Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined ribbons creating a guilloche design and enclosing a stylized 6-petaled flower. Printed in black and white.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179123

Accession Number: 1990.615

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by husk elements with 6-petaled flowers at the intersections. Printed in white on a blue ground.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179124

Accession Number: 1990.620.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous green, leafy vine with purple blossoms and yellow centers. Bordered above and below by yellow bands. Printed on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179125

Accession Number: 1990.616B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined floral and berried vines. Blossoms in white and berries in yellow on green vines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179126

Accession Number: 1990.616A

Fragment. Sprig and stripe design with a small, flowering vine flanked by black and white stripes and white, continuous flowers alternating with wide stripe of blue and black sprigs. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179127

Accession Number: 1990.620.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating medallions composed of stylized foliage framing palmettes. Printed in indigo blue on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179128

Accession Number: 1990.593

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ashlar block pattern outlined in green and framing grey, neoclassical arabesques. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179129

Accession Number: 1990.594

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional losenges formed by black and white parallel lines and framing bisected black and blue diamonds. Printed on burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179130

Accession Number: 1990.596

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating sprigs of stylized flowers in pink, yellow, rose, lavender and green on a field of black dots on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179131

Accession Number: 1990.598

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large diaper pattern formed by orange, stylized foliate elements framing white, stiff-leaf wreaths which enclose white shell motifs. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179132

Accession Number: 1990.599

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale basket of flowers alternating with a stylized, floral quatrefoil. Printed in pink, green and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179133

Accession Number: 1990.600

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral medallions bordered by stylized grape or berry vine. Printed in blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179134

Accession Number: 1990.602

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a buff or yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179135

Accession Number: 1990.608

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Meandering floral vine with red and white flowers accented with white organically shaped ribbon or lace

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179136

Accession Number: 1990.597AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper with climbing vines, horizontal lines and C-curves. Printed in blue, white, green, orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179137

Accession Number: 1990.619.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Classical medallion design. Classically dressed woman (possibly allegory of Spring) holding a basket of flowers and surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Printed in three greens, two pinks, ivory and brown on a green field.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179138

Accession Number: 1990.607

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Urn framed by a hexagon topped by a pair of Greek masks and flanked by peacocks alternating with a lyre with bird head terminals and draped with bellflower pendants. Printed in brown, tan, orange and ochre.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179139

Accession Number: 1990.621A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt stripe. Veritically repeating stripe of fern-like leaves alternating with stripe of foliate sprigs. Printed in metallic gold on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179140

Accession Number: 1990.601

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. All over stylized leaf and flower design. Printed in two browns on beige ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179141

Accession Number: 1953.604AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain grey stripes flanking stripe composed of daisy and rose blossoms. Reverse printed on a light grey field.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179142

Accession Number: 1953.594

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale sprays of roses and daisies. Printed in two pinks, mauve, red, maroon, three greens and yellow. Drop match.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179143

Accession Number: 1993.6

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe composed of meandering floral vine alternating with narrow stripe of black losenges on a field of white, horizontal pin stripes. Printed in maroon, green, black and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179144

Accession Number: 1993.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hunting scene tapestry paper. Stag chased in a wooded glen by two hounds. Printed in blue, violet, four browns, four greens, black, white on an olive ground. Over printed with a grey mesh screen.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179145

Accession Number: 1953.586A

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Densely entwined floral vine with thick green stems and flowers with red centers. Printed against a field of metallic gold, willow-like foliage. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179146

Accession Number: 1953.597

Wallpaper

Wallpaper roll. Stripe of repeating sprigs of pink carnations with blue berries alternating with stripes of grey beads and stylized husks. Printed in two pinks, magenta, two blues, two greens, tan, brown, and two greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179147

Accession Number: 1953.587

Plate

Round black laquer plate with a painted gold central scene of four men sitting in a exterior room around a table surrounded by a wide border of scrolling foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180935

Accession Number: 2006.44.1965.3

Appleton Family Silhouette

Silhouette and watercolor on paper; depicts interior of Samuel Appleton's 37 Beacon Street home. Black silhouettes of family in foreground: Mr. and Mrs. Appleton are seated facing each other, a niece and a friend stand at left; background depicts center table with lamp; pier table and drapery, sette...

Date: 1842

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), painting (image-making), cutting (dividing), bird's-eye maple

GUSN: 180936

Accession Number: 2006.20

Plate

Round black laquer plate with painted gold central scene of two men in a garden with a house by a river surrounded by a gold border of an interlocking circle and chain design.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180937

Accession Number: 2006.44.1966

Bowl

Round black lacquer bowl with straight sides and a curled rim, red painted foliage around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180938

Accession Number: 2006.44.1964

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border. Straight angled sides.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180939

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.141

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border. Straight angled sides.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180941

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.146

Canister

Covered cylindrical red lacquer food-storage canister with metal liner with cover. Black painted flowers, fruit and moth design on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating), metal

GUSN: 180942

Accession Number: 2006.44.1967A-D

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border. Straight angled sides.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180943

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.145

Box

Cardboard box with decorative paper applied to outside. Inside and bottom of box are pinkish-grey. Outside is a red, navy, and gold floral medallion motif. Top of box lifts off.

Maker: Roger & Gallet (Manufacturer)

Material: printing (process), paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 180945

Accession Number: 2006.21

Sports Strap

Leather strap with three metal buckles which join left and right side of strap; two vertical rows of holes each for additional straps (?).

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 180947

Accession Number: 2006.23

Flag

Miniature flags with wooden poles stained brown and gold-painted finials; cotton cloth.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 180948

Accession Number: 2006.27

Flag

Red background, British flag top left quadrant, crown and shield motif encircled by foliage wiht small animal at bottom on lower right quadrant.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 180949

Accession Number: 2006.27.1

Flag

Yellow background with red border design and red lion (?) in center Welsh (?).

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), textile weaving processes and techniques, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180950

Accession Number: 2006.27.2

Flag

Flag missing (white background?)

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), textile weaving processes and techniques, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 180951

Accession Number: 2006.27.3

Flag

Five wide stripes from top to bottom in red, yellow, blue, white and black

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 180952

Accession Number: 2006.27.4

Flag

Top left quadrant is red background with three yellow lions, top right quadrant is yellow background with red border design and red lion (Welsh?), bottom left quadrant is navy background wiht bottom left quadrant is navy background wiht yellow female bust with wings in harp-shape design, bottom righ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), wood (plant material), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 180953

Accession Number: 2006.27.5

Flag

Three wide stripes from top to bttom in white, navy and red

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile), textile materials by weaving technique

GUSN: 180954

Accession Number: 2006.27.6

Flag

Green background with winged-harp design in gold and "ERIN GO BRAGH" at bottom [Irish?]

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 180955

Accession Number: 2006.27.7

Dish on stand

Open oval deep crystal dish with scalloped edge and cut star and fan pattern with matching oval glass stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 180956

Accession Number: 2006.44.3005.2AB

Dish on stand

Open oval deep crystal dish with scalloped edge and cut star and fan pattern with matching oval glass stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 180957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3005.1AB

Punch bowl

Crystal round punch bowl with scalloped edge and cut hobstar and textured diamonds, large cut hobstar on base.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 180958

Accession Number: 2006.44.3004

Celery glass

Celery glass on narrow stem and round foot with an etched band with a geometric design and the monogram "P."

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180959

Accession Number: 2006.44.3021.2

Compote

Crystal compote on fluted stem and round foot with cut star, etched band with geometric design and monogram "P" around body.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 180960

Accession Number: 2006.44.3021.1

Compote

Crystal compote on cut faceted stem and round foot, cut honeycomb pattern on bottom of bowl.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: crystal (lead glass)

GUSN: 180961

Accession Number: 2006.44.3032

Sayward Coat of Arms

Sayward Coat of Arms in original frame. Red shield with two white chevrons. Gold band with three blue leopard faces across center. Silver knight's helm with gold face plate sits atop shield. The arms of Jonathan Sayward, College of Arms, Herald's Office. Purchased by Nathaniel Barrell for his father...

Date: 1762

Maker: unknown

Material: vellum (parchment), gouache (paint), gold leaf

GUSN: 180964

Accession Number: 2009.30.1

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