Historic New England

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 4" wide hem at open end with narrow strip of drawnwork at base of hem; three button holes.

Maker: unknown

Material: drawn thread work, stitching, linen (material), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9446

Accession Number: 1940.629

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with wide 4" open end hem with narrow strip of drawnwork along hem; three button holes (no buttons).

Maker: unknown

Material: drawn thread work, stitching, linen (material), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9447

Accession Number: 1940.630

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; scalloped edges. Made of two pieces; left side with flap with five buttons.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9448

Accession Number: 1937.870

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with hemmed open end.

Date: 1820-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9449

Accession Number: 1936.939

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded; narrow hemmed end with applied scalloped needle lace edging.

Date: 1860 C-1870 C

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, cross-stitching, stitching, lace (needlework), linen (material), needle lace, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9450

Accession Number: 1936.88B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, fine linen; 1-1/2" wide hem at open end. Single piece, folded.

Date: 1825-1842

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9451

Accession Number: 1935.1362B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-3/4" wide hem at open end.

Date: 1825-1842

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9452

Accession Number: 1935.1361A

Pillowcase

Rectangular, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-3/4" wide hem at open end.

Date: 1825-1842

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9453

Accession Number: 1935.1361B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with selvage edge on open end; three pairs of tape ties.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9454

Accession Number: 1935.489B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with selvage edged on open ends; three sets of tape ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9455

Accession Number: 1935.490A

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with selvage edged on open ends; three sets of tape ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9456

Accession Number: 1935.490B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; pieced panel folded with narrow hemmed open end; three sets of tape ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9457

Accession Number: 1935.491A

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; pieced panel folded with narrow hemmed open end; three sets of tape ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9458

Accession Number: 1935.491B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, white; single piece folded with narrow hem at open end; two pair of tape ties.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9459

Accession Number: 1935.492

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded; selvage open end edges; three sets of tape ties.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9460

Accession Number: 1935.493

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded; narrow hem at three pairs of tape ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, stitching, linen (material), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9461

Accession Number: 1935.494

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; pieced panel folded; narrow hem at open end; three pairs of tape ties.

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9462

Accession Number: 1935.495

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with 1-3/8" wide hem at open end with drawnwork line at hem's base.

Maker: unknown

Material: drawn thread work, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9463

Accession Number: 1934.2762

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single panel folded with narrow hemmed open ends.

Date: 1770-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, stitching, hand weaving, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9464

Accession Number: 1934.314B

Ruffled Pillowcase

Nearly square, white, fine linen. Top and bottom sewn together with 1-1/2" wide hem at open end; four buttons to close. Applied 2-1/2" wide ruffle all around. One of a pair.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), machine sewing (technique), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9465

Accession Number: 1932.409A

Ruffled Pillowcase

Nearly square, white, fine linen. Top and bottom sewn together with 1-1/2" wide hem at open end; four buttons to close. Applied 2-1/2" wide ruffle all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material), machine sewing (technique), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9466

Accession Number: 1932.409B

Bolster Cover

Long, rectangular, white, fine linen. Single piece folded with 3" wide hemmed ends each with three button holes.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9467

Accession Number: 1932.408

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; single piece folded with hemmed end; wreath with doves and hearts.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9468

Accession Number: 1928.380

Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; single piece folded; hemmed open end with narrow line of drawnwork; band of white embroidered floral loops of bullion and French knot stitches. Line of eleven openwork crosses.

Date: 1810-1812

Maker: Teale, Betsey (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, drawn thread work, embroidering, weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9469

Accession Number: 1917.599

Commemorative Patchwork Quilt Top

T-shaped; central rectangular medallion printed with stars and stripes with medallions commemorating Columbus, George Washington, The Capital in Washington, DC.; names of states. Unbacked.

Date: ca. 1892

Maker: unknown

Material: calico, cotton (textile), patchwork, piecing

GUSN: 10038

Accession Number: 1969.560

Crazy Quilt

"Crazy quilt" body comprised of seven rows of six blocks of geometric and patchwork designs of plain, printed pattern silk and velvet. Blocks separated by yellow feather stitch. Border of black silk; two lines of colored feather stitch.

Date: 1889

Maker: Hibbard Family (Maker)

Material: brocade (textile), damask, embroidering, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 10039

Accession Number: 1969.198

Cottage cheese container

No description

Date: 1940 C-1950 ?

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), molding (forming), tin (metal), transfer printing

GUSN: 10040

Accession Number: 1995.205AB

Cottage cheese container lid

Round flat tin lid enameled on top side with pale yellow ground and red type; central rectangle with yellow type and cow logo below; shiny underside

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, molding (forming), printing (process), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10041

Accession Number: 1995.207

Cottage cheese container

Orange lustred glass bowl with white base ring embossed underneath; pale yellow fitted tin lid printed with red cow logo and description of contents

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, glass (material), molding (forming), printing (process), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10042

Accession Number: 1995.206AB

Cottage cheese container

Opaque pale green glass container with slightly flared fluted sides and round band at top; fitted tin lid embossed with inscription and cow's head; trade mark embossed in base in translucent circle

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10043

Accession Number: 1995.208AB

Cottage cheese container

Opaque white glass cylindrical container with wider rim band; plain fitted lid; embossed on underside with Jersey Belle logo and type

Date: 1930 ?-1951

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, glass (material), molding (forming)

GUSN: 10044

Accession Number: 1995.209AB

Booklet

Fold-out circular form recipe booklet with straight sides; double sided, front and back printed in red and blue with cow logos

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 10045

Accession Number: 1995.210

Advertising record

Printed folded card with hole for hanging on an empty bottle: front depicts country folk dancing around a container of "Country Style Cottage Cheese"; inside is an order form on the left and a country fiddler on the right with a transparent record (78 RPM) on surface; cow logo on back -images and te...

Date: 1951-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process), vinyl

GUSN: 10046

Accession Number: 1995.211

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, rectangular enameled metal sign with scalloped lower corners; white with blue-green type and red oval logo; attachment folded edge pierced for screws

Date: 1971-1992

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal

GUSN: 10047

Accession Number: 1995.212

Bank, Still

Red, painted iron toy bank. Architecturally shaped like a bank building; with tall chimney, hipped roof, and three-stair entrance. "BANK" is cast over the arched doorway.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10048

Accession Number: 1996.42

Bank, Still

Red, painted iron toy bank. Architecturally shaped like a bank building; with tall chimney, hipped roof, and three-stair entrance. "BANK" is cast over the arched doorway.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10049

Accession Number: 1996.43

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, hexagonal-shape metal sign with rectangular piece added to bottom; enameled off-white thick hexagonal border around "It's Hood's"; thinner rectangular outline around "Ice Cream" on burgundy ground; 2 hanging holes at top with black rubber(?) disc reinforcements; small bright orange pri...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal, rubber (material)

GUSN: 10050

Accession Number: 1995.213

Bank, Still

Iron toy bank in the shape of a house, with coin inside. "House" has one chimney, quatrefoil designs on facade, and pediments over doorways and windows. Coin insertion slot on "back" of house.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 10051

Accession Number: 1996.44

Advertising store sign

Double-sided, hexagonal-shape metal sign with rectangular piece added to bottom; enameled with burgundy ground and whitish hexagonal border around "It's Hood's"; thinner rectangular outline around "Ice Cream"; two holes at top; bolted, hinged attachments hang from triangular galvanized(?) metal brac...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, metal

GUSN: 10052

Accession Number: 1995.214

Blanket

Handwoven natural colored blanket, with seam down middle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 10053

Accession Number: 1996.54

Advertising store sign

Enameled sign, embossed with a metal cow logo (cow's head outlined in red in a white circle above a large red oval with "Hood" in white; sloped gold edge and pale yellow outer border); five screws attach plaque to shaped plywood backing with central rectangular block nailed on; edges painted black

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, metal, painting (coating), plywood

GUSN: 10054

Accession Number: 1995.215

Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children Box

Rectangular cardboard box [a] with lid [b]. "Dr. Denton's Sleeping Garments for Children."

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Dr. Denton (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 10055

Accession Number: 1996.62AB

Advertising store sign

Enameled, embossed metal cow logo; cow's head outlined in red in a white circle above a large red oval with "Hood" in white; sloped gold edge; eight holes for attaching screws

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, metal

GUSN: 10056

Accession Number: 1995.216

Advertising store sign

Enameled metal sign with Jersey Belle logo. Sign has a color image of the head and shoulders of a cow in a field surrounded by circular red border with white inscription. The letter outlines are slightly embossed. There are twelve holes with metal rings for hanging around the outer edge. The image i...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enameling, embossing

GUSN: 10059

Accession Number: 1995.217

Advertising standing sign

Rectangular cardboard sign printed with black and white photograph of a Hood delivery salesman in uniform, tipping his hat and carrying a metal carrier filled with Hood products (with cow logos); large talking bubble to his right with printed caption; standing flap adhered to back

Date: 1951-1971

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, printing (process)

GUSN: 10060

Accession Number: 1995.218

Buttermilk dispenser

Square white enameled box with four raised panels on sides; dark blue printing on front and back; rests on four silvered metal splayed legs; two steel spigots protrude from bottom of front, one with key handle; two insulated fitted covers; one with grip handle, one with crank attached to interior be...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, enameling, glazing (coating), porcelain, steel (alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 10061

Accession Number: 1995.219

Buttermilk dispenser

Silver metal (stainless steel?) cylinder with thick walls and partitioned interior well; incised rectangular plaque on side; below, two holes with protuding screw-in fittings for spigot (missing); to right of plaque near top, small hole with round protruding rim; interior soldered clip below hole

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), stainless steel

GUSN: 10062

Accession Number: 1995.220

Tablecloth

Embroidered tablecloth, square. Scalloped edges embroidered in pink and cream. Floral pattern around edges includes pink, purple, and ecru colored flowers.

Date: ca. 1897

Maker: Spooner, Ellen Otis (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10063

Accession Number: 1996.52

Print, Photographic

Framed photographic portrait of Ellen Otis Spooner with a floral embroidered mat. Floral pattern includes pink, purple, and ecru colored flowers.

Date: 1897

Maker: Spooner, Ellen Otis (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 10064

Accession Number: 1996.51

Milk can

Silver-coloured metal cylindrical can with tapering shoulder to neck with slightly flaring rim; soldered bands around base, at shoulder and top of neck; bent strip soldered to neck and shoulder bands forms handle; applied, embossed plaque on shoulder opposite handle; incised type on body to right of...

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: soldering, tin (metal)

GUSN: 10065

Accession Number: 1995.221.1

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