Historic New England

Necklace

Three strands of seed pearls twisted and joined by a gold octagonal tube clasp.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102426

Accession Number: 1990.12

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of three rows, two small and one large, and ending in tassels of faux pearls.

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102427

Accession Number: 1945.155

Necklace

Three strands of Roman pearls joined with a gold plated rectangular clasp.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102428

Accession Number: 1947.5a

Necklace

Gold flexible woven necklace with a scallop shell clasp set with eight round red glass stones.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102429

Accession Number: 1932.562

Necklace

Necklace with alternating floral micromosaic teardrop shaped and round drops and large central drop.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102430

Accession Number: 1934.2343

Necklace

Flat gold chain necklace with tube clasp.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102431

Accession Number: 1974.199

Necklace

Gilt metal chain necklace with hollow circular clasp.

Date: 1840-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102432

Accession Number: 1947.229

Beads

Small round brass beads, some strung on a cotton cord.

Date: 1750-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 102433

Accession Number: 1921.179

Necklace

Gold flat mesh chain necklace with rounded terminals featuring a leaf design. Spring clasp is a later addition.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102434

Accession Number: 1990.1397

Necklace

Gold book chain with square links, each with an impressed geometric pattern, hook and eye clasp.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102435

Accession Number: 1990.1398

Sautoir

Gold chain sautoir style necklace with a Renaissance revival style pendant with black enamel and pearl decoration, two gold chain tassels attached.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102436

Accession Number: 1931.1905

Necklace

Gold chain necklace with round and rectangular link segments, circular locket attached with chased floral border and machine engraving, inside contains a daguerreotype of John Atkinson (1799-1852).

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102437

Accession Number: 1934.558

Watch Chain

Gold watch chain with oval slide in center decorated with etched design and black enamel, center set with a single pearl.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102438

Accession Number: 1965.127

Clip

Elliptical gold colored metal clip with applied horseshoe shape in middle.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102439

Accession Number: 1969.3339

Necklace

Thin white gold chain with spring clasp.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: fourteen-carat gold, white gold

GUSN: 102440

Accession Number: 1993.910

Choker of four metal chains, suspended from the choker is a filigree flower pendant with gold quatrefoil center and set with garnets and a large pendant suspended from two chains with a 1755 Bavarian coin set within a frame and surrounded by rose cut garnets, a small cross pendant set with a central...

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 102441

Accession Number: 1969.517

Watch Chain

Gun metal watch chain set with nine beads.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102442

Accession Number: 2007.15.69

Watch Chain

Watch chain set with nine round jet beads.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102443

Accession Number: 2007.15.72

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of a long twisted rope of multi-colored glass beads ending in bead tassels.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102444

Accession Number: 1940.736

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of a rope of braided strings of black and white beads ending in a large white bead with a tassel of black and white beads and large milky white beads at bottom.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102445

Accession Number: 1934.48

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of a long panel with a beaded chain of blue flowers, each end terminates in long cream silk ribbons with blue, white and yellow beaded tassels.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), silk (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 102446

Accession Number: 1942.149

Beaded Necklace

Nine chains of white and gold beadwork with seven beaded panels of flowers and castles, ends are finished in tassels.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102447

Accession Number: 1938.567

Watch chain

Rope chain of blue glass beads.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102448

Accession Number: 1931.1805

Bracelet

Blue and black glass bead cord bracelet with double continuous knot

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102449

Accession Number: 1943.191

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of five beaded panels with an eye design attached by strings of red beads and terminating in a larger beaded panel and beaded tassels.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102450

Accession Number: 2007.15.217

Belt

Beaded belt with red flowers and central orange butterfly on a white background, no buckle.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102451

Accession Number: 1934.47

Needle Case

Green crocheted needle case with white glass beads in three segments attached by green silk ribbons.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102452

Accession Number: 1943.323

Necklace

White glass bead necklace consisting of four beaded panels with floral design attached by looped chains of beads, silk ribbon fastener.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102453

Accession Number: 1934.1301

Collar

Clear glass bead collar with blue bead accents.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102454

Accession Number: 1934.1395

Collar

Black and white glass bead collar.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102455

Accession Number: 1934.1396

Beaded Chain

Beaded chain with navy blue ground with various white geometric designs and objects, pink silk ribbon fastener.

Date: 1833

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102456

Accession Number: 1936.1001

Beaded Chain

Flat glass beaded watch chain with blue and white geometric pattern on black ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102457

Accession Number: 1933.1035

Beaded Chain

Flat beaded watch chain with a variety of blue and gold geometric shapes and a set of objects related to devotion and loyalty, such as hearts, anchors, baskets and urns. These are woven in blue glass and hexagonal gold metallic beads, with a black beaded background. Black silk ribbon ties stitched t...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), flax (fiber), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 102458

Accession Number: 1931.1804

Bracelets

Pair of black velvet bracelets with white and green beaded flowers.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102459

Accession Number: 1931.1682

Bracelet

Beaded panel bracelet with pink flowers on a white background and green border, two button snap fasteners.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102460

Accession Number: 1940.729

Bracelets

Pair of flat beaded bracelets with pink and blue flowers on a white background and green border, hook and eye fasteners.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102461

Accession Number: 2007.15.218ab

Bracelets

Pair of flat beaded bracelets with large pink flowers and green leaves on a white background, hook and eye fasteners.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102462

Accession Number: 1938.280ab

Wampum string

This group of flat circular wampum shell beads of alternating white and deep purple are strung on flax thread.

Date: unknown

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material), flax (fiber)

GUSN: 102463

Accession Number: 1930.754

Wampum fragment

Belt or collar fragment made of white and purple wampum shell beads woven in a repeating pattern. Restrung prior to donation.

Date: 1700-1890

Maker: Attributed to Penobscot people (Artist)

Material: shell (animal material), glass (material), flax (fiber)

GUSN: 102464

Accession Number: 1917.591

Pendant

Oval wood pendant covered in blue silk painted with white daisies, silk loop at top for attachment.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102465

Accession Number: 1936.692

Pendant

Oval wood pendant covered in blue silk painted with a spray of pink flowers, silk loop at top for attachment.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102466

Accession Number: 1936.693

Necklace

Silk ribbon necklace set with seventeen oval silk covered beads painted with white flowers, large silk covered oval pendant painted with white flowers and a flying bird.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102467

Accession Number: 1931.1638

Necklace

This necklace is composed of seventeen oval silk-covered plaques painted with various flowers. The plaques are set on a green silk ribbon. A large oval silk-covered plaque painted with pink and white flowers is the central pendant. The necklace is fastened using the green silk ribbons as ties. The d...

Date: ca. 1872

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 102468

Accession Number: 1927.372

Sautoir

Sautoir consisting of black and white glass and silk thread beads and white beads with pink flowers.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102469

Accession Number: 1969.2392

Necklace

Necklace of alternating black and white glass beads with larger black beads with flowers and stripes.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102470

Accession Number: 1969.2389

Necklace

String of molded glass multi-colored beads on a blue cord.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102471

Accession Number: 1969.2393

Necklace

This necklace is a series of molded rounded vulcanite or hard rubber beads strung on a black cord.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: vulcanite, molding (forming), rubber (material)

GUSN: 102371

Accession Number: 1924.314

Necklace

Large oval vulcanite links make up this long necklace.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: vulcanite

GUSN: 102372

Accession Number: 1924.315

Chatelaine

Chatelaine with diamond-shaped central medallion set with large colorless cut glass stones set in gold-colored metal. A pair of gold-colored chains, each set with similar colorless faceted stones, hang from the medallion. Each chain ends in a gold-colored metal hook.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 102373

Accession Number: 1964.103

Pair of Earrings

Red horsehair earrings in the shape of flowers with gold ear wires.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: horsehair, gold (metal)

GUSN: 102375

Accession Number: 1919.620AB

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