Historic New England

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry paper, floral pattern, primarily irises. Prints in three browns, beige, three greens, and yellow on green ground and overprinted with dot-dash grid.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176575

Accession Number: 1985.26.766

Unused sample. Allover, large-scale floral tapestry design. Peonies, roses and daffodils with dense foliage. Printed in pink, tan, blue, brown, light rose, rust, light blue, burnt sienna, dark rose, and maroon on an olive green ground and over printed with black dots.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176576

Accession Number: 1985.26.767

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover grid of repeating tulip and daisy sprigs printed on an embossed, imitation floral damask ground. Printed in pale pink, light blue, blue, two greens, pink, salmon and liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176577

Accession Number: 1985.26.768

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation floral brocade. Allover design of roses, peonies, and carnations printed in two browns and metallic gold on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176578

Accession Number: 1985.26.769

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Stylized carnations or tulips framed by meandering ribbon. Printed in two pinks, orange, two greens, blue on a suggested textured ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176579

Accession Number: 1985.26.77

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry paper woodland scene. Prints in two greens, two greys, three browns, beige, two reds, and mustard yellow on green ground. Overprints with reddish-brown horizontal lines.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176580

Accession Number: 1985.26.770

Wallpaper

Floral paper. Pattern consists of peony and scrolling foliage. Prints in two greens, red, pink, blue, beige, grey, brown, black, and metallic green on a brownish ground. Overprinted with thin brown horizontal lines.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176581

Accession Number: 1985.26.771

Wallpaper

Floral paper consisting primarily of peonies. Prints in four pinks, light blue, four browns, three greys, green, and gold on beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176582

Accession Number: 1985.26.772

Wallpaper

Imitation needlepoint paper. Pattern consists of dense floral pattern, including peonies and daisies. Prints in two greens, two pinks, beige, five browns, and four greys on light green ground. Overprinted with overall pin dot pattern.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176583

Accession Number: 1985.26.773

Wallpaper

Floral bouquet and scrolled foliage design paper. Prints in two pinks, two greens, four browns, two blues, and red on beige ground. Embossed/textured paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176584

Accession Number: 1985.26.777

Wallpaper

Paper imitating needlework or tapestry. Floral design with shield. Prints in two browns, red, two blues, three greens, pink, white, and gold on a brown ground. Overprinted with thin lines.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176585

Accession Number: 1985.26.779

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Very large-scale, pink, climbing roses on a grey trellis. Printed in four pinks, red, four greens, pale yellow, and two greys on an ivory, embossed ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176586

Accession Number: 1985.26.78

Wallpaper

Floral and scrolled leaf designed paper. Prints in pink, two greys, brown, white, and gold on a grey/brown, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176587

Accession Number: 1985.26.780

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of peonies, bellflower garlands, quatrefoils, looking ball and scrolls. Printed in imitation of tapestry. Printed in rose, Indian red, maroon, two greens, three blues, brown, raw umber, grey, white, and overprinted with black pin stripes on a taupe-brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176588

Accession Number: 1985.26.782

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering chestnut boughs with chestnuts and blossoms entwined with a berried vine. Printed in two olive greens, burnt sienna, maroon, orange, lavender, mauve, and tan on a taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176589

Accession Number: 1985.26.783

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized Moorish design of tulips in horseshoe arches, geometric bands and flowers within foliated losenges. Printed in maroon, red, salmon, tan, brown, blue, blue-green, beige and metallic gold on an embossed, pink liquid mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176590

Accession Number: 1985.26.785

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grisaille chrysanthemums, peonies and roses entwined with diapered scrolls and plasterwork brackets. Printed in two greys on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176591

Accession Number: 1985.26.786

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating foliate elements with berry pendants framed by metallic gold floral band. Printed in burgundy, green, brown, ochre, and metallic gold on an embossed ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176592

Accession Number: 1985.26.787

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, stylized, Baroque flowers and berries with diapered scrolling foliage. Printed in salmon and metallic gold on an embossed, green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176593

Accession Number: 1985.26.788

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stems of roses and lilacs entwined by a symmetrical foliate scroll tied with a ribbon. Printed in pink, pale yellow, olive green, tan, brown and taupe on an embossed, metallic green, imitation moire ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176594

Accession Number: 1985.26.789

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of brown foliate motifs against green, dashed chevron stripes on unground varnished paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176595

Accession Number: 1985.26.790

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating grid of flower baskets framed and supported by foliate scrolls and connected by floral and berried garlands. Printed in brown, taupe, grey, cream and metallic gold on an embossed, pink ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176596

Accession Number: 1985.26.792

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Urn with flowers draped with beaded swags and supported by a tableture flanked by foliate scrolls with cornucopia terminals and draped with a fringed anthemion banner. Printed in tan, brown, and pale yellow on an embossed, Indian red and liquid mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176597

Accession Number: 1985.26.793

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Trailing foliate scrolls with berried boughs and diapered fields supporting bouquet of roses, lilacs and blue flowers. Printed in beige, ochre, tan, light blue, pink, rose, two greens, white and metallic gold on an embossed, grey ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176598

Accession Number: 1985.26.794

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Light blue and white poppies and wild flowers loosely arranged against an embossed, liquid mica ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176599

Accession Number: 1985.26.795

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower surrounded by a flowering vine and overlapping rows of serpentine wave scrolls and floral medallions. Printed in two olive greens, Indian red, metallic gold on an embossed, green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176600

Accession Number: 1985.26.798

Wallpaper

Vertically repeating grisaille roses alternating with stripe of ivy and daisy vine. Printed in three greys and two blues on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176601

Accession Number: 1985.26.8

Bread plate

Porcelain bread plate with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180919

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.32

Bread plate

Porcelain bread plate with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180920

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.33

Bread plate

Porcelain bread plate with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180921

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.37

Plaque

Round ceramic plaque with a relief of an angel with a cherub on her back.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 180922

Accession Number: 2006.44.1962.1

Bread plate

Porcelain bread plate with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180923

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.35

Plaque

Ceramic plaque with relief of an man and a woman standing and another woman kneeling all in Classical dress harvesting wheat.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 180925

Accession Number: 2006.44.1962.2

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a white body, raspberry and a gilt banded edge, loop handle and a monogrammed "P."

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180926

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.1

Flower holder

Round glass flower holder with eighteen holes and a rim with five grooves.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: Garnsey, Edwin Grant (Inventor)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180927

Accession Number: 2006.44.1963

Teacup

Porcelain teacup with a white body, raspberry and a gilt banded edge, loop handle and a monogrammed "P."

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180930

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.2

Decanter

Glass decanter, decorated with simple fluting cut around the neck and around the bottom edge. Etched stars and an etched thin decorative band around the body. Stopper is cut glass star shape and does not appear to be the original stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180932

Accession Number: 2006.44.2871AB

Plate

Round black laquer plate with a painted gold central scene of four men sitting in a exterior room around a table surrounded by a wide border of scrolling foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180933

Accession Number: 2006.44.1965.1

Plate

Round black laquer plate with a painted gold central scene of four men sitting in a exterior room around a table surrounded by a wide border of scrolling foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180934

Accession Number: 2006.44.1965.2

Plate

Round black laquer plate with a painted gold central scene of four men sitting in a exterior room around a table surrounded by a wide border of scrolling foliage.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180935

Accession Number: 2006.44.1965.3

Appleton Family Silhouette

Silhouette and watercolor on paper; depicts interior of Samuel Appleton's 37 Beacon Street home. Black silhouettes of family in foreground: Mr. and Mrs. Appleton are seated facing each other, a niece and a friend stand at left; background depicts center table with lamp; pier table and drapery, sette...

Date: 1842

Maker: Edouart, Auguste (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), painting (image-making), cutting (dividing), bird's-eye maple

GUSN: 180936

Accession Number: 2006.20

Plate

Round black laquer plate with painted gold central scene of two men in a garden with a house by a river surrounded by a gold border of an interlocking circle and chain design.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180937

Accession Number: 2006.44.1966

Bowl

Round black lacquer bowl with straight sides and a curled rim, red painted foliage around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 180938

Accession Number: 2006.44.1964

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border. Straight angled sides.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180939

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.141

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border. Straight angled sides.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180941

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.146

Canister

Covered cylindrical red lacquer food-storage canister with metal liner with cover. Black painted flowers, fruit and moth design on body.

Maker: unknown

Material: lacquer (coating), metal

GUSN: 180942

Accession Number: 2006.44.1967A-D

Bowl

Small porcelain bowl with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border. Straight angled sides.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180943

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.145

Box

Cardboard box with decorative paper applied to outside. Inside and bottom of box are pinkish-grey. Outside is a red, navy, and gold floral medallion motif. Top of box lifts off.

Maker: Roger & Gallet (Manufacturer)

Material: printing (process), paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 180945

Accession Number: 2006.21

Sports Strap

Leather strap with three metal buckles which join left and right side of strap; two vertical rows of holes each for additional straps (?).

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, metal

GUSN: 180947

Accession Number: 2006.23

Flag

Miniature flags with wooden poles stained brown and gold-painted finials; cotton cloth.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile), textile weaving processes and techniques

GUSN: 180948

Accession Number: 2006.27

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