Historic New England

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted olive. 8" border above hem of leaf-filled vases alternating with trapezoidal scrolls in gilt paint; bronze flacking and glitter. 1-1/2" hem; wooden bar inserted. Wooden roller nailed to top; metal spring at top.

Date: 1876

Maker: Knapp Shade Roller (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9543

Accession Number: 1969.450A

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted olive. 8" border above hem of leaf-filled vases alternating with trapezoidal scrolls in gilt paint; bronze flacking and glitter. 1-1/2" hem; wooden bar inserted. Wooden roller nailed to top; metal spring at top. Circular tin pull attached at hem; other pull tied to it.

Date: 1876

Maker: Knapp Shade Roller (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9544

Accession Number: 1969.450B

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted light tan. Hem with wooden bar inserted. Roller with copper spring at right. Wrapping paper self-stripe tan; tied with string. Brown paper package (containing hardware?) under string.

Maker: Hartshorn Shade Products (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9545

Accession Number: 1969.449

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted in yellow, black, silver and green to imitate raised paneling. Spade and scroll motifs at corner. Wood and metal roller nailed at top.

Date: 1874

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9546

Accession Number: 1969.448

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted green; painted to imitate raised paneling in red, gilt, black and dark green. Hand sewn hem.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9547

Accession Number: 1969.447A

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted green; painted to imitate raised paneling in red, gilt, black and dark green. Hand sewn hem.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9548

Accession Number: 1969.447B

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted green; painted to imitate raised paneling in red, gilt, black and dark green. Hand sewn hem; wooden rod in hem.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9549

Accession Number: 1969.447C

Roller blind

White cotton canvas painted purple; painted rectangular frame with yellow, gilt, black and brown imitating raised paneling. Wooden rod in hem at bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9550

Accession Number: 1969.446

Window Curtain Panel

Rectangular; monochromatic printed columns of bouquets with tendrils; wavy vermicular ground. Hemmed top with drawstring. Hemmed bottom; selvage sides.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9551

Accession Number: 1966.8

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, off white panel; machine sewn applied knotted macrame' fringe; tassels. Hemmed and gathered along casing; drawstring.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: Aldrich, Diana Gaskill (Weaver)

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, hand weaving, machine sewing (technique), macrame (technique), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9552

Accession Number: 1965.112

Roller Blind

Natural cotton painted dark green on front; decorated with painted frame in brown, bronze, gilt and yellow imitating raised paneling. Cut away corners on frame; leaf above; shell and leaves inside. Wooden bar inserted at bottom hem; nailed in place.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9553

Accession Number: 1964.303

Bank

A Worcester County Institution for Savings toy bank in the shape of a book; bank building on front, boy scout illustration on back; wing topped pilaster on spine; leather book covere aroudn brass; coin slot on top, keyhole on side.

Date: 1923

Maker: Bankers Utilities Co. (Maker)

Material: embossing, engraving (printing process), machine-made, metal

GUSN: 9554

Accession Number: 1996.9

Paperweight

Rectangular brass paper weight with four feet commemorating the Worcester Mutual Fire Insurance Company's 100th Anniversary; building on front with trees; seal top right; inscriptions front and rear; fern on top rear; hourglass on bottom rear.

Date: 1923

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), machine-made, metal, stamping (forming)

GUSN: 9555

Accession Number: 1996.10

Knife, Paper

Blue plastic letter opener with hula dancer "hologram" on end.

Maker: unknown

Material: machine-made, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 9556

Accession Number: 1996.11

Cornice

An architectural fragment painted brown derived from a balcony

Date: 1742-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 9557

Accession Number: 1996.12

Commemorative cookie

Frosted gingerbread cookie in the form of a man on horseback.

Date: 1996

Maker: Otis, Hannah (Maker)

GUSN: 9558

Accession Number: 1996.14

Window curtain

White, sheer cotton mull; hemmed top; inner edge and bottom scalloped. All over flowering vine in tambour work, denser at inner edge and bottom.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, super, scalloping, embroidering

GUSN: 9559

Accession Number: 1963.251B

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, single piece panel of claret colored velvet; gathered across top onto five pleats; seven brass hooks. Lined with light claret/pink cotton.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 9560

Accession Number: 1961.100B

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, single piece panel of claret colored velvet; gathered across top onto five pleats; seven brass hooks. Lined with cream colored cotton.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 9561

Accession Number: 1961.99A

Window curtain panel

Rectangular, single piece panel of claret colored velvet; gathered across top onto five pleats; seven brass hooks. Lined with cream colored cotton.

Pieced square; block printed; polychromatic "islands" of peacocks amongst flowers underneath palm tree on gold/mustard yellow ground. Hemmed bottom edge with drawstring; selvage right side. Woven tape binding on left side; hemmed top.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Bannister Hall (Maker)

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

GUSN: 9216

Accession Number: 1987.253

Cloth Sample

Pieced panel; printed columns of ivy and rococo scrolls over white stripe. Dotted brown scrolls, columns divided with six narrow white stripes; tan brown ground. 1/2" hems at top and bottom; 2-3/4" hems at sides.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9217

Accession Number: 1987.192

Cloth fragment

Rectangular panels; some edges hemmed, others raw or selvage. Roller printed image of polychromatic birds and flowers on brown leaf-like islands or reserves; sprigs on tan and white jagged and dot ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9218

Accession Number: 1987.190A

Cloth Sample

Rectangular panels; some edges hemmed, others raw or selvedge. Roller printed image of polychromatic birds and flowers on brown leaf-like islands or reserves; sprigs on tan and white jagged and dot ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9219

Accession Number: 1987.190B

Cloth fragment

Rectangular panels; some edges hemmed, others raw or selvage. Roller printed image of polychromatic birds and flowers on brown leaf-like islands or reserves; sprigs on tan and white jagged and dot ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9220

Accession Number: 1987.190C

Bedding Fragment

Half panel; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9221

Accession Number: 1981.77.2

Bedding Fragment

Half panel; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9222

Accession Number: 1981.77.3

Bedding Fragment

Fragment; even light blue and white linen check of 1" square plain weave.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9223

Accession Number: 1981.77.4

Cloth Fragment

Three piece fragment; tan ground printed cotton. Large red and white rococo scrolls; flowering green viney plants sprouting from end of scroll. Remains of hem.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 9224

Accession Number: 1981.2B

Quilted Bedspread

T-shaped; tan cotton ground; large red and white rococo scrolls; flowering green viney plants sprouting from end of scroll. Overall quilted shell pattern; gathered ruffles along sides and bottom.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), piecing, quilting, ruffle

GUSN: 9225

Accession Number: 1981.2A

Fabric sample card

Fabric samples of thirteen worsted wool stripes glued to piece of paper.

Date: ca. 1730

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9226

Accession Number: 1980.408

Cloth fragment

Rectangular, linen; natural and gold check pattern.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 9227

Accession Number: 1977.129A

Cloth fragment

Rectangular, linen; natural and gold check pattern.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 9228

Accession Number: 1977.129B

Cloth fragment

Rectangular, fine cotton; white ground; trailing floral pattern running diagonally across panel of thick vine/stems; red thorns. Drab leaves; red peonies. Edges bound in old woven tape.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Possibly Bannister Hall (Maker)

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9229

Accession Number: 1976.177

Toile fragment "The Dance" and "The Departure"

Rectangular fragment; brown image on off white ground. Two repeating scenes entitled "The Dance" and "The Departure" showing the departure of poor family from their cottage and group of young adults dancing in a ring around a musician leaning against a tree. Borders of foliage and trees.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: Goldsmith, Oliver (Poet)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), piecing

GUSN: 9230

Accession Number: 1967.1B

Cloth fragment

Fustian panels woven in blue and white checks; pieced. 1-1/4" square checks.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: fustian, hand weaving, piecing

GUSN: 9231

Accession Number: 1959.26A

Toile fragment

Rectangular piece of copperplate print image of red on off white ground. Scene of William Penn's treaty with Indigenous Peoples based on Benjamin West's painting.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: West, Benjamin (Painter)

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), hand weaving, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 9233

Accession Number: 1957.135

Cloth fragment

Rectangular piece of cream colored cotton flannel folded over and tacked at ends. Woven stripes; primarily red across edge.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flannel, weaving, machine-made

GUSN: 9234

Accession Number: 1951.59

Linen yard goods

Square; off white plain weave linen.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9235

Accession Number: 1949.20F

Toweling

Square piece of off white twill weave; birdseye pattern.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: twill, fustian, hand weaving

GUSN: 9236

Accession Number: 1949.20E

Cloth Sample

Nearly square; alternating stripes of blue and red undulating rope vine. Stylized leaves and flowers in imitation embroidery; repeating leaves on dark red/brown ground; yellow tan borders. Machine sewn together.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9237

Accession Number: 1946.14

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