Historic New England

Medicine Bottle

Bottle with label from "J.H. MITCHELL DRUG CO. INC. of Haverhill, Massachusetts, c. 1948, glass

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), medicine bottles, labels (identifying artifacts)

GUSN: 364217

Accession Number: 2024.7.2

Gucci GG Crystal Chain Screener Sneaker

Gucci GG Crystal Chain Screener Sneaker (A, B) with pair of original dust bags (C, D).

Date: 2019

Maker: Gucci

Material: leather, suede, rhinestone, rubber (material)

GUSN: 364219

Accession Number: 2024.8.1A-D

Fabric Sample

A Knoll Textiles fabric sample. "Field Day" pattern in "Cardinal" red.

Date: c. 2000

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 364275

Accession Number: 2024.9.44

Fabric Sample

A Knoll Textiles fabric sample. "Arno" in "flinet" grey color.

Date: c. 2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 364276

Accession Number: 2024.9.45

Unfinished Quilt with Visible Paper Templates

A large unfished block quilt in repeating diamond pattern in various printed cottons, some glazed. Back is not complete and paper templates for each pieceare visible. Believed to have been made by Elizabeth Pratt Stetson (1823-1863).

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: quilts by pattern or motif, quilts by form, cotton (textile), printed textile materials, glazing (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 364319

Accession Number: 2024.10.1

Pillow Cover

White linen pillow covers, with open work border, embroidered lower right "M. T. C." in brown and silk floss nautical and domestic vignettes in shades of blue, white, and gray (added later).

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), crewelwork (technique), embroidering

GUSN: 364377

Accession Number: 2016.72.6B

Homespun Linen Sheet

Homespun linen sheet embroidered "MC" believed to be part of Molly Taylor Cragin's (1796-1876)trousseau.

Date: ca. 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 364378

Accession Number: 2016.72.12

Cornell & Ingalls Trade Card

A small trade card for Cornell & Ingalss, 275 River-Street, Troy, N.Y. for stoves and other cooking equipment.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 364379

Accession Number: 2019.14.2

Bell Jar and Base

Glass bell jar with circular brass base ornamented with beaded decoration. Intended to display a model James Patent Stove c.1820

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 364380

Accession Number: 2019.14.3AB

James Patent Stove Model

A wooden and metal miniature model for the James Patent Stove. (A) wooden body of stove, painted black and silver (B) white metal pot (C) white metal pot lid (D) cast iron pot, painted black (E) white metal pot lid (F) metal stove pipe painted black (G) silver colored metal rack (H) rectangular, woo...

Date: ca.1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, paint (coating), metal

GUSN: 364381

Accession Number: 2019.14.4A-P

Shoes

Pair of Mr. Seymour dead stock high heels (A, B) with original box (C, D). Heels have abstracted floral motif in pink, red, brown, green, and black cloth body, pointed toes, and floral satin rosette in same fabric as the body at top of toe box opening. Thin high heels capped with black plastic on bo...

Date: ca. 1964

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: leather, acrylic (plastic), satin

GUSN: 364411

Accession Number: 2024.11.1A-D

Shoes

Pair of Mr. Seymour high heels with rhinestone "shoe buckle" adornment (A,B) and original box (C, D). Heels have a black, ribbed, satin covered heel and body. On the toe box is a curved, rectangular piece of black leather, the front of which is adorned with two concentric rows of clear rhinestones, ...

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Mr. Seymour Shoes

Material: satin, leather, wood (plant material), rhinestone

GUSN: 364412

Accession Number: 2024.11.2A-D

Winter Sunset with Snow \n Winter Sunset with Snow \n New England, 1876-1916 \n Oil on academy board, 10 x 14 (painting without frame)

Landscape painting showing a winter scene with snow on the ground, bare trees, and a sunset.

Date: 1876-1916

Maker: Enneking, John J., 1841-1916

Material: oil paintings (visual works), oil painting (technique), academy board

GUSN: 364419

Accession Number: 2024.12.1

Shade pull

Teardrop-shape shade pull made of blue, red, orange, and pink glass encased in iron.

Date: 1913-1986

Maker: Connick Studio

Material: glass (material), iron (metal)

GUSN: 364516

Accession Number: 2024.16.1

Child's Dance Costume

Four piece military or marching band inspired child's dance costume comprised of a blue / green changable body suit or leotard adorned silver sequin fleur-de-lis on front of hips joined with two strands of silver plastic beads and a fringed white collar with two round spirals of silver sequins joine...

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, feather (material), beads by form, acrylic (plastic), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 364518

Accession Number: 2024.17.1A-D

Child's Dance Costume

A child's dance costume comprised of two pieces. Includes a orange bodysuit or leotard with attached orange tulle tutu--both adorned with die-cut, multicolor, foil leaves. Also with orange tulle and foil leaf headband.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: tulle (meshed textile), net (textile), satin, sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 364519

Accession Number: 2024.17.2A-B

Child's Dance Costume

A child's dance costume in two pieces comprised of a leopard print bodysuit or leotard with irridescent bright pink bows on shoulders, neck lined with irridescent pink sequins, and a short, orange mesh or tulle ruffled train attached at the hips. Also with a leopard print head scarf.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: sequins (spangles), mesh, tulle (meshed textile), net (textile), satin

GUSN: 364520

Accession Number: 2024.17.3A-B

Child's Dance Costume

One piece lavendar knitted child's dance costume with a halter top, double row fringe on bottom hem, and adorned with many round sequins of various sizes and colors (silver, purple).

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: machine knitting, sequins (spangles), fringe

GUSN: 364521

Accession Number: 2024.17.4

Child's Dance Costume

A three piece child's dance costume comprised of a pink headband with vertical black mesh ruffle lined in pink satin, a rouched, crop top with thin strap, and vertical black and pink lines, and a matching black and pink vertically stripped bottom with attached black tulle tutu edged in bright pink s...

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: net (textile), tulle (meshed textile), satin, stretch yarn, ribbon (material)

GUSN: 364522

Accession Number: 2024.17.5A-C

Child's Dance Costume

A blue knit child's dance leotard.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 364523

Accession Number: 2024.17.6

Child's Dance Costume

A two-piece childs dance costume comprized of a white dress with polka dot and floral pattern, light blue, elastic, rouched knit back, one ruffle sleeve lined in light blue satin ribbon, ruffled skirt trimmed in same light blue satin ribbon and lined underneath with tulle. Also with light blue, ruch...

Date: 1960-1962

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, ribbon (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 364524

Accession Number: 2024.17.7A-B

Child's Dance Costume

A four piece "Hawaiian" children's dance costume. One piece bodysuit / leotard with white satin top in a neon, muliticolored abstract floral or palm motif adorned with white fringe on top and attached pink, plastic faux grass skirt. Additional costume pieces include faux orchid headpiece, a pink pla...

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, acrylic (plastic), metal, paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 364525

Accession Number: 2024.17.8A-D

Upholstery

Signed and dated under-upholstery for a slip seat. Inscription reads: "Sam Davis (?) S Elliott / Upholsterer Newbury Street Boston / July 1791." The fabric bears the shadow lines of the original webbing and retains some of its original tacks.

Date: 1791

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, tacks, webbing (material), webbing (process)

GUSN: 364540

Accession Number: 2024.18.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Flocked wallpaper fragment with green background and red brown floral motif from house owned by Rufus Greene and John Amory.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 364541

Accession Number: 2024.18.2

Looking Glass

Eighteenth-century looking glass composed of two large sheets of mirror with a 1-inch bevel around the perimeter. The looking glass is surrounded by 12 mirrored sections that feature leaf and floral engravings. The outer edges of the 12 border sections are scalloped. The upper and lower central sect...

Date: 1720-1760

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 364639

Accession Number: 2024.19.1

Wick Trimmer

A scissor-style wick trimmer with a curl at the scissor point, and a squared-off trimmer box. The loops for scissor handles have small semi-oval tabs on outside edges where leg posts once attached. Decorative line spacer between handle ends and the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy)

GUSN: 370327

Accession Number: 2016.188.20

Bellows

A pair of antique wooden fireplace bellows with a yellow decorated painted surface, and stenciled gold flowers with touches of black and ochre banding.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paint (coating), stenciling, wood and wood products

GUSN: 370328

Accession Number: 2016.188.21

Bowl

"Antique Chinese export 11 1/2" porcelain bowl with lotus design and butterflies and flowers at the interior, rose lotus panels with gold and vermillion border with an under plate decorated in similar design" Double layer of lotus petals decorate the exterior of the bowl, butterflies and flowers de...

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370329

Accession Number: 2016.188.22

Dish

Large low bowl decorated on the interior with a single row of pink lotus petals along the outer rim. In the center circle of the petals, flowers and foliage are outlined in pink, with gold lines and coloring in the plants. There are pink-outlined, gold accent designs along the rim, between the point...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramics (objects), porcelain

GUSN: 370330

Accession Number: 2016.188.23

Bowl

A Chinese export bowl (A) with a vermillion and gold inner border and vermillion flowers, a lotus petal border in rose tones, and a round base (B)

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370331

Accession Number: 2016.188.24AB

Bowl

An antique Liverpool bowl with a tapered body depicting George Washington His Excellency, Marshall of France, Commander in chief, Neptune and a three-masted ship centrally with polychrome decoration, a floral spray border, and a cartouche with the motto "Virtue and Valor "in black transfer.

Maker: unknown

Material: creamware, ceramic (material)

GUSN: 370332

Accession Number: 2016.188.25

Fruit Basket with Underplate

One of a pair of oval Chinese export porcelain baskets with a reticulated body, square handles embellished with gold at each side, a flared rim decorated with vermillion leaf design with gold banding, and matching under plates, each with a reticulated border. A is basket B is underplate

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), porcelain

GUSN: 370333

Accession Number: 2016.188.26AB

Pair of Candlesticks

A pair of antique Battersea enamel candlesticks decorated with alternating genre and landscape panels on a white background embellished with gold, scalloped bases and reticulated bobeches. Bobeche (top portion) of candlesticks are removable. 2016.188.27.2 has slight rattling noise when handled

Maker: unknown

Material: enamelware, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 370334

Accession Number: 2016.188.27.1-.2

Fruit Bowl with Underplate and Bird's Nest

One of a pair of oval Chinese export porcelain baskets with a reticulated body, square handles embellished with gold at each side, a flared rim decorated with vermillion leaf design with gold banding, and matching under plates, each with a reticulated border. This basket currently contains a bird's...

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), porcelain

GUSN: 370335

Accession Number: 2016.188.28.1-.3

Pair of Candlesticks

Pair of English brass candlesticks with square bases and a shaped square below the candle cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370336

Accession Number: 2016.188.29.1-.2

Pair of Candlesticks

A pair of brass candlesticks with petal bases, turned columns, and a drip guard at the top of the candle cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370337

Accession Number: 2016.188.30.1-.2

Pair of Candlesticks

A pair of brass candlesticks with simple turned stems, square bases and bobeches.

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370338

Accession Number: 2016.188.31.1-.2

Pair of Candlesticks

A pair of brass candlesticks with simple turned stems, square bases and bobeches.

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 370339

Accession Number: 2016.188.32.1-.2

Pair of Glass Whale Oil Lamps

A pair of clear glass whale oil lamps with shaped square step-up bases and wafer.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370340

Accession Number: 2016.188.33.1-.2

Pair of Candlesticks with Peg Lamps

A pair of cut and faceted peg lamps with burners. These stand atop a pair of nineteenth century Sheffield telescoping candlesticks with a gadrooned rim at the bobeche and round bases. The numbers "7 7 2" are etched or stamped into the bottom of both candle cups. The flat bottoms of both candlestick...

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silvering

GUSN: 370341

Accession Number: 2016.188.34.1-.2

Food Cover

An oval English Sheffield silver-plated food cover with a removable handle, beaded decoration above and gadrooned border below.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silvering, engraving (action)

GUSN: 370342

Accession Number: 2016.188.35

Food Cover

An English silver-plated Sheffield oval domed food cover with an open handle, a monogram "JMH" on the body, and a beaded rim below.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silvering, engraving (action)

GUSN: 370343

Accession Number: 2016.188.36

Mug

An antique Continental hand blown glass mug with applied handle and polychrome enamel decoration of a castle and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), blown glass, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 370344

Accession Number: 2016.188.37

Lantern

A tin lantern with a pierced top and ring handle,and a round globular chimney with a guard.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 370345

Accession Number: 2016.188.38

Lantern

A large tole oil lantern with a chimney and guard, and a burner at the interior.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 370346

Accession Number: 2016.188.39

Lantern

A lantern with a tin base, top and handle, a thick clear glass chimney, and part of a burner inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 370347

Accession Number: 2016.188.40

Lantern with Lamp

A square brass lantern with a pierced round top, heavy round handle, wire guards for the glass on each side, and a kerosene lamp with a chimney inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 370348

Accession Number: 2016.188.41