Historic New England

Tile, Fireplace

Sqauare, decorative earthenware tile, grayish-white background with painted blue floral designs in the corners and a blue cherib walking to the left, holding a spear, pot-bellied, shadow stretching behind him.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 34742

Accession Number: 1932.316.42

Fireplace Tile

White foliage design on dark maroon background

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic glaze, ceramic tile, tin glaze

GUSN: 34744

Accession Number: 1932.316.68

Tile

Square, polychrome glazed tile depicting central drooping flower with fleur-de-lys and scrollwork designs around border.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34745

Accession Number: 1932.316.43

Tile, Fireplace

White foliage design on dark maroon background

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 34746

Accession Number: 1932.316.69

Tile, Fireplace

Earthenware, glazed, square blue and white tile depicting central bouquet of six flowers with four deocrative motifs in the corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34747

Accession Number: 1932.316.44

Tile, Fireplace

White foliage design on dark maroon background

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 34748

Accession Number: 1932.316.70

Tile, Fireplace

Blue painted tall vase with flowers and decorative designs in each corner against white background

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34749

Accession Number: 1932.316.45

Tile, Fireplace

White foliage design on dark maroon background

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34750

Accession Number: 1932.316.71

Tile, Fireplace

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting small house with two chimneys and two sailboats and two bridges with four stylized flowers in the corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34751

Accession Number: 1932.316.46

Tile, Fireplace

Blue painted scene of a dwelling with sailboats and 4-petaled flowers in each corner; against white background

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34753

Accession Number: 1932.316.47

Tile, Fireplace

Yellow, tan, and blue bird standing in profile on a green mound with foliage in a blue circle surrounded by decorative border designs

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34755

Accession Number: 1932.316.48

Tile, Fireplace

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting castle on river with four swans enclosed in double circular border and with four stylized flowers on corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34756

Accession Number: 1932.316.49

Tile, Fireplace

Image of a town by the river with boats; towns encased in a circles and 4-petaled flowers are in each corner; painted in blue on white background

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34758

Accession Number: 1932.316.50

Tile

Square glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting central abstract tendrils in corners

Date: ca. 1625

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 34759

Accession Number: 1932.316.75

Tile, Fireplace

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting flower in pot in diamond design with fleur-de-lys designs in corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34760

Accession Number: 1932.316.51

Tile

Square glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting central abstract floral design (blue, purple, yellow) and four abstract tendrils in corners.

Date: ca. 1625

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 34761

Accession Number: 1932.316.76

Tile, Fireplace

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting the temptation of Christ in double circular border with four abstract floral designs in corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34762

Accession Number: 1932.316.52

Tile, Fireplace

Square, earthenware polychrome glazed tile depicting large central orange and blue flower with green stem and leaves with abstract blue floral designs in four corners.

Date: ca. 1700

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 34763

Accession Number: 1932.316.37

Tile

Square glazed earthenware ceramic tile depicting central abstract floral design (blue, purple, yellow) and four abstract tendrils on each corner.

Date: ca. 1625

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 34764

Accession Number: 1932.316.77

Tile, Fireplace

Circles, diamonds and triangles in blue on white tile; patterns make up a flower shape, dartboard, and star shape when like-tiles are aligned.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 34765

Accession Number: 1932.316.1

Tile, Fireplace

Circles, diamonds and triangles in blue on white tile; patterns make up a flower shape, dartboard, and star shape when like-tiles are aligned.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 34766

Accession Number: 1932.316.2

Tile, Fireplace

Circles, diamonds and triangles in blue on white tile; patterns make up a flower shape, dartboard, and star shape when like-tiles are aligned.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 34767

Accession Number: 1932.316.3

Tile, Fireplace

Circles, diamonds and triangles in blue on white tile; patterns make up a flower shape, dartboard, and star shape when like-tiles are aligned.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 34768

Accession Number: 1932.316.4

Tile, Fireplace

Circles, diamonds and triangles in blue on white tile; patterns make up a flower shape, dartboard, and star shape when like-tiles are aligned.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 34769

Accession Number: 1932.316.5

Tile, Fireplace

Circles, diamonds and triangles in blue on white tile; patterns make up a flower shape, dartboard, and star shape when like-tiles are aligned.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, paint (coating)

GUSN: 34770

Accession Number: 1932.316.6

Costume Tab

Blue striped silk tab with embroidered insets.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34654

Accession Number: 1932.171

Mandarin Robe

No description

Date: 1917

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 34655

Accession Number: 1932.174

Child's Coat and Cape

Child's wool coat [A] with matching cape [B]. Cerise check pattern on white ground, cerise velvet trim and hood of cerise silk.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34656

Accession Number: 1932.176AB

Pants

Beige with pleats at waist; side pockets; scalloped hem, trimmed with beige braid. Part of a suit.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cashmere (wool), cotton (textile), stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 34658

Accession Number: 1932.182A

Child's Dress

Child's two piece dress, red plaid with blue green; High neckline with black velvet epaulets; Velvet cuffs, waist, pockets, and hem; Box pleated skirt; Silver ball buttons at shoulder, cuffs, pockets and center back. A= Bodice B= Skirt

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 34659

Accession Number: 1932.183AB

Child's Jacket

Child's jacket, black velvet trimmed with black silk braid and brass buttons. Eighteen buttons on front, three on each sleeve, two on belt.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34660

Accession Number: 1932.184

Child's Jacket

Black silk velvet; pearl button tab closure at neck; one breast pocket; four pearl buttons at each wrist and lower back; lined with black silk.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 34661

Accession Number: 1932.185

Child's Pants

Blue pants with white wool band at side seam; two side pockets; buttonholes at waist; pleated at front and back; fall front.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 34662

Accession Number: 1932.186

Children's Dress

Child's green checked dress with drawstring neckline. Capped sleeves with green plaid ribbon trim. Box pleated skirt with piping at waist. Hook and eye closure. Bodice lined with white cotton. One pocket.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), hand sewing

GUSN: 34663

Accession Number: 1932.187

Bodice

Green and white checked; plain neckline; short sleeves; seven cotton gilt stamped buttons along front; six around waist; lined with tan.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 34664

Accession Number: 1932.188

Pair of Boots

C = ten detached lavender satin lined rosettes for decoration of same.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), moiré, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 34665

Accession Number: 1932.189AB

Pair of Shoes

Bronze leather; no binding; rounded square toe has stylized flower with cutwork backed with blue silk and outlined with white chain stitch. Round throat; split vamp (3-3/8") with single pair of eyelet and laced with wide light blue grosgrain ribbon; side seam angles around eyelet vamp. Center back ...

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, leather, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 34666

Accession Number: 1932.191AB

Needle case

Trifold huswife/needle case or pincushion formed from a blue velvet ground lined with silk. The exterior is decorated with elaborate floral and bird designs sewn in opaque white and clear glass beads.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34668

Accession Number: 1932.194

Needle case

Trifold needle case / huswife with red fulled wool ground edged with white silk twill ribbon. The ribbon is also sewn to the top of the exterior fold to form a small handle. The interior is lined with pink, white and purple plain silk. It closes with a metal hook and eye. The exterior is decorated w...

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34669

Accession Number: 1932.195

Needlecase

Book shaped needle case; red ang reen floral cross-stitch design on Bristol board; red silk piping and ties; interior lined with red silk; four felt pages.

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bristol board, silk (textile), felt (textile)

GUSN: 34670

Accession Number: 1932.196.1

Chemisette

Lace dickey with a bright pink ribbing design.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34671

Accession Number: 1932.196.2

Needle Case

Bone needle case.

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 34673

Accession Number: 1932.198

Bookmark

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34675

Accession Number: 1932.201

Bookmark

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34676

Accession Number: 1932.202

Jacket

Black lace; central bouquet, with dotted ground, lace designs include repeats of peacock feathers and a border of smaller flowers; long bell shaped sleeves.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), feather (material)

GUSN: 34681

Accession Number: 1932.212

Shawl

Triangular; black lace; beautifully organized with scrolling large floral bouquets with liliacs.

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 34682

Accession Number: 1932.215

Pouch

Pouch or belt bag of black silk in a arrow or elongated diamond shape with black glass beaded fringe, edged in black glass beads, and adorned with two jet or vulcanite round buttons / medallions with the profile of a classical female figure.

Date: 1851-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), glass (material), cotton (fiber), vulcanite, jet (coal)

GUSN: 34683

Accession Number: 1932.217

Fan and Box

Mother of pearl sticks and guards, carved and inlaid with gilt; white paper leaf insert with five lithograph medallions of women; background embossed with gilt; reverse printed in gilt; mother of pearl washers; metal ring; box lid covered in white embossed pattern highlighted in gilt.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 34684

Accession Number: 1932.220 A-C

Fan

Folding fan; mother of pearl sticks and guard; leaf of white satin with painted wedding procession scene, signed; arched metal loop with white silk corded tassel; set brilliant rivets.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Laurence, A. (Painter)

Material: mother of pearl, painting (coating), satin

GUSN: 34685

Accession Number: 1932.221A

Napkin Ring

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 34686

Accession Number: 1932.222

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