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Paper doll

Homemade paper doll (.1) with dress (.2). Paper doll and dress with features drawn in pencil. Doll with short dark hair, slip, bloomers, and shoes.

Date: 1856

Maker: Nelson, Victoria (Maker)

GUSN: 175778

Accession Number: 1993.764.1

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Paper doll

Homemade paper doll (.1) with dress (.2). Dress with scalloped collar, button down front, banded curffs. Banded, flared out bottom and belt. Dress hinged at shoulder to fit.

Date: 1856

Maker: Nelson, Victoria (Maker)

GUSN: 175779

Accession Number: 1993.764.2

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"History of the Bible"

Miniature book with leather cover and tied binding. Woodcut illustrations. 190 Pages. Endleaves missing. Final pages probably missing.

Date: 1839

Maker: H & E Phinney (Publisher)

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, bindings (gathered matter components)

GUSN: 175781

Accession Number: 1993.740

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Tape measure

Miniature cast iron pig with underside of stomach open and hollow to reveal tape measure [red, cotton] inside. Metal tail rotates around and winds tape meaure back inside pig.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 175794

Accession Number: 1993.753

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Box

White pasteboard box with cover attached on right side of box with paper hinge. Top cover with relief black and gilded scrolled foliate decoration and image of woman with child in cradle framed within decoration.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: pasteboard (paper), relief printing

GUSN: 175797

Accession Number: 1993.746

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Writing Set

Writing set including three red-orange pieces of sealing wax, two black pieces of sealing wax, two metal wells with copper tops (one well with lid, one well with perforated top), one wood pencil with metal fasteners. Five metal quill tips, and a menagerie of colored circles of dried ink. All housed ...

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), steel (alloy), copper (metal)

GUSN: 175800

Accession Number: 1993.747

Wallpaper

Unused sample. End of roll with wrapper. Art Nouveau flowers with sinuous flowing leaves. Printed in brown, tan, olive, light green, yellow, gray and dark green on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1891-1900

Maker: Hamilton, R.

GUSN: 175802

Accession Number: 1971.2186A

Wallpaper "Green Worm"

Fragment. Green, undulating line outlined in white and meandering on a field of small blue or dark green pindots.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 175803

Accession Number: 1971.930A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous floral vine. Single flower with two buds printed in two greys and white with black flock over printed in orange on a green ground.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175804

Accession Number: 1971.930B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper. Vertical rows of losenges with stylized leaves alternating with rows of ellipses framing sprounting stylized flower buds. Printed in black and lavender on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175805

Accession Number: 1971.464B

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral wallpaper with allover design of yellow, blue and purple Commelina, or Day Flower, entwined with stems of grass printed in grey. Drop match.

Date: 1924-1945

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer) Burchfield, Charles Ephraim (American painter, draftsman, and illustrator, 1893-1967) (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175806

Accession Number: 1971.2183

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover net design against an imitation marble field. Block printed in gray, black and white on sea-green ground.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, laid paper

GUSN: 175807

Accession Number: 1971.2182A

Wallpaper

Continuous, horizontal band of white daisies with petals of black flock.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175808

Accession Number: 1971.2179B

Roll

Unused wallpaper fragment. "Paris Flock Border" with a design of sprigs of two daisies, backed by grass line the border. Printed in two greys, white, blue and purple with black flock overprinted with orange on orange ground.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175809

Accession Number: 1965.141

Wallpaper

Partial wallpaper roll. Allover, repeating floral sprigs, reverse printed in peach or with brown dots.

Date: 1805-1807

Maker: Bate, James (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175810

Accession Number: 1971.2178

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Scenes from Mother Goose nursery rhymes. Man in front of water wheel; woman with many children (Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe); mounted wolf head (Little Red Riding Hood). Printed in yellow, red, green, two shades of brown on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175811

Accession Number: 1971.2185

School Book Cover

Diaper pattern with sprigs in medallions in each losenge. Printed in green, black and white on a tan ground. Black and red elements have been placed over the white vine.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175812

Accession Number: 1971.2190

School Book Cover

Diaper pattern featuring floral vines and medallions enclosing a sprig. Printed in black, white and green on a tan ground.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175813

Accession Number: 1971.2189

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Pattern consists of meandering bellflowers printed in black and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: block printing (relief printing process), stenciling

GUSN: 175814

Accession Number: 1923.5b

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pillar and Arch wallpaper with floral swags, a flower-filled urn and columns with Corinthian capitals. Printed in brown, white and black on a grey ground and stenciled in brown.

Date: 1787-1790

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 175815

Accession Number: 1923.5

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern framing arabesque element ornamented with birds and garlands. Straight match. Printed in tan.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175816

Accession Number: 1949.1169

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern with losenges framing foliated elements with pendants and flower centers. Printed in blue, brown and ochre and reverse printed in taupe.

Date: 1930-1938

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175817

Accession Number: 1949.1168

Wallpaper

Full roll of reproduction wallpaper made for the front hall of the Hamilton House, South Berwick Maine. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands. Printed in white, brown and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1898

Maker: Gregory and Brown Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 175818

Accession Number: 1949.1098.2A

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Wallpaper

Fragment. Meandering bell flowers printed in black and white on yellow-ochre ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175819

Accession Number: 1928.4B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alternating rows of black urns with blue, oval fields framed by wreaths and connected by bell flower swags tied with bow knots. Printed on yellow ochre ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 175820

Accession Number: 1923.4

Wallpaper border

Rolled sample. Two rows of blue flock interlace overprinted with light blue and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175821

Accession Number: 1949.1177

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Wallpaper

Several partial rolls. Allover grid formed by black pindots on an ivory ground.

Date: 1895-1898

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175822

Accession Number: 1949.1174a

Wallpaper border

Serveral rolls of borders. Repeating lobed pendants bordered above and below by continuous rows of basket weave pattern. Printed in two greens, black, white and grey.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175823

Accession Number: 1949.1175a

Wallpaper border

Partial roll. Entwined vine with husks framing clusters of blue berries. Printed in two blues, tan, brown and metallic gold.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175824

Accession Number: 1949.1176a

Wallpaper

Fragment of border consisting of two American flags on staff crossed and tied with rope and tassels in center. Flags have 49 stars and 13 stripes. Printed in red, blue, white, two browns and black with gilt powder on light ground. Repeat undetermined.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175825

Accession Number: 1929.578

Wallpaper

Fragment of border(?) of two American flags on staffs crossed; shield of 13 stars and 13 stripes in center. Eagle with striped flag and one star sits atop shield. Below shield are two smaller flags with one star and six stripes. Larger flags have 49 stars and 11(?) stripes. Printed in red, blue, thr...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175826

Accession Number: 1929.577

Window Shade

Paper window shade. Exotic and colorful bird is perched on a branch. "Bird of Paradise." Framed by a border of flowers and scrolling foliage. Interlacing detail on the top and bottom of frame. Printed in yellow, purple, red, burgundy, blue, grey, white, brown, caramel on a teal ground. Reverse side ...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175827

Accession Number: 1929.575

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Interlace formed by thorny stems with white blossoms enclosing peonies. Printed in tan, raw umber, two greens, ivory, pale pink, light peach, and metallic gold, blue and pink on an embossed ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175828

Accession Number: 1985.26.276

Wallpaper

Floral border with foliage and a bottom band of beading. Printed in two reds, red-brown, three greens, two yellows, and tan.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175829

Accession Number: 1985.26.121

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large repeating pink peony blossoms and blue daisy-like flowers printed on a sparkly blue ground. Printed in four pinks, rose, beige, brown, olive green, blue, and metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175930

Accession Number: 1985.26.310

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms alternating with small flowers framed within a circle. Printed in fuschia, magenta, turquoise, green, tan, orange and brown on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175931

Accession Number: 1985.26.317

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stripe composed of meandering grapevine with birds and birds' nests printed in imitation rainbow (green, violet, taupe, brown, yellow orange, and green) and alternating with plain grey stripes.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175932

Accession Number: 1985.26.197

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid composed of alternating circles and octagons framing floral and foliate rosettes. Printed in brown and metallic gold on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175933

Accession Number: 1985.26.199

Wallpaper

Unused paper. Blue stripes with scalloped edges and foliate lozenges alternating with rows of repeating flower sprigs and scrolls. Printed in blue, orange, pink, red, grey, brown, and black on a beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175934

Accession Number: 1985.26.202

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Red stripes with black and orange interlace alternating with stripe of floral and berried sprigs. Printed in blue, Oranges, two greens, pink, red and black on a beige ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175935

Accession Number: 1985.26.203

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Refore style. Alternating stylized floral elements in brown, tan and metallic gold and outlined in black on dark green flock.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175936

Accession Number: 1985.26.189

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink rose sprigs enclosed by grey and blue arabesques to create a large-scale diaper pattern. Printed in three pinks, rose, three greens, mint green, two blues, three greys, on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175937

Accession Number: 1985.26.185

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating sprays of pink and yellow roses separated by small rose buds. Printed in two greens, three pinks and rose, brown, cream, yellow and pale grey green on a mint green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175938

Accession Number: 1985.26.187

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hanging wicker basket with lilies and fuschia within a frame and alternating with a panel of a blooming cactus with bird's nest. Printed in maroon, mauve, brown, yellow, ochre, tan, two greens and metallic gold on a buff embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175939

Accession Number: 1985.26.188

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dado paper. Panel of daisy and day lilies with spider's web alternating with panel of pitcher with poppies and daisies. Printed in tan, three pinks, three greens, lavender, and metallic gold and bronze on a light olive green embossed ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175940

Accession Number: 1985.26.190

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rosettes on stars framed by circles and radiating rays on a field of undulating lines. Printed in red, metallic copper and gold on a salmon ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175941

Accession Number: 1985.26.191

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Oriental and exotic landscape with bridge, pagoda and oblesk in background and yellow iris, peonies, and bamboo in foreground. Printed in ochre, tan, maroon, pink and three greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175942

Accession Number: 1985.26.192

Wallpaper

Original artwork for wallpaper design. Pink and rose arabesque framing fern foliage and flower on a red, maroon and black flame element.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175943

Accession Number: 1985.26.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern composed of interlaced squares with stylized flower centers and circles at the intersections. Printed in violet and grey on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175944

Accession Number: 1985.26.194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Persian design in an Anglo-Japanese like framework. A variety and abundance of overlapping ornament. Pine motif, leaf ornament, chevrons, flowers. Printed in blue, cream, red, pink, black, two greens, and gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175945

Accession Number: 1985.26.286