Historic New England

Needlework Rug

A Greek wool needlepoint rug with blue flower and tulip block motif with orange and green floral and leaf border.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (visual works), needlepoint (needleworking), wool (textile), muslin

GUSN: 372673

Accession Number: 2013.4.125

Hudson's Bay Company Four Point Blanket

Red and black wool Four Point Hudson's Bay blanket with original yellow and white silk label.

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: Hudson's Bay Company Inc.

Material: wool (hair), wool (textile)

GUSN: 372674

Accession Number: 2013.4.126

Jacket

A heathered brown woman's blazer or jacket with round brass buttons reading "HEAD LIGHT."

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 372675

Accession Number: 2013.4.127

Jacket

A white cloth jacket with large square pockets and Mandarin collar.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth

GUSN: 372676

Accession Number: 2013.4.128

Plaid Wool Blanket

A thin plaid wool blanket in light shades of peach, yellow, green, and purple.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), wool (textile), plaids

GUSN: 372677

Accession Number: 2013.4.129

Plaid Wool Blanket

A thin plaid wool blanket in light shades of peach, yellow, green, and purple.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), wool (textile), plaids

GUSN: 372678

Accession Number: 2013.4.130

Skirt

A midi-skirt comprised of mutiple stripes of plain and patterned velevet with a thick green velvet waist band.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), voided velvet, solid velvet

GUSN: 372679

Accession Number: 2013.4.131AB

Sweater

A five button Fair Isle style knitted sweater in grey, pink, green (teal), and dark red (marroon).

Date: Late 20th century

Maker: Eddie Bauer

Material: knitting (process)

GUSN: 372680

Accession Number: 2013.4.132

Sweater

A dark blue wool knit collared three button sweater with two square front button close pockets and two button close cuffs.

Date: Late 20th century

Maker: Carroll Reed Ski Shops

Material: knitting (process), machine knitting, wool (hair), wool (textile)

GUSN: 372681

Accession Number: 2013.4.133

Turtleneck

A plain white cotton long sleeve turtleneck shirt with short vertical ruggle along neck opening and with zipper closure along the center back.

Date: Late 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), zippers

GUSN: 372682

Accession Number: 2013.4.134

Robe

A plaid flannel robe in blue, green, white, and yellow with blue quilted lining, with waist tie.

Date: Late 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: flannel, plaids, quilting

GUSN: 372683

Accession Number: 2013.4.135AB

Shirt Dress with Matching Belt

A yellow cotton plyester blend shirtdress with light blue, pink, and green large floral pattern with roses and hydrangeas and front button close with round, light yellow plastic buttons, and matching fabric belt.

Date: ca. 1965-85

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester (fiber), acrylic (plastic), metal

GUSN: 372684

Accession Number: 2013.4.136AB

Blue Smock Dress

A light blue collared plain weave smock dress.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), metal

GUSN: 372685

Accession Number: 2013.4.137

Tile

Light green tile from Butan fireplace set.

Date: 1884

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, ceramic glaze, glaze

GUSN: 373031

Accession Number: 2025.28.14

Tile

Brown tile from Marguerite fireplace surround set.

Date: 1884

Maker: J. & J.G. Low Art Tile Works\n (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze, glaze, ceramic tile

GUSN: 373032

Accession Number: 2025.28.23

Gaynor Minden Europa Pointe Shoes

Pair of unused, custom Gaynor Minden Europe Pointe Shoes made for former Boston Ballet dancer Diana Albrecht.

Date: ca. 2011-2018

Maker: Gaynor Minden (Designer) Cardinal Shoe Corporation (Manufacturer)

Material: satin, leather, suede, acrylic (plastic), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 373921

Accession Number: 2025.35.1AB

Plant Stand

Wire plant stand

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 374852

Accession Number: 1971.2072

Melodeon

Melodeon/piano. Compass of FF to F3. Ivory naturals with rounded fronts and ebony accidentals. Four stops: knobs missing. Two pedals on lyre for bellows and swell. Rosewood case. Four octagonal legs.

Date: 1852-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 375812

Accession Number: A587

Bugle

Brass bugle / mellophone in E flat played in Boston Brigade Band and inside of a leather case lined with fabric.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 375817

Accession Number: 1948.90

Square Piano

Piano converted into desk.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 375818

Accession Number: B2315

Peace Pin

A round metal pin with white or cream background and "PEACE" in blue at the center. Attachment with straight metal pin attached a top of the back.

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), metal

GUSN: 378201

Accession Number: 2025.31.5

"I Wrote Hanoi" Pin

A round metal pin with white or cream background and "I WROTE HANOI" in red at the center. Attachment with bent over metal tab attached a top of the back.

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: unknown

Material: printing (process), metal

GUSN: 378202

Accession Number: 2025.31.6

Hooked Rug with Shoe Motif

A rectangular machine made hooked rug with cream center adorned with eighteenth century style women's shoes in shades of black, taupe, pink, yellow, brown, and green, and a border in alternating thick black and thin purple / grey stripes.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: hooking, cotton (fiber), rugmaking

GUSN: 378224

Accession Number: 2025.41.1

Dolman Jacket

A deep red velvet dolman style jacket adorned with black glass beads with a high collar and edged lined in fine black feathers.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: solid velvet, beading (process), beads (pierced objects), glass (material), feather (material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 378266

Accession Number: 2025.51.1

Dress

A one piece dress of maroon or wine red silk moiré and velvet with asymmetrical design. Having a high, open collar and v-shaped neckline, terminating directly above the bust line, puffed shoulders with fitted sleeves and cuffed wrists with ruffle style bows. Closure of garments on the proper right s...

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Mme. Eugenie & Ce. (Maker)

Material: silk (textile), moiré, moiré effect, solid velvet, cotton (textile), metal, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 378267

Accession Number: 2025.51.2

Dress

A two-piece ivory silk evening dress. (A) Bodice: sleeveless ivory silk, armseye lined with lace and light pink silk ribbons, center front laced opening lined with green velvet and light pink with golden filigree lace laid over and attached early plastic beads in a metallic light pink. (B) Skirt: i...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: Schneider, Alma, 19th century- (Maker)

Material: silk (fiber), silk (textile), solid velvet, lace (needlework), ribbon (material), mesh, cotton (textile), embroidering, beading (process), beadwork, beads (pierced objects), cellulose acetate

GUSN: 378268

Accession Number: 2025.51.3A-D

Set of Placemats

Set of four screen-printed political placemats. Blue screen printed designs on white loose weave cotton with unfinished fringe style ends.A) "White House Sources" B) "Conserve Engery" C) "Saturday Night Massacre" D) "Rose Mary's Baby" Designs Alice Geraldine Cornell. Made by members of the Nauset...

Date: 1972

Maker: Nauset Workshop for the Handicapped (Maker) Cornell, Alice Geraldine (Maker)

Material: screen printing, printmakers, cotton (textile), ink

GUSN: 378271

Accession Number: 2025.52.3A-D

Painted Chair

A painted wooden side chair with fancy splat having three vertical slats, the center in the shape of a vase. Crest rail is hand painted with dark outline and metallic floral motif. Front legs are turned and highlighted with painting. Back legs with slight sabor-like curve. Sides have double rail str...

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Day, Georgina Logan (Maker)

Material: wood and wood products, cord (fiber product), stenciling, painting (coating), gilding

GUSN: 378272

Accession Number: 2025.52.4

Box of Bronzing Power and Silver Leaf Sheets

Box of multiple packets of bronzing power, silver leaf sheets, and other metallic pigments.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal), silver (metal), waxed paper, paper by composition or origin, silver leaf

GUSN: 378273

Accession Number: 2025.52.5

Onyx and Gold Necklace

A necklace comprised of three different shapes of onyx beads (round, faceted, and twisting) separated with small metal beeds. Having gold findings clasp at front, center. Dangling from center front is a drop of round and twist style onyx beads with gold ending claps and clasp as bottom with a circul...

Date: Late nineteenth / early twentieth century

Maker: unknown

Material: onyx (mineral), metal, gold (metal), carnelian, faceting

GUSN: 378274

Accession Number: 2025.52.6

Handbag

A white leather purse with abstract printed floral fabric on the sides. Floral fabric is adorned with stitched raffia and covered with clear vinyl and white leather handle and metal clasp.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: raffia (fiber), leather, vinyl, cotton (textile), metal

GUSN: 380751

Accession Number: 1993.41

Quilted Purse

Quilted fabric purse with floral pattern and bird on white background and wooden handles.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood and wood products

GUSN: 380752

Accession Number: 1993.42

Petit Point Purse

A black floral tapestry purse with yellow metal closure frame, clasp, and chain. Labelled "MADE IN WEST GERMANY WALBORG".

Date: 1949-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: tapestry (process), metal, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 380754

Accession Number: 1993.39

Coin Purse

Petit point coin purse with birds and flowers on a cream and black background with yellow metal chased closure frame and clasp.

Date: 20th ecntury

Maker: unknown

Material: needlepoint (needleworking), petit point, cotton (fiber), metal

GUSN: 380755

Accession Number: 1993.38

Spool

Ivory spool with white thread.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380772

Accession Number: 1930.1332

Sewing Box

Black box foe sewing pins. "Best Jet Black / Patent Pins / With fine points. Box (A) with lid (B).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380773

Accession Number: 1933.1970 AB

Pincushion Box

Rectangular pincushion of purple velvet/silk. Four-sided with images of girls.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380774

Accession Number: 1930.1118AB

Yellow Box

Yellow sewing box with blue glass beads inside. "Genuine silver plated / No. 4 / G. H. Chapman / Saybrook Conn. / Hook and Eyes"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380775

Accession Number: 1919.248A

Hook and Eye Box

Sewing box with white glass beads. "White / Hook and Eyes / No. 5"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380776

Accession Number: 1919.248E

Sewing Box

Hook and Eye box with lid and with red glass beads inside. "Brevet D'Inv / Hook and Eyes / No 6"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380777

Accession Number: 1919.248D

Needle Package

Needle box purple in color with several slots for needle packs. "E. C. Pratts / Gold burnished / egg eyed needles "

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380778

Accession Number: 1924.2341

Dress Stays

Bundle of dress stays in pack tied together. Approx 9 stays.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 380779

Accession Number: 1964.61P

Wallet

A small white leather wallet with a snap clasp.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381050

Accession Number: 1948.66.2

Flip Fold Compact

A small, beige flip fold compact.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381051

Accession Number: 1948.66.3

Coin Purse

A silk bag style coin purse with metal clasp.

Date: 20th centruy

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 381052

Accession Number: 1948.66.4

Pocket

Black satin pocket, jet or black glass trimming

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, jet (coal), glass (material), cotton (fiber), metal

GUSN: 381053

Accession Number: 1946.782

Purse or drawstring pouch

A rectangular light green silk drawstring purse or pouch with corded edge and drawstring adorned with golden tassels. Front is hand painting with purple flowers and two robins.

Date: Early 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cord (fiber product), tassel, hand-painted

GUSN: 381054

Accession Number: 1943.639

Purse

A black beaded drawstring purse with corded closure and bottom edge with beaded loops and small, clear, cut glass beads.

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), beads (pierced objects), beadwork, beading (process), cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 381055

Accession Number: 1929.332

Purse

A beaded reticule or drawstring purse with geometric motifs, tassel at bottom,. and black fabric and cording at top. Motifs include red diamonds outlined in green and yellow with abstract leaf motif in center of blue, yellow, and green, center with blue diamonds outlined in yellow rectangles and gre...

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: (Appraiser)

Material: beads (pierced objects), glass (material), beading (process), beadwork, cotton (fiber), cord (fiber product), tassel

GUSN: 381062

Accession Number: 1945.593

"Fish Story" Folly Cove Designers Skirt

A Folly Cover Designers skirt in the pattern "Fish Story" with schools of small and large geometric stylized fish in grey ink on black cotton with a thick black cotton waistband.

Date: ca. 1957

Maker: Burton Demetrios, Virginia Lee, 1909-1968

Material: linocuts (prints), linoleum blocks, printmakers, designers, ink, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 381110

Accession Number: 2026.1.1

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