Historic New England

Scythe

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 36091

Accession Number: 1933.1413

Sewing Kit

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 36092

Accession Number: 1933.1414

Clothes Line Reel

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 36093

Accession Number: 1933.1419

Brush

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36094

Accession Number: 1933.1421A

Comb

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36095

Accession Number: 1933.1421B

Ladle

Silver sauce ladle with a fiddle handle, rounded shoulder, and elliptical bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 36096

Accession Number: 1933.1423

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered image of a harp or lyre on Bristol board mounted on dark purple ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36097

Accession Number: 1933.1424

Garter

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36098

Accession Number: 1933.1433A

Garter

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36099

Accession Number: 1933.1433B

Blouse

Blue, short-sleeved blouse with a buttoned front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36100

Accession Number: 1933.1435

Game

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36101

Accession Number: 1933.1437

White kid ankle length; scalloped top is higher in front & lined at top w/ red silk; topstitched; no trim. Outside button closure w/ scalloped edge & 10 white small buttons (some are leather); rounded square toe; round throat; 2-3/8" vamp; center front & center back seam. Sole has narrow waist & i...

Date: 1882

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching, machine-made, silk (textile)

GUSN: 36102

Accession Number: 1933.1450AB

Box of buttons

Circular cardboard box with white shoe buttons contained inside.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36103

Accession Number: 1933.1454

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a pointed oval handle and an oval bowl. Antique pattern.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 36104

Accession Number: 1933.1457.1

Sugar Spoon

Silver sugar spoon with an oval bowl. Gothic pattern.

Date: 1900

Maker: Dominick & Haff

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 36105

Accession Number: 1933.1458

Knitting Needle

Pair of wooden knitting needles.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 36106

Accession Number: 1933.1461AB

Box

Brown hinged case with push button closure, blue satin lining. Original box for 1933.1462A

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: leather, silk (textile)

GUSN: 36107

Accession Number: 1933.1462B

Pair of Gloves

White suede gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36108

Accession Number: 1933.1466AB

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36109

Accession Number: 1933.1467AB

Dinner Knife

One of a set of four. Silver dinner knife with a pointed oval handle and a rounded blade. Josephine pattern.

Date: 1855

Maker: Gorham & Co. (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 36110

Accession Number: 1933.1471.1

Fontange Fan and Box

FAN (A): Painted and carved ivory sticks; gold spangles and colored beads; two painted figures, a man and a woman, on white chiffon backed with blue gauze. BOX (B): White silk-lined box covered with reptile (?).

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: B. Altman & Co. (Retailer)

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), sequins (spangles), silk (textile)

GUSN: 36111

Accession Number: 1933.1475AB

Knitting Needle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 36112

Accession Number: 1933.1479

Crochet Hook

Crochet hook made of bone or ivory.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), bone (material)

GUSN: 36113

Accession Number: 1933.1480

Knitting Needle

Metal knitting needles.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 36114

Accession Number: 1933.1481

Crochet Hook

Metal crochet hook.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 36115

Accession Number: 1933.1482

Needle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 36116

Accession Number: 1933.1483

Match

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36117

Accession Number: 1933.1493

Toile Fragment

Piece of Toile de Jouey: cream background with the alphabet in rose - backed with a cotton fabric.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36118

Accession Number: 1933.1495

Photograph of Mr. and Mrs. David Crocker

Photographic portrait of an elderly couple, woman seated on bench and man standing behind her, looking at magazine together. See Inscriptions and Provenance for details.

Date: 1913-1919

Maker: unknown

Material: gelatin silver prints, silver (metal)

GUSN: 36119

Accession Number: 1933.1496

Coin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 36120

Accession Number: 1933.1503

Photograph

Bust-length portrait of dark-haired baby boy in white dress w/ red trim at sleeves; cased like a daguerreotype.

Date: 1853-1880

Maker: Gurney, Jeremiah, 1812-1895 (Photographer)

Material: albumen (egg white), tinting

GUSN: 36121

Accession Number: 1933.1510

Coin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 36122

Accession Number: 1933.1513

Spike

Cut; rosehead; some rust.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), iron (metal)

GUSN: 36123

Accession Number: 1933.1519

Spike

Spike, tapered on two sides; marks of hammer claw pulling it out.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 36124

Accession Number: 1933.1520

Spike

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought, handmade, iron (metal)

GUSN: 36125

Accession Number: 1933.1521

Rogers Group Sculpture - Mail Day

Soldier sitting with chin resting on hand, letter on lap.

Maker: Rogers, John (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), plaster

GUSN: 36126

Accession Number: 1933.1522

"Pumpkin" Hood

Green silk twill, calash style with four cane hoops; double, piped ruffle at brim, with drawstring of blue silk ribbon; gathered at center back oval panel inserted at center back; wide neck ruffle, quilted with horizontal bands, and lined with down; fully lined with green iridescent silk; narrow gre...

Date: 1820s

Maker: unknown

Material: cane (plant material), down, quilting, silk (textile), twill

GUSN: 36127

Accession Number: 1933.1525

Purse

Blue, red, yellow, and green plaid velvet with sivler clasp. Inscription on clasp: D.D. Taylor.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36128

Accession Number: 1933.1528

Shutter Fastener

No description

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 36129

Accession Number: 1933.1530

Dress

A=Bodice; B=Skirt Cream satin w/ red taffeta trim & bows; A=Bodice w/ low squared neckline w/ red trim on collar; 2 rows of pleated tulle fill in neckline. Elbow length sleeves w/ lace ruffle & red pleated trim w/ bow. Darts; peplum w/ squared front, open at center back w/ red ribbon trim; 9 crea...

Date: 1875-1876

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, machine-made, satin, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 36130

Accession Number: 1933.1533AB

Pair of Shoes

Black silk satin; bound w/ black tape; laced w/ wide black taffeta ribbon w/ 2 bows; rounded square toe; split vamp w/ 3 eyelets is 4-1/4". Square throat w/ white drawstring; sole has narrow waist & is shaped for left & right feet; sole continues along heel; 2-1/4" heel covered w/ black satin w/ to...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 36131

Accession Number: 1933.1535AB

Bedspread

No description

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, paper (fiber product), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 36132

Accession Number: 1933.1536

Coffee Cup

Egg-shaped and ribbed body with scalloped edge and border of red rosettes with blue centers and three thin black lines; red basket of flowers with pink ribbon; interior border: red wavy line with blue dots.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, painting (coating), porcelain

GUSN: 36339

Accession Number: 1933.2102

Teapot

Globular body w/ brown glaze (w/ yellow bits), scrolled spout, and figure-7 handle w/ acanthus leaf thumbhold in relief; silver mount around neck, base, spout, and body bears shield w/ "JGOZ?" on one side and monogram "RRW" cut out in silver on other side.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glaze, enamel (fused coating), silver (metal), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 36340

Accession Number: 1933.2112AB

Wedding Dress

Cream silk gauze wedding gown with bateau neck with piping; pleated and tucked neckline gathers in v-shape toward slightly pointed waistband; piping at waist; boned bodice is lined with white glazed cotton; hook and eye closure at back; cap sleeves with tucks at edge and cream silk ribbon at each sh...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gauze, stitching, silk (textile)

GUSN: 36341

Accession Number: 1933.2114

Veil Fragment

Cream silk net; veil material.

Date: 1854

Maker: unknown

Material: net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 36342

Accession Number: 1933.2118

Ribbon

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36343

Accession Number: 1933.2119

Waistcoat

Cream; single-breasted; shawl collar; 5 self-covered buttons; 3 pockets; darts at waist; buckle & tab back closure; leather-lined waistline.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 36344

Accession Number: 1933.2120

Headpiece

Lace cap with velveteen ribbon.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 36345

Accession Number: 1933.2122

Folding Fan

Folding fan; finely pierced and combed ivory sticks and guards with three medallions; leaf of chicken skin and painted scene of two men and two women in 18th century costume.

Date: 1890s

Maker: Fortunio (Painter)

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

GUSN: 36346

Accession Number: 1933.2123

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