Historic New England

Wall mirror

Pier mirror with frame painted brown and yellow with gilt highlights. Sides half-round with beaded edge. Interior space above mirror painted with fruit-- pineapples, grapes, and roses, leaves.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288572

Accession Number: 1958.294

Pencil Sketch of the Eliab Deane House

Pencil on paper drawing of the Eliab Deane house, Thompson Street, Middleboro, Maine. Drawing is a three-quarter view of a house, probably federal-style, with symmetrical facade, wooden shutters, front door with side lights, a hipped roof with chimney stacks on either side. An attached addition and...

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: (Artist)

Material: drawing paper

GUSN: 288574

Accession Number: 2001.281.440.2

Candlestand

Tilt-top candlestand with circular top, vase-shaped pedestal with carved acanthus leaves. Three cabriole legs with leaf carving on knees and claw-and-ball feet. Top with lighter wood inlay.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 288575

Accession Number: 1958.296

Electrified oil lamp

Electrified lamp with marble and brass base rising to fluted column; blue, white and colorless glass oil reservoir cut with star pattern. Modern silk shade.

Date: 1820-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cased glass, brass (alloy), silk (textile)

GUSN: 288577

Accession Number: 1958.297

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border. Paper has large-scale motif of stylized peonies block-printed in pinks, reds, black and metallic gold on a textured green ground. Paper has been cut along lower edge of pattern.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288578

Accession Number: 2001.281.715.2

Lolling chair

Lolling chair with serpentine crest, arms. and four square tapered legs. Upholstered with cream-colored cotton fabric patterned with pink roses and green leaves.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 288579

Accession Number: 1958.298

Jamb hook

One of a pair of cast brass jamb hooks with unadorned oval plates.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288581

Accession Number: 1958.301.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused floral stripe wallpaper from Kennebunk, Maine. Pattern of alternating wide and narrow stripes with leafy vines. A large white vine with tropical, serrated leaves grows over a wide stripe of gray with dark gray horizontally striped ribbon edges. Floral sprays in gold and gray acce...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288582

Accession Number: 2001.281.598

Paper Sample Book

Trade catalog or sample book of text and cover papers manufactured by Weyerhauser Corporation. Catalog has plastic spiral binding and has an image of a grey squirrel on the front cover. Catalog contains seventeen samples in various colorways of paper manufactured under the trademarked name Torino.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Weyerhauser Corporation (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 288583

Accession Number: 2001.281.717

Jamb hook

One of a pair of cast brass jamb hooks with unadorned oval plates.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288584

Accession Number: 1958.301.2

Andiron

One of a pair of wrought iron andirons with turned brass finials. Feet composed of reversed wrought iron S-curves.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288585

Accession Number: 1958.302.1

Andiron

One of a pair of wrought iron andirons with turned brass finials. Feet composed of reversed wrought iron S-curves.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288586

Accession Number: 1958.302.2

Paper Sample Book

Trade catalog or sample book of cover and text papers manufactured by Strathmore Paper Company. Catalog is a small fandeck secured by a single metallic brad. Catalog contains 145 samples in different colorways.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Strathmore Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 288588

Accession Number: 2001.281.716

Sofa

Empire sofa upholstered in yellow brocade silk with pattern of leaves. Sofa has scroll headrail, arms, and front legs and hairy paw feet. Back legs are turned.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 288589

Accession Number: 1958.304

Wallpaper Sample Folder

Paper folder holding unbound "Liberty" wallpaper samples, similiar to a wallpaper sample book. Produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Gray paper with crimson printing.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288590

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.1

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LPX1 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of stylized flowers and palmettes arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in blue, black, pink and white on a yellow ground. Pa...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288591

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.2

Candlestand

Tilt-top candlestand with circular molded edge, turned pedestal reeded near base, three cabriole legs with elongated claw and ball feet.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 288592

Accession Number: 1958.306

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LPX1 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of stylized flowers and palmettes arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in blue, black, pink and white on a yellow ground. Pa...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288593

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.3

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LPX1 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of stylized flowers and palmettes arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in blue, black, pink and white on a yellow ground. Pa...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288594

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.4

Tall case clock

Tall case clock with carved columns, ogee skirt, ended-out bracket feet. Case top pierced and ornamented with three brass urns. Cabinet with painted grain. Clock face with painted flowers and full-rigged ship and lighthouse.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288595

Accession Number: 1958.307

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP2-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in green and rust on ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288596

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.5

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP2-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in green and rust on ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288597

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.6

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP2-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in green and rust on ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288598

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.7

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Portland, Maine. Embossed and gilded octagonal medallions on pale yellow ground. See Inscriptions.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, gilding

GUSN: 288599

Accession Number: 2001.281.599

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP2-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in green and rust on ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288600

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.8

Serving table

Dropleaf table with two leaves, legs turned above and reeded below. Plain dowel feet.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 288601

Accession Number: 1958.308

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP2-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in green and rust on ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288602

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.9

Wallpaper

Unused gilt-figured wallpaper from Portland, Maine that forms the end of a roll. The design encorporates two repeating rows of embossed and gilded naturalistic floral sprigs: one row of alternating large and medium size sprigs and one row of small sprigs. Direction of all sprigs alternates. Gold le...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, gilding

GUSN: 288603

Accession Number: 2001.281.600

Wallpaper or Printed Decorative Paper

Fragment of unused paper from Portland, Maine. Asymmetrical pattern of holly sprigs with berries roller-printed in two greens, black, liquid mica and red on a polished, light cream-colored ground. This was probably a decorative paper rather than a wallpaper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 288604

Accession Number: 2001.281.601

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused floral wallpaper from Portland, Maine. Stylized flowers and buds on curling stems form a dense, all-over floral pattern in a tan palette with orange and mica accents. Roller-printed in liquid mica, pale yellow, tan, brown and orange on creamy yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 288623

Accession Number: 2001.281.602

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper with a simple leaf pattern from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Foliate sprigs block-printed in metallic gold on beige ground. Fragment is the end of a roll.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287589

Accession Number: 2001.281.539

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of striped wallpaper from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Pattern of wide stripes, features a horseshoe-shaped spray of flowers on a background of small quatrefoil figures, alternating with narrow stripes with hash mark and dot pattern. Roller-printed in cream...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287591

Accession Number: 2001.281.540

Bandbox

Rectangular pasteboard bandbox with rounded corners without lid. Box is covered in a paper with large stylized scrolling foliage on a background of repeating abstract trefoil-like motifs. Block printed in gray and blue on a cream ground. Box has a broken fabric cord attached to to long sides for car...

Date: 1825-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: textile materials, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287631

Accession Number: 1934.2948.1

Wallpaper18

Unused fragment of floral medallion wallpaper from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Floral medallion pattern in grisaille except for colorful floral swags. The medallion figure is made up of a fabric shade or swag with tassles draping from a floral spray. Colorful floral swag...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287632

Accession Number: 2001.281.541

Calendar Tile

Calendar tile, with transfer-printed scene depicting adjacent lean-to-houses in Quincy, Massachusetts. 1891 monthly calendar printed on reverse. Circular hole drilled into center left side of recto side for hanging.

Date: 1891

Maker: Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer) Wedgwood (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 287633

Accession Number: 2013.85.1

Wallpaper

Small, unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Delicately detailed medallion and quatrefoil figures joined to form vertical stripes. Figures include Neoclassical elements such as foliate scrolls, floral swags, beads and trifoils. Embosse...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gilding, embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 287647

Accession Number: 2001.281.542

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of diaper-patterned wallpaper from the Governor Bradford house, Kingston, New Hampshire. Diaper pattern formed by diagonally intersecting ribbon. Diamonds frame floral sprigs. Roller-printed in cream, tan, brown, gray, orange and red on unground paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287648

Accession Number: 2001.281.543

Ring

White gold band ring chased with single row of repeating floral blooms flanked with leaves on stippled ground. Marked inside band with hallmarks and wedding date.

Date: ca. 1929

Maker: J. R. Wood & Sons (Maker)

Material: eighteen-carat gold, white gold

GUSN: 287650

Accession Number: 2013.86.1

Bandbox

Small, round pasteboard bandbox (A) and lid (B) from New Ipswich, New Hampshire. The box is covered with a figured landscape wallpaper depicting a standing man presenting a seated woman with a bouquet of flowers in a pastoral setting. Couple wears Empire-style dress. Wallpaper is block-printed in...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287651

Accession Number: 2001.281.544AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, orange / red flocked arabesques or wrought iron motif on gold tortoiseshell metallic ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flock papers

GUSN: 287652

Accession Number: 2013.87.1

Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments, gray flocked medallions on blue ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flock papers

GUSN: 287653

Accession Number: 2013.87.2.1-.3

Raggedy Andy doll

"Raggedy Andy" rag doll with cloth body, bright red yarn hair, a painted face, eyes made from buttons. Dressed in cloth play suit of blue shorts, red and white check tunic with white round collar and ribbon tie at center front. Black shoes are integral to body construction (not removeable), as are r...

Date: 1949

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), yarn, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287654

Accession Number: 2013.88.1

Raggedy Andy doll

"Raggedy Andy" cloth-bodied doll with painted face, red yarn hair, and applied button eyes. Doll is dressed in cotton play suit of blue short pants with white buttons for faux drop front closure, red and white check tunic with white round collar and pink/red ribbon string tie. Black cloth shoes and ...

Date: 1968

Maker: Knickerbocker Doll and Toy Company

Material: cloth dolls, yarn, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287655

Accession Number: 2013.88.2

Raggedy Ann doll

Raggedy Ann is a cloth-bodied doll with red yarn hair, a painted face, and applied button eyes. Doll is dressed in a printed pink, blue, and white cotton gown with white ruffled collar and separate white cotton pantalets. Black shoes and red and white striped stockings are integral to doll body (not...

Date: 1976

Maker: Knickerbocker Doll and Toy Company

Material: cloth, yarn, acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287656

Accession Number: 2013.88.3

"My Friend Mandy doll"

"My Friend Mandy" doll by Fisher Price (United States, 1977-1985). Blonde hair with white shoes and floral pink nightgown. Shoes are removable. The Fisher Price "My Friend" dolls were manufactured from the mid-seventies through 1985. They are 16" tall, have vinyl heads, arms, and legs with painted ...

Date: 1977-1985

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 287657

Accession Number: 2013.88.4

My Friend Mikey doll

My Friend Mikey doll. The Fisher Price "My Friend" dolls were manufactured from the mid-seventies through 1985. They are 16" tall, have vinyl heads, arms, and legs with painted facial features and rooted hair. The body is cloth with a posing mechanism inside which allows them to sit or stand. This ...

Date: 1982-1984

Maker: Fisher-Price

Material: vinyl, cloth

GUSN: 287658

Accession Number: 2013.88.5

"Chatter Telephone" Pull Toy

Fisher Price pull telephone, a part of children's twentieth century toys. Pull telephone includes a yellow pull cord and connected telephone with cord. Phone has a dial and bell along with a face; eyes move when body rolls.

Date: 1962-1970

Maker: Fisher-Price (Manufacturer)

Material: wood (plant material), acrylic (plastic), hand-painted, metal, yarn, thread

GUSN: 287664

Accession Number: 2013.88.11

Berry basket

Berry basket made of checker woven ash splints. Basket has a square bottom, curved sides, circular rim. Carved wood handle.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood), weaving

GUSN: 287665

Accession Number: 2013.88.12

Storage basket

"Fancy" basket [a] with cover [b] made of ash splints. Basket is cylindrical in shape with rows of twisted splint decoration along the top and bottom edges and on the cover.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Possibly Penobscot people (Maker)

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 287666

Accession Number: 2013.88.13AB

Storage basket

Rectangular storage basket made of ash splints. Basket has carved wood handles.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: ash (wood)

GUSN: 287667

Accession Number: 2013.88.14

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