Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two fragments of unused wallpaper printed with floral medallion pattern. The medallions resemble stylized hanging lamps with beads, fringe and chain-like festoons. Each medallion frames a yellow rose sprig. Roller-printed in a light mauve, two yellows, brown, three greens, two violets and metallic...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272874

Accession Number: 2001.281.84AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Middleton, Massachusetts. Floral pattern of bouquets alternating with fern sprigs. Paper is roller-printed in tan, gray-green, white and metallic gold on a white satin ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272876

Accession Number: 2001.281.85

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Large scale Asian style figure wallpaper featuring framed vignettes of vases. Seated children positioned around the vignettes play musical instruments or noise makers. The background imitates woven matting and the vignette framing, oriental architectural motifs. Other motifs ...

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272885

Accession Number: 2001.281.86

Trunk Lining

Two wallpaper fragments mounted on paperboard. The fragments were collected from Barnstable, Massachusetts, and include a note stating they once lined a cowhide trunk from England. The handmade paper is block-printed with a medallion encircled by a larger oval and decorated with oval leaf and acan...

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272910

Accession Number: 2001.281.87AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Damask pattern paper roller-printed in red on pink ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272914

Accession Number: 2001.281.88

Portrait of a Young Boy

Pastel portrait of a young boy facing left. Identified as a Cushing family member. Boy has his right hand tucked into his pale yellow coat. He is also wearing a high collared ruffled shirt with lace at cuffs, pale blue buttoned waistcoat, and a dark colored cravat. Carved wood frame with gilding.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: Possibly Blyth, Benjamin (American painter, 1746-after 1787) (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272917

Accession Number: 1966.1705

Portrait of a Young Girl

Pastel portrait of a young girl facing right. Identified as a Cushing family member. Girl is wearing a light colored round necked dress and holding wilted flowers. Dark wood frame.

Date: ca. 1780

Maker: Possibly Blyth, Benjamin (American painter, 1746-after 1787) (Artist)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272919

Accession Number: 1966.1704

Still Life Painting of Pears

Still life of two yellow pears on gray ground. Oil on panel, plain wood frame.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 272932

Accession Number: 1996.104

Painting of a Basket of Fruit

Still life with basket of fruit on a round pedestal table. Pineapple in center surrounded by pears, apples, green, red, and purple grapes. Oil on canvas.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 272933

Accession Number: 1996.107

Still Life Painting of a Bowl of Fruit

Still life with glass bowl of fruit on a rectangular table, draped green curtain in upper right corner. A banana, pear, and red apple surround the bowl of red and green apples, lemons, and an orange. Oil on canvas, no frame.

Date: ca. 1835

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 272934

Accession Number: 1996.108

Tape Loom

Tape loom, inscribed "HT 1734". Rectangular shape with narrow waist. Eleven narrow slots for weaving.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272935

Accession Number: 1996.110

Davenport Desk

Davenport desk.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: walnut (wood), veneer

GUSN: 272936

Accession Number: 2013.7.1

Settee

Porch settee, aluminum frame with green velon webbing.

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Esty, John Cushing, 1901-1977 (Maker)

Material: aluminum (metal), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 272937

Accession Number: 2013.7.2

Potholder

Crewelwork potholder.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272938

Accession Number: 1996.111

Potholder

Patchwork potholder.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272939

Accession Number: 1996.112

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Damask pattern roller-printed in red on red ground. Paper is printed to appear textured.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272941

Accession Number: 2001.281.89

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Tapestry wallpaper printed with a landscape scene overprinted with fine black lines to simulate the weave of a textile. Roller-printed in multiple greens, browns, blue, violet, yellow, tan and black.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272942

Accession Number: 2001.281.90

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Pattern featurning hillside landscape of stylized trees and houses. Roller-printed in burnt orange, dark green, gray-green, cream, blue, brown and black on dark peach ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272943

Accession Number: 2001.281.91

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holman House, Attleboro, Massachusetts. Floral vine pattern with birds and butterflies. Printed in black, two greens, tan, pink, blue, mauve and gold on tan ground. Overprinted with white and green/copper wavy lines.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272944

Accession Number: 2001.281.92

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Renaissance Revival floral stripe wallpaper from the Clapp House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Small climbing vines of multi-colored flowers grows up a gray vertical stripe that runs along the left side of roll. The rest of the roll is printed with gray strapwork and scrolls forming...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272950

Accession Number: 2001.281.93AB

Ladle

Steel and tin ladle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272952

Accession Number: 1996.113

Tape Loom

Tape loom, rectangular shape with narrow waist. Carved shell decoration at top, large shell in center flanked by two smaller shells. Inscised decorative lines outline waist and bottom half of loom. Eighteen narrow slots for weaving.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272953

Accession Number: 1996.114

Cutting Board

Wooden bread cutting board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272955

Accession Number: 1996.115

Looking Glass

Looking glass, rectangular shape with gilt rope edged frame. Top section of glass has a reverse painted picture of a basket of fruit framed by draped red curtains.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), paint (coating), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272956

Accession Number: 1996.116

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the Clapp House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. Rococo Revival floral pattern in pink, red, green, blue and purple with scrolls and beads in tan and background stripes in gray. Roller-printed on white satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272957

Accession Number: 2001.281.94AB

Miniature cupboard

Paint decorated miniture cupbaord.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272958

Accession Number: 1996.117

Miniature cupboard

Painted miniature cupboard.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272959

Accession Number: 1996.118

Bowl

Large copper bowl with brass foot ring.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272960

Accession Number: 1996.119

Basin

Copper basin.

Maker: unknown

Material: copper (metal)

GUSN: 272961

Accession Number: 1996.120

Rolling Pin

Colored glass rolling pin.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 272962

Accession Number: 1996.121

Lantern

Wall fixture [a] with black painted tin and glass lantern [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272963

Accession Number: 1996.122AB

Set of coasters with holder

Eight fruit-shaped plastic coasters [.1-.8] with holder [.9].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272964

Accession Number: 1996.123

Cutting Board

Slate cutting board.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272965

Accession Number: 1996.124

Porringer

Copper porringer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272966

Accession Number: 1996.125

Platter

Large platter, blue transfer-printed Staffordshire.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272967

Accession Number: 1996.126

Platter

Platter, blue transfer-printed Staffordshire.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272968

Accession Number: 1996.127

Table

Painted dropleaf dining table.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272969

Accession Number: 1996.128

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272970

Accession Number: 1996.129

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272971

Accession Number: 1996.130

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272972

Accession Number: 1996.131

Tray

Tray.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272973

Accession Number: 1996.132

Stove

Iron cook stove.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272974

Accession Number: 1996.133

Bottle

Clear blown glass bottle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272975

Accession Number: 1996.134

Bottle with stopper

Clear pressed glass bottle [a] with stopper [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272976

Accession Number: 1996.135AB

Pie plate

Rockingham ware pie plate.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272977

Accession Number: 1996.136

Wallpaper

Striped wallpaper fragment with large central stripe of roses and rosebuds flanked by narrower floral stripes. Roller-printed in three grays and yellow on white satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272978

Accession Number: 2001.281.95

Saucer

Saucer, blue and white Canton.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272981

Accession Number: 1996.138

Shot glass

Clear blown glass shot glass with millefiori base.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272982

Accession Number: 1996.139

Jug with cover

Ridgway transfer-printed jug [a] with cover [b].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272984

Accession Number: 1996.140AB

Partial set of coasters

Three silver and glass coasters [.1-.3].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272985

Accession Number: 1996.141

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