Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of scrolling leaves and berries. Printed in tan and blue and outlined in metallic gold on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175955

Accession Number: 1985.26.262

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Palm leaves framed by a husk wreath draped with rose garlands. Printed in two blues and metallic gold on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175956

Accession Number: 1985.26.261

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over meandering floral vine. Reverse printed in three pinks, three browns, three greens, white and gold on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175957

Accession Number: 1985.26.239

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of metallic gold, brass, and liquid mica rococo scrolls and blue and pink blossoms. Printed on an embossed beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175958

Accession Number: 1985.26.264

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral pattern. Printed in pale blue, yellow, two greens, and dark beige on a yellow beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175959

Accession Number: 1985.26.279

Unused wallpaper sample. Bouquet of roses flanked by scrolls draped with rose garlands and tied with ribbon. Printed in pink, mauve, ochre, metallic gold, gold, and pink and white liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175960

Accession Number: 1985.26.263

Wallpaper

Unused sample of corner paper. Spray of mixed flowers framed by two interwoven squares within a larger, geometrically patterned tile design. Printed in pink, yellow, black, rust, beige, olive green and metallic gold on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175961

Accession Number: 1985.26.413

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering and overlapping foliated floral vines. Printed in yellow, pink, light taupe, brown, gold and white on a cream embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175962

Accession Number: 1985.26.288

Wallpaper

All over design of tan stylized flowers on a field of small orange circles and dots. Printed on an ivory ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175963

Accession Number: 1985.26.31

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over field of light green delicate flowers with metallic gold centers and foliage against a pin stripe background on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175964

Accession Number: 1985.26.347

Wallpaper

All over stylized flowers printed in cream, taupe, and metallic gold and copper on a pink reverse printed field and a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175965

Accession Number: 1985.26.34

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover stylized flowers and scrolling foliage. Printed in two browns, metallic gold and cream against a grey-blue field on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175966

Accession Number: 1985.26.407

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover foliate vine with tendrils. Printed in two browns, two greens, pink, salmon, and ivory and over printed with black, horizontal pin stripes on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175967

Accession Number: 1985.26.43

Wallpaper

Repeating floral medallions reverse printed on a blue ground and printed in salmon, green, and white on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175968

Accession Number: 1985.26.32

Wallpaper

Stems of stylized peonies and carnations against a field of stylized foliage and a metallic silver background. Printed in green, olive green, pink, grey, light orange, white, aqua blue, metallic gold, and brown on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175969

Accession Number: 1985.26.27

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of tropical foliage and exotic flowers. Printed in tan, two browns, metallic gold, copper, blue, pink, salmon, rust, maroon, on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175970

Accession Number: 1985.26.412

Wallpaper

All over design of stylized flowers and striated foliate scrolls symmetrically arranged on a metallic gold field. Printed in taupe and grey on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175971

Accession Number: 1985.26.25

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bouquet of stylized flowers in an urn framed by scrolling foliage and draped with beaded swags. Printed in pink, mauve, and metallic copper on a pale peach embossed ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175972

Accession Number: 1985.26.281

Wallpaper

Allover floral design of stylized roses, small blossoms, and berries. Printed in tan, taupe, and grey on a field of metallic gold, horizontal dashes and a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175973

Accession Number: 1985.26.36

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale entwined scrolls with acanthus leaves on a field of foliate garlands. Printed in metallic gold, tan, dark brown, metallic brass, and taupe on a beige embossed field. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175974

Accession Number: 1985.26.259

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Two borders. Scrolling foliage with stylized flowers and a heart shape. Top band of stylized foliage. Printed in blue, orange/brown and gold on a light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175975

Accession Number: 1985.26.311

Wallpaper

Wide stripes of metallic gold chrysanthemums alternating with two rows of turquoise meander. Printed on a salmon ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175976

Accession Number: 1985.26.29

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Two wallpaper borders of Gothic inspired quatrefoils framed by two interlocking quatrefoils. Top and bottom band of flowers. Printed in grey, eyllow, red and brown on a dark ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175977

Accession Number: 1985.26.318

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Art Nouveau style paper with large tulips and massive scrolling leaves. Printed in yellow, three greens, three yellows, brown and mica on a deep garnet ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Thibaut (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175978

Accession Number: 1985.26.113

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolling and stylized foliage; medieval and/or Rennaissance inspired. Imitates cut velvent. Printed in burgundy on a mauve liquid mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175979

Accession Number: 1985.26.313

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of stylized flowers surrounded by plumes, foliated C-scrolls and fan shapes. Printed in maroon, mauve, yellow, ochre, white and metallic gold on an embossed, pale green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175980

Accession Number: 1985.26.440

Paddle

Wooden paddle, possibly from the Pacific Islands. The paddle head has a raised ridge on one side and the other side is flat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269736

Accession Number: 2006.44.3602

Club

Heavy wooden pole club, or povai, with incised carvings on handle. From Fiji, Tonga or Samoa. This club would have been used in hand-to-hand combat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269737

Accession Number: 2006.44.3603

Paddle

Long, light-colored wooden paddle with carved head and pointed end, probably from the Solomon Islands. The paddle has low relief carved portions on both sides that may represent stylized albatross wings or other zoomorphic forms.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269738

Accession Number: 2006.44.3604

Paddle

Long, light-colored wooden paddle with carved paddle head and pointed end. Probably from the Solomon Islands. The paddle head is carved on both sides in low relief with a design that is believed to represent frigate birds and other zoomorphic forms.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269739

Accession Number: 2006.44.3605

Spear

Short wooden spear, or ihe laumake, from Hawaii, with a carved barb of tapering tiers at one end. The spear would have been used in combat for thrusting or throwing.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269740

Accession Number: 2006.44.3606

Bow

Large wooden bow with bowstring, possibly from the Solomon Islands or Tonga. The bow is flattened and painted black on one side. The bowstring is made of what appears to be twisted hair or plant fiber. The bowstring is attached at either end with fiber that has been twisted, wrapped and covered wit...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), hair, resin (organic material)

GUSN: 269741

Accession Number: 2006.44.3607

Spear

Hawaiian long spear, or ihe laumake. Wooden spear has a head consisting of five triple-barbed tiers and a slender, uncarved shaft. The surface is polished. The spear would have been thrust or thrown.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269742

Accession Number: 2006.44.3608

Club (Patu onewa)

Maori (New Zealand/Aotearoa) short club or patu onewa, hand-held club made of grey-green stone. Club has a spatula-shaped blade polished to an edge. There are three parallel lines carved at the base of the handle with a hole above that would have originally had a flax or dogskin loop that wrapped ar...

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock), string (fiber product)

GUSN: 269743

Accession Number: 2006.44.3609

Sword

Wooden sword edged with shark teeth from the Gilbert Islands of Kiribati. The Gilbert Islands are known for making a wide range of shark-toothed weapons for use in ritual combat. This sword would have been used to stab and cut during hand-to-hand combat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), tooth

GUSN: 269744

Accession Number: 2006.44.3610

Club

A heavy wooden club - or bovai - with incised carvings over entire body, likely from Fiji. The club is slightly curved from the base of the handle to the head. The club is probably from Fiji, although there are similiar examples from Samoa and Tonga as well. The club would have been used in hand-to-...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269745

Accession Number: 2006.44.3611

Slit Drum

Small wooden slit or gong drum, probably of Pacific Island origin. The body of the drum is carved from a single piece of wood and polished, but the ends are unfinished.

Date: 1976-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269746

Accession Number: 2006.44.3612

Bowl

Double-pointed wooden kava bowl likely from Vanuatu, in an elongated oblong shape with pointed ends. The bowl is serrated along the pointed ends and the serrations run about a quarter of the way down each side of the bowl. The drinking of kava has important religous, ceremonial and cultural signific...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269747

Accession Number: 2006.44.3613

Club

Wooden club with large bird-head shape (porowa ra aru), from New Caledonia. The club head has a large, beak-like projection on one end and a small hooded projection off the other. These clubs, most likely ceremonial, were visual symbols of rank and wealth, and were owned by men of the chiefly class...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269748

Accession Number: 2006.44.3614

Paddle

Intricately carved small paddle fron the Austral Islands. Incised carving covers the entire paddle, including characteristic Austral Island "starburst" designs. The base of the handle is encircled with stylized human figures. This paddle was most likely made for trade with early visitors to the isla...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269749

Accession Number: 2006.44.3615

Bowl with Handle

Carved and polished wooden bowl with doweled handle extending from just below the rim of the bowl. The bowl has a flat edge. Likely from the Pacific Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269760

Accession Number: 2006.44.3616

Kava Bowl

Carved wooden kava bowl in an elongated oblong shape tapering to two pointed ends. Probably from Vanuatu. Kava is a drink used throughout the Pacific Islands for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269761

Accession Number: 2006.44.3617

Lei

Hawaiian multi-colored feather lei with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers on this lei lay flat and tight along the horizontal, with yellow, red and green bands of feathers. Tradtionally, the lei would have been worn by high-status - or ali'i - women.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material)

GUSN: 269762

Accession Number: 2006.44.3618

Lei

A yellow feather lei from Hawaii with yellow silk ribbons at either end. The feathers lie flat and tight along the horizontal. Traditionally, feathered leis would have been worn by women of high status, known as ali'i.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269763

Accession Number: 2006.44.3619

Lei

Hawaiian feather lei made of fluffy yellow feathers and a yellow ribbon at either end. Traditionally, feather leis would have been worn only by women of the noble class, known as the ali'i. Purchased in 1922 by Stephen W. Phillips.

Maker: unknown

Material: feather (material), silk (textile), yarn

GUSN: 269764

Accession Number: 2006.44.3620

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl from the Marquesan Islands, exterior covered with typical Marquesan designs of triangles, concentric squares, six-petaled flower. Interior of bowl is unadorned. The bowl would have been used in everyday life.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269765

Accession Number: 2006.44.3621

Bowl

Carved wooden bowl with footed base, from the Marquesan Islands. Bowl is extensively carved with both traditional and non-traditional design motifs, concentric arches, triangles, and ovals. Interior is unadorned. Most likely made for the tourist trade.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269766

Accession Number: 2006.44.3622

Dish

Boat-shaped carved dish or kava bowl, front has bands of carved edges and the back has a bracket with two holes for hanging. Carved from a solid piece of wood. From Fiji, Samoa or Tonga, used to hold kava. Kava is a drink used for sacred, ceremonial and social purposes throughout the Pacific Island...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269767

Accession Number: 2006.44.3623

Pair of Bookends

Pair of Maori (from New Zealand/ Aotearoa) carved wooden figures with shell eyes.The two figures are crudely carved but incorporate Maori design motifs of a three-fingered hand, protruding tongue, and shell eyes. These figures were made for the tourist trade and may have been bookends.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 269768

Accession Number: 2006.44.3624

Necklace

Long necklace of tiny white shells ('ei pupu) from the Cook Islands. 'Ei pupu are made from the yellow or brown shells of a snail, with the shells frequently boiled or soaked to bleach white. These necklaces are given as gifts and are not widely available outside of the Cook Islands.

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material)

GUSN: 269771

Accession Number: 2006.44.3625

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