Historic New England

Arm Chair

Chippendale-style arm chair made by A.H. Davenport. Pierced splat, carved crest rail and arms, carved square legs; multi-color upholstery.

Date: 1880-1914

Maker: A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Maker)

GUSN: 271966

Accession Number: 1966.297

Each earring in this pair is made from a large pear-shaped faux pearl drop finished at top and bottom by a filigree rosette and suspended from a round faux pearl button. The earrings attach to the ears with screws.

Date: 1930-1954

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, faux finish, pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 271967

Accession Number: 1984.1392AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair consists of a large white orb made from glass or alabaster dangling from a gold link chain which attaches to a smaller white button, each with gold pins. The button is pierced in the center to attach the gold-filled 12 K screw-back fixture.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 271968

Accession Number: 1984.1393AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is an ivory-colored dome that attaches to the ear with a silver, v-shaped, spring-tensioned clip pinned to the center back of each dome. The base of each clip back is stamped with a sunburst or petaled flower pattern. The dome material may be ivory or glass.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 271969

Accession Number: 1984.1394AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is made from a copper disc enamelled in blue, green, and black. The earring attaches to the ear with a screw-back.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 271970

Accession Number: 1984.1395AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is made from a copper disc decorated with black enamel which leaves the copper base visible at the center. The earrings attach to the ear with screw-backs.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 271971

Accession Number: 1984.1397AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is made from a square-shaped copper base decorated with green enamel overlaid with white enamel in the center. Earrings attach to the ears with a screw-back closure.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 271972

Accession Number: 1984.1398AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair consists of two layered brass filigree rosettes with trumpet-shaped cages from which hang wire-wrapped tassle drops. Earrings attach to the ears with clip-backs.

Date: 1920-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wire, filigree

GUSN: 271973

Accession Number: 1984.1399AB

Earring

This earring (once one of a pair) is constructed with a black jet, glass, or stone dome that attaches to the ear with a screw-back closure.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: jet (coal), onyx glass

GUSN: 271974

Accession Number: 1984.1400

Earring Finding

This wire earring finding was once one of a pair of earrings that attached to the ears with a screw-back closure. From the remaining elements it would appear to have been a dangle or possibly chandelier-style earring. It no longer retains its decorative elements or its pair.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 271975

Accession Number: 1984.1401

Necklace

This fringe necklace is composed of pendant strands of wooden and metal filigree beads alternating with plain round wooden beads, all strung on monofilament. The closure is a chain with thumb-ring spring clasp. The necklace is housed in a circular cardboard box printed in yellow and red with design ...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Possibly Aarika (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), metal, monofilament

GUSN: 271977

Accession Number: 1984.1426

Jewelry box

This clear plastic box has a fitted lid and has yellowed some with age. It sits on the dressing table and contains several necklaces.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 271978

Accession Number: 1984.1410 A,B

Tapa

Rectangular tapa fragment. thick, stiff cloth with a highly decorated front side of black geometric designs on a turmeric based yellow-orange ground, plain back. Front decoration divided into five rectangles, each outlined with a black line and filled with different patterns of chevrons, diamonds, a...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271984

Accession Number: 2006.44.3668

Tapa

Rectangular tapa fragment (lepau) from the Santa Cruz Islands. Thin, stiff cloth with a highly decorated front side of black geometric designs on a cream ground; plain back. Front decoration is divided into ten rectangles, each outlined with a black line and filled with different patterns of chevron...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271990

Accession Number: 2006.44.3669

Tapa

Rectangular shaped tapa fragment, painted black and embossed with diamond shapes. Some of the white ground is visible through the watermarked diamonds and there appear to be thick stripes of black at 3" intervals. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Possibly from Hawaii. Kapa (the Hawaiian w...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271993

Accession Number: 2006.44.3670

Tapa

Tapa fragment of unknown origin, but likely from Fiji, Tonga or Samoa. Stamped design of vertical and horizontal lines in brown and black. Corner edge is outlined with a thick black border. Fragment was cut from the corner of a larger sample at some point, leaving four "strings" on the left edge. Ta...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271995

Accession Number: 2006.44.3671

Bust of Mrs. Robert Means Mason

Marble bust of Sarah Ellen Francis Mason (d. 1865). Bust of an older woman looking slightly to the right; Fringed shawl draped across shoulders and folded over at neck.

Date: 1863

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: white marble

GUSN: 271996

Accession Number: 1930.1166A

Pedestal

Faux marble (scagliola) pedestal with square plinth [B], cylindrical shaft on a square base [C]. Plinth, shaft, and base have a gray and white marbled surface; Column capital and base have been tinted a dark red.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: gypsum plaster, glue

GUSN: 271997

Accession Number: 1930.1166B-C

Bust of Mr. Robert Means Mason

Marble bust of Robert Means Mason. Bust of an older gentleman with sideburns and mustache looking slightly left; Wearing a high collared shirt, bowtie, vest, and suit jacket.

Date: 1875

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: white marble

GUSN: 271998

Accession Number: 1930.1167A

Pedestal

White and gray marble pedestal in three parts.

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock)

GUSN: 271999

Accession Number: 1930.1167B-D

Bust of Mrs. R.C. Winthrop, Jr.

White marble bust of Elizabeth Mason Winthrop (1844-1924). Bust of a young woman looking slightly right. Braided hair encircles back of head; Off shoulder tunic with folded 'fabric' draped over left shoulder.

Date: 1860

Maker: Greenough, Richard S. , 1819-1904 (Sculptor)

Material: white marble

GUSN: 272000

Accession Number: 1930.1168A

Wooden pedestal

Two part wooden pedestal, central part of pedestal has a red cover.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272001

Accession Number: 1930.1168B-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Machine made paper, machine printed gray stripe on white ground. Older layers of paper adher to back of the uppermost layer but are not visible for identification.

Date: Twentieth Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272007

Accession Number: 2000.83

Wall covering

Fragment of stenciled textile wall covering. Black geometric design in the form of a vertical column stenciled on olive, hand painted ground. The stencil pattern includes palmettes, a medallion and fretwork. The color values of the ground appear to have been modified prior to application of the st...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272008

Accession Number: 2003.24

Bombe Chest of Drawers

Bombe chest of drawers.

Date: ca. 1770

Maker: Attributed to Needham, Thomas, 1734-1804 (Furniture maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 272012

Accession Number: 1.2011

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Light green ground with oak leaf printed in white; daisy stripe printed in two browns, pink, orange, green, lavender and purple. Straight repeat.

Date: 1818-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272013

Accession Number: 1965.7.2B

Textile fragment

Rectangular fragment, pink floral design with pink stripe and dot border on yellow ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 272024

Accession Number: 1969.3505.3

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal shaped fragment with floral rosette pattern on blue ground. Selvedge width of fabric.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272025

Accession Number: 1914.244K

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment seamed lengthwise up the center. Seam is formed by matched selvedges. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272026

Accession Number: 1914.244F

Chintz Fragment

L-shaped fragment with one selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272027

Accession Number: 1914.244M

Chintz Fragment

Triangular shaped fragment with one selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272028

Accession Number: 1914.244N

Chintz Fragment

Rectangular fragment with raw edges. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272029

Accession Number: 1914.244O

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with one selvedge edge and one cut edge. Urn border pattern runs along cut edge. Floral rosette pattern in center on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272030

Accession Number: 1914.244S

Chintz Fragment

Trapezoidal fragment with one selvedge edge and one cut edge. Urn border pattern runs along cut edge. Floral rosette pattern in center on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272031

Accession Number: 1914.244T

Chintz Fragment

Roughly rectangular fragment with one longitudinal selvedge edge. Floral rosette pattern on blue ground.

Date: ca. 1818

Maker: Ovey, Richard (Designer) Probably Bannister Hall (Printer)

GUSN: 272032

Accession Number: 1914.244P

Purse

This square basket purse is made from ash splints and braided sweetgrass. The deep, rectangular base is covered by a flat lid that closes in front with a pair of round ash toggles. The lip of the base and the lip of the lid are each edged in bundles of sweetgrass held in place with an ash splint whi...

Date: 1969

Maker: Keezer, Clara (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 272746

Accession Number: 1993.40

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with ogee pattern of stylized leaves and palmettes. Ogee pattern is printed over a dot pattern. Roller-printed in two greens, two browns and liquid mica on ungrounded paper. "Liberty Papers" logo appears in right-hand selvedge.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Liberty Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272748

Accession Number: 2001.281.59

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe pattern that alternates between anthemion motif printed in red, black and white and floral vine printed in pink and yellow. Roller-printed on a gray ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272750

Accession Number: 2001.281.60

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern with stylized flowers. Roller-printed in gray, green, and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272751

Accession Number: 2001.281.61

Wallcover

Fragment of handpainted canvas wall covering from the Crane Estate, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Fragment appears to be the lower right hand corner cut from a large wall canvas. The fragment is painted with a border design consisting of rail with leaves and sprigs wrapping around it. A sold line serve...

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, hand-painted

GUSN: 272752

Accession Number: 2001.281.62

Fireboard

Fireboard paper depicting pastoral vignette. Scene framed by tree and foliage depicts figures around a small stream with European town in the background. Figures include two children sailing a toy boat, a man on a horse, a seated woman, and a child asleep against a log. Town in the background has...

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: Possibly Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 272753

Accession Number: 2001.281.63

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Pattern of stacked and loose paper money and coins - all US currency. Coin purse and money bag also depicted. Roller-printed in three greens, gray, white, black, yellow and gold on cream ground. Half drop repeat.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272760

Accession Number: 2001.281.64AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment mounted on paperboard. Anglo-Japanese style pattern of flowers and leaves amidst a patchwork of geometric patterns. Roller-printed in two reds, black, green, brown, metallic gold and black on olive ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272762

Accession Number: 2001.281.65

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment mounted on paperboard. Anglo-Japanese style pattern made up of blocks in varying sizes. Each block contains a a different stylized flower with foliage. Pin dots, spider webs, greek keys and other geometric designs are employed as backgrounds and to frame the boxes. Roller-printe...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272763

Accession Number: 2001.281.66

Wallpaper

Four fragments of wallpaper mounted on paperboard. The paper is printed with a Landscape Figure pattern in a brown sepia-tone on off-white ground. Two pastoral scenes are visible, though the color is greatly faded and the details of the images are difficult to discern. One scene (A-B fragments) is...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272764

Accession Number: 2001.281.67A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Hand blocked blue and white medallions on a gray ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272779

Accession Number: 2000.289.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. White floral vine pattern accented with blue and brown berry sprigs. Block-printed on machine made green paper. Straight repeat.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272783

Accession Number: 2001.281.68

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Rose bouquets and sprigs roller-printed in peach, salmon, orange, red, two greens, and two grays on gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272784

Accession Number: 2001.281.69AB

Wallpaper

Three unused partial rolls of wallpaper. The pattern is composed of roses and aquaducts. Printed in two pinks, mauve, two greens, two blues, brown, purple, and lavender on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 272785

Accession Number: 2000.178A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Roller printed Rococo scroll and floral pattern. Pattern is roller-printed in multiple shades of brown, giving a sepia tone affect, except for select floral elements that are printed in cobalt blue. Cream color satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272786

Accession Number: 2001.281.70

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