Historic New England

Textile sample set

Two knitted panels w/ central diamond in garter stitch and side columns of cablestitch. One triangular piece; one knitted border piece. Possibly parts of a pin cushion or purse, never assembled.

Date: 1850-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25383

Accession Number: 1985.557A-D

Handkerchief

White background w/ printed mulberry purple floral and foliate border. Corner motifs.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 25384

Accession Number: 1985.558

Handkerchief

Triangular hand-hemmed w/ red and white floral sprig border and light brown interior.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25385

Accession Number: 1985.559A

Handkerchief

Thin white cotton, hand sewn.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25386

Accession Number: 1985.559B

Handkerchief

Thin white cotton, hand sewn.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25387

Accession Number: 1985.559C

Handkerchief

Thin white cotton w/ woven striped border in white, hand sewn.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25388

Accession Number: 1985.559D

Chemise

White linen child's chemise w/ lace applied at sleeve and shoulders. Drawnwork at sleeves, shoulders and neck.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 25389

Accession Number: 1985.560

Sleeve fragments

Scalloped whitework sleeve fragments. Complex foliate forms embroidered on cotton lawn. Handsewn throughout.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 25390

Accession Number: 1985.561

Pantaloons

Cotton top sewn to net leg w/ two-tiered ruffled net cuff w/ applied lace decoration. Hand sewn. Two pieces, not joined.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework), net (textile)

GUSN: 25391

Accession Number: 1985.562AB

Trinket box

Hinged, round trinket box w/ fine ribbed carving throughout.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, tortoise shell

GUSN: 25392

Accession Number: 1985.563

Watch guard

Brown silk ribbon w/ gold colored engraved metal fittings and hook at end. Attached note reads, "Old Time Watch Guard."

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, silk (textile)

GUSN: 25393

Accession Number: 1985.564

Fichu

White netting w/ applied lace decoration. Button and loop closure. Button missing. Gently rounded in back. Front falls in two points. Scalloped edge all around. Pieced in three sections. Handsewn.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), net (textile)

GUSN: 25394

Accession Number: 1985.565

Scarf

Triangular scarf w/ polychrome paisley motif.

Date: 1865-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 25395

Accession Number: 1985.566

Red-stained balsa wood stays w/ paper fan printed w/ dog's face (King Charls spaniel). Browns, black, red and white. Fan labeled on rear: "Duvelleroy/ 11 Boulevard de la Madeleine/ Anciennement Passage des Panoramas/ Paris."

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: Duvelleroy, J. (Maker)

Material: balsa (wood), metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25396

Accession Number: 1985.567AB

Fan

Brown-stained shaped wooden skeleton w/ plain brown chintz. Leaf forms applied on both sides.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25397

Accession Number: 1985.568

Fan

Wooden stays form skeleton. One inscribed, "DESPANA" w/ paper fan printed in light colors w/ bullfighting scene.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glitter, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25398

Accession Number: 1985.569

Fan

Black metal ring handle w/ pressed and carved black wood stays covered w/ sheer black gauze decorated w/ a variety of shiny black sequins.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, net (textile), sequins (spangles), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25399

Accession Number: 1985.570

Fan

Twisted metal ring handle w/ black painted wooden stays. White paper fan w/ gray, brown and gilt bird motifs and Oriental landscape scenes.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25400

Accession Number: 1985.571

Fan

Wood w/ painted 18th-century pastoral scene. Plain metal ring handle w/ blue painted wood stays and printed pastoral scene of ladies and gentlemen in 18th centruy garb, multi-colored. Buckram bound outer edges.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: balsa (wood), linen (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25401

Accession Number: 1985.572

Fan

Black metal ring handle w/ shaped black painted stays enclosed in black fabric w/ hand-painted pink, green and white floral motif.

Date: ca. 1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25402

Accession Number: 1985.573

Fan

Black painted bamboo stays enclosed on both sides w/ heavy black paper painted in silver and gold w/ birds and Oriental motifs.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25403

Accession Number: 1985.574

Fan

Silk cord and tassel attached to metal ring handle. Pierced and shaped ivory or celluloid stays have creamy white silk applied leaf forms w/ applied silver sequin decorations.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), metal, sequins (spangles), silk (textile)

GUSN: 25404

Accession Number: 1985.575

Fan

Shaped bamboo stays encased in thick red paper w/ painted and gilt orientalized decoration. Pencil inscription on stays reads, "M.E. Colman/ 121 Portland Street/ Boston."

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: bamboo (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 25405

Accession Number: 1985.576

Fan

White w/ silver painted stays; applied white gauze fabric w/ painted floral decoration and applied silver sequin embellishment. Metal loop handle.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, painting (coating), sequins (spangles), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25406

Accession Number: 1985.577

Deed box

Undecorated grey-silver colored sheet metal w/ soldered and folded over seams. Rectangular form w/ flat hinged top. Hinged clasp. Bail handles at sides. Two metal shelves inside.

Date: 1825-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25559

Accession Number: 1985.71

Trunk

Trunk. Leather, wood. Rectangular form with hinged flat lid. Wooden carcass covered with tooled leather. Leather handles on sides lined with canvas.

Date: 1845-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25560

Accession Number: 1985.72

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of tester frame elements. Pine. Elongated rectangular board or rail with a groove or notch cut into each end.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25561

Accession Number: 1985.73.1

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of tester frame elements. Pine. Elongated rectangular board or rail with a "tongue" element cut on each end to fit into a grooved joint.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25562

Accession Number: 1985.73.2

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of ester frame elements. Pine. Elongated rectangular board or rail with a groove or notch cut into each end.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25563

Accession Number: 1985.73.3

Tester bed fragment

Part of partial or "married" set of ester frame elements. Pine. Elongated bowed or arched rail with brown copper plate attached to underside.

Date: ca. 1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25564

Accession Number: 1985.73.4

Trunk

Trunk. Hide, pine, wrought iron. Lined with pages from "The Safety & Perpetuity of the British State" (no date). Rectangular form with domed hinged lid. Pine carcass covered with hide. Leather strapwork and brass studding at edges. No labels. Squared wrought iron handles on sides.

Date: 1770-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), iron (metal), pine (wood), wrought

GUSN: 25565

Accession Number: 1985.74

Trunk

Hide, pine. Rectangular form with domed hinged lid. Pine carcass covered with hide. Decorative leather strapwork and brass studwork, in diamond and square motif. Interior with blueish-aqua paper lining. No maker's label. C-shaped iron handles on sides.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: hide (collagenous material), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25566

Accession Number: 1985.75

Trunk

Trunk. Pine, leather, brass, iron. Newspaper lining, with notices dated 1830 and labeled Kennebunkport, Portland, etc. Rectangular form with hinged lid. Pine carcass with black leather covering. Leather reinforced edges with brass studs. Cast iron C-shaped handles at sides. Two express company la...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), leather, pine (wood)

GUSN: 25567

Accession Number: 1985.76

Trunk

Trunk. Wood, canvas, tin. Rectangular body with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Pine and tin strapwork reinforced, with base metal mounts at corners and leather straps. Leather handles at sides. Small brown diapered printed paper lining. Interior tray is missing. Newburypo...

Date: 1845-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25568

Accession Number: 1985.77

Trunk

Trunk. Canvas, wood, base metals. Label on top "Robert S. Gifford/ Cedar St./ Duxbury, Mass.". Rectangular form with flat hinged lid. Wood carcass covered with black canvas. Hardwood and tin strapwork reinforced overall. Brass colored mounts. Leather handles at sides. No label inside. Lined with...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25569

Accession Number: 1985.78

Fireboard

Rectangular plank body w/ straight cut ends. Two long and one small cleat on back, all w/ chamfered edges. Hole cut in very stylistic or simplistic marbleized decoration of black over grey-ochre.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25570

Accession Number: 1985.79

Fireboard

Rectangular plank body w/ breadboard ends w/ pegged construction. Appears unfinished wood (may have been painted at one time).

Date: 1834-1867

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25571

Accession Number: 1985.80

Fireplace cover

Rectangular piece of sheet tin w/ a conforming panel w/ a turned edge riveted at bottom. Circular hole cut out at center to receive a stove pipe.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25572

Accession Number: 1985.81

Fireboard

Unpainted pine body. Rectangular form w/ 4 paneled sections enclosed by rectangular framing w/ tongue-in-groove joints. The top left panel has been replaced w/ a tin panel w/ a circular cut-out to accomodate a stove pipe. The circle has a conforming tin cover.

Date: 1845-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), tin (metal)

GUSN: 25573

Accession Number: 1985.82

Chest

Chest. Pine. Elongated six-board rectangular form with nailed construction. Hinged top with molded edges. Cast iron hinge. Interior with three compartments of unequal size. May have originally been painted.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25574

Accession Number: 1985.83

Chest

Chest. Pine. Elongated rectangular six-board nailed construction. Hinged lid has molded edges. Cast iron hinges. Interior has three equal-sized compartments. Rectangular sides with boot-jack feet. Brown painted exterior, very abraded. May have been grained.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25575

Accession Number: 1985.84

Chest

Chest. Painted pine. Six-board rectangular chest with dovetailed construction. Hinged lid with molded edge; cleats inside each end. Three-sided handles on each end with hole to accomodate rope handle. Interior fitted with a three-part compartment at each side. "T. Colman" in chalk script inside ...

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), pine (wood)

GUSN: 25576

Accession Number: 1985.85

Footstool

Footstool. Pine. Rectangular skirt supports a conforming overhanging top with molded edges. Rectangular ends with cut-out arched feet. Cut-nail construction with butt joints.

Date: 1775-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25577

Accession Number: 1985.86

Chest

Rectangular six-board chest. Painted mustard-ochre color. Hinged flat lid with applied molded edge. Applied basal molding. Dovetailed construction.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 25578

Accession Number: 1985.87

Pan lid

Circular form raised rim w/ reeded edge. Reeded circle 1/2 way in domed lid. Spool and turned knop in center.

Date: 1820-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25579

Accession Number: 1985.88

Funnel

Round tin funnel w/ loop ring handle.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25580

Accession Number: 1985.89

Strainer

Wire mesh strainer w/ wire bail handle.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 25581

Accession Number: 1985.90

Bed

Bed. Pine, metal, paint. Grained to imitate rosewood with reddish-brown basecoat and black/brown glaze. Identical headboard and footboard. Rests on block, baluster and ring-turned legs connected by round rails.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 25582

Accession Number: 1985.368

Quilt

White cotton top with printed cotton bars running the width of the quilt. Print is now a brown background with white roses and yellow grasses and leaves in the background. Wide border is quilted in "Prince's Feather" pattern. Backing is linen-cotton blend.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 25583

Accession Number: 1985.374

Coverlet

Red and white jacquard woven coverlet. Design features large oval central medallion with flanking angels bearing olive branch wreaths. Wide intricate border of floral and foliate forms. Red wool fringe.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), wool (textile)

GUSN: 25584

Accession Number: 1985.394

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