Historic New England

Shawl

Ivory shawl with multicolored paisley embroidery. The square shaped shawl has embroidery on three sides and plain ivory fringe at one end. The end with the fringe has a large embroidered paisley in each corner. Near one of the paisley's is Arabic writing or a symbol embroidered in magenta thread. T...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 191034

Accession Number: 2006.44.1319

Bed jacket

Pale aqua silk and ivory lace bed jacket. The jacket falls to the high waist and has wide kimono style elbow length sleeves. The jacket has a v-neck collar and buttons up the front with six tiny mother of pearl buttons. The vine pattern lace is used as trim along the bottom hem, at the cuffs, shoul...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), lace (needlework), gauze, mother of pearl

GUSN: 191035

Accession Number: 2006.44.1322

Fichu

Fichu worn as part of the wedding outfit of Mary Gannett.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

Material: gauze, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191037

Accession Number: 1998.5876

Bed jacket

Black lace bed jacket with ivory silk lining. The hip length jacket has a simple wrap around stand up collar with a four hook and loop closure at the back of the neck. The collar and center panel of the bodice are lined with a pleated ivory silk under the black floral lace. The sleeves and side of t...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), chiffon, silk (fiber), satin

GUSN: 191041

Accession Number: 2006.44.1323

Bed jacket

Ivory lace and lavender silk ribbon bed jacket. The jacket has wide bands of floral lace separated by bands of lavender ribbon. The jacket has a large shawl like collar with a lavender ribbon bow at the neck. Under the right collar lapel a small linen handkerchief was pinned into the folds of lace. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (textile), mother of pearl

GUSN: 191042

Accession Number: 2006.44.1320

Women's jacket

Heather gray wool knit women's jacket. The jacket has long sleeves and is short in length, reaching below the bust. The front is a wrap style where the right side overlaps the left. On the right flap, there are buttons at the top and bottom corners and at the top edge near the right shoulder or coll...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 191045

Accession Number: 2006.44.1332

Bed jacket

Ivory lace bed jacket with ivory silk lining and large ivory satin bow. The jacket has a simple wrap around stand up collar support by six yellow plastic strips. The collar closes at the back of the neck with a five hook and loop closure. There is a narrow band of black trim around the top edge of t...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (fiber), satin

GUSN: 191047

Accession Number: 2006.44.1324

Women's riding habit

Black wool three-piece women's riding habit consisting of a bodice, pants and a skirt.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 191048

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336

Women's jacket

Pink fleece women's jacket with pink silk trim. The collar is large and is similar to a yolk collar with pointed ends forming an upside down V over the center. The collar and sleeves are trimmed with a wide band of pink silk. There are three pink silk bows on the right edge of the front flap which ...

Maker: unknown

Material: fleece, silk (textile)

GUSN: 191049

Accession Number: 2006.44.1333

Towel

Off-white linen towel, with loops at center bottom and top

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 191050

Accession Number: 2005.24.11.1

Women's riding jacket

Black wool women's riding habit jacket. The jacket is well-tailored and has a high stand-up collar with a decorative ribbon border around the edge. The collar has two hooks and eyes along the opening. The opening of the bodice has fifteen black buttons. Each side of the bodice has two darts which a...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191051

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.1

Bed jacket

White cotton bed jacket with a white lace and pink satin ribbon trim. The hip length bed jacket has a simple v-neck collar with a pink satin ribbon tie closure. The jacket buttons up the front with four small mother of pearl buttons. The fitted elbow length sleeves have lace at the cuffs and pink sa...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber), satin, mother of pearl

GUSN: 191052

Accession Number: 2006.44.1325

Women's jacket

Short women's jacket made of dark brown short fur with black curly fur trim. The jacket has a wide stand up collar trimmed with the black curly fur. This trim extends all the way down the front edges of the opening, around the bottom edge, the edge of the sleeves and around the edges of the large tr...

Maker: Haenselmann, M (Maker)

Material: fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 191053

Accession Number: 2006.44.1334

Women's riding breeches

Black wool women's riding breeches. The breeches have a front button-fly closure with five black fabric covered buttons. There is an extra flap to conceal the button holes. The inside of the waist is lined with a black satin ribbed material. The legs are visibly wider in the hip and thigh area. The ...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Maker)

GUSN: 191055

Accession Number: 2006.44.1336.2

Shawl

Large ivory silk embroidered shawl with long fringe. The square shaped shawl has fringe on all four sides. The central panel of the shawl has three bands of embroidery. Along the outer edge is a band of embroidered leaves and flowers. The middle band is has different squares of flowering plants. The...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191056

Accession Number: 2006.44.1326

Towel

Cream/off-white linen towel, woven in a rounded diamond pattern. Has a loop at center top and fringe at bottom.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 191057

Accession Number: 2005.24.11.2

Shawl

Long rectangular shaped black silk crepe shawl with stenciled silver floral designs at each end. There are three small flowers stenciled evenly in the center of the shawl. The silver paint bled through the thin crepe so both sides of the shawl are identical.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), paint (coating)

GUSN: 191366

Accession Number: 2006.44.1364

Shawl

Rectangular black lace shawl with two printed and embroidered paisley panels in the center. The black lace has a floral and leaf design. The paisley panels have a multi-colored printed background with portions of the printed sections embellished with multicolored embroidery. Because of the embroider...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 191369

Accession Number: 2006.44.1365

Petticoat

Cream muslin petticoat with drawstring waist and scalloped embroidered hem. The upper portion of the petticoat is plain with no decoration. The lower section of the petticoat has a ruffled under-layer and tiny embroidered flowers along the scalloped edge of the top layer. The back of the petticoat h...

Maker: Madeira House (Manufacturer)

Material: muslin

GUSN: 191373

Accession Number: 2006.44.1366

Women's hat

Women's black velvet tri-corn hat. The hat has a rounded crown and soft brim that is attached on both sides and in the back giving it the tri corn style. On the left side there is a decorative element made from black cording. There is a silver dollar sized circle that is open with velvet in the cent...

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: Lamson and Hubbard Company (Manufacturer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 191374

Accession Number: 2006.44.1382

Nightgown

Peach silk sleeveless nightgown. The nightgown reaches just below knees with a-line shape. The body of the gown is a lighter shade of peach, while there are details in darker shiny peach silk. There are two bands of silk running vertically from the straps down to just below the waist, ending in a pa...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191376

Accession Number: 2006.44.1367.1

Women's hat

Women's black felt hat. The hat has a medium-high crown that is circular and creased two thirds of the way around the top. Around the front half of the side of the crow, the felt has diagonal decorative ribbing. On the left side of the crown the material extends back in a gathered decorative wing. T...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile)

GUSN: 191379

Accession Number: 2006.44.1383

Bed jacket

Dark peach silk bed jacket. The bed jacket is short sleeves and is short in length. The front is open and has a long silk tie attached to either side in the middle for closure. The ties are of uneven length. Around all the edges of the jacket there is a border of lighter peach silk with cording deta...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191382

Accession Number: 2006.44.1367.2

Women's hat

Small brown women's hat. The hat is made of an unidentifiable scratchy brown material with an open weave. The hat is a beanie style. There is a wide band of the same brown material encircling the hat that has vertical, evenly spaced ribbing extending three-fourths of the way down the band. This band...

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), clay, netting (process), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 191383

Accession Number: 2006.44.1388

Women's hat

Womens purple straw hat. The hat has a shallow crown with a rounded top and a brim that runs two thirds of the way around the hat. Around the brim there is a border attached to the sides of the crown. The border is made up of velvet violets in various shades of purple with yellow and green plastic ...

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: Jonas (Manufacturer)

Material: straw (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 191384

Accession Number: 2006.44.1384

Women's hat

Women's Chinese silk hat with embroidered flowers. The hat has no brim, a high crown with straight sides and a slightly rounded top. The top is made of gray brocaded silk with a pleated strip running across the middle. The sides of the crown are made of the same gray silk, but have colorful embroide...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), netting (process), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 191386

Accession Number: 2006.44.1389

Shawl

Long black lace shawl. The shawl is rectangular in shape but it does have a wide shallow V-shape cut out of the top with the rough edges hemmed. All the remaining edges are scalloped, created by alternating roses and other floral designs. Inside of those designs are paisley designs with more flowers...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191387

Accession Number: 2006.44.1368

Shawl

White silk shawl with floral embroidery. The shawl is triangular and is bordered by long white silk fringe on the bottom two edges leading to the point of the triangle. On the body of the shawl there is a wide area of colorful floral embroidery tracing the same bottom two sides. There are vines and ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191389

Accession Number: 2006.44.1369

Women's hat

Womens fur hat. The fur is probably sable or of the sable family and is long with various shades of dark brown, shiny hairs and a lighter brown under fur. The hat is rounded like a bowler hat and has a brim that is turned up all the way around it. The inside lined in black silk and ahs a black labe...

Maker: Jackson & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: fur, silk (textile)

GUSN: 191390

Accession Number: 2006.44.1390

Women's hat

Womens brown straw hat. The hat has a shallow crown with a round top. There is a brim around the hat and at the back the brim is folded up and attached to the crown. The entire top of the hat is covered by a fine copper netting that has heavy threads of copper done is squiggles and curly cues aroun...

Maker: Lamson and Hubbard Company (Retailer) Chapeaux Bellemode (Manufacturer)

Material: straw (plant material), net (textile)

GUSN: 191391

Accession Number: 2006.44.1385

Women's bonnet

Women's straw bonnet with buckram liner and two detached straw brims. The back piece of the bonnet has finely woven straw. This head piece has a flat circular back and the front is shaped to a square. The underside has a curve cut out to accommodate the neck. There is a narrow straw border attached ...

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), buckram

GUSN: 191393

Accession Number: 2006.44.1393

Bodice

Ornate black taffeta bodice. The neckline is very high and has a wrap around taffeta piece that extends down to the center of the bodice into a crepe insert. The insert ends at a taffeta, pleated v-shaped belt that attaches to the left side with three hook and eye enclosures. The wrap around neck pi...

Maker: unknown

Material: taffeta, silk (textile), crepe (textile), lace (needlework), rope

GUSN: 191394

Accession Number: 2006.44.1394

Sheet Music, "No, I will sign no more"

Single-sheet folded in half (two pages); title and music with lyrics on first page; music and lyrics on second page; stamps at bottom of first page.

Date: 1830s

Maker: Donizetti, Gaetano (Composer) Blake, G. E. (Publisher) Hewitt & Co. (Vendor)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, printing (process)

GUSN: 191398

Accession Number: 2005.23.17

Women's bonnet

Women's white cotton bonnet. The main part of the bonnet is made from a thin white cotton fabric with a repeating pattern of large squares with smaller squares inside of them. There is a seam that starts from the front and runs down the middle and back of the head and to the neckline. There is a bor...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 191399

Accession Number: 2006.44.1391

Women's hat

Black womens hat. The hat has a tall crown with a circular top. The top and part of the sides of the crown are black felt while the bottom half of the crown and the wide circular brim are black velvet. The velvet around the crown is slightly gathered horizontally. The brim gets narrower and curls u...

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: L.P. Hollander & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), felt (textile), feather (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 191400

Accession Number: 2006.44.1386

Women's bonnet

Women's knit bonnet. The bonnet is knit with peach and turquoise wool yarn with stripes alternating horizontally and vertically. It has a long flap from the chin to the neck or shoulder area. The back of the bonnet gathers together in the back and at the center of the gather there is a blue silk bow...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), yarn, silk (fiber), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 191402

Accession Number: 2006.44.1392

Bodice

Ornate black lace bodice with silk lining. The bodice has a high lace neck that extends down into a deep V in the front. The lace was lined with a sheer black crepe. The floral lace of the V is bordered by two rows of crocheted black needlework. The main body of the bodice is made of black netting w...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (textile), crepe (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 191403

Accession Number: 2006.44.1395

Bodice

Black high-necked bodice with long flowing sleeves. The bodice is made primarily of alternating vertical bands of black lace and black pleated sheer material. The body of the bodice is lined with olive green silk, while the sleeves are unlined. The collar is high and wraps around to attach in the ba...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework), silk (fiber), crepe (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 191407

Accession Number: 2006.44.1396

Women's hat

Dark brown velvet women's hat. The hat has a high crown with a circular flat top. The velvet on the top of the crown is loose. The brim is circular. Toward the back of the hat the brim narrows in width. There is a wire sewn into the outer edge of the brim to help keep its shape. There are taupe ostr...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Helen Crosby (Manufacturer)

Material: velvet (fabric weave), silk (textile), feather (material)

GUSN: 191409

Accession Number: 2006.44.1387.1

Sheet Music, "Bells Upon the Wind"

Two pages, double-sided; first page consists of title and music; title in very fancy lettering in several different fonts, other pages consist of music with lyrics.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: Addison, H. R. (Lyricist) Lee, Alexander (Composer) Bradlee, Charles, 1790 or 91-1861 (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, printing (process)

GUSN: 191416

Accession Number: 2005.23.18

Fireplace Tile

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting two men breaking bread over a table in a forest enclosed by double circular border with four abstract floral designs on corners.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic (material), tin glaze

GUSN: 191424

Accession Number: 1918.1273