Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of lace and floral ribbon alternating with rows of continuous flower and berried vine. Printed in orange, red, maroon, metallic gold and peach on an embossed tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176055

Accession Number: 1985.26.342

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating sprays of roses, carnations and daisies against a scale patterned field. Printed in green, mauve, salmon, burnt sienna, pale green, pale yellow, white and ivory on a beige embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176056

Accession Number: 1985.26.343

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral, Asian-inspired design of roses trailing along stylized trellis? Printed in three browns, black, yellow, three reds, blue and metallic gold on ungrounded(?) textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176057

Accession Number: 1985.26.345

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Asian-inspired floral design. Printed in two reds, yellow, brown, blue, green, copper, cold on olive green ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176058

Accession Number: 1985.26.346

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous flowering vine with clover blossoms and holly-like leaves entwined with a ribbon printed with (illegible) script. Bordered above and below by elongated continuous chain. Printed in pink, mauve, rust, two greens, olive green, grey, taupe, and metallic gold on an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176059

Accession Number: 1985.26.21

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral pattern of peonies and forget-me-nots edged with dentil and stylized floral stripes. Printed in two reds, pink, two blues, three greens, brown, black, and yellow on olive green ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176060

Accession Number: 1985.26.395

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. Bouquet of single rose, buttercups, wild flowers, and grasses separated by sprays of flowers and grasses on a grey striped field. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, lavender, violet, purple, three blues, three greens, orange, red, tan, beige, and two greys on a polished grey ground. Straight ...

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176061

Accession Number: 1985.26.10

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small clusters of forget-me-nots with grey foliage on a grey imitation silk moire ground. Printed in two blues, perwinkle blue, and three greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176062

Accession Number: 1985.26.11

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. All-over design of flowering rose bush with densely arranged foliage. Printed in red, two pinks, and five greens against a dark green ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176063

Accession Number: 1985.26.12

Wallpaper

Repeating sprays of purple rose buds with grass separated by foliated elements. Printed in pink, two purples, two lavenders, three greens, brown, and grey-green on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176064

Accession Number: 1985.26.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Repeating trophy within a rose wreath and below an urn filled with roses connected to same motif with floral garlands. Printed in three browns, three pinks, red, three greens, two lavenders, and two greys on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176065

Accession Number: 1985.26.14AB

Wallpaper

Two rows of repeating sprays of roses, purple flowers, and grasses separated by rosebuds. Printed in two pinks, rose, red, four greens, three purples, three browns, tan, ochre, and grey on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176066

Accession Number: 1985.26.15

Wallpaper

Flower bouquet of poppies, cornflower, wheat, and morning glories suspended from a cord and separated by daisies tied with a cord. Printed in red, two oranges, three blues, two fuschias, three greens, tan, brown, white, and grey on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176067

Accession Number: 1985.26.16

Wallpaper

Repeating sprigs of red flowers separated by small blue flower sprigs. Printed in two pinks, red, orange, maroon, two greens, and blue on a dark grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176068

Accession Number: 1985.26.17

Wallpaper

Repeating plaques of bow, arrows, and quiver framed by arabesques and lattice draped with floral garlands. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, lavender, tan, metallic gold, four greens, grey and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176069

Accession Number: 1985.26.18

Wallpaper

Alternating sprays of daisies and morning glories and daisies and asters separated by grisaille rose sprigs. Printed in three greys, white, two pinks, two lavenders, yellow, ochre, and orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176070

Accession Number: 1985.26.19

Wallpaper

Continuous band of pink roses and yellow blossoms bordered above and below by foliated tongue and dart moulding. Printed in two pinks, mauve, olive green, tan, ochre, beige, aqua blue, and metallic gold on a light olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176071

Accession Number: 1985.26.210

Wallpaper

Scrolling foliage with berries and blossoms against a striped chevron design. Printed in olive green, raw umber, burnt umber, ochre, pink, rust, two blues, beige, tan, and metallic gold on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176072

Accession Number: 1985.26.211

Wallpaper

Continuous stylized flowers with geometric patterns on a brown flocked field. Printed in two olive greens and metallic gold on a dark green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176073

Accession Number: 1985.26.212

Wallpaper

Band of continuous crimson plumes edged with rows of beading and printed above egg and dart moulding. Printed in crimson, maroon, peach, pale green, and burnt sienna on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176074

Accession Number: 1985.26.213

Wallpaper

Sprays of red roses and daisies rendered realistically, bordered below by maroon band with black dots. Printed in red, white, grey, maroon, and two greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1884

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176075

Accession Number: 1985.26.219

Wallpaper

Stylized sunflowers entwining a trellis bordered above and below by a row of billet. Printed in tan, beige, green, black, brown, and metallic pink on an embossed olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176076

Accession Number: 1985.26.22

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry design of thick stems and stylized flowers. Printed in dark green, olive, two blues, mauve, rust, brown, tan, burnt sienna, and black on a dark brown ground over printed with black pin stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176077

Accession Number: 1985.26.220

Wallpaper

Tapestry stylized flowers bordered above and below by geometric elements. Printed in green, olive, tan, burnt sienna, pink, and black against a metallic gold field on olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176078

Accession Number: 1985.26.226

Wallpaper

Conitnuous band of vine with red roses. Printed in red, maroon, black, two olive greens, ochre, and metallic gold on an olive ground and embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176079

Accession Number: 1985.26.227

Wallpaper

Spray of tulips and spring flowers with beetle against a crazed field on a varnished yellow ground. Printed in red, rose, two blues, yellow, tan, two greens, ochre, and grey.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176080

Accession Number: 1985.26.231

Wallpaper

Roses and stylized flowers sprouting from densely arranged foliate scrolls. Printed in two greens, tan, taupe, grey, and pink on beige and liquid mica embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176081

Accession Number: 1985.26.24

Wallpaper

Continuous band of daffodils and stylized flowers bordered above and below by rows of reels. Printed in brown, raw umber, taupe, blue, and yellow and over printed with dark brown vertical pinstripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176082

Accession Number: 1985.26.26

Wallpaper

Repeating pink and red geraniums and yellow blossoms against a metallic gold field. Printed in pink, red, yellow, two greens, tan, and metallic gold on a pale yellow embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176083

Accession Number: 1985.26.298

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Larger-scaled pattern of scrolled foliage and peony blossoms. Prints in brown, metallic gold on beige ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176084

Accession Number: 1985.26.321

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers and undulating stripe paper, with waffle shape background. Prints in 2 blues, red, metallic gold, gray on brown ungrounded paper. Overprinted with pattern of black dots.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176085

Accession Number: 1985.26.324

Vase

Footed, bulbouse body, wide flared mouth

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 70601

Accession Number: 1969.2718.1

Vase

Footed, bulbouse body, wide flared mouth

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 70602

Accession Number: 1969.2718.2

Letter Box

Grn, glt; rectangular, hinged; embossed floral border

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: Possibly Loewe, E. (Maker)

Material: embossing, gilding, leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 70603

Accession Number: 1969.2719

Trinket Basket

Brn, org, yellow; rectangular with overlapping lid; herring-bone weave

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 70604

Accession Number: 1969.2720

Card Deck

Grn, yellow, black; 2 pencils; original back

Date: 1925-1949

Maker: Brown & Bigelow (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 70605

Accession Number: 1969.2721

Trinket Box

Polychrome; cylin; wide mouth; rose mandarin

Date: 1850-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 70606

Accession Number: 1969.2723

Set Inkwell

Colorless; sq, canted corners; conforming top; honeycomb pattern

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), glass (material), pressing

GUSN: 70607

Accession Number: 1969.2724.1

Clothes Brush

Whisk style; varnished loop handle

Date: 1925-1949

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 70608

Accession Number: 1969.2725

Stool

Rectangular; folding top, legs; hinged; pierced trefoil motif

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 70609

Accession Number: 1969.2726

Mirror

Rectangular; white; molded frame with beading

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: mirrors, painting (coating), wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 70610

Accession Number: 1969.2728

Chair

Small chair painted white with an open square back, rectangular seat, and rectangular tapered legs.

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 70611

Accession Number: 1969.2729

Thermometer

Black; cylindrical; recessed graph; hanger

Date: 1885-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), painting (coating), pressing, tin (metal)

GUSN: 70612

Accession Number: 1969.2730

Pen Tray

Brown, black, and marblized pen tray with elongated, curved ends, deep well; 3 applied brass mounts

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), marbling, paper (fiber product), papier mâché

GUSN: 70613

Accession Number: 1969.2731

Glove Stretcher

Black; long nose, scissor form, spring at handle

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 70614

Accession Number: 1969.2732

Hand Mirror

Oval frame; shaped handle; gravine leaf overall; bird crest

Date: 1875-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), mirrors, plating (metal coating), silver (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 70615

Accession Number: 1969.2733

Razor Blade Sharpener

Sq, hinged top; art deco motif in blue; crank handle

Date: 1925-1949

Maker: The Beardsely & Wolcott Mfg Co (Manufacturer)

Material: steel (alloy), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 70616

Accession Number: 1969.2734

Buttonhook

Silver; tear shaped loop handle, hinged hook; folding

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 70617

Accession Number: 1969.2736

Hair Comb

Brn, yellow; arch with 7 balls; long teeth

Date: 1900-1924

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 70618

Accession Number: 1969.3994

Curling Iron

No description

Date: 1900-1914

Maker: unknown

Material: casting (process), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 70619

Accession Number: 1969.3995

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