Historic New England

Girl's Coat

Girl's dark brown wool coat with cotton crocheted trim along bottom and cuffs, round brown button down front, and brown satin belt attached.

Date: ca. 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103618

Accession Number: 2008.7.3.1

Girl's Cape

Brown wool cape with cotton crocheted trim along neck front and bottom edges.

Date: ca. 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103619

Accession Number: 2008.7.3.2

Girl's Coat

Girl's black and white wool windowpane plaid coat with black velvet trim at cuffs and bottom edge, six mother of pearl round buttons down front.

Date: ca. 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103620

Accession Number: 2008.7.4.1

Girl's Cape

Girl's black and white wool windowpane plaid cape with black velvet trim along front and bottom, small round mother of pearl button at neck.

Date: ca. 1879

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103621

Accession Number: 2008.7.4.2

Girl's Dress

Girl's red linen dress with high neck, long sleeves and a dropped waist, white eyelet floral trim along neck, cuffs, chest, waist and bottom hem, two mother of pearl buttons on front.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103622

Accession Number: 2008.7.5

Child's Hat

Brown velvet hat with silk scotch plaid trim, ear flaps with silk ribbon ties, two metal tassels, and a red feather.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103623

Accession Number: 2008.7.6

Boy's two-piece blue and white cotton suit. Coat has blue stripes on white ground with blue cotton collar, cuffs, and band at bottom. Blue cotton short pans with belt loops and button holes along waistband.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103624

Accession Number: 2008.7.7AB

Boy's Suit

Boy's three piece white linen suit consisting of a long sleeved coat, vest with mother of pearl buttons and silk back panel, and long pants.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 103625

Accession Number: 2008.7.8A-C

Girl's Dress

Ivory silk dress with maroon velvet collar, sleeves and front chest panel, square neckline, half length straight sleeves with cotton cord laces up sides, cotton cord laces on bodice front, cream bone spherical buttons on back, gathered waist with attached sash, full skirt with band of horizontal ple...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103626

Accession Number: 2008.22

Axminister Carpet

Axminister carpet with Turkish design. Madder red field with traditional Smyrna palmette lattice overall in pale blue, coral red, yellow and green all within a medium blue rosette and floral vine border. Cut and reduced in length, coarsely woven.

Date: 1760-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 103627

Accession Number: 2007.20

Drop Leaf Table

Mahogany drop-leaf dining table with eight straight legs ending in pad feet.

Date: 1740-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 103628

Accession Number: 2008.5

Baby Carriage

Wood baby carriage painted black with yellow, red and green stenciled decoration on body and wheels, black leather adjustable hood with removable side windows, sliding seat upholstered with cream colored corduroy, curved arms at back with turned wooden handle.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103629

Accession Number: 1928.216

Baby Carriage

Wood baby carriage painted black with red and yellow stenciled lines along edges, two wheels and a harness at front, black leather adjustable hood, floral silk upholstered seat.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103630

Accession Number: 1930.806

Baby Carriage

Wicker body baby carriage with black painted wooden frame with yellow, red and green stencil decoration, four large black painted wooden wheels with yellow stenciled line decoration. Leather adjustable hood with silk scalloped knotted fringed. Corduroy upholstered seat. Curved arms with turned woode...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103631

Accession Number: 2008.20

Display Case

Rectangular wood display case with glass sliding doors at front and glass sides.

Date: ca. 1888

Maker: Hughes, A. E. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103632

Accession Number: 2008.21

Mechanical Pencil

Sterling silver mechanical pencil with floral machine engraving along tubular shaped body.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 103633

Accession Number: 1938.1101

Mechanical Pencil

Round brass mechanical pencil with gold end engraved with foliate scrolls.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103634

Accession Number: 1931.1534

Wax Seal in Original Case

Orange and white, vase-shaped agate seal in original green leather-covered case. Case is hinged with a push button clasp and blue silk lining.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: Shreve, Crump & Low (Retailer)

GUSN: 103635

Accession Number: 1987.1070.1-.2

Collar

Starched cotton collar with black, white, tan and red horizontal stripe pattern, one button hole at center and one on each end.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103636

Accession Number: 1992.245

Collar

Starched cotton collar with blue and white horizontal stripes, one button hole at center of neck and one at each end.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103637

Accession Number: 1992.246

Pair of Cuffs

Pair of starched cotton cuffs with blue and white vertical stripes, two button holes on each end.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103638

Accession Number: 1992.247AB

Pair of Cuffs

Pair of starched cotton cuffs with blue lines of dots on a cream ground, two button holes on each end.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103639

Accession Number: 1992.248AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Stylized scrolling acanthus leaves and apples. Printed in two blues and red on a cream ground.

Date: ca. 1877

Maker: Morris, William (Designer) Morris & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103540

Accession Number: 2008.6.62

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Vertical stripe. Two bands of lines of dots, dashes, bellflowers, zigzags and a diamond pattern with alternating plains of repeating flowers. Printed in green, pink and white on a green ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103541

Accession Number: 2008.6.63

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Repeating interlocking oval pattern with a sprig of ivy in each oval. Printed in white and dark grey on a tan ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103542

Accession Number: 2008.6.64

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Baroque floral, foliage and ribbon pattern. Printed in two greens on a tan ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103543

Accession Number: 2008.6.65

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused sample. Diaper pattern of rectangular frames with canted corners and scroll decoration, each features a landscape scene with either two men at center or a woman and child, frames surrounded by triangular sprays of fruit and flowers, vertical stripe ground. Printed in four greens, two grays, p...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103544

Accession Number: 2008.6.66

Wallpaper Sample

Scenery figure paper. Delicately rendered vignette showing shepherdess feeding doves while a sheep stand by her side. Scene is set within medallion embellished with scrolled foliage and flowers. Prints in two pinks, yellow, two browns, two greens, blue, grey on light grey ground.

Date: 1900-1916

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103545

Accession Number: 2008.6.67

Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large scale purple iris flowers with scrolling green stems. Printed in three purples, three greens, and yellow on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103546

Accession Number: 2008.6.68

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Allover pattern of blue flowers with yellow centers and beige leaves. Printed in two blues, two yellows, grey, beige, and white.

Date: 1918-1919

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103547

Accession Number: 2008.6.69

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of stylized pomegranates and teazles with scrolling foliage. Printed in peach, red and olive on a cream ground.

Date: ca. 1895

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

GUSN: 103548

Accession Number: 2008.6.70

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Stylized open and closed lilies with long stems with a surround of stylized roses with scrolling stems and leaves. Printed in two greens, taupe and peach on a green ground. "Lily and Rose" designed by Walter Crane

Date: 1894

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

GUSN: 103549

Accession Number: 2008.6.71

Wallpaper

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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