Historic New England

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular with partial pattern of diamonds creating floral and bar cross on ground of woven stripes; shades of green. Detailing: red. Attached to carpet several fragments of roller printed floral print of light, large scale flowers on brown ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47785

Accession Number: 1969.424

Floorcloth

Cotton and gesso with red, yellow, green, and brown decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), gesso

GUSN: 47786

Accession Number: 1969.426

Grass Matting

Probalby a shipping bale cover. Stamp reads: KANE No. 34 Extra Quality Fancy Cotton Warp Matting Japan.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 47787

Accession Number: 1969.429

Leather Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47788

Accession Number: 1969.430

Shawl

Cream ground - cross-bar motif created by weave overprinted with floral border of green leaves, pink flowers, brown branches; center printed with sprigs of pink and green; delicate sparse tied-on, knotted silk fringe.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47789

Accession Number: 1969.431

NeedleworkTowel Rack

Carved wooden towel rack with Berlin woolwork embroidery; monochromatic yellow-green on ivory ground; Greek key border and initials; foliage design in carving; two towel rods; gilt interior molding around needlework.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 47790

Accession Number: 1969.432

Footstool

No description

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), turkeywork (textile material), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 47791

Accession Number: 1969.433

Snuffbox

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47792

Accession Number: 1969.434AB

Box

Wood box containing pins.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47793

Accession Number: 1969.435

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47794

Accession Number: 1969.437

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47795

Accession Number: 1969.438

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47796

Accession Number: 1969.439

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47797

Accession Number: 1969.440

Spectacles and Case

Metal spectacles [.1] and a black lacquer case [.2] with gold accents and fabric interior. Oval lenses. Scroll bridge. Straight side arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 47798

Accession Number: 1969.441.1-.2

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 47799

Accession Number: 1969.442

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 47800

Accession Number: 1969.443

Pince-nez and Case

Tortoise shell pince-nez [.1] and a leather case with a diamond and foliate pattern[.2]. C Spring style.

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, leather

GUSN: 47801

Accession Number: 1969.444.1-.2

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47802

Accession Number: 1969.445

Wallpaper on plaster

Piece of wallpaper on lath and plaster. Large floral and foliate in green flock on gray ground.

Date: ca. 1820.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, paper (fiber product), flocking, fibrous plaster, lath, softwood

GUSN: 47803

Accession Number: 1969.452

Wallpapered board

Piece of wallpaper on a board. Striped pattern. One stripe composed of vertical bands of small x designs; other stripe is two bands of stylized wheat or berry sprig motifs. Stripes separated by small stripe of ovals and dots. Block printed in blue on ungrounded paper. Evidence of lath and plaster ap...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47804

Accession Number: 1969.453

"View of the Vale, Waltham, Mass."

Tree-covered grounds with pond at left, house at right.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist)

Material: bristle, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47806

Accession Number: 1969.459

Watercolor Painting, "The Vale"

Pencil and watercolor drawing of the Vale. Foreground shows stream with swans, woman and two children nearby. The Vale is in the background partially obscured by trees.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 47807

Accession Number: 1969.460

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47808

Accession Number: 1969.461

Knife Rest

One of a pair of silver-plated knife rests. Knife rest bar supported on both ends by decorative arches with leaves and fruit figures.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver alloy, copper alloy

GUSN: 47809

Accession Number: 1969.463A

Knife Rest

One of a pair of silver-plated knife rests. Knife rest bar supported on both ends by decorative arches with leaves and fruit figures.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver alloy, copper alloy

GUSN: 47810

Accession Number: 1969.463B

Pincushion

Pincushion shaped like a high-button shoe; silver silk with linen underlining.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 47811

Accession Number: 1969.465

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47812

Accession Number: 1969.466

Pair of Shoes

White/yellowed kid leather; bound with cream silk & cotton tape; trimmed with large cream silk satin bow; no ties; rounded square toe; round throat. 3" vamp; center back seam; narrow waist; 1-3/4" heel covered with white kid; white linen lining.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 47813

Accession Number: 1969.467AB

Wash Pitcher

Blue transfer-printed stoneware basin. Flow blue glaze. Floral motif surrounds a centralized landscape scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 47814

Accession Number: 1969.468.2

Basin

Blue transfer-printed pearlware basin with border of flowers, scrolls, and eagles surrounding scene of the bridge over the river Schuylkill.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47815

Accession Number: 1969.469.1

Wash pitcher

Earthenware pitcher with blue transfer-print pattern "Upper Ferry Bridge Over the River Schuylkill" and spread eagle and flower border.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Stubbs (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47816

Accession Number: 1969.469.2

Basin

Pearlware transfer-printed basin with landscape scene of castle across a waterway with vertical towers in distance, rustic fences, and small group of people (standing women, one with parasol and man) with two dogs.

Date: 1843-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47817

Accession Number: 1969.470

Wash Basin

Earthenware basin with blue transfer-print pattern depicting three figures viewing a classical ruin beside a waterway. One of the figures sits on a fallen column, horned goats graze in the near distance. The scene is printed in the bottom of the basin bowl and repeats, in a smaller size, around the...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47818

Accession Number: 1969.471A

Box

Rectangular wooden box, without lid, lined with newspaper dated 1835-1838. Exterior of box is covered with wallpaper with a large scale stylized foliage pattern. Block printed in blue and tan on a beige ground. Bottom of box also has remnants of a maroon, white and cream paper.

Date: 1838-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 47501

Accession Number: 1968.15

Bed valance fragment

Scalloped valance with polychromatric crewelwork floral vines. Edges bound in light blue tape.

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), crewelwork (technique), linen (material), alteration (process and technique), wool (textile)

GUSN: 47502

Accession Number: 1968.16

Sheet

Nearly square, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47503

Accession Number: 1968.18

Sewing Box

Box of crochet and rugmaking tools.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47504

Accession Number: 1968.19

Dinner Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner knife with a rounded mother of pearl handle. Scroll embellishments.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), mother of pearl

GUSN: 47505

Accession Number: 1968.22.1

Quilt

White cotton ground covered evenly in applique motifs; three rows of three oak leaf crosses; interspaces filled with abstract tulips and eight-pointed stars. Around sides and bottom vine with leaf and flowers. Overall shell quilting pattern.

Date: 1843

Maker: Lanphear, Lois M. (Maker) Lanphear, Sarah A. (Maker) Lanphear, Hannah R. (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 47506

Accession Number: 1968.23

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47507

Accession Number: 1968.25AB

Fire Helmet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47508

Accession Number: 1968.29

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47512

Accession Number: 1968.67

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper (last layer) removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Wallpaper has a tile pattern with stylized flower tiles alternating with geometric patterned tiles. Roller-printed in two greens and dots of liquid mica on white groun...

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47513

Accession Number: 1968.80.10

Wallpaper

Six fragments from the third layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow, cream, pink, blue, red, and white on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47514

Accession Number: 1968.80.3

Wallpaper

Three fragments from the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow and maroon on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47515

Accession Number: 1968.80.4

Wallpaper

Two fragments from the first layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in red, pink, yellow, white, blue and olive on olive ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47516

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.1

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Two wallpaper fragments with anthemion pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, olive, and yellow on cream ground. Pattern number 3305. Matching wallpaper b...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47517

Accession Number: 1968.80.7.1-.2

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with two fragments of matching border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. "Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills". Wallpaper roller-printed with flower and scroll pattern in purple, gray and yellow on gray gr...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47518

Accession Number: 1968.80.8.1-.2

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wallpaper has scrolling foliate pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, green, maroonon cream ground. Wallpaper border matches. Scrolling foliate pattern ro...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47519

Accession Number: 1968.80.9.1-.2

Silhouette

Full-length positive cut silhouette of a young carpenter. The young man wears a soft cap and carries a jack plane in one hand and a saw in the other, with a watercolor wash groundline in greys and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), ink, paper (fiber product), wash (coating)

GUSN: 47520

Accession Number: 1968.81

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