Historic New England

Thimble

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 53928

Accession Number: 1944.1063

Trunk

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 53929

Accession Number: 1944.1284

Container

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 53930

Accession Number: 1944.1437D

Brick

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 53931

Accession Number: 1944.1833

Child's Bodice

Purple bodice with blue soutache along front, hem, pocket flaps, and cuffs; lined with purple glazed cotton; false button closure with hook and eye covered by faceted steel buttons.

Date: ca. 1846

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), wool (textile)

GUSN: 53932

Accession Number: 1945.3

Weight

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 53933

Accession Number: 1945.4B

Waistcoat

Cream waistcoat with white back; Standing collar; front embroidered with single flowers and trees bearing roses near buttonholes; Double breasted with ten pairs of buttons.

Date: 1810-1854

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 53934

Accession Number: 1945.5

Short; white; shirred bodice; lace neckline; short puffed sleeves with narrow tucks and lace; plain waistband; skirt has tucks with two vertical bands of shirred fabric with eyelet inserts; four white buttons at back.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 53935

Accession Number: 1945.7

Neckpiece

Cream-colored with an embroidered border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53937

Accession Number: 1945.12B

Dress

Sheer cream with vertical stripes; drawstring neckline at front and back - embroidered with floral spray and serpentine foliate band (white chain stitch). Long sleeves with silk, ruched wrists. Drawstring at back waist.

Date: 1812-1816

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, muslin

GUSN: 53938

Accession Number: 1945.18

Dress

Cream, embroidered with sprays of leaves and bunches of grapes. High waist. Fall(full?) front with linen lining tying in front. Bodice is pleated at center front. Ruffles at side opening of front. Short sleeves lined with linen. Fullness at center back and at shoulders. V-shaped back. Long train.

Date: 1805

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), linen (material)

GUSN: 53939

Accession Number: 1945.19

Fan

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: palm fiber

GUSN: 53940

Accession Number: 1945.M19

Women's dress ensemble

This pale green silk ensemble is made of a capelet, bodice and skirt. The bodice shows a V-shaped neckline with tucks at the shoulder that extend to the waist. The long sleeves have a second, shorter sleeve with tucks at the cuff. The bodice is lined with brown cotton twill and is padded and boned w...

Date: 1843-1847

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 53941

Accession Number: 1945.21AB

Dress

Womens dress made of beige silk and wool. High neckline with standing band collar. Whitework embroidery on linen at epaulets, cuffs and hem of peplum bodice (A). Eleven large covered buttons at center front. Boned darts at front. Long sleeves. Princess seams with 2 buttons at back. Lined with linen....

Date: 1873-1876

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (textile), whitework, wool (textile)

GUSN: 53942

Accession Number: 1945.22AB

Cream Pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with white oval body and relief molded decoration. Decoration includes scrolled cartouches bearing polychrome sprays of flowers. Pitcher has a scrolled ear-shaped handle and an upturned mouth with blue sprig on the inside. Pink sprig in center of pitcher.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 53943

Accession Number: 1945.24

Bellows

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53944

Accession Number: 1945.27

Fan and Box

FAN (A): Narrow, carved and pierced ivory sticks; kidskin leaf painted with pastoral scene of three women (one a shepherdess), two men (one in military) and cupid above; on reverse is scene of lambs near tree; women in eighteenth century costume. BOX (B,C): Cardboard cylinder with green and ora...

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 53945

Accession Number: 1945.30 A-C

Fan and Box

FAN (A): Carved ivory sticks and guards; leaf of discolored white silk with printed center medallion of a classical scene of two women with winged cupid, lamb, dog and urn; faded purple horizontal stripe on either side of medallion; silver spangles of various sizes and shapes cover entire front. ...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Townsend & Toppan (Retailer)

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), transfer printing, silk (textile), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 53946

Accession Number: 1945.33 A-C

Fan

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53947

Accession Number: 1945.34

Fan

Narrow pierced and carved ivory sticks; paper leaf painted with Biblical scene of Abraham preparing to sacrifice his son Isaac; angel above ram at left; on reverse, a mountain in Chinese style.

Date: 1751-1775

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), piercing

GUSN: 53948

Accession Number: 1945.35

Fan

Celluloid sticks and guards imitating ivory; plain ivory satin leaf; rivet set with rhinestone; brass ring.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 53949

Accession Number: 1945.49

Underskirt or Petticoat

Light blue silk satin; waist removed; body quilted with large diamond pattern with large scale floral and branch pattern at hem; white glazed wool lining. Slits for pockets and either side, edged with woven blue tape.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: quilting, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 53950

Accession Number: 1945.52

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53951

Accession Number: 1945.53

Vase

Gold luster glass vase, iridescent, smooth finish with sloping shoulders tapering at neck and foot, flaring lip.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 53952

Accession Number: 1945.60

Vase

Luster glass vase. Yellow-green interior, ivory exterior with green and gold swirls. Triangular middle and mouth, and circular base. Noted as Quezal glass by donor.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 53953

Accession Number: 1945.61

Girl's dress

Girl's two piece dress, bodice and skirt. White pique with embroidery. Worn by Miss Helen Pettes when a child, 1860s.

Date: 1860s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53954

Accession Number: 1945.65AB

Dress

Tan ombred & printed wool challis w/ alternating vertical stripes of white foliate & coral band; green & brown floral garland. Self-piping at high neckline, armhole & waist; bodice lined w/ white cotton twill w/ hook & eye closure down center front. Double pagoda sleeves; each layer trimmed w/ taup...

Date: 1853-1857

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, machine-made, printing (process), rolling up, wool (textile)

GUSN: 53955

Accession Number: 1945.68

Purse

Small black velvet purse with black beaded design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 53956

Accession Number: 1945.69

Fan

Gilded wooden sticks and guads with short, openwork carving; black satin leaf overlaid with sticks; carved metal ring; black silk cord.

Date: 1870s

Maker: Hunt and Allen (Maker)

Material: carving (processes), gilding, satin, silk (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 53958

Accession Number: 1945.73

Quill pens

Parcel of quill pens.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54065

Accession Number: 1945.352

Doll's Chair

Doll's chair, wood with chintz upholstery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54066

Accession Number: 1945.354C

Doll's Chair

Doll's chair, wood with chintz upholstery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54067

Accession Number: 1945.354D

Doll's Chair

Doll's chair, wood with chintz upholstery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54068

Accession Number: 1945.354E

Box with spools

Six spools that came through the "Boston Fire", in a square box. Mark on box.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54069

Accession Number: 1945.361

Bag

Small bag with flat bottom and a drawstring top. Patterns around the bottom are ghost lines of rawhide or decorative threading.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54070

Accession Number: 1945.365

Cap

Crocheted morning cap, blue and white string, blue satin ribbon trim.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54071

Accession Number: 1945.368

Spectacles and Case

Metal spectacles [.1] and a needlepoint case [.2]. Octagonal lenses. Crank bridge. Loop slide side arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 54072

Accession Number: 1945.369.1-.2

Wafer

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54073

Accession Number: 1945.371

Sewing Kit

Small round pincushion with a red flower drawing on the front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54074

Accession Number: 1945.374

Purse

A small polychrome glass beaded coin purse likely made by an previously known Native American craftsperson. Glass bead flowers in white, yellow, blue, and pink on a black textile outlined with a mixed color doulbe row of beads, red cotton tape binding with looped mixed color beaded fringe; top openi...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), glass (material), cotton (textile), silk (textile), beading (process)

GUSN: 54076

Accession Number: 1945.377

Thread Roll

Red cotton thread roll with red and blue felt needle flaps.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54077

Accession Number: 1945.381

Nightgown

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54079

Accession Number: 1945.384

Sewing Kit

Maroon crocodile-stamped leather envelope sewing kit with a tan lining with red embroidery with pincushion inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 54080

Accession Number: 1945.385

Shoe

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54081

Accession Number: 1945.386

Doll Clothes

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54082

Accession Number: 1945.387

Box

Wooden box covered with tooled leather. Lined with paper. Attached tag "Belonged to Hutchinson family. Came from Robbins House on Brown Hill, Milton."

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54084

Accession Number: 1945.394

Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 54085

Accession Number: 1945.397

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54086

Accession Number: 1945.398

Magic Lantern

Magic Lantern, complete with wooden base. The chimney extension lens and lamp all separate. "Thomas Hall & Son Manufacturers Electricians, and Opticians, 19 Bromfield St. Boston, Mass. Above this is scratched "Edward R. Little 1893."

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 54087

Accession Number: 1945.400

Ribbon

Small piece of deep pink, glazed, picot edge ribbon in original paper "John Mann &-- 222 Washington St. Boston."

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 54088

Accession Number: 1945.409

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