Historic New England

Gutter Fragment

Fragment of wood gutter, white paint on exterior side, large metal bent spike painted white stuck through on right side.

Date: ca. 1811

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103440

Accession Number: 2008.1.6

Mortar Sample of Chimney

Sample of mortar from the chimney at the Eleazar Arnold House.

Date: ca. 1693

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103441

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.1

Portico fragments

Eight wooden fragments from the Samuel McIntire portico at the Lyman Estate in Waltham, Mass. Some have remnants of white paint.

Date: 1793

Maker: McIntire, Samuel, 1757-1811 (Architect)

GUSN: 103442

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.2A-H

Capital Fragments from Porch

Two wooden fragments with white paint remnants from the capital of the front porch at Merrell Tavern in South Lee, Mass.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103443

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.3AB

Shutter Dog

Iron nail with s-shaped iron attachment.

Date: 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103444

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.4

Fence Fragments

Two wood fragment of molding from a fence originally located at the Alexander House in Springfield, Mass.

Date: 1811

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103445

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.5AB

Window Sash Fragments

Three wooden window sash fragments with brown and gray paint remnants.

Date: ca. 1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103446

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.6A-C

Door Lock

Wood lock with iron fittings and lock mechanism, painted green on front with white letters "AKS."

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103447

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.7

Floorboard Fragment

Square wooden fragment of floor board with white paint remnants on one side.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103448

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.8

Floorboard Fragment

Wood floorboard fragment with green paint on one side and remnants of white paint on the reverse.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103449

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.9

Mortar Samples of Chimney Exterior

Red paper box filled with mortar samples from a chimney exterior.

Date: 1691

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103450

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.10

Central Congregational Church, Chelsea, MA.

Wooden board with a pyrography image of the Central Congregational Church in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in center within an arch supported by columns.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103451

Accession Number: 1992.98

Tablecloth for Pier Table

Semi-circle peach silk damask tablecloth with rose pattern and cream cotton lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103452

Accession Number: 1974.226BC

Fort Sumter Pin

Metal stickpin painted gold in the shape of a star with blue, red and white ribbons attached.

Date: 1861

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103453

Accession Number: 1992.89

Wallet combination Account Book

Red leather wallet with account book/journal.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103454

Accession Number: 1992.97

Trade Catalog Case

White paper portfolio case with cloth sides in a gingham pattern and a brown ribbon tie at top. Possibly the case for 1992.99

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), textile materials

GUSN: 103455

Accession Number: 1992.96

Cover for a wallpaper trade catalog, covered in white paper with three strips of leather over binding with two worn rope fasteners. Inside is lined with green, pink and white mottled pattern paper. Label affixed to inside left cover from John Muggeridge and Sons.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: John Muggeridge & Sons (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, textile materials

GUSN: 103456

Accession Number: 1992.99

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, two-tone grey and green with two scenes of a boy with a rifle and a girl milking sheep.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103457

Accession Number: 1999.44

Ribbon

Blue and white silk ribbon with rose pattern and scalloped edge.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103458

Accession Number: 2008.1.5

Pattern for Stocking

Paper envelope containing a pattern for a woman's stocking, printed labels on front and back.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: The Standard Fashion Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103459

Accession Number: 2008.1.11

Sampler

Small sampler on bristol board worked in blue thread. Full alphabet in all capital letters.

Maker: unknown

Material: bristol board

GUSN: 103460

Accession Number: 2008.1.1.1

Feather Hair Wreath

Wreath for hair made of white, blue, yellow, green, and red feathers arranged to look like flowers, faux berries attached throughout. In box with inscription.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103461

Accession Number: 1933.2168

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, block printed diaper pattern in white, each lozenge contains a gold abstract trefoil flower design, all on a tan ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103462

Accession Number: 1993.914

Floorcloth Fragment

Printed floorcloth fragment of woven cotton with a hexagonal diaper design in dark brown and green and yellow quatrefoil flower in center of each lozenge.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103463

Accession Number: 1994.82

Scarf

Silk scarf with red, yellow, green, blue and white wide and narrow horizontal stripes, knotted fringe on both ends.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 103464

Accession Number: 2008.1.9

Shelf Paper Fragments

Two fragments of cream shelf paper with a scalloped lace edge with quatrefoil design.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103465

Accession Number: 1993.912AB

Packet for Super Fine Powder

Paper packet of powder with printed paper label with a blue trellis border and a wreath of flowers around lettering.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103466

Accession Number: 1993.913

Jar of Paint Pigment

Glass jar containing Moses Eaton, Jr. dry paint pigment with masking tape label.

Date: 1830-1886

Maker: Eaton, Jr., Moses (Artist)

GUSN: 103467

Accession Number: 1989.57

Textile Sample

White paper board with two felt textile samples attached, one dark gray, the other dark and light gray vertical stripes.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Laidlaw (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103468

Accession Number: 1992.56

Wallpaper

Small fragment of wallpaper with a chain of bellflowers in tones of gray and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103469

Accession Number: 1992.57A

Textile Sample

Small fragment of silk damask with a green and peach pattern on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103470

Accession Number: 1992.57B

Textile Sample

Small fragment of woven yellow silk upholstery fabric.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103471

Accession Number: 1992.57C

Envelope

Black paper envelope imitating silk grosgrain material.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103472

Accession Number: 1992.58

Wallpaper

Sheet of paper with two wallpaper fragments and one fabric fragment affixed. Top wallpaper fragment (A) is a grasscloth, or natural color loosely woven mat. Below is a fragment of flora wallpaper (B) with roller printed pink rose, blue morning glories and green foliage on light gray ground. A sma...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103473

Accession Number: 1992.59A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, vertical green, yellow and brown stripes with a brown and yellow rose and leaves.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103474

Accession Number: 1992.60

Textile Samples

Three canvas fragments in deep purple, gold and black.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103475

Accession Number: 1992.61A-C

Textile Sample

Small textile fragment of glazed printed cotton with an abstract brown repeating flower design on a cream background.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103476

Accession Number: 1992.62

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and textile fragments affixed to both sides of a piece of paper, possibly a scrapbook or reference book page. (A) is a wallpaper fragment with Chinoiserie pattern printed in grays and browns on faux textured background. (B) and (C) are blue textile samples. (D) is a sample of wood grain...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103477

Accession Number: 1992.63A-I

Textile Sample

Small piece of woven cotton with blue, tan and green floral pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103478

Accession Number: 1992.64

Unused Wallpaper Frieze

Unused frieze. Black flocked stripes alternating with embossed gold stripes.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103479

Accession Number: 2008.6.1

Wallpaper

Unused frieze sample. Two bands of dogs with surround of foliate scrolls, above and below feature simple bands of geometric ornament. Printed in blue and green on green ground.

Date: 1875

Maker: Burges, William (Designer) James Shoolbred & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103480

Accession Number: 2008.6.2

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large-scale, floral pattern with scrolling foliage and swags printed to look like cut velvet. Printed in maroon on a crimson, polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103481

Accession Number: 2008.6.3

Unused Wallpaper Border Fragment

Unused border fragment. Large flowers with foliage over a stylized chain pattern, beaded border above, egg and dart border below. Printed in three pinks, three greens and gold on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103482

Accession Number: 2008.6.4

Unused Wallpaper Border Fragment

Unused border fragment. Flocked chain of flowers and leaves with a flocked egg and dart border above and flocked stripes below. Printed in three blues, two greens, white, orange, pink, burnt orange, black and maroon on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103483

Accession Number: 2008.6.5

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused wallpaper fragment. Ashlar pattern of panels with canted corners and marble centers with vertical striped ground. Printed in brown and tan over a cream polished ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103484

Accession Number: 2008.6.6

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused fragment. Diagonal lines of white daisies with black centers on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103485

Accession Number: 2008.6.7

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused marble paper fragment printed in white, light brown and green-blue on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103486

Accession Number: 2008.6.8

Unused Wallpaper Fragment

Unused wallpaper fragment. Wide band of large mixed bouquets of flowers over a twig and leaf pattern alternating with lines of white and gold and dashes and a smaller band with a chain of flowers. Printed in white, grey, tan and gold on a white ground with a wavy textured pattern.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103487

Accession Number: 2008.6.9