French scenic wallpaper "Les Paysages de Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso". Twenty seven panels depict scenes from the story "Les Aventures de Télémaque," written by François Fénelon in 1699. Block printed in eighty-five colors with 2,027 woodblocks. Printed in four greens, two browns, two pinks, two...
Date: 1815-1820
Maker: unknown
GUSN: 295296
Accession Number: 1973.101.16
GUSN: 295297
Accession Number: 1973.101.17
GUSN: 295298
Accession Number: 1973.101.18
GUSN: 295299
Accession Number: 1973.101.19
GUSN: 295300
Accession Number: 1973.101.20
GUSN: 295301
Accession Number: 1973.101.21
GUSN: 295302
Accession Number: 1973.101.22
GUSN: 295303
Accession Number: 1973.101.23
GUSN: 295304
Accession Number: 1973.101.24
GUSN: 295305
Accession Number: 1973.101.25
GUSN: 295306
Accession Number: 1973.101.26
GUSN: 295307
Accession Number: 1973.101.27
Pillow sham, green cotton sateen. Rectangular sham covers the entire width of the bed and drapes down the sides.
Date: 1930-1950
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 295310
Accession Number: 1942.4760.2
Fragment of wallpaper with stylized moire pattern in squares separated by leaves. Block-printed in white, two shades of olive, and two green on cream or yellow ground.
Date: 1830-1840
Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)
GUSN: 295317
Accession Number: 1972.110.1
Transfer of a painted design once on plaster at the French House (see 1972.118.1) dating to circa 1800. Transfer appears on the reverse of wallpaper later installed on top of the painted plaster. The wallpaper itself is an early twentieth century floral with gemetric boarder in pink, gray and meta...
Date: 1910-1930
Maker: Possibly Graves, Noah (Maker)
Material: paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 295353
Accession Number: 1972.118.2
Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.
Date: 1856-1867
GUSN: 295373
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.1
GUSN: 295374
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.2
GUSN: 295375
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.3
GUSN: 295377
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.4
GUSN: 295378
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.5
GUSN: 295380
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.6
GUSN: 295381
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.7
GUSN: 295382
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.8
GUSN: 295383
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.9
GUSN: 295384
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.10
GUSN: 295386
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.11
GUSN: 295387
Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.12
Pop-it bead necklace with separator. Cream colored plastic.
Date: ca. 1955
Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)
Material: plastic (organic material)
GUSN: 321523
Accession Number: 2016.70.1
Pop-it bead necklace. Yellow plastic.
GUSN: 321524
Accession Number: 2016.70.2
Brooch, gold plated metal and blue stones. Has a matching bracelet 2016.70.3.2.
Date: 1940-1945
Material: plating (metal coating), gold (metal)
GUSN: 321525
Accession Number: 2016.70.3.1
Ring with square shank. Gold. Vendome by Coro, Inc.
Date: 1960-1965
Material: gold (metal)
GUSN: 321526
Accession Number: 2016.70.4
Wallpaper fragment, printed with pirates, anchors, canons, birds, ship wheels, lanterns, ships, flags, and stars on a faux grained cream ground.
Date: 1945-1955
GUSN: 321527
Accession Number: 2016.71.1
Linen apron in a blue and white check made from material woven for the trousseau of Polly Whittemore Cragin (1774-1853).
Date: 1790-1800
Material: linen (material), sewing (process)
GUSN: 321532
Accession Number: 2016.72.1
Homespun linen sheet.
Date: c. 1824
Material: linen (material)
GUSN: 321533
Accession Number: 2016.72.2
Homespun linen towel made by Molly Taylor (1746-1837).
Date: 1750-1770
Material: linen (material), linens (object genre)
GUSN: 321534
Accession Number: 2016.72.3
Homespun linen sheet made by Molly Taylor (1746-1837).
Material: linen (material), linens (object genre), bed furniture (linens)
GUSN: 321535
Accession Number: 2016.72.4
Homespun linen towel, embroidered "MT" in red.
Date: 1750-1780\n
GUSN: 321536
Accession Number: 2016.72.5
White linen pillow covers, with open work border, embroidered lower right "M. T. C." in brown and silk floss nautical and domestic vignettes in shades of blue, white, and gray (added later).
Date: 1750-1780
Material: embroidering, crewelwork (technique), linen (material), silk (fiber)
GUSN: 321537
Accession Number: 2016.72.6A
Homespun linen pillowcase, embroidered with "M" in brown.
Date: 1800-1850
GUSN: 321538
Accession Number: 2016.72.7
Linen tablecloth.
GUSN: 321539
Accession Number: 2016.72.8
White linen sheet, with crocheted lace border, embroidered bottom center "M. C." in brown and silk floss nautical and domestic vignettes in shades of blue, white, and gray (added later).
Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), crewelwork (technique), embroidering
GUSN: 321540
Accession Number: 2016.72.9
Piece of imported calico with cream background and multiple botehs and leaves in green, pink, and yellow. From a dress worn by Molly Taylor Cragin (1796-1863).
Date: 1780-1800
Material: cotton (textile), calico, cotton (fiber)
GUSN: 321541
Accession Number: 2016.72.10
Child's cotton sleeve made from a piece of imported calico with cream background and multiple botehs and leaves in green, pink, and yellow from a dress worn by Molly Taylor Cragin (1796-1863). Made for Adeline Reynolds Streeter (1831-1913).
Date: 1840-1860
GUSN: 321542
Accession Number: 2016.72.11
Lap desk. Mahogany. Kittredge & Blake.
Date: 1850-1860
Maker: Kittredge & Blake (Retailer)
Material: mahogany (wood)
GUSN: 321548
Accession Number: 2016.73.1
Pale pink knit cap with angora accents, pink ribbon tie. Listed in baby book. With photograph of Betsey Carroll Loud wearing the angora cap.
Date: 1930-1940
GUSN: 321555
Accession Number: 2016.74.2
Baby blanket with embroidery. Listed in baby book. "Ascher's Knit Goods." Simon Ascher & Co., Inc. New York. With photograph of the baby blanket being used in a bassinet by Betsey's sister, Sylvia. Massachusetts, 1946
Maker: Simon Ascher & Co., Inc. (Retailer)
GUSN: 321557
Accession Number: 2016.74.4
Pink children's mittens with pink ribbons attached just above the ribbed cuff.
Maker: Loud, Emery Shaw, 1903-1975 (Knitter)
Material: angora wool
GUSN: 321561
Accession Number: 2016.74.8AB
Christening dress with gathered sleeves and plaited collared chest, made by Betsey's mother, Gertrude Amanda Johnson Loud (1912-1964) for Betsey's christening. Massachusetts, 1934.
Maker: Loud, Gertrude Johnson, 1912-1964 (Sewer (textile worker))
GUSN: 321562
Accession Number: 2016.74.9
Slip worn under christening dress, Finnish white and tan lace trim at hem. Worn by Gertrude Amanda Johnson in 1912 and by Betsey Carroll Loud in 1934.
Date: 1900-1910
GUSN: 321563
Accession Number: 2016.74.10
Red felt Wellesley beanie with a small brim in front and button on top. White felt number "56" stitched into the front. Seams sewn in tan throughout.
Date: 1956
Material: felt (textile)
GUSN: 321564
Accession Number: 2016.74.11