Historic New England

Fez

Fez with a deep reddish wool, woven with a blue horizontal design, and cross-design embroidered at the crown.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316667

Accession Number: 1942.5197

Hat

Captain's hat, black silk with black and purple feathers; black rosette on the side with a gold metal emblem; purple silk interior with leather interior brim.

Maker: Laville Petit & Crespin (Manufacturer) Bennett & Marr (Retailer)

GUSN: 316668

Accession Number: 1942.5198

Top hat

A green party top hat with a gold paper band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316670

Accession Number: 1942.5199

Top hat

A blue party top hat with a gold paper band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316671

Accession Number: 1942.5200

Top Hat

A green party top hat with a gold paper band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316672

Accession Number: 1942.5201

A cream colored bonnet with layers of scalloped edged lace extending from the front to the crown and down the neck. It has three sections of folded silk at the crown, a cream net base with wire supports, an interior cotton band, and two cream colored silk ribbons.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316674

Accession Number: 1942.5203

Firefighter's helmet

A black leather firefighter's helmet embossed with a leaf design around the brim. It has a pointed leather front piece with an emblem at the center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316675

Accession Number: 1942.5204

Women's bonnet

A black cotton bonnet with padded horizontal stitching across the brim, a long neck piece, a ruffle at the back of the brim, and two interior ties

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316676

Accession Number: 1942.5205

Women's hat

A cream colored silk hat with a straw base, a printed violet and green floral design, black velvet band around the crown, cream colored lace covering for the brim, and an interior cotton lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316677

Accession Number: 1942.5206

Women's hat

A black silk costume hat shaped like a bowler, with a faded green ribbon, two blue-green feather plumes, and a sheer veil that extends from the interior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316678

Accession Number: 1942.5207

Light bulb

Light bulb. Removed from Beauport, the exterior gatehouse light facing the parking lot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), metal, electrical attributes and properties

GUSN: 316680

Accession Number: 2015.172.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with Colonial Revival vignettes depicting a weather vane, mortar and pestle, rifle, band box, and an antique store on a white ground. Run No. 4. Drop Match.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: United Wallpaper Crafters of N. Am. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316760

Accession Number: 2015.187.2

Boric Acid Tin

Boric acid container with cover. Cylindrical cardboard body with tin cover and bottom. Cover has a central circular disc with shaker and spout openings. W.B. Hunt, Co. Massachusetts, 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, tin (metal)

GUSN: 316761

Accession Number: 2015.187.3AB

Hat

Floray spray decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316780

Accession Number: 1928.550

Hat

Red felt cap trimmed with green braid, with green silk tassel, and lined with light tan leather.

Date: 1840-1860

Accession Number: 1934.2167C

Decanter

Blown glass decanter with flat top stopper. Three ribs at neck, faceted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 316938

Accession Number: 1935.1473.1AB

Deck of cards

Deck of playing cards in cardboard box with polychrome print of bearded man before table in 1800's uniform and [?] club. Lattice with blue and pink flowers and green leaves.

Date: 1890-1950

Accession Number: 1957.39

Gaming board

Gaming board (.1) with twelve white checkers (.2-.13) and twelve black checkers (.14-.25), a dice cup (.26) and six die (.27-.32).

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, calf (leather), Bakelite (TM)

GUSN: 316956

Accession Number: 1958.241.1-.32

Tea set

Twenty-two piece Chinese export tea service consisting of teapot and lid, caddy and lid, cream pot and lid, two waste dishes, four teabowls and saucers, five saucers, seven handled cups and saucers, and one bowl. Polychrome hand painted underglaze with design of a beribboned vase of flowers and leav...

Date: 1700-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 316958

Accession Number: 1958.228.1-.22

Teaset

Six-piece Chinese export or English teaset witih design of "D" monogram in circle on one side, flower on the other, both in gold with trail of blue flowers. Set composed of four handless cups and saucers, sugar with lid, and dish.

Date: 19C

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 316962

Accession Number: 1958.253.1-.6

Miniature tea set

Six-piece miniature whiteware teaset with hand-painted under glaze design of flower sprigs. Set contains teapot and lid, sugar bowl and lid, pitcher, three handless cups and saucers. One handless cup contains flower design in vertical rather than horizontal orientation.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316963

Accession Number: 1958.455.1-.6

Miniature tea set

Four-piece miniature whiteware teaset with Mulberry transfer design of European-dressed woman in boat rowed by Oriental man. Scene of lake, trees, pagoda, geometric garden. Set consists of oval molded teapot and lid, oval pitcher, and two handless cups and saucers with ogee shape and footings.

Date: 1800-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 316964

Accession Number: 1958.456.1-.4

Sweater

Yellow sweater [.1] with matching booties [.2AB]. Knit by Phyllis Rodgers for her daughter Margaret, born in March, 1963. This is the earliest example of Phyllis' knitting in the collection.

Date: 1963

Maker: Rodgers, Phyllis Weidman, 1926-2014 (Knitter)

GUSN: 316968

Accession Number: 2016.3.1.1-.2AB

Sweater

Pink angora sweater. Knit for Margaret in 1987. Pattern and details listed in Knitter's Handbook II. Includes family photograph of Margaret wearing the sweater.

Date: 1987

Maker: Rodgers, Phyllis Weidman, 1926-2014 (Knitter)

GUSN: 316969

Accession Number: 2016.3.2

Sweater

Irish knit sweater [A] with separate collar [B]. Knit by Phyllis for herself. Includes photograph of Phyllis Rodgers wearing the sweater.

Date: 1978-2013

Maker: Rodgers, Phyllis Weidman, 1926-2014 (Knitter)

GUSN: 316970

Accession Number: 2016.3.3AB

Vest

Red vest, originally a sweater. In 2010, Phyllis Rodgers removed the sleeves of the sweater and gave it to her granddaughter Emma Lamonde.

Date: c. 1985

Maker: Rodgers, Phyllis Weidman, 1926-2014 (Knitter)

GUSN: 316971

Accession Number: 2016.3.4

Booties

White baby booties. Labeled: "Made from pattern given to me by Great Aunt Harriet Case who taught me to knit, PWR." Includes photograph of Phyllis Rodgers' granddaughter Stephanie Rodgers wearing the booties.

Date: 1980

Maker: Rodgers, Phyllis Weidman, 1926-2014 (Knitter)

GUSN: 316972

Accession Number: 2016.3.5AB