Historic New England

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Strip, with selvage edges comprising parts of larger, unidentified pattern incorporating medallions with wide strapwork, brackets and abstract floral components; vein-like ground. Predominantly red and green; some light blue.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8723

Accession Number: 1959.4B

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Strip, with selvage edges comprising parts of larger, unidentified pattern incorporating medallions with wide strapwork, brackets and abstract floral components; vein-like ground. Predominantly red and green; some light blue.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8724

Accession Number: 1959.4C

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Strip, with selvage edges comprising parts of larger, unidentified pattern incorporating medallions with wide strapwork, brackets and abstract floral components; vein-like ground. Predominantly red and green; some light blue.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, machine-made, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8725

Accession Number: 1959.4D

Carpet Fragment

Rectangular strip of muted, dark floral pattern; shades of green, brown and red.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), weft loop weave, machine-made, piecing, tapestry (process), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8726

Accession Number: 1936.229

Carpet Sample

Rectangular strip with selvage sides and hemmed ends. Narrow cotton warp with thick cotton weft. Printed top of faceted rings with rococco-like floral border. Diamonds in between with ground of brown weed on off white. Printed in tans, greys, yellows in imitation of ingrain carpeting.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves

GUSN: 8727

Accession Number: 1932.1039

Potholder

Tan cotton twill ground printed with red stripe and overprinted with large green leaf. Two layers sewn together. Seeds(?) inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), stitching, printing (process), weaving

GUSN: 8728

Accession Number: 1953.302

Potholder

Wool yarn in shades of blue and orange couch-stitched on brown cotton grid. Cut plush face. Self-fringe all around. Square.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, plush, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8729

Accession Number: 1937.697B

Potholder

Berlinwork face divided in four squares: two red and two blue; outlined in black. Edged all around with black, red and white looped fringe, looped at corner. Black velvet back.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: Berlin woolwork, cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8730

Accession Number: 1924.456

Potholder

Square, quilted. One side black and white gingham; reverse side black with orange stripes; rust orange, blue and cream stylized paisley pattern in registers.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), checker pattern, stitching, padding (process), quilting, printing (process), rolling up

GUSN: 8731

Accession Number: 1932.55

Potholder

Wool yarn in shades of pink, red and maroon on lattice grid of cream wool. Self fringe all around. Square.

Maker: unknown

Material: fringe, wool (textile), worsted

GUSN: 8732

Accession Number: 1927.348

Piano Throw

Square panel; central floral centered motif with scrolling edges. Beige ground with naturalistic floral frame with border and scrolling corners; blue ribbons in corners.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pile (textile component), tapestry (process), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8733

Accession Number: 1929.358

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8734

Accession Number: 1994.34.1

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8735

Accession Number: 1994.34.2

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8736

Accession Number: 1994.34.3

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8737

Accession Number: 1994.34.4

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8738

Accession Number: 1994.34.5

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8739

Accession Number: 1994.34.6

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8740

Accession Number: 1994.34.7

Tea Cozy

White; dome-shaped. Dense crochet on cap. Openwork body. Green and red scallops around bottom; accented with red flowers.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, openwork

GUSN: 8741

Accession Number: 1994.34.8

Tea cozy

Red on white linen copperplate. Classical scenes. Four arched sections forming dome. Cording between sections; loop and center top. Cream polished cotton twill lining.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), stitching, linen (material), stuffing (upholstering technique), twill, copper (metal)

GUSN: 8742

Accession Number: 1978.164

Feather bed

White cotton twill ground woven with blue ticking stripe. Front and back both pieced from two widths of fabric. Feather stuffing.

Date: 1870-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), feather (material), weaving, machine-made, piecing, stuffing (upholstering technique), ticking, twill

GUSN: 8743

Accession Number: 1955.158

Mattress cover

Rectangular case of stout, plain weave linen. Pieced with two 18" wide parallel slits 22" from ends and 27" apart.

Date: 1780-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 8744

Accession Number: 1934.318

Splasher

Rectangular, white plain weave panel; knotted self fringe around sides and bottom. Red, embroidered outlines of male and female owl perched on branch; saying across top. Remains of holes in top corners.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: Lyman, Elizabeth Parker (Maker)

Material: embroidering, fringe, linen (material), tabby (textile)

GUSN: 8746

Accession Number: 1990.502

Table mat

Round table mat, multicolor floral raised (or stuffed crewelwork forming a wreath. Black wool felt ground. Edged all around with black fringed braid. Black wool twill back.

Maker: unknown

Material: crewelwork (technique), felt (textile), stuffing (upholstering technique), twill, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8747

Accession Number: 1980.11.2

Table mat

Round; red wool crochet center. Edged all around with three layers of crocheted loops of fringe in three shades of red.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8748

Accession Number: 1937.1037

Table mat

Oval table mat of brown wicker; one handle is broken.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 8749

Accession Number: 1937.247B

Table mat

Oval table mat of brown wicker. One broken handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 8750

Accession Number: 1937.247C

Table mat

Oval table mat of brown wicker. One broken handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: wicker, weaving

GUSN: 8751

Accession Number: 1937.247D

Table mat

Ivory wool felt; square center. Four bunches of three ivory felt oak leaves attached with orange satin bows. One branch at each side. Leaf veins embroidered in gold silk.

Maker: unknown

Material: appliqué (technique), embroidering, felt (textile), satin, silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 8752

Accession Number: 1936.405

Table mat

Round; red with white rings and diamonds in middle. Maple leaves around outside. Trimmed with dark red scallops. Edged in white.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8753

Accession Number: 1936.70D

Table mat

Round; red with white ring and diamonds in middle. Maple leaves around outside. Trimmed with dark red scallops. Edged in white.

Maker: unknown

Material: crocheting, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8754

Accession Number: 1936.70F

Table mat

Roughly square; cream cotton. Red wool, embroidered; Greek Key inner border and striped outer border. Fringed all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8755

Accession Number: 1931.1171B

Table mat

Roughly square; cream cotton. Red wool, embroidered; Greek Key inner border and striped outer border. Snowflake at center and lunettes inside inner border. Fringed all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8756

Accession Number: 1931.1171C

Table mat

Roughly square; cream cotton. Red wool, embroidered; Greek Key inner border and striped outer border. Fringed all around.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering, weaving, wool (textile)

GUSN: 8757

Accession Number: 1931.1171D

Table Mat

Rectangular; tan linen herringbone fringed all around. Floral meander embroidered across top in brown and white silk. Larger floral motifs across bottom, designed so that embroidery at top is displayed when top is folded over.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, fringe, linen (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 8758

Accession Number: 1934.2822

Tidy

Beige crocheted linen lace rectangle inset with two bands of dark red stain ribbon painted with goldenrod and asters. Fringe at end of ribbons. Scalloped edge all around.

Date: ca. 1878

Maker: Storey, Edith May (Maker)

Material: crocheting, linen (material), painting (coating), satin, silk (textile)

GUSN: 8759

Accession Number: 1935.1092

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8553

Accession Number: 1991.770.7

Spice Can

Small covered can, probably originally copper colored and repainted black.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 8554

Accession Number: 1991.770.8

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8555

Accession Number: 1991.771.2

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8556

Accession Number: 1991.771.3

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8557

Accession Number: 1991.771.4

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8558

Accession Number: 1991.771.5

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8559

Accession Number: 1991.771.6

Decoy Pattern

Flat wooden pattern for duck decoys.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: handmade, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 8560

Accession Number: 1991.771.7

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8561

Accession Number: 1991.772.2

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8562

Accession Number: 1991.772.3

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8563

Accession Number: 1991.772.4

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8564

Accession Number: 1991.772.5

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8565

Accession Number: 1991.772.6

Stick-Up Decoy

One of ten "flatties", silhouetted frames of "yellowlegs" with carved bills and forked tails, painted with brown backs, heads spotted with cream, cream breasts and necks, black bills and eyes; drilled with holes at underside. All contained in Box 1991.772.11, with their original sticks.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), carving (processes)

GUSN: 8566

Accession Number: 1991.772.7

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