Historic New England

Camera

Kodak Signet 35mm camera with Kodak Ektar Lens [.1] in brown leather Kodak Field Case [.2] with woven black strap.

Date: 1951-1958

Maker: Eastman Kodak Company (Manufacturer)

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 310847

Accession Number: 2015.62.141.1-.2

Portable Record Player

Portable Record Player in white plastic case [no latch]. Plays 16, 33, 45, and 78 speed records.

Date: 1955-1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 310848

Accession Number: 2015.62.142

Boston Fire Department Badge in Case

Boston Fire Department badge belonging to Charles H. Watkins (1886-1957) [.1]. The badge allowed Watkins to pass fire lines. The badge is gold-plated and bears the seal of the city of Boston. In brown leather case [.2] with two snap closures.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, leather

GUSN: 310849

Accession Number: 2015.62.143.1-.2

Comb in Case

Narrow comb with black-painted wood back and black and white bristles in leather case. Case has snap closure and is stamped with the owner's initials "CMW". The case is also stamped "W.E. Blanchard" a retailer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather

GUSN: 310850

Accession Number: 2015.62.144.1-.2

Upholstery Clips

Twelve upholstery clips stamped with an abstract floral pattern. Stored inside of an old pocket watch case [see 2015.62.145.2].

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310851

Accession Number: 2015.62.145.1.1-.12

Nesting Dolls

Set of four wooden nesting dolls painted with the figure of a young boy.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310852

Accession Number: 2015.62.146.1-.4

Baby Rattle

Plastic rattle in form of young girl crying, twisted loop handle.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310853

Accession Number: 2015.62.147

Baby Rattle

Rubber, ivory-colored baby rattle with molded floral design.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 310854

Accession Number: 2015.62.148AB

Bowls

Two small carved wooden bowls. Made by jeweler Ronald Hayes Pearson (d. 1997), first husband of Joan Jockwig Pearson Watkins.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310855

Accession Number: 2015.62.149.1-.2

Light Exposure Meter\n

Watkins Bee Exposure Meter [.1]with instructions [.2] in original box [.3]. Metal actinometer resembles pocket watch case, with disc inserts.Retailer: Burke & James, Inc., Chicago, IL. Manufacturer: Watkins Meter Co. Hereford, England.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310856

Accession Number: 2015.62.150.1-.3

Lace Shawl

Black lace shawl embellished with jet beads. Belonged to Charles Malcolm Watkins' grandmother Lura Burgess Thomas.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 310857

Accession Number: 2015.62.151

Needlework Case and Pattern Booklets

Needlework case [.1] and two needlework pattern booklets. One pattern booklet has a purple cover [.2] printed with the title "Needlework Copy Book Toilette Present for Ladies. I". The second booklet [.3] has a green cover with printed text "No. 102 / Collection Choisier / des / Dessins D'ouvrages /...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310858

Accession Number: 2015.62.152.1-.3

Milady's Hosiery Kits\n

Two "Milady's Hosiery Kits" for fixing runs in silk hose. Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310859

Accession Number: 2015.62.153.1-.2

Hosiery Mending Kit

Hosiery mending kit.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310860

Accession Number: 2015.62.154

Hosiery Mending Kit

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310861

Accession Number: 2015.62.155

Sewing Needle Packet

Paper packet of sewing needles. Manufacturer: Henry Wilkes & Co. England.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 310862

Accession Number: 2015.62.156

Sewing Needles in Box\n

Set of sewing needles in a small black box. T. Harper Manufacturer.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310863

Accession Number: 2015.62.157

Measuring Tape

Cloth measuring tape. Marked "Crescent Workbasket Measure." Advertising printed on one side, measurements on the other.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310864

Accession Number: 2015.62.158

Crazy Quilt Fragment, Framed

Framed "crazy quilt" fragment with ribbons. Composed of multicolored strips of fabric stitched together with colored thread. One long upper fragment depicts a chair with a Holy Bible on the seat, bars of musical notation and a poem underneath. A lower fragment depicts Queen Victoria framed by flower...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310865

Accession Number: 2015.62.159

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hooked rug picturing two cats facing a tree. Hooked in pink, green, blue, and yellow.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310866

Accession Number: 2015.62.160

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hooked rug with intertwining leaf pattern. Hooked in black, white, green, pink and orange.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310867

Accession Number: 2015.62.161

Hooked Rug

Rectangular hooked rug with multicolored rosette pattern on dark blue ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310868

Accession Number: 2015.62.162

Beaded Tuscarora Purse

Beaded Tuscarora purse.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: beads (pierced objects), cloth

GUSN: 310869

Accession Number: 2015.62.163

Embroidered Bookmark

Embroidered bookmark with image of a cat and "Lura" in green thread.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: thread

GUSN: 310870

Accession Number: 2015.62.164

Placemats

Pair of linen placemats printed with a pattern depicting cats. Probably "Zaidee and Her Kittens" by Virginia Lee Burton Demetrios, Folly Cove Designers. Gloucester, MA.

Date: 1938-1969

Maker: Burton Demetrios, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968

Material: linen (material), ink

GUSN: 310871

Accession Number: 2015.62.165.1-.2

Child's Jacket

Red wool boy's jacket with brass buttons. Belonged to Charles Hadley Watkins (1886-1957).

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 310872

Accession Number: 2015.62.166

Vest

Woman's cream-colored vest made from quilt scraps. Rust-colored interior. Belonged to Joan Jockwig Pearson Watkins (1924-2013).

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, quilts

GUSN: 310873

Accession Number: 2015.62.167

Fabric Dolls

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Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310874

Accession Number: 2015.62.168.1-.3

Embroidery

Partially embroidered panel, silk on cotton. Central design of two women facing each other surrounded by ribbons and large flowers.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310875

Accession Number: 2015.62.169

Sampler

Sampler embroidered with alphabets, birds, plants, and other animals. Abigail Fuller Kimball.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310876

Accession Number: 2015.62.170

Handkerchief in Box

Blue paper box with cover [.1ab] stamped "Whitney's Holiday Handkerchiefs, Boston." The box containing a white handkerchief [.2] with embroidered edges and a violet sachet [.3] from Larkin Soap Co. Perfumers (Buffalo, N.Y.) with painted image of violet flowers.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Whitney's Linen Store (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product), linen (material)

GUSN: 310877

Accession Number: 2015.62.171.1AB-.3

Stuffed Toy Rabbit

Cream-colored stuffed toy rabbit.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Steiff (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 310878

Accession Number: 2015.62.172

Child's Bonnet

Child's white mohair bonnet with cream-colored ribbon chin ties. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 310879

Accession Number: 2015.62.173

Infant Jacket

Cream-colored infant jacket with embroidered cuffs and collar, front tie. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310880

Accession Number: 2015.62.174

Baby Bib

White baby bib with red embroidered lettering. Embroidered by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982) for her son Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310881

Accession Number: 2015.62.175

Child's Romper

Boy's white romper with black and white gingham trim. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310882

Accession Number: 2015.62.176

Handkerchief

Cream-colored handkerchief with lace-trimmed edges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310883

Accession Number: 2015.62.177

Necktie

Child's necktie, red with white polka dots. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310884

Accession Number: 2015.62.178

Child's Cape

Child's red cape with floral embroidery. Belonged to Charles Malcolm Watkins' mother, Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310885

Accession Number: 2015.62.179

Pair of Mittens

Pair of dark green knit mittens.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310886

Accession Number: 2015.62.180AB

Petticoat

Child's white wool petticoat with floral embroidery at hem. Made by Lura Burgess Thomas, great-grandmother of Charles Malcolm Watkins.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 310887

Accession Number: 2015.62.181

Wedding Dress Ensemble

Wedding ensemble worn by Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982), who married Charles Hadley Watkins (1886-1957) in 1910. Ensemble includes: Ivory colored silk charmeuse wedding dress [.1a] with long sleeves, lace cuffs, beading on bodice, and weighted hem; lace petticoat [.1b] made of silk taffeta; pair ...

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), leather, organza

GUSN: 310888

Accession Number: 2015.62.182.1AB-.6AB