Historic New England

Chemisette

Embroidered chemisette with lace.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353823

Accession Number: 1990.467

Pair of Undersleeves

Embroidered net undersleeves.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353824

Accession Number: 1990.466AB

Pair of Drawers

White cotton drawers with lace trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353825

Accession Number: 1990.477

Pair of Stockings

Green and purple cotton stockings.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353826

Accession Number: 1990.429AB

Pair of Stockings

Beige silk stockings with an intricate knitted design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353827

Accession Number: 1990.430AB

Pair of Stockings

Beige cotton stockings.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353828

Accession Number: 1990.431AB

Pair of Stockings

Red, knee-high stockings with knitted design.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353829

Accession Number: 1990.432AB

Pair of Stockings

Red, knee-high stockings with knitted design on the feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353830

Accession Number: 1990.433AB

Pair of Stockings

Red, knee-high stockings with small knitted designs.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353831

Accession Number: 1990.434AB

Pair of Stockings

Black, knee-high stokcings with an embroidered design on the feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353832

Accession Number: 1990.435AB

Pair of Stockings

Pair of cotton stockings.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353833

Accession Number: 1990.436AB

Pair of Stockings

Thigh-high stockings striped with red, blue, yellow, green, and beige.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 353834

Accession Number: 1990.437AB

Pair of Stockings

Maroon thigh-high stockings striped with yellow, blue, black, green, pink, and beige.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353835

Accession Number: 1990.438AB

Pair of Stockings

Purple thigh-high stokcings with an embroidered design and visible darns.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 353836

Accession Number: 1990.439AB

Watercolor, "Beauport"

Watercolor, "Beauport" by V. Stevens (poss. Vera Stevens Anderson 1895-1950)

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353837

Accession Number: 2020.3.1

Watercolor, "Bell, Book, and Candle"

Watercolor, "Bell, Book, and Candle" by Thomas Hancock, August 1, 1976

Date: 1976

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353838

Accession Number: 2020.3.2

Figurine

Delft Figurine depicting a woman standing with hands on her hips, blue and white glaze.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 353839

Accession Number: 2020.3.3

Bodice and Skirt

Cream bodice and skirt with pink and green floral stripes.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: muslin

GUSN: 353843

Accession Number: 1933.2052AB

Painting, Langdon House

Watercolor painting depicting a distorted view of the Langdon House in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Date: 2019

Maker: Berkowitz, Seth, Mr. (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), watercolor paper

GUSN: 353848

Accession Number: 2020.5.1

Women's Two-Piece Bathing Suit

Black, two-piece bathing suit. The top (A) has black and white stripes on the sleeves and collar, the bottom (B) has has black and white stripes around the ankles.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353852

Accession Number: 2008.12.56.1AB

Competition Sash

White sash with "Stockholm Centennial Bathing Suit Contest" in gold letters.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353853

Accession Number: 2008.12.56.3

Pair of Gloves

Pair of mustard yellow, fingerless, full-length gloves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353854

Accession Number: 1926.951

Bedstead

Carved rococo bedstead with baskets of fruits and flowers on top of spiraled stop-luted posts, vine-covered diaper-patterned rails, and hairy paw feet. The headboard and tester are replaced.

Date: 1750-1755

Maker: Attributed to Hardcastle, Henry (Carver)

Material: mahogany (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 353856

Accession Number: 1975.152

Dress with Jacket and Belt

Periwinkle blue dress with a matching jacket and belt. The lining is a paisley print. Tag reads "Talbots".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353859

Accession Number: 1993.27.1-.3

Dress with Belt

Red, green, purple, and black plaid dress with a matching belt. The label reads "Serbin".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353860

Accession Number: 1993.26.1-.2

Dress with Jacket and Belt

Bright blue dress with matching jacket and belt.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353861

Accession Number: 1993.34.1-.3

Dress with Belt

Black dress with a matching belt, both have small tassels as decoration. Label reads "R.H. Stearns".

Maker: R. H. Stearns & Co. (Retailer)

GUSN: 353862

Accession Number: 1993.35.1-.2

Print, Nickels-Sortwell House

Framed black and white print depicting the Nickels-Sortwell House by Carroll Thayer Berry.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353870

Accession Number: 2020.7.1

Print, Nickels-Sortwell House

Framed print by Carroll Thayer Berry, depicting the Nickels-Sortwell House.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353871

Accession Number: 2020.7.2

Pair of Sleeves

White sleeves with lace at the cuffs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353873

Accession Number: 1938.562AB

Collar and Piece of Fabric

Unfinished collar with pink embroidery and a strip of fabric with pencil marks.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353874

Accession Number: 1975.257.1.1-.2

Cuff Pattern and Trim

Pattern for a pair of cuffs and a piece of cuff trim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353875

Accession Number: 1975.257.1AB-.2

Bundles of Embroidery Thread

Bundles of white silk embroidery thread.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353876

Accession Number: 1975.257.3A-G

Bundle of Embroidery Thread

Bundle of pink silk embroidery thread.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353877

Accession Number: 1975.257.4AB

Clothing Tag

Clothing tag, "Mme Pouyanne, 4. Rue de la Paix Paris"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353878

Accession Number: 1975.257.5

Piece of linoleum rug originally installed in house at 233 Washington Street in Bath, Maine, c. 1910-1920

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 353900

Accession Number: 2020.9.1

Partial set of "The Fortune Teller" copperplate-printed bed hangings original to the Ely family home in Old Lyme, Connecticut. Decorative image appears in red ink against a cream background and depicts a pastoral scene with people, animals, windmills, and cottages in a rural environment. Set include...

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), linen (material), chintz

GUSN: 353914

Accession Number: 2020.10.1A-E

Chair

Sidechair with high twined back, ball, spool and baluster stiles. Pairs of ball and spool horizontal spindles flank four upright ball, spool and thin baluster spindles. Veneered serpentine front seat rail, turned front legs. Upholstered with early, possibly original canvas stitched seat with red and...

Date: 1840-1852

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 353915

Accession Number: 1942.849

Earrings

Pair of Lisner clip-on earrings in the shape of yellow-green flower blossoms.

Maker: unknown

Material: enamel (fused coating), metal by composition or origin

GUSN: 353524

Accession Number: 2019.106.6

Painting, "Poverty Farm"

Painting. Autumn landscape painting depicting "Poverty Farm," a red bard and a white clapboard house.

Maker: Merrill, David, 1935- (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 353525

Accession Number: 2019.106.7

Painting, "The Four Winds"

Village scene depicting a grey clapboard house with red trim and a red picket fence near a small yellow and larger grey building, signed lower left; simple frame.

Maker: Vermilye, Jocelyn Alice, 1916-1996 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), boards (flat objects)

GUSN: 353526

Accession Number: 2019.106.8

Painting

Landscape painting depiciting a barn with weathered grey siding and a cupola with a running horse weathervane. Grey sky, yellow and brown grass. Signed in lower right corner by David Merrill. Wooden frame with gilded interior.

Maker: Merrill, David, 1935-

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 353527

Accession Number: 2019.106.9

Small framed painting

Small, framed landscape painting depicting a small barn with two lower open bays, a stone foundation surrounded by trees without foliage. Signed in lower right corner by David Merrill. Simple wooden frame with gilded interior.

Maker: Merrill, David, 1935- (Artist)

Material: oil paintings (visual works), wood board

GUSN: 353528

Accession Number: 2019.106.10

Painting, The Scholar

Painted portrait of a man in nearly half-length. The subject is an older man with a beard, wearing glasses and a dark cap. He wears a coat over a white shirt and dark red tie. Part of a chair is seen in the background to his right.

Date: c. 1935

Maker: Fiske, Gertrude, 1879-1961 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 353529

Accession Number: 2019.107.1