Historic New England

Posy Holder

Silver posy holder with floral chased and repousse decoration. Tulip-shaped cup constructed of six leaf-shaped petals attached to a hollow silver stem. A silver chain and pin are attached at the base of the cup. The pin would pierce the flower stems inserted into the cup to keep them stationary. The...

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102957

Accession Number: 2002.29.15

Ring

Gold wedding band with thin parallel lines engraved near each exterior rim. The interior bears an inscription of the couple's initials and their wedding date (see Inscriptions).

Date: 1844

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy

GUSN: 102958

Accession Number: 2002.29.13

Headdress

This headdress is composed of a single strand of silk leaves, white silk flowers, and wax-coated silk orange blossoms. It has a pair of matching drop orange blossom earrings with french wires (.2ab) and a corsage of orange blossoms and leaves set against a tulle net pouf (.3). The entire group was o...

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), wax

GUSN: 102959

Accession Number: 1925.232.1

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-six teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102960

Accession Number: 1917.121

Hair Comb

Mottled brown tortoiseshell back comb with plain rounded top and twenty three carved teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102961

Accession Number: 1920.395

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a grouping of musical instruments in the center and surrounded by scrolling flowers, twenty teeth.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102962

Accession Number: 1920.525

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell hair comb with a carved pierced top featuring a floral frieze in the center, crosshatching at the bottom, and roundels along the top, nineteen teeth (one broken).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102963

Accession Number: 1920.526

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with plain square top and rounded corners and twenty-three teeth

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102964

Accession Number: 1920.527

Hair Comb

Dyed horn hair comb with thin square top and twenty-four teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102965

Accession Number: 1920.534

Hair Comb

Horn comb with a thin square top and eighteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102966

Accession Number: 1922.309

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and scrolling foliage, sixteen teeth (one broken)

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102967

Accession Number: 1923.208

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-five teeth (one is missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102968

Accession Number: 1924.94

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell comb with a plain square top and thirteen teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102969

Accession Number: 1924.95

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a pierced and carved top featuring scrolling design of multiple flowers, twelve teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102970

Accession Number: 1927.1082

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a carved and pierced top featuring an urn and flower at the center and scrolled foliage, ten teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material)

GUSN: 102971

Accession Number: 1927.1083

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a large flared carved and pierced top featuring an abstract floral and foliage design, sixteen teeth.

Date: 1810-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102972

Accession Number: 1928.935

Hair Comb

Carved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top with rounded corners and eighteen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102973

Accession Number: 1936.473

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-three teeth (two missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102974

Accession Number: 1937.1143

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and seventeen teeth.

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102975

Accession Number: 1940.242

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-seven teeth (three missing).

Date: 1820-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102976

Accession Number: 1934.876

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square head and thirty-six teeth (two missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102977

Accession Number: 1934.1276

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-one teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102978

Accession Number: 1937.1245

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and thirty-three teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102979

Accession Number: 1937.1246

Hair Comb

Curved tortoiseshell back comb with a plain square top and twenty-eight teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell

GUSN: 102980

Accession Number: 1929.558

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and canted corners and nineteenth teeth (one missing).

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102981

Accession Number: 1941.803

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square head and twenty-one teeth (three missing)

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102982

Accession Number: 1941.804

Hair Comb

Horn back comb with a plain square top and twenty-two teeth.

Date: 1820-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102983

Accession Number: 1941.805

Hair Comb

Tortoiseshell back comb with a plain shaped square top and six teeth.

Date: 1800-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102984

Accession Number: 1935.1533

Pocket Watch and Key

Swiss watch in silver case. Watch has Roman numerals and a second hand clock on the watch face. Watch opens up to both sides with a makers engraving on one side. The back of the watch has an engraved shield.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Molyneux, F. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102785

Accession Number: 1932.2661ab

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold pocket watch with key and with elaborate engravings around edges and pastel-colored flowers encircling watch face. Roman numerals and small second hand watch face.

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: Duchene Brothers & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 102786

Accession Number: 1923.410ab

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch in silver case. White clock face with black Roman numerals. Back of watch is engraved with a shield

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Humbert (1804-1887), Alphonse (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102787

Accession Number: 1930.1042

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch that opens on both sides. Watch faces has Roman numerals and engraved behind the watch hands is a landscape.

Date: 1804-1820

Maker: Oudin, Charles (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102788

Accession Number: 1930.1300

Watch Chain

Watch chain with empty watch case. Leather strap with studs attached, elaborate engraving on back.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), pewter (tin alloy), tin (metal)

GUSN: 102789

Accession Number: 1969.3615

Pocket Watch

silver pocket watch with silver key. White watch face with Roman numerals under glass. Opens in back to original label of owner "Horace Johnson Manchester NH" entire watch comes out when opened.

Date: 1840-1841

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102790

Accession Number: 1963.283a-c

Pocket Watch and Watch Chain

Gold pocket watch in a gold case with a gold chain. Black Roman numerals without glass. Outside of watch in engraved with ivy leaves around the border and one large leaf in the center. Chain has a pulley with a ruby on it.

Date: 1871

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102791

Accession Number: 2007.15.187

Pocket Watch and Watch Chains

Watch with silver case and two leather straps, one attached and one unattached. The outer case has 9 labels of Phineas Rice, watchmaker, each with a date showing when the watch was cleaned. Outer watch face is a small circle under glass and is opened to a larger white watch face with two sets of Rom...

Date: 1822-1823

Maker: Tompion, Edward (Watchmaker) Pemberton, Samuel (Maker) Rice, Phineas (Maker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102792

Accession Number: 1923.587ab

Pocket Watch

Gold pocket watch, large with face with black Roman numerals. Inside of watch across from face has elaborate engraving patterns and back of watch has engraved recipient information.

Date: 1863

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102793

Accession Number: 1939.494

Pocket Watch

very plain gold pocket watch with large white face and black numbers. Back opens up to plain gold.

Date: 1894-1908

Maker: American Watch Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102794

Accession Number: 1920.93

Pocket Watch

This gold watch consists of a gold face with an engraved image and an elaborately enameled case. The face depicts a shoreline with two large buildings or chateaux, their images reflected in the water below. There are two boats on the water and the near shoreline has treets and bushes visible. The h...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), enamel (fused coating), engraving (action), crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 102795

Accession Number: 1932.226

Pocket Watch and Key

Silver pocket watch with removable case, white watch face with black Roman numerals. Watch face has 5 holes showing metal underneath and many cracks across face, back of watch is dented inwards. Watch case is also dented inwards in the back and heavily tarnished. In watch case are 2 papers, one blue...

Date: 1786-1787

Maker: Watson, William (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102796

Accession Number: 1954.165ab

Pocket Watch and Key

silver pocket watch with gold key attached. Large white clock face under glass with Roman numerals, smaller second hand clock. Opens on both sides with engraving on the back side of a shield-like design

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: M.I. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102797

Accession Number: 1924.102ab

Pocket Watch and Keys

Silver pocket watch with two keys attached at the top. The front of the watch that opens to the clock face has a shield engraved on it.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Guille Pardoux (Watchmaker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102798

Accession Number: 1914.8a-c

Pocket Watch in Original Case

Silver pocket watch in silver case, packaged in leather box. Watch has Roman numerals under glass with light engraved flowers under watch hands, and both glass front and metal back open up. Light engraved pattern on back. All in leather fitted case with velvet lining.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102799

Accession Number: 1929.759

Pocket Watch and Fob

Gold pocket watch with black numerals, red second numerals, and intricate watch hands. Front of watch is engraved with "KSW" and attached to the watch is a gold pin attachment with graduated gold pipettes attached to each other in the back. Watch is packaged in brown leather box with white silk inte...

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: Patek Philippe & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102800

Accession Number: 1973.97ab

Pocket Watch and Key

Gold damascened pocket watch with Roman numerals under glass. Outside of watch is engraved with a shield pattern in the middle and black accents. The back case of the watch has a black and white photograph of a man's face, and the front has a blue photograph of a dog. A gold key is attached and atta...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Gilbert, Joseph (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102801

Accession Number: 1969.515

Pocket Watch, Chain and Fob

Rose gold pocket watch with attached chain and ball clasp. Watch face has black Roman numerals under glass. Engraved pattern all over outside of watch with an engraving to the owner on the inside of the lid.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Bigelow, Kennard & Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), gold (metal)

GUSN: 102802

Accession Number: 1990.4

Pocket Watch with Chain and Key

silver watch with an open watch face of black Roman numerals and removable glass. Back of watch is elaborately engraved with buildings, a bridge, water, and a boat. Attached is a long gold chain with a pulley and steel key, along with a hook at the end.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: M.J. Tobias & Co. (Watchmaker)

Material: glass (material), silver (metal)

GUSN: 102803

Accession Number: 1940.824