Historic New England

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Long strip of narrow, though uneven, pieces woven with dark green tree-like limbs; irregular-shape leaf clusters on polychromatic woven stripe ground that includes pink, orange, etc.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46018

Accession Number: 1959.1

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Rectangular with dark green leaf and floral motifs. Border of same green tree-like limbs and irregular shaped leaves; green bar with line of pink dots. All on ground of polychromatic woven stripes.

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46019

Accession Number: 1959.2

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Rectangular, with dark green leaf designs on bright polychromatic woven stripe ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46020

Accession Number: 1959.3

Strip, with selvage edges comprising parts of larger, unidentified pattern incorporating medallions with wide strapwork, brackets and abstract floral components; vein-like ground. Predominantly red and green; some light blue.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46021

Accession Number: 1959.4A

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

No description

Date: 1851-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46023

Accession Number: 1959.7A

Carpet Sample

Rectangular strip; selvage sides and raw ends. Polychromatic wool warps with natural cotton weft producing uneven stripes, wide central band of tan/cream flanked by bands of shades of green, then shades of red with tan-cream selvage.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, hand weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46024

Accession Number: 1959.8

Carpet Sample

Rectangular strip; twill weave. Polychromatic uneven stripes in diagonal and zig-zag patterns. Selvage sides; raw ends.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves

GUSN: 46025

Accession Number: 1959.9

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Rectangular strip; selvage sides. Woven with overall design of scrolling leafy vines in large, naturalistic scale. On woven green and red striped ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46026

Accession Number: 1959.10

Rag Carpet Sample

Rectangular strip of rag carpet with selvage sides; one hemmed and one raw end. Fine, but closely packed; two-ply polychromatic wool warp with dark and white wool rag weft producing uneven striped pattern. Wide center stripe of gold with bleached warp yarn "spots" flanked by narrower green stripes ...

Date: 1830-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46027

Accession Number: 1959.11

Window Curtain Material Sample

Rectangular, fine cotton; naturalistic images of cock and hen pheasants among ferns and other flowers. Primarily blue and tans; off white ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 46028

Accession Number: 1959.17

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

No description

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46029

Accession Number: 1959.18

Bed Curtain Fragment

Black and white copperplate views of the life of a horse. Views progress down from racer, to squire's fox ride, to drawing a stage, to drawing a cart, to being dead in a cart.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up, toile (textile material), textiles, copper (metal)

GUSN: 46030

Accession Number: 1959.19

Cloth Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46031

Accession Number: 1959.23

Bed Curtain Fragment

Rectangular; even blue and white check pattern. Hemmed ends and one side; one selvage side.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 46032

Accession Number: 1959.25

Bag

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46033

Accession Number: 1959.27

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, thin cotton; single piece folded with hemmed open end.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 46034

Accession Number: 1959.28

Kerchief

Blue and white checkered kerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46035

Accession Number: 1959.29

Pillowcase

White linen pillowcase with lace at the edge and an embroidered "D".

Maker: unknown

Material: drawn thread work, embroidering, lace (needlework), linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 46036

Accession Number: 1959.30

Bedspread

White cotton; five rows of four large cross-stitched flower sprigs with diamonds interspaced. Remains of netted fringe on all edges; knotted cotton cording on sides. Gathered along sides.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: Possibly Bidwell, Jemima (Maker) Possibly Bidwell, Theodora (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, fringe

GUSN: 46037

Accession Number: 1959.31

Blanket

Cream ground with woven dark blue checker pattern.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Titus, Sarah Post (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46038

Accession Number: 1959.32

Charlestown Quilt

T-shaped; central pieced block of block-printed and painted Chinese arched bridge; swans; floral collage. Border repeating pattern of Chinese boats and musicians under palm tree. Body alternating rows of white cotton panels of corded and stuffed floral sprig and vine with running balls border; panel...

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, linen (material), piecing, whitework

GUSN: 46039

Accession Number: 1959.33

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded; 7/8" wide hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 46040

Accession Number: 1959.34

Nail

Hand-wrought, rosehead nail.

Date: ca. 1684

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, metal

GUSN: 46041

Accession Number: 1959.51A

Spike

Four hand-wrought nails with "tongued" ends. In box labeled "exterior planking spikes."

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46042

Accession Number: 1959.51B-E

Spike

Hand-wrought spike with end curiously split and curled over.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46043

Accession Number: 1959.53

Nail

Small hand-wrought nail with rosehead.

Date: 1702-1714

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 46044

Accession Number: 1959.54

Collar

Narrow lace collar.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46831

Accession Number: 1963.302

Lace Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46832

Accession Number: 1963.303

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/verse sampler; square ivory linen ground; polychromatic, large scale floral border; small scale house at bottom.

Date: 1832

Maker: McConihe, Mary A., 1818- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46833

Accession Number: 1963.305

Chair Seat Cover Fragment

T-shaped; pieced wool blocks; large center block with smaller blocks along sides. Each with appliqued floral sprig, bird or arrow.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), piecing, upholstery, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46834

Accession Number: 1963.308E

Soup plate

One of a set of thirteen porcelain enameled soup plates with decoraton sometimes known as Rose Medallion. The plates in the set are not identical.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46835

Accession Number: 1963.312.2

Dinner plate

One of a set of fifteen porcelain enameled dinner plates. Four scrolled medallions depicting figures engaged in various activities and birds, insects, and flowers are surrounded by scrolling flowers and butterflies. The central medallion has a gold band border and depicts various birds and flowers. ...

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain

GUSN: 46836

Accession Number: 1963.313.1

Luncheon Plate

One of a set of nine porcelain enameled luncheon plates. Four scrolled medallions depicting figures engaged in various activities and birds, insects, and flowers are surrounded by scrolling flowers and butterflies. The central medallion has a gold band border and depicts various birds and flowers. T...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46837

Accession Number: 1963.314.1

Serving Bowl

Shallow porcelain enameled bowl with deep scallop rim. This design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 46838

Accession Number: 1963.317

Punch Bowl

Large, porcelain enameled punch bowl. Interior and exterior border on gold ground of green leaves, pink and white flowers, blue scrolls and birds of paradise; band around base of green tendrils and pink peonies on gold ground; scenes in gold Greek key bordered rectangular panels of figures in the in...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, hand-painted, porcelain, underglazing

GUSN: 46839

Accession Number: 1963.319

Oval Serving Dish

Assymetrical, oval serving dish with Rose Medallion pattern decoration.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 46840

Accession Number: 1963.320

Square Serving Dish

Square, enameled porcelain serving dish. This design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, enameling, hand-painted

GUSN: 46841

Accession Number: 1963.321

Platter

Small oval enameled dish. Rose Medallion pattern.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 46842

Accession Number: 1963.322

Platter

Oval, porcelain enameled platter with green tendrils, pink peonies, and butterflies around six medallions depicting figures engaged in various activities and birds, insects, and flowers. A central circular medallion depicts a floral decoration. This design is sometimes known as Rose Medallion.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 46843

Accession Number: 1963.323.2

Flowerpot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 46844

Accession Number: 1963.326

Towel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 46845

Accession Number: 1963.331

Dish

Delftware plate with white glaze and blue decoration. Wide border of abstract flowers with fan-like leaves. Central image of flowers, vase on table, and fence.

Date: 1710-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), tin glaze

GUSN: 46846

Accession Number: 1963.332

Portrait of Guilford Dudley Young

Bust-length portrait of a man with a green collar and white stock. Original label reads "Brother of Caroline Young (Mrs. Ebenezer Dale), Guilford Dudley Young, painted by one of his classmates Yale College."

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 46847

Accession Number: 1963.336

Coverlet

Blue wool and white linen, reversible; overall geometric pattern of striped and barred gridwork; four small interlocking wheels at intersections. Selvage side edges; hemmed top and bottom.

Date: 1790-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving, piecing, textiles, wool (textile)

GUSN: 46848

Accession Number: 1963.339

Two Dragon Serving Boats

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 46849

Accession Number: 1963.340.1-.2

Needlework Picture

This round, silk mourning picture depicts nine mourners dressed in black huddle around a monument with urn on top. Several figures string a garland of roses on the front and side of the monument. One weeping willow on either side and a white classical revival house at the left.

Date: 1804

Maker: Attributed to Abbe, Betsey, 1788-1809 (Maker) Lydia Royce School (Inscriber)

Material: embroidering, painting (coating), silk (textile)

GUSN: 46850

Accession Number: 1963.341

Chair

Armchair. Maple seat rail, white pine corner blocks. Seat and back upholstered in red damask; open arms, inlaid; straight stretchers. Rests on straight legs with casters.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), maple (wood), upholstering, Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 46851

Accession Number: 1963.345

Sideboard

Sideboard. Bowfront facade with three upper drawers; three lower doors; inlaid drawers and doors. Rests on tapered legs with inlaid cuffs, bellflowers.

Date: 1795-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: inlay (process), mahogany (wood), veneer, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 46852

Accession Number: 1963.346

High Chest

High chest. Mahogany with white pine secondary wood. Top section has four long drawers and three short drawers. Top center drawer decorated with a carved shell. Scroll pediment, finials missing. Four drawers on bottom section. Carved fan on bottom center drawer. Rests on cabriole legs that term...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 46853

Accession Number: 1963.349AB

Andiron

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46854

Accession Number: 1963.351A

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