Historic New England

Napkin

One of twelve napkins. Matching napkins have drawnwork border all around, triangular motif at corner and small loops around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), embroidery (visual works), drawn thread work, filet lace

GUSN: 173562

Accession Number: 1993.802.10

Napkin

One of twelve napkins. Matching napkins have drawnwork border all around, triangular motif at corner and small loops around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), drawn thread work, filet lace, embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 173563

Accession Number: 1993.802.11

Napkin

One of twelve napkins. Matching napkins have drawnwork border all around, triangular motif at corner and small loops around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), drawn thread work, embroidery (visual works), filet lace

GUSN: 173564

Accession Number: 1993.802.12

Napkin

One of twelve napkins. Matching napkins have drawnwork border all around, triangular motif at corner and small loops around edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile), embroidery (visual works), drawn thread work, filet lace

GUSN: 173565

Accession Number: 1993.802.13

Black and white etching of Chestnut Street. Treelined street in center, with housed lined right to left, and two large trees on left side. The artist's name signed in pencil in lower right border, and print number (31/100) written in pencil in lower left border. Frame is brown stained wood, very na...

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: Chamberlain, Samuel (1895-1995) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 173570

Accession Number: 2006.44.543

Ship "Cynthia"

A watercolor of a masted ship with an American flag waving off the back. Distant mountains along the coast behind the ship. Pale blue sky along the top, with a whitish sky across middle of piece. Frame is painted gold, with a beaded inner border. Name of artist of original painting (Sunqua) is in b...

Date: 1902

Maker: Macpherson, M (Artist)

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

GUSN: 173578

Accession Number: 2006.44.546

Sheperdess and Her Flock

A pastel drawing of a sheperdess herding her flock of sheep out of a stone building, into a pasture. The doorway lies in the middle of the scene, with the woman and sheep exiting through it. A small brown bucket appears in lower left corner. Frame is painted gold, plain smooth sides.

Date: 19th Century

Maker: Ceramano, Charles Ferdinand, 1829-1909 (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 173585

Accession Number: 2006.44.550

House, Evening

An oil painting of a white house, at night. Top half of piece is dark blue, the bottom half is dark green. Frame is deep set, gold painted. Carved texture on inside of both the outer and inner edges of frame.

Date: 1904

Maker: Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 173603

Accession Number: 2006.44.552

Tulips in a Chinese Vase

An oil painting of red and white striped flowers in a blue and white vase. The vase has an oriental look, with male figures and trees. The vase and flowers are sitting on a light brown table, in front of a dark brown background. Butterflies are perched in the left side of the bouquet. The frame is d...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 173606

Accession Number: 2006.44.589

Girl with Firewood and Basket of Vegetables

An oil painting of a girl carrying produce in a basket. She is wearing a dark dress and a rust colored apron. In her basket are tomatoes and a head of lettuce, in her arms she carries kindling, the street is gray, the wall behind her is red. Frame is gold painted wood with carved designs. Back bord...

Date: ca. 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 173611

Accession Number: 2006.44.590

Lady in a Flowered Gown Holding Flowers

A portrait of a well-dressed woman on a picnic in the country. She is wearing a black dress with white flowers and has a white cloth on her lap. She holds flowers in her hands as she looks directly at the viewer. The picnic basket sits at bottom right corner, a country road winds along the left si...

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 173635

Accession Number: 2009.10.16

Johnson's Dental Floss

100 yards Johnson's dental floss waxed, in clear glass jar with metal top. White floss and label from Johnson & Johnson Co.

Date: 1950s

Maker: Johnson & Johnson (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), alloy steel, nylon

GUSN: 173638

Accession Number: 2009.11.1

Scotch hand

Rectangular wooden paddle with one grooved side and one smooth side. Generally used in pairs to make butter balls or other fancy butter shapes.

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood)

GUSN: 173655

Accession Number: 2006.44.2300

Painting of Venice

An oil painting of a scene in Venice. Water all along bottom half of scene, with boats docked in upper left corner. Some men walking down steps towards the gondolas. Four blue pillars stand out of water in upper right. Frame is gold painted wood, carved at corners and along inner border. Carrig-Ro...

A pastel portrait of Captain Stephen Phillips, it is a left profile, and he is wearing a black suit jacket. His high collared shirt is white, and has a small ruffle in front. His shoulder length hair is tied back with a dark ribbon. Frame is gold painted wood and plaster, with a scalloped inside bo...

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Schipper, Gerrit, 1775-ca. 1830 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), pastels (crayons)

GUSN: 173662

Accession Number: 2006.44.597

Jelly mold

Jelly mold, ring shaped with thirteen fluted sided compartments.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 173663

Accession Number: 2006.44.2297

Jelly mold

Ring shaped mold fourteen heart shaped compartments with fluted sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 173664

Accession Number: 2006.44.2296

Stephen Clarendon Phillips

A chromolithograph of Stephen C. Phillips. He is seated in a red backed chair, wearing a black suit jacket, bowtie and high white collar. The frame is gold painted wood with ornate plaster flowers and vines attached to give the appearance of carvings; plaster is also gold painted. Inside edge is ova...

Date: 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 173665

Accession Number: 2006.44.598

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with floral bouquets of iris, tulips and fresia. Printed in two blues, two greens, two yellows, and dark grey on grey ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177575

Accession Number: 1988.30a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with bouquets divided by vine and taupe stripes on beige ground. Printed in taupe, red, green, white and ochre on tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1923-1935

Maker: York Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177576

Accession Number: 1988.19

Wallpaper

Wallpaper printed with circus vignettes. Printed in red, orange, yellow, blue, green and white with red pin dots on light blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177577

Accession Number: 1988.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Machine printed sprig pattern in two blues and two browns with brown dots on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177578

Accession Number: 1986.1102

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Small-scale diaper pattern framed by white, reverse printed diamonds outlined in brown with blue, stylized flower heads in the centers. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177579

Accession Number: 1986.1101AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Thin strips of grass tinted blue-grey and woven together with thread.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177580

Accession Number: 2000.162

Wallpaper

Fragment of Walt Disney cartoon character paper showing Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a picnic with Pluto, Donald Duck with train, Goofy, Pinocchio with Bambi, and two of the seven dwarfs. Light pink (?) ground with pattern printed in blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, red, orange.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Possibly Sunworthy (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177581

Accession Number: 1980.198

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Pattern composed of lacy medallions inset with rose nosegay. Octagonal medallion separated by leaves and small, circular medallion. Printed in pink, green, yellow on yellow-green ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Galligan, William J. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177582

Accession Number: 1978.210A-D

Wallpaper

Four partial rolls. Pattern composed of long-tailed bird (a finch?) set within a scalloped-shaped, floral medallion. Prints in green, brown, mauve, yellow on green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177583

Accession Number: 1978.205A-E

Wallpaper

Four fragments that fit together. Pattern features a central medallion with foliage inside and is framed by beading. Above and below medallion is flowing ribbon and on the side are flowers and foliage. Printed in two greys on a light grey ground.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177584

Accession Number: 1952.470

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Repeating diaper pattern with stylized medallions in each losenge. Small diamonds separate the large losenges. Printed in taupe, two greys on a gray-green ground.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177585

Accession Number: 1952.469

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