Historic New England

Hat

This tall, flat-crowned casque-style hat is covered entirely in swirls of dyed red, yellow, black and naturally colored feathers, possibly pheasant or chicken. The bucket-style shape has a narrow, down-turned brim, also covered in dyed red feathers. The base is formed from doubled layers of honeycom...

Date: c. 1965

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), nylon

GUSN: 325826

Accession Number: 2017.44.5

Hat

This fuscia pink felt hat has a soft, rounded crown and square, upturned brim. The exterior of the brim and crown are entirely covered with a layer of overlapping dyed-to-match fuscia feathers. A hatband made from fuscia velour ribbon is attached to the base of the crown and tied in a single bow kno...

Date: c. 1960

Maker: Jillé (Milliner)

Material: felt (textile), feather (material), velours

GUSN: 325827

Accession Number: 2017.44.6

Hat

This casque-style hat is made from white angora fur felt and decorated with a wreath of green and pink velour leaves. The crown is tall and soft. The brim is down-turned and decorated with a bright pink velvet ribbon (2" wide) at base of crown. The ends of the ribbon are tied in a half bow and tucke...

Date: c. 1965

Maker: Mr. Joseph's (Milliner)

Material: angora wool, felt (textile), velours, velvet (fabric weave), rhinestone

GUSN: 325828

Accession Number: 2017.44.7

Japanned Dressing Mirror

Queen Anne dressing mirror. The mirror has an ogee molded frame and an ogee arched crest with beveled glass held on square stiles with triple ball-turned finials. The slant-lidded case has a single blocked-front drawer with two brass knob pulls and many compartments inside. The locking lid rests on ...

Date: 1720-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), chestnut (wood), walnut (wood), japanning

GUSN: 325830

Accession Number: 1949.190

Button Hooks

Button hooks in a box of World War I souvenirs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 325833

Accession Number: 1969.1764.1

Painting: "The Living Room, The Marble Palace" (designed by McKim, Mead, and White in 1903) by Lawrence Tompkins (oil on canvas)

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332904

Accession Number: 2018.32.2

Small red and green glass box with metal mounts

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332914

Accession Number: 2018.32.8

Enameled ring

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332930

Accession Number: 2018.32.24

Miniature pendant portrait of Edward Loring (1773-1802), artist unknown, watercolor on ivory, c. 1800

Oval portrait of a man facing right with white hair and a hooked nose. He is wearing a white ruffled shirt with a wide collard black coat and large buttons. The background is a painted dusty blue. Portrait is encircled by a brass border. The back contains braided brown hair with the letters "EL" int...

Date: c. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), watercolor (paint), glass by composition or origin, hair by composition or origin

GUSN: 332975

Accession Number: 2018.33.1

Miniature pendant portrait of Frances Greeley Loring Curtis (1777-1850), watercolor on ivory, artist unknown, c. 1800

Miniature portrait of a woman facing right. She is wearing a white turban and a ruffled white and black dress with a patterned red shawl. The background is a dusty blue-green. The portrait is encased in a case with a red velvet interior and leather exterior.

Date: c. 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolors (paintings), ivory (tooth component), glass by composition or origin, velvet (fabric weave), leather

GUSN: 333011

Accession Number: 2018.33.2

Painting "Man Whittling"

Oil painting showing three quarter view of elderly man in white shirt and dark vest. The figure sits in front of a red, black, and gold geometric backdrop. Reproduction gilded frame.

Date: c. 1935

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

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333014

Accession Number: 2018.34.1

Woman Reading Under a Tree

Landscape painting, oil on canvas, with gold frame. The painting shows a woman, wearing a blue coat and red hat, reading a book under tree with a sun lit field field in the background. The loosely applied, broken color, is similiar to the impressionistic style.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Bannister, Edward Mitchell (American painter, 1828-1901) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333017

Accession Number: 2018.35.1

Painting, "Herder with Ewe and Lamb"

Painting by John Gardner Low (1835-1907), oil on artist board, 1859 Painting of a sheep herder tending to an ewe and her lamb. The herder has on a blue smock and black beret. Chicken and haywagon round out the barn scene.

Date: 1859

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood board

GUSN: 333019

Accession Number: 2018.36.1

Ring and pin game

This game has two pieces: one hand-carved wooden stick and a carved wooden ring. The ring is attached to the base of the stick with a length of colored twine. A dexterity game, the object is to loop the ring over the tip of the stick.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Robin, Jr., 1962-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), twine

GUSN: 333094

Accession Number: 2018.27.2

Bracelet

This bracelet is constructed from alternating cylinder-shaped and rounded wampum beads strung on an elastic cord.

Date: 2018

Maker: Fox, Swift, 1957-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: wampum, shell and shell material

GUSN: 333095

Accession Number: 2018.27.3

Pipe

This pipe is constructed from carved deer antler. The stem is wrapped with twine in alternating stripes of red and white flanking a section of tanned deerskin stitched in place around the stem. The bowl is decorated with a glass bead and bird feather.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Robin, Jr., 1962-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: antler, deerskin, twine, feather (material), glass (material), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 333096

Accession Number: 2018.27.4

Quahog shell

One half of a quahog shell of the type used for wampum production. Interior is bicolored white and purple.

Date: 2018

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material)

GUSN: 333097

Accession Number: 2018.27.5

Furniture Hardware Sample Board

Sample board showing furniture hardware. Examples of brass bail handles with and without back plates, drop pulls, and knobs on a heavy mahogany board marked "Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport"

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 333101

Accession Number: 2018.38.1

Furniture Hardware Sample Board

Sample board showing furniture hardware. Examples of brass bail handles with and without back plates, drop pulls, knobs, and escutcheons on a heavy mahogany board.

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 333102

Accession Number: 2018.38.2

Wallpaper

Sample of wallpaper from the interior of a trunk. Paper label "Harriot Elkins."

Date: ca. 1897

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 333103

Accession Number: 2018.39.1

Child's Dress

Child's dress of sheer cotton with lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 333104

Accession Number: 1993.184

Shawl

Black wool shawl with silk tambour work and jet bead embellished edges in a series of diaper pattern and foliated scrolls.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333105

Accession Number: 1969.5453

Bedspread

Chenille bedspread with brown stripes around pink roses with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn)

GUSN: 333116

Accession Number: 2008.12.111

Caramel corduroy coat and matching hat

Caramel corduroy doll jacket with fur trim around sleeves, hem, and collar. Matching hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy

GUSN: 333123

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.2

Pink and green print romper with matching hat

Floral doll romper with white lace trim at the waist and matching hat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333125

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.3

white socks and one striped legging

A pair of white socks and one rainbow striped legging.

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 333126

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.5A-C

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on black card with inscriptions on small pieces of white paper. Photograph depicts aerial view of fields, trees, and architectural structures.

Date: 1953

Maker: Lenz, Robert (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333153

Accession Number: 1984.54.73

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Ink and watercolor painting mounted on white card with handwritten inscription in lower left corner of painting. Painting depicts buildings, palm trees, and landscape in brown, green, red, blue, and yellow.

Date: 1953

Maker: Hauschild, Ellen (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), ink, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 333154

Accession Number: 1984.54.74

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph and architectural drawing set in a double mat with an inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: Possibly Croger, Liam (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333155

Accession Number: 1984.54.84

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image mounted on white card with inscription. Photographic print depicts various ceramics.

Date: 1953

Maker: Wildenhain, Marguerite, 1896-1985 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333156

Accession Number: 1984.54.83

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white image of painting (possibly) of nude woman brushing her hair before a mirror in an interior space. Inscriptions handwritten on mat below image.

Date: 1953

Maker: Scala, Franz, 1892-1975 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, pencils (drawing and writing equipment)

GUSN: 333157

Accession Number: 1984.54.91

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Collage of black and white photographs on black card; photographs depict a man carrying a child on his shoulders, table and chairs, store sign, and an unknown contraption. Green piece of paper affixed to lower right portion of card with handwritten inscription.

Date: 1953

Maker: unknown

Material: black-and-white photographs, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333158

Accession Number: 1984.54.92

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph, possibly of Radiology Institute of Osnabrück (Röntgeninstitut Osnabrück), mounted to white card with handwritten and stamped inscriptions.

Date: 1953

Maker: Lindner, Emanuel, 1905-1985 (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333159

Accession Number: 1984.54.94

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Typed letter in German to Walter Gropius.

Date: 1953

Maker: Gust, George (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, prints (visual works)

GUSN: 333160

Accession Number: 1984.54.95

Suspenders

Multi-colored suspenders worn by Richard Nylander when he married Jane Giffen on July 8, 1972. Straps are woven in an elasticized looped pile. Straps are vertically striped in yellow, gold, orange, tan, and brown assembled left to right on a navy background. Crossed at the center back and stitched i...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (fiber), metal, elasticity

GUSN: 333180

Accession Number: 2018.40.1

Velveteen wedding pants

One pair of blue velveteen wedding pants. Four matching pockets, two in front and two in back, with flap and button enclosures.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: velveteen

GUSN: 333181

Accession Number: 2018.40.2

Blue suit pants

One pair of men's blue suit pants. Slight flare at ankle.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333182

Accession Number: 2018.40.3

White cotton pants

One pair of white cotton pants. Label on inner pocket reads, "Levi's / Sta-Prest / Never Needs Ironing." Small flare at the ankle.

Date: c. 1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 333183

Accession Number: 2018.40.4

Set of embroidered linens by Olivia Langley Sleeper Crosby

Set of embroidered linens by Olive Langley Sleeper Crosby (1888-1977). Sampling includes (a-b) two guest towels, (c) one mat from a luncheon set, and (d-f) three styles of monogramed table napkins, all completed before her marriage in 1910. One guest towel (b) features tatting added by Olive's mothe...

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), embroidering, tatting (process)

GUSN: 333185

Accession Number: 2018.41.1A-F

Silk brocade fragment, 18th century

Silk brocade fabric fragment. Dark green background with a decorative floral pattern in gold, blue, and red. Fragment possibly removed from a mid-18th century wedding dress belonging to "Lady Goodwin" of South Berwick, Maine.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), brocading

GUSN: 333186

Accession Number: 2018.41.2

Unused roll of pink and silver foil wallpaper

Unused roll of shiny silver and bright pink foil wallpaper. Design is a version of the fleur de lis. Was used in a bathroom in Salem, Massachusetts.

Date: 1974

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint by composition or origin

GUSN: 333203

Accession Number: 2018.42.1

Pink swiss dot dress with lace trim

Pink swiss dot doll dress with white lace trim around sleeves and collar

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333211

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.6

Knitted red skirt with fur trim

Red knit doll skirt with velcro attachment at waist and fur trim around hem

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333212

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.7

Knitted red sweater with fur trim, white cord closure

Red knit doll jackets with white cord tie at the front and fur trim around the hem

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333213

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.8

2 piece pale purple ensemble with white lace trim

Two-piece purple ensemble. Skirt has white lace trim at bottom hem and around waste. Shirt has bell sleeves. White lace around opening of sleeves and neckline.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333214

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.9ab