Historic New England

Wristwatch

Gold wristwatch with a 8 chains studded with semi precious stones. Roman numerals on watch face.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Frodsham (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102776

Accession Number: 1990.3

Small gold watch with attached gold expandable (zig zag) chain. White face; intricate gold watch hands; black numbers; gold stars, and points. The watch is engraved with initials on the back and is then closed by a gold cover.

Date: 1885-1921

Maker: American Waltham Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: metal, glass (material), ceramic (material)

GUSN: 102777

Accession Number: 2004.1.10

Pocket Watch

Large, plain face watch in silver case. Back of watch is engraved and glass front opens.

Date: 1839-1840

Maker: Taylor, T.L. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102778

Accession Number: 1943.455

Pocket Watch

gold watch in plain case, Roman numerals. Intricately designed watch hands, decorations around the edge of the watch.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102779

Accession Number: 1943.2

Pocket Watch

gold watch with plain case. Opens on both sides. Watch face is under glass with Roman numerals.

Date: 1870-1909

Maker: E. Howard & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102780

Accession Number: 1940.823

Pocket Watch

Pocket watch with glass over the watch face. Roman numerals are slightly raised on the watch face and a large sunburst is painted in the middle of the face at the junction of the watch hands.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102781

Accession Number: 1921.329

Pocket Watch

Silver pocket watch with large white face under glass. Crack in face across the 10 o'clock hour. Glass opens up, and underneath watch face is a drawing of a flower bouquet. String attached for hanging.

Date: 1829-1838

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102782

Accession Number: 1925.199

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch that opens on both sides. Watch has Roman numerals and watch face is under glass. Both sides of outer watch case have light patterns and a flay circle in the center. Inside of watch case across from watch face has two circles of rope-like engraving.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: Vuille, Sandoz (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102783

Accession Number: 1918.888

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch with white face and black Roman numerals under glass. When watch is opened, behind the watch face is an illustration of fruit in a basket surrounded by flowers. Original container was a finely woven two-piece basket.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102784

Accession Number: 1940.491

Pocket Watch and Key

Swiss watch in silver case. Watch has Roman numerals and a second hand clock on the watch face. Watch opens up to both sides with a makers engraving on one side. The back of the watch has an engraved shield.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Molyneux, F. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102785

Accession Number: 1932.2661ab

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold pocket watch with key and with elaborate engravings around edges and pastel-colored flowers encircling watch face. Roman numerals and small second hand watch face.

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: Duchene Brothers & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102786

Accession Number: 1923.410ab

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch in silver case. White clock face with black Roman numerals. Back of watch is engraved with a shield

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Humbert (1804-1887), Alphonse (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102787

Accession Number: 1930.1042

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch that opens on both sides. Watch faces has Roman numerals and engraved behind the watch hands is a landscape.

Date: 1804-1820

Maker: Oudin, Charles (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102788

Accession Number: 1930.1300

Watch Chain

Watch chain with empty watch case. Leather strap with studs attached, elaborate engraving on back.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 102789

Accession Number: 1969.3615

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch with silver key. White watch face with Roman numerals under glass. Opens in back to original label of owner "Horace Johnson Manchester NH" entire watch comes out when opened.

Date: 1840-1841

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102790

Accession Number: 1963.283a-c

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Gold pocket watch in a gold case with a gold chain. Black Roman numerals without glass. Outside of watch in engraved with ivy leaves around the border and one large leaf in the center. Chain has a pulley with a ruby on it.

Date: 1871

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102791

Accession Number: 2007.15.187

Pocket Watch and Watch Chains

Watch with silver case and two leather straps, one attached and one unattached. The outer case has 9 labels of Phineas Rice, watchmaker, each with a date showing when the watch was cleaned. Outer watch face is a small circle under glass and is opened to a larger white watch face with two sets of Rom...

Date: 1822-1823

Maker: Tompion, Edward (Watchmaker) Pemberton, Samuel (Maker) Rice, Phineas (Maker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102792

Accession Number: 1923.587ab

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch, large with face with black Roman numerals. Inside of watch across from face has elaborate engraving patterns and back of watch has engraved recipient information.

Date: 1863

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102793

Accession Number: 1939.494

Pocket Watch

very plain gold pocket watch with large white face and black numbers. Back opens up to plain gold.

Date: 1894-1908

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102794

Accession Number: 1920.93

Pocket Watch

This gold watch consists of a gold face with an engraved image and an elaborately enameled case. The face depicts a shoreline with two large buildings or chateaux, their images reflected in the water below. There are two boats on the water and the near shoreline has treets and bushes visible. The h...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), enamel (fused coating), engraving (action), crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 102795

Accession Number: 1932.226

Pocket Watch and Key

Silver pocket watch with removable case, white watch face with black Roman numerals. Watch face has 5 holes showing metal underneath and many cracks across face, back of watch is dented inwards. Watch case is also dented inwards in the back and heavily tarnished. In watch case are 2 papers, one blue...

Date: 1786-1787

Maker: Watson, William (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102796

Accession Number: 1954.165ab

Pocket Watch and Key

silver pocket watch with gold key attached. Large white clock face under glass with Roman numerals, smaller second hand clock. Opens on both sides with engraving on the back side of a shield-like design

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102797

Accession Number: 1924.102ab

Pocket Watch and Keys

Silver pocket watch with two keys attached at the top. The front of the watch that opens to the clock face has a shield engraved on it.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Guille Pardoux (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102798

Accession Number: 1914.8a-c

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

Necklace

Necklace with three rectangular panels of white glass beads, one beaded with a pink flower and the other two with blue flowers, attached with multiple strands of colorless and white glass bead looped chains.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102400

Accession Number: 1938.1169

Watch Chain

Watch chain of alternating square and diamond shaped panels of cut steel beads attached with six black cords, ends in metal watch clip.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102401

Accession Number: 1969.2394

Watch Chain

Watch chain of alternating square and diamond shaped panels of cut steel beads attached with six black cords, ends in metal watch clip.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102402

Accession Number: 1969.3050

Sautoir

Sautoir of a flat glass bead panel with three beaded balls and ending in a bead tassel.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102403

Accession Number: 1942.264

Choker

Velvet choker set with colorless round, square, and marquise shaped paste stones, two hook and eye clasps.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102404

Accession Number: 1969.3000

Choker

Choker consisting of a flat black glass bead panel with a diamond and scroll design in gold colored metal and cut steel bead, multiple black bead chains attach two smaller panels with a gold bead design and two pieces of black silk grosgrain ribbon with snap clasps.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102405

Accession Number: 1967.113

Earrings

Pair of clip on earrings consisting of white plastic leaves with two white berries at top set in gold plated metal frames.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: Trifari, Krussman, and Fishel, Inc. (Jeweler)

GUSN: 102406

Accession Number: 1991.111ab

Earrings

Pair of ear clips set with a curved vertical row of colorless glass baguettes set in white metal frame. Retain their original C. Crawford Hollidge cardboard box.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: Joseph J. Mazer and Co., Inc. (Jeweler)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102407

Accession Number: 1991.110ab

Charge Coin Pendant and Bracelet

Copper link bracelet with seven sided copper pendant featuring the profile portrait of a woman with a classical hairstyle.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: C. Crawford Hollidge (Retailer)

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 102408

Accession Number: 1991.109

Hair Ornaments

Pair of black glass floral hair ornaments.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102409

Accession Number: 1935.249ab

Glover Buttoner

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102410

Accession Number: 1935.264

Hair Comb

A two pronged tortoiseshell hair comb with a head of two twisted bands.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102411

Accession Number: 1935.252

Hair Comb

Two pronged gilt metal hair comb with a graduated crown of balls.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102412

Accession Number: 1935.259

Hair Comb

Two pronged gun metal hair comb with a graduated crown of balls.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102413

Accession Number: 1935.258

Red Cross Pin

Round gold pin with an enameled red cross on a white background, safety catch on reverse.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102414

Accession Number: 1969.3606

Stickpins

Pair of stickpins with peach glass teardrop tops and twisted metal shafts.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102415

Accession Number: 1969.3609.1-2

Stickpin

Gold plated stickpin with a top in the shape of a hunting horn and a twisted shaft.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102416

Accession Number: 1969.3608

Stickpin

Gold stickpin with natural pearl head above a collar of diamond chips above a guard.

Date: 1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102417

Accession Number: 1969.3607

Cuff Link

Pair of silver cuff links consisting of two round buttons engraved with geometric patterns.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102418

Accession Number: 1969.3605.1-2

Cuff Links

Pair of brass cuff links consisting of two discs stamped with Arabic script on both sides..

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102419

Accession Number: 1969.3604.1-2

Shirt Studs

Three gold shirt studs in a twisted knot design.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102420

Accession Number: 1969.3603.1-3

Studs

Set of six round gold studs.

Date: 1875-1920

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

GUSN: 102421

Accession Number: 1969.3610.1-6

Choker

This choker-style necklace is comprised of two strands of faux pearls suspended from silver spacer bars at each end of the strands. Each bar is set with four round colorless pastes on one side and a stamped leaf design on the reverse. The necklace closes with a hook and pearl extender chain.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), white metal

GUSN: 102422

Accession Number: 1994.9