Historic New England

Slipcover

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47777

Accession Number: 1969.412D

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: c. 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 47778

Accession Number: 1969.414A

Wallpapered board

Board with two layers of wallpaper attached. 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 meandering vines with flow...

Date: c. 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 47779

Accession Number: 1969.414B

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...

Date: c. 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 47780

Accession Number: 1969.414C

Box

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47781

Accession Number: 1969.415

Ingrain Carpet Fragment

Fragment of pieced carpeting with repeating large scale motifs of foliate medallion alternating with eight point star; floral center within octagon border. Polychromatic uneven striped border.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47782

Accession Number: 1969.420A

Ingrain Carpet

Pieced carpeting. Predominantly red with repeating motifs of starburst within octagon alternating with foliated cross; both within ground of leaves and vermiculi in cream, greens and golds.

Date: 1860-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47783

Accession Number: 1969.421

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular, large scale; naturalistic leaves on polychromatic woven stripe ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47784

Accession Number: 1969.422

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular with partial pattern of diamonds creating floral and bar cross on ground of woven stripes; shades of green. Detailing: red. Attached to carpet several fragments of roller printed floral print of light, large scale flowers on brown ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), flatweaves, jacquard, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47785

Accession Number: 1969.424

Floorcloth

Cotton and gesso with red, yellow, green, and brown decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), gesso

GUSN: 47786

Accession Number: 1969.426

Grass Matting

Probalby a shipping bale cover. Stamp reads: KANE No. 34 Extra Quality Fancy Cotton Warp Matting Japan.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 47787

Accession Number: 1969.429

Leather Fragment

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47788

Accession Number: 1969.430

Shawl

Cream ground - cross-bar motif created by weave overprinted with floral border of green leaves, pink flowers, brown branches; center printed with sprigs of pink and green; delicate sparse tied-on, knotted silk fringe.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47789

Accession Number: 1969.431

NeedleworkTowel Rack

Carved wooden towel rack with Berlin woolwork embroidery; monochromatic yellow-green on ivory ground; Greek key border and initials; foliage design in carving; two towel rods; gilt interior molding around needlework.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 47790

Accession Number: 1969.432

Footstool

No description

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: birch (wood), turkeywork (textile material), walnut (wood)

GUSN: 47791

Accession Number: 1969.433

Snuffbox

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47792

Accession Number: 1969.434AB

Box

Wood box containing pins.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47793

Accession Number: 1969.435

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47794

Accession Number: 1969.437

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47795

Accession Number: 1969.438

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47796

Accession Number: 1969.439

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47797

Accession Number: 1969.440

Spectacles and Case

Metal spectacles [.1] and a black lacquer case [.2] with gold accents and fabric interior. Oval lenses. Scroll bridge. Straight side arms.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), lacquer (coating)

GUSN: 47798

Accession Number: 1969.441.1-.2

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 47799

Accession Number: 1969.442

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 47800

Accession Number: 1969.443

Pince-nez and Case

Tortoise shell pince-nez [.1] and a leather case with a diamond and foliate pattern[.2]. C Spring style.

Maker: unknown

Material: tortoise shell, leather

GUSN: 47801

Accession Number: 1969.444.1-.2

Eyeglass Case

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles

GUSN: 47802

Accession Number: 1969.445

Wallpaper on plaster

Piece of wallpaper on lath and plaster. Large floral and foliate in green flock on gray ground.

Date: ca. 1820.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, paper (fiber product), flocking, fibrous plaster, lath, softwood

GUSN: 47803

Accession Number: 1969.452

Wallpapered board

Piece of wallpaper on a board. Striped pattern. One stripe composed of vertical bands of small x designs; other stripe is two bands of stylized wheat or berry sprig motifs. Stripes separated by small stripe of ovals and dots. Block printed in blue on ungrounded paper. Evidence of lath and plaster ap...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47804

Accession Number: 1969.453

"View of the Vale, Waltham, Mass."

Tree-covered grounds with pond at left, house at right.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist)

Material: bristle, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47806

Accession Number: 1969.459

Watercolor Painting, "The Vale"

Pencil and watercolor drawing of the Vale. Foreground shows stream with swans, woman and two children nearby. The Vale is in the background partially obscured by trees.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), pencils (drawing and writing equipment), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 47807

Accession Number: 1969.460

Picture

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47808

Accession Number: 1969.461

Knife Rest

One of a pair of silver-plated knife rests. Knife rest bar supported on both ends by decorative arches with leaves and fruit figures.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver alloy, copper alloy

GUSN: 47809

Accession Number: 1969.463A

Knife Rest

One of a pair of silver-plated knife rests. Knife rest bar supported on both ends by decorative arches with leaves and fruit figures.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: silver alloy, copper alloy

GUSN: 47810

Accession Number: 1969.463B

Pincushion

Pincushion shaped like a high-button shoe; silver silk with linen underlining.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 47811

Accession Number: 1969.465

Goblet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 47812

Accession Number: 1969.466

Pair of Shoes

White/yellowed kid leather; bound with cream silk & cotton tape; trimmed with large cream silk satin bow; no ties; rounded square toe; round throat. 3" vamp; center back seam; narrow waist; 1-3/4" heel covered with white kid; white linen lining.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, linen (material), stitching, machine-made

GUSN: 47813

Accession Number: 1969.467AB

Wash Pitcher

Blue transfer-printed stoneware basin. Flow blue glaze. Floral motif surrounds a centralized landscape scene.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 47814

Accession Number: 1969.468.2

Basin

Blue transfer-printed pearlware basin with border of flowers, scrolls, and eagles surrounding scene of the bridge over the river Schuylkill.

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47815

Accession Number: 1969.469.1

Wash pitcher

Earthenware pitcher with blue transfer-print pattern "Upper Ferry Bridge Over the River Schuylkill" and spread eagle and flower border.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: Stubbs (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47816

Accession Number: 1969.469.2

Basin

Pearlware transfer-printed basin with landscape scene of castle across a waterway with vertical towers in distance, rustic fences, and small group of people (standing women, one with parasol and man) with two dogs.

Date: 1843-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: pearlware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47817

Accession Number: 1969.470

Wash Basin

Earthenware basin with blue transfer-print pattern depicting three figures viewing a classical ruin beside a waterway. One of the figures sits on a fallen column, horned goats graze in the near distance. The scene is printed in the bottom of the basin bowl and repeats, in a smaller size, around the...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 47818

Accession Number: 1969.471A

Wash pitcher

Earthenware wash pitcher with blue transfer-print pattern depicting three figures viewing a classical ruin beside a waterway. One of the figures sits on a fallen column, horned goats graze in the near distance. The interior and exterior rim, foot and handle are printed with floral sprays over a patt...

Maker: unknown

Material: ironstone (pottery), earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing, molding (forming)

GUSN: 47819

Accession Number: 1969.471B