Historic New England

Fabric Fragments

Olive green fabric fragment in satin-damask weave. Reverse pass technique, volute and vegetal pattern.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Chandler & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 225466

Accession Number: 2001.170AB

Early nineteenth century, cream-colored wool blanket. Hand-spun and woven with white stitching on width binding top and bottom. Embroidered monogram, cross-stitched blue wool thread "HW", cream wool thread "2". Hand-stitched vertically along length middle of blanket.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225468

Accession Number: 2001.171

Wool Blanket

Early nineteenth century wool blanket. Hand-spun and woven. Dark brown and cream striped borders on length sides, two and a half inch border left side, four and three-fourth inch border right side. Top width side has a folded, hand-sewn seam; bottom width unfinished seam, reddish-brown binding, unra...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 225472

Accession Number: 2001.172

Table Scarf

Flower embroidered table scarf. Decorative eighteen and a half inch diameter, embroidered, cream-colored, voluted band around outer portion. Inside band, embroidered violets, pansies and flower buds. Scarf corners embroidered in cream-colored foliate pattern. Fringe, one and a half inches, uncut on ...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225474

Accession Number: 2001.173

Dumbbell

A pair of wooden dumbbells. Dual terminal bells with a straight shaft in between the bells.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), turning (shaping process), painting (coating)

GUSN: 225475

Accession Number: 2001.174

Political Button

Small stick pin, political button. Tin alloy frame, machine pressed plastic cover with three horizontal red, white and blue stripes. Button reads, "Wilkie for President" in large capital letters. Manufacturer label on back.

Date: 1940

Maker: Universal Badge Co. (Maker)

Material: tin alloy, plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225479

Accession Number: 2001.175

Spectacles and Case

Brass alloy frame spectacles [.1] and case [.2]. Round tinted lenses, with thin, wrap-around wire. Navy blue leather hinged case. Blue velvet interior with a safety lip.

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: Montgomery-Frost-Llyod's Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), leather, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 225486

Accession Number: 2001.176.1-.2

Commemorative Medal

Commemorative bronze medal for the Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Medal in decorative relief with text homage. On front, depicts Great Fire of Boston of 1872, and small vignette of Dorchester town square. On back, wreath with text.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 225496

Accession Number: 2001.177

Commemorative Medal of the Boston Tercentenary

Brass commemorative badge attached to manufacturer's card in brown box. Badge composed of a rectangular pin labled "Committee," blue gros-grain ribbon. Brass medallion. Medallion front has idealized scene of Boston's State House over three mountains and a colonial meetinghouse. Front and back inscri...

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), ribbon (material), cardboard

GUSN: 225501

Accession Number: 2001.178

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, pale green foliate pattern on green ground. Center seam visible where two sections have been joined together. Attached narrow border of gilt circles and black mountain shapes on red ground with narrow band of green and black arches. Removed from the stairwell to the attic of a h...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225505

Accession Number: 2010.19.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, tan floral diaper pattern on cream ground with small diamond shaped medallions containing mauve or beige flowers. Center seam visible where two sections have been joined together. Paper attached to canvas backing. Removed from the Parlor at 86 Salem Road, Topsfield, Massachusetts...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225506

Accession Number: 2010.19.2

Grasscloth Fragments

Four natural-colored, grass, machine-woven wallpaper fragments. Unused on tan paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225524

Accession Number: 2001.179A-D

Chatham Wallpaper

Roller printed wallpaper. Pale yellow ground with rings of sixteen, small, greey dots, with inner white band and central ring of six, small, grey dots. Repeating pattern arranged in diagonal axes. Manufacturer's mark on selvedge. Matte finish.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225532

Accession Number: 2001.180

Wallpaper fragment

Roller-printed, pink and yellow floral print. Wallpaper fragment. Large and small bouquets of snap dragons, fersn and assorted flowers. Six color design, matte finish in approximately sixteen-inch repeats.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225543

Accession Number: 2001.181

Maze Wallpaper

Roller-printed wallpaper. Light aqua ground, gold diaper pattern consisting of hexagons with inscribed organic and abstract shapes. Unused, matte finish.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225549

Accession Number: 2001.182

Buckingham Wallaper

Roller-printed, wallpaper. Green hue, floral brocade with roses, peonies and persimmon over volute pattern. Dark green outlines to white highlights. Unused, matte finish, twenty-two inch repeats.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225560

Accession Number: 2001.183

King of Prussia Tablecloth

White, damask-weave, linen, table cloth with commemorative design in the reverse-pass technique. In the center, view of a city on a river- visible residential homes, church spires, as well as masted ships in the river. Inscriptions on either side and below, repeats six times, "BERLIN." Outside city-...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 225580

Accession Number: 2001.185

Pillowcase

Natural-white linen pillowcase with embroidered monograms on front and back. Finished seams, opening at one end. Machine-woven, hand-sewn.

Pierced brass tray with floral and vine decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 224702

Accession Number: 2006.44.2780

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224703

Accession Number: 2001.248

Framed letter

Letter signed by John G. Whittier. The letter is framed in a marie-louise and a plain black wooden frame.

Date: 1882

Maker: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 (Signer)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224704

Accession Number: 2006.44.2565

Cast relief

A rectangular cast relief of a colonial man. The man has his left side to the viewer showing his profile. He is wearing a hat and his hands are out in front of him and there is a sword at his side. His coat stops at knee level. The back has a long wire that is attached in four places and a smaller l...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), plaster

GUSN: 224705

Accession Number: 2006.44.2554

Handkerchief box

Rectangular inlaid wood handkerchief box with green silk lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 224706

Accession Number: 2006.44.2775AB

Wool Blanket

Red woolen blanket with light pink satin edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 224707

Accession Number: 2010.17.35

Framed letter

Framed letter from Joshua Bayley adressed to the Sheriff of the County of Essex in July 9, 1750. The letter is wrtten on both sides. The frame is a plain black painted wooden frame.

Date: 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224710

Accession Number: 2006.44.2566

Plate

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224712

Accession Number: 2001.249

Plates

One of a set of three, round pewter plates with incised bands at rim.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: Bacon, George (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal), tin alloy

GUSN: 224713

Accession Number: 2001.250

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224716

Accession Number: 2006.44.2564

Bowl

Round wooden bowl with a deep basin and thin walls. The outside of the top edge is turned more inward than the rest of the bowl, creating an angle around the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224717

Accession Number: 2006.44.2556

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224718

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.1

Planter

A rectangular green celadon planter with four short feet. Around, underneath the top edge are blue leaves with their tips pointing toward the ground. In the center of the bottom is a hole that has been plugged with a cork. The cork has a plastic top. Inside is also a flat, rounded metal piece.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 224719

Accession Number: 2006.44.2557

Watercolor

Framed watercolor of a ship. The picture focuses on a ship sailing on water, sails raised. It is signed and dated in the bottom left corner.

Date: 1937

Maker: Needham, Alfred Carter, 1872- (Painter) Nelson, Carl E (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224720

Accession Number: 2006.44.2563

Handkerchief

Linen handkerchief with floral embroidery.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 224721

Accession Number: 2006.44.2652.2

"Old bourbon whiskey" bottle

A tall green glass bottle with a cork top. The corners are not ninty degrees, the edges have been flattened to create eight corners.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), cork (bark)

GUSN: 224722

Accession Number: 2006.44.2558

Handkerchief

Silk cream-colored handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 224723

Accession Number: 2006.44.2653

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