Historic New England

Pincushion

Circular pincushion with wooden panels; administration building at the World's Columbian Exchange, Chicago 1893; red velvet.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 347279

Accession Number: 2008.14.21

Weaving Set

Weave-It kit.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347280

Accession Number: 2008.12.116.1

Weaving Kit

Weave-It kit including box, woven fabric sample, needle, and small Weave-It loom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347281

Accession Number: 2008.12.116.2

Weaving Set

Handicraft loom weaving set.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347282

Accession Number: 2008.12.117

Three fragments from the carpet in Dorothy Codman's bedroom on the third floor of the main house on the Codman Estate (.1-.3). Small metal items including a ring with decorative string embellishment (.4), a pin (.5), a fragmented point (.6), and a needle (.7)

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 347321

Accession Number: 1969.19162.1-.6

Carpet Fragment

Purple-gray carpet fragment. The rug from which this fragment was taken was in storage in what had been Dorothy Codman's bedroom on the third floor of the main house on the Codman Estate. At some time after 1930 the room was used for storage by the family. The rug appears in a 1969 inventory photogr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 347322

Accession Number: 1969.19163

Hooked Rug

Multi-colored concentric design of 35 rings (layout 5x7) in hit-or-miss on cream/green background, bound with continuous pink-colored tape, folded through three corners and cut at one corner. Previous binding visible was a tan-colored plain weave fabric.

Date: early 20th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347323

Accession Number: 1966.823.2

Hooked rug

Large red, brown and blue leaves on brown background. Machine stitched plain weave black binding around edges. (skips in stitches and changes of stitch lengths). Illegible twill tape tag and paper tag knotted with string to tag.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347325

Accession Number: 1966.829

Hooked rug

Brown leaf on dark brown border with soft pink floral and red raised berry design. Center cartouche is cream and design is surrounded by brown border. Black binding around 4 sides - previous. No selvages on jute ground, all sides are cut.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347326

Accession Number: 1966.830

Hooked rug

Large brown leaves and multi-colored floral sprigs on beige background cartouche surrounded by brown border. Short sides are bound with twill tape.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347327

Accession Number: 1966.831

Hooked rug

Large red and blue floral central design with green leaves on left and right sides on beige background. Narrow black border all around. Two sets of twill tape, one placed over the other, bind the rug. Fully lined with jute, obscuring the reverse pattern.

Date: early-mid 20th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347328

Accession Number: 1966.834

Hooked rug

Blue, red, beige, and brown leafed wreath on beige ground. Black twill binding carried through corners. Possibly larger design originally as narrow black/brown hooked border is visible underneath binding and pattern is slightly off center. Rug is fully lined.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347329

Accession Number: 1966.835

Hooked rug

Cottage scene (and text: "Home sweet home March 1933") in predominantly black/grey.

Date: 1933

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347330

Accession Number: 1966.836

Hooked rug

Multicolored checked design of 8x14 squares (small striped motif) resembling a basket weave pattern. Each individual square is outlined in black. No binding.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347331

Accession Number: 1966.841

Hooked rug

Multi-colored central floral motif with large red roses in corners on beige or olive ground. Two-way symmetry. Background in cartouche is made with white/grey/olive colors. Bound with light tan (now grey) twill tape on all 4 sides (butted corners); fully lined with jute, obscuring the reverse.

Date: early twentieth century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347332

Accession Number: 1966.843

Hooked rug

Blue floral motif on cream background with green/pink and beige geometric border. Burlap ground was folded and sewn down at raw edges before hooked pattern was applied.

Date: mid twentieth centiry

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347333

Accession Number: 1966.846

Hooked rug

Large central floral motif with striped corner scrolls on beige background. Straight line hooking to fill in pattern. Fully lined with jute and bound with twill tape (rose and tan in double layer).

Date: early twentieth century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347335

Accession Number: 1966.849

Hooked rug

Rearing horse in beige cartouche with horse shoe and scroll border on brown. Black (faded- double layer) twill binding with butted corners. Pile on horse's tail motif is sculpted.

Date: mid twentieth century

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn, jute (fiber), punchwork

GUSN: 347336

Accession Number: 1966.850

Hooked rug

Black and beige scroll medallions on olive field. (motifs not clearly discernible-perhaps Chinese influenced design) Black plain weave binding sewn around sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile), hooking

GUSN: 347357

Accession Number: 1966.840

Hooked rug

Geometric, multicolored logcabin design (14x15 squares) with black outer design. Twill tape binding folded around the corners. Selvage seams of jute backing visible on back (34 ½ wide panels)

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 347360

Accession Number: 1966.848

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of jagged round leaves place around a sinusoidal stem. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335815

Accession Number: 1941.1699.59

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil with two large upward arcs. Two connected tassels with a series of horizontal lines and a small circle in the center. A square star and an oval on either side. Symmetrical except for a large oval on the proper left side. One row of dashed lines on the top and two rows of dashed l...

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335816

Accession Number: 1941.1699.60

Tablecloth

White linen tablecloth with hand-knotted fringe.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 335817

Accession Number: 1935.373

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made of a print in black ink on thin, translucent paper. Print depicts stalks of wheat or a similar plant and text along the bottom, "IT DIETH NOT." Interior bears handwritten inscriptions.

Maker: Feininger, T. Lux, 1910-2011 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 335835

Accession Number: 1984.496.22\n 1984.496.22

Cloth Sample

Plain cotton weave with green and red floral on tan ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335838

Accession Number: 1919.58E

James Patent Stove Model Framed Instructions

"Directions For Using" the William T. James Patent Cooking Stove on handmade paper, framed under glass.

Date: c.1823

Maker: unknown

Material: framing (processes), paper by form, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 335840

Accession Number: 2019.14.1

Dollhouse

(A) Dollhouse with furnishings, used at the Four High Road Tea House. (B) with painted panel cover depicting exterior front of house and (c) glass panel

Date: 1940-1965

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335843

Accession Number: 2019.17.1A-C

Bustle Ruffle

Plainweave cotton ruffle with applied button band for attaching to petticoat.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335853

Accession Number: 1969.5342

Bustle Ruffle

Plainweave cotton ruffle with applied button band for attaching to petticoat.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335854

Accession Number: 1969.5343

Underskirt

Plainweave cotton underskirt. Closures in center front with single button.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335855

Accession Number: 1969.5345

Bustle Ruffle

Plainweave cotton ruffle with applied button band for attaching to petticoat.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335856

Accession Number: 1969.5347

Blouse

White cotton button-up blouse, wide two-button cuffs with embroidery at cuffs and collar, buttons, fine piping at shoulders.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 335857

Accession Number: 1969.5778

Pigment

Brick red pigment in a baby food jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886)

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335871

Accession Number: 2019.19.1

Pigment

Ochre pigment in a glass jar with a flowered metal lid. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335872

Accession Number: 2019.19.2

Pigment

Green pigment in a baby food jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335873

Accession Number: 2019.19.3

Pigment

Yellow pigment in a baby food jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335874

Accession Number: 2019.19.4

Pigment

Magenta pigmen in a jam jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886)

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335875

Accession Number: 2019.19.5

Pigment

Orange pigment in a Hershey's jar. Pigment used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335876

Accession Number: 2019.19.6

Fry's Medium for Mixing, Painting, and Tinting

Small glass jar of liquid with a cork. Used by Moses Eaton (1796-1886).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335877

Accession Number: 2019.19.7

Pair of Window Curtains

Curtains with large red and green stripes. Trim on the bottom. Rings on the top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335891

Accession Number: 1969.3466.13AB

Pair of Curtain Tiebacks

Pair of cream and green striped tiebacks.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335892

Accession Number: 1969.3466.14AB

Window Valance

Green and red striped window valance.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335893

Accession Number: 1969.3466.15

Pair of Curtains with Rods

Tan colored curtains with vibrant colored flowers all across the fabric. Flowers are orange, blue-green, purple, and green-tan. Curtains are fringed at the bottom. Rods are a a light, unstained wood.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335900

Accession Number: 1969.3666.1A-E

Pair of Curtains with Rods

Tan colored curtains with vibrant colored flowers all across the fabric. Flowers are orange, blue-green, purple, and green-tan. Curtains are fringed at the bottom. Rods are a a light, unstained wood.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335901

Accession Number: 1969.3666.2A-E

Pair of Curtains with Rods

Tan colored curtains with vibrant colored flowers all across the fabric. Flowers are orange, blue-green, purple, and green-tan. Curtains are fringed at the bottom. Rods are a a light, unstained wood.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335902

Accession Number: 1969.3666.3A-E

Purse

Cotton purse with red and white tassels, inkwork, and two newspaper clippings found inside regarding the reticule.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335915

Accession Number: 1943.106

Pair of Stockings

Cream stockings with a cheveron drop stitch pattern on the upper section of the sock. Starting mid shin down is a lacy pattern that goes to the toes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335928

Accession Number: 1925.354AB

MINISIS TEST RECORD

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335940

Accession Number: MINISIS_TEST

Coffee Maker

Silex Electric Coffee Makerm, composed of two glass vessals connected by a metal neck with a metal handle. Topped with a black metal lid or attachable spout. Resting on a metal base or stand with electrical outlet. Detachable electric cord with plastic ends and switch.

Date: 1936-1937

Maker: unknown

Material: glass by composition or origin, metal

GUSN: 335944

Accession Number: 2019.20.1A-H

Doll

Female doll wearing a blue hat and a bracelet. The doll wears a multicolored dress made with a ribbon, patterned fabric, and embroidered cloth, and a brown petticoat and black shoes (one shoe is missing). The wooden doll face is painted with black eyes and red lips. The red hair is braided.

Date: 1900-1950(?)

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), textiles, pipe cleaners, yarn

GUSN: 335945

Accession Number: 2019.17.2

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