Historic New England

Wedding Veil

Full length ivory net veil.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272248

Accession Number: 2006.44.1257.2

Wax floral headpiece

Orange blossom headpiece made of wax.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wax, cloth

GUSN: 272249

Accession Number: 2006.44.1257.3A-C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Elongated medallion pattern with scrolls, flowers and stylized torches. Printed in blue, white, yellow and liquid mica on a lavender-blue ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272250

Accession Number: 1969.791A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border sample. Stripe and medallion pattern printed in two pinks, taupe, tan and beige on pink ground. Coordinates with paper 1969.788B.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Imperial Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272251

Accession Number: 1969.788C

Wallpaper fragment. Wallpaper is a scenic repeat pattern with Parisian views including the Louvre and the Tuileries framed and separated by foliage and fountains. Printed in orange, blue, tan, and brown on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272253

Accession Number: 2000.1693

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper border fragments. Orange and brown flocked scrolling foliage with blossoms on green ground. Blossoms missing or removed to be traced (see tracing record 2000.1684.2AB).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272254

Accession Number: 2000.1684.1AB

Wallpaper

Large wallpaper fragment. Naturalistic and large striped floral pattern, wisteria. Printed in two browns, three blues, white, two tans on a cream ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272259

Accession Number: 1940.1042.2A

Wallpaper Tracing

Tracing (A) and artwork (B) of a flower blossom. Appears to be a mock-up for part of the design of a reproduction wallpaper. The artwork is based on the blossoms on fragments of a historic border. See associated historic border fragments 2000.1864.1AB.

Date: 1926-1975

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272292

Accession Number: 2000.1684.2AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with a gray C-scroll foliage and diapered fill pattern. Scrolling foliage is over colored in evenly spaced areas with green and red. Paper appears to be ungrounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272301

Accession Number: 2000.1689.1

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments printed with a stripe pattern of alternating rose wreaths tied with ribbon alternating with a vertical wide floral stripe. Printed in light gray and metallic gold on white ground. The paper is embossed with a wavy texture.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272305

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a stenciled meandering rose vine. Printed in two pinks, two reds, three greens, yellow, blue, beige, and two browns on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272308

Accession Number: 1999.177

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of a Grecian motif of vessels, chairs, and flames alternating with oak leaves, acorns, and wreaths. The left edge has a band of rosettes and leaves. Printed in two greens, orange, mauve, and white on a light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) (Superintendent)

GUSN: 272311

Accession Number: 1999.178AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of the capital and base of a trellis. Printed in two grays and lavender on a cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272313

Accession Number: 1999.179AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in blue, orange and mauve on a beige ground. Straight repeat. Roll is made up of sheets of paper glued together to im...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272314

Accession Number: 1999.180

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in orange, blue, and brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272317

Accession Number: 1999.182

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of various types of berries set within diamond patterns comprised of leaves and sprigs. Printed in red and white on a pink-beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272318

Accession Number: 1999.181

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of floral and rose bouquets tied with meandering ribbons and beads. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272319

Accession Number: 1999.183

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of a vignette of two figures sitting under a bower with a winged figure on top surrounded by meandering vines and bouquets tied with bows. Printed in two greens, two blues, two pinks, white, and brown on a light green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272321

Accession Number: 1999.184

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in three greens, maroon, rust, teal, pink, and tan on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272325

Accession Number: 1999.185A-C

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in yellow, blue, two greens, white, and taupe on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272327

Accession Number: 1999.186AB

Wallpaper Tracing

A pencil tracing of the wallpaper pattern in the front room of Weymouth Place, Andover, New Hampshire made in 1995 by home owner Mrs. Marianne Fairall. Small photo of wallpaper in situ is stapled to tracing. Wallpaper fragments also donated (see 2000.1869.2AB).

Date: 1995

Maker: Fairall, Marianne (Maker)

Material: waxed paper, colored pencils

GUSN: 272331

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Pattern of flowering rose sprig and meandering ribbon over shell and stripe cut edge. Background, shadow and ribbon elements are brown, black and peach flocked respectively. Floral, shell and striped elements are printed in metallic gold, mauve, and red on cream ground.

Date: 1840-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272334

Accession Number: 2000.1690

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in lavender, purple, pink, two greens, and taupe on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272341

Accession Number: 1999.187AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of tulips and butterflies. Printed in tourquoise, two blues, brown, tan, ochre, red, orange, and white on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272344

Accession Number: 1999.188AB

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of four feathers joined with a rosette and a pineapple. Printed in ochre, red, white, and gray on a dark gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272345

Accession Number: 1999.189

Wallpaper

Two rolls of unused wallpaper border. Pattern comprised of a drapery pattern; top and bottom borders to be used with a sidewall paper. The top portion consists of a band of stylized daisies over drapery rods and rings. The bottom portion is a wavy band of daisies. Printed in three pinks, and white o...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272347

Accession Number: 1999.190AB

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

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with medallion pattern. Paper is roller-printed in two grays, taupe and white on a gray satin ground. Paper is machine made.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272744

Accession Number: 2001.281.57

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Thin wavy dark brown horizontal lines are printed on tan ground. Primary ogee pattern of repeating palmettes is printed in dark cream over wavy lines and ground. Paper is machine made and roller-printed.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272745

Accession Number: 2001.281.58

Purse

This square basket purse is made from ash splints and braided sweetgrass. The deep, rectangular base is covered by a flat lid that closes in front with a pair of round ash toggles. The lip of the base and the lip of the lid are each edged in bundles of sweetgrass held in place with an ash splint whi...

Date: 1969

Maker: Keezer, Clara (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 272746

Accession Number: 1993.40

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with ogee pattern of stylized leaves and palmettes. Ogee pattern is printed over a dot pattern. Roller-printed in two greens, two browns and liquid mica on ungrounded paper. "Liberty Papers" logo appears in right-hand selvedge.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Liberty Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272748

Accession Number: 2001.281.59

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe pattern that alternates between anthemion motif printed in red, black and white and floral vine printed in pink and yellow. Roller-printed on a gray ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272750

Accession Number: 2001.281.60

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern with stylized flowers. Roller-printed in gray, green, and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272751

Accession Number: 2001.281.61

Wallcover

Fragment of handpainted canvas wall covering from the Crane Estate, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Fragment appears to be the lower right hand corner cut from a large wall canvas. The fragment is painted with a border design consisting of rail with leaves and sprigs wrapping around it. A sold line serve...

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, hand-painted

GUSN: 272752

Accession Number: 2001.281.62

Fireboard

Fireboard paper depicting pastoral vignette. Scene framed by tree and foliage depicts figures around a small stream with European town in the background. Figures include two children sailing a toy boat, a man on a horse, a seated woman, and a child asleep against a log. Town in the background has...

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: Possibly Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 272753

Accession Number: 2001.281.63

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Pattern of stacked and loose paper money and coins - all US currency. Coin purse and money bag also depicted. Roller-printed in three greens, gray, white, black, yellow and gold on cream ground. Half drop repeat.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272760

Accession Number: 2001.281.64AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment mounted on paperboard. Anglo-Japanese style pattern of flowers and leaves amidst a patchwork of geometric patterns. Roller-printed in two reds, black, green, brown, metallic gold and black on olive ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272762

Accession Number: 2001.281.65

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment mounted on paperboard. Anglo-Japanese style pattern made up of blocks in varying sizes. Each block contains a a different stylized flower with foliage. Pin dots, spider webs, greek keys and other geometric designs are employed as backgrounds and to frame the boxes. Roller-printe...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272763

Accession Number: 2001.281.66

Wallpaper

Four fragments of wallpaper mounted on paperboard. The paper is printed with a Landscape Figure pattern in a brown sepia-tone on off-white ground. Two pastoral scenes are visible, though the color is greatly faded and the details of the images are difficult to discern. One scene (A-B fragments) is...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272764

Accession Number: 2001.281.67A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Hand blocked blue and white medallions on a gray ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272779

Accession Number: 2000.289.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. White floral vine pattern accented with blue and brown berry sprigs. Block-printed on machine made green paper. Straight repeat.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272783

Accession Number: 2001.281.68

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Rose bouquets and sprigs roller-printed in peach, salmon, orange, red, two greens, and two grays on gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272784

Accession Number: 2001.281.69AB

Wallpaper

Three unused partial rolls of wallpaper. The pattern is composed of roses and aquaducts. Printed in two pinks, mauve, two greens, two blues, brown, purple, and lavender on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 272785

Accession Number: 2000.178A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Roller printed Rococo scroll and floral pattern. Pattern is roller-printed in multiple shades of brown, giving a sepia tone affect, except for select floral elements that are printed in cobalt blue. Cream color satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272786

Accession Number: 2001.281.70

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