Historic New England

Brooch

Heart shaped gold brooch set with a pearl. The baroque pearl forms the blossom of a gold-stemmed flower set in a gold ribbon "frame" that forms an asymmetrical heart shape.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Haimes & Klein, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102088

Accession Number: 2006.44.273

Shoe Buckle

Pewter shoe buckle.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102089

Accession Number: 2006.44.274

Pair of Cuff Links

Pair of oval sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian Coat of Arms on a blue background.

Date: ca. 1873

Maker: Dawkins Benny Jewelers (Jeweler)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102090

Accession Number: 2006.44.275ab

Cuff Link

Gilt metal oval cuff link.

Date: 1870-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102091

Accession Number: 2006.44.276

Clip

A sterling silver clip with guilloche decoration enameled in a white ground with roses and green leaves.

Date: 1908-1920

Maker: F. A. Hermann Company (Manufacturer)

Material: enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 102092

Accession Number: 2006.44.277

Stickpin

Stickpin with two hearts.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Hodgson, Kennard & Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 102093

Accession Number: 2006.44.278

Pair of Cuff Links

Oval cuff links engraved "S.P./1919". In original white rectangular case with gold embossed edges.

Date: 1919

Maker: Hodgson, Kennard & Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 102094

Accession Number: 2006.44.279ab

Bracelet

Gold link bracelet with eleven links, missing half of clasp.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102095

Accession Number: 2006.44.280

Pair of Cuff Links

Pair of sterling silver and enamel cuff links with the royal Hawaiian coat of arms on a white background.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Island Curio Co. (Jeweler)

GUSN: 102096

Accession Number: 2006.44.281ab

Four Studs

Four gold studs with ovular, sphere, and flat circle backings.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102097

Accession Number: 2006.44.282a-d

Silver cuff bracelet decorated with stamped patterns of serrated diamonds that form a raised ridge that runs the length of the bracelet's center. A bezel-set cabochon oval turquoise sits at the center of the cuff.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), turquoise (mineral)

GUSN: 102098

Accession Number: 2006.44.283

Pocket Watch

White face pocket watch with railroad front piece and cherub with leafy decorations on back.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102099

Accession Number: 2006.44.284

Choker

Velvet choker set with cut steel rosettes.

Date: 1910-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102100

Accession Number: 2006.44.285

Clasp

Gold clasp engraved "EGP" with black stone affixed to front.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102101

Accession Number: 2006.44.286

Pair of Shoe Buckles

Shoe buckles set on leather pieces with metal paste shaped border. Black ribbon interior fastened to surface with string.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102102

Accession Number: 2006.44.287ab

Necklace

Alternating yellow, red, orange and black glass bead necklace. Brownish red spade-like pendant at center.

Date: 1870-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102103

Accession Number: 2006.44.288

Necklace

Green bead necklace with red tassel.

Date: 1870-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102104

Accession Number: 2006.44.289

Necklace

Yellow faceted graduated bead necklace.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102105

Accession Number: 2006.44.290

Set of Studs

Set of four mother-of-pearl studs.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102106

Accession Number: 2006.44.291a-d

Pair of Bar Brooches

Pair of 14 karat gold bar pins with a woman with flowing hair in relief, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: fourteen-carat gold

GUSN: 102107

Accession Number: 1993.881.1-2

Diaper Pin

Metal bar pin marked "WOODWARD'S / PATENT"

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102108

Accession Number: 1935.1451

Bar Brooch

Gold bar pin with blue enamel ground and engraved gold leaves, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102109

Accession Number: 1974.202

Bar Brooch

Gold bar pin with engraved wave design, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102110

Accession Number: 1974.201

Bar Brooch

Gilt metal bar pin in a twist form and abstract engraving on front, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102111

Accession Number: 1981.33

Brooch

Gold endless knot brooch with two grape leaves with scroll engraving, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 102112

Accession Number: 1937.633

Pair of Bar Brooches

Pair of gold bar pins with black enamel foliate decoration, hinged pin and hooks on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102113

Accession Number: 1974.200ab

Pair of Bar Brooches

Pair of gold bar pins, one is slightly larger, with engraved scroll decoration and wave border, hinged pin and hooks on reverse.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102114

Accession Number: 1922.536ab

Set of Bar Pins

Three lozenge shaped gold bar pins attached together by chains, each feature a flower on a white enamel ground and surrounded by raised scrollwork, hinged pin and hook on the reverse of each.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102115

Accession Number: 1974.416

Dress Clip

Brass dress clip with three stylized leaves.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102116

Accession Number: 1947.205

Brooch

Girandole style gilt metal brooch with diamond shaped pierced scrollwork surmount supporting three pierced scrollwork pendants, hinged pin and safety clasp on reverse.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102117

Accession Number: 1947.221

Hatpin

Brass triangular shaped hat pin with molded basket weave design.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102118

Accession Number: 1947.208

Brooch

Gilt metal brooch consisting of three bars, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102119

Accession Number: 1947.218

Brooch

Gilded wood brooch in the form of a wreath of grapes and grape leaves, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gilding

GUSN: 102120

Accession Number: 1947.206

Brooch

Gilt metal brooch in the form of a bird wing, hinged pin and safety hook on reverse.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102121

Accession Number: 1947.215

Set of Clips and Brooch

Set of three gilt metal triangular clips consisting of overlapping veined leaves and a matching circle brooch of leaves.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102122

Accession Number: 1947.204a-d

Dress Clip

Triangular metal dress clip with three stylized metal flowers.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102123

Accession Number: 1947.207

Pendant

Gilt metal pedant consisting of five pierced medallions linked together in a V shape, each set with a cabochon cut amber glass stone.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102124

Accession Number: 1947.202

Brooch in Original Case

This silver brooch in the form of a butterfly is embellished with blue and green guilloche enamel decoration. It fastens with a gold hinged pin and hook on the reverse. The brooch is set in a fitted green leather heart-shaped case with an embossed gold border on the inside edge and a white satin lid...

Date: ca. 1897

Maker: Child & Child (Jeweler)

Material: silver (metal), enamel (fused coating), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102125

Accession Number: 1990.1383AB

Brooch

Blue enamel over brass brooch in the form of a dove, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102126

Accession Number: 1947.224

Brooch

Rectangular open brass brooch with an enameled white flower and leaf cluster on each side over a turquoise guilloche enamel ground with a repeating abstract shell pattern, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102127

Accession Number: 1947.220

Brooch

Orange painted ceramic brooch in the form of a calendula, hinged metal pin and hook on reverse.

Date: 1940-1945

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102128

Accession Number: 1947.203

Butternut Pin

Carved butternut brooch with metal pin and hook on reverse. Tag reads (erroneously) that the brooch was carved from a peach stone.

Date: 1861-1862

Maker: Brown, Morton Winthrop (Maker)

GUSN: 102129

Accession Number: 1941.146

Butternut Pin

Carved cross-section of a butternut, with hook on reverse (missing pin).

Date: 1861-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102130

Accession Number: 1917.940

Brooch

Small oval brooch set with a piece of wood from the "Charter Oak" in a twisted metal frame, hinged pin and hook on reverse.

Date: ca. 1856

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102131

Accession Number: 1938.1093

Watch Fob

This watch fob of fourteen-karat gold is decorated with a single spiral of guilloche engraving under blue enamel.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: fourteen-carat gold, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 101731

Accession Number: 2006.44.108

Grand Old Army Lapel Button

Grand Army of the Republic lapel button.

Date: 1861-1866

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 101732

Accession Number: 2006.44.115

Set of Jewelry

This set of gold and cabochon moonstone jewelry includes a necklace, two brooches, and a pair of earrings. See individual component records for details.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: moonstone, gold (metal)

GUSN: 101733

Accession Number: 2006.44.131