Historic New England

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk of a man facing left, folded over collar and ink details, mounted in a black wood frame with oval opening.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103793

Accession Number: 1925.621

Silhouette

Painted bust length silhouette on white paper of a woman facing left with a high white lace collar, mounted in a painted black frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103794

Accession Number: 1922.146

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over a black ground of a young boy facing left, mounted in a painted black molded wood frame.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103795

Accession Number: 1922.147

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette set over a black ground of a man facing right with cut curlicues at bottom of portrait. Mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Attributed to Howard, Everet (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103796

Accession Number: 1922.149

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette bust length portrait set over black silk of a woman facing left wearing a bonnet, mounted in a black molded paper frame with scalloped edge and oval opening.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103797

Accession Number: 1922.150

This hollow cut, double cut (shoulder area cut separately from head) silhouette portrait of a man facing left is set over a black ground. The details for hair and waistcoat were drawn in with ink. It is mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with reed and bead borders.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103798

Accession Number: 1922.151

Silhouette portrait of Sybil Moseley Bingham

Hollow cut silhouette of a woman facing left. Curled tendrils of hair and frilled collar have been inked in. Mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosette decoration.

Date: 1819

Maker: Doyle, Margaret Byron, d. 1830 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), glass (material)

GUSN: 103799

Accession Number: 1924.496

Portrait Medallion of Benjamin Franklin

Round cast terracotta medallion with a relief portrait of Benjamin Franklin wearing a raccoon skin hat, set in a round wooden frame.

Date: 1777-1779

Maker: Nini, Jean Baptiste (Sculptor)

GUSN: 103800

Accession Number: 1924.769

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a man facing left with high white collar and shirt, pencil drawn details for hair, mounted in a gilded wood frame.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: Possibly Chamberlain, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103801

Accession Number: 1925.652

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set on black ground of a man facing left, mounted in an oval brass spandrel frame with foliate and reed borders.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103802

Accession Number: 1925.619

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black silk, mounted in an octagonal black painted wood frame.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103803

Accession Number: 1925.620

Silhouette

Painted bust length silhouette of a woman facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and verre eglomise matt with four rosettes at corners and oval opening.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103804

Accession Number: 1925.622

Pair of Silhouettes

A pair of hollow cut silhouettes set on black textile of a woman facing right and a man facing left, both mounted behind painted glass with gold borders and sprigs of foliate decoration, gilt wood frame with twisted rope border applied to the cove.

Date: ca. 1820

Maker: Possibly Warner, Orson C. (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103805

Accession Number: 1925.623

Pair of Silhouettes

Pair of hollow cut bust length silhouette portraits set over black cloth of a woman facing right and a man facing left, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103806

Accession Number: 1925.624

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait set over black ground of a woman facing right wearing a lace collar, india ink details for hair, mounted in a painted green wood frame with verre eglomise mat with octagonal opening and double curved bustline.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Attributed to Letton, Ralph (Artist)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103807

Accession Number: 1925.625

Silhouette

Hollow cut bust length silhouette portrait over a black ground of a man facing left, drawn hair and painted coat details, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with foliate and bead borders and rosettes at corners.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Bache, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103808

Accession Number: 1925.627

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette portrait over black silk of a woman facing right, crudely painted body wearing green dress and holding a flower, mounted in a gilded wood frame. This artist is sometimes referred to as the "Puffy Sleeve" artist due to the naive but charming painted details that almost always in...

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103809

Accession Number: 1925.629

Silhouette

Hollow cut silhouette set over black ground of woman facing right, dress and hair details drawn in ink, mounted behind a verre eglomise mat with a gold border around opening, all in gilt wood frame.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103810

Accession Number: 1925.630

Silhouette

Hollow cut paper silhouette set over black glass of a woman facing right, mounted in a brass spandrel frame with a foliate border around a beaded border and four rosettes.

Date: 1803-1810

Maker: King, William (Artist)

Material: glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 103811

Accession Number: 1925.631

Silhouette

Hollow cut paper silhouette set over black textile of a young boy facing right, set in a painted gold wood frame.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 103812

Accession Number: 1925.632

Tablecloth for Pier Table

Semi-circle peach silk damask tablecloth with rose pattern and cream cotton lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103452

Accession Number: 1974.226BC

Fort Sumter Pin

Metal stickpin painted gold in the shape of a star with blue, red and white ribbons attached.

Date: 1861

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103453

Accession Number: 1992.89

Wallet combination Account Book

Red leather wallet with account book/journal.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103454

Accession Number: 1992.97

Trade Catalog Case

White paper portfolio case with cloth sides in a gingham pattern and a brown ribbon tie at top. Possibly the case for 1992.99

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), textile materials

GUSN: 103455

Accession Number: 1992.96

Wallpaper Catalog Cover

Cover for a wallpaper trade catalog, covered in white paper with three strips of leather over binding with two worn rope fasteners. Inside is lined with green, pink and white mottled pattern paper. Label affixed to inside left cover from John Muggeridge and Sons.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: John Muggeridge & Sons (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, textile materials

GUSN: 103456

Accession Number: 1992.99

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, two-tone grey and green with two scenes of a boy with a rifle and a girl milking sheep.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103457

Accession Number: 1999.44

Ribbon

Blue and white silk ribbon with rose pattern and scalloped edge.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103458

Accession Number: 2008.1.5

Pattern for Stocking

Paper envelope containing a pattern for a woman's stocking, printed labels on front and back.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: The Standard Fashion Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103459

Accession Number: 2008.1.11

Sampler

Small sampler on bristol board worked in blue thread. Full alphabet in all capital letters.

Maker: unknown

Material: bristol board

GUSN: 103460

Accession Number: 2008.1.1.1

Feather Hair Wreath

Wreath for hair made of white, blue, yellow, green, and red feathers arranged to look like flowers, faux berries attached throughout. In box with inscription.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103461

Accession Number: 1933.2168

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, block printed diaper pattern in white, each lozenge contains a gold abstract trefoil flower design, all on a tan ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103462

Accession Number: 1993.914

Floorcloth Fragment

Printed floorcloth fragment of woven cotton with a hexagonal diaper design in dark brown and green and yellow quatrefoil flower in center of each lozenge.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103463

Accession Number: 1994.82

Scarf

Silk scarf with red, yellow, green, blue and white wide and narrow horizontal stripes, knotted fringe on both ends.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 103464

Accession Number: 2008.1.9

Shelf Paper Fragments

Two fragments of cream shelf paper with a scalloped lace edge with quatrefoil design.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103465

Accession Number: 1993.912AB

Packet for Super Fine Powder

Paper packet of powder with printed paper label with a blue trellis border and a wreath of flowers around lettering.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103466

Accession Number: 1993.913

Jar of Paint Pigment

Glass jar containing Moses Eaton, Jr. dry paint pigment with masking tape label.

Date: 1830-1886

Maker: Eaton, Jr., Moses (Artist)

GUSN: 103467

Accession Number: 1989.57

Textile Sample

White paper board with two felt textile samples attached, one dark gray, the other dark and light gray vertical stripes.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Laidlaw (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103468

Accession Number: 1992.56

Wallpaper

Small fragment of wallpaper with a chain of bellflowers in tones of gray and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103469

Accession Number: 1992.57A

Textile Sample

Small fragment of silk damask with a green and peach pattern on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103470

Accession Number: 1992.57B

Textile Sample

Small fragment of woven yellow silk upholstery fabric.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103471

Accession Number: 1992.57C

Envelope

Black paper envelope imitating silk grosgrain material.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103472

Accession Number: 1992.58

Wallpaper

Sheet of paper with two wallpaper fragments and one fabric fragment affixed. Top wallpaper fragment (A) is a grasscloth, or natural color loosely woven mat. Below is a fragment of flora wallpaper (B) with roller printed pink rose, blue morning glories and green foliage on light gray ground. A sma...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103473

Accession Number: 1992.59A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, vertical green, yellow and brown stripes with a brown and yellow rose and leaves.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103474

Accession Number: 1992.60

Textile Samples

Three canvas fragments in deep purple, gold and black.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103475

Accession Number: 1992.61A-C

Textile Sample

Small textile fragment of glazed printed cotton with an abstract brown repeating flower design on a cream background.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103476

Accession Number: 1992.62

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and textile fragments affixed to both sides of a piece of paper, possibly a scrapbook or reference book page. (A) is a wallpaper fragment with Chinoiserie pattern printed in grays and browns on faux textured background. (B) and (C) are blue textile samples. (D) is a sample of wood grain...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103477

Accession Number: 1992.63A-I

Textile Sample

Small piece of woven cotton with blue, tan and green floral pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103478

Accession Number: 1992.64

Unused Wallpaper Frieze

Unused frieze. Black flocked stripes alternating with embossed gold stripes.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103479

Accession Number: 2008.6.1

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Two bands of dogs with surround of foliate scrolls, above and below feature simple bands of geometric ornament. Printed in blue and green on green ground.

Date: 1875

Maker: Burges, William (Designer) James Shoolbred & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103480

Accession Number: 2008.6.2

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale, floral pattern with scrolling foliage and swags printed to look like cut velvet. Printed in maroon on a crimson, polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103481

Accession Number: 2008.6.3

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