Historic New England

Portrait of Rebecca Dudley Gerrish (1726-1809)

Half length portrait of Rebecca Dudley Gerrish. Sitter is wearing a brown dress with white ruffled bodice, and a blue shawl. A strand of pearls is woven through her brown hair. Gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1764

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

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 314751

Accession Number: 2015.109.1

Box

Small rectangular paper box and dettached lid with glass panel. Painted color outdoor scene of man leading mule with woman seated atop and white dog walking aside. Box and lid are trimmed with gilt paper strips, embossed with row of dots. Interior lined with teal paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 314765

Accession Number: 1964.85

Dish

Pressed glass dish.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314766

Accession Number: 1927.1204

Card Table

Federal card table with a rectangular top, tapering legs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314767

Accession Number: 1949.259

Mustard Pot

Colorless glass mustard pot on three legs in daisy and button pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314811

Accession Number: 1941.459

Curtain tiebacks

Five pairs of curtain tiebacks made of gilded, pressed tin formed in the shape of a rose with leaves.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), gilding

GUSN: 314812

Accession Number: 1958.248.1AB-.5AB

Goblet

Coloress, pressed glass goblet with bell-shaped flowers, fruit and vines.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314819

Accession Number: 1941.403

Box of Checkers

Cardboard box with lid containing 15 red and 15 black wooden checkers. Box printed in beige and red.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 314821

Accession Number: 1958.462.1-.31

Figure

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314823

Accession Number: 1931.144B

Cake Stand

Colorless glass cake stand with molded thistle pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 314825

Accession Number: 1941.440

Card Table

Mahogany Federal card table with satinwood panels and tapered, reeded legs.

Date: 1790-1818

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 314845

Accession Number: 1932.2154

Pair of Card Tables

Pair of Federal card tables. Made in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314886

Accession Number: 1992.166.1-.2

Ladle

Silver ladle with a fiddle handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 314894

Accession Number: 1993.688

Teaspoon

One of a set of six. Silver teaspoon with an upturned spatulate handle and an oval bowl. Beaded and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 314903

Accession Number: 1971.1855.6

Platter

Blue transfer-printed pearlware platter. Floral border with cherub and goats in scroll medallions. Central scene depicting St. Peters College.

Date: 1827-1831

Maker: William Adams & Sons (Maker)

Material: pearlware, transfer printing

GUSN: 316175

Accession Number: 1926.406

Women's suit

Jacket (A), blouse (B), and skirt (C), of a three-piece suit made from raw silk. Jacket is fitted, with a band collar, straight sleeves gathered into shoulder puffs at armscye, and quilted in wide vertical rows. The hems of collar, front, and sleeves are all edged in raw magenta-colored silk. An ...

Date: ca. 1983

Maker: Warren, Carol (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), quilting, appliqué (technique), satin

GUSN: 316258

Accession Number: 2015.124.1A-C

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper, lily pads in silver foil on dark gray ground.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316260

Accession Number: 2015.124.3

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper, iris pattern in silver foil on white ground.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316261

Accession Number: 2015.124.4

Dining Table

Rectangular dining table with wooden legs connected by a metal brace.

Date: 1937-1940

Maker: Hoover, Henry B. (Designer)

Material: maple (wood), carbon steel

GUSN: 316262

Accession Number: 2015.125.1

Coffee Table

Round cofee table with black marble top supported on three shaped wooden board legs.

Date: 1937-1940

Maker: Hoover, Henry B. (Designer)

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316263

Accession Number: 2015.125.2

Sideboard

Maple sideboard stained reddish brown with three drawers inset over cabinet with two large doors.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316265

Accession Number: 2015.125.4

Pair of Chairs

Pair of ladder back chairs with turned spindles, legs, and stretchers, and woven rush seats.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 316266

Accession Number: 2015.125.5.1-.2

Vacuum Cleaner

Electrolux Model Vacuum cleaner [.1a] with attachments: hose [.1b], tube [.1c], tube [.1d], brush [.1e], jar [.1f], cylinder [ .1g], flat attachment [.1h].

Date: 1937-1954

Maker: Electrolux (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 316281

Accession Number: 2015.126.1A-H

Wallpaper

Two pieces of wallpaper in scroll pattern. Wallpaper is painted with red and green accents on a cream background. The scroll pattern also includes some sections of white with a glittering effect. Wallpaper fragments were removed from a 1780 house in Mason, NH.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316283

Accession Number: 2015.127.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample, diamonds, squares, and hooked crosses in blue and red on cream ground. Abel Chapin House, Chicopee, Massachusetts. Found behind the framing that raised the floor in the back section of the house.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316285

Accession Number: 2015.128.1

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313312

Accession Number: 1978.50.1

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313313

Accession Number: 1978.50.7

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313319

Accession Number: 1978.50.4

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313322

Accession Number: 1978.50.6

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313323

Accession Number: 1978.50.3

Medal, Commemorative

Brass medal (.1) in original box (.2ab). Medal depicts Charles William Eliot in profile relief. Green cardboard box with gold lettering and red velvet interior.

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), cardboard, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 313384

Accession Number: 2004.25.2.1-.2AB

Dress

A-line sleeveless black polyester knit dress with deep V-neck front and back. The neck front center is embellished with a large bow finished with an oval rhinestone clasp. Bust dart shaping.

Date: ca. 1968

Maker: Nancy Amory Knits (Maker)

Material: knitting (process), polyester (fiber), rhinestone

GUSN: 313387

Accession Number: 2015.84.1

Mini dress

Mini-dress with bell sleeves and round neckline, made from a circular machine-made lace tablecloth.

Date: 1969

Maker: Gilliland, Sandy (Maker)

Material: machine lace

GUSN: 313388

Accession Number: 2015.84.2

Wedding Dress

Full-length dress made from white tulle embroidered lace transparent layer laid over a white princess-cut bodice and attached skirt. Dress bodice is construced with a tall standing collar across front of chest that drapes down the back. Full-length sleeves added by seastress at donor's request. Dres...

Date: 1969

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer)

GUSN: 313389

Accession Number: 2015.84.3

Hat

Turban or kerchief-style hat constructed from white polyester fabric puffed, folded, and gathered into a solid headband. Meant to be worn to the back of the head. Worn by the donor as part of her "going away" suit after her 1969 wedding. See file for images of donor in hat and full assemblage.

Date: ca. 1969

Maker: Conrad & Chandler (Retailer)

Material: polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 313390

Accession Number: 2015.84.4

Dress\n

Sleeveless dress made from a printed cotton in shades of bright green, aqua, yellow, and white in an abstracted floral pattern. Constructed with a deep V-neck in front and back, fitted bodice with bust darts, full, knee-length skirt and a self-fabric bow at nadir of V-neck. Zip closure on side of d...

Date: ca. 1969

Maker: Mindy Malone Inc. (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 313392

Accession Number: 2015.84.6

Skirt\n

Green wool skirt.

Date: ca. 1969

Maker: Highland Queen (Maker)

Material: tweed

GUSN: 313393

Accession Number: 2015.84.7

Baton Squad Trophy\n

Baton squad trophy [a] with removable baton [b]. Metal figure of a girl in a baton squad uniform holds a plastic baton in her right hand. Figure is standing atop a cylindrical column attached to a square wooden base. Salem High School baton squad.

Date: 1966

Maker: Bernard's Jewelers (Retailer)

Material: plastic (organic material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 313394

Accession Number: 2015.84.8AB

Class Ring\n

Class ring, gold band with oval green glass stone. Ring shoulders embossed with image of Benjamin Franklin and "Opportunity" and an image of the school seal and "Advancement."

Date: 1967

Maker: unknown

Material: fourteen-carat gold, glass (material)

GUSN: 313396

Accession Number: 2015.84.10

Hatbox

Hatbox decorated with green, blue, beige and pink paper depicting road with horse-drawn stagecoach and bicyclists. Lids are faded gray. Red cord.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Atkins, Ethel (Retailer)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 313408

Accession Number: 2004.27.4AB

Needlework Pattern

This square piece of starched plainweave cotton has a pattern for needlework drawn upon it in ink. The pattern is a square quartered into four equal triangles. Each triangle is filled with a pyramid of half circles. The corners are filled with quarter circles. Marked by hand with price and pattern n...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), patterns (guides)

GUSN: 313410

Accession Number: 2015.85.1

Top

Two piece wooden top. Dowel with notched end with two holes and strong and acorn-shaped top with metal tip.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 313412

Accession Number: 2004.29.4AB

Textile Remnant "Acton Floral"

Two lengths "Acton Floral"; with one small, partial remnant. These two overall pieces with three attached colorways and oen attached paper label (on the small sample), represents different kinds of flowers in natural colors, some bigger than others. The light green background is animated by leaves ...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313422

Accession Number: 2001.281.1210.1-.3

Textile Remnant

This overall piece presents a repeated pattern representing two pheasants - among them one is half-hidden behind a tree - on a parterre of flowers and a fruits tree. The background is beige.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313423

Accession Number: 2001.281.1211

Textile Remnant "First Embassy"

Remnant "First Embassy" pattern. This overall piece represents a pattern of two stylized flowers repeated between five strips alternating different decorative stylized flowers, in a vertical composition. The major colors are blue, pink and light brown, over a beige background.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313424

Accession Number: 2001.281.1212

Textile Remnant "Concorde"

"Concorde" pattern This is a one overall piece with two attached colorways, three paper labels and one fabric label. The pattern of this cotton sample named Concorde shows a view of the famous perspective of the center of Paris starting with the Louvre and the Palais des Tuileries behind the Arc...

Date: 1933-1996

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313425

Accession Number: 2001.281.1213