Historic New England

Perfume Box

An unopened rectangular, yellow box covered with cellophane. A label at its center reads Four Winds, Cologne Concentre, Hattie Carnegie.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371203

Accession Number: 2016.188.967

Handkerchief

A square, white linen handkerchief.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371204

Accession Number: 2016.188.968

Handkerchief

A square, white linen handkerchief bordered with three thick stripes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371205

Accession Number: 2016.188.969

Handkerchief

A square, fuschia, chiffon handkerchief with scalloped, lace edges and a polka-dotted body.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371206

Accession Number: 2016.188.970

Handkerchief

A square handkerchief with red, white, and blue geometric and floral patterns.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371207

Accession Number: 2016.188.971

Ascot Tie

A silk ascot tie with a pattern of encircled maroon sunbursts on a mustard yellow background.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371208

Accession Number: 2016.188.972

Handkerchief

A square, red handkerchief with white and blue geometric and floral patterns.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371209

Accession Number: 2016.188.973

Ascot Tie

A white, silk ascot tie with a green and yellow paisley pattern. The tag reads Bergdorf Goodman.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371210

Accession Number: 2016.188.974

Round Box

A small, round black lacquer box with yellow and brown decoration. The lid that has been painted with a domestic genre scene, while the body of the box has been painted with pastoral landscapes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 371211

Accession Number: 2016.188.975AB

Sewing Needle Book

A small, rectangular book covered with pink and green geometric patterned cloth. It's felt pages have been stuck with sewing needles, and two tassels hang from its spine.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371212

Accession Number: 2016.188.976

Sewing Kit

A circular, pink, silk case with a velvet, salmon-colored interior and a zip closure. A pink, silk pin cushion is attached at the center of it's interior and a small pocket holds supplies a the side.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371213

Accession Number: 2016.188.977

A clear, rectangular plastic case that holds a soft tape measure, three buttons, a cardboard box of woven name tags that read "Cyrus Pinkham," and a silver pocket knife. The case also contains a label that says Cyrus Pinkham's staff c. 1940, please don't throw away.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371214

Accession Number: 2016.188.978

Framed Photograph

A photographic portrait of a young woman, contained in a gold-colored wooden frame and a mat with an ovoid opening. The frame bears geometric decoration in low relief and a beaded inner border.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood and wood products, gold (color)

GUSN: 371215

Accession Number: 2016.188.979

Shoe Horn

A rectangular, plastic shoe horn with a taupe and white marbled pattern. The text "Pierre Cardin, Paris, New York" is written in relief on the front.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371216

Accession Number: 2016.188.980

Business Cards

Small, rectangular, white paper business cards with cursive text that says "Margaret Smith Co., Gardiner Maine, William Waters, Buyer" printed in black ink.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371217

Accession Number: 2016.188.981

Scissors

Silver-colored sewing scissors with handles decorated with low relief geometric and floral patterns.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371218

Accession Number: 2016.188.982

Bar of Soap

A square, green bar of soap which bears on one side a low-relief insignia of the initials HC below a crown, and on the other side the name Hattie Carnegie.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371219

Accession Number: 2016.188.983

Bar of Soap

A square, green bar of soap which bears on one side a low-relief insignia of the initials HC below a crown.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371220

Accession Number: 2016.188.984

3 Pencils

Three white pencils with the name "Hattie Carnegie" and an insignia with the initials HC below a crown printed in red along the shaft.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371221

Accession Number: 2016.188.985.1.-.3

Glasses and Case

A pair of glasses with light brown, broken plastic frames and circular glass lenses, with a rectangular cognac-colored leather case.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371223

Accession Number: 2016.188.987.1-.2

Pin Box

A rectangular tin pin box with a beige and silver-colored rosette pattern on its body and central coat of arms bearing the phrase "The Lady's Own Toilet Pin Box, Best Pins, Perfect Points, Assorted Sizes." The coat of arms consists of a central shield flanked by a ram and a white horse, surrounded ...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371224

Accession Number: 2016.188.988

Scarf

A lightweight, rectangular white scarf with various emblems printed in bright colors and the printed name Brooke Cadwallader.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371225

Accession Number: 2016.188.989

Scarf

A rectangular, white silk scarf printed with various lilac and lavender colored flowers with green ferns and foliage, surrounded by a navy-blue border. The name "Leonardi" is printed in the lower right-hand corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371226

Accession Number: 2016.188.990

Scarf

A rectangular, black silk scarf printed with light purple flowers with white foliage, surrounded by a fuschia border. The name "Leonardi" is printed in the lower right-hand corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 371227

Accession Number: 2016.188.991

Set of Five Napkins

Set of five white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and a butterfly embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371076

Accession Number: 2016.188.820A-E

Pair of Napkins

Pair of two white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered basket design in a pointed corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371077

Accession Number: 2016.188.821.1-.2

Set of Seven Napkins

Set of seven white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an openwork corner design highlighted with embroidered stems.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371078

Accession Number: 2016.188.822.1-.7

Set of Six Napkins

One set of six white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork basket in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371079

Accession Number: 2016.188.823a-f

Set of Six Napkins

Set of six white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork floral design in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371080

Accession Number: 2016.188.824.1-.6

Set of Four Napkins

One set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered teardrop shape design, with openwork circles, within a pointed corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371081

Accession Number: 2016.188.825a-d

Set of Four Napkins

One set of four white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork basket in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371082

Accession Number: 2016.188.826.1-.4

Set of Napkins

Four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges, and embroidered curls and openwork circles within an accented corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371083

Accession Number: 2016.188.827A-D

Set of Four Napkins

Set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges, an embroidered "C" within an oval made up of mostly openwork circles, and an embroidered wavy line along the top of the oval.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371084

Accession Number: 2016.188.828.1-.4

Set of Eight Napkins

One set of eight small white plain weave napkins with fancy scalloped edges and an "M" stitched into an oval in the lower left corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371085

Accession Number: 2016.188.829.1-.8

Set of Doilies

Set of fourteen white doilies, one large, six medium, and seven small, all with flowers formed in rows of openwork, and accented with embroidered leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371086

Accession Number: 2016.188.830.1-.14

Set of Six Small Doilies

Set of six round white doilies with scalloped edges and butterfly decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371087

Accession Number: 2016.188.831.1-.6

Set of Four Small Doilies

Set of four round white doilies with scalloped edges and floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371088

Accession Number: 2016.188.832.1-.4

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and embroidered and openwork decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371089

Accession Number: 2016.188.833

Set of Two Doilies

Set of two round white doilies with scalloped edges and a single embroidered initial decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371090

Accession Number: 2016.188.834.1-.2

Small Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and alternating embroidered decoration and openwork circles along the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371091

Accession Number: 2016.188.835

Set of Three Small Doilies

Set of three round white doilies with scalloped edges and no additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371092

Accession Number: 2016.188.836.1-.3

Set of Six Small Doilies

Set of six round white doilies with scalloped edges, and an openwork circle and an embroidered dot within each scallop.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371093

Accession Number: 2016.188.837.1-.6

Small Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and no additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371094

Accession Number: 2016.188.838

Set of Doilies

A set of four medium and five small round white doilies with scalloped edges and embroidered and openwork floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371095

Accession Number: 2016.188.839.1-.9

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and an openwork circle at the intersection point between each scallop.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371096

Accession Number: 2016.188.841

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges, an embroidered and openwork basket, and openwork flowers around the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371097

Accession Number: 2016.188.842

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges, and three embroidered and openwork butterflies around an embroidered dot circle.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371098

Accession Number: 2016.188.843

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and a dotted embroidered line accented with openwork circle flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371099

Accession Number: 2016.188.844

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork circle design.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371100

Accession Number: 2016.188.845

Doily

A single oval white doily with scalloped edges, openwork crossed lines at the center and embroidered flowers around the edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371101

Accession Number: 2016.188.846

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