Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Ronald Reagan's Boyhood Home" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over floral design in imitation of tapestry. Machine printed in grey, taupe, tan, pink, blue and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287035

Accession Number: 2000.884

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Eisenhower's Home" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over designs of bloughs with blossoms. Machine printed in taupe and blue on a white textured ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287037

Accession Number: 2000.885

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "The Jeffrey" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with a diaper pattern of small leaf sprigs enclosed within hexagons. Machine printed in two blues, olive green and light green on an ivory ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287040

Accession Number: 2000.886

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of yellow and orange sunflowers with blue, tan, green and brown leafy foliage. Machine printed on black ground. Reproduction of a 1922 Charles Birchfield design by Birge (Buffalo NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287041

Accession Number: 2000.887

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Victorian" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with repeating octagonal coffers in two sizes separated by arabesques and framing rose colored fields with grid of eight-pointed stars and single stylized leaf. Machine printed in tan, white, rose and pink on a grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287043

Accession Number: 2000.888

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Westwood" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with narrow stripe of small blue entwined floral vine alternating with stripe of light blue stylized blossoms, scrolling leaves and berries. Machine printed on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287044

Accession Number: 2000.889

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Sunny Side" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with grid formed by stylized vines and blossoms framing alternating rose sprays and mixed floral sprays. Printed in taupe on a cream background.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287049

Accession Number: 2000.890

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Teddy Roosevelt's Nursery Paper" by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with vertically repeating vignettes of seaside village with mill and sailboats, traverlers in a wooded glen, and view of a Medieval village. Machine printed in tan, peach, brown, blue, blue-green, and white on a...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287050

Accession Number: 2000.891

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Windsor Rose" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over design of large scale rose sprays. Machine printed in brown, red, pink, rose, two greens, grey and beige on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287051

Accession Number: 2000.892

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Lincoln's Box at Ford Theatre" pattern by Reed, Ltd. Striped design with wide band of small mauve floral and leaf sprigs alternating with narrow stripe of black entwined vine edged with mauve floral "lace". Screen printed on a polished maroon ground.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287052

Accession Number: 2000.893

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "New England Colonial Gothic" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with grisaille Gothic archesa and niches entwined with ivy framing view of meidieval castle. Machine printed in two greys and metallic gold on a light grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287053

Accession Number: 2000.894

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Governor Gore Mansion" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with a loosely arranged repeated motif of a peacock perched in a flowering and berried plant. Machine printed in two browns, three greens, yellow and two blues on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287054

Accession Number: 2000.895

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Colonel Pope" pattern by Birge (Buffalo NY) with an ashlar pattern of alternating panals of floral and fruit sprays and rosettes framed by scrolling foliage. Machine printed in yellow, ochre and metallic gold.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287055

Accession Number: 2000.896

Wallpaper

Rococo Revival wallpaper fragment. Naturalistic rose bouquet framed by c-scrolls and strapwork. Block-printed in three grays, white, green, and red on polished white ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287056

Accession Number: 2001.281.517

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of "Graeme Park" border: A has two rows of a border composed of geoemtric designs bordered above and below by a continuous band of white scalloped edging. Screen printed in black, orange and white on a light olive green ground. B has a single row of soffit border composed...

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287057

Accession Number: 2000.897AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Moffett-Ladd" pattern by Reed, Ltd. Imitation plaster work design with Gothic panels framing fleurons and enclosed by scrolling flowers and foliate. Screen printed in white, grey, brown and burnt umber on yellow ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287058

Accession Number: 2000.898

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Graeme Park Dining Room" pattern by Reed, Ltd. Diaper pattern with lozenges formed by repeating quatrefoils framing larger quatrefoils. Printed in blue, geige and black on white ground.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287059

Accession Number: 2000.899

Wallpaper

Unsued sample. Wallpaper in "Washington Headquarters - Valley Forge (Guest Room)" pattern by Reed, Ltd. All-over design of petrite black and blue sprigs on beige ground. Screen printed.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287060

Accession Number: 2000.900

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Clarkson Watson House (Dining Room" pattern by Reed, Ltd. Continuous meandering pine cones and pine boughs bordered on the left side by a vine of gathered evergreen entwined by a flowering vine. Screen printed in two greens and white on beige ground.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287061

Accession Number: 2000.901

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wall paper in the "Washington's Headquarters" pattern by Reed, Ltd. All-over design of stylized flowers and scrolling foliage. Screen printed in olive green, brown, metallic gold and white on ochre ground.

Date: 1970s

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287062

Accession Number: 2000.902

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Graeme Park (Study)" pattern by Reed, Ltd. All-over design of repeated small metallic gold six-pointed stars. Screen printed on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287063

Accession Number: 2000.903

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Clapp House in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Embossed, Gilt Figures framed by block-printed cartouches. Printed in dark and light gray on gray ground

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), embossed wall coverings, gilding

GUSN: 284396

Accession Number: 2001.281.388

Wallpaper Border

Two floral flocked border fragments from the Abraham Capen House in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Dark red dahlia flowers framed by a yellow cartouche. Block-printed in orange, yellow and maroon with olive and red flocking overprinted in green, blue, black, red and light brown. White ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), flocking

GUSN: 284416

Accession Number: 2001.281.389AB

Wallpaper

Fragmented sample of wallpaper from Marshfield, Massachusetts. Stylized floral pattern roller printed in two greens, beige and red on tan or peach ground. Manufactured by .

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284459

Accession Number: 1985.831A-F

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample from East Dennis, Massachusetts. Floral stripe block-printed in three shades of green on an off-white, polished ground with light tan stripes.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284461

Accession Number: 2001.281.390

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments affixed to paperboard from the Old Freeman House in Eastham, Massachusetts. Large, stylized daisies crowd together to form abstract Aesthetic style pattern. Paper is embossed with a woven, or fabric-like, pattern and roller-printed in blue-gray, white and metalic gold on gray g...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 284463

Accession Number: 2001.281.391

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Edgartown, Massachusetts. Pattern of rose sprigs intwined by climbing vine. Paper is embossed with a basket weave pattern and printed in white, brown, metallic gold and dark gray on light gray ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 284468

Accession Number: 2001.281.392

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from East Pepperell, Massachusetts. Medallion pattern block-printed in white on ungrounded, blue rag pulp paper.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, rag paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284469

Accession Number: 2001.281.393

Wallpaper

Fragments of Art Nouveau style wallpaper from Fairhaven, Massachusetts. Large floral pattern, after the Arts and Crafts designs of William Morris, with undulating foliage block-printed in pale greens, olive and white over a dark blue-green background with gray liquid mica flowers. The blue-gray li...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) After Morris & Co (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 284470

Accession Number: 2001.281.395AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from Essex, Massachusetts. Abstract pattern of blue radiating bursts and cream colored concentric circles on a dappled cinnamon background. Roller-printed in three blues, yellow, maroon, brown, tan and cream on a cinnamon ground. The pigment is powdry and has rubbed off in lar...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284481

Accession Number: 2001.281.394A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Falmouth, Massachusetts. Sprig pattern with acanthus leaf scrolls. Roller-printed in orange, red, two greens and three grays on brown ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284482

Accession Number: 2001.281.396.1

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper border fragment from Falmouth, Massachusetts. Oakleaf and daisy border. Block-printed in red, three greens, two olive greens, two purples, mauve, two grays, four browns, dark blue, tan and ochre.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284483

Accession Number: 2001.281.396.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic style wallpaper from Grafton, Massachusetts. Gothic architectural elements frame pattern of repeating blue lozenges. Roller-printed in blue, tan and brown on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284484

Accession Number: 2001.281.397

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the John M. Gilson House in Groton, Massachusetts. Geometric figures made up of two rows of small black diamonds over an orange rectangle are printed in alternating diagonals to form an overall weave pattern. Block-printed in black and organge on gray ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284485

Accession Number: 2001.281.398

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Groton, Massachusetts. Abstract serrated lines printed cross over each other to form an overall pattern giving the impression of leaves or dense foliage. Block-printed in white and black on gray ground. Heavy, textured paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284486

Accession Number: 2001.281.399

Pair of Andirons

Pair of fireplace andirons.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284490

Accession Number: 1980.190.1-.2

Fireplace Fender

Fireplace fender.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284491

Accession Number: 1980.191

Fireplace Fender

Fireplace fender.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284492

Accession Number: 1980.192

Fireplace Tongs

Fireplace tongs.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284494

Accession Number: 1980.194

Fireplace Poker

Fireplace poker with finial.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284495

Accession Number: 1980.195

Fireplace Poker

Fireplace poker with a square finial.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284496

Accession Number: 1980.196

Wallpaper

Scenery figure wallpaper fragment from Hanover, Massachusetts. A pastoral landscape depicting a bridge over a river between a church and a mill is framed by Asian inspired border. The landscape alternates with a large oval figure with central medallion and symmetrical, stylized architectural figur...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284513

Accession Number: 2001.281.400

Wallpaper

Small fragment of Gothic Revival style wallpaper part of a multilayered sample of papers from Hanson, Massachusetts. Earliest identified layer of approximately six layers is a small fragment of a Gothic style pattern roller-printed in black and white on green, ungrounded paper. Fragment attached t...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284527

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.1

Mug

Earthenware mug. Lightly ribbed body with four sections, flared rim, and molded, spurred loop handle. Dark copper luster lines around base, rim, inside of rim, and down handle. Two foliate motifs in copper luster on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, lusterware

GUSN: 284528

Accession Number: 1937.1384

Wallpaper

Imprint of Renaissance Revival style wallpaper from Hanson, Massachusetts. Probable second layer of approximately six. Scroll and strapwork pattern roller-printed in red and white on gray ground. Pattern is imprinted on the back of 2001.281.401.3A-C.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284529

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.2A-C

Wallpaper

Striped wallpaper fragments from Hanson, Massachusetts. Probable third layer of approximately six. Alternating stripes of flowers, horizontal stripes with dots and scrolling vines. Roller-printed in green, red and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284530

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.3A-C

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment from Hanson, Massachusetts. Border for third layer of wallpaper (2001.281.401.3A-C) and the fourth paper of approximately six. Trellis pattern in salmon roller-printed over a rainbow ground. Back of paper also covered with rainbow ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284531

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.4

Window Shade Paper

Large oval cut from a paper window shade and applied, probably to a fire screen, as a decorative element. Probable fourth paper of approximately six from one location in Hanson, Massachusetts. Paper block-printed with large rosebush with orange, white and blue roses growing from a blue pot on a l...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284532

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.5AB

Wallpaper

Diaper and sprig pattern wallpaper fragments from Hanson, Massachusetts. Probable fifth paper of approximately six from the same location. Roller-printed in violet, white, two greens and two browns on ungrounded paper. Applied over wallpaper 2001.281.401.3A-C, border 2001.281.401.4 and decorative...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284533

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.6A-C

Window Shade Paper

Paper window shade applied, probably to a fire screen, as a decorative element. Uppermost layer and probably sixth paper of approximately six layers from one location in Hanson, Massachusetts. Landscape scene framed on sides and bottom with large scale scrollwork. Block-printed in white, green, bla...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284552

Accession Number: 2001.281.401.7A-D

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