Historic New England

Wainscoting or paneling

Wainscoting or paneling board. Stained a dark mahogany color. Feather edged at top and bottom

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, staining, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301760

Accession Number: 2014.59.1

Wainscoting or paneling

Wainscoting or paneling board with feathered edges at top and bottom. Stained a dark color, perhaps mahogany. One small cut nail.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, carving (processes), staining

GUSN: 301761

Accession Number: 2014.59.2

Board with tongue and groove edges and two layers of wallpaper. First (earliest) layer is a block printed floral design, printed in irise blue and brown over white on ungrounded paper. Design consists of large six-petalled flowers; each petal contains a foliate design. Around the flowers are meander...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301762

Accession Number: 1969.414D

Wallpapered board

Board with tongue and groove edges and two layers of wallpaper. First (earliest) layer is a block printed floral design, printed in irise blue and brown over white on ungrounded paper. Design consists of large six-petalled flowers; each petal contains a foliate design. Around the flowers are meander...

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301764

Accession Number: 1969.414E

Wallpapered board

Board with tongue and groove edges and two layers of wallpaper. First (earliest) layer is a block printed floral design, printed in irise blue and brown over white on ungrounded paper. Design consists of large six-petalled flowers; each petal contains a foliate design. Around the flowers are meander...

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301765

Accession Number: 1969.414F

Wallpapered board

Board with tongue and groove edges and two layers of wallpaper. First (earliest) layer is a block printed floral design, printed in irise blue and brown over white on ungrounded paper. Design consists of large six-petalled flowers; each petal contains a foliate design. Around the flowers are meander...

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301766

Accession Number: 1969.414G

Wallpapered board

Board with tounge and groove edge and two layers of wallpaper. Broken along both edges. First (earliest) layer of wallpaper is a block printed with concave-edged diamonds and foliate vines in black and white on a blue ground. The second paper is block printed with stripes of diaper pattern, foliate ...

Date: ca. 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301767

Accession Number: 1968.32.5

Floorboard

Floorboard with black, yellow, and red stenciling on a white background. Some sections are hand-painted with a blue, red and white stencil pattern of diamonds and ovals.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 302032

Accession Number: 1959.254M

Floorboard

Floorboard with black, yellow, and red stenciling on a white background. Some sections are hand-painted with a blue, red and white stencil pattern of diamonds and ovals.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 302033

Accession Number: 1959.254O

Floorboard

Floorboard with black, yellow, and red stenciling on a white background. Some sections are hand-painted with a blue, red and white stencil pattern of diamonds and ovals.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 302034

Accession Number: 1959.254P

Floorboard

Floorboard with black, yellow, and red stenciling on a white background. Some sections are hand-painted with a blue, red and white stencil pattern of diamonds and ovals.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, stenciling, paint (coating)

GUSN: 302035

Accession Number: 1959.254R

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. White and green Baroque floral pattern on a dark blue ground. Stamped #10498.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302038

Accession Number: 1981.98

Jewelry Box

Wood jewelry box with original key, "Casa Estylo." Wood with wood inlay.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, inlay (process)

GUSN: 310454

Accession Number: 2015.59.1

Demi-parure Jewelry

Four-piece demi-parure: necklace (.1), bracelet (.2), and earrings (3AB). White enamel with blue, pink, yellow, and green pastes.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: enamel (fused coating), paste (glass)

GUSN: 310455

Accession Number: 2015.59.2.1-.3AB

Brooch\n

Brooch with "Pencil-shaving" pansy decoration.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 310456

Accession Number: 2015.59.3

Penknife\n

Small pocket-sized knife with marbled covering of white ground with red veining. Gold link loop.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, marble by composition or origin

GUSN: 310457

Accession Number: 2015.59.4

Flag pin. Owned by the donor's father Gary Uhlig. United States, circa 1960\n

Small open book shaped pin with the American flag on the left page and the text "Pray for our country" on the right. Both pages are surrounded by a gold line.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, enamels (visual works)

GUSN: 310458

Accession Number: 2015.59.5

Earrings

Pair of cameo clip-on earrings in original Wedgewood jewelry box. White cameo on blue ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Wedgwood (Manufacturer)

Material: cameos

GUSN: 310459

Accession Number: 2015.59.6AB

Nursery Lamp and Food Warmer

Candle nursery lamp and food warmer. Tin stand and glass dome with white glazed earthenware insert and lid.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), earthenware, glass (material)

GUSN: 310460

Accession Number: 2000.1945A-E

Mirro Aluminum Ring Mold Set in Box

Set of seven ring-shaped aluminum food molds. Six small, "Individual Molds" that are 3 1/2 inches in diameter (.2-.7) and one "Large Mold" 8 1/2 inches in diameter (.8) contained in original box (.1). Large mold is inscribed with manufacturer's name "MIRRO." The Box is printed with illustrations of...

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Mirro (Manufacturer)

Material: aluminum (metal), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310461

Accession Number: 1998.6016.1-.8

Crinkle Paper Baking Dishes

Box (.1) of twelve "Crinkle Baking Dishes" (.2) with enclosed recipe booklet (.3). Baking dishes are made of molded paper with flat round bottom and shallow, crinkled sides used to line pie and cake pans. Manufactured by Oldmill Paper Products Corp., Brooklyn, New York.

Date: 1949-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310463

Accession Number: 1998.6009.1-.3

Sheepskin chair cover

Two part sheepskin chair cover.

Date: 1990-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: sheepskin

GUSN: 310464

Accession Number: 2000.683AB

Roll of Aluminum Foil in Box

Roll of unused aluminum foil in original red, white and blue box. "Zer-O-Foil" heavy duty aluminum foil with print on packaging encouraging use as a frozen food wrap. Manufactured by the Safeway Products Division of the Yorkville Paper Company, New York, New York.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 310483

Accession Number: 1998.5994

Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa Tin

Tall, cylindrical, red tin (a) with cover (b). Black and gold lettering "Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, Amsterdam-Holland" and "B&C Trade Mark" medallion with crown and banner. On back of tin is printed "Chocolate Syrup for Soda Fountains" with recipe and instructions.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310485

Accession Number: 1998.6011AB

Knorpp's Birthday Cake Candle Holders

Three packages of of birthday cake candleholders in the form of pink flowers. Flowers appear to be made of icing and are formed around a piece of silver wire that is straight on one end, to stick into the cake, and bent to form a cylinder on the other, to hold the candle. The flower is formed aroun...

Maker: unknown

Material: wire, paper (fiber product), candy

GUSN: 310486

Accession Number: 1998.6047.1-.3

Ivory Toothpick with Leather Sheath in Box

Small blue box printed with "Genuine Ivory Hand Made Toothpick Japan." Box (c) contains ivory toothpick (a) in small brown leather sheath (b). Toothpick is painted red on handle end and tapers to a point on the other end.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310487

Accession Number: 1998.6048A-C

The Dime Safety Razor in Tin with Cover

Razor consisting of black painted wood handle (.1a) and metal, detachable blade holder (.1b) contained in small cylindrical tin (.2a) with domed cover (.2b). Canister is silver and printed in black with "The Dime Safety Razor," a product guarantee and an image of the razor. Manufactured by the Inter...

Date: 1907-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 310502

Accession Number: 1998.6069.1AB-.2AB

Moore's Sheet Soap

Small book of soap sheets or leaves with front and back paper cover held together with metal staple. The cover is yellow, printed with the text "Moore's Sheet or Book Soap" and an illlustration of a woman using a washing bowl. The back cover is also yellow with an illustration of a crowd of people i...

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: soap (organic material), paper (fiber product), staples

GUSN: 310506

Accession Number: 1998.6072

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper roller-printed in light green on gold ground in a leaf pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310508

Accession Number: 1998.4110

Billiard Room Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample from the Billiard Room of Castle Tucker. Pattern of diamond-shaped lozenges and diagonal lines forming large diaper pattern. Block-printed in gilt, brown and orange on tan ground.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310509

Accession Number: 1998.4475

Wallpaper Sample

Fragment of wallpaper with attached border [1998.5744] removed from Castle Tucker's small parlor. Stylized flower heads on a background of comma-shaped figures and dots. Block-printed in metallic gold, brown and blue on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 310510

Accession Number: 1998.4103

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border machine printed in a stylized floral "Navajo" pattern of browns, tans and blue. Border was used to separate upper sidewallpaper (1998.4103] and lower sidewallpaper [1998.5725].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310511

Accession Number: 1998.5744

Wallpaper Sample

Wallpaper fragment printed with a floral paisley pattern. Roller-printed in white, metallic gold, greens, and browns on tan or ungrounded paper. Paper was applied to the lower half of Castle Tucker's small parlor. Border 1988.5744 attached.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310512

Accession Number: 1998.5725

Wallpaper Sample

Wallpaper sample from the second floor back hall (ell of house) of Castle Tucker. Geometric floral tile pattern formed by small squares of color. Roller-printed in red, green and yellow on peach ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: F. E. James Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 310521

Accession Number: 1998.5719

Wallpaper fragments

Two fragments of wallpaper removed from behind the built-in desk in the small parlor of Castle Tucker. Block-printed en graisaille pattern of scrolls, stripes and figures. Possibly hand-made paper.

Date: 1807-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310526

Accession Number: 1998.5746

Wallpaper Fragments

Wallpaper fragments from the second floor, north bedroom of Castle Tucker. Probably a floral medallion paper. Roller printed in green, red and gray on white ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310527

Accession Number: 1998.5741

Wallpaper Fragments

Wallpaper fragments from dining room chamber closet. All-over floral pattern roller-printed in dark red, yellows, tans, and olive on polished light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310528

Accession Number: 1998.5720

Wallpaper Sample

Two fragments of wallpaper used as a dado paper in the parlor and sidewall paper in the parlor chamber of Castle Tucker. Anglo-Japanese pattern of assymetrical shapes framing stylized scenes. Paper is printed in metallic gold, dark red, yellow, peach and black.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310529

Accession Number: 1998.5715

Wallpaper Fragments

Wallpaper fragments from "under dining room chamber closet" at Castle Tucker. Roller-printed pattern of diamond-shaped medallions printed in brown, green, red and tan on light blue ground. See associated border 1998.5743.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310535

Accession Number: 1998.5742

Wallpaper Border Fragment

Narrow, flocked wallpaper border from "under the dining room chamber closet" at Castle Tucker. Greek key and cord pattern. Flocked green circles and cord overprinted in black and green. Block-printed in browns and tans on light brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310536

Accession Number: 1998.5743

Hartford Fire Insurance Promotional Ruler and Paper Cutter

Tin, green coated, combination ruler and paper cutter with one side a nine inch straight edge ruler and the other shaped into a tube to serve as a handle while cutting or tearing paper. A small hole punched at one end for hanging. The ruler is printed with "Compliments of the Hartford Fire Ins. Co.,...

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310537

Accession Number: 1998.6079

Teaspoon

One of a set of eleven. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310538

Accession Number: 1974.256.9

Sunny Suds Soap Flakes in Box

Unopened box of Sunny Suds soap flakes wrapped in wax paper. Box is orange with diagonal blue banner across box front printed with Sunny Suds in white. Produced by Almo Soap Company, Camden, New Jersey.

Maker: unknown

Material: waxed paper, paper (fiber product), soap (organic material)

GUSN: 310539

Accession Number: 1998.6146

Butter Print

Wooden, cup-shaped, butter print with carved sheaf of wheat.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310590

Accession Number: 1937.1167

Pantry Box

Oval wooden box with one finger lap, tack and peg construction.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310606

Accession Number: 1970.71AB

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 310649

Accession Number: 1938.925

Mortar

Turned wooden mortar.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310650

Accession Number: 1931.107

Serving Fork

Silver serving fork with a spatulate handle and four tines. Imperial queen design.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310652

Accession Number: 1993.687

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with a crown of leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310655

Accession Number: 1938.1324

Sculpture of Woman

Parian sculpture of a standing woman with laurel wreath in her hair. She is holding a writing utensil and a tablet rests on a broken column. Written on the tablet "Egypt. S Romans. Greece.s." At the foot of the column is a sword hilt.

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 310657

Accession Number: 1927.548

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