Historic New England

Banister-Back Chair

Banister-back chair with a shaped crest rail over four turned banisters and turned rails. Woven rush seat.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 326715

Accession Number: 1954.151

Wallpaper Fragment

Originally used in Castle Tucker: Billiard Room Chamber, beneath current wallpaper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 326823

Accession Number: 1998.6400

Bright pink knit hat that appears to form cat's ears at the corners when worn, giving the hat its distinctive name. The hat was knit in one piece in stockinette stitch and seamed along the sides. The hem is rolled.

Date: 2017

Maker: Strachan, Ruth, Ms. (Maker)

Material: acrylic (plastic), wool (hair)

GUSN: 327260

Accession Number: 2017.60.1

Women's skirt suit

This womens suit is made up of three pieces. The jacket (A) and skirt (C) are made of a taupe, brown, and gold metallic jacquard textile. The jacket has a shawl collar, three-quarter-length sleeves lined with pink, and padded shoulders. The skirt is fully lined in the same pink polyester. It is shap...

Date: 1997

Maker: Alfred Fiandaca (Designer)

Material: polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 327261

Accession Number: 2017.61.1A-C

Hat Box \n Related to Hat 2017.37.3

Large round cardboard box with multi-colored floral desgin, inside and outside.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327290

Accession Number: 2017.37.6AB

Pocket Watch in Box

Pocket watch in original black hinged box.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327293

Accession Number: 1969.1793

Clock

Small decorative clock.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327294

Accession Number: 1947.786

Clock in Case

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327295

Accession Number: 1969.1763

Pair of Women's Shoes

Pair of women's shoes, white kid leather with a silk grosgrain ribbon bows. Labelled on the sole - J.P. & N. Co. Boston.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Jones Peterson & Newhall Co. (Maker)

Material: kidskin

GUSN: 327306

Accession Number: 1990.497AB

Pair of Women's Shoes

Pair of women's black leather shoes with a square toe and a low heel. Labelled - T.E.Moseley & Co. Boston.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 327307

Accession Number: 1990.496AB

Pair of Women's Shoes

Pair of women's deep turquoise satin shoes with a bow, pointed toes, and a low heel. Labelled - J.P. & N. Co. Boston.

Date: 1906-1913

Maker: Jones Peterson & Newhall Co. (Maker)

Material: satin

GUSN: 327308

Accession Number: 1990.495AB

Side Chair

Bannister back side chair with a splint seat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327311

Accession Number: 1961.245

Pair of Women's Sandals

Pink satin sandals with a heel.

Maker: unknown

Material: satin

GUSN: 327313

Accession Number: 2016.179.17AB

Landscape Painting "The Hay Wain"

Landscape painting depicting a hay wagon in a pond near farm buildings under a threatening sky. In an elaborate gilded frame. School of Constable.

Date: unknown

Maker: After Constable, John, 1776-1837 (Painter)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 327314

Accession Number: 2017.62.1

General Israel Putnam Pin

Black and white round metal pin with the stamped head of General Israel Putnam.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327326

Accession Number: 1919.455

Political Pins

Red, white, and blue round metal pins with one star for supporting Republican candidate Wilkie during the 1940 Presidential election.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327327

Accession Number: 1942.1046.1-.2

Tall Case Clock

Maple tall case clock. Arched bonnet with ringed columns, Arched door in plain upper case over steep waist molding. Plain lower case on bracket feet. Clock dial has floral painting in lunette and spandrels.

Date: ca. 1790

Maker: Baker, Eleazer, 1764-1848 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood), brass (alloy), alloy steel, glass (material)

GUSN: 327345

Accession Number: 2017.65.1

Leather Knapsack

Backpack used by Corporal Ebenezer Bishop in the Civil War.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327346

Accession Number: 2017.65.2

Large Snowshoe Chair

Chair with a woven rawhide seat and back. Arched crest, bent wood arms and legs. One of a pair, the smaller of which has brass label: Hand Made Sno-Shu Chairs, Vermont Tubbs Inc. Wallingford, VT. Used at a house in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: Vermont Tubbs, Inc. (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), rawhide

GUSN: 327383

Accession Number: 2017.66.1

Dressing Table

Federal style Portsmouth dressing table with tapered reeded legs, mushroom shaped brass knobs, and heart-shaped ivory inlaid escutcheons.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: Judkins and Senter (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 327384

Accession Number: 2017.67.1

Wentworth and Kimball Family Card Table

One of a pair of Portsmouth-made Federal card tables. Each table has a folding rectangular hinged top with tapered legs, one of which is a swing leg. Oval veneer panel on apron with inlaid bell flowers trailing down the legs.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: Judkins and Senter (Maker)

GUSN: 327385

Accession Number: 2017.67.2

Wentworth and Kimball Family Card Table

One of a pair of Portsmouth-made Federal card tables. Each table has a folding rectangular hinged top with tapered legs, one of which is a swing leg. There is an oval veneer panel on the apron and inlaid bell flowers trailing down the legs.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: Judkins and Senter (Maker)

GUSN: 327386

Accession Number: 2017.67.3

Small Snowshoe Chair

Folding chair with a woven rawhide seat and back. Back folds down. Arched crest, low rounded seat on semii circular leg supports. One of a pair.This one has brass label: Hand Made Sno-Shu Chairs, Vermont Tubbs Inc. Wallingford, VT. Used at a house in Newton, Massachusetts.

Date: 1960s

Maker: Vermont Tubbs, Inc. (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), rawhide

GUSN: 327387

Accession Number: 2017.66.2

Chair

Spanish-style armchair with turned stretchers, gold-painted flame finials, and elaborately curved arms. Yellow vinyl upholstery under trimmed red velvet covers with fringe.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 327388

Accession Number: 1978.86.1

Shirt

Men's shirt, full length sleeves with button front. Red and white vertical stripes.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322912

Accession Number: 2016.99.40

Dress

Dress with short sleeves, light blue doughnut shaped snap front closure, collar, two breast pockets, and inseam pockets. Color blocks of blue, teal, pink, and yellow with horizontal black lines. Size 16.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322913

Accession Number: 2016.99.41

Dress

Sundress with drawstring waist, A-line skirt, narrow straps, inseam pockets and square neck. Front enclosure with ten metal buttons. Red and white irregular pinstripes. Size 14.

Date: 1958-1978

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Vuokko, 1930- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322914

Accession Number: 2016.99.42

Dress

Dress with three-quarter length sleeves, four metal buttons at neck, stand up collar, and A-line skirt. Dark gray with abstract shapes in beige. Size: 14.

Date: 1960-1961

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Toikka, Oiva (Designer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322915

Accession Number: 2016.99.43

Shirt

Shirt, collar, long sleeves, single button cuffs, and seven button front. Vertical stripes in olive green and cream. Size: 14.

Date: 1956

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Vuokko, 1930- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322916

Accession Number: 2016.99.44

Shirt

Shirt, collar, long sleeves, single button cuffs, seven button front closure, and single breast pocket. Vertical stripes in lime green, burgundy, and magenta. Size: 14.

Date: 1956

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Vuokko, 1930- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322917

Accession Number: 2016.99.45

Dress

Dress with long sleeves, A-line skirt, and six metal buttons at neck. Yellow with blue polka dots. Size 14.

Date: 1963

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322918

Accession Number: 2016.99.46

Dress

Dress with long sleeves, single button cuffs, and five beige buttons at neck. Green with brown apostrophe pattern. Size 12.

Date: 1972

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Filene's (Department Store) (Retailer) Rinta, Pentti (Finnish, born 1946) (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322919

Accession Number: 2016.99.47

Dress with Belt

Dress [a] with belt [b]. Full length sleeves, shoulder pads, stand up collar, and button closure. Black with geometric pattern in blue, purple, green, and teal. Size: Medium.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322920

Accession Number: 2016.99.48AB

Dress

Sundress, sleeveless, square neckline, and two front patch pockets. Blue with vertical light blue stripes and polka dots. Size: Medium.

Date: 1977

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322921

Accession Number: 2016.99.49

Dress with Belt

Dress [a] with belt [b]. Full length sleeves and elastic scoop neck. Black with panels of horizontal white lines. Size: Small.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322922

Accession Number: 2016.99.50AB

Dress

Dress, short sleeves, stand up collar, two patch pockets, and half zipper front. Dark blue with green circles filled with abstract blue flowers and green circles filled with smaller blue circles.

Date: 1959

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Vuokko, 1930- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322923

Accession Number: 2016.99.51

Dress with Belt

Dress [a] with belt [b], full length sleeves taper to the wrist with two button cuffs, gathered shoulders and shoulder pads. Nine button front with rounded, collarless neck. Ruffled hem and inseam pockets. Dark blue with abstract confetti pattern in teal, purple, yellow and gray. Size: Medium.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322924

Accession Number: 2016.99.52AB

Dress

Dress with full length sleeves, square neck, and pleated bodice. Green with small floral and leaf patterns in pink. Pink and green geometric shapes around bodice, cuffs, and hem. Size: Medium.

Date: 1960-1975

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Villanen, Mari, 1936- (Designer) Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322925

Accession Number: 2016.99.53

Dress

Dress, full length with long sleeves, pleated front, fold over collar, five button opening at the neck, and buttoned cuffs. Green with vertical, irregular, skinny striped pattern. Size: Large.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322926

Accession Number: 2016.99.54

Dress

Dress. long sleeves, five black button opening at neck, three buttons at each cuff. Navy with black polka dots. Yoke and cuffs are cream with black polka dots. Size: 14.

Date: 1958

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Eskolin-Nurmesniemi, Vuokko, 1930- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322927

Accession Number: 2016.99.55

Dress

Dress, long sleeves and elastic cuffs. Front zipper closure with two metal snaps at neck. Purple with pink zig-zag and dot pattern. Size: 14.

Date: 1968

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Design Research (Retailer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322928

Accession Number: 2016.99.56

Dress

Dress, three-quarter length sleeves and square neck with smocking. Red with white polka dots.

Date: 1972-1974

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Rinta, Pentti (Finnish, born 1946) (Designer) Wakisaka, Katsuji, 1944- (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322929

Accession Number: 2016.99.57

Dress

Sundress, sleeveless with narrow straps. Yellow with small leaf pattern in white.

Date: 1960-2000

Maker: Krueger, Nancy L., 1931-2015 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322930

Accession Number: 2016.99.58

Hat

This round pillbox-style cap with a soft crown covered in black sequins has a brim decorated with a 3" band of swirling, long white feathers with black-dyed tips. A black grosgrain ribbon is stitched to the interior at the base of the crown. The crown is formed from nylon netting. There is a designe...

Date: c. 1965

Maker: Christian Dior (Manufacturer)

Material: sequins (spangles), feather (material), nylon

GUSN: 322931

Accession Number: 2016.179.1

Pair of Shoes

Black suede uppers with stiletto heels and cut-out details on the sides. Edges, toes, and cut-out finished with applied black ribbon. Each heel is "waisted"--with wide heels tapering to a narrow center and flaring out at the base, which has a rubber heel cap. The tip of each sole has a steel nail fo...

Date: c. 1960

Maker: Beleganti (Manufacturer)

Material: leather, suede, rubber (material), alloy steel

GUSN: 322932

Accession Number: 2016.179.2AB

Hat

Hat made from navy blue straw woven into a funnel shape terminating in a tightly rolled grosgrain ribbon at center top. Affixed to ribbon roll are a narrow blue velvet ribbon, an artificial white daisy with yellow center, and a set of cream-colored small pom-poms. Flower and other elements extend do...

Date: 1950-60

Maker: Leslie James (Manufacturer) Filene's (Department Store) (Retailer)

Material: straw (plant material), nylon, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 322933

Accession Number: 2016.179.3

Hat

This soft, round hat made from two layers of openwork, beige netting with a light brown velvet ribbon made into a double bow affixed at center top. Attached to center of knot, in the bow, is a large spray of reddish-brown feathers. A retailer's label is attached to the center interior of the bow.

Date: 1950-65

Maker: Town and Country (Retailer)

Material: feather (material), velvet (fabric weave), ribbon (material), net (textile)

GUSN: 322934

Accession Number: 2016.179.4

Bandeau

This bandeau is made from a semi-circle of shiny black raffia ribbon. Five raffia bows -the same material as the base- are attached to the curved band. At the center of the band on the back a black grosgrain-wrapped plastic hair comb is stitched. Maker's labels are attached to the top rear of the co...

Date: 1950-60

Maker: Norman-Paulvin (Milliner)

Material: raffia (fiber), ribbon (material), plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 322935

Accession Number: 2016.179.5

Hat

This pillbox-style hat is made from cream and grey/brown striped fur from an unidentified animal. Lined in black grosgrain, the interior crown is supported by a crisscross of black grosgrain ribbon sewn to the sweatband. The band is also grosgrain and whipstitched around the lower edge with red silk...

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Filene's (Department Store) (Manufacturer)

Material: fur, silk (fiber), plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 322936

Accession Number: 2016.179.6

Hat

This round, grey, fur felt cloche is gathered at the proper right temple and embellished with a grey grosgrain ribbon cockade and button. The felt body is napped and brushed. The crown is soft and stitched to the sides in an angular gather at the cockade. The interior pink grosgrain ribbon sweatband...

Date: 1950-60

Maker: Brigitte (Manufacturer) Olive, Frank, 1929-1995 (Designer) Filene's (Department Store) (Retailer)

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 322937

Accession Number: 2016.179.7

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