Historic New England

Looking Glass

Looking glass, rectangular shape with gilt rope edged frame. Top section of glass has a reverse painted picture of a basket of fruit framed by draped red curtains.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272956

Accession Number: 1996.116

Two wallpaper fragments from the Clapp House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Rococo Revival floral pattern in pink, red, green, blue and purple with scrolls and beads in tan and background stripes in gray. Roller-printed on white satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272957

Accession Number: 2001.281.94AB

Miniature cupboard

Paint decorated miniture cupbaord.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272958

Accession Number: 1996.117

Miniature cupboard

Painted miniature cupboard.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272959

Accession Number: 1996.118

Bowl

Large copper bowl with brass foot ring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272960

Accession Number: 1996.119

Basin

Copper basin.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 272961

Accession Number: 1996.120

Rolling Pin

Colored glass rolling pin.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 272962

Accession Number: 1996.121

Lantern

Wall fixture [a] with black painted tin and glass lantern [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272963

Accession Number: 1996.122AB

Set of coasters with holder

Eight fruit-shaped plastic coasters [.1-.8] with holder [.9].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272964

Accession Number: 1996.123

Cutting Board

Slate cutting board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272965

Accession Number: 1996.124

Porringer

Copper porringer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272966

Accession Number: 1996.125

Platter

Large platter, blue transfer-printed Staffordshire.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272967

Accession Number: 1996.126

Platter

Platter, blue transfer-printed Staffordshire.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272968

Accession Number: 1996.127

Table

Painted dropleaf dining table.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272969

Accession Number: 1996.128

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272970

Accession Number: 1996.129

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272971

Accession Number: 1996.130

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272972

Accession Number: 1996.131

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272973

Accession Number: 1996.132

Stove

Iron cook stove.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272974

Accession Number: 1996.133

Bottle

Clear blown glass bottle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272975

Accession Number: 1996.134

Bottle with stopper

Clear pressed glass bottle [a] with stopper [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272976

Accession Number: 1996.135AB

Pie plate

Rockingham ware pie plate.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272977

Accession Number: 1996.136

Wallpaper

Striped wallpaper fragment with large central stripe of roses and rosebuds flanked by narrower floral stripes. Roller-printed in three grays and yellow on white satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272978

Accession Number: 2001.281.95

Saucer

Saucer, blue and white Canton.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272981

Accession Number: 1996.138

Shot glass

Clear blown glass shot glass with millefiori base.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272982

Accession Number: 1996.139

Jug with cover

Ridgway transfer-printed jug [a] with cover [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272984

Accession Number: 1996.140AB

Partial set of coasters

Three silver and glass coasters [.1-.3].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272985

Accession Number: 1996.141

Crock

Unglazed redware crock.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272987

Accession Number: 1996.142

Wallpaper

Two fragments of striped wallpaper fragments with rose sprigs. Roller-printed in tan, two browns, three greens, three violets, yellow and white on satin tan ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272989

Accession Number: 2001.281.96AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment that is in two pieces, from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Striped pattern with green floral sprig. Roller-printed in three grays, two greens and brown on gray satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272994

Accession Number: 2001.281.97AB

Teapot

Teapot [a] with cover [b]. Elongated teapot has a slightly rectangular baluster form with a S-shaped spout and a C-shaped handle. Molded basket-weave patterned sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Domed cover [b] has a rectangular finial and is decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272995

Accession Number: 1991.1005.1ab

Waste Bowl

Waste bowl, deep circular form with molded basket-weave patterned sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Molded band below the rim and a rolled foot ring.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272996

Accession Number: 1991.1005.2

Cream pitcher

Cream pitcher, elongated and rectangular baluster form with basket-weave molded sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Molded spout and a 'gothic' C-shaped handle.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272997

Accession Number: 1991.1005.3

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl [a] and cover [b]. Sugar bowl has a slightly rectangular baluster form with two molded handles. Molded basket-weave patterned sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Cover [b] has a rectangular finial and is decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272998

Accession Number: 1991.1005.4ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272999

Accession Number: 1991.1005.5ab

Plate

Circular plate with molded canted rim and a flat face; decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273000

Accession Number: 1991.1005.6

Plate

Circular plate with molded canted rim and a flat face; decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273001

Accession Number: 1991.1005.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Stamped-gilt figure wallpaper in neo-grec style. Block-printed in gray and black with stamped gilt on gray ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273002

Accession Number: 2001.281.98

Set of teacups and saucers

Set of five earthenware teacups and saucers with white glazed bodies. Molded basket-weave pattern decorated with hand-painted polychrome enamel floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), enameling

GUSN: 273003

Accession Number: 1996.137

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273007

Accession Number: 1996.137.1ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273008

Accession Number: 1996.137.2ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273009

Accession Number: 1996.137.3ab

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border from North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Black flocking, overprinted in blue and gray, with metallic copper ribbon on light blue ground. Border is attached to Renaissance Revival wallpaper (see 2001.281.455.1).

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, metallic pigment

GUSN: 285835

Accession Number: 2001.281.455.2

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Dense foliage and a row of roses in full bloom above hanging row of rosebuds. Border pattern is printed over a floral sidewall pattern. The border pattern is block-printed in white and four shades of gray with red flocked overprinting in orange and red. The sidewall patt...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285840

Accession Number: 2001.281.456

Wallpaper

Unused scenery figure wallpaper fragment from Middleton, Massachusetts. Medallion figure frames a pastoral scene of a male traveler resting against his bedroll and a tree trunk with a walking stick in one hand. A woman carrying a child on her back stands nearby.The medallion, block-printed in two ...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285852

Accession Number: 2001.281.457

Reproduction Wallpaper

Fragment of reproduction scenery figure wallpaper. Medallion figures frame two pastoral scenes. The first scene is oval and depicts a male traveler resting against a tree trunk, a woman carrying a child on her back stands nearby. The second scene is smaller and rectangular. It depicts two seated...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285865

Accession Number: 2001.281.458

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of nursery wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Comic scenes based on nursery rhymes are presented in an assymetrical pattern of squares and circles in the Anglo-Japanese style. Branches of mountain holly, or catberry, poke out between the scenes from behind. Scenes include Tom t...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285870

Accession Number: 2001.281.459

Wallpaper

Three fragments of striped wallpaper from North Eastham, Massachusetts. Blue stripes with blue dots applied over orange ground. Stripes of orange ground are printed with white dots. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper

GUSN: 285879

Accession Number: 2001.281.460A-C

Wallpaper with border made of needlepoint pattern paper

Three wallpaper fragments from North Eastham, Massachusetts. Allover Aesthetic style floral pattern in which negative space (or background) is printed to form the pattern. Block-printed in dark ochre on dark brown ground. Heavy paperstock. A border fashioned from needlepoint pattern paper is attac...

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285939

Accession Number: 2001.281.461A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Alexander House on Main Street in Northfield, Massachusetts. Marble pattern roller-printed in black, olive, gray, and peach on off-white ground. See related border fragment 2001.281.462.2.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285952

Accession Number: 2001.281.462.1

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