Historic New England

Wallpaper

Transfer of a painted design once on plaster at the French House (see 1972.118.1) dating to circa 1800. Transfer appears on the reverse of wallpaper later installed on top of the painted plaster. The wallpaper itself is an early twentieth century floral with gemetric boarder in pink, gray and meta...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Possibly Graves, Noah (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 295353

Accession Number: 1972.118.2

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295373

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.1

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295374

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.2

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295375

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.3

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295377

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.4

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295378

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.5

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295380

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.6

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295381

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.7

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295382

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.8

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295383

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.9

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295384

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.10

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295386

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.11

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295387

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.12

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295388

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.13

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295389

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.14

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295391

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.15

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295392

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.16

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295393

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.17

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295394

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.18

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295395

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.19

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295396

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.20

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295397

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.21

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295399

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.22

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295400

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.23

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295401

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.24

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295402

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.25

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295404

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.26

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295405

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.27

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295406

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.28

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295407

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.29

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295409

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.30

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295410

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.31

Wallpaper

Four fragments of twentieth century wallpaper from the left chamber of the Captain Thomas French House, Conway, Massachusetts. On the reverse side of the wallpaper is the transfered painted design of the plaster wall beneath. The painted design in black and white on brick red plaster.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295600

Accession Number: 1972.119A-D

Painted Window Shade

Painted window shade depicting landscape with cottages and children near a river.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295602

Accession Number: 1979.90

Dress

Women's dress, purple and green medallion pattern. Black fabric belt. "Miss Bergdorf" label. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305088

Accession Number: 2014.145.3

Dress

Women's dress, green with attached lilac belt. "Lord & Taylor" label.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305089

Accession Number: 2014.145.4

Sheath dress

Women's sheath dress, black, cream, and brown oversize floral pattern. "Saks Fifth Avenue" label. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: late 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305090

Accession Number: 2014.145.5

Dress

Women's dress, brown and white, long sleeves. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: late 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305091

Accession Number: 2014.145.6

Crinoline

Women's black crinoline with wide black waistband,

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: crinolines, nylon

GUSN: 305093

Accession Number: 2014.145.8

Women's sun suit

Plain-woven cotton one-piece sleeveless sun suit printed with overall small repeating pattern of orange and yellow flowers on brown stems with black dots. Armscyes and bloomer seams highlighted with blue piping. Gathered in elasticized smocking at waist. Elasticized neck and leg bands. Bloomers line...

Date: 1940-50

Maker: Cole of California (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), plain stitches, printed textile materials

GUSN: 305094

Accession Number: 2014.145.9

Women's sun suit

Plain-woven cotton one-piece women's sun suit printed in overall pattern of yellow, brown, and black leopard spots. Suit is gathered with elastic at leg openings, vertically at the hips on each side seam, and across the back in a 5 inch deep band. The closure is a halter top style, with a single ban...

Date: 1940-50

Maker: Cole of California (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, plain stitches

GUSN: 305095

Accession Number: 2014.145.10

Child's crib tucker

Child's crib tucker, white cotton with pink trim.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 305096

Accession Number: 2014.145.11

Child's crib tucker and original Carter's box

Child's crib tucker, white cotton with blue trim (A) and original Carter's box (B).

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 305097

Accession Number: 2014.145.12AB

Child's dress and bloomers

A gold / mustard yellow child's dress (A) and bloomers (B). Dress has snap and ribbon closures on the shoulders and adornment around collar and sleeves.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305098

Accession Number: 2014.145.13AB

Women's two-piece sun suit

Women's two-piece halter-style sun suit made from seersucker cotton printed in large purple sunflowers with green stems. Top (A) is halter-style, with tie closures at chest and around neck. Neck opening embellished with three layers of raw-edge self-fabric ruffles. Top bust is shaped with darts at s...

Date: c. 1950

Maker: Catalina (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 305099

Accession Number: 2014.145.14AB

Women's Beach Pajama Set

Women's three-piece peach and blue silk beach pajama set. Sleeveless top (A) of peach silk with scalloped neck and arm holes edged in blue silk, blue embroidered motif, two front pockets trimmed in blue silk, and thick, scalloped band of blue silk along bottom. Pants (B) of peach silk with matching ...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 305100

Accession Number: 2014.145.15A-C

Women's Beach Pajama Top

Woman's cream sleeveless beach pajama top with embroidered Chinese lanterns, a singular front pocket, belt loops, and front top closure of neck with three corded, Chinese style toggles.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 305101

Accession Number: 2014.145.16

Women's Beach Two-Piece Pajama Set

Women's two-piece silk beach pajama set. Cream / light peach sleeveless top (A) trimmed in red silk and adorned with cream /light peach and red silk ribbon at center of neckline and attached ribbon belt (tying in back). Pants (B) in cream / light peach silk with elastic at top, back, lobster appliqu...

Date: c. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 305102

Accession Number: 2014.145.17AB