Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be allover design of loosely arranged flowers and scrolls in grey and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179005

Accession Number: 1968.72.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by reverse printed lines revealing unground paper and enclosing centered diamonds with floral elements on a white field.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179006

Accession Number: 1971.178.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate stripe. Green and white stripes with meandering foliate vine reverse printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179007

Accession Number: 1971.178.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Quatrefoil (flower) within segmented diamond marked with parallel diagonal lines. Printed in brown and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179008

Accession Number: 1968.71.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alternating green and white moire stripes bordered by honeycomb pattern and stylized leaf motif and berries. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179009

Accession Number: 1968.71.3

Wallpaper fragments fashioned into a collage affixed to colored paper and paperboard. Arts and crafts style papers. Roses with a figure 8 stem. Stripes of linear elements, squares and dots. Geometric shapes with hard edges juxtaposed with curved forms. Printed in two greens, pink red and white on a...

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179010

Accession Number: 1976.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reform style, stripe pattern. Stylized floral bouquet in between stripes. Along and on the stripes are chevrons and decorative patterning and stylized leaf ornaments. Printed in metallic gold, tan, brown and teal on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179011

Accession Number: 1922.709

Wallpaper

Unused sample of three uncut borders. Floral pattern of roses and daisies in a scalloped framework. Printed in two browns, cream, tan, three greens and burgundy on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179012

Accession Number: 1918.896

Wallpaper

Fragment. The border design is a very simple drapery paper with tassels in between each drapery swag. Black painted on a yellow-beige ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179013

Accession Number: 1986.1080

Wallpaper

Possibly part of a landscape figure paper. Stripe pattern with a meandering vine and a stripe of horizontal, elliptical dots. Printed in dark green and white on a pink ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179014

Accession Number: 1986.1081ab

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scenery paper with a cartouche framing some type of maritime scene with a body of water, ship and tower (in the background) and a rainbow sky. Printed in two blues, two pinks, red, green, grey and brown on a white polished ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179015

Accession Number: 1927.373

Wallpaper

Four fragments. Vignettes of Rococo figures framed by flowers and scrolls and foliage. Printed in pink, red, yellow, brown, two greens and blue on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179016

Accession Number: 1952.470A-D

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of rosebud and leaf edged with plum sprigs set in interlocking lacy ovals. Printed in gold leaf on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179018

Accession Number: 1985.41

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Overall pattern of leaves. Printed in beige, tan and blue on off-white ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179019

Accession Number: 1924.566

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Overall pattern of leaves. Printed in green, red and beige on light grey ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179020

Accession Number: 1924.563

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragments. Delicate floral bouquet and stylized fleur-de-lis medallion pattern. Printed in green, white and grey on a grey polished ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179021

Accession Number: 1924.660

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with attached border. Paper (A) has pattern of alternating blue and white diamonds with opposite color quatrefoil flower in the center of each. White pinstripe background. Printed in blue and white on ungrounded paper. Top edge of paper is decorated with a blue ingrain border ...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179022

Accession Number: 1924.561AB

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment of border with bellflower motif. Printed in two greens, black, brown, tan, metallic gold on beige ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179024

Accession Number: 1924.567.2

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Stylized geomtric and floral figure set within large diamond fretwork pattern. Printed in green, tan, brown, orange, blue on white ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179025

Accession Number: 1924.567.1

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment of border. Egg and dart and delicate scroll pattern. Printed in two reds with gold dust and green flock overprinted with bright green on tan ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179026

Accession Number: 1924.568.2

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Greek key and medallion striped paper. Printed in brown, black, white and red on a tan satin ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179027

Accession Number: 1924.568.1

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Star-like flower motif in diapered pattern with background grid composed of dots and lines. Printed in green and red on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179028

Accession Number: 1924.564

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Stylized fleur-de-lis set within delicate losenge with intersecting diamonds comprised of flowers. Printed in two greens, two greys on silver. Polished ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179029

Accession Number: 1924.565

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Rose sprigs set in diapered pattern surrounded by dotted curving lines. Printed in red, varnish green, black on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179030

Accession Number: 1924.658

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample of border. Floral trail of chrysanthemum and other flower. Printed in blue, two reds, pink, two greens, grey and two purples on white ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179031

Accession Number: 1924.663

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment of border. Dentil moulding inset with geometric shape, possibly a grape cluster. Printed in red, blue, grey and brown on ochre ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179032

Accession Number: 1924.664

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragments. Pattern possibly diamonds within diamonds on striped background. Printed in two blues, red, white on beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179033

Accession Number: 1924.825AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of alternating panels of honeycomb/lace effect with rose bouquets and buds. Printed in three browns, red, orange, yellow, gold and white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179034

Accession Number: 1931.946

Picture mat

Square mat with gold adged oval opening. The surface is covered in a faux leather-like paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paper (fiber product), paint (coating)

GUSN: 223019

Accession Number: 2006.44.1106

Landscape

Print of a landscape. The scene centers on a road with a fountain to the left, near a small shed. To the right of the road is a grand building. There are two figures on the road. In the background are mountains.

Date: 1888

Maker: Ford, Henry Chapman, 1828-1894 (Artist) W.H. Gardner (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 223020

Accession Number: 2006.44.1109

James Duncan Phillips

Framed photographic print of a portrait James D. Phillips. He is portrayed in bust and is looking at the viewer. He wears a suit jacket and vest with a dark tie and a white collared shirt.

Maker: Salem Art Shop (Photographer)

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

GUSN: 223022

Accession Number: 2006.44.1110

Tile

Square, maganese purple glazed tile depicting one flower stemming from lower left hand corner.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, ceramic glaze

GUSN: 223031

Accession Number: 1932.301.63

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Black transfer printed design. On one side: two boys rolling hoops with sticks; one boy sitting on the ground with a hoop, stick, and hat nearby; a man standing to the right, watching them; and a building in the distance. On the other side: several trees and a fence,...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 223032

Accession Number: 1970.1310.822

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with circle-in-loop handle. Black transfer-printed image of a group of children playing a game, "Shuttlecock," with racquets and multiple shuttlecocks.

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 223033

Accession Number: 1970.1310.797

Teapot

Pumpkin-shaped pewter teapot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 223054

Accession Number: 2001.242.1

Teapot

Pumpkin-shaped pewter teapot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 223059

Accession Number: 2001.242.2

Coffeepot

Pumpkin-shaped pewter coffeepot with four foliate decorated feet. Curved spout with a curly stem design. Wooden black-painted handle with curled ends and thumb rest. Hinged lid with black-painted wooden flower-shaped knop.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), painting (coating), tin (metal)

GUSN: 223062

Accession Number: 2001.243

Coffeepot

Cylindrical pewter coffeepot with concave collum-like body and thick base. Hinged, domed lid with a black painted wooden flower knop. Black-painted wood question mark shaped handle with thumb rest.

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 223063

Accession Number: 2001.244

Portrait of Mr. Edwin Pierce

Unframed oil painting on panel. Half-length portrait of a man, identified as Edwin Pierce. The subject is turned three-quarters of the way to the right. He has brown hair, and is wearing a black jacket and a white shirt. He is holding a book with the title 'Architect'. Behind him, there is an Ionic ...

Date: July 1840

Maker: Smith, Royall Brewster, 1801-1849 (Artist)

Material: oil painting (technique), panel paintings (painting by form)

GUSN: 223066

Accession Number: 2002.22

Candlestand

Walnut candlestand with an octagonal one-piece riven top on a turned column and an "X"-shaped base; there is a small indented circle in the center of the stand top, and fragments of paper on the underside of the standtop.

Date: 1680-1710

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), turning (shaping process)

GUSN: 223067

Accession Number: 2002.41

Valance

Two inner side valances (.1ab); glazed chintz, brown background with yellow, red, green, blue and white pillars and flowers; tapered at ends; edges boudn with striped cotton tape; pattern is oriented horizontally.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223068

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.1AB

Valance

Two head and foot inner valances (.2ab); glazed chintz, brown background with yellow, red, green, blue and white pillars and flowers; tapered at ends; edges boudn with striped cotton tape; pattern is oriented horizontally.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz

GUSN: 223070

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.2AB

Bed Curtain

Two side curtains (.3ab); each consists of two widths of glazed chintz, connected across the top by a four inch wide strip of fabric; chintz has brown background with red, yellow, green, blue and white floral and pillar design oriented vertically; edges bound by striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223075

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.3AB

Bed Curtain

One foot curtain (.4); each consists of two widths of glazed chintz connected across teh top by a four inch wide strip of fabric; chintz has brown background with red, yellow, green, blue and white floral and pillar designs oriented vertically; edges bound by striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223076

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.4

Valance

Glazed chintz valance gathered at top; brown background with red, yellow, blue, green and white pillar and floral pattern oriented horizontally; edges bound with striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223079

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.5

Tester and Head Cloths

Tester and head cloths seamed together; 3/8 inch hem at ends with one inch binding on side edges; glazed chintz with brown background, yellow, red, blue, green and white floral and pillar pattern.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223082

Accession Number: 2003.21.1.6

Valance

Two valances (.1ab) gathered at top and bound with striped cotton tape; glazed chintz- white and brown vertical-striped background wiht red, black, green, yellow and white flowers and vine pattern throughout.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223083

Accession Number: 2003.21.2.1AB

Valance

One valance fragment gathered at top and boudn with striped cotton tape; glazed chintz- white and brown vertical striped background with red, black, green, yellow and white flowers and vine pattern throughout.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223084

Accession Number: 2003.21.2.2

Bed Curtain Fragment

Fragment of a bed curtain made from three pieces sewn together vertically; glazed chintz with brown and white vertically-striped background, red, green, dark brown, yellow and white flroal and vine pattern; bound at top edge with striped cotton tape.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223085

Accession Number: 2003.21.2.3

Fragment of Floor Cloth

Floorcloth block-printed on canvas; beige ground with repeating floral and foliate pattern consisting of fanned clusters of beige and brown leaves between clusters of red, orange, blue, green and brown smaller flowers and leaves; floorcloth is oddly shaped (had been cut to fit floor dimensions).

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 223087

Accession Number: 2003.27.1

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