Historic New England

Pan Am Bag

Small blue travel bag with white trim and Pan Am airline logo.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 293329

Accession Number: 2001.281.899

Two fragments of William Morris & Co. wallpaper titled "Blackberry." Open, trailing floral vine pattern featuring thorny vine with leaves and pink flowers. Block-printed in three greens, pink, peach, light red, yellow on cream ground. Designed by J. H. Dearle in 1903.

Date: 1903

Maker: William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer) Dearle, J. H. (Designer)

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

GUSN: 293333

Accession Number: 2001.281.1169AB

Settee

Empire settee with scroll arms, turned legs and stretchers, and rush seat. Wooden elements with black and red graining, gold slipped. Three-sectioned horizontal splat stenciled in gold with horns-of-plenty flanking sprays of flowers and wheat. Stencils of flowers also on crest rail, front and si...

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293337

Accession Number: 1958.276

Dropleaf table

Two-drawer dropleaf table with turned legs. Table is painted black with yellow slip on leaves, drawers and legs.

Date: 1791-1914

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293343

Accession Number: 1958.272

Folding screen

Six-panel split bamboo folding screen. Each panel has straight sides and semi-circular top. Woven in a herring-bone pattern with alternating brown and black stripes.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: split bamboo

GUSN: 293344

Accession Number: 1958.273

Carved oxen and sled

Pair of miniature carved wood oxen with yoke and trace pulling sled with logs.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 293348

Accession Number: 1958.274

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "1930 / Style Book / Certified / Fadeproof / Wall Paper / Remember: / We Pay Postage / We Pay Freight / Sears, Roebuck and Co. / Store Everywhere to Serve Everyone." Book is covered with heavy paper printed with an abstract design with title printing in black ink. Book c...

Date: 1929

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293350

Accession Number: 1990.302

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment Allen-Higgins Co. floral trail wallpaper titled "Chintz." A variety of flowers in pastel colors grow from the same meandering vine or branch. Background pattern of repeating trio of hash marks. Roller printed in green, brown, black, mustard yellow, yellow, two pinks, maroon, two vi...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Allen-Higgins Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293352

Accession Number: 2001.281.1170

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Becker, Smith and Page, Inc. of Philadelphia. Paper has a landscape pattern of rolling hills with trees, shrubs and small houses printed over a speckled background pattern of black dots. Roller-printed in black, blues, greens, brown, yellow and white on...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293372

Accession Number: 2001.281.1171

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Howell & Brothers, Philadelphia. The paper is roller-printed with a large, repeating stylized floral sprig in metallic gold, tan, brown, and pale green on peach ground. Manufacturer's name and pattern number 1250L printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293373

Accession Number: 2001.281.1172

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper titled "The Brier-Bush" with pattern of trailing thorny vines with yellow roses. Roller-printed in brown, tan, yellow, orange and three greens on white ground. Pattern number 2094 and pattern name printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293374

Accession Number: 2001.281.1173

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of foliate wallpaper manufactured by Hoefer & Baeck, New York. Pattern of scrolling fern or willow branches roller-printed in two greens and maroon on yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Hoefer & Baeck (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293378

Accession Number: 2001.281.1174

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper embossed with leaf, flower and ribbon pattern. The paper is printed with a floral medallion damask pattern in iridescent liquid mica on cream colored ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 293379

Accession Number: 2001.281.1175

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Anglo-Japanese style floral wallpaper. Asymmetrical pattern of blocks containing floral vignettes and accented with geometric patterns. Roller-printed in pale blue, yellow, cream, maroon, olive on black ground. The selvedge is printed with the pattern number 483N and American Wal...

Date: 1880-1897

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293380

Accession Number: 2001.281.1176

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Anglo-Japanese style wallpaper manufactured by W. N. Peak of Brooklyn, New York featuring vignettes of the Brooklyn Bridge, Niagara Falls, Coney Island and other New York landmarks interspersed with vignettes of vases. Accented with geometric patterns. Roller-printed metallic gold,...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293381

Accession Number: 2001.281.1177

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Robert S. Hobbs & Co. with pattern of green scrolls and purple flowers. Roller-printed in four greens and three purples on light cream ground. Manufacturer's name and pattern number 1620 WH printed in selvedge.

Date: 1880-1893

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293382

Accession Number: 2001.281.1178

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper manufactured by Warren Fuller & Co, New York with pattern of stylized flowers on scrolling stems. Roller-printed in green, dark olive, maroon and pale yellow on peach ground. Manufacturer's name and pattern number 3303 printed in selvedge.

Date: 1880-1891

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293385

Accession Number: 2001.281.1179

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper titled "Floral Buds" manufactured by Wilton E. Owen Inc., New York. Pattern of small, pink flower buds with three green leaves. Roller-printed in two greens, pink and fuschia on white ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Wilton E. Owen, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293386

Accession Number: 2001.281.1180

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Imperial Washable Wallpaper with floral stripe pattern. Light brown stripes with white rose sprigs and bouquets, edged with trefoil and dot figures alternate with cream stripes. Roller-printed in white, cream, gray and olive on light brown ground. The paper is embossed with horizon...

Date: 1935-1955

Maker: Imperial Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 293387

Accession Number: 2001.281.1181

Wallpaper

Partial roll of "Liberty Papers" tan and gold striped wallpaper. Tan stripes with gold, flower-ringed medallions are flanked on both sides by stripes of leaves, then stripes with gold diamonds. Roller-printed in metallic gold, white, light brown, olive and maroon on cream ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Liberty Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293388

Accession Number: 2001.281.1182

Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper manufactured by the Thomas Strahan Company, Chelsea, Massachusetts titled "The Quincy." All-over white floral pattern of large fern-like fans surrounded by flowers and scrolling foliate branches. The pattern is block-printed in white on an irisé ground of blue...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 293416

Accession Number: 2001.281.1183

Wall shelf

White marble wall shelf with serpentine edge (a) supported by two gold-painted cast iron brackets (b,c) with open design of scrolls and a bird.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: marble (rock), cast iron, paint (coating)

GUSN: 293431

Accession Number: 1958.275ABC

Nursery Rhyme Wallpaper

Partial roll of sanitary wallpaper depicting nursery rhymes including "The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe." Engraved roller-print with oil colors on light tan ground.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), engravings (prints)

GUSN: 293434

Accession Number: 2001.281.1184

Wall shelf

White-painted wood wall shelf with serpentine edge (a) supported by two cast iron wall brackets (b, c) with open design of two birds and scrolls.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cast iron, paint (coating)

GUSN: 293437

Accession Number: 1958.277ABC

Plant holder

Plant holder composed of a wrought iron strap formed into scrolls with hoop for holdiing flowerpot.

Date: 189001950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 293441

Accession Number: 1958.279

Wallpaper

Partial roll of scenery figure wallpaper. Pastoral scene of farm animals and peasants under a blue sky with bluff and houses in the distance. The central figures are a boy in a bright blue coat, a steer, a goat, and a lamb. Roller-printed in white, black, orange, yellow, salmon, grays, greens, brow...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293445

Accession Number: 2001.281.1185

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