Historic New England

Ring Box

Black velvet ring box with hinged lid. Blue satin and velvet interior.

Date: 1996

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Retailer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 314044

Accession Number: 2015.100.1.1.2

Ring Box

Square paper box with lid, Tiffany's trademark blue.

Date: 1996

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 314045

Accession Number: 2015.100.1.1.3ab

Ring

Men's gold ring with intaglio band of repeating hearts and interior inscription.

Date: 1996

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Retailer)

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 314046

Accession Number: 2015.100.1.2.1

Ring Box

Black velvet ring box with hinged lid. Blue satin and velvet interior.

Date: 1996

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Retailer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 314047

Accession Number: 2015.100.1.2.2

Ring Box

Square paper box with lid, Tiffany's trademark blue.

Date: 1996

Maker: Tiffany & Co. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 314048

Accession Number: 2015.100.1.2.3ab

Wooden Box with Hand Illustrated Exterior

Wooden box with hinged lid covered with paper. Paper has been illustrated with floral wreath on lid, floral swag on box front and cornicopias containing flowers on sides. Cut orange paper trimming on edges. Plain paper lines interior.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 314052

Accession Number: 1938.440

Wing Chair

Wing chair, Queen Anne style.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314057

Accession Number: 1966.343

Quill Pen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314059

Accession Number: 1919.619

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314064

Accession Number: 1941.549

Chest of Drawers

Chest of drawers made in Vermont. Five drawer chest with three glove drawers. Carved column shaped front legs. Circular pressed glass drawer pulls.

Date: 1830

Maker: Bowman, Isaac (Furniture maker)

Material: maple (wood), white pine (wood)

GUSN: 314086

Accession Number: 2015.102.1

Convertible High Chair Rocker

Convertible high chair that lowers into a rocking chair. Carved crest, caned back and seat, Attached tray, turned stretchers, metal wheels..

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314087

Accession Number: 2015.103.1

Bundle of Sticks

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 314098

Accession Number: 1942.1107

Bundle of Wick Picks

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314099

Accession Number: 1917.1454

Small Straw Braid Exhibit

Straw braiding exhibit affixed to cardboard sheet. Includes small bundles of straw, a small wooden tool used to cut straw into strips, examples of braided straw and typed label describing how to braid straw.

Date: ca. 1918

Accession Number: 1993.605.1.2

Saucer with blue and gilt floral decoration.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 314144

Accession Number: 1993.605.3.3

Textile Remnant

This loosely woven textile fragment is printed with a vignette of a male lion attacking a zebra surrounded by flowering foliage in pink, green, purple and blue. A loose paper tag was inscribed by the donor [see Inscriptions and Media]. The stippled ground and outlines were cylinder printed, with col...

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 313648

Accession Number: 2001.281.1274

Textile Remnant

This textile fragment has been cut, folded, and pinned into a small package with a handwritten note. The plain woven cotton is printed in black on a white ground with repeating stripes of Renaissance revival designs. See Inscriptions and Media.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 313649

Accession Number: 2001.281.1275

Textile Remnant

This cut fragment of velvet repp was embellished with an hand-painted river landscape, edged with pine trees. On the right side of the river are sited three small buildings, the largest of which has a water-powered wheel. A possible artist's block mark in red ink is stamped at the lower left corner ...

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313650

Accession Number: 2001.281.1276

Textile Remnant "Wandle"

This textile fragment is discharge and block printed in a polychrome floral repeat designed by William Morris. The selvedge bears his mark [see Inscriptions]. The fragment is hemmed at top and bottom edges and is selvedge width.

Date: 1884

Maker: Morris, William, 1834-1896, Morris & Co (Printer)

Material: printed textile materials, indigo (colorant)

GUSN: 313651

Accession Number: 2001.281.1277

Bedcover Fragment

This printed cotton textile was once part of a wholecloth quilt, as portions of the backing and batting remain attached at the seams. It consists of several sections pieced together to form the full width and length of the top. The cotton was printed with a red ground using a stipple cylinder, with ...

Date: ca. 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, indigo (colorant), madder (colorant)

GUSN: 313652

Accession Number: 2001.281.1278

Side Curtain

This cotton textile was cylinder printed in a repeating floral stripe on a stippled ground, with additional color added by block printing. It was then made up into a side curtain, machine stitched, with enameled brass rings stitched to the top edge for suspension from a rod. It is unlined, selvedge ...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 313653

Accession Number: 2001.281.1279

Textile Remnant

This textile fragment is a section of cotton repp, cylinder printed with a broad red stripe flanked by black stripes. The red and black stripes alternate with a cream stripe decorated with repeating pink rose sprays.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 313654

Accession Number: 2001.281.1280

Textile Remnant "Devon Service"

This textile swatch consists of individually arranged threads of variously shaded blue and white rayon/linen blend glued to a paper backing in a vertically striped pattern.

Maker: Boris Kroll Fabrics Inc. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 313655

Accession Number: 2001.281.1281