Historic New England

Quilted bed cover

Quilted cotton bed cover in diamond and 8-pointed star pattern. Quilted in stripes. Slit on sides to accomodate bed posts.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), chintz

GUSN: 306334

Accession Number: 1958.384

Fireplace fender

Wrought iron coal guard made from iron bar stock bent into a curve.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 306341

Accession Number: 1958.396

Candlestick

One of a pair of cast brass candlesticks with square base supported by 4 splayed feet. Base rises to flared octagonal column supporting turned column ending in candle holder with everted rim.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 306342

Accession Number: 1958.385.1

Candlestick

One of a pair of cast brass candlesticks with square base supported by 4 splayed feet. Base rises to flared octagonal column supporting turned column ending in candle holder with everted rim.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 306343

Accession Number: 1958.385.2

Sugar Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware sugar bowl. Overall floral and scroll motif. Two medallions depict a landscape scene featuring a sailboat and cathedral. Two floral molded handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306345

Accession Number: 1914.43A

Tea Bowl

Blue transfer printed earthenware tea bowl with a scalloped edge. Exterior pastoral scenes. Interior floral border surrounds rim. Central scene features a single cow.

Date: 1834-1848

Maker: Phillips, George (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306346

Accession Number: 1934.498.2

Tea Bowl

Blue transfer-printed pearlware tea bowl. Trellis pattern with superimposed floral motif.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306347

Accession Number: 1958.143.2

Tea Bowl

Blue transfer-printed earthenware tea bowl. Interior guilloche border surrounds the rim. Chain pinwheel adorns the center base. Exterior pastoral scenes.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306348

Accession Number: 1969.16.2

Mirror

Oblong mirror in a mahogany frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), glass (material)

GUSN: 306352

Accession Number: 1966.506

Sauceboat

Porcelain sauceboat with attached under plate, white with narrow gold bands around rim, foot, and plate lip.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, gilding

GUSN: 306354

Accession Number: 1988.601

Teapot

Blue transfer-printed pearlware teapot. Floral motif superimposed on a dotted background. Rectangular cover with a floral molded finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306355

Accession Number: 1993.450.1AB

Dish

Blue transfer-printed pearlware dish. Interior floral border surrounds a central scene featuring cows and a cathedral. Pastoral scenes adorn exterior body.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306356

Accession Number: 1193.451

Cream Pitcher

Blue transfer-printed pearlware cream pitcher. Floral motif superimposed on a dotted background.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306357

Accession Number: 1993.450.2

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate with a scalloped edge. Aquatic border surrounds a central scene depicting Commodore MacDonough's victory in New York.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306359

Accession Number: 1993.456

Plate

Blue transfer-printed earthenware plate. Floral and fruit border surrounds a central scene featuring the National Monument to the Forefather.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306360

Accession Number: 1993.473

Plate

Blue transfer-printed pearlware plate. Floral border surrounds a central nautical scene featuring men tending to ships.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306361

Accession Number: 1993.472

Oil lamp

One of a pair of oil lamps blown in a two-piece mold. Hexagonal base, thumb print reservoir and pewter mouth.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: mold-blown glass, pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 306364

Accession Number: 1958.388.1

Oil lamp

One of a pair of oil lamps blown in a two-piece mold. Hexagonal base, thumb print reservoir and pewter mouth.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: mold-blown glass, pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 306365

Accession Number: 1958.388.2

Rug

Small bokhara rug with 18 connected ghuls in red and blue on red field. Rosette and triangle border.

Date: 1890-1090

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 306366

Accession Number: 1958.390

Oriental rug

Islamic carpet with three ghuls arranged in a line; magenta and orange are the primary colors on brown field. Border has blue, cream, and brown bands patterned with flowers.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 306367

Accession Number: 1958.391

Rug

Rectangular rug with brown, red, and yellow rosette pattern on blue field and rosette border.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 306368

Accession Number: 1958.392

Rug

Very finely woven carpet with repeat boteh pattern on dark blue field. Brown, blue and pink guards.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 306369

Accession Number: 1958.393

Rug

Rug with rosette-in-lozenge pattern on blue field with complicated leaf, wine glass, and Z border on red.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 306370

Accession Number: 1958.394

Rug

Rug patterned with three ghuls on brown field. Cream border with triangle pattern in brown, blue, orange, and purple. Rosette guards.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 306371

Accession Number: 1958.395

Earthenware plate with green transfer-printed border and brown transfer-printed center scene. Border of scrolls on striped ground. Central scene of canal framed by arching trees with figures on left bank and large urn on right. Swans swim in the foreground, large building or temple and mountains in ...

Date: 1834-1859

Maker: Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 306372

Accession Number: 1958.160

Dressing table box lid

Square porcelian lid with gilt painted edges and central multi-color decal of the historic Page House, Danvers, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, decals, gilding

GUSN: 306380

Accession Number: 1993.440

Child's Dress

Child's dress, white cotton with green and pink floral embroidery. Three buttons up back.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 305013

Accession Number: 2014.138.6

Child's Dress

Child's dress, white printed cotton with red flowers, yellow hem, with faux applique tulips and paper dolls. Two straps at waist. Three buttons (two missing) and one snap at waist and one at collar (one half missing from top pair). Handmade.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade

GUSN: 305014

Accession Number: 2014.138.7

Child's Dress

Child's dress. Blue cotton with white collar and cuffs. Three buttons and one snap up back. Patch pockets. Embroidered initials "ELK" on right side pocket.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade, embroidering, cross-stitching

GUSN: 305015

Accession Number: 2014.138.8

Child's Dress

Child's dress. Blue cotton with white collar and cuffs. Three buttons and one snap up back. Two patch pockets. Embroidered initials "HCK" on right pocket.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade, embroidering, cross stitch

GUSN: 305016

Accession Number: 2014.138.9

Child's Dress

Child's dress, blue-green cotton with white collar and lace cuffs. Three groups of three buttons going vertically down front. Four buttons up back. String tie.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.)

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 305017

Accession Number: 2014.138.10

Child's Dress

Child's dress, blue-green cotton with white collar and lace cuffs. Three groups of four buttons going vertically down front. Five buttons up back. String tie.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.)

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 305018

Accession Number: 2014.138.11

Dress

Young woman's sleeveless dress, pale blue, cotton poplin, pleated skirt, buttons up back, bow at neck, ribbon trim and blue cotton tie. Handmade.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade

GUSN: 305019

Accession Number: 2014.138.12

Dress

Young woman's short-sleeved dress, blue cotton sateen with layered ruffled skirt. Buttons up back. Tambour embroidery of bows and ribbons on ruffles and at neck. Handmade.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), handmade

GUSN: 305020

Accession Number: 2014.138.13

Wallpaper

Three rolled wallpaper fragments with leaf pattern in yellow, blue, red, and gray.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page (Manufacturer)

Material: papyrus (fiber product)

GUSN: 305022

Accession Number: 2014.139.1.1-.3

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper remnant depicting pink birds, gray structure, and gray trees with yellow, gray, and pink flowers with green and gray leaves on white background.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Crown Wallpapers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 305023

Accession Number: 2014.139.2

Shaving brush

Automatic shaving brush. Cream colored cylindrical container with screw-on top [a]. Base [b] has attached brush.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), nylon

GUSN: 305024

Accession Number: 2014.140.1AB

Shawl

Long shawl with unusual half-black and half-plain center medallion, elongated, foliated pines filled with floral elements and additional pines/boteh, harlequin gates and fringe in shades of yellow, red, blue, pink, black, and white. Woven on a jacquard loom. Owner's name and date stitched to back c...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 305041

Accession Number: 2014.142.1

Net crib cover with embroidery and WEIU box.

Net crib cover with embroidered flowers in blue and pink. Corners are adorned with blue ribbon bows and attached weights (A). Found in a Women's Educational Industrial Union blue cardboard box (B). Card from Mrs. Theodore Barton Girffith that reads "With love to the littlest Sullivan" (C).

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305043

Accession Number: 2014.143.2A-C

Infant's 'Welcome Sleeve'

Infant's 'Welcome Sleeve' (A) in original packet (B). "Begg & Begg." United States, Patented Nov. 10, 1925

Date: ca. 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 305044

Accession Number: 2014.143.3AB

Infant's plastic sleeve

Infant's plastic sleeve. Designed by Bernice Moller. California, Patent #2059136 in 1935.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 305045

Accession Number: 2014.143.4

Child's boots

Child's boots, pale pink leather with scalloped closure at front of top and faux mother of peark buttons.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 305046

Accession Number: 2014.143.5AB

Child's shoes

"Mrs. Days Idealasts" light blue patent leather child's shoes with ribbon bow and ankle straps.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: patent leather

GUSN: 305047

Accession Number: 2014.143.6AB

Child's shoes

Child's shoes, brown leather with small colonial revival style buckles and ankle straps.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 305048

Accession Number: 2014.143.7AB

Child's Socks

Child's socks, white knit with pink trim.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process)

GUSN: 305049

Accession Number: 2014.143.8AB

Infant's Robe

Pale pink infant's robe with embroidered design of flowers and pink ribbon closure (A). Found in Howel Brothers, Inc. box (C) and with a cream colored ribbon (B).

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 305050

Accession Number: 2014.143.9A-C

Child's jumper or playsuit and box

Child's one piece jumper or playsuit with sheer white dotted top, blue peter pan style collar adorned with white embroidery, blue sleeve cuffs, attached blue belt with mother of pearl buttons and blue bottom with three mother of pearl button closure (A). With "BML" handmade label and in orginal Wood...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305051

Accession Number: 2014.143.10AB