Historic New England

Wallpaper

Tile pattern of foliate forms within grid of repeating squares and separated by dotted lines. Printed in green, olive and black.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176932

Accession Number: 1985.780

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover flower and foliage design, including stylized irises, printed in red, black and metallic gold against a turquoise field.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176933

Accession Number: 1985.782

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Meandering floral vine with peach colored blossom and berries. Printed in two shades of olive green, two shades of peach and metallic gold. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: J.J.L. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176934

Accession Number: 1985.783

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Allover floral vine and berries with stylized flowers and leaves. Printed in black, red, orange, khaki and outlined in metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176935

Accession Number: 1985.784

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain, beige colored, embossed paper.

Date: 1920-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176936

Accession Number: 1985.785

Rolled sample. Vignette of stream flowing through woods. Printed in four blues, three greens, cream, grey and brown. Overprinted with fine, horizontal pin stripes to create tapestry design. Drop match.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176937

Accession Number: 1985.787

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Clusters of yellow roses and rose garlands framed by metallic gold C-scrolls against a field of imitation silk moire accented with liquid mica.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176938

Accession Number: 1985.788

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Meandering floral vine of joined branches with peony-like blossoms and berries. Exotic plummed bird is perched on bough. Printed in two pinks, rose, two blues, grey, black, maroon, metallic gold and silver against a faux marble ground. Drop match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176939

Accession Number: 1985.790

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain, black, glossy paper.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176940

Accession Number: 1985.792

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vignette of a stream and waterfall framed by large-scale roses and rosebuds. Printed in four greens, pink, two mauves, maroon and white. Overprinted with a maroon net design.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176941

Accession Number: 1985.793

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper sample and one fragment. Rows of vertically repeating, Moorish, geometric elements joined by garlands of beads. Printed in pink, green, pink and white liquid mica, and metallic gold (now tarnished). Drop match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176942

Accession Number: 1985.798AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of uncut borders. Horizontal band of overlapping foliate scrolls printed in four greens, ivory and outlined in metallic gold.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176943

Accession Number: 1985.803

Wallpaper

Fragment. Yellow and blue stripe flanking a continuous leaf vine with berries against a pink and pink liquid mica, imitation silk moire ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176944

Accession Number: 1985.808

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Acanthus-like, scrolling foliate vine with tulips. Printed in white, pink and white liquid mica and outlined in metallic gold.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: W. Campbell & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176945

Accession Number: 1985.814

Wallpaper

Two partial rolls. Allover, entwined, floral vines with scrolling stems. Prined in pale yellow, red, tan and brown and liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176946

Accession Number: 1985.815AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Floral bouquet printed above a floral wreath and framed by foliate vine. Design printed in brown flock on a flocked ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176947

Accession Number: 1985.817

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid of foliate bouquets in blended orange and red with ochre and metallic gold wheat stalks connected by metllic gold rootlet garlands. Printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176948

Accession Number: 1985.818

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Basket of realistically rendered peonies, roses and daisies draped with swags of passion flower vines. Printed in six pinks, fuschia, grey, taupe, white, tan, ochre, five greens, two lavenders, two blues, light blue and yellow on a polished white ground.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176949

Accession Number: 1985.822

Wallpaper

Fragments. Continuous row of pale yellow and green climbing roses alternating with green liquid mica, imitation moire stripe. Printed on a pale green ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176950

Accession Number: 1985.823AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of scrolling foliage with yellow, orange, pink and blue daisy blossoms. Printed on an embossed, pale green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176951

Accession Number: 1985.824

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation plaster work brackets, moulding and coffers framing view of landscape with mountains and lake. Printed above a row of repeating geometric motifs. Printed in grey, black, tan, two greens, two blues, red, pink, and liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176952

Accession Number: 1985.826

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover design in orange, tan and green, possibly varnished. No motif.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176953

Accession Number: 1985.834A-E

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating vignettes of thatched roof cottage and blossoming trees with split rail fence. Printed in pink, light blue, green, ochre, brown, grey and taupe on a beige ground and overprinted with metallic gold linear lines and grid of white hatch marks.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176954

Accession Number: 1985.838AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Incomplete width. Diaper pattern formed by simple vine forming ovals and framing floral sprigs. Printed in white, taupe, tan and pale blue on a polished grey ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176955

Accession Number: 1985.839

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large diaper pattern formed by ochre cabled losenges with foliated diamonds at the intersections. Printed on a cream ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176956

Accession Number: 1985.840AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of entwined vines with rose blossoms printed in short horizontal brown and metallic gold lines on an embossed, tan ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176957

Accession Number: 1985.842

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of delicate, entwined and scrolling vine in light green with liquid mica berries. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176958

Accession Number: 1985.844

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of entwined, stylized flowers. Printed in pale yellow and accented with metallic copper dots on an embossed, orange ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176959

Accession Number: 1985.846

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt figured paper of sprigs of various sizes and varieties of naturalistic flowers. Embossed and gilded on a cream ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176960

Accession Number: 1985.849

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grisaille rose sprigs on narrow ochre pinstripes against a grisaille, imitation silk moire field. Printed in two greys and ochre on a polished white ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176961

Accession Number: 1985.850

Wallpaper

Partial roll in two pieces. Allover design of two repeating, square tiles. One square encloses a geometric motif and the other encloses a geometric quatrefoil. Printed in red, green, yellow, black, brown and grey.

Date: 1915-1921

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176962

Accession Number: 1985.773ab

Wallpaper

Allover, trailing, floral vine with stylized flowers and bellflowers printed in red, ochre, blue, green, metallic gold and white liquid mica. Drop match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176963

Accession Number: 1985.774

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper sample in three fragments. Tile design of alternating squares framing dandelions and stylized floral sprigs.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176964

Accession Number: 1985.791A-C

Wallpaper

Three rolled remnants. Allover design of chrysanthemum-like flowers in pink, blue and metallic gold with olive berries. Possible ceiling paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176965

Accession Number: 1985.805A-C

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Poppy motif framed by diapered strapwork printed in light green on green flock.

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Probably A.H. Davenport

GUSN: 176966

Accession Number: 1985.796

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

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

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179771

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.22

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

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

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179773

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.23

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

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

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.24

Card Table

Empire Style card table. Rectangular top with round front corners. Simple molded edge and concave molded skirt. Mahogany veneer modified lyre base with applied decorative scroll carving on solid pedestal form. Four s-scroll legs with molded edge and cast brass paw casters. Top leaf opens on two supp...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), veneering, pine (wood)

GUSN: 179779

Accession Number: 1952.66

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug with painted maroon body with white flowers and orange and green leaves. Rectangular, white space on front with gilded inscription. Scrolled c-shaped handle. Mug tapers towards top. Gilt band at neck. Possibly used to have gilt around rim. Gilt band around base almost comple...

Date: 1872

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179792

Accession Number: 1993.612

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 179797

Accession Number: 1993.830

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179798

Accession Number: 1993.830a

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179799

Accession Number: 1993.830b

Canteen

Painted iron canteen. Cylindrical shape with small neck opening and three applied tubular pieces for threading a rope. Painted dark green with red trim. One face painted in yellow and black "No, 23." Opposite face painted in yellow and black with a stylized star.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 179801

Accession Number: 1993.829

Coffeepot

Silver plated coffeepot. Urn-shaped body with beading and stamped decoration. Stamped band around body includes central cartouche (to have initials/name stamped). Gadrooned lip. Domed hinged lid has vascular finial and conical top. S-shaped (??-illeg. word) with acanthus leaf decoration and pearl/bo...

Date: 1852-1898

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver alloy, plated metal, silver (metal)

GUSN: 179804

Accession Number: 1993.850

Vase

Parian vase molded in the shape of hand holding a tulip. Base in form of cuff with two buttons around wrist.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 179808

Accession Number: 1993.619

Urn

Small, decorative earthenware urn. Urn has bulbous body, scroll handles, flared rim and sits on a square platform. The urn is glazed light blue and hand-painted with flowers in metallic gold, black and white and bands in metallic gold. Each side of the urn are painted with polychrome landscape scene...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 179810

Accession Number: 1993.623

Rug

Turkoman Bokhara rug. Two rows of six gols with five chemche between the rows. At each end there is a panel depicting the toothed-diamond design. The edges are bound in alternating maroon and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179818

Accession Number: 2006.44.445

Musical Angel

Oil painting on panel of an angel holding a wooden instrument to her chest. Her robes are red and blue with gold decoration, and she stands on a small blue surface. Her halo and background are golden, as is the top portion of her wings, which blend downward into a pink color. The frame is intricatel...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Angelico, Fra, ca. 1400-1455 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179820

Accession Number: 2006.44.606

Musical Angel

Oil painting of a trumpeting angel wearing red robes decorated with gold trim and florettes. Her halo and wings are gold, as is the background. She stands on a small blue surface. The Gothic frame is intricately carved wood. The bottom and sides are rectangular and the top is peaked. Two spindled co...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Angelico, Fra, ca. 1400-1455 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179822

Accession Number: 2006.44.607

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