Historic New England

Folding Fan

Short ivory sticks and guards, pierced and carved; leaf of coarse white and silver cotton gauze cut into petal shapes; silver sequins; marabou tips; shell washer; carved metal ring.

Date: 1855-1869

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), cotton (textile), gauze, ivory (tooth component), feather (material), piercing, sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 47235

Accession Number: 1965.210

Brise' Feather Fan

Pierced ivory sticks and guards; blue feather leaf painted with exotic birds and flowers in blue, red, green and silver; tipped with marabou; mother of pearl washer.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), piercing

GUSN: 47236

Accession Number: 1965.211

Brise' Fan

Carved ivory brise'; painted with flowers; gold flowers applied on one side on front and back; metal rivet; pink silk tape along top side; thin white silk ribbon.

Date: 1768-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), silk (textile)

GUSN: 47237

Accession Number: 1965.212

Brise' Fan

Carved ivory brise' with rounded stick-ends; three large medallions (one shield-shaped) and eight smaller ones; white silk ribbon along top; wide white silk ribbon handle.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: carving (processes), ivory (tooth component), silk (textile)

GUSN: 47238

Accession Number: 1965.213

Brise' Souvenir Fan

Carved bone brise' with three center medallions; hand painted orange and pink flowers on both sides; white silk ribbon; mother of pearl rivet.

Date: 1876-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), carving (processes), painting (image-making), hand-painted, silk (textile)

GUSN: 47239

Accession Number: 1965.214

Carved ivory sticks and guard; leaf of pink paper with printed blue flowers and gold leaves around border of one side; reverse is ivory paper with printed tarnished golden circular garland with branch motif inside.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, ivory (tooth component), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47240

Accession Number: 1965.215

Folding Fan

Long, narrow bamboo sticks and guards; black paper leaf painted with Oriental scene in blue, yellow, silver and gold; brass rivet and washer.

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), painting (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47242

Accession Number: 1965.217

Fan

No description

Date: 1725-1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47243

Accession Number: 1965.218

Fan

Pierced and carved ivory sticks and guards; white satin leaf painted with scene of a woman knitting leaning up against a tree, with a hunter looking on; also present are geese and a dog; arched metal handle with pearl rivets.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Possibly Laurence, A. (Painter)

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

GUSN: 47244

Accession Number: 1965.219

Brise Feather Fan

Pierced ivory sticks and guards; guards have painted silver blocks; goose feathers dyed maroon, painted with exotic flowers in blue, green and silver; marabou tips on leaf; mother of pearl washer, thin pink and white ribbon.

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), piercing

GUSN: 47245

Accession Number: 1965.220

Folding Fan

Narrow ivory sticks with scalloped edges, painted with gray and black floral garland; paper leaf painted with gray and black scene of two figures (man and woman) in landscape with bridge or aquaduct in background; reverse painted with sketch hut and fence in Chinoiserie style.

Date: 1745-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), painting (coating), paper (fiber product), scalloping

GUSN: 47246

Accession Number: 1965.221

Folding Fan

Bone or ivory sticks, carved and pierced and painted with figures and landscape scenes; paper leaf, painted with landscape scene of pagoda with mounts, water and ships; reverse is painted with sprays of pink and blue flowers.

Date: 1750-1759

Dwarf tall case clock with ogee bracket feet; arched door with sprig inlay; quarter column with stop flutes; dentil course; arched pediment with fretwork.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47151

Accession Number: 1965.73

Trunk

Small trunk, leather studded with brass nails and lined with a tan wallpaper decorated with a white and green design. Old label inside reads: "ISSAC LIBBEY,/TRUNK MANUFACTURER,/and Dealer In/Valises, Carpet Bags,/and all kinds of Trunk Trimmings,/Rochester, N.H." This trunk belonged to John T. Gordo...

Maker: Libbey, Isaac (Manufacturer)

Material: leather

GUSN: 47152

Accession Number: 1965.78

Pipe Tongs

Pipe scissors, from Gordon family, decorated with a design of curved lines incised in the metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47153

Accession Number: 1965.79

Spectacles

Gold spectacles [.1] and a green and white needlepoint case [.2]. Oblong lenses. Crank bridge. Loop slide side arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 47154

Accession Number: 1965.80.1-.2

Purse

Beaded purse with blue floral pattern on white background with butterfly at bottom; blue beaded tassels; tan silk top with ribbon ties.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47155

Accession Number: 1965.88

Perfume Bottle

Colorless glass, flask-shaped perfume bottle with cut glass, twisted ribs with gilt monogram in center. Silver gilt screw top.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass

GUSN: 47156

Accession Number: 1965.89AB

Purse

A solid purple velvet purse edged in gold metallic cording and with a single metallic thread tassel on one bottom corner, top with a highly decorative yellow metal closure frame cornucopia, flowers, wheat, fruilt, and a shell, press button clasp, and doubled yellow metal chain.

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, molding (forming), chasing, metal thread, solid velvet

GUSN: 47157

Accession Number: 1965.90A

Purse

A knitted purple silk recticule style coin purse with tassel at bottom and yellow metal frame closre and button clasp.

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), silk (fiber), metal, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 47158

Accession Number: 1965.90B

Purse

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47159

Accession Number: 1965.91

Handbag

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47160

Accession Number: 1965.92

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with embroidered "S. Crew" on Bristol board mounted on a white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47161

Accession Number: 1965.93

Bag

Work bag with central engraving in oval cartouche of cupid bringing a work bag to a seated seamtress (both sides of bag). Colored engraving of branches, leaves, and flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: cord (fiber product), painting (coating), satin

GUSN: 47162

Accession Number: 1965.94

Purse

A black cotton mesh edged and adored in cut steel beads with floral motif on body and double loops on bottom. Top has a white metal frame clasp with scroll and chain.

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, cotton (textile), cut steel, beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process)

GUSN: 47163

Accession Number: 1965.95

Shawl

Small black center; paisleys predominantly reds with green or blue; applied borders; embroidered compartmentalized edges; larger solid areas.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47164

Accession Number: 1965.96

Tool

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47165

Accession Number: 1965.98

Padlock

Small, barrel-shaped combination lock; unlocks by right side pulling out.

Date: 1795-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), stamping (forming)

GUSN: 47166

Accession Number: 1965.99

Breakfront bookcase, block dentil and lattice cornice molding over four astragal glazed doors of thirteen panes to each door. Lower portion of four blind molded panel cupboard doors. Belonged to John Lowell who built a house on Park Street, now the Union Club.

Date: c. 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 47173

Accession Number: 1965.117

Firescreen

Tripod base; three legs with bird feet and heads, lyre-shaped screen with gilded "strings" topped with carved skill

Date: 1830-1850

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47180

Accession Number: 1965.121G

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