Historic New England

Napkin

One white napkin with scalloped edges and six embroidered flowers with openwork centers in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371069

Accession Number: 2016.188.813

Three Napkins

Three white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an "L" embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371070

Accession Number: 2016.188.814a-c

Pair of Napkins

One pair of white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork basket in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371071

Accession Number: 2016.188.815.1-.2

Napkin

One white linen napkin in a plain weave with a "B" embroidered on it.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371072

Accession Number: 2016.188.816

Set of Three Napkins

Set of three white plain weave napkins with scalloped corners and embroidered and openwork foliage in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371073

Accession Number: 2016.188.817.1-.3

Set of Five Napkins

Set of five white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered flower in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371074

Accession Number: 2016.188.818.1-.3

Set of Four Napkins

Set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and a butterfly embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371075

Accession Number: 2016.188.819.1-.4

Set of Five Napkins

Set of five white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and a butterfly embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371076

Accession Number: 2016.188.820A-E

Pair of Napkins

Pair of two white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered basket design in a pointed corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371077

Accession Number: 2016.188.821.1-.2

Set of Seven Napkins

Set of seven white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an openwork corner design highlighted with embroidered stems.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371078

Accession Number: 2016.188.822.1-.7

Set of Six Napkins

One set of six white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork basket in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371079

Accession Number: 2016.188.823a-f

Set of Six Napkins

Set of six white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork floral design in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371080

Accession Number: 2016.188.824.1-.6

Set of Four Napkins

One set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered teardrop shape design, with openwork circles, within a pointed corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371081

Accession Number: 2016.188.825a-d

Set of Four Napkins

One set of four white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork basket in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371082

Accession Number: 2016.188.826.1-.4

Set of Napkins

Four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges, and embroidered curls and openwork circles within an accented corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371083

Accession Number: 2016.188.827A-D

Set of Four Napkins

Set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges, an embroidered "C" within an oval made up of mostly openwork circles, and an embroidered wavy line along the top of the oval.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371084

Accession Number: 2016.188.828.1-.4

Set of Eight Napkins

One set of eight small white plain weave napkins with fancy scalloped edges and an "M" stitched into an oval in the lower left corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371085

Accession Number: 2016.188.829.1-.8

Set of Doilies

Set of fourteen white doilies, one large, six medium, and seven small, all with flowers formed in rows of openwork, and accented with embroidered leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371086

Accession Number: 2016.188.830.1-.14

Set of Six Small Doilies

Set of six round white doilies with scalloped edges and butterfly decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371087

Accession Number: 2016.188.831.1-.6

Set of Four Small Doilies

Set of four round white doilies with scalloped edges and floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371088

Accession Number: 2016.188.832.1-.4

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and embroidered and openwork decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371089

Accession Number: 2016.188.833

Set of Two Doilies

Set of two round white doilies with scalloped edges and a single embroidered initial decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371090

Accession Number: 2016.188.834.1-.2

Small Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and alternating embroidered decoration and openwork circles along the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371091

Accession Number: 2016.188.835

Set of Three Small Doilies

Set of three round white doilies with scalloped edges and no additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371092

Accession Number: 2016.188.836.1-.3

Set of Six Small Doilies

Set of six round white doilies with scalloped edges, and an openwork circle and an embroidered dot within each scallop.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371093

Accession Number: 2016.188.837.1-.6

Small Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and no additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371094

Accession Number: 2016.188.838

Set of Doilies

A set of four medium and five small round white doilies with scalloped edges and embroidered and openwork floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371095

Accession Number: 2016.188.839.1-.9

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and an openwork circle at the intersection point between each scallop.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371096

Accession Number: 2016.188.841

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges, an embroidered and openwork basket, and openwork flowers around the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371097

Accession Number: 2016.188.842

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges, and three embroidered and openwork butterflies around an embroidered dot circle.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371098

Accession Number: 2016.188.843

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and a dotted embroidered line accented with openwork circle flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371099

Accession Number: 2016.188.844

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork circle design.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371100

Accession Number: 2016.188.845

Doily

A single oval white doily with scalloped edges, openwork crossed lines at the center and embroidered flowers around the edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371101

Accession Number: 2016.188.846

Napkin

Single white square napkin in a plain weave with two rows of drawn thread embroidery around the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371102

Accession Number: 2016.188.847

Napkin

Single white square napkin in a plain weave with a row of drawn thread embroidery around the outer edge and a double row of openwork closer to the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371103

Accession Number: 2016.188.848

Napkins

Set of eight white rectangular plain weave napkins with machine stitched edges and "Merry / Christmas" embroidered in red thread flanking a stem of holly leaves and berries.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371104

Accession Number: 2016.188.849.1-.8

Napkin

Single white square napkin in a fine fabric and plain weave with two rows of openwork around the edge and the same appliquÃ©d design over each corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371105

Accession Number: 2016.188.850

Set of Three Napkins

Set of three white napkins in a plain weave with a "B" embroidered on each.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371106

Accession Number: 2016.188.851.1-.3

Set of Six Napkins

Set of six white napkins in a plain weave with an embroidered "B" placed diagonally in a corner of each.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371107

Accession Number: 2016.188.852.1-.6

Box of Bronzing Power and Silver Leaf Sheets

Box of multiple packets of bronzing power, silver leaf sheets, and other metallic pigments.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), silver (metal), waxed paper, paper by composition or origin, silver leaf

GUSN: 378273

Accession Number: 2025.52.5

A necklace comprised of three different shapes of onyx beads (round, faceted, and twisting) separated with small metal beeds. Having gold findings clasp at front, center. Dangling from center front is a drop of round and twist style onyx beads with gold ending claps and clasp as bottom with a circul...

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: onyx (mineral), metal, gold (metal), carnelian, faceting

GUSN: 378274

Accession Number: 2025.52.6

Handbag

A white leather purse with abstract printed floral fabric on the sides. Floral fabric is adorned with stitched raffia and covered with clear vinyl and white leather handle and metal clasp.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: raffia (fiber), leather, vinyl, cotton (textile), metal

GUSN: 380751

Accession Number: 1993.41