Historic New England

Jacket

Blue wool double breasted jacket with six gilt buttons, a standing collar with a notch lined with white cotton, tricolor epaulets attached to the collar, ruffled cuffs, and a skirt folded back to reveal the lining at back. Part of a suit.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15346

Accession Number: 1960.75C

Boy's Pants

A pair of gold silk pantaloons or long pants, made with a fall front that covers a button fly and a waistband. The pants are lined with plain weave linen and have been let out to accommodate a growing boy. They match the spencer (1963.30A) and waistcoat (1963.30C).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15347

Accession Number: 1963.30B

Boy's Waistcoat

A boy's white cotton waistcoat made from dimity, this closes up the center front with buttons (now removed). It matches the spencer (1963.30A) and pantaloons (1963.30B).

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 15348

Accession Number: 1963.30C

Pants

Green pants; fall front; buttonhole waist; side pockets and one hip pocket; crotch opening; buttons at legs. Part of a suit.

Date: 1880

Maker: Possibly Malcom Son & Co. (Maker)

Material: twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15351

Accession Number: 1966.436B

Boy's Pants

Boy's trousers of white linen with a fine blue check of alternating dark and light blue warp and weft stripes with a button fly and buttonholes at waistband. The right side has one side pocket.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15352

Accession Number: 1974.20

Child's Jacket

Cream flannel; neckline, center front, hem and cuffs of sleeves embroidered with cream silk featherstitching; featherstitching at neck and waist in pattern creating points like a shirt collar; two silk ribbon tie closures.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, silk (textile), wool (textile), flannel

GUSN: 15353

Accession Number: 1988.361

Boy's Overalls

Boy's overalls of cream-colored cotton nankeen, made with a fall front that closes with two buttons--one at each corner. The center back of the overall bodice is made from railroaded corded cotton--dimity or fustian--and the straps button to the pointed bodice fronts with small bone buttons. The lin...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15354

Accession Number: 1988.377.2

Child's Shirt

White shirt with five wide blue vertical stripes on front; collar and short sleeves trimmed with same blue; five pearl buttons; large buttons around waist for attaching top to shorts (1990.534B).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15355

Accession Number: 1990.534A

Child's Shorts

White; attaches to shirt top (1990.534A) by buttons on bottom of shirt.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 15356

Accession Number: 1990.534B

Child's Spencer

White; cotton dimity; corded; long sleeves; drawstring waist, with small pointed peplum; two tabs/loops at neck; two white thread covered buttons at back.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity

GUSN: 15357

Accession Number: 1991.98

Boy's Wrapper

A young boy's wrapper made from roller printed cotton in a floral pattern of sprigs and bunches of flowers with red branches on a red and brown picotage ground. The gown is made like an adult banyan, with a squared neck and cartridge pleats set into it to form a soft, shawl collar. It is fully lined...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), calico, cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 15358

Accession Number: 1991.99

Jacket

Burgundy velvet jacket trimmed with braid and frogs.

Maker: Possibly Swears & Wells (Maker)

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 15359

Accession Number: 1990.501

Child's bodice

Child's bodice, blue and cream woven ikat with blue taffeta trim; cotton back. Ensemble with skirt and jacket.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, ikat, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15360

Accession Number: 1935.1505B

Child's jacket

Child's jacket, blue and cream woven ikat with blue taffeta trim; Peplum and blue silk buttons. Ensemble with skirt and bodice.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, ikat, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15361

Accession Number: 1935.1505C

Child's coat

Child's coat, peach with black soutache along front hem, wrist and pockets; "V" shaped pockets; Standing collar; Loop closure with same gilt inlaid buttons as dress (A); Lined with cotton flannel. Ensemble with dress.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15362

Accession Number: 1936.999B

Dress - short

White; neckline unfinished/frayed; capped sleeves and hem are scalloped; princess/fitted seams at front and back; 3 narrow tucks at hem; all buttons missing; flounced hem.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15364

Accession Number: 1969.5841

Pair of Stockings

Child's stockings; handmade.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: Williams, Betsy (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15366

Accession Number: 1928.1009AB

Pair of Socks

Cream; knit-lace with garland (vertical) stripes alternating with scalloped lace ground; stocking stitched foot.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15367

Accession Number: 1931.1081AB

Pair of Stockings

White stockings with three red bands at top; lace pattern of hexagonal/honeycomb--interlocked.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15368

Accession Number: 1950.74K

Pair of Socks

Cream socks with two red stripes at the ankle; stocking stitch; ribbed top.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 15369

Accession Number: 1950.74L

Girl Scout Uniform - Socks

Green heather with dark green turned down ankle.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting, machine-made

GUSN: 15370

Accession Number: 1990.20.4AB

Pair of Stockings

White; with red stripes at top (wide and narrow); stocking stitch.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting, machine-made

GUSN: 15371

Accession Number: 1946.342D

Pair of Socks

White and blue--knit; lace pattern--two chevron bands (top and ankle) with vertical bands; eight wide blue bands.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15373

Accession Number: 1946.342F1-2

Socks

Wool; handknitted; finely gauged.

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: knitting (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 15374

Accession Number: 1941.102

Pair of Stockings

Cream; plain; stocking stitch.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting

GUSN: 15375

Accession Number: 1969.5909AB

Pair of Stockings

Pale pink with white heels and toes; ribbed knit.

Date: 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), machine knitting

GUSN: 15376

Accession Number: 1969.5908AB

Pair of Stockings

Pink; pinstripe.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15377

Accession Number: 1969.5705AB

Pair of Socks

Red with cream heel and toe; ribbed ankle; plain stocking stitch.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 15378

Accession Number: 1969.5881AB

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; reddish mahogany stain; w/ curtain rings; no finials; 2 screw in eyelets on rod.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), walnut (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 15022

Accession Number: 1983.168.18

Cornice

Oak molded cornice (pair w/ .4).

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 15023

Accession Number: 1983.168.6

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; oak rod w/ belted brass ball finial.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 15024

Accession Number: 1983.168.7

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; rod w/ turned finial of ball topped cone? w/ incised disc base.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process), oak (wood)

GUSN: 15025

Accession Number: 1983.168.8

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; rod w/ turned finial of ball topped cone? w/ incised disc base.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), oak (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 15026

Accession Number: 1983.168.15

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; rod w/ turned finial of ball topped cone? w/ incised disc base.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), walnut (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 15027

Accession Number: 1983.168.16

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; plain rod; this particular rod w/out finial (.11 is supposed to have incised ball finial).

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process), oak (wood)

GUSN: 15028

Accession Number: 1983.168.11

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; plain rod; this particular rod w/out finial (.11 is supposed to have incised ball finial).

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), walnut (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 15029

Accession Number: 1983.168.13

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; plain rod; this particular rod w/out finial (.11 is supposed to have incised ball finial).

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process), oak (wood)

GUSN: 15030

Accession Number: 1983.168.19

Curtain rod

Cylindrical form; rod w/ ribbed disk finials and shaped brackets.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: turning (shaping process), oak (wood), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 15031

Accession Number: 1983.168.12

Child's Drawers

Cream; three pearl buttons and two buttonholes at waist; open sides; embroidered scalloped hem with small eyelet circles.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 15032

Accession Number: 1969.5787

Child's Drawers

White; waistband has three pearls buttons on one side; two buttonholes on other side with side open; eight pearl buttons at legs. Pantalets buttoned on to legs.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 15033

Accession Number: 1969.6319

Infant Diaper Cover

Cream; drawstring waistband with one covered button (one button missing); side seams edged with tape with three covered buttons on one side; two covered buttons and one buttonhole on other; lower edge has five buttonholes; leg openings have embroidered scalloped edge.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15034

Accession Number: 1969.5732

Infant Diaper Cover

Cream wool; waistband with two covered buttons; side seams edged with tape with three covered buttons on one side; two covered buttons and one buttonhole on opposite side; lower edge (edge between legs) has five buttonholes; leg openings are embroidered and scalloped; drawstring at waist.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15035

Accession Number: 1969.5729

Infant Diaper Cover

Cream wool; drawstring waistband with two covered buttons; side seams edged with tape with three covered buttons on one side and two covered buttons and one buttonhole on the other; lower edge has five buttonholes; leg openings have embroidered and scalloped edge.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15036

Accession Number: 1969.5730

Infant Diaper Cover

Cream wool; drawstring waistband with two covered buttons; side seams edged with tape with three covered buttons on one side and two covered buttons and one buttonhole on the other; lower edge has five buttonholes; leg openings have embroidered and scalloped edge.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15037

Accession Number: 1969.5731

Underdress

Cream; shaped neckline edged w/ natural colored linen tape; seams trimmed with featherstitching; box pleats at front; three pairs of tape ties at back.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: flannel, stitching, wool (textile)

GUSN: 15038

Accession Number: 1969.6322