Historic New England

Shawl

White cashmere shawl with red paisley embroidery at corners and red embroidered border; short white fringe

Maker: unknown

Material: cashmere (wool), embroidering

GUSN: 243011

Accession Number: 1986.1444

Scarf

Silk and wool paisley scarf; red, blue, black and green

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), wool (textile)

GUSN: 243012

Accession Number: 1986.1443

Teaspoons

Set of 3 silver teaspoons engraved with "L"

Maker: Moulton, William

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 243013

Accession Number: 1986.1277.1-3

Textile tool

Textile working tool; used for marking fabric before stitching.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 243014

Accession Number: 1986.1240.3

Unused roll of wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper, scenic vignettes of horse drawn carriages, ship at sea, wharf building 'Tea Shop' 'J. Cort'. Printed in orange, tan, and green on cream ground. Vinyl paper, 19" repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243029

Accession Number: 2010.38.1

Unused roll of wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper, scenes of a woman with two sheep; a boy playing bagpipes; butterflies and morning glories. Printed in green, mauve, and white on cream ground. 21 1/2" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243030

Accession Number: 2010.38.2

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper with vignettes of windmills, sailing vessels, and bridge on a river divided by foliate scrolls. Printed in greens, black, gray, and white on a tan ground. 13" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243031

Accession Number: 2010.38.3

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper with purple flowers with green leaves on white textured basket weave ground. Vinyl finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243032

Accession Number: 2010.38.4

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper, green and white woven pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243033

Accession Number: 2010.38.5

Unused roll of wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper, cottage by a lake amid a forest of birch trees. Rowboat tied to a post in the cattails. Printed in greens, tan, and blue on white ground. 17" repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243035

Accession Number: 2010.38.7

Unused roll of wallpaper fragments

Multiple rolled pieces of a scenic wallpaper, group of men and women on horseback jumping fences and chasing dogs. Printed in green, white, tan, and red on yellow ground. 25" repeat.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243036

Accession Number: 2010.38.8

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper, textured paper with grass pattern in white, gold accent lines. Vinyl finish.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243037

Accession Number: 2010.38.9

Unused roll of wallpaper

Wallpaper, striped pattern on cream ground. Stripes of varying width in teal, olive, green, brown, and mauve.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243038

Accession Number: 2010.38.10

Unused roll of wallpaper border

Wallpaper border, green and orange stripe on pale yellow ground.

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243039

Accession Number: 2010.38.11

Black leather traveling trunk with wood banding. Brass caps protect corners and secure wood banding to trunk body. Leather handles on sides, four metal casters on bottom. Brass lock mechanism and clasps with a pair of keys on ring threaded through lock hardware. Trunk interior has open compartment o...

Date: 1890s-1940s

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), leather, brass (alloy), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243056

Accession Number: 2010.40.1

Costume with Accessories

This object contains harmful language including a historical description of a costume as Gypsy when describing a traditional Roma costume. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243109

Accession Number: 2010.41.1

Two-Piece Dress

Two-piece dress with a striped pink and white silk bodice [a] and dark navy velvet skirt [b]. Bodice trimmed with velvet accent bands on collar, shoulders, and wrists. Skirt has a pleated hem.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 243111

Accession Number: 2010.41.3AB

Decorative Pillow

Pillow with beaded and embroidered decoration. All non-embroidered surfaces are covered with iridescent, opaque beads. Embroidered animals include a dog in a top hat, rooster, squirrel, butterfly, cow, fly, cat, scarab beetle, goose, duck, and a peacock. Embroidered objects include a striped pitche...

Date: 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 243112

Accession Number: 2010.41.4

Child's Sailor Costume

Child's sailor costume consisting of shirt [a] made of a gray glazed cotton with white cotton collar embroidered with an anchor. Matching gray glazed cotton pants [b]. White neckerchief with anchor embroidery [c] and a gray glazed cotton cap [d].

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Probably

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243113

Accession Number: 2010.41.5A-D

Magician's Costume

Yellow and green cotton robe [a] with yellow "c" shaped patches on the lapels with a green and yellow rope belt [b]

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243114

Accession Number: 2010.41.6AB

Bodice

Bodice made of beige and cream striped silk with orange and red accents, green leaf embroidery. Lace trim around collar and cuffs, bow at waist.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 243115

Accession Number: 2010.41.7

Mask

Molded face mask. Fine metal mesh screen molded into a face shape. Painted peach skin, blue eyes, orange lips, red nostrils, red rouged cheeks, black eyebrows, mustache and beard. Glazed cotton head cover sewn to top edge of forehead. Head cover has an elastic seam running across center, pinking she...

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh, metal, paint (coating), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243116

Accession Number: 2010.41.8

Mask

Molded face mask. Fine metal mesh screen molded into a face shape. Painted peach skin, blue eyes, black eyebrows, orange lips, and red rouged cheeks.

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh, metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 243117

Accession Number: 2010.41.9

Mask

Molded face mask. Fine metal mesh screen molded into a face shape. Painted peach skin, blue eyes, black eyebrows, orange lips, and red rouged cheeks.

Maker: unknown

Material: mesh, metal, paint (coating)

GUSN: 243118

Accession Number: 2010.41.10

Mask

Domino mask, white with attached fabric to cover lower half of face. Molded and stiffened cotton, cut out slits for eyes.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 243119

Accession Number: 2010.41.11

Carrington House Wallpaper Panel

Unused wallpaper panel, handpainted birds and peacocks perched amid flowering tree with butterflies, white ground. Cloth tape border painted gold. From the Captain Edward Carrington House, Providence, Rhode Island.

Date: ca. 1812

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243689

Accession Number: 2010.91.1

"King Ahasuerus" Wallpaper Panel

Framed "King Ahasuerus" wallpaper fragment. Man seated on throne with a domed top, under a large arch with egg and dart molding. Border at top of black floral swags. Block-printed in tans, black, and white. Mounted on linen. 42" repeat.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243690

Accession Number: 2010.91.2

Fireboard with Flowers

Fireboard with vase of flowers in center. Brass colored vase filled with multicolored individually appliqued flowers on white ground. Pink rose border with green flocked leaves.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243691

Accession Number: 2010.91.3

Hide trunk

Hide trunk with wallpapered interior of Grecian urn and floral bouquets on gray ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), hide (collagenous material)

GUSN: 243692

Accession Number: 2010.91.4

Hide trunk

Hide trunk with wallpapered interior, pink floral with green leaves on blue ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), hide (collagenous material)

GUSN: 243693

Accession Number: 2010.91.5

Wooden box

Wooden box with tack decoration and wallpapered interior of a black ribbon pattern on pink ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243694

Accession Number: 2010.91.6

Grain painted trunk

Grain painted trunk with wallpapered interior of a pink floral stripe on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243695

Accession Number: 2010.91.7

Printing block

Wooden printing block: India print pattern of zig zag stripes and rosettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 243696

Accession Number: 2010.91.8

Printing block

Wooden printing block-cross pattern separated by tiny rosettes.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 243697

Accession Number: 2010.91.9

Wallpaper sample

Wallpaper sample, large white and pink flowers over arched trellis with pink, blue, and brown birds on gray ground. Twentieth-century block print.

Date: 1922

Maker: Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243698

Accession Number: 2010.91.10

Fireboard

Scenic wallpaper from a fireboard. Four men and a boy with a camel rest on a grassy bank by a river. White stone building in background with minaret. Brown and green leaf border at top and bottom, geometric border at sides. Glued to canvas. Possibly Zuber.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243699

Accession Number: 2010.91.11

Fireboard

Wallpaper from fireboard, pasted on artist board. Unidentified scenic wallpaper of men and women on horseback riding and resting in front of a large stone house. Black and green flocked floral border with gilt detailing.. Glued to board. Possibly Zuber.

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243700

Accession Number: 2010.91.12

Wallpaper

Framed scenic wallpaper fragment. A man in a striped turban and red pants stands on a fortification wall next to a yellow cannon with green wheels. Unidentified panoramic wallpaper. Plain black wood frame. Possibly made in France.

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243701

Accession Number: 2010.91.13

"Les Jardins Francais" Wallpaper Fragment

Framed wallpaper panel of "Les Jardins Francais." Fragment of panel 16. Scene of several black women in a garden near a stream. Plain wood frame, painted green.

Date: 1836-1837

Maker: Zuber & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 243702

Accession Number: 2010.91.14

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board. Side 1: wallpaper with grisaille pattern of vertical lines of leaves and small flowers with geometric medallions. Side 2: Small pink, green, and blue flowers on a tan ground. Side 1 has the same geometric pattern as the wallpaper in an upstairs closet at the Swett-Ilsley House in ...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 243707

Accession Number: 2010.92.1-.2

Toastmaster Automatic Heater

Toastmaster Automatic Heater, Model 9B1. Beige powdercoated steel and chrome, with plastic control dial and feet, brown plastic power cord.

Date: 1960s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243741

Accession Number: 2009.6.1.1

Instruction Booklet for the Toastmaster Automatic Heater

Original instructional booklet/advertisement for the Toastmaster Automatic Heater, Model 9B1.

Date: 1960s

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243742

Accession Number: 2009.6.1.2

Ceiling boards

Ten sponge painted boards with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 243776

Accession Number: 2008.25.1

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks. Only one half length of the board has painted decoration.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243780

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.1

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243781

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.2

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243782

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.3

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243783

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.4

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243784

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.5

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243785

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.6

Ceiling board

Sponge painted board split into two halves with white stripe and wave design on pink ground. Visible joist marks.

Date: Late 17th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 243786

Accession Number: 2008.25.1.7AB

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