Historic New England

Shawl

Black cashmere shawl. The rectangular shaped shawl has fringe at both ends and a small band of ten ribs along the edges. The shawl was found in the trunk, wrapped in 1907 newspaper labeled "black cashmere shawl".

Maker: unknown

Material: cashmere (wool)

GUSN: 191028

Accession Number: 2006.44.1317

Shawl

Rectangular red wool shawl with fringe. The wool has a tiny herringbone pattern. The shawl has fringe at both ends and a tiny gold herringbone stitch along the edges. The shawl was wrapped in "The Boston Herald February 19, 1925" labeled "little old red shawl".

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 191030

Accession Number: 2006.44.1318

Shawl

Ivory shawl with multicolored paisley embroidery. The square shaped shawl has embroidery on three sides and plain ivory fringe at one end. The end with the fringe has a large embroidered paisley in each corner. Near one of the paisley's is Arabic writing or a symbol embroidered in magenta thread. T...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 191034

Accession Number: 2006.44.1319

Bed jacket

Pale aqua silk and ivory lace bed jacket. The jacket falls to the high waist and has wide kimono style elbow length sleeves. The jacket has a v-neck collar and buttons up the front with six tiny mother of pearl buttons. The vine pattern lace is used as trim along the bottom hem, at the cuffs, shoul...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lace (needlework), gauze, mother of pearl

GUSN: 191035

Accession Number: 2006.44.1322

Fichu

Fichu worn as part of the wedding outfit of Mary Gannett.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

Material: gauze, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191037

Accession Number: 1998.5876

Bed jacket

Black lace bed jacket with ivory silk lining. The hip length jacket has a simple wrap around stand up collar with a four hook and loop closure at the back of the neck. The collar and center panel of the bodice are lined with a pleated ivory silk under the black floral lace. The sleeves and side of t...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), chiffon, silk (fiber), satin

GUSN: 191041

Accession Number: 2006.44.1323

Bed jacket

Ivory lace and lavender silk ribbon bed jacket. The jacket has wide bands of floral lace separated by bands of lavender ribbon. The jacket has a large shawl like collar with a lavender ribbon bow at the neck. Under the right collar lapel a small linen handkerchief was pinned into the folds of lace. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 191042

Accession Number: 2006.44.1320

Women's jacket

Heather gray wool knit women's jacket. The jacket has long sleeves and is short in length, reaching below the bust. The front is a wrap style where the right side overlaps the left. On the right flap, there are buttons at the top and bottom corners and at the top edge near the right shoulder or coll...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 191045

Accession Number: 2006.44.1332

Bed jacket

Ivory lace bed jacket with ivory silk lining and large ivory satin bow. The jacket has a simple wrap around stand up collar support by six yellow plastic strips. The collar closes at the back of the neck with a five hook and loop closure. There is a narrow band of black trim around the top edge of t...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (fiber), satin

GUSN: 191047

Accession Number: 2006.44.1324

Women's riding habit

Black wool three-piece women's riding habit consisting of a bodice, pants and a skirt.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 191048

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336

Women's jacket

Pink fleece women's jacket with pink silk trim. The collar is large and is similar to a yolk collar with pointed ends forming an upside down V over the center. The collar and sleeves are trimmed with a wide band of pink silk. There are three pink silk bows on the right edge of the front flap which ...

Maker: unknown

Material: fleece, silk (textile)

GUSN: 191049

Accession Number: 2006.44.1333

Towel

Off-white linen towel, with loops at center bottom and top

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 191050

Accession Number: 2005.24.11.1

Women's riding jacket

Black wool women's riding habit jacket. The jacket is well-tailored and has a high stand-up collar with a decorative ribbon border around the edge. The collar has two hooks and eyes along the opening. The opening of the bodice has fifteen black buttons. Each side of the bodice has two darts which a...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191051

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.1

Bed jacket

White cotton bed jacket with a white lace and pink satin ribbon trim. The hip length bed jacket has a simple v-neck collar with a pink satin ribbon tie closure. The jacket buttons up the front with four small mother of pearl buttons. The fitted elbow length sleeves have lace at the cuffs and pink sa...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber), satin, mother of pearl

GUSN: 191052

Accession Number: 2006.44.1325

Women's jacket

Short women's jacket made of dark brown short fur with black curly fur trim. The jacket has a wide stand up collar trimmed with the black curly fur. This trim extends all the way down the front edges of the opening, around the bottom edge, the edge of the sleeves and around the edges of the large tr...

Maker: Haenselmann, M (Maker)

Material: fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 191053

Accession Number: 2006.44.1334

Women's riding breeches

Black wool women's riding breeches. The breeches have a front button-fly closure with five black fabric covered buttons. There is an extra flap to conceal the button holes. The inside of the waist is lined with a black satin ribbed material. The legs are visibly wider in the hip and thigh area. The ...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191055

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.2

Shawl

Large ivory silk embroidered shawl with long fringe. The square shaped shawl has fringe on all four sides. The central panel of the shawl has three bands of embroidery. Along the outer edge is a band of embroidered leaves and flowers. The middle band is has different squares of flowering plants. The...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191056

Accession Number: 2006.44.1326

Towel

Cream/off-white linen towel, woven in a rounded diamond pattern. Has a loop at center top and fringe at bottom.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 191057

Accession Number: 2005.24.11.2

Shawl

Large ivory silk embroidered shawl with a long fringe. The shawl is square with rounded corners and has fringe around the entire edge. The embroidery is ivory and has a flower, vine, and leaf motif. There are two large areas of heavy embroidery in diagonal corners that have a design with three large...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191058

Accession Number: 2006.44.1327

Women's cape

Black fur shoulder women's cape with grey silk lining and ermine fur collar. The black fur on the outside of the cape has a watered effect with shiny and dull areas. The cape has a large collar that could be either stand up or flat. The ermine is on the inside of the collar. There is a cream fabric ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), fur

GUSN: 191059

Accession Number: 2006.44.1335

Riding skirt

Black wool riding skirt. The skirt has a slit on the right side with a hook and eye at the top and three black fabric covered buttons beneath it. There is a fabric piece that forms an interior pocket extending from the button side of the slit. There is also a black ribbon extending from the upper se...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191060

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.3

Sheet

Cream-colored/off-white linen sheet. 'CP No. 4' embroidered in towel center. Color is much lighter on inside where the sheet has been folded, also some wear on center fold/seam.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 191061

Accession Number: 2005.24.12.1

Shawl

Large black square embroidered silk shawl. One corner of the shawl is heavily embroidered with flowers, leaves, and curly and curvy lined motifs. The edge of the embroidery extends out three-fourths of the way to the corners on either side of the main corner. The central design is primarily flowers ...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cashmere (wool)

GUSN: 191062

Accession Number: 2006.44.1328

Petticoat

Green and white silk and cotton petticoat. The petticoat is knee length. The outer layer is white silk and the inner layer is a soft, thin, green cotton. The waist has a hem wide enough for a drawstring to pulled through it. There are two vertical seams on the front of the petticoat that run from th...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191063

Accession Number: 2006.44.1337

Sheet

Cream-colored/off-white linen sheet 'SP" embroidered on upper left lower edge and "No. 6" on proper right lower edge.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 191064

Accession Number: 2005.24.12.2

Women's jacket

Black silk quilted women's jacket with lavender silk lining. Jacket has long sleeves with slightly puffed shoulders. There is no collar and at the back of the neckline there is a lavender loop sewn on. Both the interior and exterior are quilted in a pattern of small squares that are lightly padded. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191066

Accession Number: 2006.44.1329

Women's nightgown

Long pink and white striped, long sleeved flannel cotton women's nightgown. The gown is primarily made of flannel with wide vertical pink stripes and thin vertical white stripes with decorative red threading running down the edges of the stripes in random patterns. The neckline has a collar that is ...

Maker: unknown

Material: flannel

GUSN: 191067

Accession Number: 2006.44.1338

Tea Gown

Ivory tea gown with flared sleeves, no defined waist and a train in the back. The gown has a high, square neckline trimmed first with crepe and strips of lace with gold sequins sewn on frame the neckline. The gown has a long split down the center two-thirds of the way to the bottom. The split has fo...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), crepe (textile), lace (needlework), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 191071

Accession Number: 2006.44.1339

Women's jacket

Tan knit wool women's jacket with mother or pearl buttons. The jacket has a collar that folds down only around the neck not extending to the front lapel area. The sleeves are long with a split, open V at the edge. The body of the jacket is long and boxy in shape and has two square pockets, one on ea...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), mother of pearl

GUSN: 191073

Accession Number: 2006.44.1330

Women's riding jacket

Camel colored canvas women's riding jacket of approximately mid-thigh length. The style of the jacket is masculine with triangularly notched lapels and three buttons down the left side for closure. The long sleeves have a decorative seam formed by a point aimed toward the shoulder. The breast area h...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Wm. H. Hoegee Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 191074

Accession Number: 2006.44.1342.1

Pillowcase

Two cream-colored linen pillow cases. At opening serveral inches in are two inscriptions, that are read if the opening is at the bottom.

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 191075

Accession Number: 2005.24.13.1-2

Women's jacket

Loosely knit lavender wool women's jacket. The collar is formed by a folded over layer of knitting which extends down both edges of the front opening which gets wider towards the bottom. This folded portion is tacked to the body of the jacket to keep flat. The pattern is loosely knit with wide strip...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 191078

Accession Number: 2006.44.1331

Riding skirt

Camel colored split skirt made of a heavy canvas. The waistband of the skirt is a narrow strip of canvas that does not go all the way around to the front. Instead, there is a center front panel that is attached to the waist band by two hook and eyes on both corners of the panel. Down both sides of t...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Wm. H. Hoegee Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 191080

Accession Number: 2006.44.1342.2

Dressing gown

Long black silk dressing gown with lace ruffles around the top and sleeves. The neck of the dress comes up high and is fitted to the neck. Inside of the back of the neck is sewn a black label with pink stitching that reads : " L. Calvayrac Paris". Around the top edge of the neck is a wide ruffle of ...

Maker: L. Calvayrac (Manufacturer)

Material: faille, silk (fiber), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191081

Accession Number: 2006.44.1343

Coat

Long dark purple wool coat. The neckline has a folded down collar with split lapels. On the right lapel there is a button hole and under the left lapel there is a large tan plastic button. There are three more buttons down the left side and three more button holes down the right side. At the bottom ...

Maker: William Read and Sons Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 191082

Accession Number: 2006.44.1340

Laco Olive Oil Jar

Small glass jar with very small handle and a green cap. Jar contains Laco olive oil.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198431

Accession Number: 2006.44.2472

Soap dish

Three piece ceramic soap dish with lid. The soap dish is blue with dark blue and gold floral design all around it. There are also pink flowers on the cover in between two dark blue and gold bands, as well as flowers in between the blue and gold floral desgins on the base of the soap dish. The middle...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198435

Accession Number: 2006.44.2474A-C

Soap dish

White ceramic soap dish in a bath tub shape. On the top of the dish the sides are chipping and there is a crack on the base and side of the soap dish.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198446

Accession Number: 2006.44.2471

Perspective View of the Blockade of Boston Harbor

A color reproduction print of Christian Remick's "Perspective View of the Blockade of Boston Harbor." The image is made of three long pieces. There are masted ships all along the strip of green-blue water. A scroll at the top right shows the title and the author's name, and another scroll at the top...

Date: 1950

Maker: Reproduction of Remick, Christian, 1726-ca. 1769 (Artist) Vose Galleries (Dealer) Iconographic Society (Publisher)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), collotype (process)

GUSN: 198450

Accession Number: 2006.44.570

Soap dish

Ceramic soap dish with lid. The lid has a blue rectangular hand knob. The soap dish is white with blue painted design of houses. There is a blue trim with dark xs around the dish under the lid. On the second piece of the dish there are holes for the water to drain through into the basin.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 198454

Accession Number: 2006.44.2458A-C

Two piece Colgate shaving stick tubes

Two piece Colgate shaving stick tubes. There is a small stick and a large stick and they are contained in aluminum cylindar containers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198462

Accession Number: 2006.44.2456

Colgate shaving stick tube

Small shaving stick tube. It is cylindricle and aluminum. .

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198464

Accession Number: 2006.44.2456.1

Colgate shaving stick tube

Large shaving stick tube that is cylindrical and aluminum.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198466

Accession Number: 2006.44.2456.2

Protestant Reformation: Latimer preaching before Edward VI at St. Paul's Cross, A.D. 1548

A color print depicting a royal court with people dressed in fancy costume. A figure in a gold robe sits on a throne in the upper right corner while a girl in a black and white dress brings a book into the room on a gold pillow. There is a bearded man in the upper left corner who is pointing to the ...

Maker: Reproduction of Board, Ernest, 1877-1934 (Painter) Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198468

Accession Number: 2006.44.571

Williams' shaving stick tube

Tall Williams' shaving stick tube that is made of aluminum and cyclindrical in shape. Engraved at the top an base of the tube.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198477

Accession Number: 2006.44.2457

Print

Framed print depicting a scene in a royal room. A man in a black robe is kneeling and giving children a illuminated manuscript in front of a crowd of people. Behind the figures is a window through which we can see water and a masted ship. At the bottom center of the pictures is a chained monkey. The...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 198485

Accession Number: 2006.44.572

Pill bottle

Small brown medicine glass bottle with cotton in the top and white "pills" inside of it.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 198487

Accession Number: 2006.44.2438

Lodex box

Lodex box that is beige and olive green. Covered on all sides with instructions and product information.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198488

Accession Number: 2006.44.2442

Print

An engraving of a painting that depicts a victory of the British over the French on April 12, 1782. There are many ships engaged in battle across the middle. Life boats and people are along the bottom near sinking ships. Under the scene to the left is the painter's name and a numbered list of Englis...

Date: May 1, 1783

Maker: Reproduction of Paton, Richard, 1717-1791 (Painter) Fittler, James, 1758-1835 (Engraver) Boydell, John (English engraver, print publisher, 1719-1804) (Publisher) Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 198491

Accession Number: 2006.44.573

Vasaline Analgic box

Orange box with black trim and black writing. Enclosed in the long and small rectangular box is Vaseline Analgic.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 198505

Accession Number: 2006.44.2460

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