Historic New England

Sampler

Sampler embroidered with alphabets, birds, plants, and other animals. Abigail Fuller Kimball.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310876

Accession Number: 2015.62.170

Blue paper box with cover [.1ab] stamped "Whitney's Holiday Handkerchiefs, Boston." The box containing a white handkerchief [.2] with embroidered edges and a violet sachet [.3] from Larkin Soap Co. Perfumers (Buffalo, N.Y.) with painted image of violet flowers.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Whitney's Linen Store (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product), linen (material)

GUSN: 310877

Accession Number: 2015.62.171.1AB-.3

Stuffed Toy Rabbit

Cream-colored stuffed toy rabbit.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Steiff (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 310878

Accession Number: 2015.62.172

Child's Bonnet

Child's white mohair bonnet with cream-colored ribbon chin ties. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: mohair

GUSN: 310879

Accession Number: 2015.62.173

Infant Jacket

Cream-colored infant jacket with embroidered cuffs and collar, front tie. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310880

Accession Number: 2015.62.174

Baby Bib

White baby bib with red embroidered lettering. Embroidered by Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982) for her son Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310881

Accession Number: 2015.62.175

Child's Romper

Boy's white romper with black and white gingham trim. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310882

Accession Number: 2015.62.176

Handkerchief

Cream-colored handkerchief with lace-trimmed edges.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310883

Accession Number: 2015.62.177

Necktie

Child's necktie, red with white polka dots. Worn by Charles Malcolm Watkins (1911-2001).

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310884

Accession Number: 2015.62.178

Child's Cape

Child's red cape with floral embroidery. Belonged to Charles Malcolm Watkins' mother, Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310885

Accession Number: 2015.62.179

Pair of Mittens

Pair of dark green knit mittens.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310886

Accession Number: 2015.62.180AB

Petticoat

Child's white wool petticoat with floral embroidery at hem. Made by Lura Burgess Thomas, great-grandmother of Charles Malcolm Watkins.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 310887

Accession Number: 2015.62.181

Wedding Dress Ensemble

Wedding ensemble worn by Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982), who married Charles Hadley Watkins (1886-1957) in 1910. Ensemble includes: Ivory colored silk charmeuse wedding dress [.1a] with long sleeves, lace cuffs, beading on bodice, and weighted hem; lace petticoat [.1b] made of silk taffeta; pair ...

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), leather, organza

GUSN: 310888

Accession Number: 2015.62.182.1AB-.6AB

Baby Shoes

Pair of black baby shoes. Found in a box marked "Malcolm's baby shoes and baby things."

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Filene's (Department Store) (Retailer)

Material: leather

GUSN: 310889

Accession Number: 2015.62.183AB

Pair of Children's Gloves

Pair of child-size brown leather gloves. Found in box marked "Malcolm's baby shoes and baby things."

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 310890

Accession Number: 2015.62.184AB

T-Strap Shoes

Pair of brown leather t-strap child-size shoes with front cut-outs and double buckle. Found in box marked "Malcolm's baby shoes and baby things"

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 310891

Accession Number: 2015.62.185AB

Child's Nightcap

Child's machine-knit night cap with multicolored stripes and pom-pom. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310892

Accession Number: 2015.62.186

Pair of Child's Mittens

Pair of knit mustard yellow child-size mittens. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310893

Accession Number: 2015.62.187AB

Socks

Pair of knit olive green socks with plaid tops. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 310894

Accession Number: 2015.62.188AB

Waist Apron

White waist apron embroidered with white flowers and leaves.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310895

Accession Number: 2015.62.189

Blouse

White, long-sleeved, button-down blouse embroidered with white flowers down bodice and at wrists.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310896

Accession Number: 2015.62.190

Child's cape

Child's short cape made from white-colored cotton decorated with whitework embroidery and eyelets along scalloped hem and fronts. Body of cape decorated with repeating scroll of whitework grapevine and fruit (eyelet holes form individual grapes in bunches).

Date: 1904

Maker: Thomas, Lura Burgess (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), whitework, broderie anglaise

GUSN: 310897

Accession Number: 2015.62.191

Camisole or Corset Cover

White cotton camisole (corset cover), button-front, eyelet embroidery along top of bodice.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310898

Accession Number: 2015.62.192

Petticoat

Delicate white petticoat with white eyelet embroidered at hem.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 310899

Accession Number: 2015.62.193

Thimble\n

Dark pewter-colored metal thimble with wavy design near opening and convex tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310900

Accession Number: 2015.62.194

Thimble

Size 6 metal thimble. Shiny tin with slightly concave tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: tin alloy

GUSN: 310901

Accession Number: 2015.62.195

Thimble

Small metal thimble. Brass color, large divets, slightly concave tip. Belonged to Lura Woodside Watkins (1887-1982).

Date: 1885-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310902

Accession Number: 2015.62.196

Embroidered Collar

Small, fine, plain-weave cotton collar with design drawn in blue ink and floral scrolls embroidered in pink and green. Two lengths of pink tape stitched to top edges of collar for tie. Lura Burgess Woodside's (1887-1982) first handwork.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 310903

Accession Number: 2015.62.197

Spic and Span Cleanser in Box

Spic and Span brand powder cleanser in original, unopened box. Manufactured by Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Maker: unknown

Material: soap boxes, cardboard

GUSN: 310927

Accession Number: 1998.6138

La France Laundry Whitener

Small, unopened sample size box of "La France" brand laundry whitener. Box is printed white and dark blue. Manufactured by General Foods Corporation, Hoboken, New Jersey.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, optical brightener

GUSN: 310940

Accession Number: 1998.6139

Pestle

Cast iron pestle.

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 310942

Accession Number: 1918.547

Satina Starch Addative in Box

Small box of "Satina" brand starch addative. Manufactured by General Foods Corporation, New York, New York.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 310943

Accession Number: 1998.6140

Hand Sapolio Soap Bar

Bar of soap in unopened original paper wrapping. "Hand Sapolio" brand soap manufactured by Enoch Morgan's Sons Company, New York City.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Enoch Morgan's Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), soap (organic material)

GUSN: 310944

Accession Number: 1998.6141

Fairbank's Pummo Glycerine-Pumice Bar Soap in Box

"Pummo" brand glycerine-pumice soap bar in box with instruction sheet. Manufactured by N. K. Faribank Company, Chicago.

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: N.K. Fairbank Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: soap (organic material), paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310945

Accession Number: 1998.6142

Tablespoon

Silver tablespoon with a fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310946

Accession Number: 1935.1538.2

Glorient Silk Dye Packet

Paper packet of Wood Violet (purple) colored fabric dye. Packet is printed with instructions for use is packaged inside envelop with image of woman lifting a piece of clothing from a bowl. The bowl and piece of clothing are colored purple to reflect the color the enclosed dye. Also enclosed in the ...

Date: 1924-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), dye

GUSN: 310947

Accession Number: 1998.6143

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Black-painted tin lard lamp with circular tray base, tall cylindrical stem, and small looped finger-handle on base.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310761

Accession Number: 2015.62.56

Whale Oil Chamber Lamp

Pewter whale oil chamber lamp with circular tray base, tall cylindrical stem, and small loop finger-handle.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pewter (tin alloy)

GUSN: 310762

Accession Number: 2015.62.57

Crusie Lamp

Wrought iron grease or crusie lamp. Lamp bowl is triangular in shape with a flattened, upright handle topped with two decorative loops.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 310763

Accession Number: 2015.62.58

Candle Extinguisher

Conical tin extinguisher with a ball at the pointed tip and small L-shaped handle on the side of cone.

Date: 1810-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310764

Accession Number: 2015.62.59

Candle Bracket

Wooden, tri-fold candle bracket.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310765

Accession Number: 2015.62.60

Whale Oil Lamp

Glass whale oil lamp with circular foot. Circular tin burner.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310766

Accession Number: 2015.62.61

Peg Lamp with Stand

Clear glass whale oil peg lamp with tin burner. Lamp has globe-shaped, molded body. Lamp peg is inserted into a circular, wooden base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310767

Accession Number: 2015.62.62AB

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass whale oil lamp tin burner insert. The lamp has a slightly elongated, spherical body; turned stem; and concave, circular dish base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310768

Accession Number: 2015.62.63AB

Whale Oil Lamp

Colorless glass, bulb-shaped whale oil lamp with turned stem and circular foot. Circular tin burner.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310769

Accession Number: 2015.62.64AB

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Colorless glass oil lamp with tin burner insert. Body of the lamp is the shape of an upside-down teardrop with applied handle on a short turned stem and concave, circular dish base.

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310770

Accession Number: 2015.62.65AB

Pair of Whale Oil Lamps

Pair of colorless glass oil lamps with tin burner inserts. Both lamps have spherical bodies atop a short, turned stem and slightly concave, circular dish base with upturned rim.

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310771

Accession Number: 2015.62.66.1AB-.2AB

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Clear glass oil lamp with cylindrical tin burner insert in top. The lamp body is shaped like a teacup, including ear-shaped side handle, on stem and flat, round base.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal)

GUSN: 310772

Accession Number: 2015.62.67

Whale Oil Hand Lamp

Hand-blown glass whale oil lamp. Glass is clear with a slight pink tint. The lamp is spherical with a long stem on a flat, round base. There is a saucer-shaped drip catcher between the lamp and stem. A handle with thumb rest is attached to the stem below the saucer.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 310773

Accession Number: 2015.62.68

Trunk

Dome-topped trunk with wallpapered lining.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310774

Accession Number: 2015.62.69

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