Historic New England

Children's Dress

Floral-print cotton child's sleeveless dress. Linen lined bodice with front darts, empire waistband, full skirt. Lace-edged full collar. No remaining back closures.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), lace (needlework), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 172439

Accession Number: 1992.242

Child's long-sleeve white cotton dress. Red embroidered piping around cuffs, collar, and button packet. Piping is in design of vine and flower motif. Three button front closure with hook and eye fasteners. Band collar. Russian or Scandanavian style (?).

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidery (visual works), printed textile materials, hand sewing

GUSN: 172440

Accession Number: 1992.243

Men's Vest

Printed cotton men's (possibly boys') vest; front pockets; linen-lined and linen backed; five-button front closure (covered buttons).

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), hand sewing

GUSN: 172443

Accession Number: 1992.244

Men's Waistcoat

Men's five-button waistcoat in blue cotton printed fabric with leaf, diamond and squiggle motif. Lined. Plain linen fabric at back. Adjustable belt with metal buckle at back. Three pockets.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printed textile materials, hand sewing

GUSN: 172444

Accession Number: 1992.249

Men's nightshirt

Men's long-sleeved linen nightshirt, sleeves gatheredat shoulders and cuffs, side slits; three button closure at neck

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), hand sewing

GUSN: 172451

Accession Number: 1992.250

Men's Pants

Men's white linen pants. Straight leg. Metal button front closure. Two metal buttons on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), hand sewing

GUSN: 172453

Accession Number: 1992.251

Side chair

Klismo style side chair with grain painting and stenciled fleur de lis and scroll decoration along crest rail and seat front, woven rush seat.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 172454

Accession Number: 2006.44.2187.1

Vandyking Trim

White cotton handsewn trim with jagged edge.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand sewing

GUSN: 171966

Accession Number: 1998.5824

Dress Fragment

SEE child records for description. Overall, fragments too small to get a full repeat.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171967

Accession Number: 1998.5825

Cloth fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with red, blue, yellow and green flroal pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171968

Accession Number: 1998.5825a

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with pink-red, yellow and green floral pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171969

Accession Number: 1998.5825b

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground with light purple/yellow, and blue floral

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171970

Accession Number: 1998.5825c

Cloth Fragment

Silk, floral brocade (green ground, with pink, yellow/gold, blue floral pattern)

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171971

Accession Number: 1998.5825d

No Title

Silk, damask bronze color. Linen strip of fabric attached. Small strip of 1998.5825 sewn to edge of 1998.5826a. Full repeat not evident.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171973

Accession Number: 1998.8626a

No Title

Silk damask, bronze color

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171974

Accession Number: 1998.8626b

No Title

Silk damask, bronze color

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171975

Accession Number: 1998.8626c

Dress Cloth Sample

Two pieces of green and white silk damask cloth from a dress.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171976

Accession Number: 1998.5827AB

Cloth Sample

Silk lampas fragments, one side: lavender ground with white floral pattern; the opposite side is white ground with lavender floral pattern.

Date: 1750-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lampas (textile material)

GUSN: 171979

Accession Number: 1998.5828

Tape trim

White silk tape trim (None-so-pretty)

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 171982

Accession Number: 1998.5829

Cloth fragment

Red and blue plaid woven cotton cloth fragment. Holes pierced in selvages.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving

GUSN: 171983

Accession Number: 1998.5831

Berlinwork Sample

Berlinwork sample with approximately seven patterns.

Date: 1860-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), Berlin woolwork

GUSN: 171984

Accession Number: 1998.5832

Bookmark

Incomplete Bristol board bookmark with blue harp design.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (textile), gold (metal)

GUSN: 171985

Accession Number: 1998.5833

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to white ribbon; red flowers in yellow and green urn design.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 171986

Accession Number: 1998.5834

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to blue-green ribbon

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 171987

Accession Number: 1998.5835

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to white ribbon

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 171988

Accession Number: 1998.5836

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to pink silk ribbons; anchor and flower design.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 171989

Accession Number: 1998.5837

Bookmark

Bristol board bookmark sewn to blue-green silk ribbon; lyre design

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 171990

Accession Number: 1998.5838

Box top

Cardboard box top; covered with white embossed paper; gilt corner edges; rectangular yellow label

Date: ca. 1820-1840

Maker: Haddock, Lincoln & Foss (Maker)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 171991

Accession Number: 1998.5840

Saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer with Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a central gold circle enclosing a bird and tree peony, border consists of flowers and birds.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 171993

Accession Number: 2006.44.1807.26

Box top

Cardboard box top covered with white paper stamped with manufacturer's name; blue corner edges; blue paper label inside.

Date: c. 1830-1860

Maker: Austin, D. F. (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 171994

Accession Number: 1998.5841

Bed Hanging Piece

Fragment of bed hanging; red copper plate print on cotton; diamond grid background, figures of men, women, and children watching a man taming a muzzled bear in front of a Triumphal Arch.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Leisnier, Nicholas Auguste, 1787-1857 (Engraver)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 171996

Accession Number: 1998.5842

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172000

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.21

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172002

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.15

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172004

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.16

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172005

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.17

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172006

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.18

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172007

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.19

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172008

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.20

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172009

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.22

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172010

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.23

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172011

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.24

Shot Mold

Steel shot mold hinged at middle; octagonal ring handle; two chambers

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 172012

Accession Number: 1998.5816

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172013

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.25

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172014

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.26

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172015

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.27

Demitasse cup

Chinese export porcelain demitasse cup with loop handle and two finger rests in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of two panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172016

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.28

Demitasse saucer

Chinese export porcelain saucer in Rose Medallion pattern consisting of four alternating panels of groups of birds, flowers and butterflies, and people in a landscape scene around a gold circle enclosing a gold "SWG" monogram, border is a flower and butterfly design.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 172017

Accession Number: 2006.44.1806.29

Purse

Cylindrical bag, beaded rose-colored background, scattered multi-colored flowers; central motif is a building with a tower, flanked by two trees wtih sun overhead. Two patterned silver bangles as handles. Lined pink warp-printed silk.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), silk (textile), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 172018

Accession Number: 1990.1412

Traveling Clock

Edith White Norton's traveling clock by Bigelow and Kennard.

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

GUSN: 172021

Accession Number: 1990.276

Firewood Holder

Birch bark firewood holder, framed in rough small logs with birch bark attached to frame. Design scratched or etched on bark, of stylized forste or jungle with a hunter in furs or fringed clothes, holding bow and arrow, of elk or moose, alligator or crocodile on one side, lower edge. Attributed to T...

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: Probably Snow, John (Artist) Possibly Tomah, Joseph (Artist)

Material: birch (wood)

GUSN: 172024

Accession Number: 1990.159.1

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