Historic New England

Curtains

One of two pairs of white cotton curtains, sheer. Woven w/ vertical stripes throughout. Top hemmed w/ loop for hanging; bottom hemmed shut.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weaving

GUSN: 24517

Accession Number: 1998.5339.2AB

Cotton cloth

Piece of white cotton cloth, possibly used for a curtain. No ornamentation.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 24518

Accession Number: 1998.5340

Curtain tassels

Four cream colored cotton curtain tassels. Body above bottom fringe is a turned wooden cylinder covered in cotton.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 24519

Accession Number: 1998.5341A-D

Canvas cloth

One of three pieces of heavy canvas cloth, all different--not from the same bolt. Rectangular and cream colored w/ printed floral detail barely visible.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap

GUSN: 24520

Accession Number: 1998.5342

Canvas cloth

One of three pieces of heavy canvas cloth, all different--not from the same bolt. Rectangular and brown w/ some design barely visible against the light.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap

GUSN: 24521

Accession Number: 1998.5343

Canvas cloth

One of three pieces of heavy canvas cloth, all different--not from the same bolt. Unevenly cut, brown and heavy and consists of sections sewn together.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: burlap

GUSN: 24522

Accession Number: 1998.5344

Bed sheet

Piece of yellow rayon, hemmed into a sheet or bed covering. Widest hems are at sides. Seam visible up center where 2 pieces were sewn together.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, rayon

GUSN: 24523

Accession Number: 1998.5345

Square stuffed pillow covered in cotton w/ green silk embroidery on front. Cotton was once green; now faded to cream; embroidery faded to light green. Embroidery is scroll outlines and frames pillow; no ornamentation at center. Corners of pillow cut at an angle.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, silk (textile)

GUSN: 24524

Accession Number: 1998.5346

Chair cushion

Chair cushion covered in printed cretonne. White background w/ floral detail: flower sprigs in pink, blue and green. Front of cushion rounded; back corners cut in an angle.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: broderie perse

GUSN: 24525

Accession Number: 1998.5347

Cotton cloth

One of two pieces of glazed white cotton cloth. No ornamentation. Small piece cut w/ irregular edges.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 24526

Accession Number: 1998.5348.1

Cotton cloth

One of two pieces of glazed white cotton cloth. No ornamentation other than blue manufacturer's stamp.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Hunter, John (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 24527

Accession Number: 1998.5348.2

Table mat

Table mat made of crocheted cream-colored cotton. Rectangular and crocheted into 3 horizontal strips, the thickest at center. Strips connected by vertical strands. Tasseled fringe on either end.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting

GUSN: 24528

Accession Number: 1998.5349

Mantel skirt

Piece of fringe made of crocheted cream-colored cotton. Used as a skirt for fireplace mantel. Long strands of loose fringe at bottom connected to a crocheted border at top. Border consists of two horizontal strips connected by vertical strands. Border bottom is scalloped where it turns into the loos...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Possibly Tucker, Jane Armstrong, 1866-1964 (Maker) Possibly Tucker, Mary Geraldine, 1841-1922 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting

GUSN: 24529

Accession Number: 1998.5350

Quilt Top

Hexagonal-shaped pieced quilt top, hexagonal cotton pieces in white and pink. Exterior border is white with tiny black and blue designs. Rest of top consists of pink strips with white and dark pink detail alternating with cream-colored strips with floral detail.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 24530

Accession Number: 1998.5351

Curtains

One pair of two pairs of linen curtains, white stained yellow. Curtains are sheer w/ opaque side borders where linen is thicker. Tiny strip of lace separating border and center and lace band between top hem and center provide only decoration.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 24531

Accession Number: 1998.5352.1AB

Curtains

One pair of two pairs of linen curtains, white stained yellow. Curtains are sheer w/ opaque side borders where linen is thicker. Tiny strip of lace separating border and center and lace band between top hem and center provide only decoration.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 24532

Accession Number: 1998.5352.2AB

Curtains

One pair in set of three pairs of linen curtains, white stained yellow. Curtains are sheer w/ opaque side borders where linen is thicker. Laced band separates border and center; another separates top hem and center.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 24533

Accession Number: 1998.5353.1AB

Curtains

One pair in set of three pairs of linen curtains, white stained yellow. Curtains are sheer w/ opaque side borders where linen is thicker. Laced band separates border and center; another separates top hem and center.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 24534

Accession Number: 1998.5353.2AB

Curtains

One pair in set of three pairs of linen curtains, white stained yellow. Curtains are sheer w/ opaque side borders where linen is thicker. Laced band separates border and center; another separates top hem and center.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 24535

Accession Number: 1998.5353.3AB

Flag

White linen flag w/ blue linen as edge trim and at center. Flag is attached to a simple turned wooden pole, hand-held, and has V-shaped space at tip that creates two pointed tips.

Date: 1887

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, linen (material)

GUSN: 24536

Accession Number: 1998.5355

Game bag

Leather game bag w/ crocheted canvas front piece. Leather strap w/ buckle for adjusting. Scalloped leather border at top of front. Bag is semi-circular, rounded bottom and sides. Canvas crocheted in geometric designs and has fringed edges. Interior divided into 3 compartments. One inside pocket.

Date: 1883-1893

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, leather

GUSN: 24537

Accession Number: 1998.5356

Belt w/ scabbard

White leather belt w/ copper plated steel buckle and side harness for holding scabbard. Scabbard is black leather w/ a gilded steel top.

Date: 1860-1861

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 24538

Accession Number: 1998.5357AB

Hat frame

Wire hat frame to a broad-rimmed woman's hat. A series of wire hoops covered in brown silk. Brown velvet and satin headpiece w/ a vine of cloth leaves and round maroon flowers. Glittery green satin ribbon tied in bow just above rim.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wire

GUSN: 24539

Accession Number: 1998.5358

Moccasins

Pair of beaded Indian leggings (child-size). Tan leather w/ beadwork along shin and around entire upper and ankle area. Beads are white w/ geometric designs of blue, red and yellow at center. Leather tassels along outer edge of legging.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), hand sewing, leather

GUSN: 24540

Accession Number: 1998.5360AB

Moccasins

Pair of beaded Algonquin moccasins. Leather sole; gathered in tucked ribbing at toe. Collar of black wool w/ beaded detail provides fringe at sides and back. Front of shoe upper semi-oval wool piece w/ beadwork in shape of heart and star. Interior lined in pink cotton.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), hand sewing, leather

GUSN: 24541

Accession Number: 1998.5361AB

Cape

Beaded cape with cowrie shells and leather fringe. Main body of cape consists of two bands of diamond-shaped beadwork separated by rows of shells. Bead colors are turquoise, yellow, green and white. Long turquoise and white strands with shell at end comprise one end of cape; long tasseled leather fr...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, shell (animal material)

GUSN: 24542

Accession Number: 1998.5362

Straw bag

Straw souvenir bag from Grenada. Bag is square and consists of front, back, bottom and 2 sides that fold slightly. 2 loop handles for carrying. Flowers embroidered on front w/ colorful straw. Rows of blue and green straw provide exterior border on bag. Interior lined in pink linen.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, straw (plant material), weaving

GUSN: 24543

Accession Number: 1998.5363

Studs

Pair of round brass studs w/ blue, red, white and gold enameled scrolled decoration on front and smaller circular backing.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), enameling

GUSN: 24544

Accession Number: 1998.5364AB

Jug

An ovoid body with a ringed neck that narrows at the mouth. It has a wide strap handle and incised bands about the narrow base. It is incised and cobalt decorated with a figure of a leaping horse. The cobalt is also ringed around the handle and ends.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2678

Accession Number: 1991.903

Crock

A two gallon jug with a cylindrical body and sloping shoulders with a curved handle and slightly flared wide neck. The lower body was incised and filled with cobalt with an inscription and a figure of a Dandy with a cane and cigarette.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: incising, glazing (coating), salt glaze, stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 2679

Accession Number: 1991.904

Desk on Frame

The desk has a rectangular top with an arched backboard and a hinged slant lid with molded edge that open to well fitted drawers and a shelf on a frame with a single long drawer, straight skirt and four baluster turned legs ending in "egg" shaped feet. It has box stretchers and is all grain-painted ...

Date: 1750-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: graining, maple (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2680

Accession Number: 1991.905

Clock Face

An iron lunette form enameled off white and hand painted in polychrome. It shows an elegant young seated shephardess in a pink Empire style gown in a country landscape.

Date: 1815-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2681

Accession Number: 1991.906

Clock Face

Iron lunette form enameled in off white and hand-painted in polychrome. It shows an English country landscape with three buildings, trees, river with a bridge, and people and cows.

Date: 1815-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: enameling, iron (metal), painting (coating)

GUSN: 2682

Accession Number: 1991.907

Clock Face

Painted clock face with Roman and Arabic numerals. It has a floral motif in the corners and a seascape with ships, at full sail, at the top in a half circle. Also at the top is a lighthouse and a man with a spy glass on the left, on a grassy knoll. The face is a creamy white with black numerals. The...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Edwards, Abraham, Mr., 1761-1840 (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2683

Accession Number: 1991.908

Clock Face

Tombstone dial that is gilded and paint decorated with arabic numerals; depicts a compote of roses.

Maker: Twiss, J & R (Maker)

Material: gesso, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2684

Accession Number: 1991.909

Clock Face

A paint and gilt decorated tombstone clock dial with arabic numerals. The face is painted white with a lunette that centers a gray urn and greenery within an oval reserve of gilt beading and gilt foliate scrolls. The face with chapter ring in Arabic numerals are painted in black and conforming numer...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Hoadley, Silas, 1786-1870 (Maker)

Material: gesso, gilding, hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2685

Accession Number: 1991.910

Clock Face

Paint and gilt decorated tombstone dial with Roman and Arabic numerals. It has green and yellow banded spandrels, a floral spray in a shaped reserve above the dial.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: Hoadley, Silas, 1786-1870 (Maker)

Material: gilding, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2686

Accession Number: 1991.911

Clock Face

Painted black clock face on a cream background with gilded decorative scrollwork and symmetrical decoration around the numerals. It shows an eagle motif on the half circle top. The Roman numerals have a gilded scalloped edge accented by tiny raised dots. There are small dials in the center for the s...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Hoadley, Silas, 1786-1870 (Maker)

Material: gilding, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2687

Accession Number: 1991.912

Clock Face

Paint decorated wooden tombstone clock face with Roman numerals. It has stylized red roses in a sienna reserve and rose bud spandrels.

Date: 1827

Maker: Edwards, Abraham, Mr., 1761-1840 (Maker)

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2688

Accession Number: 1991.913

Clock Face

It is painted white with a hand decorated lunette and a gilt goblet with a bouquet of red flowers, over the main chapter ring with black Arabic numerals and conforming numerals at the second hand and calendar rings. It has a single red flower with green stem and "squaggles" decorates each spandrel.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2689

Accession Number: 1991.914

Clock Face

It has a square face with black painted Roman numeral dial, with Arabic numerals at the quarter hour. It has a half circle on the top is ornamented with gilding showing a house in a landscape. There is decoration in all four corners of leaf and floral in ribbon-like triangle done in black and red pa...

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2690

Accession Number: 1991.915

Clock Face

The face is painted white, with lunette decorated in gilt and grisaille with a scene of a sea battle over the dial. There are Arabic numerals in black and a second hand dial with conforming numerals. The spandrels are gilt and polychrome stylized with floral sprigs enclosed with "cable-like" gilt ge...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Attributed to Margeson, Gilbert Tucker, Mr. (Maker)

Material: gesso, gilding, grisaille, hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2691

Accession Number: 1991.916

Shelf Clock Dial

Of square form, painted white and decorated with gilt gesso and scrolled devices in spandrels enclosing a dial in Arabic numerals in black. A wreath of flowers in red, pink and shades of green is at the center. There are also two brass ring key holes on the face.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: Possibly Fairfield, A. (Maker)

Material: gesso, hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2692

Accession Number: 1991.917

Shelf Clock Dial

Of near square form, painted white and decorated with gilt gesso "twisted rope" triangles, enclosing pink and green floral spray in spandrels and a similarly painted floral wreath at the center. The dial is painted with black Arabic numerals.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gesso, gilding, hardwood, painting (coating)

GUSN: 2693

Accession Number: 1991.918

Clock Face

Painted and gilt decorated tombstone clock dial with Arabic numerals. There is a gilt reserve with a rose sprig and rose sprig spandrels.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: Whiting, Riley, d. 1835 (Maker)

Material: gesso, gilding, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2694

Accession Number: 1991.919

Clock Face

Paint and gilt decorated tombstone clock dial with Arabic numerals. It has gilt stars and a gilt reserve center with a floral arch and rose vine spandrels.

Date: 1800-1835

Maker: Whiting, Riley, d. 1835 (Maker)

Material: gesso, gilding, painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 2695

Accession Number: 1991.920

Sundial

Wooden sundial with a rounded base, painted brown with a hand-painted black dial.

Date: dated 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mortise-and-tenon joints, joining, painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 2696

Accession Number: 1991.921

Watercolor

Of oblong rectangular format, depicting the mock funeral of Lord Timothy Dexter of Newburyport in 1799. A row of small trees run along the foreground and in the register above, a hearse and gig are led by their drivers. On the bank, in the background, a catalfalque is surrounded by five mourners. Tw...

Date: 1801

Maker: Fuller, James, Mr. (Maker)

Material: ink, laid paper, watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 2697

Accession Number: 1991.922

Landscape Drawing

Drawing of a cart pulled by a team of oxen crossing a bridge. A church, houses, and trees are in the background.

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: Attributed to Derby, Mary Jane (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 2698

Accession Number: 1991.923

Writing Slate

A rectangular pine frame enclosing a conforming slate. The frame is printed with geometric shapes, architectural facades, perspectual images on one side, the alphabet and numbers, Roman numerals and a selecion of 32 four letter words on one side.

Maker: Wilde Bowler & Co. (Maker)

Material: slate (rock), pine (wood), printing (process)

GUSN: 2699

Accession Number: 1991.924

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