Historic New England

Pillbox Hat

Pillbox hat from 'going away' outfit. Pleated ivory chiffon on sides, ivory net veil, top bow at back, interior ivory net lining. Two brown plastic hair combs to afix hat to head.

Date: 1964

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer) Lemington Hat Company

Material: chiffon, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 303135

Accession Number: 2014.63.2

Blue damask fabric sample

Blue damask silk fabric. Historical sample labeled, "Edmundson-Alston House."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: damask, silk (textile)

GUSN: 303139

Accession Number: 2014.64.1

Blue and ecru damask sample

Blue and ecru damask fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Hammond and Harwood House."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: silk (textile), rayon, cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 303140

Accession Number: 2014.64.2

Ivory damask fabric sample

Ivory damask fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Juliette Gordon Law."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: damask, cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 303141

Accession Number: 2014.64.3

Rose colored damask fabric sample

Rose colored damask fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Chinoiserie Damask."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: damask, silk (textile)

GUSN: 303142

Accession Number: 2014.64.4

Woven stripe fabric sample

Woven stripe fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Tryon Flower."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: weaving, cotton (textile), rayon

GUSN: 303143

Accession Number: 2014.64.5

Brocade stripe fabric sample

Brocade stripe fabric sample with floral details.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: brocade (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 303144

Accession Number: 2014.64.6

Red moreen fabric sample

Red moreen fabric with spring and sprays of flowers from Brunschwig & Fils. Sample labeled, "Hardwick."

Date: 1982

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 303145

Accession Number: 2014.64.7

Toile fabric sample

Toile fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Chinese Leopard Toile."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: toile (textile material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303146

Accession Number: 2014.64.8

Chinoiserie fabric sample

Chinoiserie fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "China Dream Chinoiserie."

Date: 1978

Maker: unknown

Material: Chinoiserie, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303147

Accession Number: 2014.64.9

Indigo resist fabric sample

Indigo resist fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Bromelia Resist."

Date: 1976

Maker: unknown

Material: resist, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303148

Accession Number: 2014.64.10

Stenciled chintz fabric sample

Stenciled chintz fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Hannah."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), Teflon (TM)

GUSN: 303149

Accession Number: 2014.64.11

Green and white chintz fabric sample

Green and white chintz fabric sample from G.P. + J Baker Ltd for Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Bird and Thistle."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303150

Accession Number: 2014.64.12

Chinoiserie fabric sample

Chinoiserie fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Chinoiserie Tree."

Date: 1973

Maker: unknown

Material: Chinoiserie, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303151

Accession Number: 2014.64.13

Green and white toile sample. "Jones Toile". Cotton.

Green and white toile fabric sample. Labeled, "Jones Toile."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: toile (textile material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303152

Accession Number: 2014.64.14

Green moreen fabric sample

Green moreen fabric sample. Labeled, "Williamsburg Wool Moreen."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: moreen, wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303153

Accession Number: 2014.64.15

Chintz fabric sample

Chintz fabric sample. Labeled, "Flower Tree."

Date: 1963

Maker: Schumacher

Material: chintz, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303154

Accession Number: 2014.64.16

Chintz fabric sample

Chintz fabric sample. Labeled, "Calico Bird."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: chintz, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303155

Accession Number: 2014.64.17

Green floral fabric sample

Green floral fabric sample. Labeled, "Fleurettes."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: rayon, silk (textile)

GUSN: 303156

Accession Number: 2014.64.18

Red damask fabric sample

Red damask fabric sample. Labeled, "Bruton Adaptation."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: damask, cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 303157

Accession Number: 2014.64.19

Green damask fabric sample

Green damask fabric sample. Labeled, "Bruton Adaptation."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: damask, cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 303158

Accession Number: 2014.64.20

Woven fabric sample, blue with gold stars

Woven fabric sample, blue with gold stars. Labeled, "Royal Stars."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: weaving, cotton (textile), rayon

GUSN: 303159

Accession Number: 2014.64.21

Woven fabric sample, white with gold stars

Woven fabric sample, white with gold stars. Labeled, "Oyster Stars."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: weaving, cotton (textile), rayon

GUSN: 303160

Accession Number: 2014.64.22

Printed fabric sample

Histoic reproduction fabric sample. Labeled, "Musical Garland."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Schumacher

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303161

A tavern sign that bears oil paint on wood. It displays the name of Daniel Weld and the date, 1806.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 303179

Accession Number: 1965.156

Frieze

A frieze painted white with dentils at regular intervals

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 303182

Accession Number: 1995.386

Fragment of wallpaper border or dado matching wallpaper 1971.137.10.2. Scroll pattern edged with solid stripes and stylized foliate s-curves. Roller-printed in pale blue, yellow, red, green on light gray ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303234

Accession Number: 1971.137.10.2

Stone Fragment

Stone fragment, exterior architectural fragment.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 303235

Accession Number: 1928.1408

Capital

Capital. Wood and plaster.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303238

Accession Number: 2014.65.3

Gothic Architecutral Brackets

Four large Gothic brackets, ornamental. Two traingular, two rectangular. Painted mustard yellow.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 303241

Accession Number: 2014.65.6.1-.4

Container

Misshaped container covered with wallpaper. It has brown tape sewn to the rim and contains a rope, hinge, small flag, stones, and other material.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, wallpapers, textiles

GUSN: 303242

Accession Number: 1949.1196

Fender

Fireplace fender.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 303243

Accession Number: 1988.540

Column capital

Column capital.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products

GUSN: 303244

Accession Number: 1988.541

Pilaster base

Pilaster base with integral and applied molding. White paint on front. Numerous wrought nails on reverse. From the facade of the northeast entry of the Bailey-Swasey-Marean House in Standish, Maine. Removed during 1995 renovations.

Date: 1805-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303246

Accession Number: 1995.387

Fret-work gate

Fret-work gate.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303249

Accession Number: 1995.388

Wallpaper Sample Book

"Schumacker's Museum Collection, Part I" wallpaper sample book.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303456

Accession Number: 1972.187.1

Pair of Windsor Chairs

Pair of Windsor side chairs. Painted peach/pink with black and red twisted lines on spindes and stiles, foliate and floral with sun on crest, foliate on front of seat and legs. Spindles have one painted ring, stiles have one painted incised ring, legs have three painted incised rings, stretchers hav...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 303473

Accession Number: 2014.67.1.1-.2

Portrait of a Girl with Her Jewelry Box

This rectangular genre painting depicts a young girl dressed in a white chemise seated on a thick feather bed. In her lap she holds a small jewel casket, from which she is removing a white beaded necklace with a pendant cross. The bed is surrounded by dark red drapery. A demi-lune side table sits ag...

Date: 1837

Maker: Somerby, Lorenzo (American painter, 1816-1883) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood by composition or origin

GUSN: 303479

Accession Number: 2014.68.1

Portrait of Maria Sophia Kemper Morton (1739-1832)

Framed engraving of Maria Sophia Kemper Morton (1739-1832). Oval shaped gilt frame with beaded inner edge.

Date: ca. 1797

Maker: Saint-Memin, Charles Balthazar Julien Fevret de (French painter and printmaker, 1770-1852) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303476

Accession Number: 2014.69.1

Brooch

This shield-shaped brooch is composed of stylized white gold vines tipped with scrolling yellow gold leaves which surround an oval green cabochon tourmaline. The brooch closes with a hinged pin and safety clasp on the back. Maker's mark stamped on rectangle soldered to back of bezel (see Inscription...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Hale, Frank Gardner, 1876-1945 (Jeweler)

Material: gold (metal), white gold, tourmaline

GUSN: 303477

Accession Number: 2014.70.1

Brooch

This rectangular bar brooch is compsed of a central pearl flanked by old mine cut diamonds. Clusters of six smaller mine cut diamonds form half-rosettes above and below the central pearl. Abstracted filigree ribbons set with alternating diamonds and pearls, all bezel-set, surround the central elemen...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Hale, Frank Gardner, 1876-1945 (Jeweler)

Material: white gold, diamond (mineral), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 303478

Accession Number: 2014.70.2

Brooch

Abstracted form similar to a question mark with curled ends. The brooch attaches with a bar pin and safety clasp on the back. See "Inscriptions" for mark information.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Danecraft Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 303482

Accession Number: 2014.71.2

"Olympic Games, Greek Celebrations"

Scenic wallpaper fragment, "Olympic Games, Greek Celebrations". A group of women lead a pair of harnessed leopards towards a chariot race. Groups of men and women stand in an open colonnade watching the race. Design by Joseph Dufour (1752-1827). Printed in grisaille. Fold lines and tack holes along...

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 303719

Accession Number: 2014.72.1

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