Historic New England

Doll apron

Doll apron, brown, wine and white geometric stripe printed on linen; Gathered to brown and white floral waistband and ties; Body bound with same material as waistband.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 271945

Accession Number: 1992.305

Doll apron

Doll apron, blue and white vertical stripe woven into linen; Self waistband with ties; Patch pocket; White banding around body.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 271946

Accession Number: 1992.306

Doll bodice

Doll bodice, dark red linen printed with black floral stripe; Square neckline and long sleeves; Trimmed with white lace; Pointed waist; Button hole in back.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 271947

Accession Number: 1992.307

Doll dress

Doll dress, maroon linen printed with white polka dots; Drawstring neckline; Short sleeves.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 271948

Accession Number: 1992.309

Doll dress

Doll dress, navy blue linen printed with yellow, pink, and white floral pattern; Drawstring neckline; Short sleeves; Selvage hem.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 271949

Accession Number: 1992.310

Infant Bonnet

Infant bonnet, peach silk with pink embroidery edged with lace around edges.

Date: 1929-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 271951

Accession Number: 1999.93

Infant Bonnet

Infant bonnet, net with pink silk ribbon trim sewn at left and right ears; Pink silk ribbon across forehead with bows at both ends; Double row of net at forehead; Silk lining.

Date: 1929-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: net (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 271952

Accession Number: 1999.94

Pair of girl's shoes

Pair of child's shoes, pink crochet over silk body; Crocheted rossette on toe; Silk covered button; Three-sided strap with bound buttonhole.

Date: 1929-1934

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 271953

Accession Number: 1999.95AB

Large roll of tapa cloth (or siapo), likely from Samoa The saipo is heavily decorated both with embossed shapes and painted elements. Tapa (or saipo in Samoa) is made of the inner bark of certain trees (usually the paper mulberry) and widely used throughout the Pacific Islands for clothing and for ...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271954

Accession Number: 2006.44.3663

Tapa

Irregularly-shaped Tahitian tapa (ahu) fragment with stamped fern designs in red-brown ink. Tan ground is embossed throughout with typical Tahitian small, tightly-spaced parallel lines. Fragment was cut from a larger piece. Made in Tahiti, where tapa is known as ahu. The ahu is made of at least two ...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271956

Accession Number: 2006.44.3664

Tapa

Tapa cloth fragment from Samoa or Tonga. This fragment of tapa was cut from a larger piece and was probably part of the outer edge. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as secular, sacred, and ceremonial uses. Tongan t...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3665

Kapa

Square fragment of crisp, white tapa cloth, very likely from Hawaii. The piece is very thin and heavily embossed with tightly spaced, small parallel lines that have been cross-hatched to create tiny square shapes. The fragment was cut from a larger piece of at some point. Kapa (the Hawaiian word fo...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271959

Accession Number: 2006.44.3666

Pair of Earrings

Each oval, cup-shaped earring in this pair is made from anodized brass and set with a pearl slightly off-center. The earrings attach to the ears with screws set on the back. Each earring is stamped with the maker's mark on the back.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: Hogan & Bolas (Artist, Designer)

Material: brass (alloy), pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 271960

Accession Number: 1984.1396AB

Tapa

Tapa fragment dyed a red/brown with grooves of tightly spaced parallel lines. On one end two pieces of the cloth have been sewn together with a light colored thread using tiny stitches. Probably from Hawaii or possibly Tahiti. Tapa is known as kapa in Hawaii and ahu in Tahiti. Tapa is a cloth made f...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271961

Accession Number: 2006.44.3667

Wallpaper on plaster

Fragment of wallpaper attached to plaster. Floral and scene design with trees, potted flowers, and a fence. Printed in red, pink, two greens, two blues, taupe, and ochre on a white ground. Hung on horsehair-reenforced plaster.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, fibrous plaster, plaster, horsehair

GUSN: 271963

Accession Number: 2000.1654

Wallpaper

Five small fragments of wallpaper with large flowers. Printed in three reds, three greens, and white on a yellow ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 271964

Accession Number: 2000.1657

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper with a possible capital "E". Gray, white, and black on yellow ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 271965

Accession Number: 2000.1658

Arm Chair

Chippendale-style arm chair made by A.H. Davenport. Pierced splat, carved crest rail and arms, carved square legs; multi-color upholstery.

Date: 1880-1914

Maker: A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Maker)

GUSN: 271966

Accession Number: 1966.297

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is made from a large pear-shaped faux pearl drop finished at top and bottom by a filigree rosette and suspended from a round faux pearl button. The earrings attach to the ears with screws.

Date: 1930-1954

Maker: unknown

Material: white metal, faux finish, pearl (animal material)

GUSN: 271967

Accession Number: 1984.1392AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair consists of a large white orb made from glass or alabaster dangling from a gold link chain which attaches to a smaller white button, each with gold pins. The button is pierced in the center to attach the gold-filled 12 K screw-back fixture.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 271968

Accession Number: 1984.1393AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is an ivory-colored dome that attaches to the ear with a silver, v-shaped, spring-tensioned clip pinned to the center back of each dome. The base of each clip back is stamped with a sunburst or petaled flower pattern. The dome material may be ivory or glass.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 271969

Accession Number: 1984.1394AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is made from a copper disc enamelled in blue, green, and black. The earring attaches to the ear with a screw-back.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 271970

Accession Number: 1984.1395AB

Pair of Earrings

Each earring in this pair is made from a copper disc decorated with black enamel which leaves the copper base visible at the center. The earrings attach to the ear with screw-backs.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal), enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 271971

Accession Number: 1984.1397AB

Cane

Long tapered theatrical cane with decorated silver knob. Well balanced.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272633

Accession Number: 1950.M30

Candlestick

Brass candlestick with pusher at bottom to ensure burning of entire candle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272635

Accession Number: 1950.M33

Teacups

Two teacups.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272636

Accession Number: 1950.M34AB

Saucer

Saucer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272637

Accession Number: 1950.M35

Looking Glass

Mirror.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272638

Accession Number: 1950.M3

Cup plate

Pressed glass cup plate, Bunker Hill motif. Attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272640

Accession Number: 1950.500

Rocking chair

Black painted rocking chair with partial bannister back, rush seat.

Date: Late 18th-Early 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272641

Accession Number: 1950.504

Wallpaper

Two rolled wallpaper samples, rainbow paper with all over floral design. Begins with dark blue gradually becoming green to light green to yellow green. Straight match. Handblocked in 1830s style.

Date: 1915-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272645

Accession Number: 1935.1557.1-.2

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of pairs of vertical pinstripes with pairs of parallel pin dots running along the outside of each stripe at one inch intervals. Roller-printed in black on cream ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272656

Accession Number: 2001.281.47.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of pairs of vertical pinstripes with pairs of parallel pin dots running along the outside of each stripe at one inch intervals. Roller-printed in white on dark brown ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272657

Accession Number: 2001.281.47.2

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Diamond and pin dot pattern. Block-printed in brown and mint green on gray ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272658

Accession Number: 2001.281.48AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of small rectangles in rows, somewhat like a masonry pattern, flanked above and below by a line of small circles. The rectangles appear to have dotted or a speckle patterned interior. Block-printed in white, black, and green on a light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272659

Accession Number: 2001.281.49

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A wallpaper with a pattern probably produced by a hand turned machine employing a narrow roller. Paper has a striped pattern made up of thin vertical white stripes, a blue moiré stripe, and a more elaborate stripe consisting of horizontal striping over a blue scrolling floral m...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272660

Accession Number: 2001.281.50

Pair of spurs

Pair of light spurs. Forged at Brand's Iron Works in Wyoming, Rhode Island and came down in the family of Wallace Maxon, of 140 Francis Street, Providence.

Date: ca. 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272661

Accession Number: 1950.M26

Wallpaper

Two unused wallpaper fragments. Paper is printed with a trellis design that forms an overall diamond pattern. Four small green diamonds are centered in each trellis or large diamond. Roller-printed in green, brown, and cream on a tan satin ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272663

Accession Number: 2001.281.51AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Geometric stripe pattern roller-printed in orange, yellow, black, two blues and white on a taupe ground. Areas of unground paper show through as part of the design.

Date: 1870 -1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272664

Accession Number: 2001.281.52

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Season 1922 / I. Lappin / Wall Paper Co / Boston, Mass. / Wall Papers of Merit / Book No 4." Book is bound with heavy dark green paper and contains approximately 54 sidewall and ceiling paper samples including varnished and oatmeal varities. Thirty-two coordinating bor...

Date: 1922

Maker: I. Lappin Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ceiling papers

GUSN: 272695

Accession Number: 1979.2

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Exclusive Wall Papers / 1925 / I. Lappin Wall Paper Co / Boston, Mass. / Book 4." Book is bound with heavy brown and beige pebbled paper with a dark brown spine and edging. Book cover has an image of a gambrel roofed house. Book has a dark brown cord strung through a h...

Date: 1925

Maker: I. Lappin Co.

Material: paper (fiber product), cord (fiber product), scenic wallpapers, ceiling papers

GUSN: 272697

Accession Number: 1979.3

Pan

Shallow iron pan, round.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272707

Accession Number: 1940.1040

Framed commission

Framed commission naming Thomas Casey to the office of Ensign in Rhode Island during the reign of George II. Dated December 14, 1738 and signed by John Wanton, Governor and Captain General in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

Date: 1738

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272713

Accession Number: 1940.1043

Ring

This ivory ring was carved from a single piece of ivory, with a rectangular plaque and a rounded shank. The plaque is engraved in script with the initials "SEG" which were filled in with red pigment. "SEG" were the initials of the donor's ancestor, Susan E. Gove.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 272722

Accession Number: 2012.138.2.1

Ring box

This original paper box is labeled with the jeweler's name and address in Manchester, New Hampshire. It is lined with padded ivory velvet. The top is (A) and the bottom (B).

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 272724

Accession Number: 2012.138.2.2ab

Mug

Earthenware mug - mochaware. Slightly tapered body with loop handle and leaf terminals. Blue band around rim, with remainder of body decorated in blue and brown swirl.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, marbled ware

GUSN: 272735

Accession Number: 1970.391

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ungrounded salmon colored paper is block-printed with a simple green medallion pattern featuring stylized flower heads and pin dots.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272740

Accession Number: 2001.281.53

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern in pink and blue with alternating sprig and moiré pattern roller-printed over the color in silver satin. The sprigs are printed over the pink ground, the moiré pattern over the blue printed stripes. The machine made paper is embossed with a wavey ribbed texture...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272741

Accession Number: 2001.281.54

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Machine made and roller-printed with a floral medallion pattern. Four and six-sided medallions alternate. Printed in pastel blue, green, yellow, pink and black on white ground. The paper is embossed with a chevron texture.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272742

Accession Number: 2001.281.55

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with pattern evocative of Navajo or Southwest Native American textile design. Roller-printed in blue, black, yellow and gold on an olive ground. The paper is machine made and embossed with a ribbed texture.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272743

Accession Number: 2001.281.56

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