Historic New England

Scarf

Brown silk; square shape; black printed with all over pattern of small paisely in green, red and blue on cream; border of darker brown color.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 73856

Accession Number: 1969.6289

Handkerchief

Beige square gauze center with wide floral embroidered border, extensive hand-embroidery throughout.

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 73857

Accession Number: 1969.6290

Sleeve

White, lace cuffs

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 73858

Accession Number: 1969.6291

White cotton; Pointed front yoke with square neck; Scalloped edges around neck and yoke; Floral embroidery all over yoke; Set of loops in yoke with missing buttons; four button placket below yoke; Feather stitching along yoke, placket and cuff; Long sleeves gathered to embroidered and scalloped ...

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), embroidering

GUSN: 73859

Accession Number: 1969.6292

Knife Handle

Rectangular bone knife handle.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material)

GUSN: 103708

Accession Number: 2008.43.9

Butter Knife

Silver butter knife with an upturned oval handle and a curved blade.

Date: 1865

Maker: Reed & Barton (Manufacturer)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103709

Accession Number: 2008.43.10

Chest of Drawers

Wooden chest of drawers painted mustard yellow with floral and scroll stencil decoration on drawers and top, four equal size drawers with round wood pulls, turned pilasters on sides of front, reverse serpentine shaped skirt.

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103710

Accession Number: 2008.26.1.1

Dresser Mirror

Rectangular wood mirror [A] painted yellow with floral and scroll stencil decoration, serpentine shaped crown [B], two turned supports on each side [C and D].

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103711

Accession Number: 2008.26.1.2A-D

Washstand

Wooden washstand converted into a desk, painted yellow with floral and scroll stencil decoration, features flip open desktop, two front drawers over a cabinet, candlestand attached on right side.

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103712

Accession Number: 2008.26.2

Bed

Wood bed painted yellow with floral and scroll stencil decoration, head and foot boards feature turned posts and spindles.

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103713

Accession Number: 2008.26.3A-F

Chair

Yellow painted wood chair with floral and scroll decoration, serpentine crest rail, four turned splats, cane seat, and turned legs.

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103714

Accession Number: 2008.26.4.1

Bedside Table

Wood bedside table painted yellow with floral and scroll stencil decoration on top, single hidden drawer and four turned legs.

Date: ca. 1859

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103715

Accession Number: 2008.26.5

Wallpapered wall panel

Portion of wall panel with multiple layers of wallpaper on both sides. Side 1: Top half of board has a gray foliate scroll pattern on white ground with blue accents partially covered by a pale green drapery swag patterned paper on white ground. Bottom half of board has a floral, berry, and leaf stri...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 103716

Accession Number: 2008.31.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Oversized wallpaper sample book with dark orange cloth cover.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Stockwell Wallcoverings (Manufacturer) Roberts Wallpaper (Retailer)

GUSN: 103717

Accession Number: 2008.32.1

Chain of Laminate Samples

Metal chain with eighty-eight rectangular laminate samples

Date: 1970-1971

Maker: Parkwood Laminates, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103718

Accession Number: 2008.32.2

Chain of Acrylic Samples

Metal chain with seventeen square and rectangular acrylic plastic samples of various colors, pattern and textures, each features a label with pattern name, color and code number.

Date: 1970-1971

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103719

Accession Number: 2008.32.3

LCW Chair

Chair of molded birch plywood with shaped seat and back, molded wood attaches back to seat and legs.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Eames, Charles (Designer) Eames, Ray (Designer) Evans Products Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103720

Accession Number: 2008.35

Linoleum Floor Covering

Linoleum floor covering with a repeating pattern of trains, ships, airplanes, and automobiles and a border of repeating airplanes and buses all on a blue background with a double red line border.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 103721

Accession Number: 2008.39

Sofa

Overstuffed Renaissance Revival style sofa with square back and covered in original red silk upholstery, turned wooden legs painted black with gold paint accents, original casters.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile), muslin

GUSN: 103722

Accession Number: 2008.44

Vacuum Cleaner

Large iron vacuum cleaner with large cylindrical tank, waste bucket and motor on a carriage with four large iron and rubber wheels.

Date: 1907

Maker: American Radiator Company (Manufacturer)

Material: metal, rubber (material)

GUSN: 103723

Accession Number: 2008.45.1-.2

Pair of Bedspreads

Pair of white cotton crocheted bedspreads consisting of repeating flowers with raised round ball decorations on each petal, white cotton fringe along edge.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: Nelson, Emelie (Lofquist) (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile), crocheting, fringe

GUSN: 103724

Accession Number: 2008.47.1-.2

Crock-Pot

Round electric stoneware slow cooker, painted orange body with border on bottom featuring black line drawings of various vegetables, chickens and lobsters, black plastic temperature knob in front, black handles, base and feet, clear glass lid with finial. Black electrical cord and plug attached.

Date: 1974

Maker: Rival Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), glass (material)

GUSN: 103725

Accession Number: 2008.49.1AB

Crock-Pot Recipe Book

Small rectangular instruction and recipe booklet for crock-pot.

Date: ca. 1974

Maker: Rival Manufacturing Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103726

Accession Number: 2008.49.2

George Foreman Electric Grill

White plastic horseshoe shaped electric grill with hinged cover in original box with instructions, recipe books, instructional VHS video, two plastic scraping tools, and two white plastic drip trays.

Date: 2002

Maker: Salton Maxim Housewares, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, cardboard

GUSN: 103727

Accession Number: 2008.50.1.1-.6

Barbecue Tool Set Case

Black plastic rectangular hinged case with handle at top, wrapped in cardboard cover featuring barbecue tools on a red and white checkered background on both sides.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103728

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.1-.2

Sealing Wax

Rectangular bar of red wax in original paper packaging with printed red lettering.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: The Dicks Pontius Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103729

Accession Number: 2008.51

Wallpaper

Two pieces of reproduction wallpaper sample printed in pink and white with pheasants and other birds perched on pine tree branches with pine cones.

Date: ca. 1995

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103730

Accession Number: 2008.52.2ab

Sanitary Paper

Wallpaper with printed squares alternating with stylized tulips.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Allan Higgins Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103731

Accession Number: 2008.53

Wallpaper Fragment

Small strip of wallpaper with maroon and green medallion pattern.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103732

Accession Number: 2008.54.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper sample with purple flower and diamond pattern.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103733

Accession Number: 2008.54.2ab

Wallpaper

Wallpaper block printed in grays and white with scenes of Chinese men and women, pagodas and vases.

Date: 1900-1999

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103734

Accession Number: 2008.55

Wallpaper fragments

Fragments. Two wallpaper fragments with vignettes of a woman with small child and a dog alternating with morning glories. Scenes are in a vertical arrangement and are separated by vertical scrolls. Block printed in white, greens, pinks and brown on a blue ground.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103735

Accession Number: 2008.56ab

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment with a block printed bird under flowering tree, blue and black pattern on tan ground.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103737

Accession Number: 2008.58.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Two block printed wallpaper fragments with gadrooned ovals and floral leaves, tan and brown on beige ground.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103738

Accession Number: 2008.58.2ab

Wallpaper Scrapbook

Black three-ring binder with fourteen pages of various wallpaper samples dating between 1820 and 1890.

Date: 1820-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103739

Accession Number: 2008.59.1

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border (rolled), with white and gray shells, green flowers on brown ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103740

Accession Number: 2008.59.2

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper, blue and white block printed designs on green paper.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103741

Accession Number: 2008.59.3

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper, orange and green diamonds roller printed on tan ground.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103742

Accession Number: 2008.59.4

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper, block printed rainbow floral medallions on blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103743

Accession Number: 2008.59.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, machine printed yellow and maroon flowers and leaves on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103744

Accession Number: 2008.59.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, roller printed blue flowers enclosed in lattice on yellow ground.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103745

Accession Number: 2008.59.7

Wallpaper

Uncut wallpaper border, roller printed white and purple daisies on brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103746

Accession Number: 2008.59.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, roller printed gray, white and green leaves on white satin ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103747

Accession Number: 2008.59.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, block printed white leaves with green sprigs on gray satin ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103748

Accession Number: 2008.59.10AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, block printed white medallions with pink flowers on blue paper.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103749

Accession Number: 2008.59.11

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, block printed gray scrolls with brown and aqua accents on white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103750

Accession Number: 2008.59.12

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, block printed gray stripe with maroon flowers on white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103751

Accession Number: 2008.59.13

Meat Fork

Meat fork with three stainless steel tines, wood handle with finger and thumb grooves at bottom, metal loop at end.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103752

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.3

Spatula

Stainless steel spatula with wood handle with finger and thumb grooves, metal loop attached to end.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103753

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.4

Grill Brush

Grill brush with stainless steel scraper at top end, yellow metal bristles, wood handle with finger and thumb grooves, and metal loop at end.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103754

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.5

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