Historic New England

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with pierced gold colored head.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, gold (metal)

GUSN: 102253

Accession Number: 2006.44.351

Hair Comb

Metal filigree hair comb with swirling designs.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102254

Accession Number: 2006.44.352

Pair of black and crystal hatpins. One has a black teardrop shape with the crystal band around its circumference and a small pearl on top. The other has a black sphere shape with a similar crystal stone band around its circumference and a pearl on top. Both on gold pin sticks.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102255

Accession Number: 2006.44.353ab

Locket

Circular gold plated locket featuring on both sides machine engraving and an asymmetrical scroll cartouche in center, inside contains tin-type photographs of two women.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 102256

Accession Number: 1961.223

Locket

Circular gold plated locket with machine engraved scale pattern on both sides, inside contains two empty compartments for either photographs or hair.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102257

Accession Number: 1934.1832

Locket

Circular vulcanite locket engraved with a capital "A" on front, inside contains a photograph of an unidentified woman.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: vulcanite, molding (forming), rubber (material)

GUSN: 102258

Accession Number: 1922.640

Locket

Oval gold locket with scalloped edge and engraved on both sides with Rococo style cartouches one engraved with the initials "HRA" and the other "HNA," each side contains a photograph and the inscription "June 1, 1857."

Date: 1857

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), chasing, flat chasing, glass (material), engraving (action), photographs

GUSN: 102259

Accession Number: 1928.1270

Pendant

Oval pendant set with enameled plaque of a stylized lily surrounded by a beaded border, pendant loop at top and an empty compartment on back for hair or photograph.

Date: ca. 1882

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel (fused coating), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102260

Accession Number: 1931.1798

Locket

Circular gold locket with machine engraving on both sides, inside compartments contain photograph portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hurd Rhoades.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102261

Accession Number: 1941.1045

Locket

Circular gold locket with machine engraving on both sides, inside compartments contain photograph portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hurd Rhoades.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102262

Accession Number: 1941.1046

Locket

Small gold oval locket with scalloped edge and decorated with engraved foliate plumes, inside contains a photograph of Lizzie Frances Cotton as a child.

Date: 1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102263

Accession Number: 1940.956

Pendant

Small round brass pendant with machine engraved swirl pattern on both sides, loop at top for attachment.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102264

Accession Number: 1931.64

Locket

Oval gold locket engraved with circle and floral design, inside contains two photographs of a young girl and boy, loop attachment at top.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), photography and photographic processes and techniques

GUSN: 102265

Accession Number: 1993.909

Locket

Circular gold locket with scalloped edge and machine engraved swirl pattern on both sides, inside contains a photograph of a young girl and boy, loop attachment at top.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, glass (material), engravings (prints)

GUSN: 102266

Accession Number: 2007.15.122

Locket

Circular gold plated locket with machine engraved swirl pattern on both sides, inside contains unidentified photographs of a man and a woman, loop attachment at top.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102267

Accession Number: 2007.15.121

Stamp Case

Brass stamp case featuring an engraved one penny stamp and surrounded by a border of Rococo foliate scrolls.

Maker: W. Avery & Son (Manufacturer)

Material: brass (alloy), repoussé, chasing

GUSN: 102268

Accession Number: 1975.202

Watch Fob

This gold shield-shaped fob, meant to hang from a man's watchchain, is set with a sardonyx stone intaglio-carved with a capital "T" on one side and an onyx stone intaglio-carved with a capital "S" on the other, possibly for the previous owner, Samuel Tripp.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), sardonyx, onyx (mineral), intaglio (sculpture technique)

GUSN: 102269

Accession Number: 1931.1797

Watch Fob

Gold colored metal watch fob set with a bloodstone on one side and a black and white cut glass of a horse head within a horseshoe.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), gold (metal), bloodstone

GUSN: 102270

Accession Number: 1946.692

Charm

Small vulcanite charm in the shape of a pad lock.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: vulcanite, rubber (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 102271

Accession Number: 1930.1298

Pendant

Gold swivel pendant or fob set with an oval onyx with a classical bust in intaglio.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102272

Accession Number: 1990.1401

Watch Fob

Onyx watch fob depicting a double portrait bust of a classical woman and a soldier on one side and an intaglio of an intertwined "JAI," set within a gold frame.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), onyx (mineral), semiprecious stone, intaglios (sculptural objects), carving (processes)

GUSN: 102273

Accession Number: 1974.204

Charm

Small gold charm in the shape of a pad lock engraved with a scroll design and inscribed "Mary."

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102274

Accession Number: 1974.198

Charm

Gold-plated metal charm in the shape of a padlock with a trefoil and scroll design chased on surface.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, plating (metal coating), chasing

GUSN: 102275

Accession Number: 1931.1621

Charm

Small rose gold charm in the shape of a padlock.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102276

Accession Number: 1933.1478

Locket

Gold colored metal locket in the shape of a book with alternately hinged leaves. The book "covers" are decorated with elaborately chased scrolls and a vertical strip of gold stamped with a repeating greek key pattern. The book unfolds to reveal twelve photographs of unidentified men and women.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), photograph albums

GUSN: 102277

Accession Number: 1920.626

Brooch

Metal and black flower brooch with alternating black and metal (gold?) petals.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102077

Accession Number: 2006.44.262

Set of Three Brooches

Set of three metal flower brooches. Two thinner elongated (4 flowers each with center stone], one circular brooch (6 flowers with stone in center along circumference.)

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102078

Accession Number: 2006.44.263a-c

Necklace

Pearl and glass bead necklace. Alternating one oval shaped pearl with two smaller round pearls threaded between black/silver glass beads.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102079

Accession Number: 2006.44.264

Brooch

Jet bar brooch. Two lateral jet pieces with five overlapping jet segments.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: jet (coal), metal

GUSN: 102080

Accession Number: 2006.44.265

Stickpin

Stickpin with marble drop in the form of an acorn.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), gold (metal), carving (processes)

GUSN: 102081

Accession Number: 2006.44.266

Buckles

Three steel buckles with adjustable parts.

Date: 1760-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102082

Accession Number: 2006.44.267a-c

Brooch

Brooch consisting of three circles engraved "MDM" with images on back engraved "1856, 1857" under allegorical Liberty holding a flag.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, engraving (action)

GUSN: 102083

Accession Number: 2006.44.268

Necklace

Green and white glass bead necklace.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102084

Accession Number: 2006.44.269

Cuff Button

Cuff button in the form of a moose.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 102085

Accession Number: 2006.44.270

Pin

Pair of brooches in the form of the number fifteen.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102086

Accession Number: 2006.44.271ab

Hatpin

Stickpin with two baroque pearl heads and metal leaf design along side of pearl with inset small, round, pastes.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, pearl (animal material), paste (glass)

GUSN: 102087

Accession Number: 2006.44.272

Brooch

Heart shaped gold brooch set with a pearl. The baroque pearl forms the blossom of a gold-stemmed flower set in a gold ribbon "frame" that forms an asymmetrical heart shape.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Haimes & Klein, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: gold (metal), freshwater pearl

GUSN: 102088

Accession Number: 2006.44.273

Shoe Buckle

Pewter shoe buckle.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 102089

Accession Number: 2006.44.274

Pair of Cuff Links

Pair of oval sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian Coat of Arms on a blue background.

Date: ca. 1873

Maker: Dawkins Benny Jewelers (Jeweler)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102090

Accession Number: 2006.44.275ab

Cuff Link

Gilt metal oval cuff link.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102091

Accession Number: 2006.44.276

Clip

A sterling silver clip with guilloche decoration enameled in a white ground with roses and green leaves.

Date: 1908-1920

Maker: F. A. Hermann Company (Manufacturer)

Material: enamel (fused coating), guilloche, sterling silver, enameling

GUSN: 102092

Accession Number: 2006.44.277

Stickpin

Stickpin with two hearts.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Hodgson, Kennard & Co. (Retailer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 102093

Accession Number: 2006.44.278

Pair of Cuff Links

Oval cuff links engraved "S.P./1919". In original white rectangular case with gold embossed edges.

Date: 1919

Maker: Hodgson, Kennard & Co. (Retailer)

Material: gold (metal), engraving (action)

GUSN: 102094

Accession Number: 2006.44.279ab

Bracelet

Gold link bracelet with eleven links, missing half of clasp.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102095

Accession Number: 2006.44.280

Pair of Cuff Links

Pair of sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian coat of arms on a white background.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Island Curio Co. (Jeweler)

GUSN: 102096

Accession Number: 2006.44.281ab

Four Studs

Four gold studs with ovular, sphere, and flat circle backings.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102097

Accession Number: 2006.44.282a-d

Cuff Bracelet

Silver cuff bracelet decorated with stamped patterns of serrated diamonds that form a raised ridge that runs the length of the bracelet's center. A bezel-set cabochon oval turquoise sits at the center of the cuff.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), turquoise (mineral)

GUSN: 102098

Accession Number: 2006.44.283