Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Narrow yellow and tan stripes flanked by green liquid mica stripes and continuous row of cream colored roses. Printed on a green ground and floral embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175845

Accession Number: 1985.26.109

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Poppy blossoms enclosed within serpentine scrolling foliage. Printed in red, fuschia and crimson on red ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: G.W.P. Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175846

Accession Number: 1985.26.110

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink cross hatching on a red ground overprinted with purple serpentine grid perhaps in imitation of grass cloth. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175847

Accession Number: 1985.26.105

Two attached borders of leaves and thistles curled around a branch. Printed in two browns, tan echre, and crimson flock on a varnished sand ground. Printed height--3-1\2, entered in printed width box as "3-1\2h." LP

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175848

Accession Number: 1985.26.127

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation silk moire printed in white liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175849

Accession Number: 1985.26.115

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt neo-grec floral element draped with bead and connected by chain swags. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175850

Accession Number: 1985.26.116

Wallpaper

Border of large roses with a top and bottom band of squares. Printed in pastels, pink, two greens, brown, grey, yellow, gold, and light brown.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175851

Accession Number: 1985.26.118

Wallpaper

Border with a meandering vine with large leaves and a variety of flowers. Top and bottom band of a woven band made of crosses, rectangles, and squares. PRinted in gold and black on a pinkish-red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175852

Accession Number: 1985.26.119

Wallpaper

Scrolling foliage and large flowers with a top and bottom band of bell flowers. Printed in burgundy, mustard, two greens, brown, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175853

Accession Number: 1985.26.120

Wallpaper

Scrolling foliage with large flowers and berries on vene (?). Top and bottom band of stylized floral motifs and cablings. Printed in two pinks, yellow, brown, and pale olive on a grey-brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175854

Accession Number: 1985.26.122

Wallpaper

Border with a continuous undulating floral vine with a fan and retangular element with fretwork. Top and bottom band of ogees. Printed teal, light red, red, two greens.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175855

Accession Number: 1985.26.123

Wallpaper

Floral border with daisies and carnations. Bottom band of lunettes with daisies and carnations. Bottom band of lunettes with a stylized small flower inside. Printed in blue, white, yellow, red, pink, black, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175856

Accession Number: 1985.26.124

Wallpaper

Architectural moldings including bead and reel, modillions, rosettes, and dentils. Printed in grisialle (white and greys) with tan.

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175857

Accession Number: 1985.26.125

Wallpaper

Border of connected continuous circles. Inside a rope in the circular shape with a daisy in the center. Thin vertical lines over pattern. Printed in red and two mauves, two greens, two blues, ochre,, grey, and taupe, on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175858

Accession Number: 1985.26.126

Wallpaper

Border with stylized upright flowers. Framed by jagged yet linear lines and accured flowering branch. Painted in dark fushia, teal, dark grey, 2 browns, and gold on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175859

Accession Number: 1985.26.128

Wallpaper

Border of continuous scrolling foliage with daffodils, roses or peonies. Top and bottom band of a single row of scales. Printed in two reds, yellow, two browns, tan, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175860

Accession Number: 1985.26.130

Wallpaper

Large floral vine with petals with scalloped edges. Top and bottom bands of stylized palmettes. Painted in pale blue, pink, cream, gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175861

Accession Number: 1985.26.131

Wallpaper

A meandering rose vine with butterflies on a background of fret work and stylized shell forms. Printed in three pinks, brown, three greens, silver, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175862

Accession Number: 1985.26.132

Wallpaper

A border of stylized flowers in geometric pots, pine motifs and a top and bottom band of rosettes in a diaper pattern. Printed in blue, green, red, brown, gold, and soft orange.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175863

Accession Number: 1985.26.134

Wallpaper

Floral border with a top and bottom band of a diaper pattern with stylized flowers. Printed in blue, two browns, gold, beige, taupe, and burgundy flock on a yellow-beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175864

Accession Number: 1985.26.135

Plate

Circular plate with painted decoration of a flower with one yellow and one blue bud. White glazed ground with painted blue rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174583

Accession Number: 2006.44.2247

Mug

Mug with no handle, gray-blue and dark gray exterior glaze. Interior glazed in pale tan. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark scratched into bottom

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174584

Accession Number: 2006.44.2250

Cup

Ceramic cup with straight sides and slightly flared rim. Pale purple exterior glaze with aqua interior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark scratched into bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174585

Accession Number: 2006.44.2248

Cup

Ceramic cup with beaded decoration around top edge and fluted decoration around bottom. Olive green exterior glaze, white interior glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark scratched into bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174586

Accession Number: 2006.44.2249

Planter

Ceramic planter with four linked hexagonal shaped compartments and four removable pots. White glazed surface.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174601

Accession Number: 2006.44.2241A-E

Planter base

Ceramic planter with four linked hexagonal shaped compartments. White glaze on interior and exterior surfaces.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174603

Accession Number: 2006.44.2241a

Flowerpot

Ceramic flower pot with hole drilled in bottom. White glaze on rim and half of pot interior. Fits into circular hole in planter base.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174604

Accession Number: 2006.44.2241b

Flowerpot

Ceramic flower pot with hole drilled in bottom. White glaze on rim and half of pot interior. Fits into circular hole in planter base.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174605

Accession Number: 2006.44.2241c

Flowerpot

Ceramic flower pot with hole drilled in bottom. White glaze on rim and half of pot interior. Fits into circular hole in planter base.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174606

Accession Number: 2006.44.2241d

Flowerpot

Ceramic flower pot with hole drilled in bottom. White glaze on rim and half of pot interior. Fits into circular hole in planter base.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174610

Accession Number: 2006.44.2241e

Ashtray

Circular ceramic ash tray with three feet. Black exterior glaze with aqua interior. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174611

Accession Number: 2006.44.2243

Bowl

Small bowl with brown glazed exterior. Dark purple glazed circle in center of bowl and dark purple line around base. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174612

Accession Number: 2006.44.2244

Vase

Dark blue ceramic vase with slightly flared sides. Small footed base. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: earthenware, clay, turning (shaping process), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 174613

Accession Number: 2006.44.2239

Pitcher

Small terracotta pitcher with handle. Bulbous shape with stylized floral design under spout. Pitcher exterior is not glazed. The handle, pitcher interior, and pitcher bottom are coated with a clear glaze. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: terracotta (clay material)

GUSN: 174617

Accession Number: 2006.44.2242

Wallet and original box

Black leather ("polished cowhide") wallet (c) contains a removable photo-card case, bill holder, coin container that snaps shut, inside window for ID, etc. Wallet folds and snaps shut. Top of box (b) is decorated with shield emblem with dog and arrow motif is top left corner. Color scheme is green-t...

Date: Late 20th Century

Maker: Prince Gardner Co. (Maker)

Material: cowhide

GUSN: 174618

Accession Number: 1995.534A-C

Bowl

Bowl with sloped sides, scalloped edge, and footed base. Green exterior glaze with yellow interior. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark on bottom.

Maker: Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174621

Accession Number: 2006.44.2240

Wallpaper fragments

Two small wallpaper fragments with a four-petaled floral design in green within latched medallions, block printed on unfinished ground. From an 1841 Greek Revival House built by Joseph Langworthy in Hope Valley, Rhode Island. Found behind chimney wall. Very similar to the 'Provincetown Geometric' pa...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174664

Accession Number: 2009.18AB

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book: Waterhouse Wallhangings First Edition Vol. VI, A collection of documentary designs 1765-1890.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren

Material: book paper, cardboard, book cloth (textile material), gold leaf

GUSN: 174706

Accession Number: 2009.19.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book: Waterhouse Wallhangings First Edition Vol. VII, A collection of documentary designs Katzenbach & Warren Inc., 1735-1835.

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: book paper, cardboard, book cloth (textile material), gold leaf

GUSN: 174707

Accession Number: 2009.19.2

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book: Waterhouse Wallhangings Vol. VIII, A collection of documentary designs 1700-1920.

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: book paper, book cloth (textile material), cardboard, gold leaf, metal

GUSN: 174708

Accession Number: 2009.19.3

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book: Thomas Strahan 115th Anniversary Collection.

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: book paper, book cloth (textile material), cardboard, gold leaf, metal

GUSN: 174709

Accession Number: 2009.19.4

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper sample, "The Morning Glory". Floral design on white ground. United Wall Paper Crafters of North America, Thomas Strahan.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 174710

Accession Number: 2009.19.5

"The Stanwood-Mansfield"

Rolled wallpaper sample, "The Stanwood-Mansfield". Gazebo and flowers printed on taupe ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 174711

Accession Number: 2009.19.6

"The Lincoln"

Rolled wallpaper sample, "The Lincoln". Brown flowers and blue scrolls on tan ground. Thomas Strahan Co.

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paint (coating), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 174712

Accession Number: 2009.19.7

"The Hampton"

Rolled wallpaper sample, "The Hampton". Maroon and gray square medallions and floral bouquets on white ground. United Wall Paper Crafters of North America, Thomas Strahan Co.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 174713

Accession Number: 2009.19.8

Dinner service

Porcelain dinner service consisting of three hundred thirty-three pieces. All pieces feature white bodies, raspberry and gold banded edges and monogrammed "Ps".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174734

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093

Platter

Porcelain circular platter with a white body, raspberry and gold banded edge and a monogrammed "P."

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174748

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.292

Soup tureen

Porcelain round covered soup tureen with acorn shaped final, white body, raspberry and gold banded edges and a monogrammed "P" on both body and cover.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174756

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.331ab

Jewelry cleaning kit

Jewelry cleaning kit (a-d) enclosed in purple box (a). Metal yellow container (no accession) holds a small brush (d), a yellow cloth (no accession number), a bar on pink soap (no accession number). Also includes a pamphlet on jewelry cleaning (b) and a sample of silver-white polish (c).

Date: 19th C to early 20th C

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 174758

Accession Number: 1995.398

L'Origan Perfume Bottle in Box

Box (A) and bottle (B) of L'Origan Parfum De Toilette. Perfume (b) in glass container with six sides. Gilded metal top with seven rounded points. Container holds 1.25 fl. oz., almost completely full of perfume. Writing (on front of bottle) in white (see inscriptioin). Box (a) is white with orange, w...

Date: ca. 1970

Maker: Caldor (Vendor) Coty (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), metal, alcohol, water, cardboard

GUSN: 174760

Accession Number: 1995.532AB

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