Historic New England

Bridesmaid's Hat

Straw hat with green velvet ribbon; label "Wetherns". Possibly worn at the wedding of Anne Tatlock.

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 333955

Accession Number: 1990.478

Hat

Cotton reinforced with buckram hat; light blue ribbon on top; label says "Mrs. G.H. Eames".

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), buckram

GUSN: 333956

Accession Number: 1990.484

Hat

Large straw hat with light blue ribon tied around it; labels "Swamp Grass Trademark" and "Dunlap New York".

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 333958

Accession Number: 1990.485

Waxed cotton/linen jumpsuit. Right half is brown, left half is white. Cuffs of sleeves and pants are gathered and elasticized. Neck of jumpsuit is gathered with binding tape tie. Three large decorative buttons down front of jumpsuit made of cardstock covered in brown waxed cotton. Clown's ruff, half...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 333966

Accession Number: 1992.17

Clown Costume

Waxed cotton/linen jumpsuit. Right half is brown, left half is white. Cuffs of sleeves and pants are gathered and elasticized. Neck of jumpsuit is gathered with binding tape tie. Three large decorative buttons down front of jumpsuit made of cardstock covered in brown waxed cotton. Clown's ruff, half...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 333967

Accession Number: 1992.18

Robin Hood Costume

A - Brown and green tunic with burgundy collar and purple side tie fasteners. Body is brown canvas. Sleeves are half-sleeves in brown canvas, then extend past elbow as green fabric. Four purple tie fasteners at left side of body of jacket. Label on interior collar reading "Wolff, Fording and Co. The...

Date: 1907

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas

GUSN: 333969

Accession Number: 1990.396AB

Costume Tunic

Blue-gray tunic with gold tape Grecian/Roman-style applied border at sleeve hems, neckline and draped front hem. Large button at top left of tunic near collar covered in same gold tape. Right sleeve is short, left sleeve is long.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333970

Accession Number: 1990.397

Costume Cape

Cream twill cape with 3/4 sleeves, single hook and eye fastening at left side of collar, leaving coat to open down front. Label on collar interior reading "Wolff, Fording and Co Theatrical Costumers, Boston" in print. Handwritten in ink on label reads "Miss E. Pauie?, Date May 16/06, No.2068."

Date: 1900-1907

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333971

Accession Number: 1990.398

Box of Rouge Make-up

Round cardboard box with white and black labeled lid, burgundy trim and salmon pink sides. Label on lid reads "Rouge Fin De Theatre No. 18 L.Leichner Berlin." Inside box has round cake of rouge with small scrap of fabric atop it, for application.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333972

Accession Number: 1990.399

Renaissance Costume

Bodice, overskirt, underskirt, and hat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333973

Accession Number: 1990.395A-D

Pair of Drawers

Long cotton drawers with stitched trim at hems.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 333985

Accession Number: 1941.762

Pair of Drawers

Long cotton drawers with lace embellishments at hems; name written in ink on interior of waist reads "Maria L. M(illegible)".

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 333987

Accession Number: 1948.107

Pincushion

Tan silk with abstract stitched designs and green silk ribbons.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 334105

Accession Number: 1933.801

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 334143

Accession Number: 1969.3463.1-.2

Fabric Remnants

Crushed velvet gaufrage. Olive green in color. Pattern is green vines in a roughly oval shape surrounding an oval with a flower and leaves in the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334144

Accession Number: 1969.3541

Unused Bolt of Fabric

Yellow velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on cotton or linen.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334145

Accession Number: 1969.3471

Unused Bolt of Fabric

Olive green velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on a blue cotton or linen backing. Pattern is a diamond floral shape.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334146

Accession Number: 1969.3473

Unused Piece of Fabric

Red velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on red cotton or linen backing.

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334147

Accession Number: 1969.3566

Unused Bolt of Cloth

Yellow velvet stamped, or gaufraged, fabric woven on cotton or linen.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 334148

Accession Number: 1969.3472

Gropius Christmas Card

Christmas card made from a piece of paper folded twice. The front bears a print of a figure with long black hair and a folding fan in some kind of interior space. Interior of the card is bordered with a strip of purple with silver calligraphy. Printed and handwritten inscriptions in English inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334797

Accession Number: 1984.496.174

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with a red, green, and blue cover and printed inscriptions inside.

Date: 1964

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334798

Accession Number: 1984.496.175

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with abstract image in gray, black, white, and red on the front cover. Printed inscriptions inside and on back.

Date: 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334799

Accession Number: 1984.496.176

Gropius Christmas Card

Greeting card with abstract geometric design in blue, pink, red, purple, and black printed on the cover. Printed design in black and inscriptions in black and blue ink inside card. Printed inscriptions on back of card as well.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 334800

Accession Number: 1984.496.177

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334801

Accession Number: 1984.496.178

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334802

Accession Number: 1984.496.179

Gropius Christmas Card

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 334803

Accession Number: 1984.496.180

Hat

Gray wool man's bowler or derby hat, Edward's Hat Company

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), satin

GUSN: 335070

Accession Number: 2019.11.1.1

Hat

Black Wool Man's Hat with Box, Fred Kelly Company, New York.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335071

Accession Number: 2019.11.2.1

Hat

Green Wool Man's Hat with Box, Disney Company, New York. Band above brim with decorative red feather and small airplain pin.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335072

Accession Number: 2019.11.3.1

Plate

"Alice, Her Plate" plate from the Paul Revere Pottery. Yellow plate with decorative band of cream and white with small flowers and two labels.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

GUSN: 335074

Accession Number: 2019.12.1

Plate

"Little Chicks" plate with band of chicks in sets of three all along band. Yellow on white/cream ground.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

GUSN: 335075

Accession Number: 2019.12.2

Pitcher

Pitcher with Lid from the Paul Revere Pottery

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

GUSN: 335076

Accession Number: 2019.12.3

Mug

Mug from the Paul Revere Pottery. Yellow mug with illustration on front center, opposite of handle, depicting a white bird in profile in a landscape, enclosed in circle. Double band around exterior of mug.

Date: c. 1920

Maker: Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 335077

Accession Number: 2019.12.4

Wallpaper

Machine printed wallpaper

Date: 1937

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 335078

Accession Number: 2019.12.5

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a variety of different leaves- some jagged, some smooth, some long, some circular. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335754

Accession Number: 1941.1699.2

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a simple flower with four perpendicular, equally sized petals. Brown background with green, purple, and red paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335755

Accession Number: 1941.1699.1

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a simple flower consisting of six petals. Mottled brown background with black paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335756

Accession Number: 1941.1699.3

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a flower with four small jagged petals in the center surrounded by twelve larger petals (alternating thin, thin, thick). Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335757

Accession Number: 1941.1699.4

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a circle made of small leaves surrounded by large leaves of varying shapes. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335758

Accession Number: 1941.1699.5

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a flower with four small jagged petals in the center surrounded by twelve larger petals (alternating thin, thin, thick). Light brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335759

Accession Number: 1941.1699.6

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton Stencil of a flower pot consisting of horizontal lines and five flower heads but no stems. Brown background with red paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335760

Accession Number: 1941.1699.7

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of five flowers growing out of a pot made by a series of vertical lines. Brown background with green and black paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335761

Accession Number: 1941.1699.8

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a flower with a circular center with four triangular flower heads around it. Thin leaf on each side of the flower head. Little flower heads between the flower heads. Brown background with black paint.

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335762

Accession Number: 1941.1699.9

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eatin stencil of two lines pointed in toward each other like a 'V'. Brown background with green and red paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335763

Accession Number: 1941.1699.10

Moses Eaton Stencil

A: Moses Eaton stencil of five jagged leaves emerging from a center point with a small squiggle underneath. Brown background with black paint. B: Moses Eaton stencil of five jagged leaves emerging from a center point with a small squiggle underneath. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335764

Accession Number: 1941.1699.11AB

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of a heart. Mottled brown background with green, red, and orange paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335765

Accession Number: 1941.1699.12

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil of an alternating pattern of three leaves with a crown and two half ovals facing away from each other. Brown background with red paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335766

Accession Number: 1941.1699.13

Moses Eaton Stencil

Moses Eaton stencil with two jagged archways. Under each archway, there are three flowers: two small flowers with eight small petals and one large central flower with three petals. There is a line between the two archways and two rows of diamonds under everything. Brown background with green paint.

Date: 1825

Maker: Eaton, Moses (American stencil artist, 1796-1886) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 335767

Accession Number: 1941.1699.14