Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Belvedere" pattern with large scale diaper pattern formed by entwined scrolling foliage and flower blossoms framing floral boughs or sprays. Machine printed imitation damask. Printed in rose on a pale mauve ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287077

Accession Number: 2000.918

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of Gothic tracery and quatrefoils. Machine printed in two greys on a tan ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287078

Accession Number: 2000.915

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of entwined grape vines. Machine printed in white, grey and beige on a speckled grey ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287079

Accession Number: 2000.916

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Dorset" pattern with large all-over design of metallic gold Neo-Grecian elements connected by swags. Machine printed on an ivory imitation silk moire ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287080

Accession Number: 2000.919

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Second layer of paper from north room on second floor, removed during mid-1970s restoration. All-over floral pattern block-printed in yellow and blue-gray on blue ground. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287092

Accession Number: 2001.281.518.2A-F

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the main bedchamber of the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Fragments removed during mid-1970s restoration. Pattern of floral bouquets framed by a floral vine, diamond or diaper pattern. Block-printed in black and white on yellow or ochre ground. Laid ...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287097

Accession Number: 2001.281.519A-L

Wallpaper

Striped wallpaper fragments from Wareham, Massachusetts. Pattern with six different stripes of small, stylized flower and vine figures. Block-printed in white, orange, and red on ochre ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. First layer of three probably removed from the Captain John Kendrick House du...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287101

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Wareham, Massachusetts. All-over medallion pattern. Small medallions with stylized floral centers among curling figures and small stylized flowers. Block-printed in red on ochre ground. Wove paper, partial sheets. Fragment is the second layer of three and is still adhered to ...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287130

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Wareham, Massachusetts. Striped paper block-printed in black and white on ochre ground. The primary stripe depicts a stylized, straight flower stem with open blooms divided by three sets of leaves. This figure is printed in the negative so that the block-printed black strip...

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287131

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from Wareham, Massachusetts. Striped "common" wallpaper typical of mid-nineteenth century with delicate, geometric elements and small stylized flowers roller-printed in blue and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287139

Accession Number: 2001.281.521

Wallpaper

Two fragments of striped wallpaper from Wareham, Massachusetts. Stripes of overlapping lozenge or leaf-shaped figures alternate with a field of small, stylized sprig figures. Block-printed in blue and white on light blue ground. Handmade paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287147

Accession Number: 2001.281.522AB

Wallpaper Border

Two fragments of flocked wallpaper border from the Waters Memorial Hall in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Fragment (B) affixed to paperboard. Gray quatrefoil flowers alternate with a small gray flower and acorns figure on a background of brown flocked overprinted with green stylized fern figures. Bead a...

Date: 1780-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284637

Accession Number: 2001.281.410.2AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper from the Wade Homestead in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Medallions consisting of floral baskets hanging from ribbon over a background of narrow stripes and small dots. Roller-printed in white, blue, green, mauve and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284640

Accession Number: 2001.281.411

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of ribbon and bow wallpaper border from the Stephen Robbin's House in Lexington, Massachusetts. Block-printed in two mauves, two greens, orange, black and white on light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284641

Accession Number: 2001.281.412

Needlework Pattern

Pattern for needlework printed in color on a grid background, depicting six discrete designs: a butterfly, a floral wreath, a basket of roses, a Grecian kylix filled with flowers, a single rose, and a flowerpot filled with a flowering plant. It is mounted on cardstock and marked with the designer's ...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Sylvester, Emma A. (Designer)

GUSN: 284643

Accession Number: 1979.69

Needlework Pattern

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284644

Accession Number: 1979.70

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern (cut). "Edwin C. Foss, 200 Boylston Street, Boston."

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284645

Accession Number: 1979.71AB

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern (cut).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284646

Accession Number: 1979.72AB

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284647

Accession Number: 1979.73

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284648

Accession Number: 1979.74

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284649

Accession Number: 1979.75

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284650

Accession Number: 1979.76

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284651

Accession Number: 1979.77

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern mounted on paper (ripped).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284652

Accession Number: 1979.78

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern, unmounted. Possibly cut from a magazine.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284653

Accession Number: 1979.79

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern, unmounted. Possibly cut from a magazine.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284654

Accession Number: 1979.80

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern, unmounted. Possibly cut from a magazine.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284655

Accession Number: 1979.81

Needlework Pattern Book

Printed needlework patterns. "Evelyn Parsons Cross-stitch Book"

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284656

Accession Number: 1979.82

Needlework Pattern Book

Printed needlework pattern book. "Marking Stitch, DMC Library".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284657

Accession Number: 1979.83

Needlework Pattern Book

Printed needlework pattern book. "Stickmuster".

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284658

Accession Number: 1979.84

Needlework Pattern

Printed needlework pattern for a scalloped border.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284659

Accession Number: 1979.85

Needlework Pattern

Needlework pattern, pencil on paper. Monogram design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284660

Accession Number: 1979.86

Needlework Pattern

Needlework pattern, pencil on paper. Monogram design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284661

Accession Number: 1979.87

Needlework Pattern

Needlework pattern, pencil on paper. Monogram design.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284662

Accession Number: 1979.88

Inkstand

Inkstand in shape of a side wheel steamer. Patented by Thomas S. Hudson in 1871. With original patent [B] and drawing [C] for inkstand.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 284664

Accession Number: 1972.2A-C

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from Kingston, Massachusetts. Pattern of circular figures at even intervals along narrow, vertical black stripes. The stripes are over-printed with horizontal white dashes. The circular figures, possibly stylized flowers or rosettes, are dark pink over-printed with b...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 284668

Accession Number: 2001.281.414A-C

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the Captain Trask House in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Quatrefoil and rosette pattern block-printed in dark olive and green on light blue ground. Evidence of earlier and later layers of paper present.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284670

Accession Number: 2001.281.413AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments with Masonic symbol from Manchester, Massachusetts. Masonic Square and Compasses symbol with G in center framed by Gothic Revival style architectural elements. Roller-printed in three grays, two blues, white and metallic gold on light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 284672

Accession Number: 2001.281.415A-J

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Diamond diaper pattern with stylized floral figure. Roller-printed in cream, tan and two browns on polished tan ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284675

Accession Number: 2001.281.416

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from Marion, Massachusetts. Large scale floral pattern block-printed in blue with purple stenciling on pink and blue Irisé ground. Partial sheets of handmade paper.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process), stenciling

GUSN: 284676

Accession Number: 2001.281.417A-C

Pair of Earrings

This pair of matching earrings are part of a set with brooch 1969.2395.1. The earrings are cast in the shape of Asian-style rectangular fans engraved with birds. The earrings attach with silver s-shaped ear wires.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), glass (material)

GUSN: 284677

Accession Number: 1969.2395.2AB

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug with maroon transfer-printed scene of a small child pulling a wagon full of toys.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 284679

Accession Number: 1988.590

Earring

This single earring was once part of a larger set of jewelry, of which the necklace 1969.3010.1 survives. The earring consists of a smaller five-point star made of faceted black glass and set in a black enameled bezel. It attaches to the ear with a metal s-curved ear wire.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal

GUSN: 284680

Accession Number: 1969.3010.2A

Box

This box contains a brooch, 2006.44.31.1, but it was most likely not the original container for the brooch. The box is composed of a base and hinged lid, covered in purple velvet. The interior base is covered in black velvet, formed with slits and depressions to hold a piece of jewelry. The lid inte...

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave), satin

GUSN: 284684

Accession Number: 2006.44.31.2

Necklace

This necklace is composed of collet-set moonstones hung along a gold chain, each stone suspended from an 'o' ring to form a "fringe" of stones. From the center of the chain is suspended a five-stone pendant, each stone connected to the next with 'o' rings. The necklace closes with a spring ring clas...

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284685

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.1

Brooch

This bar brooch is composed of seven collet-set oval moonstones in a row, mounted on two parallel gold bars at the reverse. The moonstones are slightly graduated in size, with the largest at the center, decreasing in size to either side.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284686

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.2

Brooch

This brooch is composed of two off-set horizontal gold bars, each with ball-shaped ends. The brooch is set at the center with a carved moonstone shamrock set with a round amethyst, ending in a gold stem. While cataloged as part of a set, it is stylistically different from the rest of 2006.44.131 and...

Date: c. 1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284687

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.3

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is composed of a collet-set moonstone at top, from which is suspended a second, identical moonstone, with a narrow gold bar separating the two stones. The earrings attach with gold ear wires.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284688

Accession Number: 2006.44.131.4AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Luce House in Marion, Massachusetts. Diamond shaped coffer pattern with blue centers and bead molding. Diamonds are given a three dimensional appearance with the use of light and shadow. Roller-printed in tan, brown, blue and gray on white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284690

Accession Number: 2001.281.418

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the upstairs bedroom of the Royall House in Medford, Massachusetts. Persian style floral stripe pattern. Stylized flowering vines form oval an pattern overlaid with predominately red stripes of small flowers and leaves. Roller-printed in red, green, blue, ochre and black o...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 284691

Accession Number: 2001.281.419

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