Historic New England

Bodice for Wedding Dress

White bodice made out of silk, chiffon, and lace. The sleeves are made of chiffon, and are decorated with satin ribbons. The bodice has a wide neckline, with lace trim. There are hooks in the front of the bodice for closure. This bodice was part of the wedding dress worn by Lucy Lythgoe on her wed...

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 248344

Accession Number: 2002.29.35.1

Bodice for Wedding Dress

Chiffon bodice with puffy long sleeves. The cuffs of the sleeves have buttons, and are decorated with satin and chiffon ribbons. There is also a satin ribbon near the collar. The bodice has hooks on the back for closure. This bodice was part of the wedding dress worn by Lucy Lythgoe on her wedding...

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: chiffon, satin

GUSN: 248345

Accession Number: 2002.29.35.2

Skirt for Wedding Dress

Long silk skirt, with a chiffon swag, and a train attached to the back. There is a pleated silk band around the bottom edge of the train. The front of the skirt displays pleated stitching. There are hooks on the back of the skirt for closure. This bodice was part of the wedding dress worn by Lucy ...

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 248346

Accession Number: 2002.29.35.3

Wedding Ring with Original Box

a: Gold wedding band, with the initials of the married couple, and the date of the wedding engraved on the inside. b. Original box for the ring (a). Made of red paperboard, with a gold-colored floral and foliate design on the top of the lid. There is a button on the front of the lid that opens and...

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), paper (fiber product), satin, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 248347

Accession Number: 2002.29.36A-B

Pair of Bridal Shoes

Pair of white silk shoes, each slightly pointed, with a white bow in front. The wooden heels are approximately one inch high. Both shoes have a strap across the top; there is a white button on the strap on the left shoe. Both of the shoes are lined with white leather, and have seams below the straps...

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 248348

Accession Number: 2002.29.37AB

Wedding Corsage

Corsage worn by Lucy Lythgoe at her wedding on December 6, 1902. Consists of a cut flower with a white ribbon attached to it. The corsage in housed in a blue box with a lid, which may not be the original box that it came in.

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: flower (plant material), ribbon (material), boxes (containers)

GUSN: 248349

Accession Number: 2002.29.38A-C

Wedding Bouquet

Bouquet of artificial white flowers, with yellow centers. The flowers each have stems with green cloth leaves attached. The bouquet is housed in a teal colored Tiffany & Co. box, which also has a fragment of white lace inside.

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, plastic (organic material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 248350

Accession Number: 2002.29.39A-C

Andirons

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248351

Accession Number: 1977.203AB

Tea Gown

Blue tea gown. Silk, wool, and lace. Long silk sleeves with lace cuffs. Floral lace band around bottom. Hooks down the front for closure. High collar with floral lace band. Lace down front. Silk ribbon and lace decoration on the chest panel.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 248352

Accession Number: 2002.29.40

Clothing Ensemble

Blue wool clothing ensemble, consisting of a jacket with liner; a bodice, and a skirt.

Date: 1902

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 248353

Accession Number: 2002.29.41

Jacket with Liner

a. Blue wool jacket; single-breasted with elaborate floral embroidery on the flaps and the collar. Has three-quarter length angled sleeves with layered silk cuffs. There is a blue corded decoration on the front of the jacket, and possibly a burlap lining inside. b. Removable white cotton liner for ...

Date: 1902

Maker: Kleinert's (Manufacturer)

Material: burlap

GUSN: 248354

Accession Number: 2002.29.41.1a-b

Landscape Painting

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248368

Accession Number: 1969.814

Photographic Print

Photograph depicts Mont Saint-Michel, an island in Normandy, France.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248369

Accession Number: 1969.984

Rug

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248371

Accession Number: 1978.342

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Birthday greeting on red paper; handwritten in ink; paper stickers: "P" in American flag colors and design; gold star, church-like building.

Date: 1943

Maker: Bayer, Herbert, 1900-1985 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 248372

Accession Number: 1984.58.1

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage birthday card to Walter Gropius from Josep Lluis and Moncha Sert. The central black and white image on photographic paper shows a man and woman in ethnographic dress; the heads of the original couple have been replaced with the heads of Josep Lluis and Moncha Sert.

Date: 1943

Maker: Sert, Josep Lluis, 1902-1983 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic paper

GUSN: 248373

Accession Number: 1984.58.2

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Two portrait photographs next to each other on an easel; left photograph is of a man and right photograph is of a woman

Date: 1943

Maker: Dorner, Alexander, 1893-1957 (Artist)

Material: photographs, paint (coating), ink, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 248374

Accession Number: 1984.58.4

Bodice

Blue wool bodice with long sleeves, and silk threaded beading and cording on the front. Has a high collar, and floral lace around the shoulders and the front of the garment. The cuffs have black stripes. There is purple silk ribbon all over the bodice. The front of the bodice has hooks and buttons f...

Date: 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: buttons (fasteners), hooks (fasteners)

GUSN: 248378

Accession Number: 2002.29.41.2

Skirt

Blue wool skirt, with black horizontal stripes across the front. There is a large pleated panel in the middle of the front of the skirt, and a white band around the waist.

Date: 1902

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248379

Accession Number: 2002.29.41.3

Christmas Stocking

Cotton Christmas stocking; white, with a red toe and heel. There is a red band around the top of the stocking. Two cotton loops are attached at the top so that the stocking can be hung.

Date: 1906

Maker: Stewart, Jane (Sewer (textile worker))

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 248380

Accession Number: 2002.29.42

Pillowcase

White cotton pillowcase, with light blue edging across both the top and bottom. The opening for the pillow is at the top.

Date: ca. 1912

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 248381

Accession Number: 2002.29.43

Handkerchief

Large white silk handkerchief, originally belonging to Augustus Aspinwall.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 248382

Accession Number: 2002.29.44

Bathing Suit

Black silk dress-like Victorian bathing suit. Has a short skirt, with a belt at the waist, and ties on the front. The sleeves are approximately two inches long. There are buttons down the front of the torso, with blue flowers beside them. The area around the neck and the buttons has a blue braided t...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: R.H. Stearns & Company (Boston, Mass.) (Retailer)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 248386

Accession Number: 2002.29.45

Bathing Suit

Black wool bathing suit, with thin straps; similar in shape to a unitard. The bottoms of the legs have tapered cuffs.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: R.H. Stearns & Company (Boston, Mass.) (Retailer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 248389

Accession Number: 2002.29.46

Bathing Suit

Navy blue, wool, V-neck bathing suit, with short sleeves, and an attached pair of shorts. Has white stripes on the neck, cuffs, and waist. There are three buttons on each shoulder. Both sides have slits containing pieces of striped wool. There is a white linen pouch pinned to the bottom of the torso...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 248391

Accession Number: 2002.29.47

Sash

Long white silk sash. Found in box with artificial flowers from Lucy Lythgoe's wedding (2002.29.39a-c).

Date: ca. 1902

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 248393

Accession Number: 2002.29.48

Print Engraving of Indian Chief "Edmund Kean Esq."

Engraving depicts Indian chief with right arm raised; ceremonial attire; landscape setting; matted with inscription; framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248792

Accession Number: 1949.431

Work Table

Three-drawer sewing table; three pairs of turned wooden knobs on drawers; oval-shaped cylindical cabinet; slender groved and turned legs with ball feet; groved, column-like decoration on either side of the drawers supporting a rectangular top; half-circle cabinets swing open on sides.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248793

Accession Number: 1949.435

Inkwell

Cylindrical inkwell; mold blown; brown glass; decorative pattern around outside; single hole in top for pen.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248794

Accession Number: 1949.438

Chest of Drawers

Curly maple bureau; two encased drawers on top; two arch-shaped panels at back edge of top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248795

Accession Number: 1949.441

Fire Bucket

Fire bucket; leather.; painted.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248796

Accession Number: 1949.442

Candlestick

Glass dolphin candlestick; opaque blue and white, stepped.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248797

Accession Number: 1949.445

Print of "Landing of the Pilgrims"

Print of Landing of the Pilgrims; inscription; framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248798

Accession Number: 1949.446

Print of Landing of the Pilgrims

Lithographic print of "Landing of the Pilgrims"; framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248799

Accession Number: 1949.447

"The Road, - Winter"

Winter scene with a man and a woman in a two-horse-drawn sleigh; framed.

Date: 1853

Maker: N. Currier's Lith. (New York, N.Y.) (Lithographer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 248800

Accession Number: 1949.449

Plate

One of four scenic plates in a partial set of Limoges china; brown, hand-painted print; stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, china paint, porcelain

GUSN: 248801

Accession Number: 1949.649.1

Plate

One of four scenic plates in a partial set of Limoges china; brown, hand-painted print; stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 248802

Accession Number: 1949.649.2

Plate

One of four scenic plates in a partial set of Limoges china; brown, hand-painted print.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), transfer printing, porcelain

GUSN: 248804

Accession Number: 1949.649.4

Wooden Box with Sliding Lid

Small wooden box with sliding lid; natural wood; thumbnail notch on lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), carving (processes)

GUSN: 248805

Accession Number: 1992.531AB

Records

Two records in a cream covered, impressed cardboard book with red binding.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248821

Accession Number: 1984.1002.1-.2

Cardboard box

Red and white cardboard box with lid containing twenty assorted, blank postcards

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248825

Accession Number: 1984.985AB

Record Album

Blue and Gold labeled record on Duke Ellington

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248851

Accession Number: 1984.1015

Box

Cardboard package for Bright-Eye T.V. Interference Filter

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 248945

Accession Number: 1984.1035

Earthenware Plate

Tin-glazed earthenware plate; scalloped edge; painted floral design; red on edge

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, tin glaze, china paint, paint by function, painting and painting techniques

GUSN: 249000

Accession Number: 1949.655

Currier and Ives Print

Print; "A Snowy Morning"; lithograph; framed.

Maker: Currier & Ives

Material: printing (process), printing and printing processes and techniques, printing paper, printing ink, printing processes

GUSN: 249002

Accession Number: 1949.453

Tea Table

Circular top; inlay pateral; tripod.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood by composition or origin, wood (plant material), inlay (process)

GUSN: 249007

Accession Number: 1949.459

Bed

Federal four-poster bed with two turned foot posts with swelled reeding and urn above rail, heavily reeded below rails. Turned tapered head posts. Pine headboard with serpentine crest. Maple rails have beaded outside edges. Bolt caps on foot posts, none at head. Fitted with a modern boxspring and ho...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 249008

Accession Number: 1971.69