Historic New England

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; seven flowers, fruit, leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259663

Accession Number: 2002.32.26B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259664

Accession Number: 2002.32.26C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259665

Accession Number: 2002.32.26D

Envelope

Paper envelope; painted black on front; setncilled in gold; leaf and flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 259666

Accession Number: 2002.32.27A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral and leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259667

Accession Number: 2002.32.27B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral and leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259668

Accession Number: 2002.32.27C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf and stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259669

Accession Number: 2002.32.27D

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; floral and leaf; tape on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools), tape (materials)

GUSN: 259670

Accession Number: 2002.32.27E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259671

Accession Number: 2002.32.27F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259672

Accession Number: 2002.32.27G

Envelope

Paper envelope; painted black on front; stencilled in gold; scroll work and border.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 259673

Accession Number: 2002.32.28A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; elaborate scrollwork; pencil marks at bottom.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259674

Accession Number: 2002.32.28B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; elaborate scroll work.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259675

Accession Number: 2002.32.28C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; scallop border

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259676

Accession Number: 2002.32.28D

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; flower, leaves, and stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 259683

Accession Number: 2002.32.29A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; flower and leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259684

Accession Number: 2002.32.29B

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; large flower.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259685

Accession Number: 2002.32.29C

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; scalloped border.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259686

Accession Number: 2002.32.29D

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; decorative border.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259687

Accession Number: 2002.32.29E

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; elaborate leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259688

Accession Number: 2002.32.29F

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf veining; pencil marks.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 259689

Accession Number: 2002.32.29G

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; abstracted leaf.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259690

Accession Number: 2002.32.29H

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf border with geometric tip; faint pencil marks.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 259691

Accession Number: 2002.32.29I

Envelope

Paper envelope; front painted black; stencilled in gold; leaf and scroll.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 259692

Accession Number: 2002.32.30A

Stencil

Paper stencil for decorating furniture and walls; leaf and fruit.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), stencil paper, stencils (tools)

GUSN: 259693

Accession Number: 2002.32.30B

Bassinet mattress

Oval bassinet mattress

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270925

Accession Number: 1969.3518.2

Bassinet curtain and canopy

Bassinet curtain panel [a] and canopy [b] of bright blue glazed chintz with white embroidered net decoration.

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270926

Accession Number: 1969.3518.3ab

Small Tahitian tapa (ahu) fragment decorated with red fern design, back side is unadorned. Tahitian tapa designs frequently used leaf or fern fronds dipped in dye and pressed against the tapa. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and beddin...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3635

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, white ground stamped with black circles and dots. Fragment is very thin and heavily embossed in a star-shaped pattern. The embossing is part of the kapa production process. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely u...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270932

Accession Number: 2006.44.3636

Kapa

Kapa fragment, orange-yellow cloth decorated with stamped black bands and small red and black squares. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as oth...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270933

Accession Number: 2006.44.3637

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a]: wallpapered with block printed floral paper on cream ground. Lid [b]: wallpapered with block-printed floral paper on cream ground. Same paper on box and lid.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270956

Accession Number: 2001.281.3AB

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth. White ground decorated with bands of black and red wavy lines and red bands. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and be...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3638

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] is decorated with block-printed wallpaper depicting a bird perched on a branch with a cluster of berries. Blue ground. The lid [b] is decorated with the same wallpaper as the box. The inside of the bandbox [a] is lined with newspaper dated August 8, 185...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270962

Accession Number: 2001.281.4AB

Kapa

Small fragment of Hawaiian bark cloth, yellow with a pattern of wavy red and black lines. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other se...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270965

Accession Number: 2006.44.3639

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] and lid [b] decorated with handmade block-printed wallpaper. Paper ground is light blue with darker blue stylized leaf or fern, medallion, and fleur de lis pattern. The inside of the box is lined with ivory colored paper. The inside of the lid is lined with...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270970

Accession Number: 2001.281.5AB

Kapa

Thin, translucent kapa fragment from Hawaii, white with pink-red bands and black oval spots. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as secular, sacr...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270972

Accession Number: 2006.44.3640

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa from Hawaii, dyed red on one side. The barkcloth is thin but stiff, with three-dimensional ribbing embossed into the fabric. This type of ribbed kapa (kua'ula) is unique to Hawaii. The fragment was cut from a larger sample at some point. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a ...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270973

Accession Number: 2006.44.3641

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] covered with light blue paper, no design. Lined with white paper. Lid [B] covered with block-printed wallpaper with a design of oak leaves and branches, flowers and a thorn pattern on tan ground, light blue paper underneath. Lid lined with newspaper dated J...

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270974

Accession Number: 2001.281.6AB

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii, lavender brown with wavy embossed lines made during production. The fragment is very thin and translucent. Tapa (kapa in Hawaiian) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sa...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270975

Accession Number: 2006.44.3642

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, brownish red with embossed ribbing. This ribbed type of kapa is unique to the Hawaiian Islands and is called kua'ula.. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, a...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270977

Accession Number: 2006.44.3643

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed white ground paper with repeating silver diamond geometric pattern with silver and green leaves and brown flowers. The rim of the lid is covered with a floral designed paper. The interior of the box is lined with w...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270978

Accession Number: 2001.281.7AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with wooden lid. Bandbox [A] covered with a block-printed wallpaper with an orange floral medallion on a bed of scattered wheat stalks, blue ground. Interior lined with with cream paper. Visible stitching along bottom edge. Lid [B] is fragmented, covered in a floral pattern pap...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270979

Accession Number: 2001.281.8AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a block-printed gray geometric design of slim columns with pointed edges repeating in a fence-like pattern on white ground. Larger green and brown columns on either side of box. Lid rim papered in spiral pattern, pink ground. Interior of...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271025

Accession Number: 2001.281.9AB

Tapa

Tapa cloth fragment, dark brown color on both sides with embossed striated lines, possibly from the Malay area. Fragment is very thin and translucent. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacre...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271026

Accession Number: 2006.44.3644

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed yellow floral and vine diamond shaped design with red floral bouquet or medallion in the center of each diamond, blue ground. Interior of the box and lid are lined with white paper. Lid rim is covered with a repe...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271029

Accession Number: 2001.281.10AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. The box [A] and lid [B] are covered in a block-printed red, pink and green floral wallpaper pattern with gray swirls on cream ground. Box interior is lined with white paper. Lid rim is an undetermined red and green floral pattern with white ground. Visible stitching a...

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: Meriam & Brothers (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 271034

Accession Number: 2001.281.11AB

Kapa

Small tapa fragment, dark brown/black on both sides with closely spaced embossed parallel lines. Likely Hawaiian in origin. Tapa (or kapa in Hawaii) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacred, and ceremoni...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271035

Accession Number: 2006.44.3645

Kapa

Small kapa cloth fragment from Hawaii, yellow with one knot of plant fiber laced through one corner. Crinkled and embossed with tightly-spaced parallel lines. Likely part of a kapa moe, or multi-layered sleeping cover. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees an...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271043

Accession Number: 2006.44.3646

Hat

Woman's hat. Adorned with dried flowers, leaves and green netting. Black, up-turned brim trimmed in red ribbon.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 271044

Accession Number: 2001.281.44

Bandbox

Rectangular pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] are covered with multiple layers of block-printed wallpaper and newspaper. Uppermost layer is a white leaf and vine pattern on cinnamon ground. Interior lined with newspaper dated November 1857 and American Cosmopolitan Art Gallery paint...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271046

Accession Number: 2001.281.12AB

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