stone (rock), straw (plant material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46124

Accession Number: 1959.211

Slide Bolt

Surface mounted. Flat bar held to plate with two straps. Wood or simulated porcelain handle secured with brass rivet. Heavy coat of yellow paint.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), painting (coating), porcelain, artificial, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46125

Accession Number: 1959.213

PLASTER

Light brown; lath and key impressions; white paint layers on front.

Date: ca. 1692

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, hair, painting (coating), sand

GUSN: 46126

Accession Number: 1959.214

Nail

In box of "floor board nails."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46127

Accession Number: 1959.217

Nail

Two hand-wrought finish nails.

Date: ca. 1763

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46128

Accession Number: 1959.218BC

Plaster

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster

GUSN: 46129

Accession Number: 1959.216BC

Clay Daub

Chunk of clay and straw.

Date: ca. 1695

Maker: unknown

Material: clay, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 46130

Accession Number: 1959.219A

Latch Assembly

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46131

Accession Number: 1959.222A-C

Screw

Brass screw; tapered shaft; flat, slotted head.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46132

Accession Number: 1959.222D

Nail

Hand-wrought finish nail.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46133

Accession Number: 1959.226

Nail

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46134

Accession Number: 1959.243BC

Slide Bolt

Surface mounted. Brass handle centered on iron rod, between straps. Large amounts of green paint extant.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 46135

Accession Number: 1959.243A

PANEL

White over gray paint sample on raised panel.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 46136

Accession Number: 1959.249

Half-size door

Half-size door with one raised field, feather-edged panel and quarter-round molded grooves. Reverse: flat panel and groove. The door appears to have been painted perhaps once. A wood grain pattern showing may represent the actual grain or it may have been grained at the tim that it was painted.

Date: 1734-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: molding (forming), softwood

GUSN: 46137

Accession Number: 1959.251

Nail

Very fine cut nail.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 46138

Accession Number: 1959.253B

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