Historic New England

Pillow Cover

Blue toile pillow cover.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 73042

Accession Number: 1969.3320.8

Curtain

Single panel with lilac bouquet on cream stripe stippled ground; top gathered, ruc

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73043

Accession Number: 1969.3322.1

Curtain

Single panel with lilac bouquet on cream stripe stippled ground; top gathered, ruc

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73044

Accession Number: 1969.3322.2

Curtain

Single panel with lilac bouquet on cream stripe stippled ground; top gathered, ruc

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73045

Accession Number: 1969.3322.3

Curtain

Single panel with lilac bouquet on cream stripe stippled ground; top gathered, ruc

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73046

Accession Number: 1969.3322.4

Tieback

Ruched strip bound with blue tape; brass ring on each end

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73047

Accession Number: 1969.3322.5

Tieback

Ruched strip bound with blue tape; brass ring on each end

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73048

Accession Number: 1969.3322.6

Tieback

Ruched strip bound with blue tape; brass ring on each end

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73049

Accession Number: 1969.3322.7

Tieback

Ruched strip bound with blue tape; brass ring on each end

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73050

Accession Number: 1969.3322.8

Textile Sample

Lilac bouquet on cream striped stippled cream ground.

Date: 1925-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73051

Accession Number: 1969.3322.9

Textile Fragment

Piece of cloth with lilac bouquets on cream striped and stippled cream ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73052

Accession Number: 1969.3322.10

Textile Fragment

Lilac bouquet on cream striped stippled cream ground

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73053

Accession Number: 1969.3322.11

Textile Fragment

Lilac bouquet on cream striped stippled cream ground

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73054

Accession Number: 1969.3322.13

Slipcover

Lilac bouquet on cream striped stippled cream ground

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73055

Accession Number: 1969.3322.12

Slipcover

Lilac bouquet on cream striped stippled cream ground, band blue tie

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73056

Accession Number: 1969.3322.14

Slipcover

Lilac bouquet on cream striped stippled cream ground, band blue tie

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73057

Accession Number: 1969.3322.15

Chair Slipcover

Slipcover with ivory ground and pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternative stripes; straight back, crest; flounce

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), transfer printing

GUSN: 73058

Accession Number: 1969.3519.1

Chair Slipcover

Slipcover with ivory ground and pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternative stripes; straight back, crest; flounce

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), transfer printing

GUSN: 73059

Accession Number: 1969.3519.2

Slipcover, Chair

Slipcover with ivory ground and pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternative stripes; straight back, crest; flounce

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 73060

Accession Number: 1969.3519.4

Slipcover, Chair

Slipcover with ivory ground and pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternative stripes; straight back, crest; flounce

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 73061

Accession Number: 1969.3519.5

Chair Slipcover

Slipcover with ivory ground and pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternative stripes; straight back, crest; fittd; flounce

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), transfer printing

GUSN: 73062

Accession Number: 1969.3519.3

Slipcover, Chair

Slipcover with ivory ground and pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternative stripes; straight back, crest; flounce

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 73063

Accession Number: 1969.3519.6

Chair Slipcover

Slipcover with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73064

Accession Number: 1969.3519.7

Chair Slipcover

Slipcover with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1897

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73065

Accession Number: 1969.3519.8

Slipcover for a Chair

Chair slipcover with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1897

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73066

Accession Number: 1969.3519.9

Chaise Lounge Slipcover

Lounge slipcover with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73067

Accession Number: 1969.3519.10

Slipcover Flounce

Slipcover flouce with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1885-1897

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73068

Accession Number: 1969.3519.11

Slipcover and Flounce for a Sofa

Sofa slipcover with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73069

Accession Number: 1969.3519.12

Cloth Fragment

Cloth fragment with ivory ground; pink bud spray, ribbon, basket; alternating stripes; . b 99 inches long

Date: 1885

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 73070

Accession Number: 1969.3519.13

Unused Piece of Cloth

Sample of cloth with pink bud spray and baskets divided vertically by ribbons.

Date: 1885-1897

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73071

Accession Number: 1969.3519.14

Curtain

Curtain decorated with pink bud spray on ivory ground, ribbon, basket; alternating stripes; lined and interlined.

Date: 1897

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 73072

Accession Number: 1969.3519.15

Bookcase

Mahogany, glazed bookcase. Four glass panes and fluting at corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 170815

Accession Number: 2006.44.1161

Doily

Round doily with floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 170816

Accession Number: 2006.44.1162

Long pole club with a flattened, flared head with scalloped egdes, from the Cook Islands (probably Rarotonga or Atiu). Dark, polished wood. At the base of the club head are four small protruding ovals, and the base of the handle has a phallic shape. The tip of the club is pointed. The pole club wou...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170817

Accession Number: 2006.44.1151

Chandelier

Glass chandelier with frosted grape pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 170818

Accession Number: 2006.44.1155

Sampler

Embroidered alphabet sampler in a plain wood frame. Inscription worked in cross stitch "Happy is she whose early/years receive instruction/Mary Willis born/Portland AE9 Dec 14, 1805"

Date: ca. 1814

Maker: Duncan, Mary Willis, 1805-1888 (Embroiderer) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

Material: embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 170819

Accession Number: 2006.44.1159

Wall mirror

Oval shaped, Adam style painted and parcel gilt wall mirror.

Maker: unknown

Material: parcel gilding, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 170822

Accession Number: 2006.44.1158

Basket

Native American grass basket with orange and purple lines.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 170903

Accession Number: 2006.44.2066

Club

Maori (New Zealand/Aotearoa) wooden staff/club known as taiaha, flattened and wide at one end and the other with a carved face and tongue. The pointed end takes the form of a decorated tongue projecting from the open mouth of a stylized head, carved on both sides. The eyes of the head are inlaid wit...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 170906

Accession Number: 2006.44.1198

Basket

Native American grass basket with purple and gold lines.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 170907

Accession Number: 2006.44.2067AB

Basket

Native American grass open basket with black geometrical pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 170908

Accession Number: 2006.44.2065

Paddle

Small carved wooden paddle from the Austral Islands, covered with incised patterns. The carvings include the characteristic Austral Island circular motif and flared handle pommel with eight human-like figures.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 170909

Accession Number: 2006.44.1199