Evening gown, green and gold. Fur, matelassé, and embroidered trim.
Date: ca. 1970
Maker: Webster, Natalie L. (Maker)
Material: fur, brocade (textile)
GUSN: 319384
Accession Number: 2016.26.3
Wallpaper fragment (three pieces), floral and vine pattern in blue, green, and gray on a gray ground.
Date: 1750-1780
Maker: unknown
Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)
GUSN: 319387
Accession Number: 2016.27.1A-C
Wide rose gold band, engraved "Hazel." see Provenance for details.
Date: 1880
Material: gold (metal)
GUSN: 319388
Accession Number: 2016.28.1
Baby ring, chased, channel-set with four square turquoise stones. Engraved geometric motif on ring shoulders flanking the stones. See Inscriptions.
Material: gold (metal), turquoise (mineral), engraving (action)
GUSN: 319389
Accession Number: 2016.28.2
Set of rhinestone jewelry in shell shaped Trifari box (not original).
Date: c. 1965
Maker: Weiss Jewelry Company (Maker)
GUSN: 319404
Accession Number: 2016.29.1.1-.4
Brooch, openwork thistle design.
Date: c. 1960
Maker: Gotshall, Abbott, 1906-1988 (Maker)
Material: silver (metal)
GUSN: 319405
Accession Number: 2016.29.2
Engraved brooch, "JCN." Silver
Date: c. 1980
Maker: Lillian Vernon Corporation (Retailer)
Material: sterling silver
GUSN: 319406
Accession Number: 2016.29.3
Engraved brooch, "JCN." Gold-plated nickel.
Material: nickel (metal), plating (metal coating), gold (metal)
GUSN: 319407
Accession Number: 2016.29.4
Necklace and matching brooch. Jet.
Date: c. 1880
GUSN: 319408
Accession Number: 2016.29.5
Evening bag. Silk, glass beads, and sequins.
Date: c. 1930
GUSN: 319409
Accession Number: 2016.29.6
Evening bag. Metal mesh, enamel, and brass.
Maker: Mandalian Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 319410
Accession Number: 2016.29.7
Dress with belt, paisley pattern. Printed wool crepe. Made by the donor. Known by the donor as the "wallpaper dress."
Date: 1971
Maker: Nylander, Jane C., 1938- (Maker) R. H. Stearns & Co. (Retailer)
Material: crepe (textile), wool (textile)
GUSN: 319411
Accession Number: 2016.29.8AB
Needlework, "Home Sweet Home." Paint and embroidery on cotton. Probably New England
Material: needleworking (process)
GUSN: 319412
Accession Number: 2016.29.9
Sewing diary of sewing projects with pasted in fabric remnants. Massachusetts and New Hampshire, 1976-2007
Date: 1976-2007
GUSN: 319413
Accession Number: 2016.29.10
Rectangular table scarf with floral embroidery. Square lace insets in corners. Thick border depicts leaf, sunbursts, and floral patterns.
Date: 1880-1920
GUSN: 319448
Accession Number: 1949.1121
Circular table mat with solid center. Four crown designs with heavy lace border. Alternating rows of flowers and acorns with stylized wheels. Narrow outer border has a tulip design.
Date: 1900-1930
GUSN: 319449
Accession Number: 1949.1142
Bureau scarf, white with embroidered vine and grape motifs on three sides.
Date: 1890-1920
GUSN: 319450
Accession Number: 1949.1130
Rectangular bureau scarf with woven diamond pattern and three fringed edges.
GUSN: 319451
Accession Number: 1949.1131
Three dust ruffles with interwoven leaf and berry design.
GUSN: 319452
Accession Number: 1949.1132A-C
Square bureau scarf with scalloped edges. Outer border and one embroidered corner.
Date: 1900-1940
GUSN: 319454
Accession Number: 1949.1133
Dressing table top [.1], bread board ends with rounded corners. Mounted on a pair of wall brackets (.2-.3). Brackets are black with round ends and have a c-shaped brace.
GUSN: 319455
Accession Number: 1949.1134.1-.3
Bureau scarf with solid center. Wide side borders of stylized urn and leaf motifs. Front and back have narrow embroidered edges.
GUSN: 319456
Accession Number: 1949.1135
Bureau scarf embroidered with alternating motifs of a man and a pediment. Fringed border.
GUSN: 319457
Accession Number: 1949.1136
Square bureau scarf. Center design has a rounded spade motif surrounded by a rococo and floral design. Heavily embroidered mark near center.
Date: 1870-1910
GUSN: 319458
Accession Number: 1949.1137
Table cover, lined panels with fern motif. Three sides have braided fringe.
Date: 1900-1920
GUSN: 319459
Accession Number: 1949.1138
Square bureau scarf with border of lace and flowering vines interspersed with flowers. Scalloped edges.
GUSN: 319460
Accession Number: 1949.1139
Net bed canopy. Central diamond surrounded by diamond patterned border. Fish net pattern.
GUSN: 319461
Accession Number: 1949.1140
Pair of hand towels with vertical pattern of narrow and wide bands. Finished hems. Embroidered monogram "ERV."
GUSN: 319462
Accession Number: 1949.1141.1-.2
Seven engraved mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell coat buttons with silver shanks, strung on a cord with a handwritten note (see Inscriptions).
Date: ca. 1780
Material: mother of pearl, tortoise shell, silver (metal)
GUSN: 319870
Accession Number: 1966.2353.1-.7
Smithsonian Institution gold lapel pin with chain and bar. Shield-shape with a carved sun inside of a circle, three gemstones underneath (diamond in between two blue stones). Missing circular metal backing.
Date: 1940-1970
GUSN: 319893
Accession Number: 2015.62.121.2
Pair of Smithsonian Institution Service pins. One honors 15 years of service and has red accents [.1]. The other honors 20 years of service and has blue accents [.2].
Material: metal
GUSN: 319894
Accession Number: 2015.62.121.3.1-.2
Pocket watch case containing upholstery clips (see 2015.62.145.1.1-.12)
Date: 1920-1940
GUSN: 319953
Accession Number: 2015.62.145.2
Cotton nightgown from the 1910 wedding trousseau of Lura Burgess Woodside (1887-1982).
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 320011
Accession Number: 2015.62.182.7
Three Christmas ornaments, tree, bell, and snowflake. Copper. Coppercraft Guild. Taunton, Massachusetts, 1978
Date: 1978
Material: copper alloy
GUSN: 320054
Accession Number: 2016.33.1.1AB-.3AB
Coffee mug with image of two grooms. Designed by Jason Oranzo for Fishs Eddy.
Date: 2014
Maker: Fishs Eddy (Retailer) Oranzo, Jason (Designer)
GUSN: 320055
Accession Number: 2016.33.2
Rainbow flag. Nylon. United States
Date: 2000
Material: nylon
GUSN: 320056
Accession Number: 2016.33.3
Red glass mug with etched decoration, "Remember me."
Material: glass (material)
GUSN: 316876
Accession Number: 1970.357
Tea bowl, cylindrical form with small footed base. Stoneware with red glaze. Maker's stamp on bottom.
Date: 1700-1820
Material: stoneware (pottery)
GUSN: 316877
Accession Number: 1942.5208
Vase, bulbous upper section tapering to a flat circular base. Black and gold lacquer decoration of sea shells and ducks. Stoneware with white glaze. Evidence of kintsugi repairs.
Material: stoneware (pottery), ceramic glaze, gold (metal)
GUSN: 316878
Accession Number: 1942.5209
Shallow stoneware bowl with gray glaze. Evidence of kintsugi repairs.
Material: stoneware (pottery), glaze, gold (metal)
GUSN: 316879
Accession Number: 1942.5210
Shallow stoneware bowl with white glaze. Evidence of kintsugi repairs.
GUSN: 316880
Accession Number: 1942.5211
Shallow stoneware bowl with a pink-red glaze. Evidence of kintsugi repairs.
GUSN: 316881
Accession Number: 1942.5212
No description
GUSN: 316893
Accession Number: 1990.50CD
Two-piece paper box printed with overall pattern of leopard spots and retailer's logo. Original box for sandals 1990.48AB
Date: 1935-45
GUSN: 316894
Accession Number: 1990.48CD
White glass compote with lace pattern edge.
GUSN: 316895
Accession Number: 1932.825
Small vase or toothbrush holder with blue transfer-print decoration. Probably part of a wash set.
GUSN: 316906
Accession Number: 1942.699L
Brass candlestick with square base and top with beading on edges. Shaft in form of ionic column.
Date: 1750-1850
Material: brass (alloy)
GUSN: 316907
Accession Number: 1920.172
Handblown in mold bottle with sand tip pontil mark. Straight sided body (5"), short flared neck (2") with hand applied everted lip and string rim applied with tipping tool. Wine or brandy neck-finish.
Date: 1810-1830
Material: blown three-mold glass
GUSN: 316908
Accession Number: 1943.768
Hand-blown bottle in 3-piece mold with glass tip pontil scar, with sheared and fire-polished lip and string rim.
Date: 1820-1840
GUSN: 316909
Accession Number: 1944.752
Tin-enamelled pink-pasted earthenware vase. Glaze with bluish cast. Hand-painted blue with flower sprays, house and castle. Trumpet shape with expanded base.
Material: earthenware, tin glaze, hand-painted
GUSN: 316910
Accession Number: 1955.90