Historic New England

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. A beige mat is cut into two windows to feature two items, a letter and a smaller comment. The typewritten letter, written on September 30, 1960 to Bill Waters of the Chapman-Hall Preservation Society, Inc., is fr...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370556

Accession Number: 2016.188.263

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wood frame with gold trim at the inner edge. An exhibition label from the Hattie Carnegie Exhibition has been mounted on a beige woven fabric. The exhibition label is in black ink, in an italic font, on off-white matboard with a beveled edge. The label reads "This line-up of h...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370557

Accession Number: 2016.188.264

Framed Document

Black plastic-coated wooden frame around a pay stub for "W. Waters" for the period ending "9/9" for $50.00 (less taxes) from Hattie Carnegie, Inc., New York, New York. The document has 2 1/2 small holes on the left side of the paper, and serration dots 2/3 of the way up the center of the document. T...

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370558

Accession Number: 2016.188.265

Framed Document

Letter in a black wooden frame with gold trim in the inner-most section of the frame. The letter, written on April 29, 1996, is to Bill Waters from Rose Simon, Curator of The Hattie Carnegie Exhibition at The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. The letter indicates that ...

Date: 1996

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370559

Accession Number: 2016.188.266

Framed Exhibition Poster

Exhibition poster in a beige wooden frame. Portland Museum of Art exhibition poster featuring a detail of an oil on canvas by Mildred Giddings Burrage on the top half of the poster. The painting is titled "A November Day: Brittany" and was painted in 1912. The bottom half of the poster has a blue ...

Date: 2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370560

Accession Number: 2016.188.267

Framed Document

Framed document with no visible mat. Black wooden frame with a gold line just inside the black inner-most edge of the frame. The document reads "Department of the Interior / Washington D C / This is to certify that the / historic building / known as / Bowman-Carney House / in the county of / Lin...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370561

Accession Number: 2016.188.268

Framed Brooch

Gold colored brooch in the shape of a cherry with red stones, in a black box frame. Cherry shaped brooch with a gold stem. Cherry has one round red stone at the center, surrounded by four rows of red smaller stones set in gold. Mounted in a box frame behind glass, with an off-white mat and black ...

Maker: Waters, William (Designer)

Material: gold (color), gems (object genres)

GUSN: 370562

Accession Number: 2016.188.269

Electric Lamp

Chinese export urn with foo dog finial, converted to a table lamp, with damage, silk shade.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), brass (alloy), wood and wood products

GUSN: 370563

Accession Number: 2016.188.270

Stamp

Black cast iron embosser with an upper handle on a pivot that, when pressed down, presses two round metal plates together. When pressed together the following design is left in paper: "The Chapman-Hall House Preservation Society Inc." is wrapped around the outer circle. Inside the inner circle is ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 370564

Accession Number: 2016.188.271

Pillow

White pillow with green piped edge, crewel embroidery flowers on the front, and a zipper along the top edge. There is a plain white pillow inside the cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 370565

Accession Number: 2016.188.272

Pillow

Brown needlepoint pillow with a rust and beige backing fabric. Central flowers of pink, blue and beige on a light brown background.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, needlepoint (needleworking)

GUSN: 370566

Accession Number: 2016.188.273

Pillow

White pillow with green piped edge, crewel embroidery flowers on the front, and a zipper along the bottom edge. There is a plain white pillow inside the cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 370567

Accession Number: 2016.188.274

Pillow

Large rectangular pillow with a tapestry weave woven flower design on the front, and a rusty brown velvet fabric on the back. Top and bottom edges of the front of the pillow have an orange border. Central design is floral, but extremely faded, and features a red and pink flower at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, plain cross stitches (tapestry stitch)

GUSN: 370568

Accession Number: 2016.188.275

Glass Showcase

Showcase with glass top and sides, cardboard bottom with brown velvet surface inside the case, and metal channel joints and corners. Interior has a vertical piece of glass at the center point to divide the showcase into two chambers. The left chamber contains six large shells of varying types. Th...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370569

Accession Number: 2016.188.276

Pillow

Orange cotton chintz pillow with a piped edge of the same fabric. Fabric has baskets and bowls of flowers, freestanding flower stems, butterflies and a bird in red, green, slate blue and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 370570

Accession Number: 2016.188.277

Stone Block

Square white stone with grooves cut into the stone with a hole cut at the center. Scratched into the bottom surface is "Ball & Ball / 1964".

Date: 1964

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370571

Accession Number: 2016.188.279

Paper Ornament

Double-sided ornament on thick paperboard of an angel dressed as a Victorian girl.

Date: 1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370572

Accession Number: 2016.188.280

Pendant

Round brass pendant with enamel decoration on the front depicting Buckingham Palace, cars on the roundabout in front of the building, and The Victoria Memorial at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 370573

Accession Number: 2016.188.284

Sign

Green metal "Curb your dog" sign.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370574

Accession Number: 2016.188.285

Name Plate

Black plastic name plate with "Hattie Carnegie" printed in gold ink. L-shaped name plate which leans back at about an 80 degree slant.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370575

Accession Number: 2016.188.286

Nuts and Bolts in Cloth Bag

White cotton bag with a gathered string closure. "Bolts / Banner / Weathervane / 2003" is written in silver marker on the front of the bag.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370576

Accession Number: 2016.188.287

Door Lock

Brass interior door lock set with rectangular lock that applies to the outside of a door, a receiver box, an oval key escutcheon, a key and five nails.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370577

Accession Number: 2016.188.288 A-I

Shutter Hardware

Four pair of iron shutter hinges, three L-shaped shutter hooks and two U-shaped loops to receive the shutter hooks. Also, two modern screws in an envelope.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370578

Accession Number: 2016.188.1611

Napkins

Set of nine white linen napkins woven in a striped weave. The long edges are selvage, the shorter ends have a 1" hem with one row of openwork at the hem. The "stripes" alternate between a basketweave, and a plain twill weave.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370579

Accession Number: 2016.188.289.1-.9

Napkins

Set of six white linen damask napkins with long selvage edges and short edges with a 1" hem with openwork at the hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370580

Accession Number: 2016.188.290.1-.6

Framed Document

Black wooden frame with a light brown carved wood inner-most border. A document of laid paper is attached to a backing paper of a similar color. The document is signed "Jon Bowman" Judge of Probate and dated October 28, 1800. It appoints Joseph Sprague, Yeoman, and James Cushman, Merchant, both of ...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood and wood products, paint (coating), gold (color)

GUSN: 370581

Accession Number: 2016.188.291

Framed Print Portrait of John Hancock

Black wooden framed picture of John Hancock on paper. Black and white head and shoulders portrait of Hancock facing right. The portrait is set within an oval "mat" which is cut off at the top and sides by the frame, and at the bottom by a beige panel with the following text "The Hon.ble John Hancoc...

Maker: unknown

Material: printmaking, ink, paper (fiber product), wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370582

Accession Number: 2016.188.292

Candlestick and Rush Light

Wrought iron rush light holder with a candlestick counterweight and a round wooden base.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought iron (iron alloy), cast iron

GUSN: 370583

Accession Number: 2016.188.293

Rushlight Holder

Wrought iron rush light holder with four legs and penny feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 370584

Accession Number: 2016.188.294

Candlestick

Pewter candlestick with raised round base, a baluster stem and a drip guard at the candle cup.

Maker: Porter, Freeman, 1808-1887 (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 370585

Accession Number: 2016.188.295

Pumps

A pair of gold leather pumps with squoval toe. Vamp features an adornment of a oval in the same fabric as the body of the shoe outlined with two rows of clear, glass rhinestones set in the white metal findings. Shoe's heel is a thick column, flaring near the bottom and with a circle of rhinestones j...

Date: c. 1955-1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, metal, rhinestone, glass (material), acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368340

Accession Number: 2025.1.11AB

Cor Fam Pointed Toe Pumps

A pair of brown DuPont Cor Fam pointed toe pumps with a stiletto heel. Vamp adorned with laced up tie of olive green colored grosgrain ribbon, eyelets for lacing are outlined in cotton floss.

Date: 1964-1971

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes Dupont Company

Material: nonwovens, acrylic (plastic), cotton (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 368341

Accession Number: 2025.1.12AB

Stiletto Pumps

A pair of pointed toe, stiletto heeled pumps with body in a brown suede and topline in two parallel rows of brown and faux tortoiseshell color leather and faux tortoiseshell and brown leather pieces on the center of the vamp's topline.

Date: ca. 1955-1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, suede, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368343

Accession Number: 2025.1.14AB

"Ribbonare" Heeled Sandals

"Ribbonare" heeled sandals in "old rose." A pair of high heeled sandals with pink rhinestone stiletto heels, insole of pink leather, thin counter holding long metallic pink and silver ribbons that tie to ankle and leg, toe box of three thin pink and silver metallic ribbon straps with ribbon "knot" a...

Date: ca. 2000

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: metallic (color attribute), ribbon (material), glass (material), rhinestone, leather, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368344

Accession Number: 2025.1.15AB

"Laser" Pump

"Laser" pump (single). A black suede shoe with thick block heel, having a curved shape, squared toe, and body of shoe and heel adorned with multicolor lines of rhinestones (red, purple, orange, blue, and clear).

Date: ca. 1985

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: leather, suede, acrylic (plastic), rhinestone

GUSN: 368345

Accession Number: 2025.1.16

"Streamers" Pump

"Streamers" pump (single). A black satin pump with pointed toe and stiletto heel. Body and heel adorned curving and twisting rows of multicolored rhinestones (red, blue, pink, green).

Date: ca. 1985

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: satin, leather, cotton (textile), rhinestone, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368346

Accession Number: 2025.1.17

"Gemstone" Pump

"Gemstone" pump (single). A cream satin pump with pointed toe and stiletto heel. Vamp, toe box, and heel adorned with faux triangular "gemstones" outlined in faux pearls and surrounded by densely placed clear rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1985

Maker: Stuart Weitzman for Martinique

Material: satin, leather, cotton (textile), rhinestone, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368347

Accession Number: 2025.1.18

"Marbell" Mule

"Marbell" peep-toe high heeled mule (single). Body and vamp of black suede with squared off toe. Outsole with a slight platform and back of heel adorned with black and clear rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1990

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: suede, leather, cotton (textile), rhinestone, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368348

Accession Number: 2025.1.19

"Sheer Magic" Pumps

A pair of "Sheer Magic" pumps comprised of a sheer, white mesh body adorned with embroidered black and silver metallic and white threads and rounded point toe. Top line of the shoes are scalloped and finished with silver leather. Heels are white leather and soles are tan.

Date: ca. 1980

Maker: Stuart Weitzman for Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, cotton (textile), silk (textile), acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368349

Accession Number: 2025.1.20AB

Pumps

A pair of navy blue leather pumps with pointed and stiletto heel. Vamp is adorned with faux knot and ribbon detail over two circular elements over the center top line.

Date: ca. 1955-1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, cotton (textile), acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368351

Accession Number: 2025.1.22AB

"Style 500" Peep-toe Pumps

A pair of "Style 500" peep toe pumps with red leather counters and side of out sole, clear vinyl, peep toe box outlined with red leather and adorned with a red grosgrain bow, and tapered, clear Lucite heel.

Date: ca. 1980

Maker: Stuart Weitzman for Martinique

Material: leather, acrylic (plastic), cotton (textile), Lucite (TM), vinyl

GUSN: 368354

Accession Number: 2025.1.25AB

Pumps

A pair of black pumps with rounded, point toe and adorned with a faux buckle on vamp made of a rectangle of black grosgrain ribbon with half circles on left and right sides covered by rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1955-1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, rhinestone, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368355

Accession Number: 2025.1.26AB

"Americana Patriot Kid" Sneakers

A pair "Americana Patriot Kid" low-platform sneakers made of blue, red, and white leather with rounded toe, metal star ornaments, blue laces, and thick black sole.

Date: ca. 1990

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: leather, cotton (textile), rubber (material), metal

GUSN: 368359

Accession Number: 2025.1.30AB

" '99 Elite Glow" Pumps

A pair of " '99 Elite Glow" black, sling-back stiletto heels with pointed toe and toe box comprised of woven or knotted thread (swiss lace) adorned with black rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1999

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: leather, rhinestone, silk (fiber), cotton (textile), acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368363

Accession Number: 2025.1.34AB

"Rise Up" Pumps

A pair of "Rise Up" painted silk pumps with white base and abstract design of black, red, green, and purple with thin, pointed black heel, cut-out counter, and pointed toe.

Date: ca. 1991

Maker: Stuart Weitzman for Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: silk (textile), leather, acrylic (plastic), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 368366

Accession Number: 2025.1.37AB

"Disrobe" Platform Mules

A pair of "Disrobe" Lucite and vinyl stiletto, open toe, mules with clear heel and platform outsole embedded with clear rhinestones and clear vinyl vamp with silver leather strip knotted at center with small coin-like decoration adorned with rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1990

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: Lucite (TM), vinyl, glass (material), rhinestone, leather, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368368

Accession Number: 2025.1.39AB

Pumps

A pair of black patent leather pumps with block heel and rounded toe adorend with gold colored metal "chain mail" in the Whitting and Davis style.

Date: ca. 1955-1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: patent leather, metal, wood and wood products, cotton (textile), leather

GUSN: 368370

Accession Number: 2025.1.41AB

"Mille Fleur" Sling-Back Peep-Toe Pumps

A pair of "Mille Fleur" yellow faux snake skin open toe sling-back pumps with leather, faux snake skin flower on the vamp.

Date: ca. 1955-1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, wood by composition or origin

GUSN: 368371

Accession Number: 2025.1.42AB

"Ace Power Vegas" Pumps

A pair of black "Ace Power Vegas" pointed toe, suede sling back pumps with thin steel heel encrusted with rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1994

Maker: Stuart Weitzman

Material: suede, leather, steel (alloy), rhinestone, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 368372

Accession Number: 2025.1.43AB

Pumps

A pair of black satin pumps with rounded toe and block heal adorned with clear rhinestones.

Date: ca. 1985

Maker: Ferantino

Material: suede, leather, rhinestone, cotton (textile), wood and wood products, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 368374

Accession Number: 2025.1.45AB

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