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Calendar Tile

Calendar tile depicting the John Hancock House on one side and a month by month calendar for the year 1900 on the other. Brown and white transfer print. Circular hole drilled into tile for hanging.

Date: 1900

Maker: Wedgwood (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 284867

Accession Number: 2013.49.1

Calendar Tile

Calendar tile depicting the House of the Seven Gables on one side and a month by month calendar for the year 1929 on the other. Brown and white transfer print. Two circular holes drilled into tile for hanging.

Date: 1929

Maker: Wedgwood (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 284868

Accession Number: 2013.49.2

Wedding dress

Ivory silk knee-length dress with dropped waist, asymmetrical skirt finished with 12" lace flounce decorated with scattered paste gems in claw settings. Skirt gathered at proper left hip with corsage of silk orange blossoms and ivory satin ribbon. Underskirt of flecked silk and show fabric set into ...

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), lace (needlework), rhinestone

GUSN: 284869

Accession Number: 2013.50.1

Florence Quinn (1900-1982) in her wedding dress

Photograph of the bride at her home in Swampscott. Frame is chip carved and gilded, with a cardboard backing.

Date: 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 284870

Accession Number: 2013.50.2

Framed photograph of Florence Quinn and her sister, Lena Quinn Estes. Photograph taken by Lynn photographer Joseph Henry Gough, United States, 1928

Photograph of Florence Quinn and her sister Lena Quinn Estes, who was her matron of honor. The two are posed in their family home. The frame is carved wood and painted green. The mat is deckle-edged, with an arched opening and embossed with the photographer's name, Joseph Henry Gough. Paper backing....

Date: 1928

Maker: Gough, Joseph Henry (Photographer)

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 284871

Accession Number: 2013.50.3

Framed photograph of Lena Quinn and Alice Quinn as young girls. Photographer unknown, United States, 1895-1910

Framed photograph of two young girls (sisters of Florence Quinn) with blonde hair. Hand-tinted. Frame is gilded, pressed metal (not original), with an embossed paper back and collapsible paper triangle stand. Unsigned on front.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 284872

Accession Number: 2013.50.4

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of lacy drapery and swags tied with ribbons intertwined with sprigs. Printed in three reds, two pinks, white, two greens, blue, and gray on a gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284876

Accession Number: 2000.198

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of meandering vines with flowers and pomegranates. Printed in blue, yellow, red, and brown on a light yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 284877

Accession Number: 2000.199

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a vase filled with flowers, arabesques, garlands, and tendrils. Printed in two blues, pink, maroon, and tan on a dark gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284892

Accession Number: 2000.220

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of a vignette of a man, woman, and child with a dog alternating with a shepard's crook and basket of flowers. The background is leaf-striped and diapered. Printed in two browns, beige, and white on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 284893

Accession Number: 2000.200

Wallpaper

One unused roll and one sample of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a vignette of three putti hunting ducks with bows and arrows alternating with a vignette of a dog chasing ducks from the brush. Printed in two pinks, white, and brown on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284906

Accession Number: 2000.201AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern composed of meandering stylized leaves and roses. Printed in rust, ochre, orange, green, gray, taupe, and brown on a beige ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer) McClelland, Nancy (Retailer)

GUSN: 284936

Accession Number: 2000.202AB

Wallpaper

Three samples and one roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern composed of meandering rose vines. Printed in red, pink, lavender, blue, white, brown, beige, and three greens on a turquoise ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284938

Accession Number: 2000.203A-D

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of bouquets of roses in vases, set under a trellis, topped by an urn and garland. Printed in two blues, orange, red, white, yellow, and gray on a tan ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284994

Accession Number: 2000.204

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Auburn, New Hampshire. Moiré and floral stripe. Block-printed in gray, red and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285048

Accession Number: 2001.281.436

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern composed of leaves, hydrangeas, poppies, and scrolled foliage. Printed in two blues, two greens, orange, two browns, tans, gold, and white on a cream ground.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Katzenbach and Warren (Retailer)

GUSN: 285074

Accession Number: 2000.205

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a vignette of two birds on a nest under a canopy, surrounded by scrolled foliage and garland alternating with a bouquet of flowers in a kylix-shaped vase. The background is a dotted diaper pattern. Printed in orange, sienna, pink, two greens, brown, and ...

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 285118

Accession Number: 2000.206

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of scrolled foliage and scrolled floral sprigs. Printed in red on a beige ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 285122

Accession Number: 2000.207

Wallpaper

Unused sample of wallpaper. Pattern composed of three-leafed clover sprigs. Printed in three greens and white on a gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 285127

Accession Number: 2000.208

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival style wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Typical of Renaissance Revival stripe patterned papers, this paper has central medallion-like elements placed between two stripes. This particular pattern incorporates roses and vertically trailing ribbon. Block-printe...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285276

Accession Number: 2001.281.429

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Middleton, Massachusetts. Gothic Revival style wallpaper with naturalistic branches interlaced to form a symmetrical pattern over three quarters of the width of the design. The remanding width is a vertical column-like stripe with carved scroll elements and shading t...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285283

Accession Number: 2001.281.430

Wallpaper with border made of needlepoint pattern paper

Three wallpaper fragments from North Eastham, Massachusetts. Allover Aesthetic style floral pattern in which negative space (or background) is printed to form the pattern. Block-printed in dark ochre on dark brown ground. Heavy paperstock. A border fashioned from needlepoint pattern paper is attac...

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285939

Accession Number: 2001.281.461A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Alexander House on Main Street in Northfield, Massachusetts. Marble pattern roller-printed in black, olive, gray, and peach on off-white ground. See related border fragment 2001.281.462.2.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285952

Accession Number: 2001.281.462.1

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment from Alexander House on Main Street in Northfield, Massachusetts. Novelty border depicting Native Americans sitting at a fire. Over the fire is a large pot on a tri-pod. The Native Americans wear headbands with feathers and loinclothes, one smokes a long pipe. The surround...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285957

Accession Number: 2001.281.462.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Sprig and vine pattern copied from a high quality French paper (see related objects). Block-printed in gray and green on white ground. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285974

Accession Number: 2001.281.463

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Ashlar pattern of three-dimensional blocks with central floral element. Blocks are separated by vertical foliate vine. Block-printed in green and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285975

Accession Number: 2001.281.464

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Aesthetic style allover foliate pattern with stylized fruit and flowers. Persian stylistic influences. Roller-printed in light olive, maroon and metallic gold on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 285992

Accession Number: 2001.281.465

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival style stripe wallpaper from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Large-scale cartouche with scrolls, strapwork and beads frame floral bouquet. Central cartouche element is flanked on both sides by partial stripes in the same style. Block-printed in red and whit...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285998

Accession Number: 2001.281.466

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Square lozenges with concave corners separated by rosettes on faux marbleized background. Block printed in two greens and three grays on light gray ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286001

Accession Number: 1992.173

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. The fragments made up of unmatched layers and patches of the same wallpaper. Full pattern not visible. Appears to be an Aesthetic style version of a damask with central floral figure encircled by floral vines and scrolling, styli...

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286010

Accession Number: 2001.281.467AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral pattern with irises, tulips, carnations in a foliate surround. Printed in pink, blue, green, tan and dark green on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286011

Accession Number: 1961.343

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Printed with foliage vine on striped background, stripes and dots, and abstract negative-space design on striped background. Printed in marron, pale blue and green on beige ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286018

Accession Number: 1993.14

Wallpaper

Five fragments of wallpaper from Norwell, Massachusetts. Block-printed teardrop and tassle pattern. Groups of five green and black teardrop-shaped figures with white floral hanging tassels repeat across a light blue ground in off-set rows. Block-printed in green, black and white on blue ground. La...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286033

Accession Number: 2001.281.468.1A-E

Wallpaper Border

Five wallpaper border fragments from Norwell, Massachusetts. Ribbon and Bow border. Block-printed in white, red, brown, two greens, peach and gray on blue ground. Border for sidewall 2001.281.468.1A-E

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286063

Accession Number: 2001.281.468.2A-E

Wallpaper

Five narrow strips of wallpaper from Norwell, Massachusetts. Geometric stripe pattern. A central column of small black diamonds is flanked on both sides by vine stripes in red on a pink background, vine stripes in black, then columns of diamonds and dots. Block-printed in black and red on light b...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286087

Accession Number: 2001.281.469A-E

Trunk Lining

Fragment of wallpaper used to line a trunk. Printed with a geometric diamond pattern. Diamond-shaped figures, consisting of a chevron of black hatchmarks that float over a diamond of white hatchmarks, repeat to form an allover geometric pattern. Block-printed in black and white on pink ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286095

Accession Number: 2001.281.470

Wallpaper

Fragment of oatmeal paper from the F. Holland Day House in Norwood, Massachusetts. The back of the paper is imprinted with an Arts and Crafts style floral pattern of blue morning glory and yellow chrysanthemums among swirling green foliage. Block-printed in blue, green and yellow on light green gr...

Date: 1890-1990

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286215

Accession Number: 2001.281.471

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Osterville, Massachusetts. Scenery figure pattern with alternating large and small cartouche figures, draped with pink roses, framed pastoral landscape scenes. Large figure depicts a house and a bridge beside a waterway with mountain in the background. The small figure dep...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286222

Accession Number: 2001.281.472

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of medallions resembling stylized flowers over stripes. Small, scallope-edged medallions with green, radiating foliate figures and red dots at their centers. The medallions, perhaps originally white or light blue, repeat in rows over...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286301

Accession Number: 2001.281.473AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of repeating small figures emulating a gilt figure wallpaper. Roller-printed in green and metallic gold on gray ground.

Date: 1853-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286374

Accession Number: 2001.281.474AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper from the Adams National Historic Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Alternating stripes of pink flowers, one of small pink flowers the other of larger pink roses, divided by solid green and patterned mica stripes. Roller-printed in liquid mica, four greens, two pinks...

Date: 1923-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286418

Accession Number: 2001.281.475

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper from the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Floral stripes with roses and morning glories growing from the same vertical vine. The floral vines are evenly spaced over narrow white and liquid mica stripes. Roller-printed in liquid mica, bla...

Date: 1912

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286444

Accession Number: 2001.281.476

Wallpaper Reproduction

Fragment of reproduction wallpaper produced for the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Floral stripes of roses and morning glories growing from the same vertical vine. The floral vines are evenly spaced over narrow white and liquid mica stripes. Screen-printed in liquid mica...

Date: 1971

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

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

GUSN: 286445

Accession Number: 2001.281.477

Wallpaper

Small wallpaper fragment with pattern largely worn away. Appears to be a floral trail or "chintz figures" pattern. Figures in white and shades of blue on dark brown ground. Heavy, wove paper, partial sheets. Provenance of the fragment is uncertain. Inscription and attached newspaper clipping iden...

Date: 1760-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper

GUSN: 286487

Accession Number: 2001.281.478

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Reading, Massachusetts. Ogee pattern of repeating lozenges framing snowflake-like figures. The horizontal striping and broken lines in the pattern give the impression of a woven textile. Roller-printed in dark brown, metallic gold and white on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286507

Accession Number: 2001.281.479

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Rockland, Massachusetts. Figures, embossed and gilded with gold leaf, depict a foliate sprig encircled by a small wreath with berries. Dusty rose colored ground, roller-printed.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gilding, embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 286508

Accession Number: 2001.281.480

Wallpaper

Fragment of French scenery figure wallpaper from Salem, Massachusetts. Gray cartouche figure with violet and red roses frames a scene of a masted boat on a waterway surrounded by buildings with mountains in the background. The scene is block-printed in two grays, ochre, red, and dark brown over a ...

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286521

Accession Number: 2001.281.481

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Side chair

One of a pair of Empire side chairs with scrolled crest rails and s-curved front legs. Seat upholstered in cream colored cotton (?) with herringbone weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286573

Accession Number: 1958.355.1

Wallpaper

Scenery figure wallpaper fragment from Salem, Massachusetts. Pastoral scene of children in wooded setting playing on a see-saw made from a stump and log. Block-printed in black, red, light tan, pale yellow, dusty pink, pale mauve and multiple shades of gray, brown, green, and blue on a light blue-...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286574

Accession Number: 2001.281.482

No image available

Side chair

One of a pair of Empire side chairs with scrolled crest rails and s-curved front legs. Seat upholstered in cream colored cotton (?) with herringbone weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286575

Accession Number: 1958.355.2