Historic New England

Pendant

Circular gilt metal pendant with chased scrolling foliate design around border, center set with a photograph of an unidentified man, loop attachment at top.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103217

Accession Number: 1990.1496

Stickpin

Gold stickpin set with a brown scarab.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103218

Accession Number: 1990.1497

Stickpin

Gold stickpin with a small round charm set with a piece of amber.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103219

Accession Number: 1990.1498

Pencil with Cover

Pencil in gold case, engraved "SUSAN" on front.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103220

Accession Number: 1990.1499

Thimble

Gold thimble with chased foliate edge, engraved "E.W. 1896"

Date: 1896

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103221

Accession Number: 1990.1500

Earring Drop

Earring drop in the shape of a flower basket set with cut steel beads, seed pearls, and green, red, and colorless glass stones.

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103222

Accession Number: 1990.1501

Brooch

Gold teardrop-shaped brooch set with a teardrop-shaped jade.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103223

Accession Number: 1990.1502

Patch Box

Brass patch box with an engraved owl sitting on a tree limb on cover.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103224

Accession Number: 2007.15.224

Patch Box

Sterling silver hinged patch box with a chased border and mottled surface, center is engraved with monogram "T.S."

Date: 1837-1838

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103225

Accession Number: 2007.15.225

Happy Jack Thrift Club Button

Small round button featuring a squirrel wearing a red jacket surrounded by the words "Happy Jack Thrift Club."

Date: ca. 1918

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103226

Accession Number: 2007.15.226

Money Clip

Sterling silver money clip with molded scroll top with asymmetrical cartouche in center.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103227

Accession Number: 2007.15.227

Cuff Button

Silver round cuff button with three hanging chains in a girandole style with pinwheel shaped links.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103228

Accession Number: 2007.15.228

Brooch

Small brooch in the form of a flower with round coral beads and a coral leaf.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103229

Accession Number: 2007.15.229

Mint Tin

Round brass colored tin with a stamped bald eagle on one side and Liberty on the reverse.

Date: ca. 1851

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103230

Accession Number: 1927.790

Brooch

Gold hollow and chased scroll brooch set with turquoises and seed pearls with three chains supporting a sphere and scroll drops (one missing on third chain).

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103231

Accession Number: 1927.2092

Teething Ring

Ivory teething ring.

Date: 1852

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103232

Accession Number: 1934.1880

Charm

Circular gold-colored cast metal charm or fob in the shape of a ship's wheel with a central reserve with a glass inset. Loop at top for suspension from cord or chain.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103233

Accession Number: 1987.969

Brooch

Oval moss agate brooch set in a gold mount.

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: agate (chalcedony), gold alloy

GUSN: 103234

Accession Number: 1987.970

Belt Buckle

Oval shaped , cast gold-plated buckle with floral and frut bas relief surface decoration. Applied oval loop at one side for belt or ribbon.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), gold alloy, plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 103235

Accession Number: 1987.971

Locket

Oval locket with hinged lid and machine-engraved decoration on front and back, chased floral decoration around edge.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: gold alloy, engraving (action)

GUSN: 103236

Accession Number: 1987.972

Unused wallpaper sample. Stylized lilies with long stems over a large bubble of small circles. Printed in pink, yellow and two greens on a deep red ground. British paper named "Day Lily" designed by Walter Crane and printed by Jeffrey & Co.

Date: 1897

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer) Jeffrey & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103550

Accession Number: 2008.6.72

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample backed on a cardboard mat. Blue circles framed by four serpentine scrolls. Printed in blue and two browns on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Justema, William (Designer) Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103551

Accession Number: 2008.6.73

Unused Wallpaper Samples

Three unused samples backed on cardboard mats. Repeating lace pattern of scalloped edged lozenges with a ring of bellflowers in center of each. Printed in white on a blue background.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103552

Accession Number: 2008.6.74A-C

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample backed on a cardboard mat. Repeating pattern of a bird perched on a rock with a bamboo background. Printed in brown, and two greens on a beige ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103553

Accession Number: 2008.6.75

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample backed on a cardboard mat. Outline of a duck among a background of stylized grasses. Printed in two greens, tan and white on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Karasz, Ilonka (Designer) Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103554

Accession Number: 2008.6.76

Unused Wallpaper Samples

Unused samples backed with cardboard. Allover stylized scrolling floral pattern of various types of flowers in red, blue, yellow and pink on a natural color ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103555

Accession Number: 2008.6.77AB

Wallpaper Samples

Unused wallpaper samples. Scenery figure paper depicting Governor's Palace and Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia. Printed in three greens, blue, two pinks, white, tan on beige ground.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103556

Accession Number: 2008.6.78AB

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample attached to a cardboard mat. Geometric pattern of various drawings by famous artists including a head of young woman by Albrecht Durer, a group of young men by Ghirlandaio, a perspective by Jacopo Bellini, the Leda with Swan by Filipo Lippi, and the Horse and Rider by Leonardo da Vinci...

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Dorn, Marion V. (Designer) Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103557

Accession Number: 2008.6.79

Wallpaper

Two unused samples stapled to cardboard mats. Alternating squares of a quatrefoil design and a round snowflake design imitating a stencil technique. Printed in blue and white on a red ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103558

Accession Number: 2008.6.80AB

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused wallpaper sample. Large pattern of stylized flowers and foliage. Printed in yellow, two golds, two greens and blue.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103559

Accession Number: 2008.6.81

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused Sample. Open stylized flower with three stems encircled by a vine and scrolling foliage. Printed in pinks, green, yellows, browns on a natural ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103560

Accession Number: 2008.6.82

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused border. Chain of pink stylized flowers with green leaves and berries.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103561

Accession Number: 2008.6.83

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused Sample. Large stylized flowers with flowing green foliage over a pattern of smaller scrolling flowers. Printed in two pinks, two browns, two greens, and blue.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103562

Accession Number: 2008.6.84

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large stylized closed chrysanthemums over scrolling foliage. Printed in two browns, olive and yellow on a natural ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103563

Accession Number: 2008.6.85

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Flowing stylized flowers, berries and foliage. Printed in three blues on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103564

Accession Number: 2008.6.86

Wallpaper Fragment

Unused sample. Art Nouveau flowers with sinuous flowing leaves. Printed in brown, tan, olive, light green, yellow, gray and dark green on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1891-1900

Maker: Hamilton, R. (Designer)

GUSN: 103565

Accession Number: 2008.6.87

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Tapestry style wallpaper with large scrolling flowers and branches interspersed with partial view of ruins. Printed in three pinks, three greens, two browns, black, blue and tan.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103566

Accession Number: 2008.6.88

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of large stylized orchids over scrolling foliage. Printed in two yellows, tan, brown and olive. "The Courtland" designed by Lindsay Philip Butterfield (British), printed by Essex & Co.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103567

Accession Number: 2008.6.89

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Stripes of stylized vines of ivy with alternating darker bands with a circle chain design. Printed in light green on a green ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103568

Accession Number: 2008.6.90

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large stylized closed chrysanthemums over scrolling foliage. Printed in three greens and four browns.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103569

Accession Number: 2008.6.91

Leather Wallcovering Fragment

Leather wallcovering fragment. Small rectangular piece of embossed leather wallcovering attached to a piece of cardboard with a medallion with a floral spray in center. Embossed in green, red and gold.

Date: 1700-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103570

Accession Number: 2008.6.92

Leather Wallcovering Fragment

Leather wallcovering fragment. Small rectangular piece of embossed leather wallcovering with a baroque scroll design. Embossed gold background.

Date: 1700-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103571

Accession Number: 2008.6.93

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Two cherubs holding a basket aloft with a goat in between, scrolling floral ground mixed with parrots. Gold on green ground.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103572

Accession Number: 2008.6.94

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper to imitate leather. Scrolling vine and leaf design in gold on a dark gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Day, Lewis Foreman (Designer)

GUSN: 103573

Accession Number: 2008.6.95

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper made to imitate leather. Design features a sideways bird with splayed wings standing on a piece of fruit and surrounded by scrolling grape vines, flowers, a horse, monkey, moth and lizard.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103574

Accession Number: 2008.6.96

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper to imitate leather with peacocks surrounded by stylized scrolling foliage and flowers.

Date: ca. 1895

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103575

Accession Number: 2008.6.97

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper made to imitate leather. Design features a sideways bird with splayed wings standing on a piece of fruit and surrounded by scrolling grape vines, flowers, a horse, monkey, moth and lizard.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103576

Accession Number: 2008.6.98

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper made to imitate leather, featuring a symmetrical design with scrolls, swags, winged cherubs, fruit and urns. Gold on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103577

Accession Number: 2008.6.99

Batik Bed Skirt and Fragment

Cotton bed skirt for a twin bed. White and blue floral batik style gathered skirt lined with black cotton. Fragment of batik fabric in same pattern and color.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103578

Accession Number: 2005.1.5AB

Bedspread

Woven cotton twin size bedspread with dark blue horizontal stripes on a cream ground. Fragment of same material.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103579

Accession Number: 2005.1.6AB

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