Historic New England

Wind Chime

Handmade windchime with five shell chimes attached to wooden dowel with clear fishing line and red plastic faceted beads.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 283356

Accession Number: 2013.4.102

Pink painted wire clothes hanger

Pink painted wire coathanger.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 283357

Accession Number: 2013.4.103

Side chair

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

Side chair

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: 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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283365

Accession Number: 2001.281.250.1A-D

Fireboard Print

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...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283370

Accession Number: 2001.281.250.2

Fireboard

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283375

Accession Number: 2001.281.250.3AB

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283376

Accession Number: 2001.281.251

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283377

Accession Number: 2001.281.252

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283409

Accession Number: 2001.281.253

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283416

Accession Number: 2001.281.254

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283417

Accession Number: 2001.281.255

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283429

Accession Number: 2001.281.256.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment block-printed with a large-scale damask pattern in blue and black on green ground. Paper is laid and in partial sheets.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283430

Accession Number: 2001.281.256.2

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283431

Accession Number: 2001.281.257

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Window pane checked drapery paper in chartruse and lime green ornamented by pink daisy garlands and bouquets.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283476

Accession Number: 1911.98

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283477

Accession Number: 1978.132

Wedding Dress

Wedding dress. Nunziatia DiFloures and George J. Rembis, September 3, 1938, Satin, Silk, and Beads, Haverhill, MA, 1938

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 283478

Accession Number: 2012.121.1.1

Veil

Veil with attached headdress, Nunziatia DiFloures and George J. Rembis, September 3, 1938, Satin, Silk, and Beads, Haverhill, MA.

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 283481

Accession Number: 2012.121.1.2

Marriage Certificate

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

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 283483

Accession Number: 2012.121.1.3

Wallpaper fragment

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)

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

GUSN: 283496

Accession Number: 2001.281.258

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Attributed to Moses Grant, Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: laid paper

GUSN: 283499

Accession Number: 2001.281.259

Wallpaper

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...

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Attributed to Moses Grant, Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 283500

Accession Number: 2001.281.260

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283501

Accession Number: 2001.281.261

Wallpaper Borders

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

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process), flocking, screen printing

GUSN: 283502

Accession Number: 2001.281.262A-C

Wallpaper Border

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)

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

GUSN: 283503

Accession Number: 2001.281.263

Wallpaper border

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

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283506

Accession Number: 2001.281.264AB

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283507

Accession Number: 2001.281.265

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283511

Accession Number: 2001.281.266A-E

Wallpaper

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

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283514

Accession Number: 2001.281.267A-C

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283519

Accession Number: 2001.281.268AB

Wallpaper

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.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283526

Accession Number: 2001.281.269

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral sprig pattern with naturalistic pink roses, trailing blue ribbon, and butterflies with stylized circular vines. Block-printed in gray, two blues, four greens, blue-green, red, three pinks, yellow and white on satin white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283527

Accession Number: 2001.281.270

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Renaissance Revival striped wallpaper. Stripes of large-scale floral bouquets in pinks, blues, and violet with gray vases and festoons alternate with cartouches of scrolls and strapwork primarily in gray. Block-printed in gray, maroon, green, two blues, two pinks, two viole...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283528

Accession Number: 2001.281.271AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Flocked Medallion with sprig pattern. Small repeating medallions formed by laurel leaf branches tied with bows. Medallions frame sprigs. Pindot background. Roller-printed pattern in green flocking on green ground. Ribb embossed paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283529

Accession Number: 2001.281.272

St. Regis Universal Atomizer, No. 100

Atomizer, "St. Regis Universal Atomizer No. 100", In original box, United States, 1930-1950. For spraying oily, aqueous, and alcoholic solutions.

Date: 1930 - 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), metal, rubber (material), cardboard

GUSN: 273970

Accession Number: 2013.27.12

Box of "Crescent Mapleine" Maple flavoring

Maple flavoring, Crescent Mapleine Imitation Maple Flavor [.1], 2 Fluid Ounces, Crescent Mfg Co., Seattle, WA, Original glass in original box [.2].

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Crescent Manufacturing Company

Material: cardboard, glass (material), tin alloy

GUSN: 273971

Accession Number: 2013.27.13

Box of "Dainty Dot Cream of Tartar"\n

Cream of Tartar, Dainty Dot Cream Tartar, 4 oz, First National Stores, Inc, Somerville, MA. In original box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: First National Stores, Inc.

Material: cardboard, tin alloy

GUSN: 273972

Accession Number: 2013.27.14

Box of "Kre-Mel Instant chocolate pudding"

Instant pudding, Kre-Mel Dessert, Chocolate Flavor, 4 ½ oz, Corn Products Refining Company, Argo, IL and New York, NY, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273973

Accession Number: 2013.27.15

Box of "Minute Tapioca"

One of two boxes of Minute Tapioca, 8 oz, General Foods Corporation, New York, NY. In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273974

Accession Number: 2013.27.16

Box of "Minute Tapioca"

Second of two boxes of Minute Tapioca, 8 oz, General Foods Corporation, New York, NY, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273975

Accession Number: 2013.27.17

Double Package of Betty Crocker Pie Crust Mix

Pie Crust Mix, Two-Package Unit with Daisy Salt and Pepper Shakers inside, Betty Crocker, United States, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273976

Accession Number: 2013.27.18

Box of "Junket Brand" Frosting Mix

Frosting mix, Junket Brand Quick Fudge and Frosting Mix, Penuche flavor, ¾ lb, Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, NY. In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Junket

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273977

Accession Number: 2013.27.19

Box of "Junket Sherbet Mix"

Sherbet mix, Junket Sherbet Mix, Imitation Raspberry Flavor, 5 oz, Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, NY, In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Junket

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273978

Accession Number: 2013.27.20

Box of "Junket Danish Dessert" mix

Dessert mix, Junket Danish Dessert, 4 ¾ oz, Chr. Hansen's Laboratory, Inc., Little Falls, NY. In original unopened box.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273979

Accession Number: 2013.27.21

Box of "Jell-O Coconut Cream" Pudding Mix

Pudding mix, Jell-O Brand Pudding and Pie Filling, Coconut Cream Style, 3¼ oz, General Foods Corp., New York, NY. In original box.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273980

Accession Number: 2013.27.22

Box of "Jell-O Vanilla pudding mix"

Pudding mix, Jell-o Brand Pudding and Pie Filling, Vanilla Flavor, 3 ¼ oz, General Foods Corp., New York, NY, In original box, 1930-1960.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273981

Accession Number: 2013.27.23

Box of Jell-O Lemon Pudding and Pie Filling

Pudding mix, Jell-o Brand Pudding and Pie Filling, Lemon Flavor, 3 ¼ oz, General Foods Corp., New York, NY, In original box, 1930-1960

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273982

Accession Number: 2013.27.24

Box of Jell-O Instant Shake Mix

Instant shake mix, Jell-O Brand Life Style Weight-Control Food, Rich Instant shake mix, Jell-o Brand Life Style Weight-Control Food, Rich Strawberry Shake, 3 ½ oz, General Foods Corp., White Plains, NY, In original box, 1930-1960.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273983

Accession Number: 2013.27.25

Box of "Sure-Jell Fruit Pectin"

Fruit Pectin, Sure-Jell, 3 oz, General Foods Corporation, Le Roy, NY, In original box, 1930-1960.

Date: 20th century

Maker: General Foods Corp.

Material: cardboard

GUSN: 273984

Accession Number: 2013.27.26

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