Historic New England

Folding Fan

Long, narrow bamboo sticks and guards; black paper leaf painted with Oriental scene in blue, yellow, silver and gold; brass rivet and washer.

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47242

Accession Number: 1965.217

Fan

No description

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47243

Accession Number: 1965.218

Pierced and carved ivory sticks and guards; white satin leaf painted with scene of a woman knitting leaning up against a tree, with a hunter looking on; also present are geese and a dog; arched metal handle with pearl rivets.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Possibly Laurence, A. (Painter)

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), piercing, satin

GUSN: 47244

Accession Number: 1965.219

Brise Feather Fan

Pierced ivory sticks and guards; guards have painted silver blocks; goose feathers dyed maroon, painted with exotic flowers in blue, green and silver; marabou tips on leaf; mother of pearl washer, thin pink and white ribbon.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), piercing

GUSN: 47245

Accession Number: 1965.220

Folding Fan

Narrow ivory sticks with scalloped edges, painted with gray and black floral garland; paper leaf painted with gray and black scene of two figures (man and woman) in landscape with bridge or aquaduct in background; reverse painted with sketch hut and fence in Chinoiserie style.

Date: 1745-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), scalloping

GUSN: 47246

Accession Number: 1965.221

Folding Fan

Bone or ivory sticks, carved and pierced and painted with figures and landscape scenes; paper leaf, painted with landscape scene of pagoda with mounts, water and ships; reverse is painted with sprays of pink and blue flowers.

Date: 1750-1759

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), painting (coating), piercing

GUSN: 47247

Accession Number: 1965.222

Fan Sticks

Sticks only: carved ivory with silver inlay; painted with small red, blue and pink flowers.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), inlay (process), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), silver (metal)

GUSN: 47248

Accession Number: 1965.223

Valance

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47249

Accession Number: 1965.225

Hat

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47263

Accession Number: 1965.385

Shoe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47264

Accession Number: 1965.501

Bed

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47265

Accession Number: 1965.1453H

Wallet

Red leather embroidered with silver bullion thread; in gold in white; scalloped and pointed flap, with jagged inner flap; two pockets.

Date: 1732

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leather

GUSN: 47266

Accession Number: 1966.1

Purse

Cotton drawstring purse with inkwork design and string handle.

Maker: Thaxter, Fanny L., 1791-1853 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), ink

GUSN: 47267

Accession Number: 1966.2

Handbag

Cotton drawstring purse with inkwork design and string handle.

Maker: Wheeler, Mary Howe Thaxter, 1793-1874 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), ink

GUSN: 47268

Accession Number: 1966.3

Alphabet/Verse Sampler

Alphabet/Verse Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, natural linen ground. Black cross stitched border. Alphabets at top, verse below. Two flowers in lower right hand corner. Alphabets: #1-some letters repeated #2-missing J #3-complete Numbers: "1-9,0"

Date: 1801

Maker: Thaxter, Fanny L., 1791-1853 (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 47269

Accession Number: 1966.4

Alphabet Sampler

Alphabet Sampler. Horizontal rectangle, natural linen ground. Red cross stitched border on sides, green cross stitched border at top and bottom. Polychromatic. Alphabets: #1 complete, some letters repeated; #2 missing "J"; #3 incomplete; #4 complete; Numbers: "1-9".

Date: 1796

Maker: Thaxter, Sarah, 1786-1873 (Embroiderer)

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

GUSN: 47270

Accession Number: 1966.5

Handkerchief

Yellow cotton handkerchief printed with a geometric design in black, red, and green. "Henry Wheeler" is inscribed in one corner.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47271

Accession Number: 1966.6

Child's Apron

Cream sheer cotton; gathered to self waistband; self ties; two decorative shield-shaped patch pockets; printed with band of foliate garland, musical instruments, globes and nautical symbols across waistband and around edges; medallion of female figure with harp in foliate garland frame on pockets an...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), hand-painted, stitching

GUSN: 47272

Accession Number: 1966.7

Cloth Fragment

Textile fragment from a skirt; shot silk taffeta, plain weave white ground; floral brocade in pink and shades of blue; paper handwritten tag reads "silk of a dress worn in the year 1680"; stitched tag "Wheeler / Worcester".

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), taffeta, brocading

GUSN: 47273

Accession Number: 1966.9

Decanter

Glass decanter with a stopper. Fluted body. Paper label.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), labels (identifying artifacts)

GUSN: 47274

Accession Number: 1966.10AB

Bandbox

Small oval pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) covered with two layers of wallpaper. Bottom layer is visible at edge of rim and is light blue. Top layer has a geometric stripe patterns with stripes of diamond shapes alternating with stripes of random dots and stripes of twig-like lines and dots. Bloc...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47276

Accession Number: 1966.14AB

Needlework Picture

This needlework picture depicts the story of Roman matron Cornelia. A standing woman, Cornelia, opens her arms to indicate her three children to a sitting woman with a necklace in her hands. Cornelia was allegedly asked to display her own treasures to compare with her visitor's fine jewelry. Corneli...

Date: 1804-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, paintings (visual works), silk (textile)

GUSN: 47277

Accession Number: 1966.15

CANE

Wood with bone handle; silver collar and brass tip; varnished/tan; handle has ring embedded at tip; knots in wood; hole for tassel.

Date: 1854

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), silver (metal), wood (plant material), varnishing

GUSN: 47278

Accession Number: 1966.17

Decanter

Red glass decanter with a stopper. Faceted body.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47279

Accession Number: 1966.18AB

Perfume Bottle

Cranberry-colored glass perfume bottle with round base, bulbous body and long, skinny neck with flaring, flat lip.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47280

Accession Number: 1966.19

Pitcher

Urn shaped pitcher with narrow neck and ruffled rim, applied s-shaped handle. colorless glass cased in blue with circle pattern on body

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), flashing (glassworking)

GUSN: 47281

Accession Number: 1966.20

Lamp

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47282

Accession Number: 1966.21

Pair of Sleeves

Pair of undersleeves with lace embroidery on the cuffs.

Date: 1905-1918

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46895

Accession Number: 1964.33AB

Pair of Sleeves

Embroidered sleeves with lace.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46896

Accession Number: 1964.34AB

Women's Tie

White scarf or sash, with narrow bands of lace at end, about two inches wide.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46898

Accession Number: 1964.35

Women's Tie

White scarf or tie with lace ends about four and a half inches wide.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46899

Accession Number: 1964.36

Dressing Gown

Wrapper. Brown and blue silk plaid taffeta with floral sprays; aubergine silk (solid panel) extends from neck to hem at front, and around hem, shoulder and cuffs; long sleeves; piping at high neck, armsceye, waist and hip yoke; pleats all around waist; large round self covered buttons arranged in pa...

Date: 1850-1866

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, silk (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46900

Accession Number: 1964.38

Pair of Drawers

Long cotton drawers with openwork trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), openwork

GUSN: 46901

Accession Number: 1964.40

Apron

White linen printed with blue alternating geometric stripes; full-length pinafore; three mother of pearl button with buttonholes at upper back; self ruffle around body from below buttons; scoop neck; two darts in front; angled pocket on right.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46902

Accession Number: 1964.43

Apron

White linen with white woven vertical pinstripe; short; rounded bottom; narrow extended waistband iwth broaad lace-edged ties; angled patch pockets with lace at opening; lace-edged attached ruffle around body.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 46903

Accession Number: 1964.44

Apron

White cotton with woven checkerboard pattern; extended self waistband with attached self ties with two wide eyelet segments at tip; patch pocket at right side; wide eyelet band inserted aat hem; wide eyelet ruffle attached at hem.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46904

Accession Number: 1964.45

Nightgown

White long-sleeved cotton nightgown with floral lace high collar and cuff, embroidered wrist, and three green ribbons going down center.

Date: 1885-1893

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46905

Accession Number: 1964.46

Nightgown

White long-sleeved cotton woman's nightgown, high neck collar with fleur-de-lis lace trim extending to waist, pleated yoke and wrists, includes pink ribbon on back of collar.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46906

Accession Number: 1964.47

Chemise

White cotton; high round neck center slit with button; sleeves cut in one (piece) with body; scalloped ends of sleeves; tapered at sides; very long.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 46907

Accession Number: 1964.48

Nightgown

White long-sleeved cotton nightgown with ruffle trimmed collar and ruffle lining of full button opening and cuff.

Date: 1850S

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 46908

Accession Number: 1964.49

Candelabra

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 46909

Accession Number: 1964.53

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46910

Accession Number: 1964.54A

Candlestick

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46911

Accession Number: 1964.54B

Dress

Purple irridescent taffeta with white pinstripes; high neckline; tucks at shoulder extend to waist; long double sleeves (long sleeves are detachable); Placket with brass buttons extends from neck to hem. Cartridge pleats all around, waist sligthly pointed at front; hook and eye closure and covered b...

Date: 1843-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 46912

Accession Number: 1964.56

Dress

This dress is made from pale blue silk lampas with a floral stripe alternating with floral sprays. The floral sprays are pink, brown and purple with blue leaves and stems. The bodicce is padded and boned, with a bateau neckline, cap sleeves edged in net lace, and V-shaped center front point. The bo...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 46913

Accession Number: 1964.57

Dress

This two-piece day dress consists of a matched bodice and skirt. The bodice is made from brown and cream-colored striped satin, with long sleeves and a V-shaped back that extends over the shoulders to form sleeve caps. The bodice is boned front and back, closes with ten buttons covered in brown silk...

Date: 1866-1868

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 46914

Accession Number: 1964.58.1-.2

Quilt Fragment

Plain cotton weave upper in beige and red diamond pattern. Backing is off-white linen. Batting present between layers. Stitched together with white thread in a diamond pattern using long stitch.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 46915

Accession Number: 1964.60

Collar Stay

Pair of collar supporters labeled "The Zig-Zag, No.600".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46916

Accession Number: 1964.61M

Collar Stay

Collar supporters labeled "Serpentine".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46917

Accession Number: 1964.61N

Button

Buttons labeled "Bee's Universal". Manufactured by B.F. Bee, Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 46918

Accession Number: 1964.61O

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