Historic New England

Crock

Unglazed redware crock.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272987

Accession Number: 1996.142

Wallpaper

Two fragments of striped wallpaper fragments with rose sprigs. Roller-printed in tan, two browns, three greens, three violets, yellow and white on satin tan ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272989

Accession Number: 2001.281.96AB

Wallpaper fragment that is in two pieces, from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Striped pattern with green floral sprig. Roller-printed in three grays, two greens and brown on gray satin ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272994

Accession Number: 2001.281.97AB

Teapot

Teapot [a] with cover [b]. Elongated teapot has a slightly rectangular baluster form with a S-shaped spout and a C-shaped handle. Molded basket-weave patterned sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Domed cover [b] has a rectangular finial and is decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272995

Accession Number: 1991.1005.1ab

Waste Bowl

Waste bowl, deep circular form with molded basket-weave patterned sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Molded band below the rim and a rolled foot ring.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272996

Accession Number: 1991.1005.2

Cream pitcher

Cream pitcher, elongated and rectangular baluster form with basket-weave molded sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Molded spout and a 'gothic' C-shaped handle.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272997

Accession Number: 1991.1005.3

Sugar Bowl

Sugar bowl [a] and cover [b]. Sugar bowl has a slightly rectangular baluster form with two molded handles. Molded basket-weave patterned sides decorated with hand-painted floral sprays. Cover [b] has a rectangular finial and is decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272998

Accession Number: 1991.1005.4ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272999

Accession Number: 1991.1005.5ab

Plate

Circular plate with molded canted rim and a flat face; decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273000

Accession Number: 1991.1005.6

Plate

Circular plate with molded canted rim and a flat face; decorated with hand-painted floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273001

Accession Number: 1991.1005.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Stamped-gilt figure wallpaper in neo-grec style. Block-printed in gray and black with stamped gilt on gray ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273002

Accession Number: 2001.281.98

Set of teacups and saucers

Set of five earthenware teacups and saucers with white glazed bodies. Molded basket-weave pattern decorated with hand-painted polychrome enamel floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), enameling

GUSN: 273003

Accession Number: 1996.137

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273007

Accession Number: 1996.137.1ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273008

Accession Number: 1996.137.2ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273009

Accession Number: 1996.137.3ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273011

Accession Number: 1996.137.4ab

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273012

Accession Number: 1996.137.5ab

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Manchester-By-The-Sea, Massachusetts. Landscape scenic wallpaper depicting men hunting with dogs in wooded setting. Roller-printed in two greens, black, three browns, tan and five blues on gray ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273016

Accession Number: 2001.281.99

Side Chair

Side chair. Mahogany with birch rear seat rail maple front and side seat rails; yellow pine (probably pitch pine) corner blocks. Serpentine crest rail with central flat shell carving and carved molded ears. Pierced splat with owl's eye central design. Leather-upholstered seat lined with single r...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 273040

Accession Number: 1980.74.1

Side Chair

Chippendale side chair. Side chair. Mahogany with birch rear seat rail maple front and side seat rails; yellow pine (probably pitch pine) corner blocks. Serpentine crest rail with central flat shell carving and carved molded ears. Pierced splat with owl's eye central design. Leather-upholstered ...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 273041

Accession Number: 1980.74.2

Side Chair

Chippendale side chair with shell motif.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273042

Accession Number: 1980.75.1

Card Table

Chippendale card table.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273043

Accession Number: 1980.76

Dropleaf Table

Dropleaf table. Mahogany with birch hinge rails; white pine and other secondary wood. Rectangular top with rectangular leaves. Top and leaves each composed of a single board. Molded skirt with cyma recta curve and ogee arch. Rests on cabriole legs with scrolled over-the-apron knee bracket and r...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805 (Furniture maker)

GUSN: 273044

Accession Number: 1980.78

Wallpaper

Ceiling paper fragment. Framing this corner fragment is a square geometric design in the corner flanked by the same landscape scene of a ruined structure with water and mountains on either side. The corner fragment features a floral design with blooms resembling hydrangea and palm leaves. Roller-...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273064

Accession Number: 2001.281.100

Wallpaper

Ceiling paper fragment. This corner fragment features a landscape scene of a mill on a river. The scene is placed framed within a red diamond and is surrounded by a symmetrical block pattern outlined in metallic gold and oversized cattails. The paper is roller-printed in two reds, black, blue, wh...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273066

Accession Number: 2001.281.101

Coverlet

Red and white coverlet.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: Bates Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273067

Accession Number: 2013.8.1

Shawl

Black lace shawl with sparrow design.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 273068

Accession Number: 2013.8.2

Wallpaper

Ceiling wallpaper fragment. Moiré patterned, non-directional paper roller-printed in white on a cream colored satin ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273069

Accession Number: 2001.281.102

Wallpaper

Fragment of Fresco paper. A fresco horizontal border is carefully affixed to an upright vertical boarder and striped wall panel paper. The borders immitate architectural molding and includes a floral and acanthus leaf motif. Block-printed in six shades of brown on brown ground. The papers appear...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273070

Accession Number: 2001.281.103

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scenery figure paper featuring two pastoral vignettes. In the first vignette, two men seated at an outdoor table smoking as a woman serves ale. A country house is in the background with the sign "Travelers Rest." In the second vignette, a couple dances to a fiddler's tune. A...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273075

Accession Number: 2001.281.104

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scenery figure paper featuring two pastoral vignettes. In the first vignette, two men seated at an outdoor table smoking as a woman serves ale. A country house is in the background with the sign "Travelers Rest." In the second vignette, a couple dances to a fiddler's tune. A...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273079

Accession Number: 2001.281.105

Mug

Earthenware mug. Slightly tapered body with shaped base and ear-shaped handle. Incised band around body near top. Blue band near rim. Hand painted blue flower pot on one side, sprig of flowers in blue on the other side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 273080

Accession Number: 1970.373

Side Chair

Painted side chair, Wood, Paint, Mother of pearl, and Cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273081

Accession Number: 2012.114.1.1

Side Chair

Painted side chair, Wood, Paint, Mother of pearl, and Cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273082

Accession Number: 2012.114.1.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Clapp House in Dorchester, Massachusetts. English Pillar and Arch pattern block-printed and stenciled. Architectural elements in light blue, gray and black on gray ground. Floral swags and leaves, in green, pink and red, adorn the architectural elements. A small piece ...

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273083

Accession Number: 2001.281.106

Side chair

Side chair, Wood and cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273084

Accession Number: 2012.114.2.1

Side Chair

Side chair, Wood and cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273085

Accession Number: 2012.114.2.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Stylized Neoclassical pattern of Medallions and Squares. Block-printed on handmade paper. Squares containing a design of an urn with quatrefoil, leaves and swans alternate with squares of a foliate sunburst composed of geometric elements. Printed i...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273086

Accession Number: 2001.281.107

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Barnstable, Massachusetts. Floral patterned paper printed with repeating open blooms, similiar to a hibiscas, and palm fronds. Block-printed in orange, yellow and red on blue ground. Multiple handmade paper pieces, cut into various sizes and attached in different direction...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273089

Accession Number: 2001.281.108

Wallpaper

Naturalistic floral wallpaper with floral border from West Peabody, Massachusetts. The pattern is reminiscent of both Aesthetic and Anglo-Japanese styles popular in the late nineteenth century. Roller-printed in muddied greens, orange and blue on black ground. The fragment is affixed to linen.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273092

Accession Number: 2001.281.109

Torchière

Three-legged mahogany torchière with circular top. Cabriole legs and pad feet. Gadrooned rings just above legs and midway up shaft.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 290800

Accession Number: 1977.75.1

Firetool stand

Brass firetool stand. Circular base with four bun feet. Ball finial. Gallery runs around base. Base of stand has a pebbled surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), spinning (metalworking)

GUSN: 290801

Accession Number: 1968.167.1

Fireplace tongs

Brass fireplace tongs with ball finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 290802

Accession Number: 1968.167.2

Fireplace poker

Brass fireplace poker with ball finial. Squared blunt end. Poker has a metal rod wrapped around the neck to hang the poker from the arm of the firetool stand.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), casting (process)

GUSN: 290803

Accession Number: 1968.167.3

Dog Figurine

Ceramic figurine of a seated dog, possibly a greyhound. White with green painted base. Remnants of paint and glaze on surface, including collar and blue eyes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 290812

Accession Number: 1931.1473

Glass Girandole

Glass girandole with two arms. Cut glass bobeche has nine suspended drops. Right arm has a single drop attached to the bottom edge of the bobeche. Split beaded chains with large drop at one end run from each bobeche up to a glass dome hung with four drops. Flattened molded glass finial. Rectangular ...

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 290814

Accession Number: 1976.166.1

Wallpaper

Three fragments of neoclassical hall wallpaper from Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary motif of the pattern is two parrots perched on top of a basket of flowers and fruit [Fragment A]. In the background is a pattern of repeating small stylized white sprigs [Fragment B]. The paper includes a wid...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290815

Accession Number: 2001.281.960A-C

Transparency of Wallpaper Pattern

Transparency of the background pattern of the reproduction wallpaper "Louise" by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Pattern consists of small stylized sprigs.

Date: 1975-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), film (material by form)

GUSN: 290817

Accession Number: 2001.281.961

Wallpaper Border or Frieze

Fragment of Art Nouveau-style wallpaper border or frieze with flowering vine pattern. Equally spaced green stems grow upward from the bottom of the border, each with a yellow blossom in profile and two three-lobed green leaves against a red background. The vines rise and intertwine along the top o...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290822

Accession Number: 2001.281.962

Wallpaper

Small fragment of damask-patterned wallpaper. The wallpaper was chosen by John Quincy Adams for use in the formal sitting room of the "Old House," part of the Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, Massachusetts. The paper has a dense floral swag and foliate scrolls pattern with hanging cord and t...

Date: 1826

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290826

Accession Number: 2001.281.963

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