Historic New England

Boy's Baseball Uniform and Cap

Boy's baseball uniform and cap.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353999

Accession Number: 2008.12.90.1AB-.2

Boy's Sailor Suit and Hat

Boy's sailor tunic, pants, tie, and hat. Worn by Richard, Russell, and Robert Nylander and also Richard's son Timothy.

Date: 1940-1978

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 354000

Accession Number: 2008.12.91.1A-C-.2

Boy's Sun Suit and Hat

Boy's blue and white checked overalls and matching cap. Made by Barbara G. Nylander for her sons Richard, Russell, and Robert.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 354001

Accession Number: 2008.12.92.1-.2

Boy's Sun Suit

Boy's white overalls with blue embroidery. Worn by Richard, Russell, and Robert Nylander.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 354002

Accession Number: 2008.12.93

Baseball Bat

Large baseball bat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 354013

Accession Number: 1932.937

Pair of Gloves

White leather gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354016

Accession Number: 1940.786AB

Pair of Gloves

White gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354020

Accession Number: 1969.5751AB

Pair of Gloves

Yellow gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354021

Accession Number: 1969.5752AB

Pair of Gloves

Brown suede gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354022

Accession Number: 1969.5753AB

Pair of Gloves

White gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354023

Accession Number: 1969.5754AB

Pair of Gloves

Black crocheted gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354024

Accession Number: 1988.356AB

Pair of Gloves

Pair of white gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354025

Accession Number: 1993.38AB

Pair of Gloves

White gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354026

Accession Number: 1993.43AB

Pair of Gloves

White gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354027

Accession Number: 1993.45AB

Pair of Gloves

Black leather gloves with pink decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354028

Accession Number: 1993.46AB

Pair of Gloves

White gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354029

Accession Number: 1993.47AB

Pair of Gloves

Cream-colored gloves with embroidery.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354030

Accession Number: 1922.330AB

Set of Slipcovers

Slipcovers in a striped brown and floral pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354035

Accession Number: 1969.3583.1-.4

Flag

American flag with 48 stars.

Date: 1912-1959

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354036

Accession Number: 1969.3477

Tablecloth

Green and cream silk tablecloth with a floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 354037

Accession Number: 1969.3493

Blanket

Brown wool blanket with scalloped edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 354038

Accession Number: 1969.3492

Rug

Multi-colored loop yarn rug.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354039

Accession Number: 1969.3525

Flag

American flag with thirteen stars.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 354040

Accession Number: 1969.8478

Trunk

Trunk covered with blue printed wallpaper, lined with newspaper.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: trunks (containers)

GUSN: 357122

Accession Number: 2021.33.13

Watercolor, "October Dusk/Connecticut"

Framed piece of paper bearing blue watercolor rectangle. The blue is gradated, suggesting an abstracted landscape.

Date: 1981

Maker: Hall, Lee, 1934-2017 (Artist)

Material: watercolor paper

GUSN: 357123

Accession Number: 2021.33.14

Lithograph, "Lighthouse"

Black and white lithograph depicting abstract landscape featuring a lighthouse on a cliff and a smaller building in the distance.

Date: 1960

Maker: Wolf, Helen, 1912-1970 (Artist)

Material: lithography

GUSN: 357124

Accession Number: 2021.33.15

Tile

Souvenir ceramic tile featuring a green and white-glaze painted image of the FIrst Pilgrim House in Plymouth, Massachusetts. House is surrounded by white picket fence with trees in the background.

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic tile

GUSN: 357126

Accession Number: 2021.33.17

Andirons

Pair of cast iron andirons with decorative brass sunflower head and plinth.

Date: 1880-90

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal)

GUSN: 357129

Accession Number: 2021.33.20AB

Print, "From the Sea"

Black and white still-life print of assorted sea shells, ocean flora, and ropes.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Saltonstall, Elizabeth, 1900-1990

Material: offset presses

GUSN: 357136

Accession Number: 2021.33.27

Drawing

Framed drawing of a street scene of Providence, Rhode Island, featuring eighteenth-century house and pedestrians on a sidewalk.

Date: 1933

Maker: Grose, Helen Mason, 1880-1960 (Artist)

Material: drawings (visual works)

GUSN: 357138

Accession Number: 2021.33.29

Polychrome transfer-printed ceramic souvenir plate depicting scene from Longfellow's poem about Priscilla and John Alden. Ornate decorative border of flowers, pineapples, apples, and grapes in alternating red, yellow, pink, and brown colors. Center of plate is illustrated scene from poem depicting P...

Date: 1893 -1938

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 357146

Accession Number: 2021.33.37

Tile

Souvenir ceramic tile of "The Old Meeting House / Hingham Mass / erected 1681" and the "Belfry North Side" and "Old Beams on the Roof" depicting different architectural views of The Old meeting House. Designs are etched onto ceramic tile and then glazed.

Date: early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic tile

GUSN: 357148

Accession Number: 2021.33.39

Tile

Square ceramic tile with raised impression of a sunflower at the center. Yellow glaze.

Date: 1881

Maker: J. & J. G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: tile

GUSN: 357153

Accession Number: 2021.33.44

Wallpaper

Brown wallpaper with multi-layered frame of brown, red, orange, green, yellow and red--including a diamond and doulbe line patterned in yellow at center. Inside frame is a symetrical arabesque with scrolling solid leaves in brown, red, and orange and accented in thin yellow lines and with small yell...

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 357158

Accession Number: 2021.33.49A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments depicting military men from different European countries representing different playing cards. Each figural group is rendered in polychrome (red, green, yellow) against a white background. Each figural group hoists a flag bearing a different card in a standard deck of playing car...

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 357159

Accession Number: 2021.33.50AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused wallpaper. Chinoiserie-style pattern featuring stylized plants and botanicals set against various architectural structures and features in a range of East Asian-inspired designs. Roller-printed in browns, red, yellow, purple, green on olive ground. Marked "AWPMA. 1494, 2 Rolls" in...

Date: 1880-1887 \n

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Agency)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 357160

Accession Number: 2021.33.51

Footstool

Circular footstool with gold-painted wooden base and striped fabric top in alternating red and gold. Four round legs and splayed feet carved with geometric pattern. Open rail made from two wooden rods inserted through the legs and separated on two sides by a bell-shaped carving hanging from the base...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, upholstery

GUSN: 357282

Accession Number: 2021.35.1

Margaret Smith Handbag

Margaret Smith handbag. Linen fabric printed with a blue and white pastoral "toile de jouy" style pattern against a yellow background. Two matching shoulder straps and fabric latch enclosure with a magnet. Blue and yellow plaid interior. One zipper pocket.

Date: 1960s

Maker: Margaret Smith

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 357283

Accession Number: 2021.36.1

Chair

Reproduction colonial revival Chippendale arm chair with ribbon carved back

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 357329

Accession Number: 1978.120

Chair

Reproduction colonial revival chippendale side and arm chair with ribbon carved back

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 357331

Accession Number: 1978.121

Chair

Centennial Chippendale side chair

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 357332

Accession Number: 1993.483

Jacket

Short blue jacket with decorative gold trim. Three round gold button enclosures on cuffs of both sleeves. Part of an assembled "Turkish" children's costume in nine pieces.

Date: c. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 357352

Accession Number: 2021.40.1

Pants

One pair of flannel pants cinched at the knee. Part of a boy's Scottish Highland costume ensemble in eight pieces.

Date: 1870s - 1890s

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), plaids, flannel

GUSN: 357353

Accession Number: 2021.40.17

Chair

Chippendale side chair, pierced splat, carved legs with claw and ball feet. Seat has been built up and is covered with petit-point work.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstery, needleworking (process)

GUSN: 357398

Accession Number: 1971.348

Fabric Mask

White cotton face mask with red lips printed on the front. Bought in Provincetown, MA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date: 2020

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 357478

Accession Number: 2020.26.5

Fabric Mask

Face mask with cheetah print fabric on one side and red plaid fabric on the reverse. Made by a Provincetown, MA drag queen named Bang during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date: 2020

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), nylon

GUSN: 357479

Accession Number: 2020.26.6

Fabric Mask

Face mask with pink sequined fabric on one side and black silk fabric on the reverse. Bought in Provincetown, MA during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Date: 2020

Maker: unknown

Material: sequins (spangles), cotton (textile), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 357480

Accession Number: 2020.26.7

Charles River Bridge Commemorative Teapot \n Zachariah Brigden (American, 1734-1787) Boston\n 1786\n Silver

Commemorative silver teapot presented to Nathaniel Gorham by the proprietors of the Charles River Bridge. Body of the teapot is inscribed with a written dedication and an image of the bridge. The handle is polished wood.

Date: 1786

Maker: Brigden, Zachariah, 1734-1787

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 357481

Accession Number: 2021.41.1

Side chair

Serpentine crest, upholstered back and arms; all molded parts; carved scrolls on arms, continuous arm supports and legs.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 357482

Accession Number: 2021.42.1

Coffee cups, with handle

Eight coffee cups designed by Russel Wright (1904-1976) in the Residential pattern. Six blue cups and one pink cup marked on bottom: "Russel Wright / RESIDENTIAL / Northern / Boston 27." One speckled blue cup marked on bottom: "100% / MELAMINE / MADE IN USA / BY NORTHERN / BOSTON 27."

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: melamine

GUSN: 357483

Accession Number: 2021.43.1

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