Historic New England

Wallpaper Border

Roll of two uncut wallpaper borders with pattern imitating architectural molding. Each border consists of two distinct pattern bands. The upper band, printed in browns and metallic gold, has a pattern of repeating shell figures. The lower band, printed in blues and white, has a pattern of vertica...

Date: 1885-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291446

Accession Number: 2001.281.1012

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with orange and maroon flowers and abstract geometric figures . Wide border with Anglo-Japanese style pattern roller-printed in brown, olive, tan, yellow, metallic gold, orange and red on black ground. The paper is embossed with a multi-directional hash mark pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291447

Accession Number: 2001.281.1013

Wallpaper Border

Roll of two uncut wallpaper borders with foliate vine pattern. Foliate vine printed in white, brown and black with small metallic gold and red flowers on gray background. A black stripe with gold quatrefoil flowers runs along the upper edge of the border. Roller-printed in metallic gold, light gr...

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291448

Accession Number: 2001.281.1014

Wallpaper Border

Partial roll (A) and five fragments (B-F) printed with square and triangular wallpaper medallions used to accent straight wallpaper borders. Central element in both the squares and triangles is a circle or semi-circle figure with radiating arms terminating in trefoil figures. Roller-printed in me...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291449

Accession Number: 2001.281.1015A-F

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Naturalistic floral pattern of blue lilacs, pink roses and yellow forsythia with foliage on white background. Green bands with black stylized, undulating vines run along upper and lower edges of the border. Block-printed in two greens, black, gray, yellow, ora...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291544

Accession Number: 2001.281.1016

Tea service

Twenty-five piece mulberry transfer-printed whiteware tea service with oriental scene of man, woman, bridge and flowers. Set consistes of two teapots, sugar bowl, creamer and eleven teacups and ten saucers.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 291545

Accession Number: 1958.349

Teapot

Octagonal mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teapot (a) with oriental scene of man, woman, bridge and flowers. Molded decoration on spout and handle. Knop of lid (b) with molded flower.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291548

Accession Number: 1958.349.1ab

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of stylized flowers draped through and around white scrolls with strapwork on a background of red flocking. Bands of bead and reel pattern in gray run along upper and lower edges of the border. Block-printed in white, four grays, three greens, three blu...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291549

Accession Number: 2001.281.1017

Teapot

Octagonal mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teapot (a) with oriental scene of man, woman, bridge and flowers. Molded decoration on spout and handle. Knop of lid (b) with molded flower.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291552

Accession Number: 1958.349.2ab

Sugar bowl

Octagonal mulberry transfer-printed whiteware sugar bowl (a) with two handles. Knop of lid (b) in form of flower.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291554

Accession Number: 1958.349.3ab

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Pattern imitates architectural molding with rosettes, paneling inlays, dental molding, and scrolling acanthus figures. Green flocked flowers and scalloped lower edge also incorporated into the pattern. Block-printed in brown, mustard, tan, gold leaf and green f...

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291555

Accession Number: 2001.281.1018

Creamer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware creamer with oriental scene.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291558

Accession Number: 1958.349.4

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of undulating gimp ribbon wrapped with beaded cord. The border is flocked with green felt except for the tan cord figure and the pink center of the gimp ribbon. The lower edge of the border has been cut along the pattern to create a scalloped edge. Block-printed i...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291560

Accession Number: 2001.281.1019

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291562

Accession Number: 1958.349.5ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291563

Accession Number: 1958.349.6ab

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of alternating stylized shell and flower figures block-printed in yellow and brown above a band of green flocking overprinted with clover and fretwork pattern in green and black. Narrow yellow and brown stripes run along the bottom of the border. Block-printed in ye...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291564

Accession Number: 2001.281.1020

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291565

Accession Number: 1958.349.7ab

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Pattern imitates architectural molding. Medallion and stylized flower figures alternate along a band resembling chain-links. Block-printed in metallic gold, brown, peach and green flocking on ungrounded paper. Flocking is overprinted in light green and black.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291566

Accession Number: 2001.281.1021

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291567

Accession Number: 1958.349.8ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291568

Accession Number: 1958.349.9ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291569

Accession Number: 1958.349.10ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291570

Accession Number: 1958.349.11ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) and saucer (b) with oriental scene. Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291571

Accession Number: 1958.349.12ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) with oriental scene and saucer (b). Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291573

Accession Number: 1958.349.13ab

Teacup and saucer

Mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teacup (a) with oriental scene and saucer (b). Teacup handless with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291576

Accession Number: 1958.349.14ab

Teacup

Mulberry transfer-printed teacup with oriental scene. Handless and with footed base.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291578

Accession Number: 1958.349.15

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Dense pattern of naturalistic flowers and foliage against dark green flocked background. Part of the roll's bottom edge has been cut around the shape of the pattern, the rest of the roll remains uncut. The pattern is block-printed in three greens, four blues, two shades of...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291584

Accession Number: 2001.281.1022

Teacup and saucer

One of a set of pearlware cups (a) and saucers (b) decorated with pink bands containing pink luster wavy lines below rims. Vine and flowers below rims, red rose with green leaves and pink luster sprays on bases.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291585

Accession Number: 1958.351.1AB

Wallpaper Border

Two fragments of rolled wallpaper border with a pattern of gold quatrefoil figures against black flocking. Gray and orange elongated trefoil or diamond figures extend from either side of the quatrefoils printed on the black flocking. Gold stripes run along the top and bottom of the border. Block-p...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291586

Accession Number: 2001.281.1023AB

Teacup and saucer

One of a set of pearlware cups (a) and saucers (b) decorated with pink bands containing pink luster wavy lines below rims. Vine and flowers below rims, red rose with green leaves and pink luster sprays on bases.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291587

Accession Number: 1958.351.2AB

Saucer

Saucer from a set of pearlware cups and saucers decorated with pink bands containing pink luster wavy lines below rims. Vine and flowers below rims, red rose with green leaves and pink luster sprays on bases.

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291588

Accession Number: 1958.351.3

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border with gold bead pattern. Alternating large and small gold beads against flocked maroon background. Bands of gold and brown stripes run along top and bottom edges of the border. Block printed in two browns and ochre with gold leaf and maroon flocking on white groun...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291589

Accession Number: 2001.281.1024

Dessert plate set

Set of seventeen whiteware dessert plates with pink luster leaves and edges. Center design of red flowers, leaves and grapes. Set consists of nine small plates and eight larger plates.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291590

Accession Number: 1958.339

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of laurel branches tied with blue ribbon against flocked maroon. Upper band of gold stripes, lower band of gold and brown pointed arches. Block-printed in metallic gold, brown, ochre, three blues and maroon flocking on pale ochre ground. The flocking is overprinted ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291591

Accession Number: 2001.281.1025

Dessert plate

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

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291592

Accession Number: 1958.339.1

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. Red and gold pansies and grass grow upward on a textured, metallic gold background. Flowers appear to grow from behind a chevron band that runs along lower edge of border. A single brown band runs along upper edge. Roller-printed in three browns, tan, two red...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290254

Accession Number: 2001.281.928

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. Stylized flowers, including bleeding hearts, pansies, and daylilies, grow from behind fence-like band running along bottom edge of border. A black band with brown dot and dash pattern runs along the upper edge. Roller-printed in metallic gold, brown, two blues,...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290257

Accession Number: 2001.281.929

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. Stylized red tulips, yellow daisies and green ivy vine grow against metallic gold background. Brown and black band runs along upper edge of border. Roller-printed in metallic gold, two reds, pale yellow, green, black and brown on gray ground. Paper embossed wi...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290260

Accession Number: 2001.281.930

Pair of Pants

Pair of suit pants made of black wool with satin lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290261

Accession Number: 1984.1699

Skirt

Women's wool skirt with a pattern of orange and red with black velvet trim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290264

Accession Number: 1984.1701

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border. Stylized flowers on a metallic gold background grow up from behind a band with geometric pattern running along lower edge of the border. Single black and brown band runs along upper edge. Roller-printed in black, two browns, red, blue, peach, pink and metallic...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 290265

Accession Number: 2001.281.931