Historic New England

Carpet fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 26507

Accession Number: 1997.106

Rectangular pasteboard box of unused labels. Box interior slides out of exterior shell. Box yellow w/ black writing. Written label on one side. Labels inside w/ consecutive numbers "1" to "12" embroidered in blue. Cambric labels.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Cash, Ltd., J. & J. (Maker)

Material: embroidering, pasteboard (paper), printing (process)

GUSN: 26508

Accession Number: 2000.30

Box of labels

Rectangular pasteboard box of unused labels. Box interior slides out of exterior shell. Box mint green w/ blue writing. Pink and brown label on one side w/ adhered written label on top. Labels inside w/ consecutive numbers from "1" to "12" embroidered in red and blue. Cambric labels.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: Cash, Ltd., J. & J. (Maker)

Material: embroidering, pasteboard (paper), printing (process)

GUSN: 26509

Accession Number: 2000.31

Box of labels

Rectangular pasteboard box of unused labels. Box interior slides out from exterior shell. Box of navy blue w/ tan writing. Cambric strip of labels inside w/ red embroidered "W." Adhered sticker on front.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, pasteboard (paper), printing (process)

GUSN: 26510

Accession Number: 2000.32

Box of labels

Rectangular pasteboard box of unused labels. Box interior slides out from exterior shell. Box navy blue w/ tan writing. Cambric strips of labels inside w/ red embroidered "P.", "N." and "D." Adhered sticker on front.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, pasteboard (paper), printing (process)

GUSN: 26511

Accession Number: 2000.33

Box of labels

Rectangular pasteboard box of unused labels. Box interior slides out from exterior shell. Box navy blue w/ tan printed inscription. Cambric strips of labels inside w/ red embroidered "S." and "F." Adhered stickers on front.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, pasteboard (paper), printing (process)

GUSN: 26512

Accession Number: 2000.34

Box of labels

Rectangular pasteboard box of unused labels. Box interior slides out from exterior shell. Box navy blue w/ tan printed inscriptions. Cambric strips of labels inside w/ red embroidered "K." Adhered stickers on front.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, pasteboard (paper), printing (process)

GUSN: 26513

Accession Number: 2000.35

Labels

Rectangular manilla envelope w/ approx. 30 individual white ribbon textile labels w/ embroidered intitials, monograms and full names. Embroidery in red and blue.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, machine-made

GUSN: 26514

Accession Number: 2000.36

Label

White textile ribbon label w/ name "Raymak(?) Dowse" embroidered in red 4 times on strip. Stitching on strip indicates where a cut should be made when deattaching a name for use.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 26515

Accession Number: 2000.37

Label

White textile ribbon label w/ name and address (see inscription) embroidered in purple 4 times on strip. Stitching on strip indicates where a cut should be made when deattaching a name for use.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 26516

Accession Number: 2000.38

Straw hat

Circular straw hat with green and red plaid moire ribbon.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: moiré, straw (plant material)

GUSN: 26517

Accession Number: 2000.92

Needlework

This needlework fragment, worked in silk on linen in alternating half-drop rows of diaper pattern in blues, greens, yellow, white, tan, black, pinks and grey. It is unfinished but has a ribbon trim.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 26518

Accession Number: 2000.93

Needlework

This needlework fragment, worked in silk on linen in alternating half-drop rows of diaper pattern in blues, greens, yellow, white, tan, black, pinks and grey. It is unfinished but has a ribbon trim.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: diaper patterns, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 26519

Accession Number: 2000.94

Quilt

Quilt. Printed cotton top with all-over pattern of pink roses inside trefoil decoration. Pink silk selvage. Reverse silk with brown and white striped pattern. Horizontal white bands across quilt. Small pink silk bows alternating on reverse.

Date: 1868-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 26520

Accession Number: 2000.98

Calash

Green silk calash with light brown cotton lining gathered over reed and metal supports. Faded yellow or gold bow at center back. Attached neck covering (bavolet) at back.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), metal, reed (grass, material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 26521

Accession Number: 2000.99

Petticoat fragment

Strip of a petticoat fragment with Van Dyking technique. Cotton or linen. White. Two pieces sewn together.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 26522

Accession Number: 2000.100

Cap

Lace cap w/ black velvet bow and 3 hand painted pink roses stitched into lace. Lace w/ floral head pattern. Quatrefoil at top. Roses: painted cotton petals around cotton ball.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), painting (image-making), hand-painted, lace (needlework), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 26523

Accession Number: 2000.101

Rag rug

Rug made up of ingrain carpet fragments that were once cut up and rewoven into this "rag rug."

Date: ca. 1912

Maker: unknown

Material: ingrain carpets, wool (textile), weaving

GUSN: 26524

Accession Number: 2000.102

Bowl

Earthenware bowl with cobalt blue sides and wiith gilt foliate trails. Inside of bowl with printed image of 3 roses (yellow, pink and maroon) on white ground. Stippled and gilt scalloped decoration around edge.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Wood & Son (Maker)

Material: earthenware, printing (process)

GUSN: 26525

Accession Number: 2000.423

Platter

White oval earthenware platter. Edge and center outlined in blue. Circular printed image (possibly a decal) of John and Priscilla Alden in Center with "'The Courtship of Miles Standish.'/ The Plea of John Alden" printed below.

Date: 1900-1933

Maker: unknown

Material: transfer printing, earthenware

GUSN: 26526

Accession Number: 2000.424

Portrait of Abigail Beals Hartt (1807-1877)

Portrait of Abigail Beals Hartt seated in a red upholstered chair, wearing a black off-the-shoulder dress with lace collar. Sitter's brown hair is fashioned above her head; she is wearing seed pearl earrings and multiple rings on her left hand. Plain gilt frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Possibly Pratt, Henry Cheever (American painter, 1803-1880) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 26527

Accession Number: 2000.434

Wedding Dress

This wedding dress is composed of silk gauze woven with a repeating floral scroll on an openweave background. The dress was originally made with a pointed front bodice and a deeply shirred skirt in the latest style for Lucy Tappan's wedding to Henry Bowen in 1844. It closes with hooks and eyes up th...

Date: 1844

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 26528

Accession Number: 2000.439.1

Lace collar

Scalloped needle and bobbin lace collar decorated with worked lace roses, floral sprigs, leaves, sunflowers and scroll and wheel decorations. The collar is currently sewn to the neckline of the wedding dress 2000.439.1, which may be a later alteration. The neckline of the collar is banded, while the...

Date: 1844

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 26529

Accession Number: 2000.439.2

Lap robe

Wool lap robe w/ red, blue and green plaid-like decoration on one side and squares of different shades of brown on reverse. Fringe in colors of robe.

Date: 1868-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 26530

Accession Number: 2000.464

Tablecloth

Linen damask tablecloth. Lily(?), pansy and other floral bouquet in center. Fruits and berries around edge.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 26531

Accession Number: 2000.465

Tablecloth

Linen damask tablecloth. Elaborate scroll floral decoration around edge w/ various types of flowers. Scrolled floral circle around center. Circle w/in this w/ maple leaf-like border and floral center.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 26532

Accession Number: 2000.466

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26533

Accession Number: 2000.467.1

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26534

Accession Number: 2000.467.2

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26535

Accession Number: 2000.467.3

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26536

Accession Number: 2000.467.4

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26537

Accession Number: 2000.467.5

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26538

Accession Number: 2000.467.6

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26539

Accession Number: 2000.467.7

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26540

Accession Number: 2000.467.8

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26541

Accession Number: 2000.467.9

Fork

Part of set of ten two tined forks (.1-.10) and 9 knives (.11-.19). Steel and wood. Wood handles. Steel tips at ends of handles.

Date: 1768-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 26542

Accession Number: 2000.467.10

Crock

Glazed stoneware crock w/ overall bluish tint. Barrel-shaped body bulges at middle. Has 2 molded handles on shoulder and short flaring neck. Cobalt-blue accents under glaze at handle terminals and 1 blue line on one side. Manufacturer printed on one side. Interior painted dark brown. Light brown res...

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: Goodwin and Webster (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), stoneware (pottery), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 26393

Accession Number: 1993.625

Crock

Glazed stoneware crock. Overall yellowish-beige color. Cylindrical body with two molded handles on sides and slightly overhanging rim. Cobalt blue abstract "watchspring" decoration on front, underglaze. Two incised lines near top. Interior painted dark brown. Stamped with manufacturer on side. Two g...

Date: 1858-1876

Maker: F.B. Norton and Company (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), stoneware (pottery), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 26394

Accession Number: 1993.626

Crock

Glazed stoneware crock w/ overall bluish tint. Cylindrical body w/ 2 molded handles on side and slightly overhanging rim. Cobalt-blue decoration of a bird on a leaf on front under glaze. Interior painted dark brown. Stamped w/ manufacturer on side. 3 gallon size.

Date: 1858-1876

Maker: F.B. Norton and Company (Maker)

Material: leaf (plant material), foliation (pattern), leaf (metal), molding (forming), stoneware (pottery), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 26395

Accession Number: 1993.627

Mug

Small silver beaker-shaped mug with C-shaped handle and reinforced foot ring. Foot ring and handle have ribbed decoration. Base of handle curls upward. Engraved beaver with fish in mouth appears opposite handle. Impressed maker's mark appears between engraving and handle. Mark is shield-shaped with ...

Date: 1725-1735

Maker: Burt, John, 1692-1745-46 (Silversmith)

Material: engraving (printing process), hammering, impressing, silver (metal), soldering

GUSN: 26396

Accession Number: 1993.650

Crock

Glazed stoneware crock w/ overall bluish tint. Cylindrical body has 2 molded handles on sides and slightly overhanging rim. Cobalt-blue abstract floral decoration on side, underglaze. Interior painted dark brown.

Date: 1855-1868

Maker: F.T. Wright & Son (Maker)

Material: molding (forming), stoneware (pottery), throwing (pottery technique)

GUSN: 26397

Accession Number: 1993.817

Apron

Floral print in: red, green, yellow and purple with white background; apron hangs around neck, ric-rac border sewn around strap for neck, bodice area and pocket center left; two pieces cut in arch shapes and sewn together like an "M" for bodice area.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26398

Accession Number: 1998.5855

Apron

Hangs around waist; white background with blue and red floral design; bottom scalloped in red with printed stitch at edge of scallop; in each scallop are three paper doll-like silhouettes of women with long dresses, outer two are in red, middle blue. The point where scallop goes up are red tulips wi...

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26399

Accession Number: 1998.5856

Apron

Possibly a smockwith three snaps down back; teal border around: neck, arm openings and bottom edge; teal tie around waist; teal pockets right left sides; ric-rac border arond neck and on pockets; mustard colored fabric with drum and drumstick designs in vertical pattern; drums alternate green and ma...

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26400

Accession Number: 1998.5857

Apron

Apron hangs around neck and ties in back around waist; red border around entire edge and pocket, center left; background in white; floral design in: red, pink, light and dark blue, yellow, light and dark green throughout apron; stronger concentration of flowers with same colors across lower bottom.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26401

Accession Number: 1998.5859

Apron

Crocheted white apron with coral satin ribbon woven in; one ribbon woven to tie around waist and five pieces vertically and ending in bows; crocheted scalloped ends.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, satin

GUSN: 26402

Accession Number: 1998.5860

Apron

white and green apron; with three pockets across bottom. Three mushrooms embroidered on each pocket; colors of mushrooms are: blue, purple, red, yellow, green, brown (left pocket); pink, red, yellow, brown, green (center); purple, blue, yellow, pink, green, brown (right).

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, handmade

GUSN: 26403

Accession Number: 1998.5861

Apron

Pink apron with pocket center left. thre items in black printed process; ric-rac border around pocket and bottom right saying.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), transfer printing

GUSN: 26404

Accession Number: 1998.5862

Apron

Apron. Worn like a vest. Five snaps down center front, pocket bottom left; orange border, green background, bright colored flowers all over. Dark and light orange, yellow, pink, white; 7 1/2" slits on both bottom sides; ric-rac border sewn across top of pocket.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 26405

Accession Number: 1998.5864

Apron

Navy apron of synthetic material, possibly polyester; ties around waist; floral motif border in pink, blue, and green and black on white background with two black lines on top and bottom; border sewn around waist and repeated three times from center to edge.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, polyester

GUSN: 26406

Accession Number: 1998.5865

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