Stamped plate with cast hook attached in rivet fashion; round flat knob with pressd star - nail escutcheon, really.
Date: 1800-1850
Maker: unknown
Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), porcelain, pressing
GUSN: 34387
Accession Number: 1931.1590
Raised field with engraving; two mounting bolts with nuts attached to back.
Date: 1800-1830
Material: engraving (printing process), iron (metal), nickel (metal)
GUSN: 34388
Accession Number: 1931.1591
No description
Material: ceramic (material)
GUSN: 34389
Accession Number: 1931.1597
Heart-shaped with fillet-like band at bottom; rectangular keyhole cover with band on front cover, under keyhole cover; heavy.
Date: 19th Century
Maker: W. Hall & Company (Maker)
Material: brass (alloy), stamping (forming)
GUSN: 34391
Accession Number: 1931.1599AB
Metal tool with a pinking wheel on one end and a scalloped wheel on the other.
Material: iron (metal)
GUSN: 34393
Accession Number: 1931.1602
Metal pinking tool.
GUSN: 34394
Accession Number: 1931.1603
GUSN: 34395
Accession Number: 1931.1605AB
GUSN: 34398
Accession Number: 1931.1617
Material: bone (material)
GUSN: 34402
Accession Number: 1931.1626
Material: leather
GUSN: 34404
Accession Number: 1931.1631
Small, turned wooden mortar and pestle.
Material: wood (plant material)
GUSN: 34405
Accession Number: 1931.1632AB
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 34406
Accession Number: 1931.1633
GUSN: 34407
Accession Number: 1931.1634AB
GUSN: 34408
Accession Number: 1931.1639
Miniature American flag with an embroidered inscription: "Philadelphia International Exhibition America and France Union For Ever 1776 Centennial 1876 Souvenir".
Date: 1876
GUSN: 34410
Accession Number: 1931.1641
GUSN: 34411
Accession Number: 1931.1645
Material: porcelain
GUSN: 34412
Accession Number: 1931.1646
A blue silk reticule with a blue and green shot silk ribbon draw string and adorned on the bottom with beaded seeds and small cut steel beads.
Date: 1851-1900
Material: grain (seed), seed, cut steel, silk (textile), shot (textiles), beadwork, beading (process)
GUSN: 34413
Accession Number: 1931.1647
Red satin weave warp; blue twill weft cotton. Checked white cotton border top and bottom. Pale blue border and sides. Self fringe.
Material: cotton (textile), weaving, twill, textiles
GUSN: 34414
Accession Number: 1931.1649
GUSN: 34604
Accession Number: 1932.99A
GUSN: 34605
Accession Number: 1932.99B
Black lace veil with silk twisted net on a snowflake patterned ground; needle run; five floral motifs across; zig-zag border.
Date: 1820-1830
Maker: Thaxter, Charlotte (Goff) (Maker)
Material: needle lace, net (textile), silk (textile), embroidering
GUSN: 34606
Accession Number: 1932.100
Black lace embroidered veil with four large floral motifs on a floral sprigged ground with silk twist net.
Date: 1825-1835
Material: lace (needlework), net (textile), silk (textile)
GUSN: 34607
Accession Number: 1932.101
Large triangular shawl; black lace with a large paisley-like border; with black and white strapwork; scalloped edge.
Date: 1860-1869
GUSN: 34608
Accession Number: 1932.103
This evening bodice is constructed from black silk satin with a brown polished cotton twill lining. It is boned, with long points at center front and center back of the hem. It closes with laces at both center front and center back. Lacing holes finished by hand with black thread. The bodice is slee...
GUSN: 34611
Accession Number: 1932.108
Silk velvet purse with beadwork, silk ribbon ties, and remnants of twisted blue beaded fringe.
Material: silk (fiber), velvet (fabric weave), beads (pierced objects)
GUSN: 34612
Accession Number: 1932.110
Tan, blue, and red purse with woven vertical designs; tan tassel on the bottom.
GUSN: 34613
Accession Number: 1932.111
Salmon pink; spangles with inserted net; in a box 11 1/2" long. Box: cylindrical; covered with dingy green/brown floral paper.
Date: ca. 1810
Material: ivory (tooth component), silk (textile)
GUSN: 34614
Accession Number: 1932.113 A-C
Alphabet sampler; unfinished; cross stitch; two complete alphabets with double letters; third alphabet A-U, missing "J"; double numbers "1-9"; numbers "10-13"; "4" in lower section; polychrome, red and orange; natural linen ground.
Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)
GUSN: 34615
Accession Number: 1932.116
Alphabet sampler on ivory linen ground; monochromatic; two complete alphabets; red silk thread.
GUSN: 34619
Accession Number: 1932.117
Wood calling card case with a lift top and a checkerboard pattern.
GUSN: 34620
Accession Number: 1932.118
Small, red leather wallet with tortoise shell side panels. The front panel is inlaid with a silver medallion engraved "MSG". Accordian fold interior of red leather and purple silk.
Material: tortoise shell, leather, metal, silk (fiber)
GUSN: 34621
Accession Number: 1932.119
Round tan sewing kit with green vine embroidery.
GUSN: 34622
Accession Number: 1932.120
Small square pincushion with bead decoration covering top and bottom; hand-wrought pin stuck into sides of cushion.
Date: 19th century
Material: silk (textile), beads (pierced objects)
GUSN: 34623
Accession Number: 1932.122
Baby doll in white dress with massive white cloak.
GUSN: 34624
Accession Number: 1932.124
Baby Christening doll with very loose body parts.
GUSN: 34625
Accession Number: 1932.125
Small white skirt.
GUSN: 34629
Accession Number: 1932.130
White skirt with delineated hem.
GUSN: 34630
Accession Number: 1932.131
White lace skirt with red-white strings and pom poms.
GUSN: 34634
Accession Number: 1932.135
Piece of fabric.
GUSN: 34639
Accession Number: 1932.141
Turned and carved wooden handle; rigid leaf of twigs radiating out from handle, sewn to bamboo sticks.
Material: bamboo (material), carving (processes), turning (shaping process), palm fiber, wood (plant material)
GUSN: 34642
Accession Number: 1932.149
Long; white; "V" panel yoke of horizontal of eyelet and lace; trimmed with lace ruffle with tabs and self covered buttons at waistline; cap sleeves of same eyelet and lace; hem has same eyelet and lace with two section of narrow tucks; drawstring neckline and waist with two cloth buttons.
Date: ca. 1865
Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), textiles, stitching
GUSN: 34643
Accession Number: 1932.151
White; yoke and capped sleeves have narrow tucks; neckline, sleeves and hem trimmed with floral embroidery and scalloped edge; narrow tucks at hem; one pearl button at neckline; open down center back.
Date: ca. 1878
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 34646
Accession Number: 1932.158
Material: textiles
GUSN: 34647
Accession Number: 1932.159
Rectangular, off white cotton panel; center of rows of loop pile terry cloth. Ends of alternating rows of plain weave and loop pile bands. Knotted self fringe ends; thin.
Date: 1885-1910
Material: cotton (textile), fringe, weft loop weave, tabby (textile), terry
GUSN: 34648
Accession Number: 1932.162A
White cotton; coarse; narrow and rectangular; ends woven with black and red herringbone/ chevron bands; twisted fringe at ends.
GUSN: 34649
Accession Number: 1932.163B
Rectangular, off white cotton huck weave; narrow red woven stripes at each end. Selvage sides; hemmed top and bottom.
Date: 1830-1860
Material: cotton (textile), hand weaving
GUSN: 34650
Accession Number: 1932.164
Scarlet red center with repeating paisley motifs at edges and corner motifs in blue, green, black; yellow branches around edges; end border - 17", sides = 15" and woven in one piece; square.
Date: 1865-1870
Material: wool (textile), weaving
GUSN: 34651
Accession Number: 1932.165
Paisley; large black rectangular center with 18" border of repeating points in blue and green; "long" shawl = long, large paisleys.
Date: 1860-1870
GUSN: 34652
Accession Number: 1932.166
Red, white, yellow, turquoise, black striped paisley-type; motifs within stripes.
Date: 1865-1880
Material: tapestry (process), twill, wool (textile)
GUSN: 34653
Accession Number: 1932.167