Historic New England

Blanket Fragment

Cream, plain weave wool.

Date: 1790-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, tabby (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9266

Accession Number: 1917.1419

Cloth Fragment

Square of printed cotton; gridwork (like caning) of purple squares and bars with red circles.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9267

Accession Number: 1917.1348

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; remains of dark on white floral printing looking like iris plants. Hemmed sides; one selvage side; 3/8" wide casing 2" from top edge.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: piecing, cotton (textile), alteration (process and technique)

GUSN: 9268

Accession Number: 1916.147

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine plain weave cotton; block printed in "Pompeian" colors of red, black and yellow-red; orange and black flowers on yellow ground; field of eight pointed stars.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), cotton (textile), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9278

Accession Number: 1933.6099

Cloth fragment

Rectangular; fine plain weave glazed cotton; arborescent pattern of vines, roses and other flowers in polychromatic colors; mottled tan and white ground of white shadowed floral peaweed on tan.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), glazing (coating), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up, tin (metal)

GUSN: 9279

Accession Number: 1933.6098

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9288

Accession Number: 1986.1184B

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9289

Accession Number: 1986.1184C

Bed Curtain

Panels pieces from plain weave natural tow linen; some edges bound in glazed blue wool. Remade; hand stitched with tape tabs. Old fabric.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), piecing, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9290

Accession Number: 1986.1184D

Bed Flounce or Dust Ruffle

Rectangular dust ruffle with hemmed and gathered top. Red and white print of cupids with bows aiming at viewer. In a white cloud surrounded by realistic thorned raspberry vines. Milled ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 9291

Accession Number: 1980.61B

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9292

Accession Number: 1969.573B

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9293

Accession Number: 1969.573C

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9294

Accession Number: 1969.573D

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9295

Accession Number: 1969.573E

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fine, lightweight; printed green, blue, red, pink, yellow flowers in simulation of brocade weave; off white ground. Machine sewn casing.

Date: 1900-1991

Maker: unknown

Material: brocade (textile), cotton (textile), machine sewing (technique), weaving, machine-made, tabby (textile), printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 9296

Accession Number: 1969.573F

Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. A) Rectangular panel of five pieces; thirteen tabs appear to be cotton tape. Linen tape binding across top.

Date: ca. 1674

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), cross-stitching, embroidering, fustian, stitching, piecing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9297

Accession Number: 1964.5A

Bed Curtain

Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. B) Rectangular panel of three pieces; nine long cotton tape tabs.

Date: ca. 1674

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), cross-stitching, embroidering, fustian, stitching, piecing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9298

Accession Number: 1964.5B

Bed Curtain Valance

Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. C) Rectangular panel of two pieces; most of panel is only 13-1/2" wide. Applied 6" wide trellis type fringe of wool and cotton (see: Note).

Date: ca. 1674

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), cross-stitching, embroidering, fringe, fustian, stitching, piecing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9299

Accession Number: 1964.5C

Base curtain

Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. D) Rectangular panel of five individual pieces with eighteen tabs which appear to be cotton tape. Linen reinforcing binding tape.

Date: ca. 1674

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), cross-stitching, embroidering, fustian, stitching, piecing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9300

Accession Number: 1964.5D

Head curtain

Twilled fustian; two shades of green crewel wool embroidery in large scale outline floral designs of long leafy stemmed plants. E) Rectangular panel of three pieces with nine tabs which appear to be cotton tape attached to linen supporting tape.

Date: ca. 1674

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), cross-stitching, embroidering, fustian, stitching, piecing, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9301

Accession Number: 1964.5E

Bed Curtain Fragment

Head of bed curtain fragment. Square; off white and brown; showing two repeating scenes. One of man and pack horse approaching gristmill with bridge in foreground; other of two men approaching small bridge with farm in background. Floral swags between scenes.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), piecing, copper (metal)

GUSN: 9302

Accession Number: 1963.62

Bed Curtain

Rectangular; repeating flowering columns with leaves and leafless sprigs; Ikat-like black outlined blue sprigs and white flower pedals between; cream colored ground. Applied polychromatic cotton fringe; tape heading and cotton-covered gimp; woven tape binding across top.

Date: 1790-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, glazing (coating), linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 9303

Accession Number: 1963.59A

Bed Dust Ruffle or Flounce

Rectangular; repeating flowering columns with leaves and leafless sprigs; Ikat-like black outlined blue sprigs and white flower pedals between; cream colored ground. Applied polychromatic cotton fringe; tape heading and cotton-covered gimp; woven tape binding across top.

Date: 1790-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), fringe, glazing (coating), piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9304

Accession Number: 1963.59C

Piece of a Bed Curtain

Rectangular; three raw edges, one selvage; polychromatic bouquets of poppies and other flowers with tendrils; tan imitation twill weave-like fancy milled ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piecing, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9305

Accession Number: 1963.39

Cushion covers

Pair of red, plain weave glazed wool moreen cushion covers; compass shape with back corner cut-outs; rolled hem edges; strap in same place.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stitching, hand weaving, moreen, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9306

Accession Number: 1963.410B

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white linen; M's & O's weave in honeycomb pattern. Selvage sides; hemmed top and bottom; tape hanging tabs at top and bottom.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: Possibly Williams, Hannah Davis, 1751-1844 (Maker) Possibly Weld, Hannah Williams, 1781-1841 (Maker)

Material: hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9162

Accession Number: 1928.998

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white coarse twill weave fustian. Selvedge sides; hemmed ends; tape hanging tab at top.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: Williams, Hannah Davis, 1751-1844 (Maker)

Material: cross-stitching, fustian, hand weaving

GUSN: 9163

Accession Number: 1928.974

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white linen; plaid pattern of M's & O's weave intersection; twilled weave interspaces. Selvage sides; hemmed ends; tape hanging tab at one end.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: Knowles, Mehitable (Woodman), 1790-1845 (Weaver)

Material: hand weaving, linen (material), weaving

GUSN: 9164

Accession Number: 1923.663

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white linen; huck weave diamond pattern. Selvage sides; hemmed top; raw edged bottom; tape hanging tab at top.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: Knowles, Mehitable (Woodman), 1790-1845 (Maker)

Material: weaving, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9165

Accession Number: 1923.661

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white plain weave linen; three of four edges hemmed.

Date: 1805-1830

Maker: Knowles, Mehitable (Woodman), 1790-1845 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 9166

Accession Number: 1923.660

Hand towel

Rectangular, off white linen; bronson weave running diamond pattern. Selvage sides; hemmed ends.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: weaving, hand weaving, linen (material)

GUSN: 9167

Accession Number: 1917.457

Grass mat fragment

Rectangular section, straw colored, thin fibers. Woven geometric red arrows with green and red flanking lines. Cotton thread ties along one end.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9179

Accession Number: 1986.1074.2

Grass mat fragment

Rectangular piece; green and straw colored.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9180

Accession Number: 1979.93

Grass mat fragment

Shaped, straw colored; sides bound in green, cotton twill tape. Nail holes around edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9181

Accession Number: 1979.94

Grass mat fragment

Rectangular strip; straw colored.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9182

Accession Number: 1979.95

Grass mat fragment

Rectangular piece; straw colored.

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9183

Accession Number: 1979.96

Grass mat

Rectangular section; straw colored; selvage sides.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9184

Accession Number: 1969.428

Grass mat

Woven stripes of green and red on straw colored ground; selvage sides.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9186

Accession Number: 1959.953D

Grass mat

Rectangular section; woven stripes of orange, browns and greens and natural straw color. Selvage sides.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9187

Accession Number: 1953.301A

Grass mat

Rectangular section; woven stripes of orange, browns and greens and natural straw color. Selvage sides.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material)

GUSN: 9188

Accession Number: 1953.301B

Area rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse two toned brown wool yarn; off white cotton warp. Geometric design of cellular strapwork with motif in center; small sprigged diamonds at each end. Wide band border; fringe at ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Possibly Native American (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9199

Accession Number: 1986.497.1

Throw rug

Rectangular, flat woven coarse off white cotton yarn; applied cotton fringe at ends.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe

GUSN: 9200

Accession Number: 1986.418.2

Throw rug

Rectangular, flat woven coarse off white cotton yarn; applied cotton fringe at ends.

Date: 1875-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe

GUSN: 9201

Accession Number: 1986.418.3

Area rug

Rectangular, flat woven coarse three tone brown wool; off white cotton warp. Geometric pattern of basket weave strips in center; dark border; remains of fringe on ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, fringe, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9202

Accession Number: 1986.223.2

Area or scatter rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse purple-grey and beige wool yarn; off white cotton warp. Geometric pattern of interlocking octagons and 8-point stars with dot centers forming tracery appearance. Wide dark border; fringed ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9203

Accession Number: 1986.71.2

Area or scatter rug

Rectangular, flat woven; coarse beige and green wool. Geometric designs of interlocking green-lined octagons and pair of 8-point stars with dot centers forming tracery appearance. Green border; remains of fringe on ends.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9204

Accession Number: 1986.71.3

Brussels rug

Rectangular, wool Brussels; "oriental" style; rectangular center block with abstract floral shapes in yellow, red and white; grey ground. Multi-layered floral border.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Lowell Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9205

Accession Number: 1980.176

Brussels carpeting, rug/mat

Square; of triangular pieces of wool Brussels carpeting woven in golds and tans; center square medallion with abstract floral center. Wide border of floral latticework intermingled with castellated lines. Narrow Greek Key outer border.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Lowell Manufacturing Company (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 9206

Accession Number: 1964.290B

Brussels rug fragment

Rectangular panel; wool Brussels carpeting. Morris-inspired floral design of bands of vine swags and floral sprays in several shades of green; dark blue ground. Edges bound in black thread.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9207

Accession Number: 1959.459

Ingrain rug

Rectangular, seamed carpeting; green wool edge binding. Persian style with stripes of red, green and light blue; white details highlighting rows of alternating foliated hexagons; diamond centers with foliated octagons. Floral border.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9208

Accession Number: 1934.2907.2

Ingrain rug

Rectangular, seamed carpeting; green wool edge binding. Persian style with stripes of red, green and light blue; white details highlighting rows of alternating foliated hexagons; diamond centers with foliated octagons. Floral border.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, ingrain carpets, jacquard, weaving, machine-made, alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 9209

Accession Number: 1934.2907.3

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