Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Frieze Border. Allover continuous repeat of flowers, perhaps garland. Bordered on top by two horizontal black lines. Printed in pink, blue, green and white liquid mica on white or unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177796

Accession Number: 1967.136.26B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal orange lines - lattice on black ground. Some white.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177797

Accession Number: 1967.136.2B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of diaper pattern alternating with berried foliage vine. Printed in green, red and white poosibly on blue ground. Colors are faded and stained. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177798

Accession Number: 1967.136.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover diaper pattern with diagonal grid imitating lace on a dotted field. Printed in white on blue? ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177799

Accession Number: 1967.136.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical geometric stripe in blue on white? ground. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177800

Accession Number: 1967.136.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Very dark green? ground. Design not decipherable, but printed in pink and white.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177801

Accession Number: 1967.136.6

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, small-scale repeat with vertical stripes of delicate serpentine vines. Printed in white on red ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177802

Accession Number: 1967.136.7

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral possibly with medallion. Printed in dark green, turquoise and yellow on tan ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177803

Accession Number: 1967.136.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Bifircated foliate elements in green and red alternating with red outlined and horizontally striped diamonds. Separated by white scrolls on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177804

Accession Number: 1967.136.15

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers at intersection framing maroon diamond panel with hollow, round corners. Printed in brown, tan and maroon.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177805

Accession Number: 1967.136.19

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral vine with thick, stocky stems. Flower heads tipped in red with yellow centers and olive stems and buds on tan/khaki ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177806

Accession Number: 1967.137.14

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Allover grid of stylized floral forms with husk and bead elements. Printed in a blend of red, yellow, black and white on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177807

Accession Number: 1967.137.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Scrolling Greek Revival foliage in grey and white framing geometric forms. Printed on pink ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177808

Accession Number: 1967.137.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover grid of closely spaced stylized floral elements in blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177809

Accession Number: 1967.137.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral pattern in which green and maroon sprigs with tendrils either alternate with or meander between white medallions on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177810

Accession Number: 1967.137.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Bifurcated foliate elements in green and red alternating with red outlined and horizontally striped diamonds, divided by white scrolls on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177811

Accession Number: 1967.137.6

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover densely arranged leaves and suggested vine. Printed in pink with maroon edges and negative space filled in with maroon horizontal pin-stripes.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177812

Accession Number: 1967.137.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vine and stripe. Broad vertical foliate vine on blue field which appears "stretched" between two rods and alternates with tan stripe. Printed on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177813

Accession Number: 1967.137.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers at intersections framing maroon diamond panel with hollow round corners. Printed in brown, tan and maroon.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177814

Accession Number: 1967.137.10

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern. Grey vine in white field separating grid of maroon ogee-ended panels with floral sprigs in green and violet.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177815

Accession Number: 1967.137.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral (clematis?) heads in red and orange on a delicate yellow leafed vine with berried stems. Printed on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177816

Accession Number: 1967.137.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow medallion and stripe. Floral centers with foliate wreaths bordered by vertical foliate stripe. Printed in blended blue and green on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177817

Accession Number: 1967.137.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale, white, allover foliage vine (now very dirty) in blue, cream and ochre on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177818

Accession Number: 1967.149B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped paper. Alternating vertical stripes of flowering vine and rose sprigs on a trellis. Printed in red, green and white on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177819

Accession Number: 1967.149A

Fireboard

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border decorating fireboard (one of two borders and wallpaper decorating fireboard). Central rosette flanked by two lateral leaves and tendrils. A tongue and dart band runs along the bottom edge. Printed in two grays, white, peach, beige and two browns on a brown groun...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, painting (image-making)

GUSN: 179767

Accession Number: 1969.400C

Demitasse cup

Porcelain demitasse cup with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179768

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.7

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179771

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.22

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179773

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.23

Demitasse saucer

Porcelain demitasse saucer with gilt vine decoration on a raspberry border.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Charles Field Haviland Co. (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179774

Accession Number: 2006.44.1960.24

Card Table

Empire Style card table. Rectangular top with round front corners. Simple molded edge and concave molded skirt. Mahogany veneer modified lyre base with applied decorative scroll carving on solid pedestal form. Four s-scroll legs with molded edge and cast brass paw casters. Top leaf opens on two supp...

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 179779

Accession Number: 1952.66

Children's Mug

Porcelain children's mug with painted maroon body with white flowers and orange and green leaves. Rectangular, white space on front with gilded inscription. Scrolled c-shaped handle. Mug tapers towards top. Gilt band at neck. Possibly used to have gilt around rim. Gilt band around base almost comple...

Date: 1872

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179792

Accession Number: 1993.612

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 179797

Accession Number: 1993.830

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179798

Accession Number: 1993.830a

Spur

Metal spur with stamped decoration. Semi-circular frame connected by linked chain. Twelve points on hinged spur with two chained dangling ornaments for clanking. Exterior elements with stamped vine and bead decoration.

Date: 1840-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179799

Accession Number: 1993.830b

Canteen

Painted iron canteen. Cylindrical shape with small neck opening and three applied tubular pieces for threading a rope. Painted dark green with red trim. One face painted in yellow and black "No, 23." Opposite face painted in yellow and black with a stylized star.

Date: 1840-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), painting (image-making)

GUSN: 179801

Accession Number: 1993.829

Coffeepot

Silver plated coffeepot. Urn-shaped body with beading and stamped decoration. Stamped band around body includes central cartouche (to have initials/name stamped). Gadrooned lip. Domed hinged lid has vascular finial and conical top. S-shaped (??-illeg. word) with acanthus leaf decoration and pearl/bo...

Date: 1852-1898

Maker: Meriden Britannia Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: silver alloy, plated metal, silver (metal)

GUSN: 179804

Accession Number: 1993.850

Vase

Parian vase molded in the shape of hand holding a tulip. Base in form of cuff with two buttons around wrist.

Date: 1800-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: parian (porcelain)

GUSN: 179808

Accession Number: 1993.619

Urn

Small, decorative earthenware urn. Urn has bulbous body, scroll handles, flared rim and sits on a square platform. The urn is glazed light blue and hand-painted with flowers in metallic gold, black and white and bands in metallic gold. Each side of the urn are painted with polychrome landscape scene...

Date: 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, hand-painted, glazing (coating)

GUSN: 179810

Accession Number: 1993.623

Rug

Turkoman Bokhara rug. Two rows of six gols with five chemche between the rows. At each end there is a panel depicting the toothed-diamond design. The edges are bound in alternating maroon and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 179818

Accession Number: 2006.44.445

Musical Angel

Oil painting on panel of an angel holding a wooden instrument to her chest. Her robes are red and blue with gold decoration, and she stands on a small blue surface. Her halo and background are golden, as is the top portion of her wings, which blend downward into a pink color. The frame is intricatel...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Angelico, Fra, ca. 1400-1455 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179820

Accession Number: 2006.44.606

Musical Angel

Oil painting of a trumpeting angel wearing red robes decorated with gold trim and florettes. Her halo and wings are gold, as is the background. She stands on a small blue surface. The Gothic frame is intricately carved wood. The bottom and sides are rectangular and the top is peaked. Two spindled co...

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: After Angelico, Fra, ca. 1400-1455 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179822

Accession Number: 2006.44.607

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 179827

Accession Number: 1993.848

The Hardships and Sacrifice, Massey's Cove, Salem, 1626

Scene of Native Americans, wildlife (bears, deer, and birds) and settlers in a snow covered forest. The settlers cut down trees while the Indians hunt. Teepees and log cabins situated above a small body of water with ducks and ice chunks. Gray painted wood frame with no ornamentation. Text painted a...

Date: 1920-1928

Maker: Frost, John Orne Johnson, 1852-1928 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179828

Accession Number: 2006.44.608

Ship and shoreline in rough seas

Print of ships and shore with rough seas in a gold painted wooden frame. Land with house and wooden pilings in right foreground. One prominent ship and several minor sail boats at left. Two prominent ships at right of center. White waves are crashing into the shore. Five birds in sky on left side. W...

Maker: Reproduction of Van Ruisdael, Jacob, 1628-1682 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), ink, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179830

Accession Number: 2006.44.649

Ship Formosa

Oil painting of a black ship sailing on turrid water. The ship has three sets of sails and four sets of triangular sails all of which are in use. The scale of the ship takes up most of the space in the painting and it is sailing toward the right of the painting. At the stern there are six other ship...

Maker: Sung, Lai (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179843

Accession Number: 2006.44.671

The Wreck of the "Perserverance"

Portrait of a ship overtuned in turrid waters. Four masts are broken and the sails are drawn. On the boat there are three people standing. Two rowboats to the left of the painting by the bow of the ship are filled with crew members going to shore. Nine people stand along the shoreline. The ship in a...

Date: 1902

Maker: Macpherson, M (Copyist) After Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845 (Artist)

Material: watercolor (paint), paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179847

Accession Number: 2006.44.672

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179855

Accession Number: 1993.848.1

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179856

Accession Number: 1993.848.2

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179857

Accession Number: 1993.848.3

Candlestick

Silver plated candlesticks. Candle cup in the form of an acanthus leaf capital. Removable bobeche with gadrooned edge and pointed corners. Fluted shaft. Square base with with incurved sides and gadrooned border, above and below. Each one of four sides has central urn. Each urn connected by swags. Gr...

Date: Early to Mid 19th Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179858

Accession Number: 1993.848.4

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