Historic New England

Pillowcase

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9394

Accession Number: 1981.181

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine; single piece folded; with hemmed end with attached cotton crochet lace.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9395

Accession Number: 1981.180.1

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine; single piece folded; with hemmed end with attached crochet lace.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9396

Accession Number: 1981.180.2

Pillowcase

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9397

Accession Number: 1981.179

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with 1-1/4" wide hem at end with three button holes.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9398

Accession Number: 1969.570B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with narrow hem on green end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9399

Accession Number: 1969.411

Earthenware plate with red transfer-print or decal showing a woman in a hospital interior carrying a tray. Stamped around rim in Gothic-style lettering: "New England Hospital for Women and Children Incorporated 1863."

Date: 1881-1910

Maker: Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Importer) Possibly Wedgwood (Maker)

Material: ceramic (material), earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 9400

Accession Number: 1996.1

Kit, Jewelry-Cleaning

1996.7A is a rectangular, beige silk-quilted cardbard box containing small cleaning brush (1996.7B), cake of jewelry soap (1996.7C), and jewelry drier, cleaner and polisher (1996.7D). See inscription.

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Maker)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 9401

Accession Number: 1996.7A

Jewelry Cleaning Brush

Part of a jewelry-cleaning kit. Small cleaning brush, ivory in color. Brush is inside a rectangular, beige silk-covered cardboard box (1996.7A); kit also contains jewelry soap (1996.7C) and jewelry drier, cleaner, and polisher (1996.7D).

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 9402

Accession Number: 1996.7B

Jewelry Soap

Part of a jewelry-cleaning kit. Small box containing jewelry soap inside a rectangular, beige silk-covered cardboard box (1996.7A); kit also contains small cleaning brush (1996.7B) and jewelry drier, cleaner, and polisher (1996.7D).

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 9403

Accession Number: 1996.7C

Jewelry drier, cleaner and polisher

Part of a jewelry-cleaning kit. Cardboard box with inscription, filled with sawdust. Box has a filter in the middle. Drier, cleaner and polisher is inside a rectangular, beige silk-covered cardboard box (1996.7A); kit also contains small cleaning brush (1996.7B) and jewelry soap (1996.7C)

Maker: Dennison Mfg. Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 9404

Accession Number: 1996.7D

Bank

Small coin bank, shaped like a book, faux leather cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: embossing, engraving (printing process), machine-made, metal

GUSN: 9405

Accession Number: 1996.8

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white fine cotton; single piece folded with 3-1/2" wide end panel connected by 3/4" wide insertion of netted lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9406

Accession Number: 1967.104B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, white; single piece folded with 1-1/2" wide hem at open end with applied 1/2" wide lace along edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), weaving, tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9407

Accession Number: 1961.208

Pillowcase

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9408

Accession Number: 1961.205

Pillowcase

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9409

Accession Number: 1961.206

Pillowcase

Rectangular, white; seam of hemmed edges joined by intermittantly grouped needle lace bars. Bottom seam joined same way. One open end.

Date: 1683-1725

Maker: Hawkes, Deborah (Maker)

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

GUSN: 9410

Accession Number: 1961.1

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white. Single piece folded; narrow hemmed open ends.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9411

Accession Number: 1960.89D

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white. Single piece folded; narrow hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9412

Accession Number: 1960.89E

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white. Single piece folded; narrow hemmed open ends.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9413

Accession Number: 1960.89F

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white. Single piece folded; narrow hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9414

Accession Number: 1960.89M

Pillowcase

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9415

Accession Number: 1959.461J

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with narrow hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9416

Accession Number: 1959.461L

Pillowcase

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9417

Accession Number: 1959.460.2

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with narrow hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9418

Accession Number: 1959.460.3

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with selvage edges on open end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9419

Accession Number: 1959.460.4

Ruffled Pillowcase

Rectanglar, off white, fine linen; 1/2" wide hem at open end with 1" wide fine ruffle attached.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9420

Accession Number: 1950.128

Ruffled Pillowcase

Rectanglar, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with narrow hemmed open end with applied ruffles. Ink drawing of birds on wreath.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 9421

Accession Number: 1950.130

Ruffled Pillowcase

Rectanglar, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with narrow hem at open end with 1-3/4" fine ruffle applied. Ink wreath with birds.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 9422

Accession Number: 1950.131

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with narrow hem at open end.

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9423

Accession Number: 1949.18A2

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-3/4" wide hem at open end; 1" wide insertion of linen bobbin lace.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9424

Accession Number: 1949.18B2

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; single piece folded with 1" wide hem at open end.

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9425

Accession Number: 1949.18D2

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-3/4" wide hem at open end; 1" wide insertion of linen bobbin lace.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9426

Accession Number: 1949.18B1

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; 3" wide hem at open end with applied 2-1/2" wide insert of lace along with 3" wide plain linen band connecting insert with 3" wide scalloped lace edging.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9427

Accession Number: 1946.314B

Ruffled pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; hemmed open end; applied ruffles all around.

Date: 1820 C-1830 C

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9428

Accession Number: 1946.295B

Ruffled pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; single piece with hemmed open ends; applied ruffles.

Date: 1820 C-1830 C

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9429

Accession Number: 1946.295C

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece with insert of cutwork zig-zag joining outer band with sawtooth edge also with applied cutwork zig-zag linen along edge. Two pair of tape ties.

Date: 1820 C-1830 C

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9430

Accession Number: 1946.295D

Pillowcase

White; open at one end; hemmed edges.

Date: 1780-1786

Maker: unknown

Material: cross-stitching, fustian, stitching, hand weaving

GUSN: 9431

Accession Number: 1946.294B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white fine cotton; single piece folded with 3-1/2" wide band at open end comprised of two applied strips with 3" cutwork sawteeth lines. Last line being on the edge; two bands of narrow tucked lines in between.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9432

Accession Number: 1945.457B

Pillowcase

Nearly square, off white, fine linen; 2" wide border; white embroidered wreath of morning glories and wheat with ribbon. Flap at end with five button holes. Made of two pieces.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9433

Accession Number: 1942.654B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white; single piece folded with 1-1/8" wide hems at open end; applied 1/2" wide lace.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9434

Accession Number: 1941.752B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white fine cotton; single piece folded. Narrow hemmed open end.

Date: 1830 C-1840 C

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9435

Accession Number: 1941.744B

Ruffled pillowcase

Roughly square, off white, fine linen; narrow hemmed open end with three cloth buttons with loops. Top and bottom pieces. Applied fine 1-3/4" wide ruffles.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9436

Accession Number: 1940.774B

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-1/2" wide hem at open end; drawnwork line at hem's base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9437

Accession Number: 1940.619

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-1/2" wide hemmed open end; narrow drawnwork band at its base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9438

Accession Number: 1940.620

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-1/2" wide hem at open end; drawnwork line at hem's base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9439

Accession Number: 1940.621

Pillowcase

Nearly square, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 1-1/2" wide hem at open end; narrow drawnwork band at it's base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9440

Accession Number: 1940.622

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 2" wide hem at open end; 1/4" band of drawnwork at base of hem.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9441

Accession Number: 1940.623

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine linen; single piece folded with 2-1/4" wide hem at open end; 1/4" band of drawnwork at base.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9442

Accession Number: 1940.624

Pillowcase

Rectangular, off white, fine cotton; single piece folded with 2" wide hem at open end.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 9443

Accession Number: 1940.625

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