Historic New England

Antimacassar

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, stitching, twill

GUSN: 40682

Accession Number: 1940.679

Napkin

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40683

Accession Number: 1940.681

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40684

Accession Number: 1940.683

Calling Card Case

Wood calling card case with a lift top. Floral and scroll border surrounds a central vignette depicting a domestic scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquering, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40685

Accession Number: 1940.691AB

Card Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40686

Accession Number: 1940.692

Calling Card Case

Wood hinged card case with ivory and metal inlay.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40687

Accession Number: 1940.693

Telescope

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40688

Accession Number: 1940.696

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 40689

Accession Number: 1940.697

Pillowcase

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40690

Accession Number: 1940.703

Sewing Machine

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40691

Accession Number: 1940.705

Pot

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 40692

Accession Number: 1940.711A

Lid

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 40693

Accession Number: 1940.711B

Work or Jewelry Box

Paper covered brown and green workbox. Mirror affixed to interior of cover. Contains two keys.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), mirrors

GUSN: 40694

Accession Number: 1940.713

Box

A wooden medicine box covered in green leather with a gold geometric design. Interior compartmentalized into eighty two sections designed to hold medical vials.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 40695

Accession Number: 1940.714

Medicine Chest

A wooden box covered in black leather with a hinged cover and red felt lining. Interior is compartmentalized into seventy six sections occupied by medical vials. Each vial is labeled and corked.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, glass (material), cork (bark), felt (textile)

GUSN: 40696

Accession Number: 1940.715

Bone? sticks, pierced; paper leaf w/ embossed ground and printed w/ one medallion w/ old man, woman and child; paper has white ground, printed w/ architectual elements and birds and vases in pink and silver; reverse is white paper embossed w/ flowers and scrolls.

Date: 1840s

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), embossing, painting (coating), paper (fiber product), printing (process)

GUSN: 40697

Accession Number: 1940.721

Coffeepot

Cylindrical pewter coffeepot with S-shaped handle with curled ends and thumbrest. Hinged lid with disk and ball knop. Two bands around base at half inch and at one inch from bottom. Six-sided curved spout.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: Probably Mory and Ober (Maker)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 40698

Accession Number: 1940.724

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40699

Accession Number: 1940.726

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 40700

Accession Number: 1940.727AB

Belt

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40701

Accession Number: 1940.728

Pocket Watch

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 40703

Accession Number: 1940.730

Diaper

White; three buttonholes in waistband; three pearl buttons at sides; ribbed dimity ruffle with eyelet embroidery and scalloped edge; three buttonholes at point.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 41454

Accession Number: 1988.451

Child's Blouse

White; leg-of-mutton sleeves with elastic at wrists; eyelet neckline and wrists; narrow (vertical) tucks along upper part of blouse; plain cotton with twill tape at lower part of blouse; nine pearl buttons with placket.

Date: 1900-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 41457

Accession Number: 1988.428

Dress

White woven diamond pattern; collar, capped sleeves and skirt trimmed w/ printed border w/ geometric stripe pattern; piping at waist and arms; 7 white buttons.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: dimity, stitching, linen (material)

GUSN: 41459

Accession Number: 1988.363

Blouse

White; plain neckline; full sleeves gathered and piped at shoulder with cartridge pleats at wrist; eyelet and two pearl buttons at wrist; nine pearl buttons along front; plain waist band.

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 41460

Accession Number: 1943.165

Child's Bodice

Blue and green plaid; neckline, scalloped sleeves, and scalloped peplum edged with black velvet ribbon; nine velvet buttons lined with tan cotton; boned.

Date: ca. 1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 41461

Accession Number: 1930.874

Child's dress

Child's dress, pink with short double ruffle sleeves with two rows of pink silk fringe; Shirred bodice lined with white cotton, hook and eye closure with pink silk covered buttons; Skirt gathered onto waistband; tree white buttons on interior waist for petticoat.

Date: 1858-1859

Maker: Faucon, Martha Weld (Maker)

Material: stitching, wool (textile), flannel

GUSN: 41463

Accession Number: 1932.2561

Child's Petticoat

White--fine sheer; bodice--plain, scoop neckline, sleeveless; gathered around waist; three pearl buttons; hem--band of featherstitching.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 41464

Accession Number: 1988.378

Child's Petticoat

Long white; white top with two bands of eyelet embroidery inserted at hem; scalloped eyelet hem.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 41465

Accession Number: 1947.275

Dress

Short; (yellowed) white; plain--plain neckline; capped sleeves w/ woven stripes at edge; high waisted; hem has 2 bands of narrow tucks w/ one band of embroidery--stylized white work flowers; drawstring neckline and waistband.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 41466

Accession Number: 1988.362

Dress - short

White; "V" panel in front made of bands of lace w/ horizontal bands of lace and narrow tucks w/ 4 covered buttons; lace bands inserted in short sleeves; eyelet waistband; 2 bands of embroidery (floral garland) extend from waist to hem and around hem; drawstring neckline and waist.

Date: ca. 1826

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 41467

Accession Number: 1920.597

Christening Dress

Long white infant's dress; "V" panel at front with floral embroidery; three ruffles on capped and embroidered sleeves; scalloped edge neckline; eyelet at waistband and hem; ruffle at back neckline and drawstring neckline.

Date: ca. 1849

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 41468

Accession Number: 1919.849

Dress

Short; white; short waisted bodice w/ "V" panel of embroidered flowers w/ flowering potted plant in center; shirred and capped sleeves; scalloped edge neckline; skirt has 3 covered buttons at waist front, w/ scalloped edged and embroidered ruffles to hem; same stylized roses embroidery and scalloped...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching

GUSN: 41469

Accession Number: 1945.8

Dress

Long; white; woven checks; yoke w/ eyelet band w/ diamond and flower pattern at waist and shoulders; long sleeves and neckline trimmed w/ leaf-patterned, scalloped edged eyelet; 4 pearl buttons; self-ties at side seams.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 41470

Accession Number: 1988.373

Child's Dress

This long white dress has scalloped eyelet trim on cuffs, neckline and 2 rows of eyelet extend from neckline to hem. The cuffs of another eyelet band--same band (floral meander) at hem, alternates w/ bands of narrow tucks; scalloped and embroidered hem (same floral meander); with a drawstring neckli...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 41471

Accession Number: 1988.374

Baptismal gown

Long; white; rounded yoke of vertical bands of embroidery alternating w/ bands of lace w/ meander pattern; lace ruffle neckline; long sleeves w/ eyelet and lace ruffle; band of floral embroidery at hem; skirt gathered at front at yoke.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: Reynolds, Lucretia (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 41472

Accession Number: 1988.372

Infant's Dress

White; high waisted bodice with "V" panel of narrow horizontal tucks with center seam; capped sleeves with narrow tucks; open work waistband; scalloped trim at hem; narrow tucks at hem; drawstring neckline.

Date: 1830

Maker: Possibly Lunt, William Parsons, Mrs. (Maker) Possibly Robbins, Chandler, Mrs. (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 41473

Accession Number: 1988.465

Child's Dress

Child's white dress with an elaborate van dyke collar edged with lace, a shirred bodice, short sleeves, and a scalloped hem embroidered with floral sprays.

Date: 1820

Maker: Possibly Lunt, William Parsons, Mrs. (Maker) Possibly Munroe, Ruth (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), stitching

GUSN: 41474

Accession Number: 1988.358

Doily

Square; white cotton crochet. Circular motifs joined by square motifs; edged all around with fringe.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, fringe

GUSN: 41488

Accession Number: 1920.193

Bonnet

No description

Date: 1848-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: buckram, stitching, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 41501

Accession Number: 1988.473

Hat

No description

Date: 1909-1912

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), felt (textile), stitching, machine-made, molding (forming), silk (textile)

GUSN: 41502

Accession Number: 1988.496

Dress

White sheer mull; embroidered w/ white dots on shoulder; leg o' mutton sleeves not embroidered; bands of embroidered net inserted at neck & cuffs. Bodice gathered at center creating "v"; fullness at back skirt; 3 plain mull ruffles w/ piping at hem; one hook & eye at waistback.

Date: 1824-1826

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, stitching, super

GUSN: 41509

Accession Number: 1947.538

Wedding Dress

White gauze dress embroidered with white floral sprays (of two flowers) allover; with center front panel and hem embroidered with foliate garland enclosed by bands with dots in between; short, pointed sleeves gathered at shoulder; linen waistband gathered at neck with silk band in casing; no closure...

Date: 1808-1812

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, gauze, stitching

GUSN: 41510

Accession Number: 1929.905

Neckerchief

White; triangular shape; plain; handstitched hem.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 41515

Accession Number: 1988.464

Bib

Cream; cotton double crocheted (ribbed); armholes and lower edge trimmed with cream crocheted wool in scalloped pattern.

Date: 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, handmade, wool (textile)

GUSN: 41518

Accession Number: 1988.458

Diaper Cover

White; waistband with two buttonholes (middle and left side) and one button (right side); 2" cotton ruffle with scalloped edge and embroidery around leg hole; three buttonholes at pointed end; leg holes formed by button and buttonholes at ends of ruffles; waist closure= left side and remaining butto...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 41519

Accession Number: 1988.463

Pair of Socks

Pair of tan children's socks.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

Material: machine knitting, machine-made, rayon

GUSN: 41520

Accession Number: 1988.431AB

Pair of Stockings

White; plain except for clocks; clock pattern of vertical line with diamond at top worked in pearl stitch.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process)

GUSN: 41521

Accession Number: 1988.165AB

Pair of Stockings

White; bands of vertical twill/stripes; woven; feet have been pieced & mended; band with blue line attached at top.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: machine knitting, silk (textile)

GUSN: 41522

Accession Number: 1988.164AB

Child's Coat

White; ribbed; no collar; 3/4 sleeves with soutache braid trim at cuffs; scalloped front opening with soutache braid trim along both sides of opening and along scalloped hemline; four metal hooks and cloth eyes on upper bodice above waist; pleats from waist on back; fastens over left side.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piqué

GUSN: 41523

Accession Number: 1988.461

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