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Jewelry box

Wedding jewelry set in original case. Circular jewelry case with hinged lid. The case exterior is covered in blue silk. The case interior has a white silk lining with fitted compartments for the gold and pearl necklace with cross pendant and earrings.

Date: 1871

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 284183

Accession Number: 2006.44.30.3

Jewelry box

Wedding jewelry set in original case. Square cardboard box for circular jewelry case. With brown paper wrapping inscribed with note from original owner.

Date: 1871

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 284184

Accession Number: 2006.44.30.4AB

Needlework picture "Fetching Water"

This large needlework picture is worked in silk and wool thread on a painted silk background. It depicts a young woman standing before a stream. She holds a water jug in her right hand and supports a young child on her back with the left hand. A small cottage and trees form the pastoral landscape be...

Date: 1814

Maker: Hale, Mary Ann (Embroiderer) Miss Rowson's Academy for Young Ladies

Material: silk (textile), crewel wool, paint (coating)

GUSN: 284207

Accession Number: 2013.38.1

Wallpaper

Sample of reproduction wallpaper border. Pattern of repeating curving leaves over black line. Leaves are bordered by white dots and black line. Screen printed in white, black and green on gray ground.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284219

Accession Number: 1988.72.2

Grease lamp

Wrought iron grease lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 284248

Accession Number: 2000.1695

Whale oil lantern

Tin whale oil lantern with pressed glass lens.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 284249

Accession Number: 2000.1696

Whale Oil Hand lamp

Tin whale oil hand lamp.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 284250

Accession Number: 2000.1697

Tin fluid burner

Tin fluid burner.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 284251

Accession Number: 2000.1698

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of feathers, scrolling foliage, swags of beads with hanging pendants. The pattern is printed in alternating stripes of greens and tans with areas of Block-printed in two greens, two browns, and white on an off-white, polished ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284253

Accession Number: 2000.2224AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, length 13 from the scenic wallpaper "Monuments of Paris." Features the most famous buildings of Paris in the background lined up by the Seine. This panel depicts Porte Saint-Denis in the background, the Seine in the middle and fishermen in the foreground. Another panel features t...

Date: 1812-1814

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284254

Accession Number: 2000.2229A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with striped pattern of vertical columns embellished with qautrefoils in a diaper pattern. Meandering leafy branches fill the space between the columns. Printed in taupe, browns, and blue on a white polished ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284255

Accession Number: 2000.2225

Wallpaper

Fragment of nursery wallpaper. Vignettes of children and adults playing various games such as kickball, lawn tennis, and bowling. One vignette of a cat exploring the picnic basket. Scenes are interspersed with oversized flowering plants. Roller-printed in ochre and light green with thin blue out...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284263

Accession Number: 2001.281.374

Wallpapered book cover

Wallpaper fragment used as a book cover. Floral stripe and vertical diaper pattern alternting with continuous climbing roses bordered by white sprigs. Printed in pink, maroon, green, and white on blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284272

Accession Number: 2000.2233

"King Ahasuerus" Wallpaper

Fragment of "King Ahasuerus" a pillar and arch wallpaper. See 1978.159A for matching paper fragment still attached to wall board. Paper depicts a man seated on throne with a domed top, under a large arch with egg and dart molding. Block printed in tans, black, and white. 42" repeat.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284283

Accession Number: 1978.159B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reproduction of the William Morris paper "Christchurch" with an all over design of meandering tan vines with tendrils and pink blossoms on a field of brown willow leaves. Printed on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284286

Accession Number: 1995.26

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of a repeating grid of squares framing stylized leaves with rosettes in the center, connected by red vines. Printed in light olive green, dark green, and red on a tan ground.

Date: 1984

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 284288

Accession Number: 1995.46

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ceiling medallion of a sunflower encircled by metallic gold radiating points and olive green undulating points. Printed against a black circular field in yellow, blue, red, olive, and metallic gold.

Date: 1985

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer) Possibly S.J. Bauer (Designer)

GUSN: 284289

Accession Number: 1995.45

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeating grid of anthemions in metallic gold on a tan ground.

Date: 1983

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 284291

Accession Number: 1995.47

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. All over design of scrolled and entwined raspberry brambles. Printed in light olive, green, pink, ochre, red, white, and metallic gold on a cream ground.

Date: 1983-1985

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284292

Accession Number: 1995.48

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the Hamilton House, South Berwick, Maine. Diaper pattern formed by liquid mica lozenges with yellow Xs at the intersections. White ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284293

Accession Number: 2000.384A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Diaper pattern formed by lozenges encircling heraldic motifs of a crown above the initials V.R.I and a stylized thistle. Printed in metallic gold, on a grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1983-1985

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer) Morris, William (Designer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284294

Accession Number: 1995.30

Wallpaper

Fragments of wallpaper with all over design of Persian pine or flower framed by entwined vine with flower head terminals. Block printed in gold on brown ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284295

Accession Number: 2000.388AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Three rows of uncut borders in two designs, repeating and inverted persian floral design and continuous chevrons framing arabesques. Printed in blue, tan, red and metallic gold on a forest green ground.

Date: 1978-1982

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer) Regan, Ray (Designer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284296

Accession Number: 1995.28

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of repeating white irises and cat tail rushes bordered above by a checkered and narrow bead and reel border and below by a row of continuous undulating vines and a band of undulating arcs. Printed in white, blue-grey, black, red, and metallic gold on a light...

Date: 1985

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284298

Accession Number: 1995.27

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of a single sunflower in an earthenware pot on a field of scrolling vines with orange blossoms. Printed in yellow, orange, blue, green, olive, metallic gold, red, and black on a light green ground.

Date: 1984

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284299

Accession Number: 1995.37

Wallpaper

Fragments of large-scale floral wallpaper. Pattern of stylized flowers and scrolling leaves. Roller-printed in cobalt blue on blue-gray ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283514

Accession Number: 2001.281.267A-C

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Renaissance Revival wallpaper with large-scale, floral cartouche pattern. White cartouches of c-scrolls, strapwork, hanging beads, and delicate floral swags frame floral elements alternately printed in ochre and brown and light and dark brown. Block-printed on gray ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283519

Accession Number: 2001.281.268AB

Wallpaper

A fragment of at least three layers of wallpaper. The uppermost layer is a striped paper with alternating floral and liquid mica stripes. The paper is roller-printed in liquid mica, two greens, light blue-green, two yellow, two pinks, and white on white ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283526

Accession Number: 2001.281.269

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral sprig pattern with naturalistic pink roses, trailing blue ribbon, and butterflies with stylized circular vines. Block-printed in gray, two blues, four greens, blue-green, red, three pinks, yellow and white on satin white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283527

Accession Number: 2001.281.270

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Renaissance Revival striped wallpaper. Stripes of large-scale floral bouquets in pinks, blues, and violet with gray vases and festoons alternate with cartouches of scrolls and strapwork primarily in gray. Block-printed in gray, maroon, green, two blues, two pinks, two viole...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283528

Accession Number: 2001.281.271AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Flocked Medallion with sprig pattern. Small repeating medallions formed by laurel leaf branches tied with bows. Medallions frame sprigs. Pindot background. Roller-printed pattern in green flocking on green ground. Ribb embossed paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), embossed wall coverings, flocking

GUSN: 283529

Accession Number: 2001.281.272

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate pattern roller-printed in metallic gold on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 283530

Accession Number: 2001.281.273

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Sumner Taylor House, Ashby, Massachusetts. Diaper pattern paper block-printed in three browns and white on ochre satin ground. Dorothy Waterhouse refered to this as the "Longfellow" pattern because of its use in the Longfellow House, Portland, Maine. The pattern was als...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283531

Accession Number: 2001.281.274

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Assonet, Massachusetts. Ashlar pattern blocks on a background of marble. Each ashlar block is edged with a scroll design and frames a vignette of a pastoral house. Roller-printed in gray, green and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283532

Accession Number: 2001.281.275

Wallpaper

Fragment of Scenery figure wallpaper representing the Crimean War, specifically the Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1855), alternating with portrait medallions of Lord Raglan and Lord Palmerston. Printed in brown, grey, red-orange, blue, white and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283544

Accession Number: 1978.136

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Hayes House, Barnstable, Massachusetts with floral stripe pattern. Small, stylized flowers with horizontal sprays of leaves repeat to form vertical stripes in alternating colors. Block-printed in yellow and pale red on blue ground. The yellow block print overlaps the p...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283566

Accession Number: 2001.281.276

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Hayes House, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Diamond patterned formed by four alternating floral medallion designs. Block-printed in white and pink on gray ground. Handmade paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283567

Accession Number: 2001.281.277

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Large-scale foliate spray with trailing vine over diaper pattern. Roller-printed in tan, maroon, and two greens on light tan ground.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283568

Accession Number: 2001.281.278

Wallpaper

Four wallpaper fragments from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Gold striped wallpaper resembling an embossed Gilt-Figure wallpaper. Roller-printed in metallic gold stripes and figures over delicate line pattern in white on gray ground. The clearest figures are small vases containing wheat stalks. Othe...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 283569

Accession Number: 2001.281.279.1A-D

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Embossed acanthus leaf pattern roller-printed in iridesent gold, blue and white on brown ground. Accompanied a gold stripe and figure paper, see 2001.281.279.1A-D.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283594

Accession Number: 2001.281.279.2

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Double diaper pattern. Background diaper has wide lines with marblized design. Foreground diaper features stylized rosettes at diagonal intersections. Roller-printed in olive, pale yellow, and two browns on ungrounded paper. Marked "16 R...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283595

Accession Number: 2001.281.280

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Diaper and sprig pattern roller-printed in cream, tan and red on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283596

Accession Number: 2001.281.281

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of floral wallpaper from the Crocker Tavern, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Allover floral with large sprays and sprigs of pink and blue flowers. Roller-printed in gray, two blues, two pinks, three browns and green on white satin ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283597

Accession Number: 2001.281.282

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Crocker Tavern, Barnstable, Massachusetts mounted on paperboard. Anglo-Japanese style pattern featuring large floral bouquets among geometric shapes and figures. Striped design to immitate the look of a woven textile. American Wall Paper Manufacturer's Association logo...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283598

Accession Number: 2001.281.283

Wallpaper

Fragments of decorative paper removed from an oval bandbox associated with the library in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Large-scale floral block-printed in two greens on light green ground. Fragment (A) consists of several wallpaper pieces that have been affixed to cotton fabric.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283599

Accession Number: 2001.281.284A-F

Wallpaper

Four fragments of decorative paper from a bandbox associated with the Barnstable, Massachusetts library. Small figure, abstract pattern is block-printed in white on gray ground. An orange stripe is overpainted or stenciled on the pattern. Oval fragment (D) has an affixed label with "Miss L. Smith...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283602

Accession Number: 2001.281.285A-D

Wallpaper

Four fragments of paper from a bandbox associated with the Barnstable, Massachusetts library. Curved stripe pattern consisting of solid lines alternating with long, spiky leaves or vines. Block-printed in mauve and white on pink ground. Wove paper in partial sheetsr.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 283603

Accession Number: 2001.281.286A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Barre, Massachusetts. Half of the paper has been affixed to paperboard. Renaissance Revival scenery figure paper. Large-scale scroll and strapwork pattern frames small scenic vignettes, one of an ox wagon and the other of a waterway with cityscape. Scenery figures ...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283605

Accession Number: 2001.281.287

Tiger Claw Bracelet

This bracelet is made from six tiger claws set in gold mounts. Each gold mount is a wide cap set at the top of the claw, delicately chased with floral designs. The mount is held in place with a set of prongs extending from a tab along the front edge of each claw. Each claw is connected to the other ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), keratin

GUSN: 283610

Accession Number: 1928.148

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Selick Hedge Matthews House, Bass River, Massachusetts. Floral gilt figure paper with roller-printed trailing vine background pattern in gray on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283611

Accession Number: 2001.281.288