Unused corner fragment of ceiling border paper. Stylized leaf and flower sprigs, stripe and rosette elements embellish dark maroon flocking. Roller-printed in metallic gold, dark ochre, two greens on light ochre ground. Matches Ceiling border 2001.281.248.2
Date: 1865-1870
Maker: unknown
Material: paper (fiber product), flocking
GUSN: 283326
Accession Number: 2001.281.248.1
Uncut fragment of ceiling border paper. Stylized leaf and flower sprigs, stripe and rosette elements embellish dark maroon flocking. Roller-printed in metallic gold, dark ochre, two greens on light ochre ground. Fragment framed in paper matting. Matches Ceiling corner border 2001.281.248.1.
GUSN: 283331
Accession Number: 2001.281.248.2
Decorative papers from a fireboard. A sidewall paper (A), border (B) and additional decorative paper (C) affixed to one half of a fireboard canvas. The fireboard canvas has been removed from its frame. The wallpaper (A) pattern is of large-scale circular medallions framing a floral element. Diamon...
Date: 1830-1840
Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)
GUSN: 283333
Accession Number: 2001.281.249A-C
Woman's straw hat with cream ribbon band around crown. Interior hat band brown grosgrain ribbon with attached plastic faux tortoishell hair comb. Peck & Peck, Straw and polyester
Date: 1980-2012
Material: straw (plant material), polyester (fiber)
GUSN: 283347
Accession Number: 2013.4.94
Woman's knit winter hat with band of rust around brim, mauve top with multicolored flowers. Mauve knit bow around crown. Wool, "Tara Handknits"
Material: wool (textile), knitting (process)
GUSN: 283348
Accession Number: 2013.4.95
Woman's fur hat
Material: fur, wool (textile), acrylic (plastic)
GUSN: 283349
Accession Number: 2013.4.96
Hand knit shawl with fringe, multi colored yarns in blue, maroon, and dark green.
Material: knitting (process)
GUSN: 283351
Accession Number: 2013.4.97
Cushion with striped floral upholstery, rounded back straight front. Chair cushion? Striped pink, orange, blue, green, floral pattern on cream ground. Cover stitched to inner pillow.
Material: cotton (textile)
GUSN: 283352
Accession Number: 2013.4.98
Small l-shaped digital alarm clock. Flat rectangular base with slanted front. Snooze button on base, four button on face. Electrical cord attached to back of clock.
Date: 1980-2000
GUSN: 283353
Accession Number: 2013.4.99
Natural colored straw laundry basket with handles.
Material: reed (grass, material)
GUSN: 283355
Accession Number: 2013.4.101
Handmade windchime with five shell chimes attached to wooden dowel with clear fishing line and red plastic faceted beads.
GUSN: 283356
Accession Number: 2013.4.102
Pink painted wire coathanger.
GUSN: 283357
Accession Number: 2013.4.103
Wooden chair with three horizontal slat back. Plain stretchers, straight legs, square wooden seat.
Date: 1920-1940
Maker: S.K. Pierce & Son (Manufacturer)
Material: oak (wood)
GUSN: 283358
Accession Number: 2011.80.4.1
GUSN: 283359
Accession Number: 2011.80.4.2
Four wallpaper fragments from the first, or earliest, of three layers of decorative paper from a fireboard. The wallpaper is block-printed with mid-sized, stylized floral medallions in green and black framed by stylized foliate and floral elements in gray on white ground. Two different medallion d...
Date: 1820-1840
Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), laid paper
GUSN: 283365
Accession Number: 2001.281.250.1A-D
The second of three decorative papers once applied to a fireboard (see .1 and .3), printed with both an original image and a reversed image tranferred from another paper. Original paper appears to have been block-printed in three grays, black, and orange on white or off-white ground.The well preserv...
GUSN: 283370
Accession Number: 2001.281.250.2
Twenty-six fragments of wallpaper and four border fragments that once formed the third, or uppermost, layer of decorative papers applied to a fireboard. The wallpaper (A) is a large-scale diaper pattern with stylized floral element in each diamond and quatrefoils at the intersection of diagonals. T...
Date: 1840-1860
Material: paper (fiber product)
GUSN: 283375
Accession Number: 2001.281.250.3AB
Unused fragment of wallpaper. Floral stripe design consisting of columns of alternating large and small sprays in white and gray divided by vertical stripes formed by metallic gold vines with red berries. A metallic gold medallion is printed over the bottom of the large sprays. Roller-printed in t...
Date: 1875-1885
GUSN: 283376
Accession Number: 2001.281.251
Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral sprig and moiré with metallic gold dot and pin stripes. The white satin ground paper is printed almost entirely with gray. Non-printed areas form the pattern of rose sprigs and silk moiré. Roller-printed in two grays and metallic gold on white satin ground.
Date: 1880-1890
GUSN: 283377
Accession Number: 2001.281.252
Unused fragment of floral flocked wallpaper. Groupings of stylized flowers in maroon flocking are joined to each other by draping foliate vines. The flocking is block-printed over ochre stripes on polished cream ground.
Date: 1855-1865
Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, block printing (relief printing process)
GUSN: 283409
Accession Number: 2001.281.253
Unused fragment of wallpaper. Textile immitation pattern. Blue and white pinstripes on light blue ground is roller-printed with a medallion and vine pattern in white. In the pattern, medallion framed floral sprigs hang by strings of beads tied with bows from a diamond patterned vine with fruit.
GUSN: 283416
Accession Number: 2001.281.254
Unused wallpaper fragment. Large-scale medallion pattern with scrolling acanthus leaves, floral garlands and sconce-like vases. The paper is embossed with horizontal ribbing and c-scrolls. The pattern is roller-printed in pale yellow and liquid mica shades of gold and bronze on pale pink mica gro...
Date: 1890-1910
Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings
GUSN: 283417
Accession Number: 2001.281.255
Wallpaper fragment (A) with attached border (B). Sidewall paper (A) is block-printed with a large-scale damask pattern in blue and white on ochre ground. Paper is laid and in partial sheets. Small fragment of the paper's border (B) remains attached at the upper edge of the paper. Visible is a bead...
Date: 1810-1825
GUSN: 283429
Accession Number: 2001.281.256.1AB
Wallpaper fragment block-printed with a large-scale damask pattern in blue and black on green ground. Paper is laid and in partial sheets.
Material: paper (fiber product), laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)
GUSN: 283430
Accession Number: 2001.281.256.2
Wallpaper fragment. Delicate, all-over pattern of small floral sprigs block-printed in white on blue ground. Handmade wove paper. Reproduced by Waterhouse Wallhangings under the name "Treasure Chest."
Date: 1790-1810
Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), wove paper
GUSN: 283431
Accession Number: 2001.281.257
Wallpaper fragment. Window pane checked drapery paper in chartruse and lime green ornamented by pink daisy garlands and bouquets.
Date: 1820-1825
GUSN: 283476
Accession Number: 1911.98
Fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of strapwork framing scenes of rural life alternating with vignetttes of tools of learning, such as books, globe and telescope. Printed in green, grey, and brown on white, ungrounded paper.
Date: 1850-1860
GUSN: 283477
Accession Number: 1978.132
Wedding dress. Nunziatia DiFloures and George J. Rembis, September 3, 1938, Satin, Silk, and Beads, Haverhill, MA, 1938
Date: 1938
GUSN: 283478
Accession Number: 2012.121.1.1
Veil with attached headdress, Nunziatia DiFloures and George J. Rembis, September 3, 1938, Satin, Silk, and Beads, Haverhill, MA.
GUSN: 283481
Accession Number: 2012.121.1.2
Wedding ensemble: dress, veil with attached headdress, marriage certificate, Nunziatia DiFloures and George J. Rembis, September 3, 1938, Satin, Silk, and Beads, Haverhill, MA, 1938
GUSN: 283483
Accession Number: 2012.121.1.3
Unused wallpaper fragment produced by Moses Grant, Jr. and Co. Pattern is a large-scale leaf design framing medallions of feathers tied with a bow. Block-printed in red and white on an ochre ground.
Date: 1811-1817
Maker: Moses Grant, Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 283496
Accession Number: 2001.281.258
Unused wallpaper fragment manufactured by Moses Grant Jr and Company. Large-scale leaf design with folaite medallions. Roller-printed in green, white, light and dark violet on an ochre ground.
Maker: Attributed to Moses Grant, Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)
Material: laid paper
GUSN: 283499
Accession Number: 2001.281.259
Wallpaper fragment manufactured by Moses Grant, Jr. and Co. Paper appears to have been used as the cover of a journal. Marks indicating a hand sewn binding run down the middle of the fragment. Wallpaper has a large-scale grape vine pattern. Block-printed in violet and black on white ground on wov...
Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)
GUSN: 283500
Accession Number: 2001.281.260
Fragment of wallpaper affixed to paperboard. Foliate and twig pattern paper. Roller-printed in green and white on blue ingrain paper. Waterhouse labels this pattern "Oak Leaf."
Date: 1845-1855
GUSN: 283501
Accession Number: 2001.281.261
Three wallpaper fragments with flocked floral vine and stripe pattern affixed to paperboard. Fragment (A) is labeled "Original" from the Whitney Hotel. Fragments (B) and (C) are labeled as reproductions made by Nancy McClelland. Fragment (A) has a flocked green vine with black and light green over...
Date: 1820-1830
Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process), flocking, screen printing
GUSN: 283502
Accession Number: 2001.281.262A-C
Fragment of wallpaper border produced in France by Zuber et Cie. Red curtain swags with red rosettes and yellow tassels. Egg and dart border above in yellow. Block-printed in two reds, black, yellow, ochre, tan and brown. Paper beneath border appears to have a branch with pine cones and is also ...
Date: 1870-1880
Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 283503
Accession Number: 2001.281.263
Two fragments of wallpaper border with repeating flower and s-curve leaf pattern. Block-printed in black, white, green, pink and red on blue ground.
Date: 1790-1800
GUSN: 283506
Accession Number: 2001.281.264AB
Unused wallpaper fragment with square tile pattern. Alternating blue and white tiles with floral medallion designs. Roller-printed in blue, black, mustard, and green on white ground.
GUSN: 283507
Accession Number: 2001.281.265
Five fragments of a damask pattern wallpaper. Large-scale damask pattern with some strapwork is roller-printed in dark gray over a small figure, line drawn, floral pattern printed in green in gray ground.
GUSN: 283511
Accession Number: 2001.281.266A-E
Fragments of large-scale floral wallpaper. Pattern of stylized flowers and scrolling leaves. Roller-printed in cobalt blue on blue-gray ground.
Date: 1880-1900
GUSN: 283514
Accession Number: 2001.281.267A-C
Two unused fragments of Renaissance Revival wallpaper with large-scale, floral cartouche pattern. White cartouches of c-scrolls, strapwork, hanging beads, and delicate floral swags frame floral elements alternately printed in ochre and brown and light and dark brown. Block-printed on gray ground.
GUSN: 283519
Accession Number: 2001.281.268AB
A fragment of at least three layers of wallpaper. The uppermost layer is a striped paper with alternating floral and liquid mica stripes. The paper is roller-printed in liquid mica, two greens, light blue-green, two yellow, two pinks, and white on white ground.
GUSN: 283526
Accession Number: 2001.281.269
Unused fragment of wallpaper. Sprigs of leaves and wheat with trailing vines. Roller-printed in gray, metallic gold, light ochre, and shades of red. The leaves and twigs are printed with an ombre technique in which the red color darkens across the pattern from left to right.
Date: 1870-1890
Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment
GUSN: 283942
Accession Number: 2001.281.323
Unused wallpaper fragment with floral, wheat and figure pattern with Persian stylistic influences. Roller-printed in turquoise, gray, white, tan and two browns on gray satin ground.
Date: 1970-1980
GUSN: 283944
Accession Number: 2001.281.324
Unused fragment of wallpaper with ogee and foliate vine and berry pattern roller-printed in gray on gray satin ground with trefoil figure roller-printed in two greens, yellow, red and ochre.
GUSN: 283945
Accession Number: 2001.281.325
Unused wallpaper frieze fragment. Alternating large and small torches with laurel wreaths surrounded by oak leaf wreaths with acorns. The torch and wreath figures are connected with ribbon and bow knots and festoons of laurel. Small figures with quatrefoil centers float in the background. Roller...
Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)
GUSN: 283946
Accession Number: 2001.281.326
Unused wallpaper frieze fragment. Scrolling foliate pattern roller-printed in three pinks, metallic copper, metallic green and metallic gold on a ground that fades from yellow to salmon.
GUSN: 283947
Accession Number: 2001.281.327
Unused fragment of a wallpaper frieze. Scrolling, stylized foliate or damask pattern embossed on heavy paper. Roller-printed in metallic gold, metallic silver, and gray on white ground.
Maker: (Manufacturer)
Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment
GUSN: 283948
Accession Number: 2001.281.328
Unused end of a roll of French wallpaper. Large-scale lozenge pattern with anthemion figures. Block-printed in metallic gold, tan, light and dark brown on brown ground. Stamped ""2404.X" and "N&S" on verso.
Date: 1860-1875
Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), embossed wall coverings
GUSN: 283949
Accession Number: 2001.281.329
Unused wallpaper fragment. French striped wallpaper with pastoral and musical vignettes framed by arabesque elements. Solid blue stripes alternate with pattern stripes block-printed in multiple greens, pinks, browns, blues, and gray on white ground.
Date: 1860-1870
GUSN: 283952
Accession Number: 2001.281.330