Historic New England

Dinner Plate

Part of a set of seventeen plates with scrolled edge and a wide magenta rim, circular well with a monogram HCB in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucer...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64258

Accession Number: 1974.384.3

Dinner Plate

Part of a set of seventeen plates with scrolled edge and a wide magenta rim, circular well with a monogram HCB in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucer...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64259

Accession Number: 1974.384.4

Dinner Plate

Part of a set of seventeen plates with scrolled edge and a wide magenta rim, circular well with a monogram HCB in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucer...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64260

Accession Number: 1974.384.5

Dinner Plate

Part of a set of seventeen plates with scrolled edge and a wide magenta rim, circular well with a monogram HCB in the center. French export porcelain dinner service with pattern of fruit, birds, and diaper and scroll designs around HCB monogram. Two serving plates, five tureens, three saucer...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 64261

Accession Number: 1974.384.6

Walking Stick

Black cane with gold repousses head engraved, steel ferrule, brown tube.

Date: 1878

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, ebony (color), gold (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64262

Accession Number: 1981.5

Cane

Brown grained with tan; carved with rings along length; crook with silv

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: staining, ebony (color), gold (metal), graining, silver (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 64263

Accession Number: 1981.6

Sideboard

Empire style sideboard with back rising above a white marble. Molded front with bowed drawer over cupboard at each side, flanked by engaged columns with composite capitals. Reeded bun feet.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 64265

Accession Number: 1970.492

Sideboard

Mid-Victorian sideboard with feet composed of paired volutes. Serpentine front with pair of hinged doors, decorated with shelf carvings. Doors open to three corresponding drawers. Marble top with marble shelf above it, supported by pierced and carved side brackets. Solid back ending in shaped crest ...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), rosewood (wood)

GUSN: 64266

Accession Number: 1970.493

Frieze

Modern renaissance style consisting of floral an scroll work. Floral wreaths swagged from volutes' diaper and dentil border on either end. Colored in green drab and gilt.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Groeber, Paul (Designer) Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, Lincrusta Walton

GUSN: 64267

Accession Number: 1970.510

Wallpaper

Eighteenth century silk design of meandering floral vines, colored in olive drab and gilt.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Groeber, Paul (Designer) Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, Lincrusta Walton

GUSN: 64268

Accession Number: 1970.511

Lincrusta Dado

Aesthetic design with Anglo-Japanese birds, butterflies, and blackberry bushes, principle element is a square panel enclosing a bird on a nut tree branch with leaves and filberts and a sunset in the background. Geometric matrix enclosed in either end by narrow decoratively related borders. Colored i...

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: Groeber, Paul (Designer) Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: gilding, paper (fiber product), gesso

GUSN: 64269

Accession Number: 1970.512

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64270

Accession Number: 1970.516.1

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64271

Accession Number: 1970.516.2

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64272

Accession Number: 1970.516.3

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64273

Accession Number: 1970.516.4

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64274

Accession Number: 1970.516.5

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64275

Accession Number: 1970.516.6

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64276

Accession Number: 1970.516.7

Hand Towel

Elongated rectangular form with selvedges along sides. White on white machine woven damask design of large floral sprigs flanked by zig=zag stripes extending from small checkered elements. Each end with a jacquard type border featuring pink-on-white roses with renaissance revival style tracery and b...

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 64277

Accession Number: 1970.516.8

Table Runner

White with pencil outline and partially completed embroidered flowers. Machine made lace on two ends.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), damask, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 64278

Accession Number: 1970.517

Table Mat

Oval table with scalloped edge.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64279

Accession Number: 1970.518

Tablecloth

Square shaped tablecloth with scalloped lace border and elaborate interior border. Oval and diamond lace reserves with large quatrefoil center reserve.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64280

Accession Number: 1970.519

Table Mat

Rectangular table mat with faggoted border and a floral line around the inner edge.

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64281

Accession Number: 1970.520

Table Mat

Rectangular white linen table mat with white cotton embroidery around scalloped border.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 64282

Accession Number: 1970.521

Table Mat

Square coaster or table mat with faggoted border around a pink and blue cross stitch border and central basket with flowers.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64283

Accession Number: 1970.522

Pocket

White linen with fold over flap, CH monogramed in blue, crocheted button closing, blue open work embroidery.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64284

Accession Number: 1970.523.1

Pocket

White linen pocket with fold over flap, large blue monogramed CH in hand worked in cross stitch. Crocheted button closing.

Date: 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, cross-stitching, embroidering, linen (material)

GUSN: 64285

Accession Number: 1970.523.2

Table Runner

Rectangle of plain fine linen, double border of hemstitch and drawn work, cutwork in corners. Padded satin stich monogram EAH (Ellen A. Holt) in white cotton.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 64286

Accession Number: 1970.524

Dust Ruffle

Dotted swiss with ruffled border.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63829

Accession Number: 1987.962

Coverlet

Patchwrk; star pattrn, dk. browns & beige; border with lace fringe.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), piecing, quilting

GUSN: 63830

Accession Number: 1987.963

Side Chair

Thumback; horz. crst; 4spindls; bamboo turound; simulated tort. shll

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), graining, maple (wood), pine (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 63831

Accession Number: 1987.964.1

Side Chair

Thumback; horz. crst; 4spindls; bamboo turound; simulated tort. shll

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), graining, maple (wood), pine (wood), stenciling

GUSN: 63832

Accession Number: 1987.964.2

Work Table

Drop-leaf; 2 drawers with round fronts; rectangular plinth with 4 ball feet.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), mahogany (wood), tulipwood (Brazilian, wood), Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63833

Accession Number: 1987.965

Wall Mirror

Rectangular frame; coved corners; thirteen pendant ball ornaments; gilt and gold; panel

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: verre églomisé, gilding, pine (wood)

GUSN: 63834

Accession Number: 1987.966

Bed

4 post; arched canopy; solid hdbrd. with rev. curvs; leaf & twist mid

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), birch (wood), mahogany (wood), oak (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 63835

Accession Number: 1987.967

Chest of Drawers

Straight front; Four graduated drawers; Reeded columns; Diamond shaped ivory escutcheons.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Chickering, Jonas (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), rosewood (wood), veneering, Norway spruce (wood)

GUSN: 63836

Accession Number: 1987.968

Print

Farm boy

Date: 1800-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: chromolithographs, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 63837

Accession Number: 1987.1050

Portrait of Two Girls

This painting depicts two young girls in an interior setting. They stand to either side of a green baize-covered table, on which stands a clear glass vase filled with flowers. The older of the two girls holds a posy in her left hand, which rests on the table. She is brunette, dressed in a frilled wh...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 63838

Accession Number: 1987.1001

Dress

Dark. brown; 3/4 length sleeves; skirt with train and central panel. ruffled satin

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Francois, Amedee (Maker) Alexandre, L. (Maker)

Material: brocade (textile), linen (material), satin, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 63840

Accession Number: 1956.143

Cape

Black velvet with silk ; lace sleeves; floral & geom. beaded dec.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: beading (edging pattern), beading (process), lace (needlework), silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 63841

Accession Number: 1956.144

Sheet

Plain muslin; full-size; red embroidered mark one corner

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 63842

Accession Number: 1987.1418

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63843

Accession Number: 1987.1426.1

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63844

Accession Number: 1987.1426.2

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63845

Accession Number: 1987.1426.3

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63846

Accession Number: 1987.1426.4

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63847

Accession Number: 1987.1426.5

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63848

Accession Number: 1987.1426.6

Towel

Diaper weave; natural; rectangular; hemstitched & patterned ends; monogrm

Date: 1900

Maker: Webb's (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 63849

Accession Number: 1987.1426.7

Doily

Square; coarse fiber; knotted lace; cntrl. star; castellated edge

Date: 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), linen (material)

GUSN: 63850

Accession Number: 1987.1424

Quilt

White; wide diaper border; diapered field with circular floral resrvs

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 63851

Accession Number: 1987.1425.1

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