Historic New England

Small Tin with Domed Cover

Small tin box resembling a trunk. Domed cover hinged in the back, latching in front and with a small round ring pull on top. The box exterior is painted a dark copper color.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 308921

Accession Number: 1928.510

Snood

Snood made of white cotton and ribbon.

Date: 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 308922

Accession Number: 2004.38.2

Cake Plate

Cake plate with floral pattern, dark pink flowers and petals and green leaves. No maker's mark.

Date: 1815

Maker: Attributed to New Hall Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)

Material: bone china

GUSN: 308923

Accession Number: 2012.116.1.28

Cake Plate

Cake plate with floral pattern, dark pink flowers and petals and green leaves. No maker's mark.

Date: 1815

Maker: Attributed to New Hall Porcelain Works (Manufacturer)

Material: bone china

GUSN: 308924

Accession Number: 2012.116.1.29

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Downturned oval handle with a Tuscan style design. Circular bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308925

Accession Number: 1993.691

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Spatulate handle with an antique style. Oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308926

Accession Number: 1993.695

Bottle

Pressed glass bottle in horn of plenty pattern.

Maker: Sandwich Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308927

Accession Number: 1941.546

Bottle

Pressed glass bottle in horn of plenty pattern.

Maker: Sandwich Glass Co.

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308928

Accession Number: 1941.545

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308929

Accession Number: 1993.685

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Oval handle with an antique design. Circular bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308936

Accession Number: 1993.693

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Oval handle with pointed shoulders and a circular bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308938

Accession Number: 1993.692

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with pointed shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308939

Accession Number: 1993.694

Mustard Spoon

Silver mustard spoon. Fiddle handle with rounded shoulders and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308941

Accession Number: 1993.690

Liquor Label

Silver liquor label with a chain. Foliate and scroll design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308977

Accession Number: 1969.708.2

Cruet

Pressed glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308978

Accession Number: 1938.311.2AB

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Pointed oval handle with a foliate design. Oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308979

Accession Number: 1969.656.1

Salt Spoon

Silver salt spoon. Pointed oval handle with a foliate design. Oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 308980

Accession Number: 1969.656.2

Mustard Pot

Cut glass mustard pot with hinged silver lid.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 308990

Accession Number: 1931.250.2AB

Caster

Cut glass caster with pierced silver cover.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 308991

Accession Number: 1931.250.3AB

Caster

Cut glass caster with pierced silver cover.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 308992

Accession Number: 1931.250.4AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308993

Accession Number: 1931.250.6AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 308994

Accession Number: 1931.250.7AB

Cruet

Cut glass cruet bottle and stopper.

Date: 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 308995

Accession Number: 1931.250.5AB

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309027

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.14

Dinner Fork

Silver dinner fork. Spatulate handle with four tines.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 309028

Accession Number: 1969.646.1.15

Bedwarmer

Pierced brass bedwarmer with etched flower design, flat metal handle. Used at Highfields, Byfield, MA.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 310846

Accession Number: 2015.62.140

Camera

Kodak Signet 35mm camera with Kodak Ektar Lens [.1] in brown leather Kodak Field Case [.2] with woven black strap.

Date: 1951-1958

Maker: Eastman Kodak Company (Manufacturer)

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 310847

Accession Number: 2015.62.141.1-.2

Portable Record Player

Portable Record Player in white plastic case [no latch]. Plays 16, 33, 45, and 78 speed records.

Date: 1955-1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic by composition or origin

GUSN: 310848

Accession Number: 2015.62.142

Boston Fire Department Badge in Case

Boston Fire Department badge belonging to Charles H. Watkins (1886-1957) [.1]. The badge allowed Watkins to pass fire lines. The badge is gold-plated and bears the seal of the city of Boston. In brown leather case [.2] with two snap closures.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, leather

GUSN: 310849

Accession Number: 2015.62.143.1-.2

Comb in Case

Narrow comb with black-painted wood back and black and white bristles in leather case. Case has snap closure and is stamped with the owner's initials "CMW". The case is also stamped "W.E. Blanchard" a retailer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather

GUSN: 310850

Accession Number: 2015.62.144.1-.2

Upholstery Clips

Twelve upholstery clips stamped with an abstract floral pattern. Stored inside of an old pocket watch case [see 2015.62.145.2].

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310851

Accession Number: 2015.62.145.1.1-.12

Nesting Dolls

Set of four wooden nesting dolls painted with the figure of a young boy.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310852

Accession Number: 2015.62.146.1-.4

Baby Rattle

Plastic rattle in form of young girl crying, twisted loop handle.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310853

Accession Number: 2015.62.147

Baby Rattle

Rubber, ivory-colored baby rattle with molded floral design.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 310854

Accession Number: 2015.62.148AB

Bowls

Two small carved wooden bowls. Made by jeweler Ronald Hayes Pearson (d. 1997), first husband of Joan Jockwig Pearson Watkins.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310855

Accession Number: 2015.62.149.1-.2

Light Exposure Meter\n

Watkins Bee Exposure Meter [.1]with instructions [.2] in original box [.3]. Metal actinometer resembles pocket watch case, with disc inserts.Retailer: Burke & James, Inc., Chicago, IL. Manufacturer: Watkins Meter Co. Hereford, England.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310856

Accession Number: 2015.62.150.1-.3

Lace Shawl

Black lace shawl embellished with jet beads. Belonged to Charles Malcolm Watkins' grandmother Lura Burgess Thomas.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 310857

Accession Number: 2015.62.151

Needlework Case and Pattern Booklets

Needlework case [.1] and two needlework pattern booklets. One pattern booklet has a purple cover [.2] printed with the title "Needlework Copy Book Toilette Present for Ladies. I". The second booklet [.3] has a green cover with printed text "No. 102 / Collection Choisier / des / Dessins D'ouvrages /...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310858

Accession Number: 2015.62.152.1-.3

Milady's Hosiery Kits\n

Two "Milady's Hosiery Kits" for fixing runs in silk hose. Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310859

Accession Number: 2015.62.153.1-.2

Hosiery Mending Kit

Hosiery mending kit.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310860

Accession Number: 2015.62.154

Hosiery Mending Kit

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 310861

Accession Number: 2015.62.155

Sewing Needle Packet

Paper packet of sewing needles. Manufacturer: Henry Wilkes & Co. England.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 310862

Accession Number: 2015.62.156

Sewing Needles in Box\n

Set of sewing needles in a small black box. T. Harper Manufacturer.

Date: 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310863

Accession Number: 2015.62.157

Measuring Tape

Cloth measuring tape. Marked "Crescent Workbasket Measure." Advertising printed on one side, measurements on the other.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310864

Accession Number: 2015.62.158

Crazy Quilt Fragment, Framed

Framed "crazy quilt" fragment with ribbons. Composed of multicolored strips of fabric stitched together with colored thread. One long upper fragment depicts a chair with a Holy Bible on the seat, bars of musical notation and a poem underneath. A lower fragment depicts Queen Victoria framed by flower...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310865

Accession Number: 2015.62.159