Historic New England

Dress

Child's dress, light blue cotton with "MEK" monogram. Dress has a round collar, cuffed short-sleeves, buttons from neck to hem, pleated skirt, and matching belt.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: B. Altman & Co. (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323516

Accession Number: 2004.31.5AB

Mother of the Groom Dress

Women's dress, pale blue silk chiffon, smocked detail at the waist and cuffs. With a pale blue underslip.

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323517

Accession Number: 2008.12.6AB

Mother-of-the-Bride Dress

Women's dress, dark blue silk chiffon overdress with lace at the shoulders and silver and enamel flower dress clips. With a lavender underslip.

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323519

Accession Number: 2008.12.7AB

Going Away Dress

Women's blue "going away" dress [.1a] with jacket [.1b], sash [.1c].

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323521

Accession Number: 2008.12.8.1A-C

Women's Going Away Hat

Women's straw hat worn with the blue 'going away' dress and jacket (2008.12.8.1).

Date: June 24, 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323522

Accession Number: 2008.12.8.2

Bouquet Ribbons

Ribbon streamers from wedding bouquet.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323527

Accession Number: 2008.12.3.3

Wedding Announcement

Wedding announcement for Donald Oliver Nylander and Barbara Gould, June 24, 1938, Park Avenue Congregational Church, Arlington, Massachusetts.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323528

Accession Number: 2008.12.3.2

Boutonniere Flowers

Pressed roses and lily of the valley from wedding boutonniere.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: rose (genus), Lilium (genus)

GUSN: 323529

Accession Number: 2008.12.3.4

Nightgown

Women's nighgown, aqua and pink silk satin with braided sash. Bias cut.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 323531

Accession Number: 2008.12.9AB

Bridesmaid's Dress

Girl's dress, tea length. Mint green satin and organza.

Date: August 13, 1961

Maker: Pollards (Retailer)

Material: satin, organza

GUSN: 323533

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.1

Headpiece

Mint green headpiece worn with bridesmaid's dress 2008.12.14.1.

Date: August 13, 1961

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323536

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.2

Wedding Announcement

Wedding announcement for Russell Alan Nylander and Roberta Daly, August 13, 1961. Relates to bridesmaid's dress worn by Karen Nylander, 2008.12.14.1.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323537

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.3

Newspaper clipping

Newspaper clipping documenting the wedding of Russell Alan Nylander and Roberta Daly, August 13, 1961. Relates to bridesmaid's dress worn by Karen Nylander, 2008.12.14.1.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323538

Accession Number: 2008.12.14.4

Prom Shoes

Pair of prom shoes worn with white strapless floral print bubble skirt dress, 2008.12.16.1.

Date: 1961

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323539

Accession Number: 2008.12.16.2AB

Prom Shoes

Pair of prom shoes worn with pink dress with white overlay, 2008.12.17.1.

Date: 1962

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323540

Accession Number: 2008.12.17.2AB

Prom Shoes

Pair of prom shoes worn with mint green prom dress with scoop neck, 2008.12.18.1.

Date: 1963

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323541

Accession Number: 2008.12.18.2AB

Petticoat

Nylon and taffeta petticoat.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, nylon

GUSN: 323542

Accession Number: 2008.12.20.1

Petticoat

Nylon and taffeta petticoat.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, nylon

GUSN: 323543

Accession Number: 2008.12.20.2

Evening Dress

Women's evening dress, black bias cut with short puffed sleeves and red velvet bow.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323544

Accession Number: 2008.12.21

Dress

Women's gold velvet sleeveless mini dress.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Ankone, Karen Nylander, 1946- (Maker)

GUSN: 323545

Accession Number: 2008.12.22.1

Pair of Shoes

Pair of women's shoes worn with gold sleeveless mini dress, 2008.12.22.1.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323546

Accession Number: 2008.12.22.2AB

Dress Pattern

Dress pattern for gold sleeveless mini dress, 2008.12.22.1. McCall's pattern #7521.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: McCall Pattern Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323547

Accession Number: 2008.12.22.3

Dress

Women's turquoise wool mini dress.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Narducci, Leo (Designer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 323549

Accession Number: 2008.12.23

Dress

Women's orange checked mini dress.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Ankone, Karen Nylander, 1946- (Maker)

GUSN: 323551

Accession Number: 2008.12.24.1

Dress Pattern

Dress pattern for orange checked mini dress, 2008.12.24.1. Part of McCall's New York Designers' Collection Plus series.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: McCall Pattern Company, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323552

Accession Number: 2008.12.24.2

Dress

Women's dress, gold and orange 'bonded' mini dress.

Date: 1965-1970

Maker: Ankone, Karen Nylander, 1946- (Maker)

GUSN: 323553

Accession Number: 2008.12.25

Dress

Women's dress, blue silk with lace collar. Cuffs trimmed with blue velvet bows.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 323554

Accession Number: 2008.12.26

Women's Stockings

Four pairs of women's stockings in original packaging. Continental Look Hunter Green [.1]; Continental Look Bermuda [.2]; Bell Diamond Look Black Nite [.3]; and Bell Diamond Look Coffee Bean [.4].

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323555

Accession Number: 2008.12.28.1-.4

Roger Vivier Satin Ribbon Pump

Roger Vivier blue and black satin ribbon pumps (A, B) with gold and clear beaded details with original box (C,D).

Date: c.2015

Maker: Roger Vivier

Material: satin, acrylic (plastic), leather, ribbon (material), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 366210

Accession Number: 2024.8.6A-E

Louis Vuitton Low Top Stellar Sneaker

Louis Vuitton low top Stellar Sneaker (A, B) with original dust bag (C).

Date: c. 2015

Maker: Louis Vuitton

Material: canvas, rubber (material), metal, leather

GUSN: 366211

Accession Number: 2024.8.7A-C

Christian Dior "Walk in" Sneaker

Christian Dior "Walk in" sneaker (A, B), low top in white, with original dust bag (C, D).

Date: c. 2015

Maker: Christian Dior

Material: canvas, rubber (material), metal, leather

GUSN: 366212

Accession Number: 2024.8.8A-C

Dolce & Gabbana Platform Wedge Sandals

Dolce & Gabbana platform wedge sandals (A, B) with multi-color floral print and knot detail, with originoal dust bags (C, D).

Date: c. 2015

Maker: Dolce & Gabbana

Material: leather, ink, acrylic (plastic), metal

GUSN: 366213

Accession Number: 2024.8.9A-D

Gianvito Rossi Vamp Fan Booties

Black Gianvito Rossi vamp fan / ruffle edge high heelded booties (A, B) with original dust bag (C).

Date: c.2006-2020

Maker: Gianvito Rossi

Material: suede, acrylic (plastic), leather

GUSN: 366214

Accession Number: 2024.8.10A-C

Thom Solo Leather Crocodile Imprint Custom Thigh High Boots

Date: c. 2019

Maker: Solo, Thom

Material: leather

GUSN: 366215

Accession Number: 2024.8.11AB

A pair of light pink / champaigne colored satin open-toed high heels (A, B) with thin satin strap over clear plastic covering the toe box and bow on the ankle strap adorned with white faux gemstones at their center. Original dust bags (C, D).

Date: c. 2015

Maker: Badgley Mischka

Material: satin, metal, glass (material), imitation leather, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 364220

Accession Number: 2024.8.12A-D

Medicine Bottle

Bottle with label from "J.H. MITCHELL DRUG CO. INC. of Haverhill, Massachusetts, c. 1948, glass

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), medicine bottles, labels (identifying artifacts)

GUSN: 364217

Accession Number: 2024.7.2

Gucci GG Crystal Chain Screener Sneaker

Gucci GG Crystal Chain Screener Sneaker (A, B) with pair of original dust bags (C, D).

Date: 2019

Maker: Gucci

Material: leather, suede, rhinestone, rubber (material)

GUSN: 364219

Accession Number: 2024.8.1A-D

Fabric Sample

A Knoll Textiles fabric sample. "Field Day" pattern in "Cardinal" red.

Date: c. 2000

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 364275

Accession Number: 2024.9.44

Fabric Sample

A Knoll Textiles fabric sample. "Arno" in "flinet" grey color.

Date: c. 2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 364276

Accession Number: 2024.9.45

Unfinished Quilt with Visible Paper Templates

A large unfished block quilt in repeating diamond pattern in various printed cottons, some glazed. Back is not complete and paper templates for each pieceare visible. Believed to have been made by Elizabeth Pratt Stetson (1823-1863).

Date: c.1860

Maker: unknown

Material: quilts by pattern or motif, quilts by form, cotton (textile), printed textile materials, glazing (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 364319

Accession Number: 2024.10.1

Pillow Cover

White linen pillow covers, with open work border, embroidered lower right "M. T. C." in brown and silk floss nautical and domestic vignettes in shades of blue, white, and gray (added later).

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), crewelwork (technique), embroidering

GUSN: 364377

Accession Number: 2016.72.6B

Homespun Linen Sheet

Homespun linen sheet embroidered "MC" believed to be part of Molly Taylor Cragin's (1796-1876)trousseau.

Date: c. 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 364378

Accession Number: 2016.72.12

Cornell & Ingalls Trade Card

A small trade card for Cornell & Ingalss, 275 River-Street, Troy, N.Y. for stoves and other cooking equipment.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 364379

Accession Number: 2019.14.2

Bell Jar and Base

Glass bell jar with circular brass base ornamented with beaded decoration. Intended to display a model James Patent Stove c.1820

Date: 19th or 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 364380

Accession Number: 2019.14.3AB

James Patent Stove Model

A wooden and metal miniature model for the James Patent Stove. (A) wooden body of stove, painted black and silver (B) white metal pot (C) white metal pot lid (D) cast iron pot, painted black (E) white metal pot lid (F) metal stove pipe painted black (G) silver colored metal rack (H) rectangular, woo...

Date: c.1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), metal

GUSN: 364381

Accession Number: 2019.14.4A-P

Shoes

Pair of Mr. Seymour dead stock high heels (A, B) with original box (C, D). Heels have abstracted floral motif in pink, red, brown, green, and black cloth body, pointed toes, and floral satin rosette in same fabric as the body at top of toe box opening. Thin high heels capped with black plastic on bo...

Date: ca. 1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, acrylic (plastic), satin

GUSN: 364411

Accession Number: 2024.11.1A-D

Shoes

Pair of Mr. Seymour high heels with rhinestone "shoe buckle" adornment (A,B) and original box (C, D). Heels have a black, ribbed, satin covered heel and body. On the toe box is a curved, rectangular piece of black leather, the front of which is adorned with two concentric rows of clear rhinestones, ...

Date: c. 1960

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: satin, leather, wood (plant material), rhinestone

GUSN: 364412

Accession Number: 2024.11.2A-D

Winter Sunset with Snow \n Winter Sunset with Snow \n New England, 1876-1916 \n Oil on academy board, 10 x 14 (painting without frame)

Landscape painting showing a winter scene with snow on the ground, bare trees, and a sunset.

Date: 1876-1916

Maker: Enneking, John J., 1841-1916

Material: oil paintings (visual works), oil painting (technique), academy board

GUSN: 364419

Accession Number: 2024.12.1

Child's Dance Costume

Four piece military or marching band inspired child's dance costume comprised of a blue / green changable body suit or leotard adorned silver sequin fleur-de-lis on front of hips joined with two strands of silver plastic beads and a fringed white collar with two round spirals of silver sequins joine...

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, feather (material), beads by form, acrylic (plastic), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 364518

Accession Number: 2024.17.1A-D

Child's Dance Costume

A child's dance costume comprised of two pieces. Includes a orange bodysuit or leotard with attached orange tulle tutu--both adorned with die-cut, multicolor, foil leaves. Also with orange tulle and foil leaf headband.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: tulle (meshed textile), net (textile), satin, sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 364519

Accession Number: 2024.17.2A-B

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