Historic New England

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Maker: unknown

GUSN: 264664

Accession Number: 2002.32.90

Technical Drawing

Scroll sork design in pencil; sketches on reverse.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264665

Accession Number: 2002.32.91

Technical Drawing

Scroll work; leaves; one floral.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264666

Accession Number: 2002.32.92

Technical Drawing

Floral in center surrounded by leaves; border pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264667

Accession Number: 2002.32.93

Technical Drawing

Shamrock with leaves; pencil sketch on back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264668

Accession Number: 2002.32.94

Technical Drawing

Partially sketched abstract pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264669

Accession Number: 2002.32.95

Technical Drawing

Three flowers with leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264670

Accession Number: 2002.32.96

Technical Drawing

Partial pencil and ink drawing of flower and leaves; front and back sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), ink

GUSN: 264671

Accession Number: 2002.32.97

Technical Drawing

Floral, leaf, berry; collar-shaped pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264672

Accession Number: 2002.32.98

Technical Drawing

Small flowers; circles; collar-shaped pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264673

Accession Number: 2002.32.99

Technical Drawing

One large leaf scroll; front and back.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264677

Accession Number: 2002.32.100

Technical Drawing

Shamrock with leaf border pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264678

Accession Number: 2002.32.101

Technical Drawing

Unfinished floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264679

Accession Number: 2002.32.102

Technical Drawing

Leaves with abstracted flower in center.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264680

Accession Number: 2002.32.103

Technical Drawing

Abstracted floral; border pattern; front and back; goes with 2002.32.103.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264681

Accession Number: 2002.32.104

Technical Drawing

Floral. leaf, berry; collar-shaped pattern

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264682

Accession Number: 2002.32.105

Technical Drawing

Scroll; collar-shaped pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264683

Accession Number: 2002.32.106

Technical Drawing

Small flowers and leaves border pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264684

Accession Number: 2002.32.107

Technical Drawing

Scrolls with two shamrocks; one half of sheet.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264685

Accession Number: 2002.32.108

Technical Drawing

Shamrock with scroll.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264686

Accession Number: 2002.32.109

Technical Drawing

Shamrock with scroll.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264688

Accession Number: 2002.32.110

Technical Drawing

Scroll work with leaf pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264689

Accession Number: 2002.32.111

Wallpaper fragment from Stoughton, Massachusetts. Wide, large scale striped pattern. One stripe features alternating vignettes of a red urn with a green marble ashlar. The vignettes of this stripe are framed in borders with c-scrolls. The other stripe is alternating ashlars of gray and green marb...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273268

Accession Number: 1935.980

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and border fragments from the Timothy Johnson House, North Andover, Massachusetts. Pillar and arch pattern paper (A) with border (B) of leaves under small arches topped with a band of beading. Block-printed in black, brown and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273271

Accession Number: 2001.281.110AB

Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments from the General Sylvanus Thayer House in Braintree, Massachusetts. Entwined, stylized floral vine and dotted ribbon with continuous dotted vine. Block-printed in white on blue paper.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273291

Accession Number: 2001.281.111A-C

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment from the Clapp House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Stylized floral and foliate border with architectural motif along one edge. Block-printed in three blues, yellow, orange, tan and brown on probable tan ground. Brick red colored flock surrounds pattern and is printed with ...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273292

Accession Number: 2001.281.112

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Middleton, Massachusetts. Large fragment of fresco wallpaper upright, or Montant, decorated with a vertical border on left side and a central stripe ornamentation consisting of a fruit bowl alternating with a fountain framed by a pillar and arch. Printed in white, tan, brow...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273293

Accession Number: 2001.281.113

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Whipple House, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Large-scale floral spray pattern featuring a carnation. Stenciled in yellow, green, pink, blue and purple and block-printed in varnish red and black on unground paper. English tax stamp on verso.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 273294

Accession Number: 2001.281.114

Bandbox Paper

Unused roll of bandbox paper. Paper depicts a wagon scene with men and dogs. Block-printed in white, pink, dark and light green, and brown varnish on blue ground.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273364

Accession Number: 2001.281.115

Bandbox Paper

Four fragments of unused bandbox paper from Providence, Rhode Island. Paper depicts a men working around a horse drawn wagon with their dogs. Block-printed in white, pink, dark and light green, and green varnish on blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 273366

Accession Number: 2001.281.116A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern printed in alternating white and blue geometric design. Block-printed on sheets of handmade blue paper with brown ground. Wallpaper has been taped and pinned to backing paper and rolled.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273367

Accession Number: 2001.281.117

Wallpaper

Embossed wallpaper fragment with geometric oblong and flower design. Roller-printed in glossy green and red on gold ground. Manufacturers stamp on verso reads "PEERLESS / SIDEWALL No. 4700." Fragment probably removed from a sample book.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273368

Accession Number: 2001.281.118

Looking Glass

Looking glass with gilt frame and molded cornice. Concave side moldings with applied gilt spheres. Gilt rope turning along top and bottom edge. Lower panel appears to have old mirrored glass. Upper panel has eglomise liberty and independence. Eagle with Lady Liberty and globe surrounded by a swagged...

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), verre églomisé

GUSN: 273369

Accession Number: 1959.303

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper roll. Stripe patterned paper in which mulitcolor geometric stripe with quatrefoils alternates with a cream stripe. Roller-printed in brown, dark brown, red, green, golden brown and cream on tan satin ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273371

Accession Number: 2001.281.119

Sewing Table

Sewing table, drop-leaf with three drawers and gathered basket (reupholstered). Turned barley twist legs ending in tapered foot with original casters. Interior of work basket lined with marbelized paper. Pulls replaced.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood), veneer

GUSN: 273372

Accession Number: 1959.307

Tea table

Tilt-top tea table with ring turned pedestal base, tripod base with shaped pad feet. Base in original mahogany, pine top has been mahoganized. Base has notch carving.

Date: 1780-Twentieth-century

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), pine (wood)

GUSN: 273375

Accession Number: 1959.309

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with spurred loop handle. Blue transfer printed scenes with chinoiserie theme. Blue transfer printed geometric border on inside of rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 273398

Accession Number: 1970.410

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Lincrusta Walton wallpaper. The Lincrusta is mustard yellow and molded into a foliate and lattice pattern applied to a paper backing. Fragment (A) has detached from the rest of the roll (B).

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273400

Accession Number: 2001.281.120AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction "Peacock Paper" from the Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts. Vignettes of colorful birds, including peacocks. Roller-printed in two blues, two greens, two pinks, two grays, and black on a white ground with horizontal gray pinstripes and small diamond pattern. The paper ...

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273402

Accession Number: 2001.281.121

Wallpaper

Roll of unused Japanese Leather wallpaper from Boston retailer A.H. Davenport. Embossed paper pattern of flowers and strapwork. Stenciled in red with gold ground. Japanese characters stamped in left selvedge.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Retailer) Probably Rottman & Co. (Importer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273404

Accession Number: 2001.281.122

Wallpaper

Two partial rolls and one fragment of Japanese Leather wallpaper from Boston retailer A.H. Davenport. "Peacocks and Amorini" pattern designed by Walter Crane features arabasque motifs with putti, peacocks, comedy tragedy masks, trophy, floral garland and scrolling flora. Stenciled in green on gold ...

Date: 1887

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Retailer) Probably Rottman & Co. (Importer) Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273406

Accession Number: 2001.281.123A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment once part of the stock of Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. "Sunflower" pattern designed by William Morris. Lush pattern of sunflowers, meandering vines and grape clusters. Block-printed in burnt sienna on a metallic gold ground. Paper is embossed with a pebble texture and varnish...

Date: 1879

Maker: Morris, William (Designer) Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 273407

Accession Number: 2001.281.124

Portrait of Abigail May Brewer (1769-1849)

Portrait of an older woman wearing a sheer white cap tied under her chin, white lace shawl, and black dress. Sitter has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. Signed lower left corner "H.C. Pratt 1841." Plain gilt frame.

Date: 1841

Maker: Pratt, Henry Cheever (American painter, 1803-1880) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 273410

Accession Number: 2013.21.1

Wallpaper

Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Pattern has central rose medallion flanked by winged female figures reaching for grape clusters. Also includes pheonix, floral garlands and ribbon. Paper ground is dark copper with pattern stenciled in gold.

Date: 1880-1900

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273413

Accession Number: 2001.281.125

Wallpaper

Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Central shield medallion flanked by griffin. Design also includes pod-like floral garland, acanthus leaves and scrolls. Paper has a dark copper ground. Pattern is either printed or stenciled in light copper and silver.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Retailer) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273414

Accession Number: 2001.281.126.1

Wallpaper

Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Central shield medallion flanked by griffin. Design also includes pod-like floral garland, acanthus leaves and scrolls. Paper is printed or stenciled in red, orange, two tans, dark brown, and two greens on a brown ground and...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Manufacturer) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273416

Accession Number: 2001.281.126.2AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Large scale floral and foliate pattern. Pattern is iridenscent silver on mauve ground with background stenciled in green.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Retailer) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273418

Accession Number: 2001.281.127

Wallpaper

Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Large scale stylized palmette and floral pattern. Roller-printed in brown, orange, and green on yellow ground. Embossed with numberous small geometric patterns.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273419

Accession Number: 2001.281.128

Wallpaper

Partial roll of embossed wallpaper from Boston retailer A. H. Davenport. Large scale ogee fretwork with stylized acanthus leaf. Gold ground with design elements stenciled in copper, red, and dark brown.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: A.H. Davenport (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273421

Accession Number: 2001.281.129

Rocking Chair

Arrow back rocking chair with arms. Rocker has replaced crest rail and added comb back. Comb is pointed and stencilled with five spindles. Crest rail is grain painted and stenciled with fruit. Green wash painted over red graining. Rockers appear to be original. Arms have been stripped.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), graining, stenciling

GUSN: 273422

Accession Number: 1959.312

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