Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous green, leafy vine with purple blossoms and yellow centers. Bordered above and below by yellow bands. Printed on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179125

Accession Number: 1990.616B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined floral and berried vines. Blossoms in white and berries in yellow on green vines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179126

Accession Number: 1990.616A

Fragment. Sprig and stripe design with a small, flowering vine flanked by black and white stripes and white, continuous flowers alternating with wide stripe of blue and black sprigs. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179127

Accession Number: 1990.620.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating medallions composed of stylized foliage framing palmettes. Printed in indigo blue on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179128

Accession Number: 1990.593

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ashlar block pattern outlined in green and framing grey, neoclassical arabesques. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179129

Accession Number: 1990.594

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional losenges formed by black and white parallel lines and framing bisected black and blue diamonds. Printed on burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179130

Accession Number: 1990.596

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating sprigs of stylized flowers in pink, yellow, rose, lavender and green on a field of black dots on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179131

Accession Number: 1990.598

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large diaper pattern formed by orange, stylized foliate elements framing white, stiff-leaf wreaths which enclose white shell motifs. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179132

Accession Number: 1990.599

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale basket of flowers alternating with a stylized, floral quatrefoil. Printed in pink, green and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179133

Accession Number: 1990.600

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral medallions bordered by stylized grape or berry vine. Printed in blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179134

Accession Number: 1990.602

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a buff or yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179135

Accession Number: 1990.608

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Meandering floral vine with red and white flowers accented with white organically shaped ribbon or lace

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179136

Accession Number: 1990.597AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper with climbing vines, horizontal lines and C-curves. Printed in blue, white, green, orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179137

Accession Number: 1990.619.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Classical medallion design. Classically dressed woman (possibly allegory of Spring) holding a basket of flowers and surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Printed in three greens, two pinks, ivory and brown on a green field.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179138

Accession Number: 1990.607

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Urn framed by a hexagon topped by a pair of Greek masks and flanked by peacocks alternating with a lyre with bird head terminals and draped with bellflower pendants. Printed in brown, tan, orange and ochre.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179139

Accession Number: 1990.621A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt stripe. Veritically repeating stripe of fern-like leaves alternating with stripe of foliate sprigs. Printed in metallic gold on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179140

Accession Number: 1990.601

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. All over stylized leaf and flower design. Printed in two browns on beige ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179141

Accession Number: 1953.604AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain grey stripes flanking stripe composed of daisy and rose blossoms. Reverse printed on a light grey field.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179142

Accession Number: 1953.594

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale sprays of roses and daisies. Printed in two pinks, mauve, red, maroon, three greens and yellow. Drop match.

Date: 1940-1950

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

GUSN: 179143

Accession Number: 1993.6

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe composed of meandering floral vine alternating with narrow stripe of black losenges on a field of white, horizontal pin stripes. Printed in maroon, green, black and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179144

Accession Number: 1993.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hunting scene tapestry paper. Stag chased in a wooded glen by two hounds. Printed in blue, violet, four browns, four greens, black, white on an olive ground. Over printed with a grey mesh screen.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179145

Accession Number: 1953.586A

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Densely entwined floral vine with thick green stems and flowers with red centers. Printed against a field of metallic gold, willow-like foliage. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179146

Accession Number: 1953.597

Wallpaper

Wallpaper roll. Stripe of repeating sprigs of pink carnations with blue berries alternating with stripes of grey beads and stylized husks. Printed in two pinks, magenta, two blues, two greens, tan, brown, and two greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179147

Accession Number: 1953.587

Ladder

Three step wooden ladder. Each of the treads has been worn over time and the stain is gone. The ladder is a dark brown wood with a few tan paint drops on it. The ladder folds out and the rungs are supported by dowels.

Maker: unknown

Material: primary wood

GUSN: 197896

Accession Number: 2006.44.2518

Rug

Woven wool rug with center panel of four connected rectangles. Within each rectangle is a large octagon. Two of them have eight-pointed stars, diamonds and little birds. The other two have a diamond made of rosettes and birds. The blue field of each rectangle has eight-pointed stars, rosettes, s-sha...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197897

Accession Number: 2006.44.509

Butter crock

White ceramic crock with blue decorative detail around outside. Blue lettering of "Butter"

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 197898

Accession Number: 2006.44.1607

Kirman ug

Woven wool Kirman rug with center panel containing four rows of large botehs, which alternate by a row of four then a row of five. There are four borders. Two small borders have a band of dark red rosettes on a dark blue field. One smaller border has a ivory field and a meandering vine of red and bl...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197900

Accession Number: 2006.44.510

Card table

Square wooden card table with four folding legs. There are four wide planks that make up the top of the table. There are small pieces of green felt left on the edges which it may have been covered in before. The table has metal hinges and is a dark brown stain.

Maker: unknown

Material: primary wood, metal

GUSN: 197901

Accession Number: 2006.44.2520

Kazak rug

Woven wool Kazak rug with center panel of a red field with two large medallion shapes in it, one green and one blue. Each medallion contains red and white s-shaped clouds and a black and red swastika in the center. The field outside the medallions contains birds, dogs, tarantulas, crabs, a scorpion...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197903

Accession Number: 2006.44.511

Dagestan rug

Wool Dagestan rug with large center panel containing six rows of five eight pointed stars enclosed and connected by a rams horn design. There are six rows of three palmettes alternating with two stylized tulips. At one time the background was a dark blue and contains a multi-colored figure eight des...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197904

Accession Number: 2006.44.519

Prayer rug

Prayer rug with mihrab arch. Center panel has nine rows of stylized tulips which alternate six in a row then five. At the base of the arch there is a row of three, then two, then one tulip at the point of the arch. The tulips are a variety of colors. The inner most border is of maroon spearheads on ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197906

Accession Number: 2006.44.520

Runner

Runner with center panel of fifteen multi-colored medallions going down the center. Each medallion is surrounded by eight curled serrated leaves and six small multi-colored rosettes. The center panel has a blue field. The inner and outer borders have red fields with multi-colored rosettes on a meand...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197908

Accession Number: 2006.44.521

Rug

Rug with no pile, it has a very rough feel. The center panel has a large diamond in the center. The field inside and outside the diamond is covered with large and small connected palmettes. There are three borders. The inner border has brown and white rosettes separated by pink blocks on the sides, ...

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197909

Accession Number: 2006.44.512

Rug

Rug with center pole medallion-floral design. Has three medium sized borders separated by many tiny ones. The inner border has a cream field with rose colored rosettes on a meandering vine. The middle border has a dark blue field with alternating rosettes and palmettes. The outer border has a rose f...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 197910

Accession Number: 2006.44.522

Rug

Rug with center panel of a large hexagon filled with eight rows of botehs. The field outside the hexagon is filled with diamonds rosettes leaves and other geometric shapes. There are four borders. The smallest border is the innermost and has a row of red and blue alternating diamonds on a yellow fie...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197911

Accession Number: 2006.44.513

Rug

Rug with eleven rows of various designs. The top and bottom rows have a white saw tooth design on an aqua field. There are two rows of aqua flowers on a fuchsia field. There are three rows of aqua leaves on a fuchsia field. There are two more rows of white saw teeth on a aqua field. The last two row...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197913

Accession Number: 2006.44.523

Ersari Beshir rug

Woven wool Ersari Beshir rug with center panel of thirteen diagonal rows of blue and red diamonds. There is one large border of diamonds alternating with flowering trees on a red field. There are two smaller borders of multi-colored bands separated by white dots. At either end is a woven cotton band...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197914

Accession Number: 2006.44.514

Stephen W. Phillips

Pastel bust length portrait of Stephen W. Phillips as an older man. He has white hair and is wearing a grey jacket and blue tie. Carved wooden frame has gilt highlights. Artist's initials are in the lower right corner.

Date: 1940-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), oil pastels, wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 197915

Accession Number: 2006.44.526

Kazak rug

Kazak rug with center panel of a red field with four latched diamonds going down the center. In the middle of each latched diamond is a small solid color of either a red or a white diamond. The inner border is of multi-colored triangles on a white field. The outer border is of red and blue interlock...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197916

Accession Number: 2006.44.524

Cabistan runner

Woven wool Cabistan runner with center panel of a red field with eleven medallions by a central pole. Every other medallion is surrounded by four rams horns. Interspersed between the medallions and rams horns are rosettes, diamonds, eight-pointed stars. The inner border consists of multi-colored hex...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197917

Accession Number: 2006.44.515

Prayer rug

Prayer rug with a slightly rippled arch. There is a mosque hanging lamp placed in the point of the arch. There are two gold columns on either side of the panel with palmettes sitting atop them. Going up the inner sides in the arch are small stemmed flowers with four petals. The inner and outer borde...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 197918

Accession Number: 2006.44.525

Agriculture, a Classical Procession

Gouache painting of Classical figures and agricultural references. The central figure is female and is riding a chariot pulled by oxen. The procession is framed by a Neoclassical border in an architectural style. The mat is gold cut with curved arched top. The frame is dark wood carved with a raised...

Date: 1891

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 197920

Accession Number: 2006.44.527

Rug

A rag carpet that is woven together. The center panel has twenty-four squares with alternating flowers and x-shapes. The border is just a solid gray band that may have been a navy blue at one time. It has no fringe and no pound edges. All of the colors are very faded and dingy.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197922

Accession Number: 2006.44.516

Cabistan rug

Cabistan rug with center panel of three small latched diamonds centered in larger geometric shapes. The outer diamonds are in toothed hexagons, the center diamond is in an eight pointed star. The inner border is a band of multi-colored rosettes, the middle border is a band of multi-colored eight-poi...

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 197923

Accession Number: 2006.44.518

Rug

Rug with center medallion of a rosette within an eight-pointed star surrounded by eight palmettes. The field around the medallion has a meandering vine that connects a variety of serrated leaves, rosettes and palmettes. The inner and outer borders have pale pink rosettes on a meandering vine. The mi...

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 197924

Accession Number: 2006.44.517

At the Loring Farm, Salem

Watercolor landscape painting of a dirt vehicle track through a rolling landscape. Trees fill the background, yellow flowers in a meadow in the foreground, and a rocky outcrop to the right. Glossy painted black frame with beading on the inside and outside borders.

Date: 1900-1907

Maker: Brooks, Mary Mason, 1860-1915 (Painter)

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

GUSN: 197925

Accession Number: 2006.44.528

Harbor View

A black and white etching of a harbor with a moored boat in the lower right and a city coastline at the top. Cream paper and black ink. Matted and framed in a thin black painted wooden frame. Initials and copyright of printer in lower left corner.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Plowman, George Taylor, 1869-1932 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 197941

Accession Number: 2006.44.530

Virgil

A watercolored print with two Classical figures under a tree. "Virgil" under the scene with text in script on either side of the title. Framed is a black painted wood frame with raised border on inside.

Maker: Kauffman, Angelica, 1741-1807 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 197942

Accession Number: 2006.44.531

Cathedral Interiors

Black and white etching of a cathedral interior with figures along the bottom of the picture. The frame is gold with a raised outer border. The artist's mark and signature is at the bottom right corner.

Date: 1910

Maker: Haig, Axel Herman, 1835-1921 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 197944

Accession Number: 2006.44.532

Cathedral Interiors

Black and white etching of a cathedral interior with a patterned floor and robed figures kneeling at the bottom right. The upper right corner is dark and contrasts with the light left side, which features figures near an altar. The frame is painted gold with a raised outer border. The artist's mark ...

Date: 1904

Maker: Haig, Axel Herman, 1835-1921 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 197945

Accession Number: 2006.44.533

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