Historic New England

Baseball Pants

Child's black polyester baseball pants. On the back side, there is a pocket with the word "BIKE" on it. Elastic drawstring waist. Tapered elastic cuffs at the bottom of the legs. Zigzag stitching at the front of each leg, where there is padding inside.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester

GUSN: 246195

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.2

Baseball pants

Child's polyester grey baseball pants. Elastic waist, and elastic tapered cuffs at the bottom of each leg. Extra padding sewn into the pants at the knees.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: polyester

GUSN: 246197

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.3

Baseball Cap

Child's baseball cap. Green in color, with a yellow brim, and an "A's" logo embroidered on the front. Cotton/polyester blend.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 246203

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.4

Pair of Baseball Stirrup Socks

Pair of green stirrup socks from baseball uniform. Made of elasticized fabric.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester

GUSN: 246294

Accession Number: 2002.30.1.5ab

Batting Helmet

Plastic batting helmet. Blue in color, with gray foam cushioning inside, and holes on top for ventilation.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), foam (material form)

GUSN: 246296

Accession Number: 2002.30.2

Aluminum Baseball Bat

Aluminum baseball bat. Primarily black in color, with gold and silver text. The bat has black leather wrapped around the thin end of the bat to form a grip, and clear plastic on the opposite end.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), leather, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 246297

Accession Number: 2002.30.3

Cleats

Pair of baseball cleats. Black shoes with black and white-colored leather stipes across the front of each shoe. Black and red rubber cleats the the bottom of each shoe.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, rubber (material)

GUSN: 246302

Accession Number: 2002.30.4AB

Baseball

Baseball. Covered with white leather; red stitching.

Date: 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, stitching

GUSN: 246304

Accession Number: 2002.30.5

Baseball Glove

Brown leather baseball glove for fielding. Not specifically either a catcher's mitt, or a first baseman's glove.

Date: 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cowhide, nylon, stitching

GUSN: 246311

Accession Number: 2002.30.6

Batting Glove

Batting glove for baseball. White ground, with black and blue writing and accents. The glove has an elasticized cuff with Velcro, and holes in both the fingers and the thumb for ventilation.

Date: ca. 1998

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, nylon, Velcro (TM)

GUSN: 246314

Accession Number: 2002.30.7

Mesh Purse

Chain link mesh purse (a) in original box (c-d) and bag (b). Has an elongated design, with floral openwork on the bottom. There is a clasp on top to open and close the purse, and an adjustable handle with a sliding mechanism.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Whiting & Davis Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: chains (object genres), mesh

GUSN: 246330

Accession Number: 2001.121A-D

Box of Babypads

Cardboard box originally containing 200 white triangular paper pads. The box is white in color, and decorated with peach and white-colored pictures of teddy bears, ribbons, rabbits, pigs, ducks, baby blocks, flowers, bells, and toys. In the bottom center of the box, there is a picture of a baby wear...

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 246339

Accession Number: 2001.253

Set of Picnic Spoons

Set of 33 stamped tin picnic spoons in their original cardboard box. The box has printing in green, blue, and white, with a picture of a spoon on the front.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), cardboard

GUSN: 246343

Accession Number: 2001.254A-HH

Pea Huller and Bean Slicer

Pea huller/bean slicer (one tool) in original cardboard box. The huller/slicer is made up of four individual pieces. The box is green and white in color, with a picture of the tool shown.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer) Vaughan

Material: steel (alloy), cardboard

GUSN: 246344

Accession Number: 2001.256A-F

Hair Dryer

Plastic, bonnet-type hair dryer in original box, with instruction manual and carrying case. The dryer is complete with a hose, a pink-colored blower unit, and an electric cord. There are air intake vents on the top of the blower unti for drying nail polish. The carrying case is round, and white in c...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: General Electric Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 246345

Accession Number: 2002.2A-C

Jewelry Cleaning Kit

Jewelry cleaning kit. Consists of a box containing a bar of soap; a container of sawdust; a chamois cloth; and a tray. The box itself is made of tin, and is primarily gray in color, with a gold-colored border around the lid. The box has several hooks on each side of the interior. There is a latch cl...

Date: 1926-1975

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: tin (metal), sawdust, soap (organic material), chamois (animal material)

GUSN: 246526

Accession Number: 2002.3

Girl's Dress

Girl's dress. Primarily white; sleeveless, with red trim around both the squared neckline and the ruffled arm holes. Three sets of green holly leaves with red berries are appliquéd on the front of the dress, below the neckline. Identical holly clusters are appliquéd along the waist, and just above t...

Date: ca. 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), appliqué (technique), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246528

Accession Number: 2002.4

Girl's Pinafore

Girl's pinafore. White, sleeveless, with ruffled arm holes. The arm holes are decorated with floral eyelet trim. The pinafore has both buttons and a tie on the back for closure.

Date: ca. 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), eyelets (components), buttons (fasteners)

GUSN: 246529

Accession Number: 2002.5

Dartmouth College Pennant

Dark green triangular felt pennant, with the name "Dartmouth" printed in white. The pennant also depicts the official seal of Dartmouth College, which is likewise white in color. There is a white stripe along the left edge of the pennant, to which four white ribbons are attached.

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246530

Accession Number: 2002.6

Boston College Pennant

Maroon-colored triangular felt pennant, with the name "Boston College" printed on the front in gold. The pennant also depicts the official seal of Boston College, which is also gold in color. There are two maroon ribbons hanging from the left edge of the pennant.

Date: ca. 1930s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 246531

Accession Number: 2002.7

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with ear-shaped handle. Pale yellow with raised basket-weave pattern covering body, overlaid with floral motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 270249

Accession Number: 1970.1310.631

Bedspread and Dresser Scarf Set

Nine piece bedspread and dresser scarf set, received as a wedding gift by Nunziatia DiFloures Rembis.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270277

Accession Number: 2012.121.2

Stool

Yellow painted pine stool.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270282

Accession Number: 1996.143.4

Sideboard

Pine sideboard.

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 270288

Accession Number: 1996.143.7

Fragment, Textile

These are two overall pieces with one attached paper label on each. It is a romantic and dreamt representation related to Babylon: on a green background emerge two main scenes, staging richly dressed characters. A woman is standing next to her seated servant, and a man is standing next to his seated...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 270464

Accession Number: 2012.126.1.1-.2

Pair of pier mirrors

Pair of pier mirrors.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270490

Accession Number: 1965.120

Cushion Cover

Cushion cover of plainweave glazed cotton block-printed with gold/yellow and red floral rosettes pattern blue ground. Cushion cover is constructed as a box shaped envelope open at one end. All hand stitched. Seams are finished with applied woven tape. Tape is 1" wide, vertically striped in dark brow...

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

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

GUSN: 270509

Accession Number: 1914.244B

Chintz Fragment

Square fragment with raw edges. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

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

GUSN: 270511

Accession Number: 1914.244C

Woven bag

Bag woven of flattened and plaited plant material, likely from the Pacific Islands. It has a strap for carrying and widens at the bottom to hold more volume..

Maker: unknown

Material: plant fiber

GUSN: 270524

Accession Number: 2006.44.3628

Oilcloth

Two pieces of red, green and cream oilcloth.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270570

Accession Number: 1935.1325AB

Mug

Lusterware mug. Concave sides, shaped and beaded base, beaded rim, and spurred ear-shaped handle. Copper luster body with blue band around middle and squiggly pattern in luster. Inside of mug is pale green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 270571

Accession Number: 1956.89

Kapa

Kapa fragment, white with a small area of grey markings. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as secular, sacred, and ceremonial uses.

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270843

Accession Number: 2006.44.3629

Tapa

Tapa fragment, light brown ground with a darker 2 1/2 inch wide band, outlined in dark brown paint, running at an angle across the tapa. Roughly square-shaped, two edges are serrated and two are straight. This piece of tapa was made in Samoa or Tonga. Tapa is called siapo in Samoa and ngatu in Tonga...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270857

Accession Number: 2006.44.3630

Kapa

Kapa fragment, white with embossed criss-crossing lines that create translucent diamond shapes. Kapa is the Hawaiian term for tapa, a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacred, and ceremonial uses.

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270859

Accession Number: 2006.44.3631

Bandbox

Bandbox with lid and cord handle; Bandbox [A] block printed wallpaper depicting bird hunting scene with men on horseback and hunting dogs. Block-printed in pink, white, red and glazed green on blue ground. Lid [B]: block printed wallpaper depicting sailing scene with mountains in the background on...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cord (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270860

Accession Number: 2001.281.2AB

Tapa

Fragment of white Tahitian tapa decorated with black flecks in an irregular striped pattern. Tahitian tapa is called "ahu." Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as for other secular, sacred, and ceremonial uses.

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270909

Accession Number: 2006.44.3632

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii, light ground with horizontal black and red bands and wavy black lines. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacred, and ceremonial uses.

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270922

Accession Number: 2006.44.3633

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, brown ground with alternating bands of white stripes and ovals. Reverse side has embossed lines typical of kapa production. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedd...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270923

Accession Number: 2006.44.3634

Bassinet frame and base

White and gold cast iron trestle base and canopy frame [.1ab]; Hinged oval basket lined with blue chintz [.1c].

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 270924

Accession Number: 1969.3518.1a-c

Bassinet mattress

Oval bassinet mattress

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270925

Accession Number: 1969.3518.2

Bassinet curtain and canopy

Bassinet curtain panel [a] and canopy [b] of bright blue glazed chintz with white embroidered net decoration.

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270926

Accession Number: 1969.3518.3ab

Tapa

Small Tahitian tapa (ahu) fragment decorated with red fern design, back side is unadorned. Tahitian tapa designs frequently used leaf or fern fronds dipped in dye and pressed against the tapa. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and beddin...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3635

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, white ground stamped with black circles and dots. Fragment is very thin and heavily embossed in a star-shaped pattern. The embossing is part of the kapa production process. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely u...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270932

Accession Number: 2006.44.3636

Kapa

Kapa fragment, orange-yellow cloth decorated with stamped black bands and small red and black squares. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as oth...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270933

Accession Number: 2006.44.3637

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a]: wallpapered with block printed floral paper on cream ground. Lid [b]: wallpapered with block-printed floral paper on cream ground. Same paper on box and lid.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270956

Accession Number: 2001.281.3AB

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth. White ground decorated with bands of black and red wavy lines and red bands. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and be...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3638

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] is decorated with block-printed wallpaper depicting a bird perched on a branch with a cluster of berries. Blue ground. The lid [b] is decorated with the same wallpaper as the box. The inside of the bandbox [a] is lined with newspaper dated August 8, 185...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270962

Accession Number: 2001.281.4AB

Kapa

Small fragment of Hawaiian bark cloth, yellow with a pattern of wavy red and black lines. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other se...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270965

Accession Number: 2006.44.3639

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] and lid [b] decorated with handmade block-printed wallpaper. Paper ground is light blue with darker blue stylized leaf or fern, medallion, and fleur de lis pattern. The inside of the box is lined with ivory colored paper. The inside of the lid is lined with...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 270970

Accession Number: 2001.281.5AB

Kapa

Thin, translucent kapa fragment from Hawaii, white with pink-red bands and black oval spots. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as secular, sacr...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270972

Accession Number: 2006.44.3640

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