Historic New England

Dessert plate

Whiteware dessert plate with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291639

Accession Number: 1958.339.17

Rolled sample of "The Montespan Design" wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale damask-style pattern with long repeat roller-printed in white on brown ingrain paper. The pattern consists of two alternating elaborate floral vignettes. One vignette is a vase of ...

Date: 1907-1917

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291640

Accession Number: 2001.281.1033

Tea service

Fifteen-piece porcelain tea service decorated by hand-painted pink luster vine with leaves, and pink and blue flowers with leaves. Set consists of teapot, lidded sugar bowl, creamer and six cups and saucers.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291643

Accession Number: 1958.341

Teapot

Oval teapot (a) painted with pink dashes and vine on spout and flower on knop of lid (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291644

Accession Number: 1958.341.1ab

Sugar bowl

Oval sugar bowl decorated with pink luster highlights. Molded handles, floral knop on lid.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291645

Accession Number: 1958.341.2ab

Creamer

Oval creamer with pink luster dashes and vine on handle.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291646

Accession Number: 1958.341.3

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291647

Accession Number: 1958.341.4ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291648

Accession Number: 1958.341.5ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291649

Accession Number: 1958.341.6ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291651

Accession Number: 1958.341.7ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291652

Accession Number: 1958.341.8ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup with molded handle (a) and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291654

Accession Number: 1958.341.9ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a) and saucer (b) from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291657

Accession Number: 1958.346.1AB

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a) and saucer (b) from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291658

Accession Number: 1958.346.2AB

Teacup

Teacup from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291659

Accession Number: 1958.346.3

Teacup

Teacup from a set of four handless porcelain teacups and two saucers. Pink luster leaves with yellow flowers and pink flowers with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291660

Accession Number: 1958.346.4

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of flocked wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Large-scale damask-style pattern roller-printed with green flocking on green ground. Floral damask-style pattern features a large, circular strapwork and floral medallion framing a floral spray. Off-set fro...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, flocking

GUSN: 291661

Accession Number: 2001.281.1034

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Pattern of large stylized flowering vine. The pedals, leaves and stems are printed and embossed with a variety of geometric patterns. The background areas of the pattern are embossed with a ribbed text...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291670

Accession Number: 2001.281.1035

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of floral wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts roller-printed in pastel colors on dark blue ground. Pattern of ogee lattice frame large stylized irises with foliage that forms a second ogee pattern. Roller-printed in two blues, pale orange, green and pe...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291674

Accession Number: 2001.281.1036

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale floral medallion wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley, Hills, Massachusetts. Urn filled with flowers is framed by a medallion of flowers and ribbon. Roller-printed in light yellow on liquid mica aqua ground.

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291677

Accession Number: 2001.281.1037

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley, Hills, Massachusetts. Central flower framed by scrolling leaves and separated by floral bouquets. Block printed in cream on blue mica ground. "H. H. MOTT. DES." printed in selvedge.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Manufacturer) Mott, Henry H. (Designer)

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

GUSN: 291678

Accession Number: 2001.281.1038

Wallpaper

Damask wallpaper block printed in cream on blue mica ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Mott, Henry H. (Designer) H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291680

Accession Number: 1981.148

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale floral medallion wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Oval strapwork frames hang from a bow-knotted ribbon. The medallions frame bouquets; are festooned with flowers and ribbon; and are embellished with scrolling acanthus leaves, laurel w...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291681

Accession Number: 2001.281.1039

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern of large flower framed by scrolling leaves. The pattern has an embossed ribbed texture. Taupe colored ground. "496" is embossed in the selvedge. "G 496 C " and "Made in Germany...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291682

Accession Number: 2001.281.1040

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of large-scale damask wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with multiple stylized flowers, including tulips, flowing from and around a stylized bowl on a stand. Large undulating trellis figures wrapped with grape vines form ogee pattern...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291683

Accession Number: 2001.281.1041

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper from the Chellis Estate, Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern with central strapwork shield figure with stylized leaves, flowers and feathers. The figure is topped by a strapwork heart and framed by a medallion of strapwork c-scrolls. Roller-print...

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291741

Accession Number: 2001.281.1042

Print

Side view of a bust portrait of a woman in red. Her hair is disheveled by the wind. Her head is raised as if looking above. Her eyes are closed.

Maker: Hale, Philip Leslie, 1865-1931 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202724

Accession Number: 2006.44.667

Print

Monochromatic print of a woman from the chest up. She is wearing a headband with a large cross in the center surrounded by various designs and a low-cut dress or cloak. Behind her head is a circular halo.

Date: 1875

Maker: Lucas, Albert Pike, 1862-1945 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202725

Accession Number: 2006.44.668

Ship "St. Paul" of Salem

Black and white photographic print of a ship in the ocean. The ship has three masts. The front mast has three large sails and a small one at the top. At the top of the first mast there is a banner that reads, "St. Paul". The second mast also has the three large sails, the bottom one is pulled up. Th...

Date: 1902

Maker: Harvey, Martha (Photographer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202726

Accession Number: 2006.44.669

Pamela of Salem

Watercolor painting of a two masted ship with an American Colonial flag flying from the top left mast and a red, white and blue pennant on the right mast. The ship is black and white and there are five sailors aboard.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202727

Accession Number: 2006.44.609

"Sunny Morning, Gloucester Harbor"

Oil painting of a docked schooner. The boat is on left of the scene. It has two large sails which are open and one sail at the stern which is unfurled. There are three rowboats positioned around the bow of the ship. One rowboat is shadowed in the background. The dock and the harbor are located on th...

Date: 1885-89

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Painter)

Material: canvas, wood (plant material), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 202729

Accession Number: 2006.44.670

Blue Flowers by Water

Watercolor paintings of a slightly abstracted landscape. The scene is of an ascending green hill with a large cluster of tall, blue flowers. In the far distance there is a body of water. Beyond is another vibrant landscape of fields. The sky makes up about half of the painting and is blue.

Maker: Brooks, Mary Mason, 1860-1915 (Painter)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 202730

Accession Number: 2006.44.673

Snipe at Dawn

Print of two birds landing or hovering at the side of a lake or pond. One bird flies higher over the other which appears to be landing. One bird is placed in the upper right part of the picture while the other bird is to the left. Tall grass and other detailed plants can be found at the lower right ...

Maker: Ripley, Aiden Lasell, 1896-1969 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202731

Accession Number: 2006.44.674

By the Shore

Watercolor painting of a shore scene. Lower half of painting is sand with a tiny stream flowing downward toward the lower right half of the painting. Across the horizon is a land form consisting of sand dunes of large rock. In the far distance on the right is the ocean.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Painter)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 202732

Accession Number: 2006.44.675

Painting

Watercolor painting of the ocean shore. A large cliff protrudes from the right of the painting. The reflection of the cliff can be seen on the shore. Seagulls fly and hover over the ocean by the edge of the cliff. In the distance two ships are sailing.

Date: 1875-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 202734

Accession Number: 2006.44.676

Stockholm

Black and white print of Stockholm. In the foreground is a docking bay with men and women emptying goods from several row boats. In the central part of the print on the left side is a ship docked at bay with three men standing at the stern. Two other ships are also present. One of the ships has a ch...

Date: 1888

Maker: Haig, Axel Herman, 1835-1921 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202735

Accession Number: 2006.44.677

View of Salem, 1849

Panoramic print of Salem and the bay. The view is from a higher elevation looking down onto the city and the bay. Three thin trees are placed in the foreground among rolling hills and other scattered plant life. The horizon line is in the center of the print and in the sky a flock of birds fly near ...

Date: 1849

Maker: Whitefield, Edwin, 1816-1892 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202737

Accession Number: 2006.44.678

Ships Along the Shore

Black and white print of three ships sailing in the harbor. In the foreground there are two row boats floating along the rippled waves. The print is not detailed and the clouds and waves represented by single lines so the print has a linear look.

Date: 1915

Maker: Little, Philip, 1857-1942 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202738

Accession Number: 2006.44.679

On the Coast of Holland at Scheveningen

Painting of a Dutch woman standing along the shore watching the arrival of a ship. The woman is in the foreground; the ship is in the background. There are silhouettes of figures at the stern of the ship. On the right there are six figures scattered around. Beyond the right of the main ship there ar...

Date: 1898

Maker: Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Painter)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202739

Accession Number: 2006.44.680

The Club of Odd Volumes

Black and white print of a building. There are three trees in the foreground. On the top of the building there is an American flag. In the lower right corner of the print there is a woman walking with a child. The frame is separate from the print due to conservation. It has a black wood frame with s...

Date: 1925

Maker: Sturges, Dwight Case, 1874-1940 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 202740

Accession Number: 2006.44.681

Bowl

Porcelain bowl with flat bottom and straight sides. Printed blue decoration around center and inner rim of arches, diamonds, and scrolls.

Maker: Choisy Le Roi (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 202741

Accession Number: 2006.44.1701

Stephen Clarendon Phillips

Bust portrait drawing in black crayon of Stephen Clarendon Phillips. The frame is oval, wood, with a gold toned window mat.

Date: 1840-1857

Maker: Probably Black & Case (Boston, Mass.) (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product), Conté crayon (TM)

GUSN: 202742

Accession Number: 2006.44.682

Spotted or Canada Grouse

Colored engraving of four birds framed in a simple black painted wood frame.

Date: 1833

Maker: After Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) Havell, Robert, Jr., 1793-1878 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 202745

Accession Number: 2006.44.659

Gateway

A pen and ink drawing of a gateway. The gateway is a high relief stone carving of multiple columns, four of which are large and two of which are small. The door in the is made of wood. Above the door is a smaller carving of an arch with a statue of the Madonna and Child. Overall, drawing is very lin...

Maker: Walker, Ambrose (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202746

Accession Number: 2006.44.693

Photograph

Framed photographic print of a man with a moustache. He is seated and turned to the left. His hair is parted down the middle and he has a mustache. He is wearing a white turned down collar button up shirt with a dark tie, suit jacket, and a vest with a pocket watch chain.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202749

Accession Number: 2006.44.700

Photograph

Framed photographic print of a man wearing a top hat. He is standing and wearing a black top had and has a well groomed mustache and beard. He is wearing a turned down dollar button up white shirt with a dark tie and a jacket that has two buttons across. The man is outside of a building in front of ...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 202750

Accession Number: 2006.44.701

Photograph

Framed photograph of three men. Two of the men are in seated in charis in front, the other is standing in between. The man seated on the left is older with white hair and a mustache, white shirt, dark tie, and holds a hat. The man on the right is wearing a gray suit with a white shirt and dark tie, ...

Maker: Notman Photo Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Photographer) Richard Nichols & Son (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202827

Accession Number: 2006.44.702

Polar Hare

Color print of a polar hare.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) Trembly, R (Engraver) J.T. Bowen (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202828

Accession Number: 2006.44.703

Gray Fox

Color print of a gray fox.

Maker: Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 (Artist) Nagel & Weingaertner (Printer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 202831

Accession Number: 2006.44.704

Painting

Watercolor painting of a tree-lined path. Some of the trees have changing leaves. The trees lining the left side are birch trees.

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 202833

Accession Number: 2006.44.705

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