Historic New England

Shoes

Pink; ankle strap w/ pink button and small rosette; large pink rosette on toe; white lining (toe= cloth); brown sole.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15526

Accession Number: 1969.5749AB

Shoes

Black; black leather bow w/ metal (silvered) oval buckle; white cloth lining; brown sole; ankle strap w/ black button; black trim.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 15527

Accession Number: 1969.5750.1AB

Shoes

Brown/bronze; large brown rosette on toe; ankle strap w/ brown sparkled button; brown trim; white lining--toe= cloth, heel= leather; brown sole; drawstring.

Date: 1860

Maker: Possibly Petit, J. (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15528

Accession Number: 1969.5962AB

Shoes

A pair of blue leather children's shoes with large rosettes, blue rucking trim, ankle straps, and white lining.

Date: 1860

Maker: Possibly Petit, J. (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 15529

Accession Number: 1969.5963AB

Shoes

A pair of pink leather children's shoes with ankle straps, pink grosgrain bows, white lining, and brown soles.

Date: 1860

Maker: Possibly Petit, J. (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15530

Accession Number: 1969.5964AB

Shoes

A pair of blue leather children's shoes with metal buckles superimposed over bows, ankle straps, white lining, and brown soles.

Date: 1860

Maker: Possibly Petit, J. (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15531

Accession Number: 1969.5965AB

Shoes

A pair of brown leather children's shoes with rosettes, ankle straps, white lining, and brown soles.

Date: 1860

Maker: Possibly Petit, J. (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15532

Accession Number: 1969.5966AB

Shoes

Fawn/tan; tan leather bow w/ oval mirrored buckle; ankle strap w/ white button and loop; trimmed w/ tan silk; white lining--toe= cloth, heel and inner sole= leather; brown sole.

Date: 1860

Maker: Possibly Petit, J. (Maker)

Material: stitching, leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15533

Accession Number: 1969.5967AB

Pair of Shoes

A pair of red leather children's shoes with pink laces, leather soles, white linen lining, and spring heels. Retailer's label on shoe interior [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material)

GUSN: 15534

Accession Number: 1969.6300AB

Shoe

Low shoe; dirty brown; rounded toe; leather straps with leather lacing; one pair punched eyes for lacing; inner sole; double sole; nails and pegs.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, leather

GUSN: 15535

Accession Number: 1921.197

This pair of children's boots is made from black patent leather with a scalloped-edge side closure using four black buttons, finished with top stitching. The sole is soft, white kid leather. White cotton lining.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: patent leather, leather

GUSN: 15536

Accession Number: 1942.120AB

Boots

Black; 4 black buttons at side w/ scalloped edge and brown leather sole; white cotton lining w/ leather lining at ankle.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 15537

Accession Number: 1946.44.1AB

Child's Long Nightgown

White/discolored; drawstring neckline and capped sleeves trimmed with lace; band embroidered with hearts inserted at shoulder.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching

GUSN: 15317

Accession Number: 1944.142

Child's Nightgown

White/yellowed; machine made lace at neckline and cuffs; narrow tucks center front and at cuffs; two pearl buttons at back.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15318

Accession Number: 1988.375

Child's Apron

White; delicate ruffle at neckline and armseye (sleeveless); drawstring neckline; handstitched "pinked" edge along front and hem; open from neck to hem.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15320

Accession Number: 1937.879

Child's Apron

Child's apron made from thin bleached linen with a squared neckline decorated with a band of inset whitework embroidery. Apron is open at back from neck to hem. Closure at back with two pearl buttons. Gathered around neck and capped sleeves; hem and sleeves trimmed with lace..

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 15321

Accession Number: 1942.770

Child's Apron

White linen; dimity--small diamond pattern (bird's eye); bib--front; scalloped hem; drawnwork ribbon ties.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 15322

Accession Number: 1960.75M

Child's Apron

White cotton; V-shaped ruffled collar with broad neckline; hem is ruffled and pointed at front and back; one button closure at neck, open to hem.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15323

Accession Number: 1988.430.2

Child's Apron

White apron with red trim; embroidered with red cube with letters A-F (cube is open at top with blue fabric stuffing), and grey elephant on a wagon and a brown bunny on a similar red wagon; round hem with two pearl buttons at shoulders for buttoning extensions at arm.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15324

Accession Number: 1992.15

Bib

White/discolored ground; woven with diamonds; printed with red foliate vines; drawstring neckline (ends of string inside casing); sleeveless; neck, armscye and hem edge with white binding; four pearl buttons.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity, linen (material)

GUSN: 15325

Accession Number: 1950.74I

Bib

White; woven diamond/bird's eye; rounded flap at neck; buttonhole and one pearl button at shoulder and strap; edges bound with white border printed with small red stylized flower with black stem.

Date: 1856-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity, linen (material)

GUSN: 15326

Accession Number: 1950.74J

Child's Nightgown

White plain; drawstring neckline and waist; capped raglan sleeves; cartridge pleats all around waist; two pearl buttons.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15327

Accession Number: 1969.5944

Child's Nightgown

Long, white; plain; drawstring neck and waist; gathered around waist with gauging; short, raglan sleeves.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15328

Accession Number: 1969.5945

Child's Nightgown

White plain; drawstring neckline and waist; capped raglan sleeves; cartridge pleats all around at waist; two pearl buttons.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15329

Accession Number: 1969.5949

Child's Nightgown

White; neck and sleeves trimmed with eyelet; bodice and skirt gathered all around; drawstring neck and waist; two bands of eyelet inserted at hem.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15330

Accession Number: 1969.5988

Child's Nightgown

White; eyelet at neck and capped sleeves; three narrow tucks at sleeves; bodice gathered all around; skirt gathered all around with fine cartridge pleats onto piped waistband; drawstring neck and waist; plain hem.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15331

Accession Number: 1969.5992

Child's Nightshirt

White cotton; band collar with button closure; white cotton tape drawstring around chest; long sleeves gathered at shoulder. Monogrammed.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15332

Accession Number: 1969.6338

Men's Overcoat

Black leather twill overcoat; double breasted; Two front pockets, one inside pocket; blue wool lining; satin lining; turned back cuffs; belt at back.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), satin

GUSN: 15335

Accession Number: 1991.25B

Sailor Pants

Blue woolen embroidered with flowers and U.S. flag motif in purples, cream, and beige. Sailor pants: embroidered around the waist. Part of a suit.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15336

Accession Number: 1931.1208B

Pocket

Blue woolen embroidered with flowers and U.S. flag motif in purples, cream, and beige. Black silk pocket: with draped American flags embroidered with an eagle. Part of a suit.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15337

Accession Number: 1931.1208C

Sailor Hat

Blue woolen embroidered with flowers and U.S. flag motif in purples, cream, and beige. Sailor hat with star-shaped cut-out in top appliqued with running stitches; lining in green cotton print. Part of a suit.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15338

Accession Number: 1931.1208D

Jacket

Jacket is red wool with white stripes, trimmed with gold braid on collar, shoulders, cuffs and back. The jacket is lightly padded with a tan cotton lining. It closes up the center front with gilt round buttons. Two rows of decorative buttons flank the center opening. Part of a suit.

Date: 1853-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cashmere (wool), cotton (textile), stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15339

Accession Number: 1932.182B

Child's Jacket

Child's jacket is silk taffeta plaid with burgundy velvet bands along front, hem and short sleeves; two welt pockets; six enameled and steel buttons along front, two at each sleeve and pocket; silver lining. Part of a suit.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15340

Accession Number: 1936.533A

Child's Pants

Child's pants are the same burgundy velvet and same silver lining as 1936.533A, with a cotton waistband that has six buttonholes. There are shaping tucks at the back. Part of a suit.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15341

Accession Number: 1936.533B

Wrapper

Brown with cream; vertical rows of cream spiral shaped flowers with cream branches; high standing collar; green striped ribbon tie at neck; long sleeves with turned back cuffs; sleeves gathered at shoulder; one white button with tab closure at waist; full length.

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 15342

Accession Number: 1938.595

Cape

White; striped; eyelet; ruffle collar and hem and center front with scalloped edge; cotton tie at neck.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity

GUSN: 15343

Accession Number: 1941.1506

Pants

White with silk ribbon and featherstitching. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 15344

Accession Number: 1942.101B

Waistcoat

Cream cotton twill waistcoat with a standing collar, single breasted with seven gilt buttons and cotton back and lining. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tabby (textile), twill

GUSN: 15345

Accession Number: 1960.75B

Jacket

Blue wool double breasted jacket with six gilt buttons, a standing collar with a notch lined with white cotton, tricolor epaulets attached to the collar, ruffled cuffs, and a skirt folded back to reveal the lining at back. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15346

Accession Number: 1960.75C

Boy's Pants

A pair of gold silk pantaloons or long pants, made with a fall front that covers a button fly and a waistband. The pants are lined with plain weave linen and have been let out to accommodate a growing boy. They match the spencer (1963.30A) and waistcoat (1963.30C).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 15347

Accession Number: 1963.30B

Boy's Waistcoat

A boy's white cotton waistcoat made from dimity, this closes up the center front with buttons (now removed). It matches the spencer (1963.30A) and pantaloons (1963.30B).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 15348

Accession Number: 1963.30C

Pants

Green pants; fall front; buttonhole waist; side pockets and one hip pocket; crotch opening; buttons at legs. Part of a suit.

Date: 1880

Maker: Possibly Malcom Son & Co. (Maker)

Material: twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15351

Accession Number: 1966.436B

Boy's Pants

Boy's trousers of white linen with a fine blue check of alternating dark and light blue warp and weft stripes with a button fly and buttonholes at waistband. The right side has one side pocket.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15352

Accession Number: 1974.20

Child's Jacket

Cream flannel; neckline, center front, hem and cuffs of sleeves embroidered with cream silk featherstitching; featherstitching at neck and waist in pattern creating points like a shirt collar; two silk ribbon tie closures.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), wool (textile), flannel

GUSN: 15353

Accession Number: 1988.361

Boy's Overalls

Boy's overalls of cream-colored cotton nankeen, made with a fall front that closes with two buttons--one at each corner. The center back of the overall bodice is made from railroaded corded cotton--dimity or fustian--and the straps button to the pointed bodice fronts with small bone buttons. The lin...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15354

Accession Number: 1988.377.2

Child's Shirt

White shirt with five wide blue vertical stripes on front; collar and short sleeves trimmed with same blue; five pearl buttons; large buttons around waist for attaching top to shorts (1990.534B).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15355

Accession Number: 1990.534A

Child's Shorts

White; attaches to shirt top (1990.534A) by buttons on bottom of shirt.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15356

Accession Number: 1990.534B

Child's Spencer

White; cotton dimity; corded; long sleeves; drawstring waist, with small pointed peplum; two tabs/loops at neck; two white thread covered buttons at back.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity

GUSN: 15357

Accession Number: 1991.98

Boy's Wrapper

A young boy's wrapper made from roller printed cotton in a floral pattern of sprigs and bunches of flowers with red branches on a red and brown picotage ground. The gown is made like an adult banyan, with a squared neck and cartridge pleats set into it to form a soft, shawl collar. It is fully lined...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), calico, cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 15358

Accession Number: 1991.99

Jacket

Burgundy velvet jacket trimmed with braid and frogs.

Maker: Possibly Swears & Wells (Maker)

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 15359

Accession Number: 1990.501

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