Historic New England

Cap

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317438

Accession Number: 1990.520

Serving Tray

Round wooden tray

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317444

Accession Number: 1929.367.6

Medicine Bottle

Green-tinted glass medicine bottle containing with paper label and cork stopper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317447

Accession Number: 1919.810.6-.9

Candy Dish

Cut glass candy dish.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317448

Accession Number: 1923.293

Landscape Figure Wallpaper Fragment

Fragment of landscape figure wallpaper with two alternating images. The larger image depicts a woman kneeling on the ground milking a goat. The smaller image is of a dove with bow and quiver of arrows. Block printed in grays, whites and greens on white ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 317449

Accession Number: 1980.199

Small Box with Cover

Oblong paper box with cover. Lithograph of lady in blue on cover.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317450

Accession Number: A2457

Hair Comb Set

Set of ten celluloid blonde hair combs with square top, various sizes.

Maker: unknown

Material: celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 317452

Accession Number: 1969.6957.1-.10

Box

Cardboard box from N.C. Whitacker & Co. Manufacturers of Fine Tortoise Shell Goods containing hair ornaments.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317453

Accession Number: 1969.6949.1

Hair combs

Set of three tortoiseshell hair combs with jet bead decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317454

Accession Number: 1969.6949.3-.5

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with hinged curved top with nine large jet beads. Three teeth.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317455

Accession Number: 1969.6949.2

Hairpin

Wire hairpin with large faceted jet ornament.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317456

Accession Number: 1969.6949.6

Pair of Hairpins

Pair of celluloid hairpins with jet decoration around top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317457

Accession Number: 1969.6949.7-.8

Barrette

Curved wire barrette ornamented with faceted jet beads.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317458

Accession Number: 1969.6949.9

Barrette

Butterfly shaped barrette with faceted jet beads.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317459

Accession Number: 1969.6949.10

Buttons

Faceted jet beaded buttons, set of four.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317460

Accession Number: 1969.6949.11-.14

Hair Comb Box

Olive green cardboard hair comb box. Francis.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317461

Accession Number: 1969.6978.1

Pair of Hairpins

Pair of blonde celluloid hairpins with rhinestone decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317462

Accession Number: 1969.6978.2-.3

Hair combs

Pair of blonde celluloid hair combs, undulating band studded with rhinestones.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317463

Accession Number: 1969.6978.4-.5

Hair comb

Blonde celluloid hair comb, undulating band studded with rhinestones.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317464

Accession Number: 1969.6978.6

Box of Hair Combs

Olive green cardboard hair comb box. Francis.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317465

Accession Number: 1969.6966.1

Hair Combs

Set of five blonde celluloid hair combs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317466

Accession Number: 1969.6966.2-.6

Hair Combs

Blonde celluloid hair combs with scalloped top.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317467

Accession Number: 1969.6966.7-.9

Set of Six Hairpins

Set of six blonde celluloid hairpins in original packaging.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317468

Accession Number: 1969.6966.10

Hairpins

Set of six blonde celluloid hairpins.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317469

Accession Number: 1969.6966.11-.16

Hairpin packages

Wire hairpins in original papckaging.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317470

Accession Number: 1969.6966.17-.28

Pair of hairpins

Pair of tortoiseshell hair pins ornamented with rhinestones.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317471

Accession Number: 1969.6942.1-.2

Cigarette box

Rectangular red lacquer trinket or cigarette box (.a) and lid (.b) flush with sides.

Date: 1955-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: wood by composition or origin, lacquering

GUSN: 317475

Accession Number: 1942.1659AB

Box of hair ornaments

Blue cardboard box containing artificial floral sprigs, sequined hair bow, and feather.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317480

Accession Number: 1969.7121.1-.6

Box containing flower sprig

Teal box containing artificial flower sprig.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317481

Accession Number: 1969.7119.1-.2

Box containg corsages

Pink box containing artificial floral corsages, one pink and green, the other black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317483

Accession Number: 1969.6606.1AB-.3

Artificial Flower sprig

Silk rose sprig.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317486

Accession Number: 1969.7110

Artificial flower spray

Silk violet spray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 317488

Accession Number: 1969.7111

Pillow

White pillow with green piped edge, crewel embroidery flowers on the front, and a zipper along the bottom edge. There is a plain white pillow inside the cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 370567

Accession Number: 2016.188.274

Pillow

Large rectangular pillow with a tapestry weave woven flower design on the front, and a rusty brown velvet fabric on the back. Top and bottom edges of the front of the pillow have an orange border. Central design is floral, but extremely faded, and features a red and pink flower at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, plain cross stitches (tapestry stitch)

GUSN: 370568

Accession Number: 2016.188.275

Glass Showcase

Showcase with glass top and sides, cardboard bottom with brown velvet surface inside the case, and metal channel joints and corners. Interior has a vertical piece of glass at the center point to divide the showcase into two chambers. The left chamber contains six large shells of varying types. Th...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370569

Accession Number: 2016.188.276

Pillow

Orange cotton chintz pillow with a piped edge of the same fabric. Fabric has baskets and bowls of flowers, freestanding flower stems, butterflies and a bird in red, green, slate blue and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 370570

Accession Number: 2016.188.277

Stone Block

Square white stone with grooves cut into the stone with a hole cut at the center. Scratched into the bottom surface is "Ball & Ball / 1964".

Date: 1964

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370571

Accession Number: 2016.188.279

Paper Ornament

Double-sided ornament on thick paperboard of an angel dressed as a Victorian girl.

Date: 1983

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370572

Accession Number: 2016.188.280

Pendant

Round brass pendant with enamel decoration on the front depicting Buckingham Palace, cars on the roundabout in front of the building, and The Victoria Memorial at right.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 370573

Accession Number: 2016.188.284

Sign

Green metal "Curb your dog" sign.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370574

Accession Number: 2016.188.285

Name Plate

Black plastic name plate with "Hattie Carnegie" printed in gold ink. L-shaped name plate which leans back at about an 80 degree slant.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370575

Accession Number: 2016.188.286

Nuts and Bolts in Cloth Bag

White cotton bag with a gathered string closure. "Bolts / Banner / Weathervane / 2003" is written in silver marker on the front of the bag.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370576

Accession Number: 2016.188.287

Door Lock

Brass interior door lock set with rectangular lock that applies to the outside of a door, a receiver box, an oval key escutcheon, a key and five nails.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 370577

Accession Number: 2016.188.288 A-I

Shutter Hardware

Four pair of iron shutter hinges, three L-shaped shutter hooks and two U-shaped loops to receive the shutter hooks. Also, two modern screws in an envelope.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 370578

Accession Number: 2016.188.1611

Napkins

Set of nine white linen napkins woven in a striped weave. The long edges are selvage, the shorter ends have a 1" hem with one row of openwork at the hem. The "stripes" alternate between a basketweave, and a plain twill weave.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370579

Accession Number: 2016.188.289.1-.9

Napkins

Set of six white linen damask napkins with long selvage edges and short edges with a 1" hem with openwork at the hem.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370580

Accession Number: 2016.188.290.1-.6

Framed Document

Black wooden frame with a light brown carved wood inner-most border. A document of laid paper is attached to a backing paper of a similar color. The document is signed "Jon Bowman" Judge of Probate and dated October 28, 1800. It appoints Joseph Sprague, Yeoman, and James Cushman, Merchant, both of ...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 370581

Accession Number: 2016.188.291

Framed Print Portrait of John Hancock

Black wooden framed picture of John Hancock on paper. Black and white head and shoulders portrait of Hancock facing right. The portrait is set within an oval "mat" which is cut off at the top and sides by the frame, and at the bottom by a beige panel with the following text "The Hon.ble John Hancoc...

Maker: unknown

Material: printmaking, ink, paper (fiber product), wood and wood products, paint (coating)

GUSN: 370582

Accession Number: 2016.188.292