Historic New England

Niddy Noddy

Yellow birch, niddy noddy winder; chip carved decoration; old repair with forged nails.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), yellow birch (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 35102

Accession Number: 1932.1084

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35103

Accession Number: 1932.1102

Butter Dish with lid

Scallop edged cut glass butter dish with lid. Yellow-stained rim and colorless base on dish. Cut glass lid with yellow-stained thick band around rim and yellow-stained accents. Knob missing.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), stained glass (material), cut glass

GUSN: 35104

Accession Number: 1932.1103AB

Utensil Holder

Glass utensil holder with cut glass design, colorless glass with yellow stained accents and yellow lip with undulating rim.

Maker: Portland Glass Company (Maker)

Material: glass (material), stained glass (material), cut glass, blown glass

GUSN: 35106

Accession Number: 1932.1104

Cream Pitcher

Glass cream pitcher with cut glass design, colorless glass with yellow stained accents and yellow lip with undulating rim and spout. Colorless, applied glass handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), stained glass (material), cut glass, blown glass

GUSN: 35107

Accession Number: 1932.1105

Dish

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35108

Accession Number: 1932.1106

Pitcher

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 35109

Accession Number: 1932.1107

Berry Dish

Pressed, amber glass leaf-shaped berry dish in tree of life pattern. Scalloped rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 35110

Accession Number: 1932.1108

Dish

Pressed blue glass, shell-shaped dish in tree of life pattern.

Maker: Portland Glass Company (Maker)

Material: glass (material), pressed glass

GUSN: 35111

Accession Number: 1932.1109

Petticoat

White heavy cotton; densely gathered at waist with one button; scalloped hem has 4" border of eyelet embroidery.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, scalloping

GUSN: 35112

Accession Number: 1932.1111

Medal

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35113

Accession Number: 1932.1114

Children's Hat

White; woven diamond pattern; round--trimmed with scalloped edge eyelet; crown buttons onto brim--center piece has broad scallops; one tie missing.

Date: ca. 1886

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), dimity

GUSN: 35114

Accession Number: 1932.1115

Long; white; eyelet ruffle along neckline; rounded yoke and cuffs; yoke and cuffs have band of narrow tucks; shirred at front and back below yoke to waist; two bands of narrow tucks at hem; two pearl buttons at back.

Date: ca. 1885

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 35115

Accession Number: 1932.1116.1

Cap

Cotton night cap with lace trim on edge and back of cap.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35117

Accession Number: 1932.1119

Needlework Bookmark

White perforated cardboard bookmark embroidered in multi colored worsted cross stitch. Cross worked in gray. Mounted on white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35118

Accession Number: 1932.1120

Needlework Bookmark

White perforated cardboard bookmark with cross stitch embroidery. Garland of pink flowers around an anchor. Mounted on a fancy white ribbon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35119

Accession Number: 1932.1121

Needlework Bookmark

White perforated cardboard bookmark mounted on a brown taffeta ribbon. "So Far" embroidered in brown cross stitch.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35120

Accession Number: 1932.1124

Needlework Bookmark

White perforated cardboard bookmark. Mounted on a deep blue taffeta ribbon. "Friendship Offering" embroidered in several shades of blue cross stitch.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35121

Accession Number: 1932.1125

Needlework Bookmark

White perforated cardboard bookmark mounted on a blue taffeta ribbon. "To My Dear Papa" embroidered in several shades of blue cross stitch.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35122

Accession Number: 1932.1126

Needlework Bookmark

White perforated cardboard bookmark mounted on a white ribbon. "Mizpah(?)" embroidered in two shades of red.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35123

Accession Number: 1932.1127

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35017

Accession Number: 1932.806

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35018

Accession Number: 1932.814AB

Purse

Beaded and metal purse with blue, pink, and white floral theme and blue beaded loops on the bottom.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 35019

Accession Number: 1932.815

Tool

Alphabet Sampler. Vertical rectangle, natural linen ground. Name at bottom. Polychromatic. Rows separated by lines of cross stitching. Alphabets: #1 missing "I","J","K","Y","Z"; #2 missing "J","U"; Numbers: "1-10"

Date: 1790-1795

Maker: Dana, Martha Remington, 1784- (Embroiderer)

Material: cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 35029

Accession Number: 1932.843