Historic New England

Piece of Cotton

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 331993

Accession Number: 1928.840

Quilt Squares

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 331994

Accession Number: 1928.839

Child's Blanket

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 331995

Accession Number: B2916

Carpet Sample

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 332210

Accession Number: 1966.2244

Corner Chair

Corner chair with needlework seat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332214

Accession Number: 1959.298

Washstand with painted decoration and a marble top from the James Sharp bedroom Suite, 1841. Washstand is highly finished in grey with a trompe-l'oeil painted floral design. An example of 19th century painted cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer, James Sharp, (1790-1...

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), marble by composition or origin, trompe-l'oeil

GUSN: 332278

Accession Number: 2018.22.1

Chest of Drawers

Chest with one large drawer painted with a trompe-l'oeil floral design overhanging three lower drawers with glass knobs. Two smaller drawers are attached to the top surface of chest. The chest of drawers is highly finished in a drab color with more trompe-l'oeil design on the drawers, and front and ...

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), trompe-l'oeil

GUSN: 332279

Accession Number: 2018.22.2

Tilt-top Table

Tilt-top table with trompe-l'oeil painted floral decoration on the top; pedestal, and three scrolled feet. Table is from the James Sharp Bedroom Suite, 1841. An example of 19th century cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer, James Sharp (1790 - 1873).

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), trompe-l'oeil

GUSN: 332280

Accession Number: 2018.22.3

Nightstand

Square nightstand from the James Sharp Bedroom Suite, 1841. The nightstand door is painted with a trompe-l' oeil floral decoration. An example of 19th century cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer, James Sharp (1790 - 1873).

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), trompe-l'oeil

GUSN: 332281

Accession Number: 2018.22.4

Bed

Headboard and footboard with trompe-l'oeil floral painted decoration from the James Sharp Bedroom Suite, 1841. An example of 19th century cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer, James Sharp (1790 - 1873).

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), trompe-l'oeil

GUSN: 332282

Accession Number: 2018.22.5

Mirror

Painted wood framed mirror from the James Sharp bedroom suite, 1841. An example of 19th century painted cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer, James Sharp (1790-1873) .

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), mirrors

GUSN: 332283

Accession Number: 2018.22.6

Side Chair

Side chair, painted grey with a trompe-l'oeil painted crest rail and splat, and a woven cane seat, from the James Sharp bedroom suite, 1841. An example of 19th century cottage furniture. Painting and ornamentation by Boston manufacturer James Sharp (1790-1873).

Date: 1841

Maker: Sharp, James, 1790-1873 (Maker)

Material: maple (wood), beech (wood), birch (wood), trompe-l'oeil

GUSN: 332284

Accession Number: 2018.22.7

Bow Tie

White; small scale checked pattern.

Date: 1900-1929

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 332333

Accession Number: 1969.6652

Butter pat

Butter pat, part of the Mayflower series coffee service set. The blue and white porcelain butter pat has a transfer printed image of the "Plea of John Alden". Popular during the Victorian era, this diminutive piece of tableware is known by today's collector as the butter pat, sometimes referred to a...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 332449

Accession Number: 2018.9.4.4

Dessert Plate

Dessert plate, part of the Mayflower coffee service set. The blue and white porcelain plate has a transfer printed image of the "Hanging of the Crane".

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 332451

Accession Number: 2018.9.4.6

Dessert plate

Dessert plate, part of the Mayflower coffee service set. The blue and white porcelain plate has a transfer printed image of the "Priscilla and John Alden".

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 332452

Accession Number: 2018.9.4.7

Dessert Plate

Dessert plate, part of the Mayflower coffee service set. The blue and white porcelain plate has a transfer printed image of the "Priscilla and Joh Alden".

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 332453

Accession Number: 2018.9.4.8

Sash

Khaki-colored sash made of two trapezoidally-shaped lengths of cotton stitched at short edges and decorated with forty-four applique patches. Sash cut to fit diagonally across body, from shoulder to hip. Each patch has a small image depicting the activity for which the patch was awarded. Worn with s...

Date: 1930-50

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), appliqué (technique), patches (costume accessories)

GUSN: 332454

Accession Number: 2016.94.5

Textile Sample

Textile fragment; silk satin floral brocade in shades of pink and green; dried adhesive around edges; tag reads "Hutchinson Satin or Garden Brocade from Some Hutchinson Ancestor".

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), satin, brocading

GUSN: 332533

Accession Number: 1976.151

Cloth Sample

Fragment of a disassembled bodice or men's vest; silk lampas with large-scale vignette of architectural fragments and floral and fruit elements in greens, pinks, and purple.

Date: c. 1756

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lampas (textile material)

GUSN: 332534

Accession Number: 1993.151A-C

Fabric Sample

Textile fragment; silk supplementary weft textile with compound weave structure; white, green, and pink with floral patterns; tag has handwritten "Eleanor Fayerweather".

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 332535

Accession Number: 1993.152

Fabric Sample

Textile fragment; shot silk; two-color damask in red and green; tag has handwritten "Eleanor Fayerweather".

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), damask

GUSN: 332536

Accession Number: 1993.153

Needlework Bookmark

Bookmark with a stiched urn with flowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332537

Accession Number: 1924.725

Needlework Bookmark

Bookmark with a stitched cross and "Thou art my hope".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332538

Accession Number: 1927.507

Bookmark

Cross-stiched bookmark with a cross and crown.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332539

Accession Number: 1929.33

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark of two crosses made of perforated Bristol board stitched to both ends of a pink silk ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332543

Accession Number: 1930.276

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark made of Bristol board with the marcasite bead inscription "To Libbie" with borders in beads; central embroidery of floral elements with vines and leaves; leaves in silk and shades of green; flowers in wool and shades of blue, red, yellow; mounted on pink silk satin ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332544

Accession Number: 1932.1122

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark of a cross and letters "IHS" made of perforated Bristol board mounted on red ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332545

Accession Number: 1932.1123

Needlework Bookmark

Needlework bookmark with an embroidered bell on bristol board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332552

Accession Number: 1929.46

Needlework Bookmark

Incomplete needlework picture of flowers on Bristol board with threaded needle attached.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332553

Accession Number: 1929.47

Needlework Sampler

Incomplete needlework sampler with the letters ABC.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332554

Accession Number: 1929.48

Needlework from a Fire Screen

Needlework taken from a fire screen that was brought to the parsonage at Wethersfield, Connecticut by Ann Grant of East Windsor, Connecticut when she married the Reverend John Marsh in 1775.

Date: c. 1775

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332556

Accession Number: 1925.856

No Title

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332616

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock by clockmaker Abel Hutchins (1763-1853), case probably by David Young (1746-1836) in Concord, NH. Pinwheel carved swan's neck pediment, painted face with florals in the arch, tiger maple case with tombstone door and bracket feet.

Date: 1810-1819

Maker: Hutchins, Abel, 1763-1853 (Clockmaker) Possibly Young, David, 1746-1836 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: tiger maple, eastern white pine (wood), brass (alloy), alloy steel, glass (material)

GUSN: 332646

Accession Number: 2018.26.1

Men's shirt

Men's shirt by Oscar de la Renta, purchased at Filene's Basement, Boston, Mass., part of a wedding ensemble from 1972 wedding.

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 332685

Accession Number: 2017.45.5.1

Art nouveau cuff links

A set of art nouveau cuff links purchased at Biba, London, circa 1970. part of the Men's wedding ensemble from 1972.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 332687

Accession Number: 2017.45.5.2AB

Bow Tie

Navy velvet bow tie from Tuc or Filenes Basement. Part of the Mens' wedding ensemble of 1972.

Date: c. 1972

Maker: unknown

Material: plush

GUSN: 332689

Accession Number: 2017.45.5.3

Blue double-breasted jacket

Navy blue double breasted jacket purchased at Truc, a boutique store in Cambridge, Mass. circa 1968. part of the mens' wedding ensemble from 1972.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), linen (material), cotton (textile), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 332691

Accession Number: 2017.45.5.4

Plush striped pants.

Multi-colored plush pants with navy blue, grey, red, and yellow stripes. Purchased, but not worn, for the men's wedding ensemble from 1972.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 332693

Accession Number: 2017.45.5.5

Smoke shade holder

Smoke shade holder with spring clip, pierced candleholder with central diamond motif, wire arm; partially upright.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332748

Accession Number: 1969.19127

Smoke shade holder

Smoke shade holder with spring clip, pierced candleholder with central diamond motif, wire arm; partially upright.

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 332749

Accession Number: 1969.19128\n

Alton Towers, Staffordshire, The Conservatory

Watercolor and pencil on paper. Tall trees in foreground, in center and left side. In the background is a glass enclosed green house. Signed 'J. Varley' lower right. Framed

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: Varley, John, 1778-1842 (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), graphite pencils, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 328462

Accession Number: 2017.88.1

Writing Table

Mahogany writing table with curved back and inset rear legs. Two pairs of narrow drawers flanking single longer central drawer with carved face. Carved tapering legs.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: Davenport, Albert H., 1845-1906 (Maker) Bacon, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1856-1940 (Designer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 328466

Accession Number: 2017.89.1

Silk Taffeta Dress

This pale peach/ivory silk faille dress is made in a single piece with a fitted basque bodice that falls into a full skirt with train and applied box-pleated flounce at center back. The bodice is decorated with self-fabric ribbons forming a V-shape extending from the shoulders to the center front bu...

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), faille, tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 328531

Accession Number: 2017.118.1

Print of Henry Ward Beecher

Signed by Henry Ward Beecher. Framed.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 328571

Accession Number: 2017.141.1

Wallpaper Roll

One roll of 1880s Aesthetic Movement wallpaper. Colors include blue, red, green, black, and copper. Various scenes and designs.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 328573

Accession Number: 2017.143.1

Framed Engraving

Engraving of the landing of the pilgrim fathers in America on the 15th of November, 1620. After the painting by Charles Lucy. Oak frame.

Maker: Simmons, W. H. (Engraver)

Material: paper (fiber product), oak (wood)

GUSN: 328617

Accession Number: 1940.755

Sculpture of Benjamin Franklin

Full-length sculpture of Benjamin Franklin. Plaster painted to look like bronze.

Maker: unknown

Material: plaster, bronze paint

GUSN: 328642

Accession Number: 1932.1021

Oil Painting by Julian Scott

Framed oil on canvas landscape painting of a Native American Hopi woman, wearing the traditional clothing called Mantas, while attending sheep. Painting is signed Julian Scott on the lower right hand corner.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: oil painting (technique), canvas

GUSN: 328736

Accession Number: 2017.147.1

Set of late-nineteenth century dinnerware

Paris porcelain partial dinner service all with unique hand-painted floral designs. Lacking factory marks. Set includes one tazza, eight shallow bowls, one covered sauce tureen, undertray and ladle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 328738

Accession Number: 2017.147.3

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