Historic New England

Knitting Tools

Collection of knitting needles, yarn calculator, yarn samples, and other knitting accoutrements.

Date: 1978-2013

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316989

Accession Number: 2016.3.22

Two award ribbons from the Middleboro and Barnstable County Fairs. Pink County of Barnstable Massachusetts Wool Show, sixth place award ribbon [.1]. Blue Middleboro Fair first place ribbon with sheep in center [.2]

Date: 1986

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316990

Accession Number: 2016.3.23.1-.2

Knitting Notebooks

Three 'Knitter's Handbooks' Volume I / III, Volume II, and Volume IV containing Phyllis' notes on knitting projects with attached yarn samples and photographs of various knitting projects.

Date: 1978-2013

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

GUSN: 316991

Accession Number: 2016.3.24.1-.3

Binder

Binder of knitting articles and patterns, assembled by Phyllis Rodgers.

Date: 1978-2013

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316992

Accession Number: 2016.3.25

Binder

Binder of weaving and spinning notes assembled by Phyllis Rodgers.

Date: 1983-1995

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316993

Accession Number: 2016.3.26

Binder

Binder of knitting patterns, thoughts on creative discipline, and designing. Photograph of Phyllis W. Rodgers inside.

Date: 1978-2013

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316994

Accession Number: 2016.3.27

Binder

Binder with notes and samples from a six week course in transparency technique. Weavers Guild of Boston.

Date: 1991-1992

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316995

Accession Number: 2016.3.28

Book

Book, Homespun Handknit: Caps, Socks, Mittens, and Gloves. Includes pattern created by Phyllis Rodgers (page 96). Interweave Press.

Date: 1987

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316996

Accession Number: 2016.3.29

Instruction Book

Book, Hands on Spinning by Lee Raven. Interweave Press.

Date: 1987

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316997

Accession Number: 2016.3.30

Globe

White glass lamp globe.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 317002

Accession Number: 1932.2587

Wash Basin

Large porcelain wash bowl. White body with dark blue scrolling edge around top of each piece. Yellow foliate scrolls and flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317004

Accession Number: 1933.7098.7

Tea set

Six-piece whiteware tea service with black transfer flowers and fruit, polychrome hand-painted green, red, pink and blue. Teapot and sugar with scalloped edges. Two cups and two saucers

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted

GUSN: 317007

Accession Number: 1958.348.1-.6

Soap Dish

Soap dish with lid.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317008

Accession Number: 1990.242AB

Dish

Glass footed dish with scalloped edge and star design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317010

Accession Number: 1931.1876

Sauceboat

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317112

Accession Number: 1922.933

Tureen

White tureen with a green floral design and gilt accents.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317140

Accession Number: 1927.2548AB

Dress

Two piece dress, chartreuse silk. Bodice [b] has sheer sleeves, beaded hem and cuffs. Knee length chartreuse silk dress [a] has been shortened. Matching belt [c]. Part of the mother of the bride outfit worn by Nanda Matera to her daughter's wedding on June 1, 1963.

Date: 1963

Maker: Cyreld (Maker)

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 317151

Accession Number: 2015.145.8.1A-C

Hat

Chartreuse hat with silk flowers, green velvet leaves, and green net overlay. Part of the mother of the bride outfit worn by Nanda Matera to her daughter's wedding on June 1, 1963.

Date: 1963

Maker: Ursula Hammil (Milliner) Cyreld (Retailer)

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 317152

Accession Number: 2015.145.8.2

Hatbox

Hatbox for green silk hat. [a] Cream colored cardboard with three metal holes on either side. [b] Gold script in center on creme ground. Part of the mother of the bride outfit worn by Nanda Matera to her daughter's wedding on June 1, 1963.

Date: 1963

Maker: Cyreld (Retailer)

GUSN: 317153

Accession Number: 2015.145.8.3ab

Compote

Glass compote with frosted base of three lion heads.

Date: 1855

Maker: Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 317154

Accession Number: 1931.600

Goblet

Glass goblet with square base docorated with an etched eagle and marked H.D.H.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317158

Accession Number: 1933.6306

Plate

Plate in a box.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317159

Accession Number: 1984.915.1-.2

Plate

Two plates in a box

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317160

Accession Number: 1984.916.1-.3

Cake Stand

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317161

Accession Number: 1927.1173

Women's hat

Women's hat, broad brimmed black velvet with black netting band around crown and small back bow. Black silk or rayon covering underside of brim.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), silk (textile), rayon, net (textile), buckram

GUSN: 316643

Accession Number: 1942.5181

Bonnet

Ladies' bonnet, black silk with a wide framing brim. Wide emerald ribbon with faded roses on either side of the outer brim. Interior brim has six flowers in shades of pink, pale pink, and white.

Maker: Bjork's (Retailer)

GUSN: 316644

Accession Number: 1942.5182

Women's hat

Black velvet hat covered with cream colored lace. Black silk band around the crown. Underside of the brim decorated with three pink roses and green leaves. Buckram visible throughout the underside of the brim and interior crown.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316649

Accession Number: 1942.5183

Hatbox

Hat box, with decorative paper cover depicting the cityscapes of Paris, Philadelphia, and London. Profile of halted woman on lid and bottom of box.

Maker: John B. Stetson Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 316650

Accession Number: 1942.5184AB

Bonnet

Costume bonnet of woven light tan straw. Cream colored lace veil attached at the center of the bonnet and falls down back and the sides. Veil matches the edging of the front edge of the bonnet. A decorative Styrofoam head with green accents decorating the right side.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316651

Accession Number: 1942.5185

Hat

Costume hat with broad woven circular bamboo brim. Circular cut-out at center of brim, edged in black cotton. A large feather on top of the hat. Black cotton fabric stitched around the perimeter of the brim, which hangs down. Pieces of purple net, green net, green feathers, and black net are adhered...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316652

Accession Number: 1942.5186

Hatbox

Hat box with decorative paper depicting a horse and carriage moving through a town.

Maker: Berg Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 316653

Accession Number: 1942.5187AB

Straw Hat

Straw hat with black band and a single light tan stripe.

Maker: Weber & Heilbroner (Retailer)

Material: straw (plant material), weaving, leather, net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 316655

Accession Number: 1942.5188

Men's straw boater

Men's straw hat, deep tan color with wide black grosgrain band.

Maker: J. F. Promant (Retailer)

Material: straw (plant material), leather, silk (textile), net (textile)

GUSN: 316657

Accession Number: 1942.5189

Straw Hat

Straw boater hat with unusual crown construction and taupe grosgrain ribbon band. Leather sweatband, net lining, ribbon with retailer's mark on interior of crown [see Inscriptions and images]

Date: c. 1910

Maker: Louis A. Dozois & Co. (Retailer)

Material: straw (plant material), leather, silk (textile), net (textile)

GUSN: 316659

Accession Number: 1942.5190

Women's hat

Bonnet with woven tan straw and a black velvet ribbon. Pink and cream cotton flowers. A pink silk lining and interior ties.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316661

Accession Number: 1942.5191

Bonnet

Bonnet with a stiff black neck, black silk ribbon, black netting, cream net rosettes, black sequins, and wire.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316662

Accession Number: 1942.5192

Hat

Matador style cap, stitched with pale green cord. Has a green silk and flower design on top. Olive green lining with two orange rosettes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316663

Accession Number: 1942.5193

Bonnet

Calash bonnet of brown cotton with a cream colored silk interior, cream colored netting, and a cream colored ribbon. Five collapsible accordion folds.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316665

Accession Number: 1942.5195

Bustle

Bustle pad, cream muslin with three metal coils, a twill waistband, and a metal clasp.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316666

Accession Number: 1942.5196

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

Women's bonnet

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

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