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Tiger Claw Brooch

This brooch is made from two tiger claws set top to top in an "S" shape, secured at the center with a decorative gold mount. The gold mount is a wide cap set at the top of the claws, delicately chased with floral designs. The mount is held in place with a set of prongs extending from a tab along the...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), keratin

GUSN: 283612

Accession Number: 1928.149

Tiger Claw Earrings

This pair of earrings is made from two small tiger claws set in gold mounts. Each gold mount is a wide cap set at the top of the claw, delicately chased with floral designs. The mount is held in place with a set of prongs extending from a tab along the front edge of each claw. The claws are suspende...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), keratin

GUSN: 283613

Accession Number: 1928.150AB

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Anglo-Japanese style floral pattern. Roller-printed in yellow, red, dark olive and black on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283614

Accession Number: 2001.281.289

Wallpaper

Three unused fragments of floral wallpaper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Pattern of overlapping sprigs of berries, roses and other flowers. Roller-printed in red, two pinks, white, two blues, ochre, gray and three greens on light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283615

Accession Number: 2001.281.290A-C

Wallpaper

Medallion and Figural Vignette paper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Very deteriorated paper appears to have a pattern of classical and pastoral vignettes including: a medallion framing a vase of flowers; animal and fowl hanging dead after the hunt; a table with pitcher, corked bottle and bowl. Pa...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283616

Accession Number: 2001.281.291

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border from Bass River, Massachusetts. Rosette and square pattern block-printed in orange, brick red, dark red and cream on gray ground. Handmade paper. Associated with wallpaper 2001.281.291.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283618

Accession Number: 2001.281.292

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border or frieze from Bernardston, Massachusetts. Wall fragment still attached to wallpaper, see 2001.281.293.2. Vine and floral figures wrap around cylinder with Greek key pattern. Block-printed in orange, black, blue and gray with green and gray stenciling on white or off-white ground....

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283619

Accession Number: 2001.281.293.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment attached to border from Bernardston, Massachusetts. Floral stripe and garland pattern. Block-printed in red, black, violet, and white on ungrounded, laid paper.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283620

Accession Number: 2001.281.293.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Floral sprig wallpaper. Flowers include roses, morning glories, lily of the valley and pansies. Block-printed in green and black on ungrounded laid paper.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283621

Accession Number: 2001.281.294

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Hale House, Beverly, Massachusetts. Earliest, or first layer, of three attached layers of wallpaper. Possibly masonry pattern. Block-printed in green, black and white on gray ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283622

Accession Number: 2001.281.295.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Hale House in Beverly, Massachusetts. Middle layer of three layers of wallpaper. Roller-printed in yellow, gray and white on gray ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283623

Accession Number: 2001.281.295.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Hale House in Beverly, Massachusetts. Uppermost layer of three layers of attached wallpapers. Chinese figure paper roller-printed in yellow, olive, and dark maroon on pale yellow or off-white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283624

Accession Number: 2001.281.295.3

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from the Caswell House in Bolton, Massachusetts. Floral stripe paper with pattern of alternating floral vines and geometric designs. Paper is roller-printed in orange, dark maroon, two greens and gray on ungrounded paper. The background color of the stripes appears to be...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283625

Accession Number: 2001.281.296

Trunk Lining

Fragment of trunk lining from Bourne, Massachusetts. Large medallion made up of central flower, possibly a daisy, circled by wreath of leaves. Four spokes radiate from flower. Background pattern of hatchmarks. Block-printed in red and white on yellow ground wove paper.

Date: 18201830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283626

Accession Number: 2001.281.297

Trunk Lining

Two fragments of trunk lining from box or chest purchased at auction in Bourne or Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Fragment (B) is affixed to paperboard. Floral stripe pattern featuring a very large strawberry with leaves. Waterhouse Wallpaper file refers to this as "Strawberry Stripe." Waterhouse r...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283627

Accession Number: 2001.281.298.1AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283630

Accession Number: 1911.83

Wallpaper

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283633

Accession Number: 1911.84

Wallpaper

Two fragements of wallpaper from Braintree, Massachusetts. Aesthetic style pattern of dense, allover floral vine pattern with peacocks. Roller-printed in red on white ground. At least one older layer of wallpaper is adhered to the back of this paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283637

Accession Number: 2001.281.299AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallions separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283642

Accession Number: 1911.89

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of interlacing strapwork and floral trail. Printed in light grey, white, red, green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283647

Accession Number: 1911.93

Newspaper Advertisement with "China Lady" illustration

Boston newspaper advertisement for china wares featuring illustration of woman, or "China Lady," with body made of crockery and china. The illustration is part of an advertisement that reads in part: "Britannia, Crockery, Glass, and China Wares. E. B. Mason (Late E. B. McLaughlin) At China Hall, No...

Date: 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283648

Accession Number: 2001.281.300

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Needlework Pattern

Needlework pattern, pencil on paper. Monogram design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284660

Accession Number: 1979.86

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Needlework Pattern

Needlework pattern, pencil on paper. Monogram design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284661

Accession Number: 1979.87

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Needlework Pattern

Needlework pattern, pencil on paper. Monogram design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284662

Accession Number: 1979.88

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Inkstand

Inkstand in shape of a side wheel steamer. Patented by Thomas S. Hudson in 1871. With original patent [B] and drawing [C] for inkstand.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 284664

Accession Number: 1972.2A-C

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from Kingston, Massachusetts. Pattern of circular figures at even intervals along narrow, vertical black stripes. The stripes are over-printed with horizontal white dashes. The circular figures, possibly stylized flowers or rosettes, are dark pink over-printed with b...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284668

Accession Number: 2001.281.414A-C

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the Captain Trask House in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Quatrefoil and rosette pattern block-printed in dark olive and green on light blue ground. Evidence of earlier and later layers of paper present.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284670

Accession Number: 2001.281.413AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments with Masonic symbol from Manchester, Massachusetts. Masonic Square and Compasses symbol with G in center framed by Gothic Revival style architectural elements. Roller-printed in three grays, two blues, white and metallic gold on light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 284672

Accession Number: 2001.281.415A-J

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Diamond diaper pattern with stylized floral figure. Roller-printed in cream, tan and two browns on polished tan ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284675

Accession Number: 2001.281.416

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from Marion, Massachusetts. Large scale floral pattern block-printed in blue with purple stenciling on pink and blue Irisé ground. Partial sheets of handmade paper.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284676

Accession Number: 2001.281.417A-C

Pair of Earrings

This pair of matching earrings are part of a set with brooch 1969.2395.1. The earrings are cast in the shape of Asian-style rectangular fans engraved with birds. The earrings attach with silver s-shaped ear wires.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 284677

Accession Number: 1969.2395.2AB

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug with maroon transfer-printed scene of a small child pulling a wagon full of toys.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 284679

Accession Number: 1988.590

Earring

This single earring was once part of a larger set of jewelry, of which the necklace 1969.3010.1 survives. The earring consists of a smaller five-point star made of faceted black glass and set in a black enameled bezel. It attaches to the ear with a metal s-curved ear wire.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 284680

Accession Number: 1969.3010.2A

Box

This box contains a brooch, 2006.44.31.1, but it was most likely not the original container for the brooch. The box is composed of a base and hinged lid, covered in purple velvet. The interior base is covered in black velvet, formed with slits and depressions to hold a piece of jewelry. The lid inte...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), satin

GUSN: 284684

Accession Number: 2006.44.31.2

Necklace

This necklace is composed of collet-set moonstones hung along a gold chain, each stone suspended from an 'o' ring to form a "fringe" of stones. From the center of the chain is suspended a five-stone pendant, each stone connected to the next with 'o' rings. The necklace closes with a spring ring clas...

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284685

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.1

Brooch

This bar brooch is composed of seven collet-set oval moonstones in a row, mounted on two parallel gold bars at the reverse. The moonstones are slightly graduated in size, with the largest at the center, decreasing in size to either side.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284686

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.2

Brooch

This brooch is composed of two off-set horizontal gold bars, each with ball-shaped ends. The brooch is set at the center with a carved moonstone shamrock set with a round amethyst, ending in a gold stem. While cataloged as part of a set, it is stylistically different from the rest of 2006.44.131 and...

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284687

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.3

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a collet-set moonstone at top, from which is suspended a second, identical moonstone, with a narrow gold bar separating the two stones. The earrings attach with gold ear wires.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284688

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.4AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Luce House in Marion, Massachusetts. Diamond shaped coffer pattern with blue centers and bead molding. Diamonds are given a three dimensional appearance with the use of light and shadow. Roller-printed in tan, brown, blue and gray on white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284690

Accession Number: 2001.281.418

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the upstairs bedroom of the Royall House in Medford, Massachusetts. Persian style floral stripe pattern. Stylized flowering vines form oval an pattern overlaid with predominately red stripes of small flowers and leaves. Roller-printed in red, green, blue, ochre and black o...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 284691

Accession Number: 2001.281.419

Wallpaper Border

Two fragments of wallpaper border still attached to sidewall paper from Medford, Massachusetts. Floral Arts and Crafts style ceiling border cut out around the pattern's lower edge. Roller-printed in green, white, and red with silver and gold sparkles on blue ground applied to oatmeal paper. Sidew...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 284692

Accession Number: 2001.281.420AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox with lid. Bandbox (A) and lid (B) covered in blockprinted paper with green, gray and yellow lilacs and roses on a pale gray ground. Box has been reinforced along bottom edge with gray fabric. Lid has paper reinforcment along top edge with blue, gray and gold motifs. Part of lid edge rei...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: Baker, Sarah

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284693

Accession Number: 1937.955AB

Wallpaper

Large fragment of wallpaper from either Millis or Medway, Massachusetts. Quatrefoil medallion and flower pattern. Quatrefoil figures made of scrolling leaf and flower figures printed in brown interlocks with undulating floral figures and medallion centers printed in orange. Block-printed on a peac...

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284694

Accession Number: 2001.281.421

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample with foliate pattern from Middleton, Massachusetts. Overall pattern of stylized leaves and branches surrounded by pindots. Roller-printed in green, three browns and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284697

Accession Number: 2001.281.422

Wallpaper

Two fragments of unused Gothic Revival style striped wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Large central figure with multiple gothic arches, trellises, trefoils, quatrefoils and ivy vine swag flanked on either side by wide stripes with similar motifs. Additional pindot with pinstripe and pindot...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284698

Accession Number: 2001.281.423AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample of wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Stylized floral trail pattern with four parallel, undulating vines or branches and floral sprigs. Roller-printed in green and brown on white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284699

Accession Number: 2001.281.424

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of floral wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Overall floral pattern in which two different groupings, each with three flowers, alternate in vertical rows. Wispy floral stems surrounded by pindots radiate from the groups of flowers. Roller-printed in two greens and black on g...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284700

Accession Number: 2001.281.425

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment with floral trail pattern from Middleton, Massachusetts. Two naturalistic branches with thorns and small pink and white flowers, possibly multi-flora roses, grow parallel to each other. Pindots surround the white flowers. Block-printed in black, brown, two greens, pink, ...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284709

Accession Number: 2001.281.426

Wallpaper

Large, unused piece of floral wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Naturalistic floral trail pattern featuring large-scale morning glory vine. Small pink and blue flowers and lilac-like violet flowers also represented. Block-printed in six greens, three violets, three pinks, two blues, maroon...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284713

Accession Number: 2001.281.427

Wallpaper

Large fragment of unused floral wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Large scale c-scroll cartouches in gray with colorful naturalistic floral bouquets and traveling vines. Roses and lilacs are featured. Block-printed in two grays, dark maroon, two greens, three blues, three violets, two pin...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284714

Accession Number: 2001.281.428