Historic New England

Wallpaper Roll

Wallpaper, green and white woven pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243033

Accession Number: 2010.38.5

Wallpaper Roll

Scenic wallpaper, cottage by a lake amid a forest of birch trees. Rowboat tied to a post in the cattails. Printed in greens, tan, and blue on white ground. 17" repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243035

Accession Number: 2010.38.7

Wallpaper Roll

Multiple rolled pieces of a scenic wallpaper, group of men and women on horseback jumping fences and chasing dogs. Printed in green, white, tan, and red on yellow ground. 25" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243036

Accession Number: 2010.38.8

Wallpaper Roll

Wallpaper, textured paper with grass pattern in white, gold accent lines. Vinyl finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243037

Accession Number: 2010.38.9

Wallpaper Roll

Wallpaper, striped pattern on cream ground. Stripes of varying width in teal, olive, green, brown, and mauve.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243038

Accession Number: 2010.38.10

Wallpaper Roll

Wallpaper border, green and orange stripe on pale yellow ground.

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243039

Accession Number: 2010.38.11

Black leather traveling trunk with wood banding. Brass caps protect corners and secure wood banding to trunk body. Leather handles on sides, four metal casters on bottom. Brass lock mechanism and clasps with a pair of keys on ring threaded through lock hardware. Trunk interior has open compartment o...

Date: 1890-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, brass (alloy), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243056

Accession Number: 2010.40.1

Costume with Accessories

This object contains harmful language including a historical description of a costume as Gypsy when describing a traditional Roma costume. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243109

Accession Number: 2010.41.1

Two-Piece Dress

Two-piece dress with a striped pink and white silk bodice [a] and dark navy velvet skirt [b]. Bodice trimmed with velvet accent bands on collar, shoulders, and wrists. Skirt has a pleated hem.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243111

Accession Number: 2010.41.3AB

Decorative Pillow

Pillow with beaded and embroidered decoration. All non-embroidered surfaces are covered with iridescent, opaque beads. Embroidered animals include a dog in a top hat, rooster, squirrel, butterfly, cow, fly, cat, scarab beetle, goose, duck, and a peacock. Embroidered objects include a striped pitche...

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 243112

Accession Number: 2010.41.4

Child's Sailor Costume

Child's sailor costume consisting of shirt [a] made of a gray glazed cotton with white cotton collar embroidered with an anchor. Matching gray glazed cotton pants [b]. White neckerchief with anchor embroidery [c] and a gray glazed cotton cap [d].

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Probably

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243113

Accession Number: 2010.41.5A-D

Magician's Costume

Yellow and green cotton robe [a] with yellow "c" shaped patches on the lapels with a green and yellow rope belt [b]

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243114

Accession Number: 2010.41.6AB

Bodice

Bodice made of beige and cream striped silk with orange and red accents, green leaf embroidery. Lace trim around collar and cuffs, bow at waist.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 243115

Accession Number: 2010.41.7

Mask

Molded face mask. Fine metal mesh screen molded into a face shape. Painted peach skin, blue eyes, orange lips, red nostrils, red rouged cheeks, black eyebrows, mustache and beard. Glazed cotton head cover sewn to top edge of forehead. Head cover has an elastic seam running across center, pinking she...

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh, metal, paint (coating), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243116

Accession Number: 2010.41.8

Mask

Molded face mask. Fine metal mesh screen molded into a face shape. Painted peach skin, blue eyes, black eyebrows, orange lips, and red rouged cheeks.

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh, metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 243117

Accession Number: 2010.41.9

Mask

Molded face mask. Fine metal mesh screen molded into a face shape. Painted peach skin, blue eyes, black eyebrows, orange lips, and red rouged cheeks.

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh, metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 243118

Accession Number: 2010.41.10

Mask

Domino mask, white with attached fabric to cover lower half of face. Molded and stiffened cotton, cut out slits for eyes.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243119

Accession Number: 2010.41.11

Mask

Domino mask, white with attached fabric to cover lower half and sides of the face. Molded and stiffened cotton, cut out slits for eyes.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243120

Accession Number: 2010.41.12

Mask

Pink domino mask made of stiffened cotton. Molded nose, cut out slits for eyes, rounded top edge. Secured around head with brown fabric tie.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243121

Accession Number: 2010.41.13

Mask

White domino mask made of stiffened cotton. Molded nose, cut out slits for eyes. Elastic band loop attached to right side of mask.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243122

Accession Number: 2010.41.14

Mask

Molded canvas face mask. Stiffened canvas painted pink with blue eyes, red lips, brown eyebrows, red rouged cheeks. Cut out slits for eyes and mouth.

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, paint (coating)

GUSN: 243123

Accession Number: 2010.41.15

Portrait of Mary Louisa Andrews Stone (1833-1889)

Lithograph of a woman with pinned-up curly hair, a dark, buttoned dress, and white lace collar. Wife of Joanthan Stone (2010.41.17).

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243124

Accession Number: 2010.41.16

Portrait of Jonathan Stone (1823-1897)

Lithograph of a bearded man in a dark suit with a black stock. Husband of Mary Louisa Andrews Stone (2010.41.16).

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243125

Accession Number: 2010.41.17

Child's Jester Costume

Child's blue and red jester costume. Shirt [.1], pants [.2], solid red hood [.3] and hat [.4]. Gold accenting and little bells throughout. Worn by the donor's father, Stanton Walker Davis (1908-1995), in Brockton, MA

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Davis, Stanton Walker, 1908-1995 (Owner)

GUSN: 243144

Accession Number: 2010.43.1-.4

Ceiling light fixture

Ceiling light fixture. Circular metal ceiling mount with pressed opaque glass floral ring around lightbulb socket. Metal pull chain painted cream. Removed from Fisher Bliss, Martha's Vineyard.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material), electrical attributes and properties

GUSN: 243180

Accession Number: 2010.44.3

Calling Card Case

Japanese black metal card case with hinged lid. Brass metal inlay design of peacocks and peonies. Monogrammed in bottom left corner "MB".

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 243265

Accession Number: 1969.496

Top Hat

Top hat, black beaver with curled brim. Black grosgrain ribbon hatband with bow and black grosgrain ribbon trim around brim edge. Interior lined with white silk, leather sweatband at base.

Maker: Collins & Fairbanks Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: beavers (top hats), silk (textile)

GUSN: 243266

Accession Number: 2006.44.3543

Ingrain Carpet Runner

Ingrain carpet runner, green floral medallions on tan ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 243353

Accession Number: 2010.46.1

Wallpaper fragment

Roll of wallpaper, sage green brick pattern filled with leaves.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243354

Accession Number: 2010.46.2

Wallpaper fragment

Roll of wallpaper, dark gray floral with pink, white, and red accents, on pale gray ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243355

Accession Number: 2010.46.3

Wallpaper fragment

Roll of wallpaper, brown and tan wood grain pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243356

Accession Number: 2010.46.4

Linoleum

Piece of linoleum with a floral design in a diamond pattern and a floral, linear border.Linoleum colors green, gray, cream, pink, and a faded pink/red.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum, hand-painted

GUSN: 243358

Accession Number: 2010.47.1

Compote

Pressed and etched glass compote. Decorative gothic band of drop pendants and trefoil motif around rim. Fluted stem, polka dot pattern around base. Matches glassware set 1970.810.

Date: ca. 1867

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 243475

Accession Number: 2010.48.1

Sheet

Linen sheet embroidered "R.P/19".

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Peabody, Rhoda Abbot, 1784-1853 (Maker)

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 243476

Accession Number: 2010.49.1

Christening Gown

Christening gown, cream colored cotton with scalloped bottom hem, embroidered seams, sleeveless with bottom closure at shoulder.

Date: 1915-1929

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243481

Accession Number: 2010.50.2

Premium Statuette, National Monument to the Forefathers

Premium Statuette, National Monument to the Forefathers. John Adams Jackson after Hammatt Billings.

Date: 1857-1858

Maker: Jackson, John Adams, 1825-1879 (Sculptor)

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 243482

Accession Number: 2010.51.1

Carrington House Wallpaper Panel

Unused wallpaper panel, handpainted birds and peacocks perched amid flowering tree with butterflies, white ground. Cloth tape border painted gold. From the Captain Edward Carrington House, Providence, Rhode Island.

Date: ca. 1812

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243689

Accession Number: 2010.91.1

"King Ahasuerus" Wallpaper Panel

Framed "King Ahasuerus" wallpaper fragment. Man seated on throne with a domed top, under a large arch with egg and dart molding. Border at top of black floral swags. Block-printed in tans, black, and white. Mounted on linen. 42" repeat.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243690

Accession Number: 2010.91.2

Fireboard with Flowers

Fireboard with vase of flowers in center. Brass colored vase filled with multicolored individually appliqued flowers on white ground. Pink rose border with green flocked leaves.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243691

Accession Number: 2010.91.3

Hide trunk

Hide trunk with wallpapered interior of Grecian urn and floral bouquets on gray ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243692

Accession Number: 2010.91.4

Hide trunk

Hide trunk with wallpapered interior, pink floral with green leaves on blue ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243693

Accession Number: 2010.91.5

Wooden box

Wooden box with tack decoration and wallpapered interior of a black ribbon pattern on pink ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243694

Accession Number: 2010.91.6

Grain painted trunk

Grain painted trunk with wallpapered interior of a pink floral stripe on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243695

Accession Number: 2010.91.7

Printing block

Wooden printing block: India print pattern of zig zag stripes and rosettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 243696

Accession Number: 2010.91.8

Printing block

Wooden printing block-cross pattern separated by tiny rosettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 243697

Accession Number: 2010.91.9

Wallpaper sample

Wallpaper sample, large white and pink flowers over arched trellis with pink, blue, and brown birds on gray ground. Twentieth-century block print.

Date: 1922

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243698

Accession Number: 2010.91.10

Fireboard

Scenic wallpaper from a fireboard. Four men and a boy with a camel rest on a grassy bank by a river. White stone building in background with minaret. Brown and green leaf border at top and bottom, geometric border at sides. Glued to canvas. Possibly Zuber.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243699

Accession Number: 2010.91.11