Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and textile fragments affixed to both sides of a piece of paper, possibly a scrapbook or reference book page. (A) is a wallpaper fragment with Chinoiserie pattern printed in grays and browns on faux textured background. (B) and (C) are blue textile samples. (D) is a sample of wood grain...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103477

Accession Number: 1992.63A-I

Textile Sample

Small piece of woven cotton with blue, tan and green floral pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103478

Accession Number: 1992.64

Unused Wallpaper Frieze

Unused frieze. Black flocked stripes alternating with embossed gold stripes.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103479

Accession Number: 2008.6.1

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Two bands of dogs with surround of foliate scrolls, above and below feature simple bands of geometric ornament. Printed in blue and green on green ground.

Date: 1875

Maker: Burges, William (Designer) James Shoolbred & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103480

Accession Number: 2008.6.2

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale, floral pattern with scrolling foliage and swags printed to look like cut velvet. Printed in maroon on a crimson, polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103481

Accession Number: 2008.6.3

Unused Wallpaper Border Fragment

Unused border fragment. Large flowers with foliage over a stylized chain pattern, beaded border above, egg and dart border below. Printed in three pinks, three greens and gold on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103482

Accession Number: 2008.6.4

Wallpaper Border Fragment

Unused border fragment. Flocked chain of flowers and leaves with a flocked egg and dart border above and flocked stripes below. Printed in three blues, two greens, white, orange, pink, burnt orange, black and maroon on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103483

Accession Number: 2008.6.5

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused wallpaper fragment. Ashlar pattern of panels with canted corners and marble centers with vertical striped ground. Printed in brown and tan over a cream polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103484

Accession Number: 2008.6.6

Wallpaper Fragment

Unused fragment. Diagonal lines of white daisies with black centers on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103485

Accession Number: 2008.6.7

Wallpaper Fragment

Unused marble paper fragment printed in white, light brown and green-blue on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103486

Accession Number: 2008.6.8

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused wallpaper fragment. Wide band of large mixed bouquets of flowers over a twig and leaf pattern alternating with lines of white and gold and dashes and a smaller band with a chain of flowers. Printed in white, grey, tan and gold on a white ground with a wavy textured pattern.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103487

Accession Number: 2008.6.9

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Baroque style pattern of leaves, berries, flowers and cornucopias. Printed in white and tan on a peach ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103488

Accession Number: 2008.6.10

Unused Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border. Chain of leaf bunches and flowers on a ivy and dot pattern ground. Printed in three blues, three greens and three golds.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103489

Accession Number: 2008.6.11

Wallpaper Border

Unused border sample. Border imitating cloth gathered at two points, decorated with sprays of leaves with small flower buds. Printed in three pinks, aqua black and blue.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103490

Accession Number: 2008.6.12

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Stylized pomegranate branches surrounded by stylized bunches of olive leaves with olives. Printed in two greens, red, orange and maroon on a embossed gold ground.

Date: 1888-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103491

Accession Number: 2008.6.13

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Daisies interspersed among overlapping leaves. Printed in white, two grays, dark yellow gold and four blues.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103492

Accession Number: 2008.6.14

Wallpaper fragment

Unused sample. Large scale stylized flower surrounded by stylized leaves and flower buds. Printed in olive, two greens and gold on a crimson flocked background.

Date: ca. 1893

Maker: Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley (Designer) Jeffrey & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103493

Accession Number: 2008.6.15

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Sprays of roses with stems and leaves tied together with scrolling green ribbons. Printed in two pinks, red, maroon and three greens on a white ground with white ground with textured damask pattern.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103494

Accession Number: 2008.6.16

Wallpaper Fragment

Unused sample. Scrolling acanthus leaves, flowers and bell-flower chains surrounding a central urn holding a bouquet of flowers. Printed in two pinks, two blues, two greens, two browns, and mauve on a tan ground with horizontal dark stripes to imitate a textile.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103495

Accession Number: 2008.6.17

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale sprays of pink flowers with leaves and scrolling vines. Printed in two pinks, mauve, maroon, and three greens on white polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103496

Accession Number: 2008.6.18

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale sprays of roses with stems and leaves. Printed in three pinks, mauve, maroon, and three greens on white polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103497

Accession Number: 2008.6.19

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Diaper pattern composed interconnected jagged edge squares. Printed in violet and grey on a polished white ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103498

Accession Number: 2008.6.20

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale, baroque, floral pattern with scrolling foliage and berries printed to look like cut velvet. Printed in two shades of crimson on a red ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103499

Accession Number: 2008.6.21

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Woven cross-hatch pattern in white on a dark gray ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103500

Accession Number: 2008.6.22

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Urn with floral bouquet with floral trails, swags and scrolling foliage. Printed in two pinks, mauve, yellow, brown, two blues, and three greens on a cream grosgrain ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103501

Accession Number: 2008.6.23

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Mixed flower bunches with scrolling foliage and swags. Printed in beige, peach, brown, crimson, and four greens on a glossy cream ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103502

Accession Number: 2008.6.24

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Vertical stripes. Stylized flowers repeat vertically on stripes which alternate with stripes bearing an egg and dart pattern. Printed in white and gold on a glossy cream ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103503

Accession Number: 2008.6.25

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Bouquets of mixed flowers. Printed in three greens, two pinks, two yellows, and brown on a white background.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103504

Accession Number: 2008.6.26

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Floral bouquets over creeping branches covered in small flowers. Printed in two pinks, two purples, two browns, three greens and white on a green ground imitating grosgrain.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103505

Accession Number: 2008.6.27

Wallpaper Sample

Unused wallpaper sample. Design consisting of dice, dominoes, playing cards, hearts, spades, diamonds, and clubs. Block printed in red, black, white, blue, tan, and gold on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 103506

Accession Number: 2008.6.28

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large flowers and foliate over a stylized floral damask pattern. Imitates a textile. Printed in pink, crimson, mauve, peach, white, yellow, and four greens on a beige background.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103507

Accession Number: 2008.6.29

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large floral of poppies and chrysanthemums. Imitates a textile. Printed in red, brown, pink, white, mauve, blue, and two greens on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103508

Accession Number: 2008.6.30

Portrait of Alfred Langdon Elwyn, Jr. (1832-1925)

Portrait of Alfred Langdon Elwyn, Jr. (1832-1925), as a child. Cherub-like child with blond ringlets, deep brown eyes, rosy cheeks and dark red lips leaning on a brown rock. Gilt frame with gadrooning around edges. Son of Alfred Langdon Elwyn, Sr. and grandson of Thomas Langdon Elwyn. Elwyn Jr. marr...

Date: 1837

Maker: Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 (Artist)

Material: oil paintings (visual works), canvas, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 175062

Accession Number: 2009.22.4

Portrait of Helen Elwyn Kremer

Portrait of Helen Mary Middleton Elwyn Kremer (b. 1866) (Mrs. William Nance Kremer). Three-quarter length portrait of an older woman with gray hair and dark eyes seated on a gold upholstered sofa. She is wearing a green pendant necklace and a purple silk dress with sheer white lace sleeves. She also...

Date: 1907-1910

Maker: Beaux, Cecilia, 1853-1942 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), Masonite (TM)

GUSN: 175063

Accession Number: 2009.22.5

Gordon Wendell

Portrait of Gordon Wendell (1859-1910) painted posthumously from a photograph. Half length portrait of an older man with bald head and large mustache. Wearing dark suit and tie with white dress shirt. Simple silver gilt frame.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: Cole, Thomas Casilear, 1888-1976 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas board

GUSN: 175064

Accession Number: 2009.22.6

Portriat of Frances Stone Warrick (1921-2009)

Pastel portrait of Frances Stone Warrick (1921-2009) as a small child. Sitter has blond hair and blue eyes and is wearing a white shirt with ruffled collar. Double frame has decorative inner border of foliate scrolls, entire frame is painted a dark gold. Signed "Casilear Cole/9.13.22" in upper left ...

Date: 1922

Maker: Cole, Thomas Casilear, 1888-1976 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), pastel paper, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 175065

Accession Number: 2009.22.7

Goddard buggy

Four wheeled buggy with black leather dash and folding leather hood. The singel seat is upholstered in a blue broadcloth. The buggy is supported by two elliptical springs, one on the front axle and the other on the rear axle. The body of the buggy is painted black and the wheels and springs are pain...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Attributed to Chauncey Thomas & Co (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), leather, metal

GUSN: 175074

Accession Number: 2006.44.494

Concord wagon

Four wheeled wagon with rectangular boat shaped body and single leather seat. The wagon is open on all sides and has a black body with gold t-head decorations around the bed of the wagon. The wheels are green with red detailing.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: H. A. Moyer (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), metal, leather, rubber (material)

GUSN: 175083

Accession Number: 2006.44.495

Shrimp dish

Porcelain shrimp dish decorated in green and gilt Bird and Scared Flower pattern. Decorations include flowers, birds, butterflies, and, in the center, in brown, an armorial motif with a hand holding a sword that is run through the head of a boar. An oval border surronds the armorial motif with the...

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 175084

Accession Number: 2006.44.3022

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl decorated with decals of two landscape scenes with coach and horses, each marked with the words 'Dicken's Days', in quotes. Also two decals of holly leaves and berries. One scene shows the coach stopped in front of a large house or inn and the other scene has the coach in motion...

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 175088

Accession Number: 2006.44.3027

Park phaeton

Open four wheeled two seat phaeton. The front and rear seats are upholstered in a dark blue wool and have full back and padded arm rests. There is an elliptical spring on the front axle, while the rear axle has French platform springs. The wheels and body are painted a royal blue with light blue det...

Maker: Ferd F. French & Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), metal, leather, wool (textile)

GUSN: 175090

Accession Number: 2006.44.497

Democrat sleigh

Open two seat sleigh on four runners. The body of the sleigh is painted a dark green with yellow detailing. The runners are red with yellow detailing. Each seat has a full back and is upholstered in a dark green broadcloth. The sleigh has a rectangular shaped bed with a wooden dash. The seats are re...

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, cloth

GUSN: 175093

Accession Number: 2006.44.498

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher decorated primarily with blue flowers, highlighted with gilt, flowers with pink petals, yellow centers and green leaves, black foliage and two brown and black birds. The handle is braided. The top edge is a gilt scrolled design.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 175095

Accession Number: 2006.44.3028

Portland cutter

Open, one seat Portland cutter on two runners. The cutter has a curved dash with a leather wing on each side. The seat is upholstered in a blue wool fabric. the body and runners are painted blue with pale blue detailing. There is a wooden whip holder in the front, right corner of the cutter. The bod...

Date: 1850-1897

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal, wool (textile)

GUSN: 175102

Accession Number: 2006.44.496

Ramekin set

Set of five porcelain ramekins and one saucer decorated with blue floral designs. Rim of plate and rim and bowl of ramekins has shallow impression of parallel lines all around.

Date: 1894-1900

Maker: Royal Copenhagen (Manufacturer) Abram French Company (Importer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 175109

Accession Number: 2006.44.1115

Governess cart

Two-wheeled open cart with square tub shaped body and two long harnessing shafts. The upper half of the body is made of wicker, the bottom half is wood that has been painted cream. There is a small door at the back of the cart that provides access to the seats. There are two padded bench seats that ...

Date: ca. 1913

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), wicker, metal

GUSN: 175110

Accession Number: 2006.44.499

Victoria

Four-wheeled open carriage with original folding leather top over the passenger seat. The driver's seat is supported above the dash by a skeleton framework. The body panels are painted maroon, the wheels are rubberized and are painted a dark Brewster green with yellow stripes. The front wheels are s...

Date: 1876-1900

Maker: Ferd F. French & Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), leather, metal

GUSN: 175112

Accession Number: 2006.44.500

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated with blue floral designs. Rim has shallow impression of parallel lines all around.

Date: 1894-1900

Maker: Royal Copenhagen (Manufacturer) Abram French Company (Importer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 175114

Accession Number: 2006.44.1115.1

Ladies Wicker Phaeton

Open four wheel carriage with wicker dash, sides and fenders, with a parasol top. The driver's seat and rear chaperone seat are upholstered in a beige corduroy. The base of the carriage is wood that has been painted black. The wheels are red with fire black striping. The wheels are rubberized. There...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: Brewster & Co. (Maker)

Material: wood (plant material), wicker, metal, corduroy

GUSN: 175115

Accession Number: 2006.44.501

Ramekin

Porcelain ramekins decorated with blue floral designs. Rim and bowl has shallow impression of parallel lines all around.

Date: 1894-1900

Maker: Royal Copenhagen (Manufacturer) Abram French Company (Importer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 175116

Accession Number: 2006.44.1115.2

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