Historic New England

Toilet Paper

A rectangular cardboard box of three leaf toilet paper. Slot at top for dispensing paper.

Date: 1920-1939

Maker: Andrews Paper Company (Maker)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 26636

Accession Number: 2001.5

Christmas lights

Rectangular cardboard box w/ string of multi-colored Christmas lights inside. Cardboard form at bottom of box to hold lights. Bulbs in shape of candle flame. Printed red and blue (once green) box.

Date: 1950-1969

Maker: Yule-Glo Company (Maker)

Material: cardboard, glass (material), metal, rubber (material)

GUSN: 26637

Accession Number: 2001.6

Chair

One of a pair of caned-back mahogany side chairs. Scrolled top, acorn shaped finials on either side. Round feet on front, square at back.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 26638

Accession Number: 1999.75.1

Chair

Part of set of two caned-back mahogany side chairs. Scrolled top, acorn shaped finials on either side. Round feet on front, square at back.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 26639

Accession Number: 1999.75.2

White cotton gauze dress with red, blue, green and orange embroidery: (floral pattern near lower edge; flowers dotting body and sleeve; stitching around sleeves) gathered sleeves; red embroidery edging collar and sleeves; red string and tassle collar drawstring.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), gauze, embroidering, hand sewing

GUSN: 26640

Accession Number: 1999.88

Girl's Dress

White cotton gauze dress with red and blue zig zag pattern and red, yellow and green flowers embroidered around lower waist and up center of dress; gathered short sleeves with yellow, red and blue embroidery; sleeves and Peter Pan (rounded) collar edged with red embroidery; red cotton string and tas...

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, hand sewing

GUSN: 26641

Accession Number: 1999.87

Girl's Bonnet

Pink silk cap or bonnet gathered overall and trimmed above brim with pink silk ribbon with attached decorative silk flower buds and silk ribbon bows. Attached continuous pink silk tie; pale pink silk lining. Wire stiffener at brim.

Date: ca. 1934

Maker: Possibly Babette (Manufacturer)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 26642

Accession Number: 1999.89.2

Girl's Coat

Child's coat, pink silk with beige cotton lace trim; peach-colored silk lining. Full, free-hanging coat gathered below neckline front and back; buttoned at front opening with metal snaps. Six white decorative buttons at front opening. Cotton lace at cuffs and as trim at rounded collar; hemmed.

Date: ca. 1934

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile), hand sewing

GUSN: 26643

Accession Number: 1999.89.1

Girl's Coat

Green silk coat lined with lighter green (silk?); collar trimmmed with rabbit? fur; three metal snaps at waist, one at collar (round plastic false button, missing second?); wide cuffs.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, handmade, silk (textile)

GUSN: 26644

Accession Number: 1999.91.1

Girl's Bonnet

Green silk lined with green cotton inner rim of green silk ribbon; green velvet ribbon band on exterior with four embroidered red, blue, yellow and tan flowers at front; velvet ribbon snaps left to right around back.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 26645

Accession Number: 1999.91.2

Girl's Coat

Light blue silk dress coat; dark blue lining; fur trim collar; mother of pearl six button front outside; metal snaps inside; tucking at neckline shoulder to shoulder.

Date: ca. 1934

Maker: unknown

Material: fur, handmade, mother of pearl, silk (textile)

GUSN: 26646

Accession Number: 1999.90.1

Chair

Lime green, vinyl on seat and back rest; 4 wood legs and rectangular back rest; spring seat. Assembly instructions underneath seat on printed paper label.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26647

Accession Number: 1999.45

Girl's Bonnet

Blue silk bonnet with gathered silk lining; double-peaked upturned brim at front; velvet ribbon bow at front; velvet ribbon trails from right side and includes metal snap to close at left ear.

Date: ca. 1934

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 26648

Accession Number: 1999.90.2

Pair of Girl's Gloves

Leather gloves; patterned cotton (fleece?) lined; metal snap at inside wrist; whitish residue on fingers; black stains on index fingers and thumbs; linear stitching on backs.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: unknown

Material: fleece, leather

GUSN: 26649

Accession Number: 1999.97AB

Girl's Leggings

Pair of child's leggings. Brown leather leggings with zipper extending from foot to knee of legging; foot strap at bottom and snap closure at top and bottom. Metal snaps, zipper and fastener at strap; green wool felt lining.

Date: 1931

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 26650

Accession Number: 1999.96AB

Stole

Brown plush stole. Gathered at either end with plush two-inch diameter velvet ball; five-inch slit with small embroidered purple stitches at each end approx. twenty-inch from one end; lined in brown silk.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

Material: plush, silk (textile)

GUSN: 26651

Accession Number: 1999.63

Girl's Sweater

Off white wool knit; components sewn toggether (sleeves and bottom section in wave/scalloped design; top section in tight knit columns); white silk ribbon interlaced around collar. extending approx. 11" left and right sides.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), sewing (process), silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 26652

Accession Number: 1999.92

Underwear

Ladies peach silk panties with pattern of horse heads; floral applique over netting at outside leg openings; right side: two buttons; left side: one button (one button missing); one safety pin.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 26653

Accession Number: 1999.104

Underwear

Ladies silk panties, peach-colored, side closure (three buttonholes), scalloped-edge bottom; floral embroidery at leg opening, fagoting stitch inside flower.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 26654

Accession Number: 1999.103

Evening Dress

Woman's full length evening gown. Blue, sleeveless pleated brassiers. Bodice has two straps on each shoulder. Side closure with short zipper and hook and eye. Gathered pleats at top of skirt (back only).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: rayon

GUSN: 26655

Accession Number: 1999.62A

Evening Jacket

Short sleeved evening jacket. Blue with twenty-three covered buttons with corresponding button loops down front. Overall diamond pattern design is created by gathered fabric with stitches creating little round flowers. Ribbon at waist with bow at back.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Jeanne Barrie (Maker)

Material: rayon

GUSN: 26656

Accession Number: 1999.62B

Tablecloth

White woven tablecloth with large border design (blue, red/orange, yellow, blue, green, flesh, black). Printed scene includes: 1. farmer and female figure dancing (surrounded by pumpkin, haystacks) 2. Farmer in corn patch (surrounded by duck, chickens, trees, horse) 3. Female figure tending to crops...

Date: 1940-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 26657

Accession Number: 1999.59

Evening Jacket

Short evennig jacket for dinner gown. Green, blue, pink, and magenta floral pattern on off-white background. Jacket has puffed sleeves and wide lapels. Magenta lining.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), rayon

GUSN: 26658

Accession Number: 1999.61A

Evening dress

Sleeveless, floor length floral print evening gown with green, blue, pink, and magenta floral pattern on off-white background. Magenta hem. Gown has spaghetti straps and a full skirt. A fabric belt is straight-pinned to bodice. Bodice has a back hook and eye closure.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), rayon

GUSN: 26659

Accession Number: 1999.61B

Tablecloth

White and yellow tablecloth with a dogwood pattern in each of the four corners (white, green and brown).

Date: 1940-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 26660

Accession Number: 1999.60

Sheet

Bed sheet, flat, white (double bed). Includes original manufacturers label.

Date: ca. 1943

Maker: Pepperell Mills (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 26661

Accession Number: 1999.66

Child's Coathanger

Metal hanger hook; blue painted wooden coathanger (child-size); stenciled image of child with hat on front.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, painting (coating), stenciling, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26662

Accession Number: 1999.98

Infant Hairbrush

Pink marbleized celluloid brush; two acrylic painted flowers (pink, yellow, white) and the word "Baby"; off-white bristles.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic), bristle, celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 26663

Accession Number: 1999.99

Infant Hairbrush

Pink marbleized celluloid brush; acrylic painted flowers (pink, white, green leaves); off-white bristles.

Date: 1930-1939

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic), bristle, celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 26664

Accession Number: 1999.100

Print

The Mersey ship is caught in a northerly gale w/ no auxiliary power. In the foreground a boat that attempted to secure part of the mast has gone adrift. The Maria Brandt, to the right, has a damaged bowsprit and the John Bagshaw and smaller Dutch coaster try to outrun the storm. Framed in a 2 inch w...

Date: 1836

Maker: Reed, R. G. (Engraver) Walters, Samuel (Artist)

Material: engraving (printing process), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 26665

Accession Number: 2001.70

Album Quilt

Album quilt with pieced together blocks of silk, cotton, linen, wool, velvet and satin. Consists of floral designs, initials, animals, fish, deer, birds, etc. Silk backing.

Date: 1883-1939

Maker: Grace, Belle D. (Maker) Chilton, Murty Marie Grace (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), satin, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 26666

Accession Number: 2000.103

Needlework Picture

This needlework picture is one of a group of Boston-made scenes that all depict variants of a young lady holding a fishing pole, a group of reapers, a promenading couple, and a mounted horseman, with dogs, birds and leaping deer. It is worked in wool and silk with beads on linen canvas.

Date: 1747-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (textile), wool (textile), embroidering, beads (pierced objects), petit point

GUSN: 26667

Accession Number: 2000.11

The matching petticoat is made from cream-colored watered silk taffeta and may be original to the gown. The petticoat is made from two selvedge widths of railroaded sillk gathered into a waistband that closes with a hook and eye. Both skirt and petticoat were stiffened with later additions of nylon ...

Date: 1844

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 26678

Accession Number: 2000.439.3

Curtain

Six single and two double curtains panels. Polyester, referred to as bark cloth. Chinoiserie motif.

Date: 1955-1960

Maker: Imperial (Maker)

Material: polyester

GUSN: 26680

Accession Number: 2000.566A-H

Baby carriage

Bilt-Rite baby carriage. Painted red with racing stripe decals on sides.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Bilt-Rite (Maker)

Material: chrome steel, enameling, rubber (material), vinyl

GUSN: 26681

Accession Number: 2000.569A-C

Ribbon

Circular spool of ribbon. Paper packaging w/ printed image of a Puritan man. Brown silk ribbon.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 26682

Accession Number: 2000.589

Pitcher

Black transfer-printed yellow glazed earthenware pitcher. Floral medallions and scene depicting Plymouth Rock superimposed geometric background. Silver luster accents on the rim and handle.

Date: 1895-1915

Maker: Burbank, A. S. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 26683

Accession Number: 2000.590

Portrait of an Upholsterer

Bearded gentleman facing left, seated. White shirt, black neck tie. Hammer in left hand, upholstered chair leaning against knees. Right hand lifting red upholstery on a Rococo revival side chair. Scissors, screwdriver(?) and third tool attach to wall at left of portrait. Frame is not original.

Date: 1852

Maker: Cuypers, Franciscus Reinerus Hubertus, 1820-1866 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 26684

Accession Number: 2000.591

Hooked rug

Rectangular hooked rug w/ southwest view of central Ipswich, MA c. mid-19th century. View includes residences, church, people and a horse and carriage. Navy blue border w/ grey/blue selvage.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Windsor, Shirley Shattuck (Maker) After Barber, John Warner (Maker)

Material: hooking, jute (fiber), wool (textile)

GUSN: 26685

Accession Number: 2001.3

Signature Quilt

The rectangular form is worked in forty-five squares of variously colored printed cotton in the Next Door Neighbor pattern, each square featuring a white conforming center with identifying name, place and date, the squares separated by latticed sashing, the whole with white muslin binding, fringed o...

Date: 1848-1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), muslin

GUSN: 26686

Accession Number: 2001.2

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