Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragments. Rectangular panels filled with flowers and single flower heads. Printed in red, yellow and ochre on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178993

Accession Number: 1968.71.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Interlocking lattice design in brown and white with blue octagons in centers. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178994

Accession Number: 1968.71.4

Wallpaper fragments. Reform style pattern composed of stylized foliate elements on a blue reverse printed field within white diamonds with scalloped edges and alternating with smaller quatrefoils on a maroon reverse printed field. All printed on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178995

Accession Number: 1968.71.5

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by unground paper with white reverse printed fields. Stylized flower within a medallion at the intersections. Printed in red, black and white.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178996

Accession Number: 1968.71.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Woodgrain stripes bordered by narrow brown stripes, narrow tighter grained woodgrain stripe and tan stripe. Printed in two browns, tan and red. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178997

Accession Number: 1968.71.8

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Woodgrain paper. Wide, alternating stripes of imitation bird's-eye maple and pine planking. Printed in brown, tan and red on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178998

Accession Number: 1968.71.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stripe. Ivy leaves with red flower elements alternating with stripe of possibly a moire pattern in white on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178999

Accession Number: 1968.71.14B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Pieces too small to determine design, but it is probably a mid-sized floral medallion. Printed in green and white on unground paper.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179000

Accession Number: 1968.71.14C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Continuous berried and flowered vine in green and red and bordered by strapwork stripe in tan on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179001

Accession Number: 1968.71.14A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover floral design of daisy-like flower heads in red, pink and blue surrounded by dense field of foliage printed in green, red and blue-grey on light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179002

Accession Number: 1968.72.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral trail of orchid-like flowers printed in light blue, pink and red with a green and yellow striped stamen, all outlined in black. Printed on a beige polished ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179003

Accession Number: 1968.72.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Ashlar block pattern of imitation granite. Hexagon or octagon blocks divided into organic / irreglualrly shaped areas and printed freehand with black and white speckles on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179004

Accession Number: 1968.72.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be allover design of loosely arranged flowers and scrolls in grey and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179005

Accession Number: 1968.72.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by reverse printed lines revealing unground paper and enclosing centered diamonds with floral elements on a white field.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179006

Accession Number: 1971.178.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate stripe. Green and white stripes with meandering foliate vine reverse printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179007

Accession Number: 1971.178.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Quatrefoil (flower) within segmented diamond marked with parallel diagonal lines. Printed in brown and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179008

Accession Number: 1968.71.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alternating green and white moire stripes bordered by honeycomb pattern and stylized leaf motif and berries. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179009

Accession Number: 1968.71.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments fashioned into a collage affixed to colored paper and paperboard. Arts and crafts style papers. Roses with a figure 8 stem. Stripes of linear elements, squares and dots. Geometric shapes with hard edges juxtaposed with curved forms. Printed in two greens, pink red and white on a...

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179010

Accession Number: 1976.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reform style, stripe pattern. Stylized floral bouquet in between stripes. Along and on the stripes are chevrons and decorative patterning and stylized leaf ornaments. Printed in metallic gold, tan, brown and teal on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179011

Accession Number: 1922.709

Wallpaper

Unused sample of three uncut borders. Floral pattern of roses and daisies in a scalloped framework. Printed in two browns, cream, tan, three greens and burgundy on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179012

Accession Number: 1918.896

Wallpaper

Fragment. The border design is a very simple drapery paper with tassels in between each drapery swag. Black painted on a yellow-beige ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179013

Accession Number: 1986.1080

Wallpaper

Possibly part of a landscape figure paper. Stripe pattern with a meandering vine and a stripe of horizontal, elliptical dots. Printed in dark green and white on a pink ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179014

Accession Number: 1986.1081ab

Button

Round brass button with a central raised flower surrounded by a vine of flowers and leaves. Metal loop fastener on reverse. Attached to a piece of cardboard.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 222892

Accession Number: 2006.44.2703.6

Karabagh rug

Long rug with a center panel of crosses enclosed in octagons. Each diagonal line of octagons is a different color. There are several floral borders; the widest border consists of multi-colored floral medallions. The edges are bound in blue, orange, and red.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: J. Robert Boomer (Retailer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 222893

Accession Number: 2006.44.1038

Grasses

Unframed print of a plant in shadow. The plant in white is outlined on the dark foreground. In the low right corner are Japanese characters. The print is unframed but protected with a glass front taped on the sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222895

Accession Number: 2006.44.1021

Caucasian rug

Caucasian rug with rust colored ground and a center panel with a herati design. The three main borders are multi-colored running rosettes. The edges are bound in red. The middle top end of the rug is becoming unraveled. Each end of the rug has a woven woolen band.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 222896

Accession Number: 2006.44.1039

Caucasian rug

Caucasian rug with brown field and ascending flower design. At the top and bottom ends of the rug are three vases from which flowers grow. The vines connect in the center of the rug. The rest of the center field is covered wtth rosettes, botch, and palmettes. The borders consist of double ended hook...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222898

Accession Number: 2006.44.1040

Angel with Lilies

Framed photographic print after a fresco. The scene is probably a fragment of a larger scene depicting the Annunciation. The archangel Gabriel, in profile, holds a stalk of lilies. His tunic and his wings are richly decorated. An open window on the right shows a piece of sky.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222899

Accession Number: 2006.44.1045

Tabriz mat

Tabriz mat with rust red ground and center pole medallion. The central flower in the medallion is a light blue. There are several borders of flowering vines and rosettes. The edges are bound in tan. The bottom fringe is longer than the top fringe.

Date: 1900-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 222901

Accession Number: 2006.44.1041

Young Woman

Photograph of a young woman in a white dress. She is standing facing the right side, but she looks at the viewer. Her hair is up and she has a bracelet on her left arm. At the neckline, there is lace and three flowers.

Date: 1901

Maker: Merrill, E. G. (Photographer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222902

Accession Number: 2006.44.1042

Stephen Clarendon Phillips and Family

Photograph of Stephen Clarendon Phillips and his family. There are twelve figures in all: eight male and four female. The back row is standing and the front row is sitting. All the men are in suits, with vests, high collars, and large bow ties. The girl on Stephen Claredon's lap is wearing a short d...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222903

Accession Number: 2006.44.1043

James H. Duncan

Framed photographic print of a portrait of James H. Duncan. The man is portrayed in bust with a quarter turn. He wears a black suit jacket with vest, and a white shirt with high collar. The oval frame is gilded.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222904

Accession Number: 2006.44.1046

The Annunciation

Photograph of a painting. The central figure is the Madonna with a halo. Her head is cocked to the side and reading holy scripture with her arms crossed. Descending from the upper right proper corner is the Holy Spirit in dove form.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222905

Accession Number: 2006.44.1044

Lake at Dusk

Oil painting of a lake at dusk. Water fills most of the painting. In the background, on the left side, are trees and land.

Maker: Lucas, Albert Pike, 1862-1945 (Painter)

Material: paper (fiber product), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 222907

Accession Number: 2006.44.1049

James H. Duncan

Framed engraving of a bust length portrait of James H. Duncan. He wears a suit jacket, a vest and a white button up shirt with a high collar.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: Smith & Knight (Engraver)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222908

Accession Number: 2006.44.1047

The Hawaiian Library of Stephen Williard Phillips

Framed drawing for a bookplate. It centers on a statue of a human figure with a large head. In front of the statue on the ground are bowls. To either side of it are fans and garland. Behind him are palm trees and the beach. Behind the statue's head is another scene. This scene shows a mountain, ocea...

Maker: Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse), 1857-1931 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 222912

Accession Number: 2006.44.1050

Duncan House in Haverhill

Framed photographic print of the Duncan house in Haverhill. It is a two-storey house with a great porch with two columns. A large bare tree in front and a white picket fence surrounds the house.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222913

Accession Number: 2006.44.1048

Nannie Borden Phillips

Wedding photograph of Nannie Borden Phillips. She is turned and facing the right side of the photograph. Her dress is decorated in lace, the slevees reach the elbows, she wears elbow-length gloves, and has a long veil in her hair. In her hands she holds a large bouquet of flowers. The train of the d...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222914

Accession Number: 2006.44.1051

The Apparation of the Virgin to St. Bernard

Framed photographic print of a painting by Filippino Lippi, "The Apparition of the Virgin to St Bernard". In the foreground, the saint, seated at a desk, experiences a vision of the Virgin, long silhouette wearing a cloak and a tunic. In the background, the rocks form the stairs where Cistercian mon...

Maker: Reproduction of Lippi, Filippo, ca. 1406-1469 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222917

Accession Number: 2006.44.1065

Margaret Duncan Phillips

Photograph of Margaret Duncan Phillips. She is turned to the right side and her face looks straight ahead. Her hair is up and she has multiple necklaces on. Her dress is black, she has a black beaded purse hanging from her belt, and in her right hand is an umbrella. There is a signature in the lower...

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222918

Accession Number: 2006.44.1052

Willard Peele

Photograph of a painting of Willard Peele. His body is turned to the left and he looks straight ahead. He wears a large jacket with a white shirt with a high collar.

Date: February 1902

Maker: Merrill, E. G. (Photographer) Reproduction of Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Painter) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222919

Accession Number: 2006.44.1053

Margaret Appleton Peele

Photograph of a painting the Phillips own. It is a woman seated, turned to the right proper, but her head looks at the viewer. Her hair is up and her dress is black with puffed sleaves.

Maker: Merrill, E. G. (Photographer) Reproduction of Frothingham, James, 1786-1864 (Painter) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222927

Accession Number: 2006.44.1054

Reverend Nathaniel Appleton

Framed photograph of a man seated in a chair turned to the lef and he looks at the viewer. He has a white wig on and a black jacket with a white collar. There are two books on the table to the right.

Maker: Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, Jr., 1772-1863 (Painter) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222929

Accession Number: 2006.44.1055

Margaret Gibbs Appleton

Photograph of a painting of a woman seated and turned to the right with her right elbow propped on a ledge next to her. Her head rests on her hand and her head faces the viewer. She wears a shawl and a white bonnet.

Maker: Reproduction of Copley, John Singleton, Jr., 1772-1863 (Painter) Goodspeed's Bookstore (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222931

Accession Number: 2006.44.1056

Portrait of Dr. Barnard

Framed relief wax portrait of a clergyman, "Good Old Doctor Barnard." Sitter is in profile, facing right. Sitter has curled hair and is wearing a black hat, black robe and white collar. Gilt frame with black painted oval mat on glass.

Date: 1807

Maker: Possibly Rauschner, John Christian (1760-after 1812) (Maker)

Material: wax, paint (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 222932

Accession Number: 2006.44.1076

34 Chestnut Street

Framed photograph of the Phillips' House. The house has three floors, two chimneys, fifteen windows in the front, a wrought iron fence, and ionic colums in the front.

Date: May 1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222933

Accession Number: 2006.44.1057

Stephen Clarendon Phillips and his Family

Photograph of the Phillips family. There are twelve figures in all: eight male and four female. The back row is standing and the front row is sitting. All the men are in suits, with vests, high collars, and large bow ties. The girl on Stephen Clarendon's lap is wearing a short dress.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), silver (metal), photographic materials

GUSN: 222936

Accession Number: 2006.44.1058

Portrait of Stephen Phillips

Photograph of Stephen Phillips. He is seated and is turned to the right. He is wearing round glasses and a white buttoned shirt, a striped tie, and a suit. His hands are in fists on his hips.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222937

Accession Number: 2006.44.1061

Duncan and Nannie

Photograph of Duncan and Nannie Phillips standing in front of a fireplace. Duncan, on the right is dressed in a suit with a striped tie and a flower on his lapel. His glasses are round and he has slicked back hair. Nannie, on the left is wearing a white dress covered in lace. In her hands are a bouq...

Date: 1932

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), photographic materials

GUSN: 222940

Accession Number: 2006.44.1062

Wood-block engraving of a fisherman

Wood-block engraving of a fisherman. The fisherman is dark skinned, and draped in the fish net he is about to throw in the water. He stands on the sand, right at the edge of the water. The sea is turquoise blue.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), ink

GUSN: 222941

Accession Number: 2006.44.1077

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