Historic New England

Bowl

Large porcelain bowl with blue painted birds, fruit and floral elements.

Date: 1573-1619

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, hand-painted

GUSN: 190915

Accession Number: 1990.63

Toy Decanter

Blown glass toy decanter. Diamond and star pattern. Stopper.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: mold-blown glass, glass (material)

GUSN: 190931

Accession Number: 1993.591AB

Relic Box

Date: 1835

Maker: Clapp, John, 1764 (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 190954

Accession Number: 1968.182

Wax Figure

Wax Figure, female, in a dark gold colored gown with lace trim. With original turned wooden stand and glass bell jar cover.

Date: 1720-1725

Maker: Gardner, Sarah, 1709-1794 (Maker)

Material: wax, linen (material), silk (textile), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 190959

Accession Number: 1924.918

Wax Figure

Wax Figure, male, wearing a red coat and trousers. With original turned wooden stand and glass bell jar cover.

Date: 1720-1725

Maker: Gardner, Sarah, 1709-1794 (Maker)

Material: wax, silk (textile), linen (material), shell (animal material)

GUSN: 190963

Accession Number: 1924.919

Quilted ivory dressing gown with an ivory silk sash. The ankle length dressing gown has double sleeves: full length lace with silk fitted sleeves underneath with three quarter length quilted bell sleeves over the top. The dressing gown closes from the neck to the waist with five hook and loop closur...

Maker: unknown

Material: batting, silk (fiber), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 190989

Accession Number: 2006.44.1289

Women's cape

Wool red riding hood cape with an attached hood and a separate matching hood. The circular cape has a double line of white stitching on the bottom hem. Near the front opening, extra fabric was sewn on to complete the curved edge. Both edges of the opening are trimmed with fine red cord. There are tw...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), lace (needlework), silk (textile)

GUSN: 190990

Accession Number: 2006.44.1293AB

Tea gown

One piece black silk dress with double sleeves. The ankle length dress has fitted elbow length ivory silk under-sleeves with pleated black chiffon at the cuffs. The black silk over-sleeves are free flowing triangles with diagonal pleated pattern. The stand up collar and center bodice panel are a bla...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon, lace (needlework), net (textile)

GUSN: 190991

Accession Number: 2006.44.1290

Shawl

Rectangular rust colored loose knit plaid shawl with fringe at both ends. Rust colored thread comprises most of the weft and the warp is mostly comprised of a purple thread. Two plaid stripes run vertically on each end and are yellow, black and purple. Two plaid stripes run horizontally across the s...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 190992

Accession Number: 2006.44.1288

Shawl

Long sheer black shawl. There is a machine stitched hem on both ends and at the bottom edge. Across the top is a selvage edge. Across the middle third of the top the selvage is folded over and tightly sewn to create a gathered area across the shoulders. Long sheer black shawl. There is a machine st...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 190993

Accession Number: 2006.44.1297

Shawl

Long cream silk shawl. The background is cream and at each end a third of the shawl has a rose and leaf design. The long edges are not hemmed, but the short edges are hemmed and at the seam is a line of embroidery made of small circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 190994

Accession Number: 2006.44.1294

Shawl

Sheer black silk shawl with long, rectangular shape. Around all four edges there is a band of thicker black silk that is not as sheer as the single layer of black silk composing the center portion of the shawl. There are no seams on the long edges and seams on the shorter edges in black thread.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 190995

Accession Number: 2006.44.1295

Petticoat

White muslin petticoat with a scalloped hem. The petticoat has a drawstring waist and a single buttonhole in the front center waistband. The bottom of the petticoat is decorated with evenly spaced white polka dots. There is some writing on the back left of the waistband but it is unreadable.

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 190996

Accession Number: 2006.44.1291

Kimono

Faded to blue silk Kimono with matching sash. The kimono is white at the top of the shoulders then progresses through various shades of blue until it reaches a dark powder blue at the hem. The interior of the kimono has a silk periwinkle blue lining. The front panels, sleeves, and back are embroider...

Maker: Nozawaya Department Store (Retailer)

Material: silk (fiber), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 190997

Accession Number: 2006.44.1292AB

Shawl

Long black shawl with gold metallic details. The black cotton netting is sheer and all four edges are slightly turned under and sewn around with black thread in a twisted stitch to give the appearance of cording. On the long top and bottom edges are two parallel lines of metallic detailing with eve...

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 190998

Accession Number: 2006.44.1296

Shawl

Long sheer black shawl. The top and bottom edges are bordered by a thick sheer weave. The side edges are folded over and sewn with black thread to create a thick hem.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 190999

Accession Number: 2006.44.1298

Shawl

Long sheer black shawl. All four sides have wide borders created by a thick weave. The borders are a dark black and sheer. The two short sides have a thin hem with black thread stitching.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191000

Accession Number: 2006.44.1299

Shawl

Long, wide cream silk shawl. There are two parallel horizontal stripes of a thick cream weave on both the top and bottom. There are two vertical parallel stripes done in a thick weave with a shiny cream thread on both ends of the shawl. Both ends are folded over to create a thick hem and the seam ha...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191001

Accession Number: 2006.44.1300

Shawl

Long, wide black sheer silk shawl. The top, bottom, and left sides have a thick weave border. The right side has a much wider border with a thick weave. Both sides have tiny hems with black stitching.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191003

Accession Number: 2006.44.1301

Side Chair

Side chair. Woven rattan and velvet upholstery. Scrolls and wooden beads. Rests on cabriole front legs and tapered back legs.

Date: 1897-1905

Maker: Heywood-Wakefield Co. (Maker)

Material: rattan

GUSN: 191004

Accession Number: 1992.159.1

Shawl

Long rectangular pink silk shawl. The shawl has a pale pink center and progresses to fuchsia ends. The top and bottom edges of the shawl have four horizontal bands that follow the same color progression as the center panel of the shawl. Both ends of the shawl are trimmed with a fuchsia band. There i...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191005

Accession Number: 2006.44.1302

Settee

Settee. Woven rattan and velvet upholstery. Petal-shaped back. Scrolls and wooden beads. Rests on cabriole front legs and tapered back legs.

Date: 1897-1905

Maker: Heywood-Wakefield Co. (Maker)

Material: rattan

GUSN: 191006

Accession Number: 1992.159.3

Shawl

Ivory silk and net shawl with floral decoration. The ends of the shawl are cut at opposing angles, creating a trapezoid shape. Silk threads are woven into the net base to create the floral pattern on the shawl. The shawl has scalloped sides and ends created by circular flowered. The bottom edge has ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), net (textile)

GUSN: 191007

Accession Number: 2006.44.1304

Shawl

Long rectangular orange silk shawl. The shawl has a pale tan and peach center and progresses through various shades of orange until it reaches a dark orange at the top and bottom edges. There are three wide orange bands along the top and bottom edges. The ends of the shawl are bound with a band that...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191008

Accession Number: 2006.44.1303

Shawl

Triangular shaped white cotton shawl with net and lace trim. The shawl has a band that falls across the back of the shoulders. At the shoulders there are several small gathers which create small puffs. The shawl has two triangular shaped panels which fall on either side of the neck, leaving the cent...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), net (textile)

GUSN: 191009

Accession Number: 2006.44.1305

Bed jacket

Cream knitted bed jacket with pink kitted details and pink ribbons with elbow length sleeves. The jacket is knitted in an afghan-like pattern of horizontal bands. The shoulder and chest areas are decorated with pink threads woven through the cream knitting. A wide pink ribbon weaves through the knit...

Date: 1920-1938

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 191011

Accession Number: 2006.44.1312

Women's dress

Two-piece eyelet women's dress with three-quarter length sleeves and an ankle length skirt. The bodice is constructed of a cream colored eyelet fabric with floral designs over a silk lining. The bodice also has a lace yoke collar. The bodice has eleven hook and loop closure in the front. The sleeves...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tulle (meshed textile), silk (textile), lace (needlework), eyelets (components)

GUSN: 189751

Accession Number: 2006.44.1250AB

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189752

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.145

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189756

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.144

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189759

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.143

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189762

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.146

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189763

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.141

Boy's Jacket

Boy's black velvet jacket. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920-1929

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), cotton (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 189764

Accession Number: 2009.16.3.1

Boy's Vest

Boy's white cotton vest. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920-1929

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 189765

Accession Number: 2009.16.3.2

Boy's Knickers

Boy's black velvet knickers. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920-1929

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), cotton (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 189766

Accession Number: 2009.16.3.3

Tavern Novelty Candle Box

Original Tavern Novelty Duck Candle box No. 751--4 Yellow Ducks

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 189772

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.1ab

Duck candle

Duck novelty candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189775

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.2

Duck candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189776

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.3

Rabbit candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189777

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.4

Rabbit candle

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 189778

Accession Number: 2009.17.2.5

"The Shadow'd Heart"

Two sheets; title page has very ornate lettering surrounded by scrolls and foliage; three pages of music.

Date: 1857

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 189780

Accession Number: 2005.23.11

Sheet Music, "Diavolo"

Single sheet title page; discolored/stained/edges torn; lettering in several different fonts; two stamps at bottom; handwritten inscription at upper corner; music on verso.

Date: 1832

Maker: Hewitt & Co. (Vendor) J. Edgar (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, printing (process)

GUSN: 189783

Accession Number: 2005.23.12

Gown

This gown was originally made as an open robe--meant to be worn with a petticoat--most likely in the 1770s. It was re-made into a round gown--the skirt was closed across the front--sometime in the mid to late 1780s. The gown is constructed from plainweave linen plate-printed in indigo with a repeati...

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), printed textile materials

GUSN: 189811

Accession Number: 1998.5875

Cossack Firing from Atop his Horse

Bronze sculpture with a brown patina of a Cossack standing on a saddled horse and firing a rifle.

Date: 1870-1884

Maker: Lansere, Yevgeny, 1848-1886 (Sculptor) F. Chopin (Caster)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 189812

Accession Number: 2006.44.1463

Walking Lion

Bronze sculpture with a brown patina of a walking male lion mounted on a rectangular stepped base.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Barye, Antoine-Louis, 1796-1875 (Sculptor) Barbedienne, F. (Foundryman)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 189829

Accession Number: 2006.44.1465

Two Hawks Fighting

Bronze sculpture with a green patina of two hawks attacking a ram mounted on a rock shaped base.

Date: 1843

Maker: Fratin, Christophe, ca. 1800-1864 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal), patina (condition)

GUSN: 189835

Accession Number: 2006.44.1464

The Bridge

Ink etching of the Ponte de l'Arzere over a Venetian canal. The bridge rails are draped with laundry and various pedestrians are walking in both directions. Two gondolas are in the foreground and buildings line the canal in the background.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 189857

Accession Number: 2006.44.743

Vase

Ovoid shaped porcelain vase with six sides and a short neck with a slightly flared rim. Features two panels of Japanese aristocrats and soldiers in exterior scenes separated by two reserves of blue and red flowers. The scenes are framed by painted gold and polychrome geomtric and floral designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189860

Accession Number: 2006.44.1859

Tile

Square ceramic tile with ploychrome painted enamel scene of two children standing by a fence and feeding a chicken and her chicks.

Maker: Campbell Brick & Tile Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 189863

Accession Number: 2006.44.1566

Carriage clock

Rectangular brass carriage clock with four bevelled glass sides and a bevelled oval glass window on top, hinged handle attached at the top. Clock features a white face with black Roman numerals.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 189867

Accession Number: 2006.44.1567

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