Historic New England

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

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

Carving Knife

Stainless steel carving knife attached to wood handle with finger and thumb groves, metal loop at end.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103755

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.6

Basting Brush

Food brush with plastic bristles, wood handle with finger and thumb grooves, metal loop at end.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103756

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.7

Tongs

Stainless steel tongs with wood handle featuring finger and thumb grooves, metal loop at end.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103757

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.8

Skewers

Four stainless steel skewers with wood handle featuring finger and thumb grooves.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103758

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.9-.12

Corn Holders

Four pairs of stainless steel corn on the cob holders each with round wood handles.

Date: ca. 2002

Maker: Housewares International Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103759

Accession Number: 2008.50.2.13-.16

Carpet remnants

Two pieces of woven green wool carpet.

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103760

Accession Number: 1959.1533AB

Cupboard

Cupboard. Oak and white pine. Flat top, carved dental pattern along top molding, front features two cabinet doors with carved abstract leaves in center within square frames, inlay decoration consisting of lines of alternating light and dark wood along edges of doors, long carved abstract fern in b...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Cabinetmaker)

Material: oak (wood), eastern white pine (wood), turning (shaping process), carving (processes)

GUSN: 103761

Accession Number: 2002.58

Carpet Liner

Two pieces of carpet lining consisting of brown paper raw cotton padding.

Date: ca. 1915

Maker: John H. Pray & Sons Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103762

Accession Number: 1931.799AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper printed in pink and white with pheasants and other birds perched on pine tree branches with pine cones.

Date: 1899-1900

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103763

Accession Number: 2008.52.1

Hanging cabinet with double doors

Sea-foam green metal hanging cabinet, double doors with rounded edges, removable and adjustable shelf in interior.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103765

Accession Number: 2007.11.1AB

Oven Unit with double door cabinet

Steel oven unit installed within a sea-foam green metal unit with double door cabinets below oven, two removable metal oven racks in interior of oven.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103766

Accession Number: 2007.11.2A-C

Unit Spacer

Sea-foam green metal rectangular panel.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103767

Accession Number: 2007.11.3

Double hanging cabinet

Sea-foam green metal double hanging cabinet, adjacent double doors with rounded edges, two removable brackets.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103768

Accession Number: 2007.11.4A-C

Stove top with four burners

Steel stove top with four electric coil burners.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103769

Accession Number: 2007.11.6

Stove Hood

Stainless steel stove exhaust hood with fluorescent light bulb.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103770

Accession Number: 2007.11.5AB

Base cabinet with double doors

Sea-foam green metal base cabinet with double doors at front, removable and adjustable interior shelf.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103771

Accession Number: 2007.11.7AB

Hanging cabinet with double doors

Sea-foam green metal hanging cabinet with double doors at front, removable and adjustable interior shelf, hanging cup rack unit, and bracket.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103772

Accession Number: 2007.11.8A-D

Countertop

Yellow Formica countertop with multi-colored boomerang design throughout.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103773

Accession Number: 2007.11.9

Wax Flower Hair Ornament

Wax orange blossom flower hair ornament.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: wax

GUSN: 103672

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.4

Pair of Wedding Shoes

Pair of white leather shoes with heels and pleated satin bows (detached).

Date: ca. 1883

Maker: Thayer McNeil & Hodgkins (Maker)

Material: leather

GUSN: 103673

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.3AB

Lace Fragments from Wedding Dress

Two fragments of ivory lace with a floral design and a lace bow.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: lace (needlework)

GUSN: 103674

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.5A-C

Silk Fragment from a Wedding Dress

Piece of lavender-opal silk fabric.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 103675

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.6

Piece of Tulle from a Wedding Veil

Piece of folded ivory tulle.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: tulle (meshed textile)

GUSN: 103676

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.7

Bride Doll

Small doll with porcelain face, hand and feet. Dressed in a white satin wedding dress with a lace collar, pearls, tulle veil and a bouquet of wax orange blossoms.

Date: 1883

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, satin

GUSN: 103677

Accession Number: 2008.28.1.8