Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragments. Rectangular panels filled with flowers and single flower heads. Printed in red, yellow and ochre on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178993

Accession Number: 1968.71.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Interlocking lattice design in brown and white with blue octagons in centers. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178994

Accession Number: 1968.71.4

Wallpaper fragments. Reform style pattern composed of stylized foliate elements on a blue reverse printed field within white diamonds with scalloped edges and alternating with smaller quatrefoils on a maroon reverse printed field. All printed on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178995

Accession Number: 1968.71.5

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by unground paper with white reverse printed fields. Stylized flower within a medallion at the intersections. Printed in red, black and white.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178996

Accession Number: 1968.71.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Woodgrain stripes bordered by narrow brown stripes, narrow tighter grained woodgrain stripe and tan stripe. Printed in two browns, tan and red. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178997

Accession Number: 1968.71.8

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Woodgrain paper. Wide, alternating stripes of imitation bird's-eye maple and pine planking. Printed in brown, tan and red on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178998

Accession Number: 1968.71.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stripe. Ivy leaves with red flower elements alternating with stripe of possibly a moire pattern in white on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178999

Accession Number: 1968.71.14B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Pieces too small to determine design, but it is probably a mid-sized floral medallion. Printed in green and white on unground paper.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179000

Accession Number: 1968.71.14C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Continuous berried and flowered vine in green and red and bordered by strapwork stripe in tan on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179001

Accession Number: 1968.71.14A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover floral design of daisy-like flower heads in red, pink and blue surrounded by dense field of foliage printed in green, red and blue-grey on light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179002

Accession Number: 1968.72.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral trail of orchid-like flowers printed in light blue, pink and red with a green and yellow striped stamen, all outlined in black. Printed on a beige polished ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179003

Accession Number: 1968.72.3

29 Chestnut Street

Black and white framed photograph of house at 29 Chestnut Street in Salem, Massachusetts. The house has three floors and a widow's walk on the roof. There are three chimnies and the doorway has four fluted columns and an arched window above with a pronounced keystone. There is a metal fence in front...

Maker: Salem Art Shop (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198739

Accession Number: 2006.44.622

Tea service

Porcelain tea service consisting of teacups, saucers, plates, cream pitcher, sugar bowl and teapot. White bodies, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198740

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883

Teapot

Porcelain teapot. White body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198745

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.1AB

View of the Island of Qalnr Approaching Honolulu Looking Toward Pearl Harbor

A watercolor painting on paper of an island . There is water in the lower third of the picture and the island is in the center. The island has shrubbery and a purple mountain shadow. The sky is purple and pink with clouds. The wood frame has bronze plating on outer and inner edge.

Maker: Bridgman, Lewis Jesse, 1857-1931 (Painter) Brooks Reed Gallery (Dealer)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), bronze (metal)

GUSN: 198747

Accession Number: 2006.44.623

Sugar bowl

Porcelain sugar bowl. White body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198748

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.2AB

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with saucer. White bodies, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198751

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.3AB

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198754

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.4

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198757

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.5

Bread-and-butter plate

Porcelain bread-and-butter plate with white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD."

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198759

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.6

La Grange Bleneau

Print of an unknown house. There are two gentlemen conversing in the foreground. The man to the left is wearing a coat and carrying a hat and a cane. The man on the right is dressed as a hunter with a top hat and a gun over his shoulder. A third figure is leaning against a stone wall reading a book....

Maker: unknown

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198760

Accession Number: 2006.44.624

Dessert plate

Porcelain dessert plate with white body, blue floral detail and monogram "MWD"

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198761

Accession Number: 2006.44.2883.7

Tea service

Porcelain tea service with teapot, cream pitcher and sugar bowl. White bodies, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198762

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885

La Grange East View

Print of a castle with a moat. The castle has three towers. The two far towers are flying pennants. There is a large weeping willow in the center left and foliage surrounding the castle and in the foreground. The wood frame is painted black and has a gilt decorative inner border of laurel leaves.

Date: 1826

Maker: Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist) Deroy, Isidore Laurent, 1797-1886 (Engraver)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198763

Accession Number: 2006.44.625

Teapot

Porcelain teapot with white body, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198767

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885.1AB

Sugar bowl

Porcelain double handled sugar bowl with lid with white body, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198771

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885.2AB

Cream pitcher

Porcelain cream pitcher with white body, gold trim floral detail and poloychrome floral decorations with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198773

Accession Number: 2006.44.2885.3

Teacup

Procelain teacup with light blue landscape scene with village. Has thin gold trim and handle is detailed in gold to look like bamboo.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198775

Accession Number: 2006.44.2894.1

Saucer

Procelain saucer with light blue landscape scene with village. Has thin gold trim and Japanese symbols on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198777

Accession Number: 2006.44.2894.2

Teacup

Porcelain pink teacup with abbey scene "1893" California. Gold trim and handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198781

Accession Number: 2006.44.2887.1

Saucer

Porcelain pink saucer with abbey scene "1893" California. Gold trim.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198783

Accession Number: 2006.44.2887.2

Frame

Empty wood frame with gilding. The outer edge has small leaf border. There are diagonal decorations on the corners between the outer edge and inner edge. There are two metal eye hooks with rope on the top.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gilding

GUSN: 198784

Accession Number: 2006.44.626

Mug

Pink and white mug with thin brown stripe

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198788

Accession Number: 2006.44.2886

Shadow box

Shadow box of a miniature medieval walled city. There is a large enclosed courtyard or cloister area. There is foliage in the foreground and the background is painted glass with a blue sky and green mountains. The wood frame is painted black with a gilt border.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating), glass (material)

GUSN: 198792

Accession Number: 2006.44.627

Teacup

Pink lustreware teacup with square handle and finger rest, floral and geometric designs on interior and exterior of bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198795

Accession Number: 2006.44.1873.3

Saucer

Pink lustreware saucer floral and geometric designs

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 198798

Accession Number: 2006.44.1873.4

The Embarkation on the Mayflower

A print of the Mayflower with a crowd of pilgrims carrying chests and bags from the town. the There is water on the left and town on a hill to the right. There is a flag flying from the mast with the inscription "Plymouth Rock or Bust." The title is in the lower left. The wood frame is painted black...

Maker: Reproduction of Crawford, Will, 1869-1944 (Artist)

Material: ink, paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 198799

Accession Number: 2006.44.628

Pitcher

English Staffordshire copper lusterware pitcher with yellow stripe and copper leaf detail.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 198801

Accession Number: 2006.44.2882

Tile, Fireplace

Square, decorative ceramic tile, white background with blue painted picture of a country church

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze, paint by function

GUSN: 198918

Accession Number: 1932.316.72

Tile

Sqaure, decorative tile, grayiosh-white background with dark blue flower with leaves painted in the center.

Date: 1700-1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 198924

Accession Number: 1932.316.36

Tile, Fireplace

Square, blue and white glazed tile depicting flower stemming from lower left hand corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 198929

Accession Number: 1932.316.40

Humphreys' Homeopathic No.33 bottle and box

"Humphreys' Homeopathic no. 33 Spasms & convulsions" medicine glass bottle with aluminum bottle lid. Also a "Humphreys' Homeopathic No. 33 Spasms & convulsions" medicine box with black writing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 199015

Accession Number: 2006.44.2430AB

Humphreys' No. 16

Small medicine box wrapped in paper that has Humphreys label printed on it. Discolored with black writing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 199016

Accession Number: 2006.44.2432

Baume benge

"Baume Bengue" box that is brown with a discolored once off white top. Brown letter explaines that what was once withing the box was "The original Fench Product made of Menthol, Salicylate of Methyl and Lanolin". This is the box that once held baume that was pain relief for Rheumatism Colds neuralg...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 199017

Accession Number: 2006.44.2443

AKiller bottle

AKiller bottle is a small glass tube with a cork top stopper. There is a white label with black print wrapped around the bottle explaining how to use this toothache rememdy.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 199018

Accession Number: 2006.44.2425

McKesson's Alum Powder tin

McKesson's Alum powder in a tin with a lid. The tin is red with gold writing. "McKesson's Standard Quality" is written repeatedly at the top of the can along its top rim line.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 199020

Accession Number: 2006.44.2462

Tile, Fireplace

Square, maganese purple glazed tile with four abstract scroll designs.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic tile, glaze

GUSN: 199030

Accession Number: 1932.316.66

Akiller toothe remedy

Akiller toothace Remedy box. The box is small and orage wtih black writing. Opening flaps are breaking and paper edges are wearing away.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 199034

Accession Number: 2006.44.2441

Darby's Toothache Plaster's tin

Tiny olive green tin with blue and gold writing on it. There is a gold floral design along the edge of the top of the tin. Some of the print on the tin is covered by half of a stamp that may have been used to keep the tin closed.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 199036

Accession Number: 2006.44.2463

Bovrillo Lozenges tin

Round gold tin with gold writing. Tin contains Bovril Lozenges which are "an antidote to mentail overstrain".

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 199039

Accession Number: 2006.44.2464

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