Historic New England

Pillowcases

Four sets of two rectangular, plain-woven pillowcases; sets .1-.3 are tied in original green silk ribbon and retain original green, orange and silver stickers. Set .4 retains ribbon, stickers, and original cellophane wrapper; and is decorated with a row of fagoting at the open end of each case; in h...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Wamsutta Mills

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile), paper (fiber product), cellophane

GUSN: 258051

Accession Number: 1998.6184.1-4

Hot Pad

Navy blue striped cotton canvas; stitching at horizontal and vertical axes and edges; brass O-ring at top; in hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, brass (alloy), asbestos

GUSN: 258054

Accession Number: 1998.6188

Sachet

Closed cotton bag , floral print of pink peonies; contains pellets; from hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), seed and seed components

GUSN: 258056

Accession Number: 1998.6190

Hand-made Costume Halo

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 258057

Accession Number: 1998.6091

Potholder

Round, light blue wool potholder hemmed in white thread; one side held together with knotted whtie thread so that potholder is held together as semi-circle; loose ends from knots left as decoration; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258058

Accession Number: 1998.6192

Potholder

Round, light blue wool potholder; hemmed in white thread; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258059

Accession Number: 1998.6193

Potholder

Round potholder with dark blue wool on one side and red wool on the other; bordered with a white, possibly synthetic fabric; a loop of the same fabric is attached to one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), synthetic

GUSN: 258060

Accession Number: 1998.6194

Potholder

Round cream-colored potholder with silk border; primary fabric (probably cotton) is textured; machine stitching divides potholder into four quadrants; a few small stitches hold together a small section in one quadrant, giving the object a permanent crimp; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 258061

Accession Number: 1998.6195

Potholder

Square potholder made of off-white crocheted cotton; crocheted panels sown together with cotton thread; round hook of wire covered with cotton yarn attached to one corner; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258062

Accession Number: 1998.6196

Potholder

Round potholder with dark blue, red, and yellow plaid wool on two sides; edge bordered with maroon, possibly synthetic, fabric; border sewn in between two sides with two rows of achine stitches; a round wire hook covered in dark blue thread is affixed to one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174)...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), synthetic

GUSN: 258063

Accession Number: 1998.6197

Potholder

Round potholder with wool houndstooth fabric (black and off white) on one side and a maroon cotton twill on the reverse; the edge is vordered with a gray; possibly synthetic, fabric; same fabric is used as a loop at one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), cotton (textile), synthetic

GUSN: 258064

Accession Number: 1998.6198

Potholder

Circular potholder made of plain-woven, possibly synthetic paisley fabric; black, dark yellow, red, blue, green and two shades of purple; jhemmed with machine stitch about a half inch from edge and a whip stitch along side seam; a round hook of wire covered with orange thread is affixed to one side;...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: synthetic, cotton (textile), wire

GUSN: 258066

Accession Number: 1998.6199

Potholder

White cotton round potholder, blue pinpoint-like; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258067

Accession Number: 1998.6191

Hot Pad

Rectangular canvas hotpad; stitched vertically once down center, horizontally three times; upper, center, lower; linen loop at top; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, linen (material)

GUSN: 258072

Accession Number: 1998.6200

Hot Pad

Linen exterior, stitching diagonally across center and at horizontal and vertical axes; brass O-ring at top; asbestos (possibly) interior; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), brass (alloy), asbestos

GUSN: 258073

Accession Number: 1998.6201

Doily

Small round white tatted doily; tatting ranges in density through eight sections with center most dense; other sections range from mid to open density; the edge being medium density; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tatting (process)

GUSN: 258074

Accession Number: 1998.6203

Doily

Small round white tatted doily; tatting ranges in density through five sections with center the most dense; section third from center and other edge are least dense; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tatting (process)

GUSN: 258075

Accession Number: 1998.6204

Textile Fragment

Rectangular lenth of silk fabric decorated in Arts & Crafts style foliate motif; ground is forest green stylized leaves rendered in three shades of green, ovoid berries rendered in red and salmon ; fabric is folded and stored in manila envelope decorated with elephant on verso; in hope chest (acc.no...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 258076

Accession Number: 1998.6205

Curtain

Rectangular yellowed linen curtain panel with embroidered block geometric black border around side and bottom edges; two embroidered blue and white flowers with green stems at each side; bottom edge with same two flowers embroidered in center of bottom and two larger yellow and orange flowers at lef...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 258077

Accession Number: 1998.6206

Hostess Apron

Silk hostess apron with tassles at bottom edge; alternating horizontal stripes across apron of yellow, purple and greenl; yellow card sewn across top with two ends that hand down to tie around waist; top of apron is gathered; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 258079

Accession Number: 1998.6208

Bag

Rectangular, off whtie, twill-woven linen drawstring bag; linen is rough grade on outside; covered with fuzzy cotton-like material on inside; bag is sewn closed on three sides and has hand-stitched sleeve for drawstring on fourth side; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258080

Accession Number: 1998.6209

Valance

Printed linen valance with top hem sen with openign at top for hanging; abstract geometric design with predominant colors of black, gold, red, blue, pink, green and brown; some stylized foliate and floral decoration among geomatric design; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printed textile materials

GUSN: 258081

Accession Number: 1998.6210

Pillowcase

Unfinished pillowcase (only one side of case) with embroidered chevron pattern across entire front; predominant colors are pastel pinks, blues, yellows, red, brown, and purple; ends of embroidery threads stick out on all edges; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 258082

Accession Number: 1998.6211

Table Runner

Rectangular linen table runner with crocheted, scalloped openwork around edges; openwork with floral motif; interior of runner is also scalloped with fagot-like rectangluar border around center; small pieces of blue and black string tied at various places in open work; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.61...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), crocheting

GUSN: 258083

Accession Number: 1998.6212

Pincushion

Roughly square light-blue silk; tightly filled with sand or sawdust; small pieces of off-white lain woven cotton fabric cover top and bottom; the bottom panel is unadorned; top panel has a central square surrounded by four border strips with mitered corners and woven flowers; additional edges croche...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), crocheting

GUSN: 258084

Accession Number: 1998.6217

Pincushion

Roughly square light-blue silk; tightly filled with sand or sawdust; a small piece of off-white plain-woven cotton fabric with nine cutwork motifs is pinned to the top; central motif is a stepped diamond; four open work squares are in the corners; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), openwork

GUSN: 258085

Accession Number: 1998.6218

Potholder

Circular cotton with blue and off-white striped twill-woven mattress ticking on one side and off-white twill on the other; bordered with off-white plain-woven cotton; initials; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258086

Accession Number: 1998.6220

Trunk

Wooden trunk covered in treated pitch-covered burlap; four vertical leather straps encircle trunk, fastened by metal nails; one-inch leather apron around lid scalloped, fastened by metal nails; lock mechanism, front face, center, covering hole through wood; iron handles on left and right sides; five...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, brass (alloy), iron (metal), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 259007

Accession Number: 1998.6373

Pincushion

Square beaded pincushion with iridescent white beads that surround embroidered pink and red roses. There are embroidered flowers in the center and in each corner. The back is made of pink silk with fleur de lis and medallions along with hanging beaded loop fringe. There is a paper tag attached: "...

Date: 1865-1868

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 259041

Accession Number: 1935.443

Dish Towel

Blue and white checked linen dish towel; finished edges, hemmed top and bottom; machine woven; hand-sewn and embroidered monograms in brown thread cater-corners.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, machine composition, weaving, hand sewing, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259046

Accession Number: 2001.187

Dish Towel

Natural white linen dish towel with two braided loops at the top and bottom; diaper pattern weave with monogram cross-stitched in dark brown thread; machine woven; hand sewn; embroidered.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, hand sewing, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259056

Accession Number: 2001.188

Dish Towel

Natural linen, white dish towel in checked weave; two tape loops at top and bottom; monogram in brown thread; finished edges; hemmed seams at top and bottom; machine-woven; hand sewn and embroidered.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, hand sewing, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259057

Accession Number: 2001.189

Dish Towel

Natural white linen dish twoel in a checked weave; two tape loops hand-sewn to top and bottom edges; monogram in dark brown thread; finished edges; hemmed at top and bottom; machine woven; hand-sewn; embroidered.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, hand sewing, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259059

Accession Number: 2001.190

Tablecloth

Natural white linen tablecloth; machine fine-woven with tan straight lines; light-greenish blue, cross-stitched monogram; finished edges; hemmed on top and botto; machine woven; machine sewn; hand embroidered.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259060

Accession Number: 2001.191

Pillowcase

Natural white linen pillowcase; machine fine-woven; hand sewn seams and monogram in blue-gray cross stitching.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, hand sewing, cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259061

Accession Number: 2001.192

Tablecloth

Natural white linen tablecloth in birdseye diaper pattern weave; 1/2 fringe' monogram cross-stitched in light-blue thread; machine woven; finished edges on vertical sides.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, cross stitch, embroidery (visual works), weaving

GUSN: 259062

Accession Number: 2001.193

Kerchief

Natural white linen kerchief with single, brown line border 1/2 inch deep; border intersects at the corners; monogram embroidered in light brown thread; machine-woven; finished edges.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259063

Accession Number: 2001.194

Pincushion

Rectangular box pincushion with embroidered top and sides. There are embroidered corsses and flowers in red, blue, white, and faded green; Brass tack decoration around the top and bottom edges of the piece.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 259064

Accession Number: 1974.428

Pincushion

Square pincushion with embroidered top of geometric shapes. There are needlepoint stars in red, blue, and pink and squares in green, blue, and yellow with an eight-pointed star in the center; Red and yellow cord trim.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 259065

Accession Number: 2008.14.10

Kerchief

Brown and white check kerchief; plaid border that intersects at corners; machine-woven fabric; hand-sewn, hemmed edges; embroidered monogram.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, embroidery (visual works), hand sewing

GUSN: 259069

Accession Number: 2001.195

Stockings

Pair of knee-length white cotton stockings; braided knit pattern runs along arch of foot to ankle, inside is a birdseye diaper pattern; brown cross-stitched monograms on leg; padded heels; modern repairs on toes.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), thread, cross stitch, embroidery (visual works), sewing (visual works)

GUSN: 259078

Accession Number: 2001.196AB

Pin Ball and Pearl Pin

Orange silk and tin alloy pin ball and pearl studded sewing pin; two padded silk pin cushions cinched in the middle by a metal band with loop for chain. Metal sewing pin with pearl head; machine-woven fabric; molded metal grame

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), tin alloy, pearl (animal material), weaving, molding (forming)

GUSN: 259079

Accession Number: 2001.197

Tablecloth

Heavy natural white linen; machine fine-woven; finished edges; hand-sewn seans in ecru thread; embroidered monogram in brown thread.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, hand sewing, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259080

Accession Number: 2001.198

Tablecloth

White linen table square; thin brown, reeded line border that intersects at corners; embroidered monogram cross-stitched in brown thread; machine woven; finished edges.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), thread, weaving, embroidery (visual works), cross stitch

GUSN: 259081

Accession Number: 2001.199

Handkerchief

Natural colored woven linen lady's handkerchief; simple brown-line border, intersects at corners; cross-stitched monogram in proper left, upper corner; decorative foliate border underneath monogram.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving, embroidery (visual works), cross stitch

GUSN: 259090

Accession Number: 2001.200

Handkerchief

Woven linen handkerchief in brown and white check with border of two blue bands; cross-stitched white thread monogram, lower, proper-left corner.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving, cross stitch, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 259091

Accession Number: 2001.201

Handkerchief

Natural-colored woven linen handkerchief; simple brown-line border; intersects at corners; faint [handwritten ink?] monogram in proper right, upper corner.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 259093

Accession Number: 2001.202

Pincushion

Rectangular white pincushion with yarn embroidery and green leaves and multicolored flowers. Red silk ribbon trim with lace overlay around edges.

Date: 1873

Maker: Ide, Maria Arnold (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 259094

Accession Number: 1932.2601

Petticoat

Red and brown calico petticoat; red dots with white center and double-diamond all-over pattern; hand-sewn seams; drawstring waistband; paper label with inscription hand-sen to lower edge of skirt.

Date: 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, hand sewing, printed textile materials

GUSN: 259226

Accession Number: 2001.203

Infant's Cap

White linen newborn's cap; cinched around forehead with long sideflaps; lace trim and tiers in a floral pattern; white embroidered flowers from crown to back of head.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), lace (needlework), weaving, hand sewing

GUSN: 259227

Accession Number: 2001.206

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