Historic New England

Necklace

Necklace of gold colored glass beads arranged in a diamond pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Nylander, Barbara Gould, 1912-2003 (Maker)

GUSN: 323560

Accession Number: 2008.12.34

Purse Holder Hook

Purse holder hook monogrammed "ERE", Edith Rebecca Ervin.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 323561

Accession Number: 2008.12.35

Apron

Women's apron.

Date: 1915-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323562

Accession Number: 2008.12.36

Men's Drawers

Men's white flannel underdrawers embroidered "K.N." for Olaf Konrad Nylander.

Date: 1895-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323563

Accession Number: 2008.12.38

Men's Suit

Men's two-piece tan suit, jacket (A) and pants (B).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323564

Accession Number: 2008.12.39AB

Men's Suit

Men's two-piece blue and white seersucker suit, jacket (a) and pants (b).

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Haspel (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323565

Accession Number: 2008.12.40.1AB

Women's Suit

Women's two-piece blue and white seersucker suit, blouse (a) and skirt (b).

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Nylander, Barbara Gould, 1912-2003 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323567

Accession Number: 2008.12.40.2AB

Ski Pants

Pair of women's ski pants, dark green corduroy with flannel lining.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323568

Accession Number: 2008.12.41

Gym Suit

Women's one piece white cotton gym suit.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.) (Retailer)

GUSN: 323569

Accession Number: 2008.12.42

Sweater

Women's sweater, black wool with long sleeves and v-neck.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 323570

Accession Number: 2008.12.43

Gym Bloomers

Women's black wool gym bloomers.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323571

Accession Number: 2008.12.44

Gym Shirt

Women's white cotton gym shirt.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323572

Accession Number: 2008.12.45.1

Gym Shirt

Women's white cotton gym shirt.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323573

Accession Number: 2008.12.45.2

Evening Coat

Women's black velvet short coat with satin lining. Long sleeves and hood.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 323574

Accession Number: 2008.12.47

Tote Bag

Red corduroy tote bag.

Date: 1979

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323575

Accession Number: 2008.12.48.1

Pinney

Pinney, 1934 Reunion, Mt. Holyoke College.

Date: 1934-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323576

Accession Number: 2008.12.49

Shorts

Women's blue pleated shorts.

Date: 1930-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323577

Accession Number: 2008.12.50

Bathing Cap

White rubber bathing cap.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 323578

Accession Number: 2008.12.51

Bathing Suit

Women's one piece aqua wool bathing suit.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 323579

Accession Number: 2008.12.52.1

Bathing Suit

Women's one piece black wool bathing suit with front skirt panel.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 323580

Accession Number: 2008.12.53.1

Bathing Suit

Women's one piece black wool bathing suit.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Kellermann, Annette Marie Sarah, 1887-1975 (Designer) Asbury Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 323581

Accession Number: 2008.12.54.1

Bathing Suit

Men's maroon wool bathing suit (a) with belt (b).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323584

Accession Number: 2008.12.55AB

Fragment, Textile

Pink, red and white roses with smaller blue flowers throughout, green stems and leaves on a cream colored ground.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), glaze, printing (process)

GUSN: 323586

Accession Number: 2012.126.137

Bracelet

Bracelet gold plated metal and blue stones. Has a matching brooch 2016.70.3.1.

Date: 1940-1945

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 323587

Accession Number: 2016.70.3.2

Picture Frame

Empty gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323608

Accession Number: 1988.622

Picture Frame

Wood frame, bird's eye maple with gilt inner edge. Frame for alphabet/verse sampler 1946.768a embroidered by Ellen Bowyer, 1839.

Date: 1839

Maker: unknown

Material: bird's-eye maple

GUSN: 323656

Accession Number: 1946.768B

Doorknob

Glass doorknob with cameo of Benjamin Franklin encased inside.

Date: 1840

Maker: Robinson, Draper and Lord (Maker)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 323739

Accession Number: 1927.108.2

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce [a] with two arms. Two frosted glass shades [b-c] have slightly scalloped edges.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323774

Accession Number: 2006.44.3737A-C

Chandelier

Chandelier [a] with two arms, two frosted glass shades [b-c].

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323775

Accession Number: 2006.44.3738A-C

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce [a], single curved arm with frosted glass shade [b].

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323776

Accession Number: 2006.44.3739AB

Painting "The Valley Below"

Painting of clouds over a green landscape. Oil on canvas. Carved wood frame has a black painted finish.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: Hallowell, George Hawley (American painter, illustrator, and architect, 1872-1926) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 323780

Accession Number: 2017.10.1

Carpet

Carpet with central panel of a repeating rosette pattern (mina khani design) in blue on a camel colored ground. Multiple geometric floral borders on blue ground. Red wool binding.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), camel hair (hair), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323781

Accession Number: 2017.11.1

Carpet with central panel of a floral quatrefoil pattern in blue on a red ground. Carpet has two narrow foliate borders on a pale yellow ground and a wide border of palmettes on a blue ground. Red wool binding.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323785

Accession Number: 2017.12.1

Rug

Rug, tree of life pattern in blue and pink on red ground, blue boss at bottom. Multiple floral borders. Red wool binding.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323786

Accession Number: 2017.12.2

Painting "Twilight Landscape"

Landscape painting depicting a scene of birch trees, a small pond, and rolling green hills. Oil on canvas with original carved gilt aesthetic frame.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Artist) Hastings & Davenport (Framer)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 323800

Accession Number: 2017.13.1

"Ice Skaters"

Painting of ice skaters on a canal. Framed. Oil on canvas.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323850

Accession Number: 1928.1349

Table Lamp

Table lamp, vase shaped porcelain body with painted decoration of salmon colored flowers on blue ground with gilt accents. Lamp fixed to a circular wooden base. Brass lozenge shaped finial. Electrified. ...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323971

Accession Number: 2014.160.294

Frame

Wood frame for still life painting 1987.310a. Frame is painted black with a gilt inner rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 324032

Accession Number: 1987.310B

Carpet

Carpet, central panel of botehs in blue, green, and beige on a red ground. Multiple floral and palmette borders. Red wool binding.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 324036

Accession Number: 2017.12.3

"Singing" Bowl

Musical "singing" bowl (.1) and leather covered striking mallet (.2) with turned wooden handle. This object is part of Historic New England's Service Collection, a group of objects acquired or reproduced for hands-on learning and interactive use.

Date: 2017

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 324072

Accession Number: 2017.23.1.1-.2

"Four Children at North Haven"

Painting depicts three young girls and a boy playing in a forested area near the ocean. Oil on canvas, carved gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1903-1904

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 324092

Accession Number: 1.2017

"Breakfast on the Piazza"

Painting depicts the artist's wife and children on the porch of their rented home on the island of New Castle, New Hampshire. From the left, they are Mercie (in profile), Edmund Jr., May (from the back), Emeline (the artist's wife), and Josephine (looking at the viewer). Oil on canvas, carved gilt F...

Date: 1902

Maker: Tarbell, Edmund Charles (American painter, 1862-1938) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 324095

Accession Number: 4.2017

Fireplace Grate

Fireplace grate with six curved arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 322951

Accession Number: 2006.44.3735

Fire Screen

Black mesh fire screen with brass handles.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 322952

Accession Number: 2006.44.3736

Toaster Cover

Fabric cover to made to fit over a toaster kitchen appliance with embroidered depiction of a young woman in full skirt and bonnet, butterflies and flowers on either side of figure. Red fabric border on white fabric.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 322958

Accession Number: 1994.32

Chandelier

Chandelier. Brass with globe pendant drop engraved with a komodo dragon and a crested porcupine. Pierced ball finial surmounted by flowers and a crown. Four s-shaped arms with glass globes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322993

Accession Number: 2012.58.7

Wall Sconces

Two wall sconces [.1a-.2a], brass with s-shaped arms and frosted glass globes [.1b-.2b].

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322994

Accession Number: 2012.58.8.1AB-.2AB

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Carved floral and fluted designs with pinecones and berries. Paneled and tiered top with five beveled glass panels. Fireplace tiled with green J. & J.G. Low decorative "natural" tiles and yellow tiles with interlocking circles.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect)

GUSN: 322995

Accession Number: 2012.58.9

Hanging Lamps

Three hanging lamps. Frosted glass globe covered with metal filigree design, fluted metal cover, teardrop shaped pendant drop.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 322996

Accession Number: 2012.58.10.1-.3

Fireplace Enframement

Fireplace enframement. Terracota with floral and foliate designs in a banner inscribed "In Sun & Rain God's Blessing Comes." Fireplace flanked by intertwined terracota columns and tiled with molded terracotta tiles by Lewis & Lane.

Date: 1878

Maker: Emerson, William Ralph, 1833-1917 (Architect) Lewis & Lane (Maker)

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 322997

Accession Number: 2012.58.11

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