Historic New England

Boy's Knickers

Boy's black velvet knickers. Worn by boys in Caragianes family, Nicholas (b.1919), James (1921-1993), Angelo (b.1924).

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174472

Accession Number: 2009.16.4

Women's Pantaloons

Pair of pantaloons with ruffled hem and floral embroidery. Worn by Bessie Caragianes (b.1888).

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174473

Accession Number: 2009.16.5

Women's Pantaloons

Pair of pantaloons with ruffled hems and lace inserts. Worn by Bessie Caragianes (b.1888).

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174474

Accession Number: 2009.16.6

Santa Claus cookie cutter

Red plastic Santa Claus cookie cutter [a] in original cardboard packaging [b]

Date: 1940s-1950s

Maker: HRM (Designer) Educational Products Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 174475

Accession Number: 2009.17.1AB

Tavern Novelty Candle Box

Original Tavern Novelty duck candle box No. 751--4 Yellow Ducks containing: Two duck candles and two rabbit candles.

Date: 1930s-1940s

Maker: W & F Manufacturing (Manufacturer) Gurley, Franklin C., Mr. (Designer) Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, Inc. (Commissioner)

Material: paraffin (wax), cardboard

GUSN: 174476

Accession Number: 2009.17.2

Muslin sheets

Pair of muslin sheets in original packaging.

Maker: Cannon Mills, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: muslin

GUSN: 174477

Accession Number: 2009.17.3

"Sears Bandana Perma-Prest Daperies"

Bandana patterned draperies, 'Flame Red Brilliant' color in original packaging.

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Manufacturer)

Material: polyester, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174478

Accession Number: 2009.17.4

"Sears Bandana Perma-Prest Draperies"

Bandana patterened bedspread, "Flame Red Brilliant" color in original packaging.

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Manufacturer)

Material: polyester, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174479

Accession Number: 2009.17.5

Circular paste brooch

Brooch, gold, brass, paste and silver, open ciruclar brooch wtih series of paste stones forming a circle. Clasp consists of a straight pin which fastens into a loop.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), brass (alloy), paste (glass), silver (metal)

GUSN: 174487

Accession Number: 1997.59

Cameo brooch

Shell cameo brooch set in gold, classical scene. In brown leather case lined with silk and cork. Scene is of women/goddess on shell or wave with two goldfish and merman in water. Two cherubs.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Franz, Constantin Roeser (Jeweler)

Material: shell and shell material, gold (metal)

GUSN: 174492

Accession Number: 1997.58

Portrait of "Grandma Hawthorne": older woman shown in black, wearing a red shawl with white and black trim; white neckerchief; white bonnet with black trim; brown backdrop with simulated columns, subject is show from the chest up. Gilded gold wooden frame.

Date: 1786-1864

Maker: Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Artist) Attributed to Doggett, John (American mirror manufacturer, active 1809) (Framer)

GUSN: 174496

Accession Number: 1997.44

Portrait of Thomas Carlyle

Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, a brown haired man wearing a black coat and shirt with white neckerchief. Left side of painting has a dark red background, right side brown. The painting is a frame within a frame with white around painting. Mahogany frame on the outside.

Date: 1786-1864

Maker: Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Artist)

GUSN: 174499

Accession Number: 1997.47

Sugar and Creamer

Porcelain sugar bowl and creamer decorated with Worcester coat of arms. Decoration has a shield in quarters. Top left is white with a black border on right and bottom and black stripe in middle. Two black pears above stripe and one black pear below. Top right and lower left quarters are red. Bot...

Maker: Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174500

Accession Number: 2006.44.3024

Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John Amory

Pair of portraits of John Amory and his wife, Katherine Green. Contemporary copies of the John Singleton Copley.

Date: 18th C

Maker: Otis, Bass, 1784-1861 (Artist) Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174502

Accession Number: 1997.46

Portrait of Katherine Green Amory (1728-1803)

Oil portrait of Katherine Green Amory (1728-1803) in a brown dress with lace at the low-cut neck and sleeves. She is resting on a balustrade. There is a green curtain to the left and clouds in the sky to the right.

Date: 1800-1861

Maker: Otis, Bass, 1784-1861 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 174503

Accession Number: 1997.46.1

Portrait of John Amory

Oil portrait of a man, John Amory, in a black suit with brass/gold buttons and a white shirt, wearing a grey wig. Holding a note in his hand. There is a square-rigged ship in the background and a curtain to the left. he frame is an ornate gilt. "Clark" written in chalk on back.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: Otis, Bass, 1784-1861 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 174504

Accession Number: 1997.46.2

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher decorated with Worcester coat of arms. Decoration has a shield in quarters. Top left is white with a black border on right and bottom and black stripe in middle. Two black pears above stripe and one black pear below. Top right and lower left quarters are red. Bottom right q...

Maker: Royal Worcester Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174506

Accession Number: 2006.44.3024.1

Sugar bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl decorated with Worcester coat of arms. Decoration has a shield in quarters. Top left is white with a black border on right and bottom and black stripe in middle. Two black pears above stripe and one black pear below. Top right and lower left quarters are red. Bottom right quar...

Maker: Worcester Royal Porcelain Co., Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174507

Accession Number: 2006.44.3024.2

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated in blue and white with landscape scene in centrer and straight line border.

Date: after 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173696

Accession Number: 2006.44.2952

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated in blue and white. Landscape in center with rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173697

Accession Number: 2006.44.2955

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated in blue and white. Central landscape scene surrounded by rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173698

Accession Number: 2006.44.2958

Saucer

Porcelain saucer, decorated in blue and white. Central landscape scene and rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173699

Accession Number: 2006.44.2951

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated in blue and white with landscape in center and rain and clouds border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173700

Accession Number: 2006.44.2954

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated in blue and white with central landscape scene and rain and cloud border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173701

Accession Number: 2006.44.2953

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with loop handle. Blue and white decorations of lanscape around outside. Straight line border around inner edge, a design of foliage at inside bottom and three dots on handle.

Date: after 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173702

Accession Number: 2006.44.2975

Teacup

Porcelain teacup, blue and white, decorated with landscape around outside, straight line border around inner edge. A bit of foliage adorns the bottom of the inside of the cup and the loop handle has three blue dots.

Date: after 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173706

Accession Number: 2006.44.2974

Vegetable dish

Scalloped oval porcelain vegetable dish, white with blue decorations. Ouside has four flowers at each corner. Border is rain and cloud. Bottom of inside painted with a landscape. Lid is decorated with a landscape. Blue oval knoblike finial.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173707

Accession Number: 2006.44.2977AB

Cocktail Napkins

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), appliqué (visual works), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 173708

Accession Number: 1993.804

Bowl

Porcelain bowl with scalloped edge. Size of scallops in a repeating pattern of big, small, small and repeat around rim. White with blue decoration. Outside has three floral motifs at equal distances around. Inside bottom has landscape. Inside border is rain and cloud.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 173713

Accession Number: 2006.44.2979

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173714

Accession Number: 1993.804.1

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173715

Accession Number: 1993.804.2

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173716

Accession Number: 1993.804.3

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173717

Accession Number: 1993.804.4

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173718

Accession Number: 1993.804.5

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173719

Accession Number: 1993.804.6

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173720

Accession Number: 1993.804.7

Cocktail Napkin

Sheer linen rectangles - three white, one blue, one lavendar, one pink, one peach, one apricot with small applique rooster (two blue, one green, other yellow) with embroidered red comb next to appliqued black ash fray wiht embroidered smoking cigerette; hemmed all around.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173721

Accession Number: 1993.804.8

Breadstick pan

Rectangular breadstick pan with twelve trough shaped compartments. Used to make breadsticks.

Maker: Probably August Kreamer & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 173730

Accession Number: 2006.44.2271

French roll pan

Rectangular pan with twelve curved compartments. Two rows of six compartments separated by five metal spacers. Short handles at ends.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 173733

Accession Number: 2006.44.2272

Roll pan

Rectangular pan with twelve rectangular compartments with rounded corners. Two rows of four vertical compartments flank a center row of four horizontal compartments.

Maker: Probably Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer) Probably Waterman, Nathaniel (Designer)

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 173734

Accession Number: 2006.44.2273

Pouch

Military pouch or case; painted canvas with eagle and star motif, with the initials "WM" in a blue oval

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas

GUSN: 173735

Accession Number: 1993.809

Baking pan

Rectangular baking pan with slightly sloped sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 173739

Accession Number: 2006.44.2283

Breadstick pan

Rectangular breadstick pan with twelve trough shaped compartments.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 173740

Accession Number: 2006.44.2270

Ladyfinger pan

Rectangular ladyfinger pan with six elongated oval shaped depressions.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 173741

Accession Number: 2006.44.2269

Pot

Large cast iron open pot with handle. Small footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 173742

Accession Number: 2006.44.2268

Gelatin mold

White ceramic mold, oval shaped with interior design of a pineapple. The interior sides of the mold are fluted, the exterior sides of the mold are smooth.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173743

Accession Number: 2006.44.2267

Gelatin mold

Ceramic mold, oval with interior design of grapes and grape leaves. Interior has fluted sides and white glaze. Exterior has smooth sides and brown glaze. Small footed base with two holes punched into foot rim. Stamped "BBB" and "4" on bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 173744

Accession Number: 2006.44.2266

Tray

Rectangular earthenware tray with scalloped edges and pierced floral and line design in border, one design in the center of each edge. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark and date scratched into bottom of tray.

Date: 1930

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 173745

Accession Number: 2006.44.2265

Santa Costume Hat

Three part St. Nicholas costume. Cap made of same two flannels, iwth flannel bow across chin.

Maker: unknown

Material: hand sewing, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 173759

Accession Number: 1993.162.1

Santa Costume Coat

Three part St. Nicholas costume. Knee-length coat made of pink flannel (mostly discolored) trimmed with cream colored flannel. Front closure with three hidden snaps. Pocket at either hip. Long sleeves. Also, red and green paper wreath handsewn to back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173760

Accession Number: 1993.162.2

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