Historic New England

Top hat

A green party top hat with a gold paper band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316670

Accession Number: 1942.5199

Top hat

A blue party top hat with a gold paper band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316671

Accession Number: 1942.5200

Top Hat

A green party top hat with a gold paper band.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316672

Accession Number: 1942.5201

A cream colored bonnet with layers of scalloped edged lace extending from the front to the crown and down the neck. It has three sections of folded silk at the crown, a cream net base with wire supports, an interior cotton band, and two cream colored silk ribbons.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316674

Accession Number: 1942.5203

Firefighter's helmet

A black leather firefighter's helmet embossed with a leaf design around the brim. It has a pointed leather front piece with an emblem at the center.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316675

Accession Number: 1942.5204

Women's bonnet

A black cotton bonnet with padded horizontal stitching across the brim, a long neck piece, a ruffle at the back of the brim, and two interior ties

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316676

Accession Number: 1942.5205

Women's hat

A cream colored silk hat with a straw base, a printed violet and green floral design, black velvet band around the crown, cream colored lace covering for the brim, and an interior cotton lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316677

Accession Number: 1942.5206

Women's hat

A black silk costume hat shaped like a bowler, with a faded green ribbon, two blue-green feather plumes, and a sheer veil that extends from the interior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316678

Accession Number: 1942.5207

Light bulb

Light bulb. Removed from Beauport, the exterior gatehouse light facing the parking lot.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy), metal, electrical attributes and properties

GUSN: 316680

Accession Number: 2015.172.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with Colonial Revival vignettes depicting a weather vane, mortar and pestle, rifle, band box, and an antique store on a white ground. Run No. 4. Drop Match.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: United Wallpaper Crafters of N. Am. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 316760

Accession Number: 2015.187.2

Boric Acid Tin

Boric acid container with cover. Cylindrical cardboard body with tin cover and bottom. Cover has a central circular disc with shaker and spout openings. W.B. Hunt, Co. Massachusetts, 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, tin (metal)

GUSN: 316761

Accession Number: 2015.187.3AB

Hat

Floray spray decoration.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316780

Accession Number: 1928.550

Hat

Red felt cap trimmed with green braid, with green silk tassel, and lined with light tan leather.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), silk (textile), leather

GUSN: 316781

Accession Number: 1935.1119

Bonnet

Women's wedding bonnet with white tulle overlay and fabric roses

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316782

Accession Number: 1940.150

Bonnet

Women's blue fabric bonnet with tulle accents and fabric roses, berries and leaves

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316783

Accession Number: 1940.149

Hat

Child's straw hat, upturned rim, with brown ribbon band and rim

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316784

Accession Number: 1930.1261

Hat

Child's straw hat, upturned rim, with brown ribbon band and rim

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316785

Accession Number: 1930.1528

Hair Ornament

Lavender hair ornament in green box

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316786

Accession Number: 1937.584

Bonnet

Cream-colored baby bonnet with pink embroidered flowers, cream ribbons, and lace

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316802

Accession Number: 1942.116

Hatbox

Hatbox, pink lid, striped pink and maroon.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316804

Accession Number: 1990.353AB

Hatbox

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316806

Accession Number: 1990.350AB

Bonnet

Women's gray and white striped satin bonnet with elaborate fabric flowers around inside of brim

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316807

Accession Number: 1992.334

Hat

Navy wool military cap with leather brim and chin strap

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316808

Accession Number: 1970.45

Bonnet

Black quilted bonnet, brown interior with black ribbons

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316809

Accession Number: 1964.385

Hat

White satin and ivory lace embroidered bonnet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316810

Accession Number: 1923.337

Shoes

Pair of shoes made of leather.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316811

Accession Number: 1936.503AB

Shoe Box

Shoe box

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316813

Accession Number: 1969.5716.2AB

Shoes

Baby shoes

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316814

Accession Number: 2004.38.10AB

Shoes

Pair of white summer shoes

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316815

Accession Number: 1993.54.1-.2AB

Shoes

Pair of patent black tap dancing shoes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316816

Accession Number: 2008.12.108AB

Women's Shoes

Pair of beige fabric covered shoes with pointed toes.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316817

Accession Number: 2008.12.27.1AB

Women's Shoes

Pair of women's cream colored satin shoes (.1ab) with rhinestones in original cardboard box (.2ab).

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316818

Accession Number: 2008.12.4.1AB-.2AB

Shoes

A pair of child's brown shoes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316819

Accession Number: 2008.12.94.1AB

Shoes

Pair of child's brown shoes

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316820

Accession Number: 2008.12.94.2AB

Hat

Navy canvas hat, no brim

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 316822

Accession Number: 2008.12.88

Tablecloth

Blue and white checked cotton tablecloth. The tablecloth has solid blue squares, solid white squares, and the blue and white squares have flower shapes woven into them, which appear as a white flower on one side of the tablecloth, and a blue flower on the other. The Tablecloth has two selvage edge...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370523

Accession Number: 2016.188.227

Tablecloths

Set of twenty-four blue and white plaid tablecloths. Each tablecloth has two hemmed edges and two selvage edges.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370524

Accession Number: 2016.188.228.1-.24

Table Linen

White linen square tablecloth in a plain weave with a 2" deep hem. There is a row of openwork at the hem lines which intersects at the corners and continues to the outer edge. At each of the four corners the same design is embroidered in white. The design is a full flower at left, with stems, and...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370525

Accession Number: 2016.188.229

Napkins

Four light blue napkins woven in a plain weave with some slubs. Two napkins have edges that are finished with an overlock stitch at the edge of the fabric. Two napkins have a 1/4" hem all of the way around, secured with a simple machine stitch.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370526

Accession Number: 2016.188.230.1-.4

Napkin

White linen damask napkin with long selvage edges and short edges with a 1" hem with openwork at the hem. Woven into the fabric is a large oval with a simple basketweave stitch inside the oval. Outside the oval there are three large blossoms and other foliage woven in at each of the four corners. ...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370527

Accession Number: 2016.188.231

Towels

Set of five white linen towels woven in a striped weave. The long edges are selvage, the shorter ends have a 1 1/4" hem with one row of openwork at the hem. The "stripes" alternate between a basketweave, and a plain twill weave.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370528

Accession Number: 2016.188.232.1-.5

Apron

Apron waistband, ties and main body is a thin white fabric woven in a square weave. 1 3/8" strip of lace around outer edge of apron skirt. 1' wide strip of lace inset to form a triangle centered at the center bottom hem. Additional 1" strip of lace runs from bottom hem to waistband, at a center p...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370529

Accession Number: 2016.188.233

Apron

White apron with a square bib covering the chest, ties for behind the neck, a full front skirt, waist ties, and two front pockets.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370530

Accession Number: 2016.188.234

Table Linen

Cotton chintz double-sided fabric with a base color of turquoise, a white figured border design, and a central medallion in navy blue. Designs are in a golden brown, white, and navy blue.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370531

Accession Number: 2016.188.235

Wooden Fork and Spoon

Matching carved wooden salad fork and spoon with leaves and grapes carved into the handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, carving (processes)

GUSN: 370532

Accession Number: 2016.188.236.1-.2

Table Seating Planner

Brown oval board with a leather(ette?) top surface with two smaller oval pieces of leather attached at the center top. The back of the board is covered in a brown watered and ribbed silk. At one end, in tiny gold print is printed "Made in Italy". At the opposite end on the back is a triangular met...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 370533

Accession Number: 2016.188.237

Bowl

Bowl has a flat bottom, sides that flare out to the top rim, and a row of a decorative design on both the top and the bottom of the bowl rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: sterling silver, embossing

GUSN: 370534

Accession Number: 2016.188.238

Chair Upholstery

Needlepoint chair seat upholstery with a green background, two roses in shades of pink at the center, surrounded by leaves and other flowers. Paper clipped to the back of one side is a piece of paper that reads "Florence Bixby / worked this Removed / needlepoint from / #2 Gothic back Chip chair"

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), textiles

GUSN: 370535

Accession Number: 2016.188.239