Historic New England

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Scenery figure paper. Delicately rendered vignette showing shepherdess feeding doves while a sheep stand by her side. Scene is set within medallion embellished with scrolled foliage and flowers. Prints in two pinks, yellow, two browns, two greens, blue, grey on light grey ground.

Date: 1900-1916

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103545

Accession Number: 2008.6.67

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large scale purple iris flowers with scrolling green stems. Printed in three purples, three greens, and yellow on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1950

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103546

Accession Number: 2008.6.68

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Allover pattern of blue flowers with yellow centers and beige leaves. Printed in two blues, two yellows, grey, beige, and white.

Date: 1918-1919

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103547

Accession Number: 2008.6.69

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of stylized pomegranates and teazles with scrolling foliage. Printed in peach, red and olive on a cream ground.

Date: ca. 1895

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer) Jeffrey & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103548

Accession Number: 2008.6.70

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Stylized open and closed lilies with long stems with a surround of stylized roses with scrolling stems and leaves. Printed in two greens, taupe and peach on a green ground. "Lily and Rose" designed by Walter Crane

Date: 1894

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer) Jeffrey & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103549

Accession Number: 2008.6.71

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Stylized lilies with long stems over a large bubble of small circles. Printed in pink, yellow and two greens on a deep red ground. British paper named "Day Lily" designed by Walter Crane and printed by Jeffrey & Co.

Date: 1897

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer) Jeffrey & Co (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103550

Accession Number: 2008.6.72

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample backed on a cardboard mat. Blue circles framed by four serpentine scrolls. Printed in blue and two browns on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Justema, William (Designer) Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103551

Accession Number: 2008.6.73

Unused Wallpaper Samples

Three unused samples backed on cardboard mats. Repeating lace pattern of scalloped edged lozenges with a ring of bellflowers in center of each. Printed in white on a blue background.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103552

Accession Number: 2008.6.74A-C

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample backed on a cardboard mat. Repeating pattern of a bird perched on a rock with a bamboo background. Printed in brown, and two greens on a beige ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103553

Accession Number: 2008.6.75

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample backed on a cardboard mat. Outline of a duck among a background of stylized grasses. Printed in two greens, tan and white on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Karasz, Ilonka (Designer) Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103554

Accession Number: 2008.6.76

Unused Wallpaper Samples

Unused samples backed with cardboard. Allover stylized scrolling floral pattern of various types of flowers in red, blue, yellow and pink on a natural color ground.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103555

Accession Number: 2008.6.77AB

Wallpaper Samples

Unused wallpaper samples. Scenery figure paper depicting Governor's Palace and Capitol in Williamsburg, Virginia. Printed in three greens, blue, two pinks, white, tan on beige ground.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103556

Accession Number: 2008.6.78AB

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample attached to a cardboard mat. Geometric pattern of various drawings by famous artists including a head of young woman by Albrecht Durer, a group of young men by Ghirlandaio, a perspective by Jacopo Bellini, the Leda with Swan by Filipo Lippi, and the Horse and Rider by Leonardo da Vinci...

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Dorn, Marion V. (Designer) Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103557

Accession Number: 2008.6.79

Wallpaper

Two unused samples stapled to cardboard mats. Alternating squares of a quatrefoil design and a round snowflake design imitating a stencil technique. Printed in blue and white on a red ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103558

Accession Number: 2008.6.80AB

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused wallpaper sample. Large pattern of stylized flowers and foliage. Printed in yellow, two golds, two greens and blue.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103559

Accession Number: 2008.6.81

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused Sample. Open stylized flower with three stems encircled by a vine and scrolling foliage. Printed in pinks, green, yellows, browns on a natural ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103560

Accession Number: 2008.6.82

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused border. Chain of pink stylized flowers with green leaves and berries.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103561

Accession Number: 2008.6.83

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused Sample. Large stylized flowers with flowing green foliage over a pattern of smaller scrolling flowers. Printed in two pinks, two browns, two greens, and blue.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103562

Accession Number: 2008.6.84

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large stylized closed chrysanthemums over scrolling foliage. Printed in two browns, olive and yellow on a natural ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103563

Accession Number: 2008.6.85

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Flowing stylized flowers, berries and foliage. Printed in three blues on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103564

Accession Number: 2008.6.86

Wallpaper Fragment

Unused sample. Art Nouveau flowers with sinuous flowing leaves. Printed in brown, tan, olive, light green, yellow, gray and dark green on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1891-1900

Maker: Hamilton, R. (Designer)

GUSN: 103565

Accession Number: 2008.6.87

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Tapestry style wallpaper with large scrolling flowers and branches interspersed with partial view of ruins. Printed in three pinks, three greens, two browns, black, blue and tan.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103566

Accession Number: 2008.6.88

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of large stylized orchids over scrolling foliage. Printed in two yellows, tan, brown and olive. "The Courtland" designed by Lindsay Philip Butterfield (British), printed by Essex & Co.

Date: 1895-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103567

Accession Number: 2008.6.89

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Stripes of stylized vines of ivy with alternating darker bands with a circle chain design. Printed in light green on a green ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103568

Accession Number: 2008.6.90

Unused Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Large stylized closed chrysanthemums over scrolling foliage. Printed in three greens and four browns.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103569

Accession Number: 2008.6.91

Leather Wallcovering Fragment

Leather wallcovering fragment. Small rectangular piece of embossed leather wallcovering attached to a piece of cardboard with a medallion with a floral spray in center. Embossed in green, red and gold.

Date: 1700-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103570

Accession Number: 2008.6.92

Leather Wallcovering Fragment

Leather wallcovering fragment. Small rectangular piece of embossed leather wallcovering with a baroque scroll design. Embossed gold background.

Date: 1700-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103571

Accession Number: 2008.6.93

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Two cherubs holding a basket aloft with a goat in between, scrolling floral ground mixed with parrots. Gold on green ground.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103572

Accession Number: 2008.6.94

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper to imitate leather. Scrolling vine and leaf design in gold on a dark gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Day, Lewis Foreman (Designer)

GUSN: 103573

Accession Number: 2008.6.95

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper made to imitate leather. Design features a sideways bird with splayed wings standing on a piece of fruit and surrounded by scrolling grape vines, flowers, a horse, monkey, moth and lizard.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103574

Accession Number: 2008.6.96

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper to imitate leather with peacocks surrounded by stylized scrolling foliage and flowers.

Date: ca. 1895

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103575

Accession Number: 2008.6.97

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper made to imitate leather. Design features a sideways bird with splayed wings standing on a piece of fruit and surrounded by scrolling grape vines, flowers, a horse, monkey, moth and lizard.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915 (Designer)

GUSN: 103576

Accession Number: 2008.6.98

Embossed Wallpaper Sample

Unused sample. Embossed paper made to imitate leather, featuring a symmetrical design with scrolls, swags, winged cherubs, fruit and urns. Gold on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103577

Accession Number: 2008.6.99

Batik Bed Skirt and Fragment

Cotton bed skirt for a twin bed. White and blue floral batik style gathered skirt lined with black cotton. Fragment of batik fabric in same pattern and color.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103578

Accession Number: 2005.1.5AB

Bedspread

Woven cotton twin size bedspread with dark blue horizontal stripes on a cream ground. Fragment of same material.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103579

Accession Number: 2005.1.6AB

Tablecloth

Cotton tablecloth. Blue, yellow and tan crosshatch pattern on a white ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Neumann, Vera (Designer) The Vera Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103580

Accession Number: 2005.1.7

Tablecloth

Cotton tablecloth. White woven cloth with printed yellow cherry design.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Neumann, Vera (Designer) The Vera Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103581

Accession Number: 2005.1.8.1

Napkin

Cotton napkin. White napkin with a bunch of printed yellow cherries in one corner, yellow edge.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103582

Accession Number: 2005.1.8.2

Men's Bathing Suit

Men's wool bathing suit. Blue wool shorts with a knitted vertical stripe pattern, draw string waist band, five belt loops, a small pocket on right side with flap and button, and a fish appliqué on front left leg.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Catalina (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103583

Accession Number: 2008.10.1

Bathing Suit

Men's wool bathing suit [a] with belt [b]. Blue wool shorts with a knitted zigzag pattern, small pocket with flap and button at top right front, white woven cotton belt with metal buckle.

Date: ca. 1940

Maker: Jantzen Knitting Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: wool (textile), cotton (textile), metal

GUSN: 103584

Accession Number: 2008.10.2AB

Dessert Plate

Porcelain plate with green border and gold scroll decoration-center scene of a young woman leaning on a wooden fence with a dog at her feet.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, decals, gilding

GUSN: 103585

Accession Number: 2008.9.4

Dessert Plate

Porcelain plate with green border and gold scroll decoration, center scene of a couple in a field with two sheep.

Date: 1875-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, decals, gilding

GUSN: 103586

Accession Number: 2008.9.1

Two-piece bridal dress with veil

Ivory satin two-piece bridal dress with lace veil. Fitted bodice with long sleeves and a high mock neck, satin epaulets at shoulders and ruched satin rosettes, one at the waistline and two on the neck. A-line satin skirt with train consisting of seven panels, inner edge of hem trimmed with a band of...

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103274

Accession Number: 2007.12.1A-C

Maid-of-honor dress

Grosgrain silk two-piece maid-of-honor dress. Fitted bodice made of ivory silk with long ruche lace sleeves and lace color. A-line shaped silk skirt with train consisting of eight panels.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103275

Accession Number: 2007.12.2AB

Bodice

Ivory diaphanous silk bodice with long puffed sleeves and short round collar, silk covered buttons in front.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103276

Accession Number: 2007.12.7

Nightgown

White cotton nightgown with empire waist and short cap sleeves trimmed with white lace ribbon along edge and neckline, decorative panels at front and three horizontal bands of gathered cotton at bottom of gown, tie enclosures and covered buttons on back.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103277

Accession Number: 2007.12.3

Stockings

Pair of ivory colored knee-length silk stockings with red edge along top.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103278

Accession Number: 2007.12.4AB

Heeled bridal shoes

Pair of kid leather heeled shoes covered in ivory satin, single strap at front with small round white glass button.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material), copper (metal)

GUSN: 103279

Accession Number: 2007.12.5AB

Pair of Wedding Shoe Buckles

Pair of rectangular white metal buckles with an impressed geometric pattern around inner edge, both are on pieces of ivory silk ribbon.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103280

Accession Number: 2007.12.5CD

Slippers

Pair of white kid leather slippers with ivory silk ribbon bows attached at front.

Date: 1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103281

Accession Number: 2007.12.6AB

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