Historic New England

Phonograph Record

PALESTRINA: MASS: ASSUMPTA EST MARIA/ JOSQUIN DE PRES: MASS: PANGE LINGUA; square cover for 33 1/3 RPM record; front cover with white background and drawing in balck; left side, a cross atop a pedestal with ornate scrolled decoration; right side, chalice with grape and grape leaf ornamentation aroun...

Date: ca. 1950-1970

Maker: Westminster Recording Sales Corp.

Material: vinyl, cardboard

GUSN: 257997

Accession Number: 1998.73

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 257999

Accession Number: 1998.6248

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258000

Accession Number: 1998.6249

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258001

Accession Number: 1998.6250

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258002

Accession Number: 1998.6251

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258003

Accession Number: 1998.6252

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258004

Accession Number: 1998.6253

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258005

Accession Number: 1998.6254

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258006

Accession Number: 1998.6255

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258007

Accession Number: 1998.6256

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258008

Accession Number: 1998.6257

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258009

Accession Number: 1998.6258

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258010

Accession Number: 1998.6259

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258011

Accession Number: 1998.6260

Bed Sheet

Plain white sheet; hemmed top and bottom edges; no decoration; one of 14 sheets found inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258012

Accession Number: 1998.6261

Potholders

Rectangle; navy blue and white stripe cotton; stitched diagonals across face and around edge; brass o-ring stitched into top edge; found in hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174)

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 258013

Accession Number: 1998.6187.1-2

Wedding Gown and Veil

A) Ivory-colored silk wedding gown; foundation of rep-weave silk; overskirt and sleeves silk damask weave; bodice and end of 3/4 length sleeves adorned with silk floral lace; bodice corsetted and has thirteen hook and eye closures and two snaps on top; skirt with silk, rep-weave pleats and lace trim...

Date: 1885-1886

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 258040

Accession Number: 1998.11AB

High Chest

High chest, probably walnut; broken pediment with flame finial in center with acorn finial on each side; scallop shell carving on top and bottom chest (center); eleven drawers; scallop-shaped front skirt; cabriole legs with pad feet; nineteen brass escutcheons; two brass drawer pulls on scallop shel...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: Watson, Abraham, 1712-1790 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: walnut (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 258043

Accession Number: 1998.5846AB

Pair of Side Chairs

Pair of Regency-style side chairs, beech wood; caned seats; carved splat; lower cross bar supported by scroll work; center splat is stylized foliate scroll with acanthus leaf bottom and flower projecting from the middle; on the crest is an applied brass fleur de lis pattern; back legs are klismos-s...

Date: 1818

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 258046

Accession Number: 1998.5874.1AB-.2AB

Table Mats and Box

White cardboard box (.1AB) with two linen damask table mats (.2-.3) inside; mats are rectangular with gaggoted border 1 3/8 inches from edge; 2 1/2 inch rectangular border inside fagoted stitch with rope-like design at top and bottom edges of the border; inside hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Whitney's Linen Store (Vendor)

Material: linen (material), damask

GUSN: 258049

Accession Number: 1998.6182.1AB-3

Pillowcases

Four sets of two rectangular, plain-woven pillowcases; sets .1-.3 are tied in original green silk ribbon and retain original green, orange and silver stickers. Set .4 retains ribbon, stickers, and original cellophane wrapper; and is decorated with a row of fagoting at the open end of each case; in h...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Wamsutta Mills

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile), paper (fiber product), cellophane

GUSN: 258051

Accession Number: 1998.6184.1-4

Hot Pad

Navy blue striped cotton canvas; stitching at horizontal and vertical axes and edges; brass O-ring at top; in hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, brass (alloy), asbestos

GUSN: 258054

Accession Number: 1998.6188

Sachet

Closed cotton bag , floral print of pink peonies; contains pellets; from hope chest (acc. no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), seed and seed components

GUSN: 258056

Accession Number: 1998.6190

Hand-made Costume Halo

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 258057

Accession Number: 1998.6091

Potholder

Round, light blue wool potholder hemmed in white thread; one side held together with knotted whtie thread so that potholder is held together as semi-circle; loose ends from knots left as decoration; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258058

Accession Number: 1998.6192

Potholder

Round, light blue wool potholder; hemmed in white thread; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258059

Accession Number: 1998.6193

Potholder

Round potholder with dark blue wool on one side and red wool on the other; bordered with a white, possibly synthetic fabric; a loop of the same fabric is attached to one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), synthetic

GUSN: 258060

Accession Number: 1998.6194

Potholder

Round cream-colored potholder with silk border; primary fabric (probably cotton) is textured; machine stitching divides potholder into four quadrants; a few small stitches hold together a small section in one quadrant, giving the object a permanent crimp; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 258061

Accession Number: 1998.6195

Potholder

Square potholder made of off-white crocheted cotton; crocheted panels sown together with cotton thread; round hook of wire covered with cotton yarn attached to one corner; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258062

Accession Number: 1998.6196

Potholder

Round potholder with dark blue, red, and yellow plaid wool on two sides; edge bordered with maroon, possibly synthetic, fabric; border sewn in between two sides with two rows of achine stitches; a round wire hook covered in dark blue thread is affixed to one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174)...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), synthetic

GUSN: 258063

Accession Number: 1998.6197

Potholder

Round potholder with wool houndstooth fabric (black and off white) on one side and a maroon cotton twill on the reverse; the edge is vordered with a gray; possibly synthetic, fabric; same fabric is used as a loop at one side; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), cotton (textile), synthetic

GUSN: 258064

Accession Number: 1998.6198

Potholder

Circular potholder made of plain-woven, possibly synthetic paisley fabric; black, dark yellow, red, blue, green and two shades of purple; jhemmed with machine stitch about a half inch from edge and a whip stitch along side seam; a round hook of wire covered with orange thread is affixed to one side;...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: synthetic, cotton (textile), wire

GUSN: 258066

Accession Number: 1998.6199

Potholder

White cotton round potholder, blue pinpoint-like; from hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 258067

Accession Number: 1998.6191

Hot Pad

Rectangular canvas hotpad; stitched vertically once down center, horizontally three times; upper, center, lower; linen loop at top; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, linen (material)

GUSN: 258072

Accession Number: 1998.6200

Hot Pad

Linen exterior, stitching diagonally across center and at horizontal and vertical axes; brass O-ring at top; asbestos (possibly) interior; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), brass (alloy), asbestos

GUSN: 258073

Accession Number: 1998.6201

Doily

Small round white tatted doily; tatting ranges in density through eight sections with center most dense; other sections range from mid to open density; the edge being medium density; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tatting (process)

GUSN: 258074

Accession Number: 1998.6203

Doily

Small round white tatted doily; tatting ranges in density through five sections with center the most dense; section third from center and other edge are least dense; in hope chest (acc.no. 1998.6174).

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), tatting (process)

GUSN: 258075

Accession Number: 1998.6204

Set of Pyrex Mixing Bowls

Set of four 400 Series Primary Color glass mixing bowls manufactured by Pyrex. All bowls are molded white glass with exterior colors as follows: blue (.4) = pint; red (.3) = 1.25 quart; green (.2) = 2.5 quart; yellow (.1) = 4 quart.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Pyrex (Manufacturer)

Material: Pyrex (TM)

GUSN: 256163

Accession Number: 2011.112.2.1-.4

Lemonade Set

Green glass hand-painted lemonade set of pitcher and five glasses.

Date: 1916

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), hand-painted

GUSN: 256164

Accession Number: 2011.112.3.1-.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, Rocco-revival pattern, vertical purple and tan floral vined stripe with red central accents on gloss cream ground.

Date: ca. 1901

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons Co.

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256173

Accession Number: 2011.114.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, dark blue ribbon and orange star pattern on light blue ground.

Date: ca. 1948

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc.

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256175

Accession Number: 2011.114.4

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper fragment, "Longfellow Frieze", border for ribbon and star paper. Gathered pink floral and and blue rope tassle, covered by greenery on a blue ground.

Date: ca. 1948

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc.

Material: block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 256176

Accession Number: 2011.114.5

Wallpaper Border

Rolled border sample, green curtain swags with green rosettes and gray tassels, egg and dart border above in gray, gilt accents. Copy of an original 1870s Zuber et Cie border, Waterhouse Wallhangings Inc., 1970s-1980s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256191

Accession Number: 2011.116.9

Portrait of a Mi'kmaw Person

Watercolor on paper portrait of a Native American (Mi'kmaq) man in a brimmed hat, blue tunic, silver gorget around his neck, blue leggings and quilled moccasins steps over the rim of his birch bark canoe on to the shore. He carries a gun in his right hand. He smokes a pipe and looks into the distanc...

Date: ca. 1845-1850

Maker: Sprague, Isaac, 1811-1895 (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256197

Accession Number: 2011.117.1

Cans of drinking water

Seven cans of Emergency Drinking Water [.1-.7], Cylindrical metal can, painted gray green with black painted labels.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: MacDonald-Bernier Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, drinking water

GUSN: 256202

Accession Number: 2011.119.2.1-.7

Can Opener

Metal can opener with folding corkscrew in handle.

Date: 1955-1965

Maker: Turner & Seymour Mfg. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 256203

Accession Number: 2011.119.3

Fire Bucket

Fire bucket, green painted body with black painted rim. Leather handle is missing.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paint (coating)

GUSN: 256204

Accession Number: 2011.120.1

"vogel greif"

Black and white print of mixed geometric forms.

Date: 1937

Maker: Schawinsky, Xanti (American painter, photographer, and illustrator, 1940-1979) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256210

Accession Number: 2011.122.1

Tankards

Pair of tulip/baluster shaped ale tankards.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: britannia metal

GUSN: 256220

Accession Number: 1999.489

Tankard

Tulip/baluster shaped ale tankard. Domed and hinged lid with slightly scrolled thumbpiece. Hinge has decorative plate with tear drop end. 'S' scroll handle with decorative molded lower knop. Single raised rib around waist. Concave ring beneath body, low molded foot. Marked to left of upper han...

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256221

Accession Number: 1999.489.1

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