Historic New England

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, black silk. Double thickness.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225322

Accession Number: 2006.44.3447

Table runner

Table runner, red silk with blue, violet, and salmon colored floral pattern in center.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225323

Accession Number: 2006.44.3448

Scarf

Scarf, dark green silk, narrow rectangular shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225324

Accession Number: 2006.44.3449

Table runner

Table runner, sheer silk, red and pink floral pattern on tan ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 225325

Accession Number: 2006.44.3450

Charger

Round pewter charger with the monogram "L C" stamped on brim.

Date: 1780-18401 1/4

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin alloy

GUSN: 225326

Accession Number: 1934.628

Handkerchiefs

Pair of handkerchiefs, square with floral embroidery and scalloped edges. "APP" monogram in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225327

Accession Number: 2006.44.3451

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton with "D" or "B" embroidered in right corner [Duncan or Borden?]. Four lines of band decoration around edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225328

Accession Number: 2006.44.3452

Handkerchief

Set of eight handkerchiefs, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225329

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square with floral embroidery and scalloped edges. "APP" monogram in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225330

Accession Number: 2006.44.3451.1

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square with floral embroidery and scalloped edges. "APP" monogram in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225331

Accession Number: 2006.44.3451.2

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225332

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.1

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225333

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.2

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225334

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.3

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225335

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.4

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225336

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.5

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225337

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.6

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225338

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.7

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, square white cotton, "APP" monogram in bottom right corner. Simple 1/4" hemmed border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225339

Accession Number: 2006.44.3453.8

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with pink band border. "P" embroiedered in pink thread in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225340

Accession Number: 2006.44.3454

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton, floral embroidery around edges, basket of flowers and ribbon embroidered in each corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225343

Accession Number: 2006.44.3455

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, plain white cotton with scalloped edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225344

Accession Number: 2006.44.3456

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with simple 1" hemmed border. "P" monogram in bottom right corner. "M.D. Phillips" handwritten in center.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225347

Accession Number: 2006.44.3457

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with simple 3/16" hemmed border. "P" embroidered inside a floral medallion in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225352

Accession Number: 2006.44.3458

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, green and white cotton. "Anna" embroidered in yellow in bottom right corner. Darker yellow flowers embroidered in center.

Maker: Phillips, Anna Pingree Wheatland, 1870-1938 (Owner)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225353

Accession Number: 2006.44.3459

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, sheer white cotton with simple 3/16" hemmed border. "MDP" monogram embroidered inside floral wreath on bottom right corner.

Maker: Phillips, Margaret Duncan (Owner)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225354

Accession Number: 2006.44.3460

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with 3/4" decorative lace border.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 225355

Accession Number: 2006.44.3461

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with "P" embroidered in a circle in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225356

Accession Number: 2006.44.3462

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, sheer white cotton, simple 3/16" hemmed border. Gothic style "P" embroidered in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225357

Accession Number: 2006.44.3463

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white cotton with simple 1/8" hemmed border. Plain "P" embroidered in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225358

Accession Number: 2006.44.3464

Handkerchief

Handkerchief, white lace, triangular shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 225359

Accession Number: 2006.44.3465

Handkerchiefs

Set of three handkerchiefs, white cotton edged with triangular shaped lace. "P" monogram in bottom right corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225360

Accession Number: 2006.44.3466

Bracelet

Light brown table-worked hair bracelet, gold rectangular clasp set with a braid of light brown hair under glass and surrounded by a row of seed pearls.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101346

Accession Number: 1927.761

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of seven rows of brown table-worked hair with gold engraved findings and serpent head hook clasp.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101347

Accession Number: 1953.36

Watch Chain

Watch chain of brown hairwork with gold engraved findings and hook and clip clasps.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101348

Accession Number: 1936.277

Watch Chain

Brown hairwork watch chain with gold plated serpent head hook clasp.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101349

Accession Number: 1928.898

Unfinished Hair Bracelets

Four pieces of hairwork, never mounted with clasps.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101350

Accession Number: 1927.396-399

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of a twisted rope of woven hair, two hair ball slides.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101351

Accession Number: 1937.589

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of three woven ropes of hair connected by gold circular mountings.

Date: 1830-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 101352

Accession Number: 1934.1799

Watch Chain

Watch chain consisting of a woven rope of hair and five octagonal gold mounts and gold slide.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101353

Accession Number: 1943.306

Necklace

This tube of table-worked brown hair is missing its gold mounts and clasp.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair

GUSN: 101354

Accession Number: 1928.197

Necklace Fragment

This necklace of table-worked hair is embellished at two points with a gold tube mount. The necklace would have clasped at the center back but that clasp and mount are now missing.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101355

Accession Number: 1928.900

Necklace

Brown twisted rope hair necklace with gold engraved clasp and brown hair cross pendant.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: Probably Curtis, Isabella Pelham, 1832- 1915 (Maker)

Material: human hair, gold alloy

GUSN: 101356

Accession Number: 1943.1

This necklace is composed of individual oval "beads" of brown table-worked hair strung on another hair cord. It has two octagonal gold mounts, each decorated with chased floral designs. The mount at the center front has a small ring for a pendant (now missing). the mount at the center back is in th...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101357

Accession Number: 1927.2102

Hair Chain

Rope of woven hair, ends are frayed.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101358

Accession Number: 1937.904

Bracelet

This bracelet is composed of four rows of table-worked brunette human hair braided together. The bracelet attaches with a three-part clasp. Each end of the hair braid is enclosed in a chased gold end cap. One cap is attached with a tube hinge to an openwork swirled gold oval rosette set with a puff ...

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101359

Accession Number: 1920.545

Necklace Fragment

This necklace of table-worked hair is embellished at the center front with a gold tube mount. The necklace clasped at the center back with a matching gold mount and tube closure (now broken but attached to the necklace with a length of thread).

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: human hair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101360

Accession Number: 1928.899