Historic New England

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

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

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

Baby Shoes

Pair of black baby shoes. Found in a box marked "Malcolm's baby shoes and baby things."

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Filene's (Department Store) (Retailer)

Material: leather

GUSN: 310889

Accession Number: 2015.62.183AB

Pair of Children's Gloves

Pair of child-size brown leather gloves. Found in box marked "Malcolm's baby shoes and baby things."

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 310890

Accession Number: 2015.62.184AB

T-Strap Shoes

Pair of brown leather t-strap child-size shoes with front cut-outs and double buckle. Found in box marked "Malcolm's baby shoes and baby things"

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 310891

Accession Number: 2015.62.185AB

Child's Nightcap

Child's machine-knit night cap with multicolored stripes and pom-pom. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310892

Accession Number: 2015.62.186

Pair of Child's Mittens

Pair of knit mustard yellow child-size mittens. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310893

Accession Number: 2015.62.187AB

Socks

Pair of knit olive green socks with plaid tops. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310894

Accession Number: 2015.62.188AB

Waist Apron

White waist apron embroidered with white flowers and leaves.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310895

Accession Number: 2015.62.189

Blouse

White, long-sleeved, button-down blouse embroidered with white flowers down bodice and at wrists.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310896

Accession Number: 2015.62.190

Child's cape

Child's short cape made from white-colored cotton decorated with whitework embroidery and eyelets along scalloped hem and fronts. Body of cape decorated with repeating scroll of whitework grapevine and fruit (eyelet holes form individual grapes in bunches).

Date: 1904

Maker: Thomas, Lura Burgess (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), whitework, broderie anglaise

GUSN: 310897

Accession Number: 2015.62.191

Camisole or Corset Cover

White cotton camisole (corset cover), button-front, eyelet embroidery along top of bodice.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310898

Accession Number: 2015.62.192

Petticoat

Delicate white petticoat with white eyelet embroidered at hem.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310899

Accession Number: 2015.62.193

Thimble\n

Dark pewter-colored metal thimble with wavy design near opening and convex tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310900

Accession Number: 2015.62.194

Thimble

Size 6 metal thimble. Shiny tin with slightly concave tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: tin alloy

GUSN: 310901

Accession Number: 2015.62.195

Thimble

Small metal thimble. Brass color, large divets, slightly concave tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310902

Accession Number: 2015.62.196

Embroidered Collar

Small, fine, plain-weave cotton collar with design drawn in blue ink and floral scrolls embroidered in pink and green. Two lengths of pink tape stitched to top edges of collar for tie. Lura Burgess Woodside's (1887-1982) first handwork.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310903

Accession Number: 2015.62.197

Spic and Span Cleanser in Box

Spic and Span brand powder cleanser in original, unopened box. Manufactured by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Maker: unknown

Material: soap boxes, cardboard

GUSN: 310927

Accession Number: 1998.6138

La France Laundry Whitener

Small, unopened sample size box of "La France" brand laundry whitener. Box is printed white and dark blue. Manufactured by General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, optical brightener

GUSN: 310940

Accession Number: 1998.6139

Pestle

Cast iron pestle.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 310942

Accession Number: 1918.547

Satina Starch Addative in Box

Small box of "Satina" brand starch addative. Manufactured by General Foods Corporation, New York, New York.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 310943

Accession Number: 1998.6140

Hand Sapolio Soap Bar

Bar of soap in unopened original paper wrapping. "Hand Sapolio" brand soap manufactured by Enoch Morgan's Sons Company, New York City.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Enoch Morgan's Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), soap (organic material)

GUSN: 310944

Accession Number: 1998.6141

Fairbank's Pummo Glycerine-Pumice Bar Soap in Box

"Pummo" brand glycerine-pumice soap bar in box with instruction sheet. Manufactured by N. K. Faribank Company, Chicago.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: N.K. Fairbank Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: soap (organic material), paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310945

Accession Number: 1998.6142

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310946

Accession Number: 1935.1538.2

Glorient Silk Dye Packet

Paper packet of Wood Violet (purple) colored fabric dye. Packet is printed with instructions for use is packaged inside envelop with image of woman lifting a piece of clothing from a bowl. The bowl and piece of clothing are colored purple to reflect the color the enclosed dye. Also enclosed in the ...

Date: 1924-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), dye

GUSN: 310947

Accession Number: 1998.6143

Sunset Soap Dye in Box

"Sunset Soap Dyes" brand fabric dye. Dye is in block form wrapped in paper and packaged inside original box with a paper pamphlet. The dye color is "Sand 6" as indicated on the side of the box. Produced by North American Dye Corporation, Mount Vernon, New York.

Date: 1915-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: dye, paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310953

Accession Number: 1998.6144

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