Historic New England

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized swag and floral motifs. Printed in white, black and browns on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286742

Accession Number: 2002.47.3

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating geometric, stylized floral and scroll motifs. Printed in brown, gray, white, and pink on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286743

Accession Number: 2002.47.4

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating stylized flowers and leaves beneath a top border of two rows of dots and above a bottom border of two solid stripes. Printed in brown, beige, gold, white, pink and orange on a brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286744

Accession Number: 2002.47.5

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating geometric shapes and stylized flowers.Printed in brown, gold, black and white on red ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286745

Accession Number: 2002.47.6

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed with a variation of a Greek key motif. Printed in gold and beige on a crimson ground. Small edging of paper below border evident on edge shows gold motifs on a brown ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286746

Accession Number: 2002.47.7

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with meandering floral and leaf motifs. Printed in green, crimson, yellow, browns and orange on brown ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another layer of paper.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286747

Accession Number: 2002.47.8

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized Eqgyptian motifs. Printed in peach, gray, white, brown and metallic gold on orange background. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286748

Accession Number: 2002.47.9

Wallpaper Border

Unusd sample. Wallpaper border printed with flowers above a geometric block bottom border. Printed in white, gray, clack and peach on a blue ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286749

Accession Number: 2002.47.10

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized Greek revival motifs.Printed in gray, white orange, brown, green, crimson and metallic gold on a crimson ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of two earlier papers.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286750

Accession Number: 2002.47.11

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with flowes and leaves above a bottom border of dots and vertical lines. Printed in reds, blues, and greens on an olive green background. Mounted on cardboard on top of two other papers.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286751

Accession Number: 2002.47.12

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating flowers and leaves. Printed in yellow, white, greens and metallic gold on orange ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286752

Accession Number: 2002.47.13

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with diamond-shaped lozenges filled with quatre-foil motifs and dots. Other geometric motifs and stripes are also present. Printed on embossed paper in crimson, brown, metallic blue, metallic gold and metallic peach on a gold ground. Mounted on cardboard.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286753

Accession Number: 2002.47.14

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized flowes with top geometric border. Printed in black and metallic gold on crimson ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286754

Accession Number: 2002.47.15

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper borser printed with roses, other flowers and leaves with a top and bottom stripe. Printed in red, pinks, greens, yellow, brown, and white on beige ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of three other papers.

Date: 1860-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286755

Accession Number: 2002.47.16

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border with repeating flowers and leaf motifs between top and bottom stripes. Printed in reds, pinks, yellows, white, crimson, and metallic gold on black background. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286756

Accession Number: 2002.47.17

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border with repeating fllower and leaf motifs above a geometric border. Printed in olive green, yellow, red, browns and metallic gold on a dark brown ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286757

Accession Number: 2002.47.18

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with top border of small dots, sprays of flowers and other plants, and bottom border of stylized scrolling floral vine. Printed in white, grays, red, gold, growns, olive green, crimson and metallic gold on dark brown ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of two other p...

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286758

Accession Number: 2002.47.19

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating geometric shapes flanked by top and bottom borders of alternating rectangles and squares. Printed on embossed paper in greens, pinks and metallic gold on ochre ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286759

Accession Number: 2002.47.20

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with stylized flowers and leaves above a bottom geometric pattern. Printed in reds, olive greens, browns and metalic gold. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286760

Accession Number: 2002.47.21

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with lilies-of-the-valley and other flowers above a bottom stripe. Printed in greens, white, grays, yellows, browns and metallic gold on a crimson ground. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286761

Accession Number: 2002.47.22

Wallpaper Border

Sample. Wallpaper border printed with repeating flower and eaf motifs between geometric top and bottom borders. Printed in greens, pinks, light blue, and beige on cream paper. Mounted on cardboard on top of another paper.

Date: 1865-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286762

Accession Number: 2002.47.23

Chest

Red lacquered chest with lid that opens down at one third of the way down the front. Elaborate fittings of wrought and sheet iron.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), lacquer (coating), iron (metal)

GUSN: 286769

Accession Number: 1958.359

Fire bucket

One of a pair of leather fire buckets with wrought iron fittings. Painted green with black trim. Stenciled with owner's name and date.

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paint (coating), wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 286771

Accession Number: 1958.360.1

Fire bucket

One of a pair of leather fire buckets with wrought iron fittings. Painted green with black trim. Stenciled with owner's name and date.

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, paint (coating), wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 286772

Accession Number: 1958.360.2

Mirror

Large rectangular mirror in molded gilded wood frame.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: sheet glass, silvering, wood (plant material), gold leaf

GUSN: 286773

Accession Number: 1958.361

Hanging lamp

Six-sided metal and frosted glass electrified hanging lantern. Alternate panes of glass with snowflake and lattice design. Molded plumes at corners and feet; Metal (tin?) painted red.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 286774

Accession Number: 1958.362

Sign

Framed printed sign describing the Nichols-Sortwell house listing.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), wood (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286775

Accession Number: 1958.364

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments printed with alternating blue and gray stripes, separated by a stripe of gold and brown quatre-foils.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286776

Accession Number: 1987.10AB

Spinning Wheel

This flax wheel is composed of oak and maple, with a riven bench and turned spokes, legs, and finials. It includes a wooden distaff mounted to the bench and a strick of flax ready for spinning as well as its flyer assembly and a drive band.

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 286780

Accession Number: 1924.832

Spinning Wheel

This spinning wheel is composed of oak and maple, with a riven bench and turned maple legs, spokes and finials. The bench bears a maker's stamp (see Inscriptions).

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: Holmes, S.

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 286782

Accession Number: 1927.2464

Spinning Wheel

This flax wheel is composed of oak, maple and possibly yellow birch. The bench and treadle are riven oak. The legs, spokes and finials are all turned. The front of the bench is stamped with a maker's mark (See Inscriptions).

Date: 1750-1850

Maker: Ferguson, I (Maker)

Material: oak (wood), maple (wood), yellow birch (wood)

GUSN: 286784

Accession Number: 1937.1358AB

Spinning wheel

This small upright wheel is painted black. It has turned tall maidens and short legs. There is no associated distaff present.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating)

GUSN: 286787

Accession Number: 1969.399

Wallpaper

Fragments. All fragments have an alternating grid of square and round medallions containing stylized floral motifs. Printed in yellow, orange, cream and gold on a gold ground. Fragments C through F show up to three other layers of earlier paper under the upper paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286788

Accession Number: 1996.143.1059A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. Eleven wallpaper fragments showing up to five layers of different wallpapers and one border.

Date: 19th to 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286789

Accession Number: 1996.143.1062A-K

Wallpaper

Fragments. Wallpaper fragments with three layers of paper. Most predominant paper shows fretwork cartouches containing floral bouquets. Printed in pink, cream, purple and metallic silver on gray ground.

Date: Twentieth Century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286790

Accession Number: 1996.143.1060A-C

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Art Nouveau wallpaper from the Whitney House, Stow, Massachusetts. Large scale design incorporating stylized flowers, vines and fruit into arch or striped pattern. Roller-printed in olive on olive ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286791

Accession Number: 2001.281.501AB

Drawing of Wallpaper

Watercolor sketch of wallpaper with Gothic arches and bouquets of flowers. Colors include blues, greens orangges and pinks.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286792

Accession Number: 1917.160

Drawing of Wallpaper

Watercolor drawing of wallpaper in the "neat stripes and vines" motif. Blue on cream paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286793

Accession Number: 1917.161

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with three bands in varying tones of gray. May have been a window shade sample.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286794

Accession Number: 1916.138

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Massachusetts featuring a rose bouquet medallion alternating with a scene of a bird on a branch with berries. Background pattern of rosettes and pin dots. Block-printed in pink, dark pink (or red), gray and white with light and dark green varnish on blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286795

Accession Number: 2001.281.502

Wallpaper

Unused samples. Panel with swags and cherubs frolicking with a lioness, alternating with a panel with an urn. Printed in gray-green and brown on ivory ground.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286796

Accession Number: 1966.2137A-G

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wallpaper fragment, joined at central motif, with large scale design of quatrefoils and C-scrolls printed in brown, tan and white on light blue ground, framed by blue reverse printed foliate pattern. One additional layer of paper underneath.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286797

Accession Number: 2000.361

Wallpaper Border

Fragments. Wallpaper border with ribbon swag on engraved ground printed to simulate woven cloth. Block printed in four greens on pale green ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286798

Accession Number: 2000.327AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Japanese leather paper fragment with heavily embossed design of meandering floral vines with birds perched on the stems. Printed in metallic gold against a red ground.

Date: 1884-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286799

Accession Number: 2000.1685

Firetool stand

Brass firetool stand. Circular base with four bun feet. Ball finial. Gallery runs around base. Base of stand has a pebbled surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), spinning (metalworking)

GUSN: 290801

Accession Number: 1968.167.1

Fireplace tongs

Brass fireplace tongs with ball finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 290802

Accession Number: 1968.167.2

Fireplace poker

Brass fireplace poker with ball finial. Squared blunt end. Poker has a metal rod wrapped around the neck to hang the poker from the arm of the firetool stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), casting (process)

GUSN: 290803

Accession Number: 1968.167.3

Dog Figurine

Ceramic figurine of a seated dog, possibly a greyhound. White with green painted base. Remnants of paint and glaze on surface, including collar and blue eyes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 290812

Accession Number: 1931.1473

Glass Girandole

Glass girandole with two arms. Cut glass bobeche has nine suspended drops. Right arm has a single drop attached to the bottom edge of the bobeche. Split beaded chains with large drop at one end run from each bobeche up to a glass dome hung with four drops. Flattened molded glass finial. Rectangular ...

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 290814

Accession Number: 1976.166.1

Wallpaper

Three fragments of neoclassical hall wallpaper from Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary motif of the pattern is two parrots perched on top of a basket of flowers and fruit [Fragment A]. In the background is a pattern of repeating small stylized white sprigs [Fragment B]. The paper includes a wid...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290815

Accession Number: 2001.281.960A-C

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