Historic New England

Handkerchief

Women's printed handkerchief depicting a map of New England.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323557

Accession Number: 2008.12.30

Handkerchief

Women's printed handkerchief depicting buildings at Harvard University.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323558

Accession Number: 2008.12.31

Handkerchiefs in Presentation Box

Three lace trimmed Irish linen handkerchiefs [.1] in original presentation box [.2ab].

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 323559

Accession Number: 2008.12.32.1-.2AB

Necklace

Necklace of gold colored glass beads arranged in a diamond pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Nylander, Barbara Gould, 1912-2003 (Maker)

GUSN: 323560

Accession Number: 2008.12.34

Purse Holder Hook

Purse holder hook monogrammed "ERE", Edith Rebecca Ervin.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 323561

Accession Number: 2008.12.35

Apron

Women's apron.

Date: 1915-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323562

Accession Number: 2008.12.36

Men's Drawers

Men's white flannel underdrawers embroidered "K.N." for Olaf Konrad Nylander.

Date: 1895-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323563

Accession Number: 2008.12.38

Men's Suit

Men's two-piece tan suit, jacket (A) and pants (B).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323564

Accession Number: 2008.12.39AB

Men's Suit

Men's two-piece blue and white seersucker suit, jacket (a) and pants (b).

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Haspel (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323565

Accession Number: 2008.12.40.1AB

Women's Suit

Women's two-piece blue and white seersucker suit, blouse (a) and skirt (b).

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: Nylander, Barbara Gould, 1912-2003 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323567

Accession Number: 2008.12.40.2AB

Ski Pants

Pair of women's ski pants, dark green corduroy with flannel lining.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323568

Accession Number: 2008.12.41

Gym Suit

Women's one piece white cotton gym suit.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Best & Co. (New York, N.Y.) (Retailer)

GUSN: 323569

Accession Number: 2008.12.42

Sweater

Women's sweater, black wool with long sleeves and v-neck.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 323570

Accession Number: 2008.12.43

Gym Bloomers

Women's black wool gym bloomers.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323571

Accession Number: 2008.12.44

Gym Shirt

Women's white cotton gym shirt.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323572

Accession Number: 2008.12.45.1

Gym Shirt

Women's white cotton gym shirt.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: Wright & Ditson (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 323573

Accession Number: 2008.12.45.2

Evening Coat

Women's black velvet short coat with satin lining. Long sleeves and hood.

Date: 1930-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 323574

Accession Number: 2008.12.47

Tote Bag

Red corduroy tote bag.

Date: 1979

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323575

Accession Number: 2008.12.48.1

Pinney

Pinney, 1934 Reunion, Mt. Holyoke College.

Date: 1934-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323576

Accession Number: 2008.12.49

Shorts

Women's blue pleated shorts.

Date: 1930-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323577

Accession Number: 2008.12.50

Bathing Cap

White rubber bathing cap.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 323578

Accession Number: 2008.12.51

Bathing Suit

Women's one piece aqua wool bathing suit.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 323579

Accession Number: 2008.12.52.1

Bathing Suit

Women's one piece black wool bathing suit with front skirt panel.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 323580

Accession Number: 2008.12.53.1

Bathing Suit

Women's one piece black wool bathing suit.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Kellermann, Annette Marie Sarah, 1887-1975 (Designer) Asbury Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 323581

Accession Number: 2008.12.54.1

Bathing Suit

Men's maroon wool bathing suit (a) with belt (b).

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323584

Accession Number: 2008.12.55AB

Fragment, Textile

Pink, red and white roses with smaller blue flowers throughout, green stems and leaves on a cream colored ground.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Clarence House

Material: cotton (textile), glaze, printing (process)

GUSN: 323586

Accession Number: 2012.126.137

Bracelet

Bracelet gold plated metal and blue stones. Has a matching brooch 2016.70.3.1.

Date: 1940-1945

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), gold (metal)

GUSN: 323587

Accession Number: 2016.70.3.2

Picture Frame

Empty gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323608

Accession Number: 1988.622

Picture Frame

Wood frame, bird's eye maple with gilt inner edge. Frame for alphabet/verse sampler 1946.768a embroidered by Ellen Bowyer, 1839.

Date: 1839

Maker: unknown

Material: bird's-eye maple

GUSN: 323656

Accession Number: 1946.768B

Doorknob

Glass doorknob with cameo of Benjamin Franklin encased inside.

Date: 1840

Maker: Robinson, Draper and Lord (Maker)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 323739

Accession Number: 1927.108.2

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce [a] with two arms. Two frosted glass shades [b-c] have slightly scalloped edges.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323774

Accession Number: 2006.44.3737A-C

Chandelier

Chandelier [a] with two arms, two frosted glass shades [b-c].

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323775

Accession Number: 2006.44.3738A-C

Wall Sconce

Wall sconce [a], single curved arm with frosted glass shade [b].

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323776

Accession Number: 2006.44.3739AB

Painting "The Valley Below"

Painting of clouds over a green landscape. Oil on canvas. Carved wood frame has a black painted finish.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: Hallowell, George Hawley (American painter, illustrator, and architect, 1872-1926) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 323780

Accession Number: 2017.10.1

Carpet

Carpet with central panel of a repeating rosette pattern (mina khani design) in blue on a camel colored ground. Multiple geometric floral borders on blue ground. Red wool binding.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 323781

Accession Number: 2017.11.1

Carpet with central panel of a floral quatrefoil pattern in blue on a red ground. Carpet has two narrow foliate borders on a pale yellow ground and a wide border of palmettes on a blue ground. Red wool binding.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323785

Accession Number: 2017.12.1

Rug

Rug, tree of life pattern in blue and pink on red ground, blue boss at bottom. Multiple floral borders. Red wool binding.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323786

Accession Number: 2017.12.2

Painting "Twilight Landscape"

Landscape painting depicting a scene of birch trees, a small pond, and rolling green hills. Oil on canvas with original carved gilt aesthetic frame.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: Brown, John Appleton, 1844-1902 (Artist) Hastings & Davenport (Framer)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 323800

Accession Number: 2017.13.1

"Ice Skaters"

Painting of ice skaters on a canal. Framed. Oil on canvas.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323850

Accession Number: 1928.1349

Table Lamp

Table lamp, vase shaped porcelain body with painted decoration of salmon colored flowers on blue ground with gilt accents. Lamp fixed to a circular wooden base. Brass lozenge shaped finial. Electrified. ...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 323971

Accession Number: 2014.160.294

Frame

Wood frame for still life painting 1987.310a. Frame is painted black with a gilt inner rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 324032

Accession Number: 1987.310B

Carpet

Carpet, central panel of botehs in blue, green, and beige on a red ground. Multiple floral and palmette borders. Red wool binding.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 324036

Accession Number: 2017.12.3

"Singing" Bowl

Musical "singing" bowl (.1) and leather covered striking mallet (.2) with turned wooden handle. This object is part of Historic New England's Service Collection, a group of objects acquired or reproduced for hands-on learning and interactive use.

Date: 2017

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 324072

Accession Number: 2017.23.1.1-.2

"Four Children at North Haven"

Painting depicts three young girls and a boy playing in a forested area near the ocean. Oil on canvas, carved gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1903-1904

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 324092

Accession Number: 1.2017

"Breakfast on the Piazza"

Painting depicts the artist's wife and children on the porch of their rented home on the island of New Castle, New Hampshire. From the left, they are Mercie (in profile), Edmund Jr., May (from the back), Emeline (the artist's wife), and Josephine (looking at the viewer). Oil on canvas, carved gilt F...

Date: 1902

Maker: Tarbell, Edmund Charles (American painter, 1862-1938) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 324095

Accession Number: 4.2017

Chuck Taylor All Stars

This pair of men's high-top sneakers is made from black cotton canvas with white rubber toe caps and soles. The brand label appears in a round applied patch on the inner ankle of each shoe, as well as on a black rubber patch at the center back of the heel and the insole heel [see Inscriptions]. The...

Date: ca. 2015

Maker: Converse, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: canvas, rubber (material), metal, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 324324

Accession Number: 2017.27.1

Baseball cap

This baseball cap is made of black polyester/cotton canvas with a curved, stiffened bill and a center back plastic strip adjustable snap closure. The cap has the logo of the Lowell Spinners ball clup embroidered on the center front in red, grey, and white thread. Maker's labels attached to sweatband...

Date: 2010-2015

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, polyester (fiber), cotton (textile), plastic by composition or origin, embroidering

GUSN: 324325

Accession Number: 2017.27.2

Doll

Doll with painted facial features and painted brown hair and, stockinette limbs, Hands are made of stockinette but painted in multiple layers to harden. Clothing consists of a green, blue, and white check silk dress tied to nexk with flocked paper ribbon, a white knitted cardigan, white cotton and l...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Chase, Martha

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 324326

Accession Number: 2017.28.1

Doll

Doll with painted facial features and painted blonde hair and, stockinette limbs, Hands are made of stockinette but painted in multiple layers to harden. Clothing consists of a green, blue, and white check silk dress tied to nexk with flocked paper ribbon, a white knitted cardigan, white cotton and ...

Maker: Chase, Martha

Material: oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 324327

Accession Number: 2017.28.2

Dress

Fitted formal mid-length women's dress made of pink lace laid over shot pink/greenish-blue taffeta. Three-quarter length sleeves and top portion of boat-neck are sheer lace. Self-fabric flat bow stitched to center front below bust line. Closure with center back zipper. Tag stitched to interior prope...

Date: 1955-1982

Maker: unknown

Material: machine lace, silk (textile), taffeta

GUSN: 324328

Accession Number: 2017.29.1

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