Historic New England

Beads

Multiple faceted cut steel beads on cotton string with red tassel.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102355

Accession Number: 1943.362

Beads

Tassel of cut iron beads

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102356

Accession Number: 2007.15.223

This brooch is composed of a large curved section of ivory or bone cut to resemble a large animal's claw. It is set at the wider end with a yellow gold terminal decorated with bands of curved, lace-like engraved patterns. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), bone (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102357

Accession Number: 1946.524

Necklace, Bracelet and Earrings

Jewelry set consisting of a necklace, bracelet and pair of drop earrings. All feature spun satin glass beads with applied blue glass decoration, bracelet and necklace have flat round pendants.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102358

Accession Number: 1940.580a-d

Necklace

Necklace of white satin glass beads in spun in spirals with cross pendant, all strung on a white ribbon.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102359

Accession Number: 1935.232

Necklace

Jet necklace with alternating rectangular and circular with eight heart shaped drops with faceted centers.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102360

Accession Number: 2007.15.130

Necklace

Jet necklace with alternating round, faceted and elongated corkscrew beads on a black cord and spring ring clasp.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102361

Accession Number: 2007.15.133

Choker

Jet choker with a row of faceted hexagonal shaped beads strung between two chains of smaller round jet beads.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102362

Accession Number: 2007.15.220

Watch Chain

Watch chain of alternating oval and round faceted jet beads on metal links with spring ring and watch clip.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102363

Accession Number: 1969.3059

Watch Chain

Watch chain of faceted jet beads on a metal chain with spring ring and watch clip.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102364

Accession Number: 1969.3054

Sautoir

Sautoir with a double strand of small jet beads segmented by round black wood beads.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102365

Accession Number: 2007.15.132

Bracelet

Pair of jet bracelets of faceted marquise shaped beads.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102366

Accession Number: 1963.288ab

Necklace

Necklace of round vulcanite beads with spring ring clasp.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102367

Accession Number: 2007.15.131

Sautoir

Sautoir of faceted jet beads joined by metal links with faceted pear shaped pendant.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102368

Accession Number: 1937.896

Necklace

A necklace of molded round striped beads and two oval beads made of an unknown composite material with molded classical bust portraits on each side.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102369

Accession Number: 1938.416

Necklace

Necklace of graduated round black lacquered beads, spring ring clasp.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102370

Accession Number: 1942.260

Necklace

This necklace is a series of molded rounded vulcanite or hard rubber beads strung on a black cord.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: vulcanite, molding (forming), rubber (material)

GUSN: 102371

Accession Number: 1924.314

Necklace

Large oval vulcanite links make up this long necklace.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: vulcanite

GUSN: 102372

Accession Number: 1924.315

Chatelaine

Chatelaine with diamond-shaped central medallion set with large colorless cut glass stones set in gold-colored metal. A pair of gold-colored chains, each set with similar colorless faceted stones, hang from the medallion. Each chain ends in a gold-colored metal hook.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102373

Accession Number: 1964.103

Pair of Earrings

Red horsehair earrings in the shape of flowers with gold ear wires.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 102375

Accession Number: 1919.620AB

Brooch

Floral brooch with three heart shaped pendants made of dyed red horsehair.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102376

Accession Number: 1932.203

Necklace and Earrings

Silver filigree floral necklace and matching floral drop earrings.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102377

Accession Number: 1940.590a-c

Hair Ornament and Earrings

Silver hair ornament and earrings with thin hammered maple leaves, earrings have silver filigree rosette tops.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102378

Accession Number: 1940.588a-c

Bracelets

Pair of bracelets with four rows of iridescent snail shells woven together with strings of colorless glass beads, shell tassel attached at one end, square gold colored metal clasp.

Date: 1850-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102379

Accession Number: 2007.15.8ab

Necklace

Necklace of a single strand of iridescent snail shells.

Date: 1850-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102380

Accession Number: 1941.1064

Necklace

Pair of necklaces consisting of single strands of polished white shells.

Date: 1850-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102381

Accession Number: 1941.1065ab

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of a woven open tube of iridescent snail shells and colorless glass beads and ends in two shell and glass bead tassels.

Date: 1850-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102382

Accession Number: 2007.15.138

Bracelets

Pair of bracelets with four rows of iridescent snail shells woven together with strings of colorless glass beads, shell tassel attached at one end, square gold colored metal clasp.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102383

Accession Number: 1935.231bc

Sautoir

Sautoir with a woven band of iridescent snail shells and strings of iridescent glass beads and two shell and glass bead tassels.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102384

Accession Number: 1935.231a

Beaded Chain

Beaded chain necklace consisting of square panels of iridescent white glass beads each featuring a beaded gold letter, panels are attached with strings of white glass beads.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102385

Accession Number: 1947.230

Sautoir

A woven cut-steel bead necklace, with divided band linked together at back of neck and on each side, pendent fringed medallion at front, design throughout based on the lozenge form, woven with silver, yellow and orange beads.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), steel (alloy), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 102386

Accession Number: 1990.1400

Beaded Necklace

This beaded necklace is woven with white glass beads with black bead fretwork pattern.

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102387

Accession Number: 1923.515

Beaded Chain

Flat black glass bead chain with gold bead geometric patterns and objects, inscribed in gold beads "Sarah W. Baxter."

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102388

Accession Number: 1927.1112

Watch Chain

Flat black glass bead chain with silver bead Greek key design, one end has three faceted jet beads with a black bead tassels with silver bead tips, other end has a three faceted jet beads and cap with a metal clip for a watch.

Date: 1830-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102389

Accession Number: 2007.15.219

Beaded Chain

Flat blue glass bead chain with beaded pink flowers and green leaves, inscribed in white beads, "A New Years gift / M.S.T," silk ribbon ends. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102390

Accession Number: 1925.344B

Beaded Chain

Flat blue glass bead chain with beaded pink flowers and green leaves, inscribed in white beads, "A New Years gift / M.S.T," silk ribbon ends. One of a pair.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102391

Accession Number: 1925.344A

Watch Chain

Flat black glass bead chain with geometric patterns in white and red beads, inscribed in beads "Time is a Gift of Inestimable value / S. Burnap 1833," black silk ribbon ends.

Date: 1833

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102392

Accession Number: 1965.110

Watch Chain

Flat black glass bead chain with pink, blue and gold geometric designs, inscribed in pink beads "C. Whiting," black silk ribbon ends.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102393

Accession Number: 1934.1798

Watch Chain

Flat pink glass bead chain with looped edge, gold colored metal barrel shaped clasp.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102394

Accession Number: 1927.901

Necklace

This fragment of a beaded necklace or watch chain is composed of two panels of pink glass beads with an abstract floral decoration in white beads, attached by multiple strands of white beads.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102395

Accession Number: 1922.228

Necklace

Necklace of three red glass bead square panels attached together with multiple looped chains of red glass beads, gold rectangular clasp set with filigree rosettes.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102396

Accession Number: 1941.1076

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of two twisted ropes of black glass beads with knotted ends and large tassels.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 102397

Accession Number: 1942.261

Necklace

Necklace of alternating glass bead white and blue flowers with yellow centers, silk ribbon ties at ends.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102398

Accession Number: 1969.2403

Necklace

Necklace of four white glass bead rectangular panels with floral designs in multi-colored glass beads, attached with multiple looped chains of white and clear glass beads, silk ribbon ties are missing.

Date: 1837

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102399

Accession Number: 1942.1122

Coral Earrings

Each of this pair of coral earrings with carved rose blossom tops and drops made of carved rose blossoms and leaves are individually stitched onto a black velvet ribbon bow.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101747

Accession Number: 2006.44.104

Letter with attached lock of hair

This looped circle of light brown hair is tied with a green silk ribbon and pinned to a letter written by a young woman to her intended several months prior to their wedding.

Date: 1863

Maker: Fogg, Almira Tolford, 1837-1899 (Author)

Material: human hair, paper by function, silk (fiber)

GUSN: 101748

Accession Number: 2007.15.92ab

Ring

Plain gold plated band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101749

Accession Number: 1917.105

Ring

Gold ring with open-work shoulders and two rows of silver circles each set with faux prongs and small diamonds (three missing).

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), gold alloy

GUSN: 101750

Accession Number: 1987.631

Brooch

Gold pinwheel-shaped brooch made from feathered-scroll arms with a faceted green stone set at the center. Small round pearls are prong-set at the end of each arm. A gold circle supports the arms and the closure on the back.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), pearl (animal material), emerald (mineral)

GUSN: 101751

Accession Number: 2006.44.22

Thimble

Gold thimble in original Bigelow Kennard & Co. case.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Bigelow, Kennard & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Retailer)

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 101752

Accession Number: 2006.44.43ab

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