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Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii, light ground with horizontal black and red bands and wavy black lines. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacred, and ceremonial uses.

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270922

Accession Number: 2006.44.3633

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, brown ground with alternating bands of white stripes and ovals. Reverse side has embossed lines typical of kapa production. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedd...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270923

Accession Number: 2006.44.3634

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Bassinet frame and base

White and gold cast iron trestle base and canopy frame [.1ab]; Hinged oval basket lined with blue chintz [.1c].

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 270924

Accession Number: 1969.3518.1a-c

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Bassinet mattress

Oval bassinet mattress

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270925

Accession Number: 1969.3518.2

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Bassinet curtain and canopy

Bassinet curtain panel [a] and canopy [b] of bright blue glazed chintz with white embroidered net decoration.

Date: 1860-1874

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 270926

Accession Number: 1969.3518.3ab

Tapa

Small Tahitian tapa (ahu) fragment decorated with red fern design, back side is unadorned. Tahitian tapa designs frequently used leaf or fern fronds dipped in dye and pressed against the tapa. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and beddin...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270928

Accession Number: 2006.44.3635

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, white ground stamped with black circles and dots. Fragment is very thin and heavily embossed in a star-shaped pattern. The embossing is part of the kapa production process. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely u...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270932

Accession Number: 2006.44.3636

Kapa

Kapa fragment, orange-yellow cloth decorated with stamped black bands and small red and black squares. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for 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 oth...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270933

Accession Number: 2006.44.3637

Bandbox

Oval wooden bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a]: wallpapered with block printed floral paper on cream ground. Lid [b]: wallpapered with block-printed floral paper on cream ground. Same paper on box and lid.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270956

Accession Number: 2001.281.3AB

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa, or Hawaiian barkcloth. White ground decorated with bands of black and red wavy lines and red bands. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and be...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270957

Accession Number: 2006.44.3638

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] is decorated with block-printed wallpaper depicting a bird perched on a branch with a cluster of berries. Blue ground. The lid [b] is decorated with the same wallpaper as the box. The inside of the bandbox [a] is lined with newspaper dated August 8, 185...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270962

Accession Number: 2001.281.4AB

Kapa

Small fragment of Hawaiian bark cloth, yellow with a pattern of wavy red and black lines. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other se...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270965

Accession Number: 2006.44.3639

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [a] and lid [b] decorated with handmade block-printed wallpaper. Paper ground is light blue with darker blue stylized leaf or fern, medallion, and fleur de lis pattern. The inside of the box is lined with ivory colored paper. The inside of the lid is lined with...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270970

Accession Number: 2001.281.5AB

Kapa

Thin, translucent kapa fragment from Hawaii, white with pink-red bands and black oval spots. This fragment was cut from a larger sample. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for 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, sacr...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270972

Accession Number: 2006.44.3640

Kapa

Small fragment of kapa from Hawaii, dyed red on one side. The barkcloth is thin but stiff, with three-dimensional ribbing embossed into the fabric. This type of ribbed kapa (kua'ula) is unique to Hawaii. The fragment was cut from a larger sample at some point. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a ...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270973

Accession Number: 2006.44.3641

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] covered with light blue paper, no design. Lined with white paper. Lid [B] covered with block-printed wallpaper with a design of oak leaves and branches, flowers and a thorn pattern on tan ground, light blue paper underneath. Lid lined with newspaper dated J...

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270974

Accession Number: 2001.281.6AB

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii, lavender brown with wavy embossed lines made during production. The fragment is very thin and translucent. Tapa (kapa in Hawaiian) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sa...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270975

Accession Number: 2006.44.3642

Kapa

Small kapa fragment from Hawaii, brownish red with embossed ribbing. This ribbed type of kapa is unique to the Hawaiian Islands and is called kua'ula.. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, a...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 270977

Accession Number: 2006.44.3643

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed white ground paper with repeating silver diamond geometric pattern with silver and green leaves and brown flowers. The rim of the lid is covered with a floral designed paper. The interior of the box is lined with w...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270978

Accession Number: 2001.281.7AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with wooden lid. Bandbox [A] covered with a block-printed wallpaper with an orange floral medallion on a bed of scattered wheat stalks, blue ground. Interior lined with with cream paper. Visible stitching along bottom edge. Lid [B] is fragmented, covered in a floral pattern pap...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 270979

Accession Number: 2001.281.8AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a block-printed gray geometric design of slim columns with pointed edges repeating in a fence-like pattern on white ground. Larger green and brown columns on either side of box. Lid rim papered in spiral pattern, pink ground. Interior of...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271025

Accession Number: 2001.281.9AB

Tapa

Tapa cloth fragment, dark brown color on both sides with embossed striated lines, possibly from the Malay area. Fragment is very thin and translucent. Tapa is a cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and is widely used in the Pacific for clothing and bedding, as well as other secular, sacre...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271026

Accession Number: 2006.44.3644

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] and lid [B] are covered with a block-printed yellow floral and vine diamond shaped design with red floral bouquet or medallion in the center of each diamond, blue ground. Interior of the box and lid are lined with white paper. Lid rim is covered with a repe...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271029

Accession Number: 2001.281.10AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Asian style, themed Scenic Figure paper made in Germany for the French market. Pattern is block-printed in black on yellow ground and embossed. Scenes include a figure on horseback, figures with umbrellas, a pagoda with attached raised walkway, a bridge over lily pads and ...

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273759

Accession Number: 2001.281.211

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base with loop handle and leaf terminals. Mochaware decoration with vareigated loops on white ground and solid bands above and below, in brown, light blue, and burnt orange.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 273760

Accession Number: 1970.385

Mug

Earthenware mug. Shaped base and loop handle with leaf terminals. Mochaware decoration with vareigated loops on blue ground, with solid bands above and below in blue and brick red.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 273761

Accession Number: 1970.388

Mug

Earthenware mug. Cylindrical with loop handle and pointed terminals. Mochaware decoration with marbelized pattern in blue, orange, and brown. Reeded bands at rim and base, overpainted with light green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 273771

Accession Number: 1970.386

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Birge Quick Wallcoverings: No. 1"

Date: 1955

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273793

Accession Number: 1995.555

Wallpaper

Four panels of French scenic wallpaper. Handpainted on sheets of paper 39 1/4 inches wide by 105 inches hight. The painted pattern of each section is approximately 37 inches high, the remainder being sky. Written in ink on the reverse of one panel: "Environs de Paris / de 31 a 40." Two of the sec...

Date: 1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273794

Accession Number: 1995.556A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral pattern with foliage in Anglo-Japanese color palette. Roller-printed in red, two greens, tan, brown, and liquid mica on yellow ground. "National Wall Paper Company" and "454" printed in selvedge.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: National Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273840

Accession Number: 2001.281.212

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over floral with maple leaves block-printed in light blue, mint green, and brown on light gray ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273854

Accession Number: 2001.281.213

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Long, narrow fragment of floral pattern paper. Block-printed with Irisé technique in pale yellow or white, light blue, and dark blue. Ground appears to be gray. Length indicates this may be a bandbox paper or border.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273858

Accession Number: 2001.281.214A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments removed from the Harris Gray Otis House. Nursery paper. Engraved scenes of figures and animals in imitation of toile. Scenes are framed by scrolling acanthus leaf festoons and grape vine arbors.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273871

Accession Number: 2000.1660A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Aesthetic style floral vine pattern. Bamboo shoots in receding colors form the background, vibrantly colored floral vines the foreground. Block-printed in tan, brown, white, red, three shades of pink and three shades of green on a highly polished gray ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273887

Accession Number: 2001.281.215

Sofa

Sofa with straight back and tubular crest rail with carved floret finials. Cylidrical arms contain drawers with exterior upholstery and wooden knob pulls. Feet carved with Ionic scrolls, rosettes, and acanthus leaves. Brass castors.

Date: 1826-1826

Maker: Hancock, William, 1794- (Furniture maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 273902

Accession Number: 2013.24.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Bouquet and sprig pattern. Large bouquets of pink and white apple blossoms alternate with small sprigs of violet flowers. Block-printed in twenty-four colors: yellow, white, three olives, four greens, red, two pinks, three mauves, three browns, blue, aqua, four violets ...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273903

Accession Number: 2001.281.216

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment with sprig pattern. Sprigs of purple pansies alternate with branches with pink berries. Block printed in cream, four browns, three aqua greens, four pinks, yellow, mustard, five violets and three greens on gray ground. Light gray stripes, printed on top of the ground, ru...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273908

Accession Number: 2001.281.217

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral bouquet and stripe pattern. Large bouquets of violet pansies and lavender alternate with smaller bouquets of the same. Stripes of metallic gold pindots run behind the bouquets. Block-printed in pink, two violets, lavender, three greens, two blue-greens, yellow,...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273913

Accession Number: 2001.281.218

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral bouquet and sray pattern. Bouquets of pink and violet flowers and grasses alternate with small sprays of pink flowers and smaller sprays of violet flowers. Block-printed in metallic gold, tan, yellow, two browns, two grays, three pinks, olive, four greens, black ...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273920

Accession Number: 2001.281.219

Wallpaper

Two matching wallpaper fragments. Large scale floral pattern of naturalistic poppies on leafy stems. Roller-printed with thin color . Visible streaking of colors. Pattern colors very faded and/or significantly changed, making it difficult to discern original shades. Appears to be printed in thr...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273927

Accession Number: 2001.281.220AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Large scale diaper with enclosed sprig pattern is made more complex by Greek key diagonals defining foreground diamonds and hatchmark diagonals defining background diamonds. The result is an overall argyle pattern. Roller-printed in orange, brown, gray, two blues, three...

Date: 1865-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273929

Accession Number: 2001.281.221

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe pattern with Neo-classical motifs. Dark gray stripes featuring yellow quatrefoil design alternate with light gray stripes with cartouches framing a maple leaf decorated wallshelf under a garland. Narrow horizontal stripes form background. Roller-printed i...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273930

Accession Number: 2001.281.222

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Block-printed sprays of pink and white roses alternate with sprays and sprigs of red and white apple blossoms. Floral elements are connected by thin leafy trails. Background of gray stripes on a highly polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273931

Accession Number: 2001.281.223

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe pattern block-printed in white, two grays and maroon on polished cream ground. A central, large stripe of bouquets, baskets of flowers, and bows is flanked by stripes of small sprigs evenly spaced along a pinstripe. Running along the left edge of the paper...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273932

Accession Number: 2001.281.224

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper, probably a showroom sample. Large-scale, floral stripe immitation of fabric. A large branch with exotic flower, fruit and leaf grow vertically over a background of pindots in a cloud-like pattern. The branch is framed on either side by wavy, stylized trailing vines w...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273934

Accession Number: 2001.281.225

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Brocade pattern of bouquets and lacy ribbon. Roller-printed in peach, cream and olive on liquid mica green ground. Paper is embossed with fine vertical ribbing.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 273935

Accession Number: 2001.281.226

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diagonal pattern of rosettes and delicate scrolling vines form large-scale diaper or knot pattern enclosing vignettes of a flower filled urn. Roller-printed in rose, pink, white, black, three greens on a blue-gray ground. Paper has surface texture but does not appear to ...

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273936

Accession Number: 2001.281.227

The Traveling Teller Toy Bank

Savings bank, oval shape with slots for quarters, nickels, dimes, halves, currency, and cents. Haverhill Savings Bank.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: The Automatic Recording Safe Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 273948

Accession Number: 2013.26.1

The Traveling Teller Toy Bank

Savings bank, oval form with slots for quarters, nickels, dimes, halves, currency, cents, and bills. Haverhill Savings Bank.

Maker: The Automatic Recording Safe Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: metal

GUSN: 273949

Accession Number: 2013.26.2

Arm Rest\n \n

Arm rest is a tan leather/plastic with a black, sponge-like padding on one side. Arm rest functions with the black padding facing up on the driver's side vehicle window. Arm rest is screwed in to hold arm rest in place and flips into car when window is rolled up.

Date: 1930-1970

Maker: Daniel Low & Co.

GUSN: 273959

Accession Number: 2013.27.1