Historic New England

Trinket Box

Small green apple-shaped box; glazed ceramic

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 243006

Accession Number: 1986.1230AB

Parasol

Satin parasol with red, pink and blue plaid pattern; naturalistic bamboo handle

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, bamboo (material)

GUSN: 243007

Accession Number: 1986.1254

Parasol

Black parasol; black handle, hooked at end with black tassel

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243008

Accession Number: 1986.1262

Walking Stick

Silver-handled bamboo walking stick, engraved "L.A. Little"

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), bamboo (material)

GUSN: 243009

Accession Number: 1986.1272

Fountain Pen

Fountain pen with metal tip and wooden handle

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243010

Accession Number: 1986.1285

Shawl

White cashmere shawl with red paisley embroidery at corners and red embroidered border; short white fringe

Maker: unknown

Material: cashmere (wool), embroidering

GUSN: 243011

Accession Number: 1986.1444

Scarf

Silk and wool paisley scarf; red, blue, black and green

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 243012

Accession Number: 1986.1443

Teaspoons

Set of 3 silver teaspoons engraved with "L"

Maker: Moulton, William

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 243013

Accession Number: 1986.1277.1-3

Textile tool

Textile working tool; used for marking fabric before stitching.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 243014

Accession Number: 1986.1240.3

Unused roll of wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper, scenic vignettes of horse drawn carriages, ship at sea, wharf building 'Tea Shop' 'J. Cort'. Printed in orange, tan, and green on cream ground. Vinyl paper, 19" repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243029

Accession Number: 2010.38.1

Unused roll of wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper, scenes of a woman with two sheep; a boy playing bagpipes; butterflies and morning glories. Printed in green, mauve, and white on cream ground. 21 1/2" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243030

Accession Number: 2010.38.2

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper with vignettes of windmills, sailing vessels, and bridge on a river divided by foliate scrolls. Printed in greens, black, gray, and white on a tan ground. 13" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243031

Accession Number: 2010.38.3

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper with purple flowers with green leaves on white textured basket weave ground. Vinyl finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243032

Accession Number: 2010.38.4

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper, green and white woven pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243033

Accession Number: 2010.38.5

Unused roll of wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper, cottage by a lake amid a forest of birch trees. Rowboat tied to a post in the cattails. Printed in greens, tan, and blue on white ground. 17" repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243035

Accession Number: 2010.38.7

Unused roll of wallpaper fragments

Multiple rolled pieces of a scenic wallpaper, group of men and women on horseback jumping fences and chasing dogs. Printed in green, white, tan, and red on yellow ground. 25" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243036

Accession Number: 2010.38.8

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper, textured paper with grass pattern in white, gold accent lines. Vinyl finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243037

Accession Number: 2010.38.9

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper, striped pattern on cream ground. Stripes of varying width in teal, olive, green, brown, and mauve.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243038

Accession Number: 2010.38.10

Unused roll of wallpaper border

Wallpaper border, green and orange stripe on pale yellow ground.

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243039

Accession Number: 2010.38.11

Black leather traveling trunk with wood banding. Brass caps protect corners and secure wood banding to trunk body. Leather handles on sides, four metal casters on bottom. Brass lock mechanism and clasps with a pair of keys on ring threaded through lock hardware. Trunk interior has open compartment o...

Date: 1890s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, brass (alloy), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243056

Accession Number: 2010.40.1

Costume with Accessories

This object contains harmful language including a historical description of a costume as Gypsy when describing a traditional Roma costume. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243109

Accession Number: 2010.41.1

Two-Piece Dress

Two-piece dress with a striped pink and white silk bodice [a] and dark navy velvet skirt [b]. Bodice trimmed with velvet accent bands on collar, shoulders, and wrists. Skirt has a pleated hem.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243111

Accession Number: 2010.41.3AB

Decorative Pillow

Pillow with beaded and embroidered decoration. All non-embroidered surfaces are covered with iridescent, opaque beads. Embroidered animals include a dog in a top hat, rooster, squirrel, butterfly, cow, fly, cat, scarab beetle, goose, duck, and a peacock. Embroidered objects include a striped pitche...

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 243112

Accession Number: 2010.41.4

Child's Sailor Costume

Child's sailor costume consisting of shirt [a] made of a gray glazed cotton with white cotton collar embroidered with an anchor. Matching gray glazed cotton pants [b]. White neckerchief with anchor embroidery [c] and a gray glazed cotton cap [d].

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Probably

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243113

Accession Number: 2010.41.5A-D

Magician's Costume

Yellow and green cotton robe [a] with yellow "c" shaped patches on the lapels with a green and yellow rope belt [b]

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243114

Accession Number: 2010.41.6AB

Bodice

Bodice made of beige and cream striped silk with orange and red accents, green leaf embroidery. Lace trim around collar and cuffs, bow at waist.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 243115

Accession Number: 2010.41.7

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244409

Accession Number: 2001.269.1

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244410

Accession Number: 2001.269.2

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244411

Accession Number: 2001.269.3

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244412

Accession Number: 2001.269.4

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244413

Accession Number: 2001.269.5

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244414

Accession Number: 2001.269.6

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244415

Accession Number: 2001.269.7

Light bulb

Mazda electric light bulb. Standard glass bulb shape with brass base.

Date: 1914-1945

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244416

Accession Number: 2001.269.8

"The Muse of Music"

Allegorical painting showing two women, one standing dressed in a white draped gown and holding a swag of flowers (possibly Flora, not the Muse of Music?); the other woman is seated, wears a red gown and holds a basket. They sit near a stream in a garden, in front of a stone urn and trees.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: Kauffman, Angelica, 1741-1807 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 244504

Accession Number: 1978.17

Sheathing

Large feather edged vertical sheathing board. The raised field side is painted gray. The other side is unpainted but portions of early wallpaper are attached. both sides show lath marks from later plastering. Evidently accessioned by Abbott Lowell Cummings in 1959 who found it in the Derby Barn with...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244575

Accession Number: 1959.259.1

Sheathing

Large feather edged vertical sheathing board. The raised field side is painted gray. The other side is unpainted but portions of early wallpaper are attached. both sides show lath marks from later plastering. Evidently accessioned by Abbott Lowell Cummings in 1959 who found it in the Derby Barn with...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244576

Accession Number: 1959.259.2

Sheathing

Large feather edged vertical sheathing board. The raised field side is painted gray. The other side is unpainted but portions of early wallpaper are attached. both sides show lath marks from later plastering. Evidently accessioned by Abbott Lowell Cummings in 1959 who found it in the Derby Barn with...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244577

Accession Number: 1959.259.3

Sheathing

Vertical sheathing board with wallpaper on one side, yellow paint on the other. Grooved or rabbeted edges, quarter round molded. See worksheets for more specifics.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244578

Accession Number: 1959.259.4

Sheathing

Vertical sheathing board with wallpaper on one side, yellow paint on the other. One flat edge and one edge with quarter round molded groove. See worksheets for more specifics.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244579

Accession Number: 1959.259.5

Sheathing

Vertical sheathing board, feathered edge on both sides. Yellow-ocre paint over whitewash on one side, wallpaper on other. Wallpaper is a green "coffered" design over a blue and white fret design. See worksheets for more specifics.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244580

Accession Number: 1959.259.6

Sheathing

Vertical sheathing board, one feathered edge. Yellow-ocre paint over whitewash on one side, wallpaper on other. Wallpaper is a green "coffered" design over a blue and white fret design. See worksheets for more specifics.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 244581

Accession Number: 1959.259.7

Architectural roof fragment

Architectural roof fragment, Thomas Brown House, 14 Winter Street Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248387

Accession Number: 2010.95.1

Singer Portable Electric Sewing Machine

Portable sewing machine, pedal and cord, and carrying case, Singer model 221-1. Black enameled steel machine with painted gold decorative elements, folding work table attachment, removable tray, locking case.

Date: 1950

Maker: The Singer Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 244633

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.1A-D

Ruffler foot attachment

Ruffler foot attachment; chromed steel

Date: 1950

Maker: The Singer Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel

GUSN: 244634

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.2

Hemmer foot

Adjustable hemmer foot; chromed steel

Date: 1950

Maker: The Singer Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel

GUSN: 244635

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.3

Foot hemmer

Foot hemmer; chromed steel

Date: 1950

Maker: The Singer Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel

GUSN: 244636

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.4

Multiple slotted binder attachment

Multiple slotted binder attachment; chromed steel

Date: 1950

Maker: The Singer Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel

GUSN: 244637

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.5

Edge stitcher attachment

Edge stitcher attachment; chromed steel

Date: 1950

Maker: The Singer Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel

GUSN: 244638

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.6

Measuring tape

Purple plastic tape measure, push-button retractable with gold-and-beige diagonal decorative stripe design on one side. 40" / 1m plastic tape within brass pull.

Date: 1980-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 244639

Accession Number: 2010.17.1.7

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