Historic New England

Shawl

Black silk net and floral lace long lapets.

Date: 1860-1879

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13681

Accession Number: 1969.6615

Red cotton; square shape; bouquets of wildflowers in each corner, with border of shields in various shapes, sizes and colors, representing towns/cities in Switzerland; in blues, yellow, green, orange; narrow border of stripes in white, black, and orange.

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 13682

Accession Number: 1969.6616

Scarf

Purple silk knit; striped - ribbed bands alternate with checked bands; knotted silk fringe.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13683

Accession Number: 1969.6609

Scarf in Box

.1)Scarf: Taupe; printed with purple and white stylized flowers, with green leaves and black vines; same in border. .2) Box with cover: cream cardboard box, and cover; cover has mottled finish.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13684

Accession Number: 1969.6610.1-.2

Scarf

Printed silk crepe; plaid pattern of squares of steel blue and red dots in small scale with bands of larger blue and red dots, all on beige ground; wide blue border at ends; rectangular shape; double thickness.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13685

Accession Number: 1969.6611

Scarf

Dark grey silk chiffon; sheer with denser border all around; rectangular.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13686

Accession Number: 1969.6612

Scarf

Cream silk with black silk border, split at corners; monogram in shape of oval - sewn with black and white thread; row of faggoting work around border; long rectangular shape.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13687

Accession Number: 1969.6613

Scarf

Black Spanish machine-made lace; rectangular and narrow; large scale scroll and floral pattern; net ground; scalloped edges.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13688

Accession Number: 1969.6618

Scarf

Silk; printed with black and grey overlapping lattice patterned squares; white ground; black border with white hand rolled edge; square shape.

Date: 1930-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13689

Accession Number: 1969.6619

Scarf

Cream with red border; printed with two geometric borders enclosing rows of cows with man carrying pail on shoulder; "double" or mirror design; inner square of several overlapping vignettes with views, flowers, etc.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13690

Accession Number: 1969.6670

Shawl

Blue; rectangular shape; pattern has row of loose ribbed knit alternating with tighter knit; self-fringe.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13691

Accession Number: 1969.6679

Scarf

Red wool; handstitched hem; square.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13692

Accession Number: 1969.6711

Shawl

Cream; knit; "double" cloth - two layers of striped pattern - stripes are scalloped, machine knitted border and fringe.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13693

Accession Number: 1969.6717

Scarf

Black patterned silk damask; abstract pattern of clouds with lightning bolts; satin border.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13694

Accession Number: 1969.6910

Scarf

Cream with red border; printed with two geometric borders enclosing rows of cows with man carrying pail on shoulder; "double" or mirror design; inner square of several overlapping vignettes with views, flowers, etc.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13695

Accession Number: 1969.6938

Scarf

Light blue silk chiffon; long, rectangular, with border of denser/satin stripes -wide and narrow.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13696

Accession Number: 1969.6956

Scarf

Printed pale green silk chiffon; pritned with floral bouquets with border of draped floral garland in pinks, lavender, blue and green; long, rectangular; faggoting at ends.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13697

Accession Number: 1969.6958

Scarf

Pale green silk chiffon; long, rectangular; border of (denser) woven stripes; ends are faggoted.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13698

Accession Number: 1969.6959

Scarf

Cream silk crepe center printed with wide light blue border; rectangular shape faggoting at ends.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), crepe (textile)

GUSN: 13699

Accession Number: 1969.6960

Scarf

Sheer grey silk chiffon; plain; narrow border; rectangular shape.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13700

Accession Number: 1969.6961

Scarf

Cream silk chiffon with border of two cream satin stripes; long, rectangular shape.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon, satin

GUSN: 13701

Accession Number: 1969.7062

Scarf

Cream silk chiffon; long rectangular shape; border has row of faggoting.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13702

Accession Number: 1969.7063

Scarf

Sheer black silk; rectangular; denser border of black silk, with three narrow bands.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13703

Accession Number: 1969.7067

Fichu

Small; black lace; triangular fichu; large flowers in scallop along border.

Date: 1880-1889

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13704

Accession Number: 1974.38

Scarf

Black, sheer silk chiffon; rectangular; denser border with three narrow stripes.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13705

Accession Number: 1969.7070

Scarf

Blue/black, sheer, silk chiffon; rectangular shape; denser border of two wide and two narrow stripes; row of faggoting at ends.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13706

Accession Number: 1969.7071

Scarf

Red cotton, printed with "double" or mirror design of large central medallion of "HELVETIA" - woman in Roman dress leaning of red shield with cross (Switzerland), surrounded by garland, and circle of shields representing each Swiss town; figure and shields printed on black and cream.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 13707

Accession Number: 1969.7073

Scarf

Grey blue silk chiffon; drawnwork border; wide, rectangular shape.

Date: 1900s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), chiffon

GUSN: 13708

Accession Number: 1969.7075

Veil

Black handmade Chantilly lace; long and rectangular; embroidered with scrolling floral trail in center; embroidered (on long ends only) scalloped border with floral sprays.

Date: 1840-1849

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13759

Accession Number: 1969.5610

Veil

Black machine-made lace; ground embroidered with floral sprays; one plain long end; opposite long end has floral trails and serpentine band; opposite narrow ends have C-scroll border; long and rectangular.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13760

Accession Number: 1969.5616

Shawl

Cream wool; very soft and fine; center of herringbone pattern; border of bands of diamonds with border of stripes and lacy bands; pointed edge.

Date: 1840-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13761

Accession Number: 1969.6681

Shawl

Cream mohair hand-knit shawl.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13762

Accession Number: 1969.6686

Shawl

Cream mohair; lacy; center of diamond lattice; border of hexagonal shapes with scalloped edge.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 13763

Accession Number: 1969.6693

Shawl

Cream wool; very fine; lacy; striped - band of loose openwork alternates with band of tighter knit; edge (pinned) and pointed all around (points from being blocked into shape).

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 13764

Accession Number: 1969.6678

Shawl

Cream silk hand-knitted openwork; center of chevron bands with outer borders of large and small chevron bands; pointed scalloped edge.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 13765

Accession Number: 1969.5613

Shawl

Black knitted lace; center of chevron bands; bordered with openwork and double chevron band; wide outer border of double chevron band forming diamonds; pointed, scalloped edge all around.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13766

Accession Number: 1969.5620

Shawl

Off-white; twill weave with 4" deep needlework border 3" from edge of silky cord laid on in loops creating three-dimensional effect; square.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13767

Accession Number: 1990.1415

Shawl

Ivory sheer silk with denser weave forming 1" border and five stripes warpwise in floral meander in purple and white; self fringe all around.

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13768

Accession Number: 1960.75J

Shawl

Faded purple ground with sprigs at center; 5" border - floral on cream ground - dense and disorganized; "square"

Date: 1830-1839

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13769

Accession Number: 1960.75K

Men's Hat

Black; pleated crown; black shiny visor with black chin strap; buttons and air holes; tan sweat band; underside of visor is green; black satin lining.

Date: 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 13773

Accession Number: 1991.25A

Coat

Red, three-piece coat with a left and right front, collar with buttonholes and tassels; seven buttonholes on left front, with darts. Altered to fit woman (c.1850) from man's military waistcoat c.1770.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13774

Accession Number: 1966.38A-C

Rubber Overshoe Fragment

Rubber overshoe fragment; broad rounded square toe; rubber sole

Date: 1850-1859

Maker: Hayward Rubber Co. (Maker)

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 13775

Accession Number: 1953.515

Shirtfront

White; standing band with two buttonholes; wide, fluted ruffle center front; ties at neck and waist.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13776

Accession Number: 1924.937

Shirt Front

White; standing band collar with one button hole; wide ruffle center front; tie at neck and waist.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 13777

Accession Number: 1924.274

Petticoat

White cotton petticoat with scalloped hem of applied ruffle with white embroidered floral decoration. Stiffened under double ruffle on lower half. Ruched at center back. Closure with buttons at proper left hip. Placket marked in red embroidery thread with the intials "A.M.C.".

Date: 1903-1908

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 13778

Accession Number: 1969.6501

Petticoat

Cream-colored cotton petticoat. Outer ruffle has bans of pintucks and eyelet lace set over a stiffened plain cotton ruffle.

Date: 1902-1906

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 13779

Accession Number: 1969.5415

Petticoat

Top of petticoat and bottom layer of ruffle are fine plainweave cotton. Applied ruffles of fine plainweave linen in two layers. Connection between ruffle and skirt covered by row of eyelet lace threaded with pale yellow-green silk satin ribbon. Hem of ruffles scalloped and embellished with whitework...

Date: 1903-1908

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), embroidering

GUSN: 13780

Accession Number: 1969.6505