Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate textile pattern. Tapestry. Large leafy pattern in light green overprinted with fine grey horizontal lines on beige ground.

Date: 1870-1877

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177890

Accession Number: 1965.4.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rococo C-scrolls in tan and yellow accented with liquid mica and red and pink flower blossoms printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177891

Accession Number: 1965.4.13

Fragment of border. Repeated red stripe across width of border with two continuous lines of beads. Leaves wrap around the beaded section at regular intervals. Printed in red, grey, black and white on tan ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177892

Accession Number: 1965.4.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Indeterminate pattern type. Printed in blue-grey, red, green and black.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177893

Accession Number: 1965.4.3

Wallpaper

Pattern not decipherable. Varigated stippling in green and white on grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177894

Accession Number: 1965.4.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate pattern printed in light green on white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177895

Accession Number: 1965.4.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Horizontal fluting with leaves and stripe of circles in red and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177896

Accession Number: 1965.4.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Sprig and stripe printed in red, orange, green and brown with reverse printed white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177897

Accession Number: 1965.4.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral stripe. Spray of purple flowers over orange vertical stripe alternating with red and orange stripe with grey scalloped edges.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177898

Accession Number: 1965.4.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral stripe. Trailing vine stripe alternating with floral stripe printed in blue, red and brown with white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177899

Accession Number: 1965.4.9

Wallpaper

Fragment with overall grid of elongated hexagons, printed in dark green, green and white on ochre ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177900

Accession Number: 1965.4.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Black, white and orange intertwining ribbon.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177901

Accession Number: 1965.6.1b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern in white with purple flowers, each shape divided by serpentine area with red vine printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177902

Accession Number: 1965.5.10

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral and gingham stripe. Blue gingham stripe alternating with pinstripe band with purple and blue flowers on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177903

Accession Number: 1965.5.11

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Wide stripe of white spirals flanked by blue and red floral stripe. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177904

Accession Number: 1965.5.12

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Red and orange rosebud stripe alternating with narrow black stripe bordered by white circles on light blue ground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177905

Accession Number: 1965.5.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Overall floral pattern of red and gold flowers with tan stems and leaves on white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177906

Accession Number: 1965.5.14

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper border fragment. Floral stripe, petals overprinted on narrow band of losenges and dots. Printed in red, purple, yellow and green.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177907

Accession Number: 1965.5.14b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scrolls and flowers in the Reveillon manner. Printed in gold, white and burgundy.

Date: 1889-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177908

Accession Number: 1965.5.15

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Red and white roses with green leaves on a tan and yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177909

Accession Number: 1965.5.15b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flower (sunflower?) printed in gold within diaper pattern formed by intersecting chains and four-petaled flowers in yellow, accented with metallic white on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177910

Accession Number: 1965.5.16

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over flower heads (daisies?) printed in blue and white with pink C-scrolls.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177911

Accession Number: 1965.5.17

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Baroque medallion framed by scrolls. Medallion center is stylized torch in maroon on green surrounded by white beading. Ground is grey with white pin dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177912

Accession Number: 1965.5.18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue and white tile design with faux crackle finish. Squares with blue stylized quatrefoils on tan paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177913

Accession Number: 1965.5.19

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper fragment. Border. Blue and white tile pattern. Squares and diamonds enclosing stylized quatrefoils on grey ground with white dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177914

Accession Number: 1965.5.19b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flowers in a diaper or knot pattern. Printed in sienna on bright yellow ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177915

Accession Number: 1965.5.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Arts and Crafts rose and stripe paper on striped ground. Printed in red, pink, green, tan and yellow.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177916

Accession Number: 1965.5.20

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern of three-dimensional stepped pyramid with bull's eye at each intersection. Printed in brown and white on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177917

Accession Number: 1965.5.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern printed in yellow on beige ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177918

Accession Number: 1965.5.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate vine. Printed in pale blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177919

Accession Number: 1965.5.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival stripe. Grey stripe and strapwork with maroon and green floral elements on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177920

Accession Number: 1965.5.7

Shawl

Narrow black silk shawl with embroidered flowers and long fringe. The majority of the shawl is a plain black silk, but at both ends there are four embroidered flowers. The outer most two flowers are the largest and are red flowers with greenery surrounded by smaller yellow and red flowers on one sid...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191328

Accession Number: 2006.44.1373

Shawl

Long narrow gray silk shawl with white stripes on both ends and white silk fringe on both ends. The primary color is a silver gray and is slightly sheer. On both ends there is a wide white silk stripe and on either side of the stripe are three more bands that are made up of multiple narrow stripes. ...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191330

Accession Number: 2006.44.1353

Ginger jar

Covered Satsuma ginger jar with ovoid body, short straight neck, domed cover with rim that extends over the neck surmounted by a round gilt finial. Painted polychrome decoration of Asian men in a landscape scene with a tiger around the body and painted polychrome geometric and floral patterns aroun...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 191331

Accession Number: 2006.44.1800.2AB

Shawl

Narrow black and ivory silk shawl. The shawl is primarily black but has a wide band of ivory across both ends. There are also three ivory squares toward both ends that run parallel to the ivory band. All four edges and around both the band and squares there is a chain-like black stitching that leave...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191333

Accession Number: 2006.44.1374

Shawl

Square silver silk shawl with fringe on two sides. The silk is shiny and has a visible weave. The fringe has a decorative knotting that forms two rows of interconnected diamonds and the fringe extends from the bottom row of knots. The back of the shawl is still silver.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191334

Accession Number: 2006.44.1354

Shawl

Long narrow rectangular black shawl. The shawl has five wool yarn tassels or pom-poms at both ends.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair)

GUSN: 191336

Accession Number: 2006.44.1355

Shawl

Rectangular sheer beige silk crepe shawl with long fringe. The body of the shawl is plain and the seams around all four edges are decorative with interconnected tiny holes. The two short ends have long beige fringe that extends from three decorative rows of knots.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), crepe (textile)

GUSN: 191337

Accession Number: 2006.44.1375

Vase

Urn shaped earthenware vase with two c-shaped handles and a round stepped foot. Decorated on all surfaces with scrolling floral vines and two shields on each side featuring a band of characters and two crescent moons. Yellow, green and blue bands around the rim and the foot base.

Date: Late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 191338

Accession Number: 2006.44.1945

Shawl

Long rectangular ivory lace shawl. The entire shawl has floral and leaf designs and all four edges are scalloped and have tiny loops of threads around the scallops. Where there is no design, the lace has a net-like appearance. The shawl also has a sheer to it in certain lights. The pattern is more s...

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191341

Accession Number: 2006.44.1356

Shawl

Long sheer cotton shawl with embroidery. The shawl is rectangular with small scallops along all four side edges. Each scallop has an embroidered edge and contains one embroidered dot in the middle of the scallop. Then there is a continuous row of dots along the inside edge of the scallops. Inside of...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 191342

Accession Number: 2006.44.1376

Women's cape

Short women's cape made of long, dark brown fur. The cape has a wide collar that goes all the way around from the front to the back and folds down. There is a center opening with five metal loops on the left side and five hooks on the right. Just below the top hook and loop closure, there is a metal...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Lamson and Hubbard Company (Manufacturer)

Material: silk (fiber), fur

GUSN: 191345

Accession Number: 2006.44.1359

Vase

Ovoid shaped earthenware vase with two open handles that emerge from the body and join to the rim on either side of the narrow flared neck, six rectangular openings around rim. The body is glazed a dark blue with patches of green and brown and stylized yellow daffodils.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 191346

Accession Number: 2006.44.1944

Shawl

Long rectangular ivory lace shawl. The edges of the shawl are scalloped and then the scallops have tiny scallops around them. Inside of each larger scallop is a hand embroidered flower motif. The body of the shawl is a net material and contains five rows of identical hand embroidered floral motifs r...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 191347

Accession Number: 2006.44.1377

Jacket, Bed

Short silk kimono-style bed jacket. The front neck and edges of the sleeves have a wide cream colored silk border and the rest of the bed jacket is made of an oatmeal colored silk. The front opening has no closures and it flares out as it comes down to the waist and comes down to a V in the front. T...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191350

Accession Number: 2006.44.1378

Nightgown

Long sleeveless peach silk nightgown. The neckline is a v-shaped and is bordered by three narrow bands of thicker peach silk connected together and attached to the dress by decorative stitching. At the V the bands of silk are woven together and then continue on down forming an oval or teardrop shape...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 191354

Accession Number: 2006.44.1379

Shawl

Long rectangular beige net shawl with geometric gold metal details. At both end of the shawl there are rows of geometric detailing including triangles, dots, Christmas tree shapes and more triangles. Down the center of the shawl are diamonds of alternating sizes that have a diamond shaped grid patte...

Maker: unknown

Material: net (textile), metal

GUSN: 191355

Accession Number: 2006.44.1360

Shawl

Green silk square shawl with long fringe. The center is a large square with rounded corners. There is a wide border around all four sides made from green silk threads intertwined into diamond shapes with knots at all four points. At the four corners of the shawl, the decorative threads are more clos...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191360

Accession Number: 2006.44.1362

Women's hat

Women's straw hat. Hat is made of natural, woven straw. It has a brim all the way around the crown that is slightly upturned. The crown has a rounded top on the right side and is indented around the top left side. There is a leaf decoration around the top edge of the crown that extends up onto the t...

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material), silk (textile), net (textile), ribbon (material)

GUSN: 191361

Accession Number: 2006.44.1380

Shawl

Square shaped striped silk shawl with tassels. The ivory ground of the shawl is patterned with alternating narrow and wide multi-colored stripes. Four of the widest stripes have multicolored patterned centers. The left and of the shawl has eight multicolored tassels, the right end has seven.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 191362

Accession Number: 2006.44.1363

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