Historic New England

Bureau Scarf

Bureau scarf embroidered with alternating motifs of a man and a pediment. Fringed border.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319457

Accession Number: 1949.1136

Bureau Scarf

Square bureau scarf. Center design has a rounded spade motif surrounded by a rococo and floral design. Heavily embroidered mark near center.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319458

Accession Number: 1949.1137

Dressing Table Cover

Table cover, lined panels with fern motif. Three sides have braided fringe.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319459

Accession Number: 1949.1138

Bureau Scarf

Square bureau scarf with border of lace and flowering vines interspersed with flowers. Scalloped edges.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319460

Accession Number: 1949.1139

Bed Canopy

Net bed canopy. Central diamond surrounded by diamond patterned border. Fish net pattern.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319461

Accession Number: 1949.1140

Pair of Hand Towels

Pair of hand towels with vertical pattern of narrow and wide bands. Finished hems. Embroidered monogram "ERV."

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319462

Accession Number: 1949.1141.1-.2

Set of Buttons

Seven engraved mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell coat buttons with silver shanks, strung on a cord with a handwritten note (see Inscriptions).

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: unknown

Material: mother of pearl, tortoise shell, silver (metal)

GUSN: 319870

Accession Number: 1966.2353.1-.7

Smithsonian Institution gold lapel pin with chain and bar. Shield-shape with a carved sun inside of a circle, three gemstones underneath (diamond in between two blue stones). Missing circular metal backing.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 319893

Accession Number: 2015.62.121.2

Lapel Pins

Pair of Smithsonian Institution Service pins. One honors 15 years of service and has red accents [.1]. The other honors 20 years of service and has blue accents [.2].

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 319894

Accession Number: 2015.62.121.3.1-.2

Pocket Watch Case

Pocket watch case containing upholstery clips (see 2015.62.145.1.1-.12)

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 319953

Accession Number: 2015.62.145.2

Nightgown

Cotton nightgown from the 1910 wedding trousseau of Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982).

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 320011

Accession Number: 2015.62.182.7

Christmas Tree Ornament

Three Christmas ornaments, tree, bell, and snowflake. Copper. Coppercraft Guild. Taunton, Massachusetts, 1978

Date: 1978

Maker: unknown

Material: copper alloy

GUSN: 320054

Accession Number: 2016.33.1.1AB-.3AB

Coffee Mug

Coffee mug with image of two grooms. Designed by Jason Oranzo for Fishs Eddy.

Date: 2014

Maker: Fishs Eddy (Retailer) Oranzo, Jason (Designer)

GUSN: 320055

Accession Number: 2016.33.2

Flag

Rainbow flag. Nylon. United States

Date: 2000

Maker: unknown

Material: nylon

GUSN: 320056

Accession Number: 2016.33.3

Jacket

Letterman jacket and letters, Taunton High School. Brown corduroy with orange accents. Worn by the donor for cross country, winter and spring track. Made by Rennoc.

Date: 1988

Maker: Rennoc Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 320057

Accession Number: 2016.33.4

Dress

Cream-colored silk jacquard shirt dress with long sleeves. Closure down the center front with a single row of gold-toned metal buttons. Patch pockets set on front of dress to right and left of center front (breast and hip) with decorative button at center top of each. Full sleeves gathered into fren...

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Engelbach, Barbara W. (Maker) Vogue Patterns (Designer)

Material: silk (textile), jacquard

GUSN: 320062

Accession Number: 2016.34.1

Sundress\n

Fitted women's sundress with thin shoulder straps and flaring round skirt made from blue and white printed cotton. Closes with center back zipper. Pattern maker-supplied tag stitched to interior top proper right of bodice [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Engelbach, Barbara W. (Maker) Jerry Gilden (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 320063

Accession Number: 2016.34.2

Crazy Quilt

"Crazy quilt" with painted and embroidered details. Dark plum velvet border surrounding variety of quilted subjects including but not limited to clags, years, locations, symbols, and fabric samples.Thread colors vary. The reverse material is a solid lighter purple.

Date: 1884-1889

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), quilting

GUSN: 320065

Accession Number: 2016.35.1

General Electric Waffle Iron

Art deco styled waffle maker by General Electric. Chrome body with plastic handles and cast aluminum waffle plates. Waffle plate size is 6 3/4" in diameter. It operates by plugging in with an off switch and dial for cooking waffle (light to dark setting). Handle on top to separate waffle plates and ...

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

Material: chrome steel, Bakelite (TM), cloth

GUSN: 320072

Accession Number: 2016.36.1

Pitcher

Pitcher, red glaze. Earthenware. Red pitcher with rounded body and angled handle. Spout includes a hole for liquid to pass through. Pitcher is ceramic with a white interior. A piece from Hall's Superior Quality Kitchenware.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Hall China Company (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze, painting (coating)

GUSN: 320073

Accession Number: 2016.36.2

Dutch Oven

Dutch oven by Guardian Service Cookware with lid. Aluminum cover and base with decorative-shaped handles on the sides and top of the Dutch oven. Entire object and surface are metal with a textured appearance.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Guardian Service Cookware

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 320074

Accession Number: 2016.36.3AB

Pitcher

Pitcher is a hand-painted piece by Clarice Cliff. The pitcher has an orange base and yellow body with a painted floral motif (Gay Day pattern) containing the colors red, orange, green, blue, and purple. Wilkinson/Newport Pottery, England.

Date: 1928-1936

Maker: Cliff, Clarice (British ceramicist, 1899-1972) (Designer) Newport Pottery Co. Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: ceramics (objects)

GUSN: 320075

Accession Number: 2016.36.4

Platter

Staffordshire America and Independence platter by Clews warranted. Platter is blue and white transfer-print depicting images of America and Independence along with a portrait of George Washington. There is a scenic landscape of a house (possibly Mount Vernon) and the border of the platter consists o...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Clews, James & Ralph

Material: transfer printing

GUSN: 320076

Accession Number: 2016.36.5

Fish Poacher

Whimsical eathenware fish poacher with a blue glaze. The fish poacher is in two pieces with the lid representing the side of a fish.

Date: 1966

Maker: Environmental Ceramics (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, glaze

GUSN: 320077

Accession Number: 2016.36.6AB

Kettle

Kettle. Copper, chrome, and bakelite. Revere Ware. Copper tea kettle with plastic hand hold on handle and on cover.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Revere Copper and Brass Corporation (Manufacturer)

Material: copper alloy, Bakelite (TM)

GUSN: 320078

Accession Number: 2016.36.7AB

Pair of Andirons

Pair of brass andirons with ball tops, turned shafts, cabriole legs, and ball and claw feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 320531

Accession Number: 2014.160.86.1-.2

Necklace

Necklace composed of rectangular green plaques with brass bead separators. Closure is a brass barrel-type at center back. Not signed.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: unknown

Material: casein plastic, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 321002

Accession Number: 2016.58.1

Clips

Each clip in this pair is constructed of molded white metal set with white stones. Closure is a spring-mounted tongue on the back. Maker's mark on back.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: Ciner Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: white metal, paste (glass)

GUSN: 321003

Accession Number: 2016.58.2

Brooch

Brooch made from a "ribbon" of gold-plated metal mesh tied into a bow. The ends of the ribbon are finished with gold end caps. The brooch closes with a hinged-pin safety clasp attached at the back. Maker's mark in stamped metal oval soldered to center back of brooch. Gold-plated base metal. Henkel &...

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Henkel & Grossé (Manufacturer)

Material: gold (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 321004

Accession Number: 2016.58.3

Quilt

This rectangular wholecloth quilt is made of a plainweave white cotton top and backing with a thin batting between the layers (unidentified fiber content). The quilting is in white cotton thread running stitch on the diagonal, creating a diamond pattern. The top is embellished with red embroidery fl...

Date: 1889

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilts, embroidering

GUSN: 321006

Accession Number: 2016.59.1

Fireplace Mantel

Carved arts and craft mantel. Deep overhanging shelf over decorated pilasters and frieze with carved leaves and berries.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Richardson, Ellen B. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 321007

Accession Number: 2016.60.1

Painting

Painting, "The Spirit of '76." Attributed to Tompkins Harrison Matteson (American painter, 1813-1884).

Date: 1846

Maker: Attributed to Matteson, Tompkins Harrison (American painter, 1813-1884) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel painting (image-making)

GUSN: 321011

Accession Number: 2016.61.1

Painting

Painting, "Puritan Sunday in New England." George Henry Bougton (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905).

Date: 1864

Maker: Boughton, George Henry (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905) (Artist)

Material: oil paintings (visual works), canvas

GUSN: 321013

Accession Number: 2016.61.3

Wallpaper

No description

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Maker)

GUSN: 321024

Accession Number: 2001.140

Collars

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321049

Accession Number: 2015.147.11

Portrait of John Codman, III (1755-1803)

Painting, three-quarter length portrait of John Codman, III (1755-1803). The sitter is wearing a black jacket and white ruffled neckcloth. He is standing in front of a red damask curtain with a distant landscape visible in the lower left. Oil on canvas. Gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: Copley, John Singleton (American painter, 1738-1815) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 321113

Accession Number: 2016.62.1

Collar

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321222

Accession Number: 2015.147.12

Collar

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321267

Accession Number: 2015.147.13

Collar

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321269

Accession Number: 2015.147.14

Collars

White celluloid front button collar with button opening in back. Worn by Charles Russell Peck (1889-1971)

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 321270

Accession Number: 2015.147.15.1-.2

Photograph

Framed reproduction photograph of the twins, Frederic Augustus Eustis and Augustus Hemenway Eustis (b. 1877) sitting on the "twin" bench with their grandmother, Mary Porter Tileston Hemenway (1820-1894).

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321311

Accession Number: 2016.63.2

Needlework

Framed needlework picture of the Reed house in Hingham, Massachusetts. Probably New England

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: needleworking (process)

GUSN: 321370

Accession Number: 2016.64.1

Woman Working in a Kitchen

Unframed painting, interior scene of a woman in a kitchen. Oil on board. "Russell's Canvas Board, Patented March 18, 1879." United States

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 321371

Accession Number: 2016.64.2

Bedchamber scene

Framed painting, interior scene of an older man in a bedroom/parlor. Oil on board. United States, 1850-1875

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321372

Accession Number: 2016.64.3

Comb

Large carved hair comb. With note "Made at West Newburyport, Mass." Massachusetts, 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321373

Accession Number: 2016.64.4

Child's Dress Sleeves

Child's dress sleeves, blue and pink silk check. Worn by Annie Woodside (b. 1859). Probably Massachusetts,

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321374

Accession Number: 2016.64.5

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with image of a woman molded on spoon bowl interior. Native American in feather head dress on front of handle, enamel shield and crown on finial. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321375

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.1

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir tea spoon with gilt bowl with sterling silver cork-screw handle topped by open-design scroll and scallop finial. Finial probably soldered to handle. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321376

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.2

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir tea spoon, molded sterling silver with pointed and segmented bowl. Handle molded with dot and scroll pattern culminating in center with urn finial. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was collected by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: ca. 1898

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321377

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.3

Souvenir Spoon

Souvenir spoon, molded sterling silver with engraved image of Old Falls, Kennebunk on the bowl. Handle depicts scroll pattern with Maine engraved in capitals down the center. End of handle molded to depict the State Seal of Maine with two figures. Part of a souvenir spoon collection that was c...

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 321378

Accession Number: 2016.64.6.4

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