Historic New England

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; light pencil outline and black chalk residue on front; three pencil lines border the pattern; inscription on front right; needle marks throughout; black chalk residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265231

Accession Number: 2002.32.246

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; abstracted scroll pattern; shield-shaped; black chalk residue on front sdie; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265235

Accession Number: 2002.32.243

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Dark red transfer printed scene surrounding elongated octagonal shape with the words "Present for Writing well." Outdoor scene includes waterfall at right, and two houses and a windmill at left. Pink lustre band around rim, accent on handle, and line around part of bod...

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing, lusterware

GUSN: 265236

Accession Number: 1970.1310.384

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Embroidery pattern; shamrock and leaf pattern; shield-shaped; light pencil outline on front; needle marks throughout; black chalk residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265307

Accession Number: 2002.32.250

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll pattern; possibly part of skirt; whole pattern is two pieces of paper glued together; light pencil outline on front; neeld marks throughout; inscription.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), glue

GUSN: 265308

Accession Number: 2002.32.251

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll and leaf pattern; inverted triangle-shaped; pencil outline on left front side; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265309

Accession Number: 2002.32.252

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; shamrock and scroll pattern; inverted triagle-shaped; pencil outline on front; needle marks throughout; upper left and right corners are folded; small amount of black chalk residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265310

Accession Number: 2002.32.253

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll and leaf pattern; inverted triangle-shpaed; pencil outline on front left side; nedle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265311

Accession Number: 2002.32.255

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll and leaf pattern; inverted triangle-shaped; light pencil outline front right side; black chalk residue front left side; pencil lines border pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265312

Accession Number: 2002.32.256

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; pattern template on heavy tan paper; six scalloped edges; scalloping around entire border of template; one vertical and one horizontal pencil line bisect the paper; surface is rough (possibly from glue).

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), glue

GUSN: 265313

Accession Number: 2002.32.257

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small curly line; perhaps part of a pattern; needle marks with green ink; pattern is on heavy textured paper (similar to paper used for stencils in this collection).

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 265314

Accession Number: 2002.32.254

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll and leaf pattern; light pencil outline with some white residue; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265315

Accession Number: 2002.32.258

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; abstracted scroll pattern; black chalk residue on front and reverse; needle marks throughout; small "V" cuts on left and right sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265316

Accession Number: 2002.32.259

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; heavy black chalk residue on front; needle marks throughout; upper portion of pattern has scalloped edges.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265317

Accession Number: 2002.32.260

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; curly line "V" shaped pattern; pencil outline on front; needle marks throughout; folded crease down center.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265318

Accession Number: 2002.32.261

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower and leaf pattern; cut off at right side; pencil outline and black residue on front; light horizontal pencil marks below; needle marks throughout; blue ink stain reverse right side.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265319

Accession Number: 2002.32.262

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a geometric border pattern; light pencil outline on front; needle marks throughout; pin holes left and right side.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265320

Accession Number: 2002.32.264

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery patternsmall flower and leaf pattern; possible border; pencil outline on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265321

Accession Number: 2002.32.265

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; whole pattern is two pieces of paper glued together; heavy black chalk residue on front with lighter horizontal pencil marks below; needle marks throughout; light pencil outline of pattern on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), glue, black chalk

GUSN: 265323

Accession Number: 2002.32.263

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; detailed flower and leaf pattern (single sprig); pencil outline on front with one curved pencil line below the pattern; needle marks throughout; black chalk residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), black chalk

GUSN: 265324

Accession Number: 2002.32.266

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; partial floral pattern; sketches of stems and leaves with sketches of circles and small lines as flowers; arranged in oval; numbers written throughout front; various flowers are mnarked "1, 2, 3, 4, 5"; puncture marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 265325

Accession Number: 2002.32.267

Child's Coat

White ermine coat with collar and cuffed sleeves; large white pearl buttons down front with rope fasteners; black-tipped ermine tails throughout; cream-colored satin lining.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: Otto J. Piehler Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: fur, satin

GUSN: 265326

Accession Number: 2002.34.1

Child's Muff

White ermine muff with black-tipped ermine tails throughout and hanging from sides; satin interior.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: Otto J. Piehler Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: fur, satin

GUSN: 265327

Accession Number: 2002.34.2.1

Muff Box

Cardboard box (A) covered with white shiny paper; lid (B) has gold edging and pink label in the center with manufacturer's name; wooden frame around top of interior with wooden rod from which muff hangs.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 265328

Accession Number: 2002.34.2.2AB

Child's Stole

White ermine stole; three ermine heads joined at the top from which extend four lengths of ermine bodies with black tails throughout.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: Otto J. Piehler Inc.

Material: fur

GUSN: 265329

Accession Number: 2002.34.3.1

Stole Box

Cardboard box and lid covered in white paper; gold trim on lid; center of lid has pink paper; manufacturer's label.

Date: ca. 1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 265330

Accession Number: 2002.34.3.2AB

Coat

Red silk damask coat with white ermine lining; ermine collar and cuffs; two large buttons on front; piping down front and along hem; bunched fabric along sleeves; damask has oriental motif with dragons and potted flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), damask, fur, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 265331

Accession Number: 2002.34.4

Mug

Earthenware mug. Two handles with squared-off corners. Brown transfer printed hunting scenes on both sides. Over painted with brown, green, blue, and ochre. Decorative bands with oak leaves and acorns printed around inside of rim and down handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 265337

Accession Number: 1932.2260

Chair

Chippendale chair with replaced rush seat.

Date: 1775-1795

Maker: Possibly Taylor, Ambrose, 1744-1831 (Furniture maker)

Material: maple (wood), birch (wood)

GUSN: 265351

Accession Number: 2012.41.1

Rocking Chair

Ladder back rocking chair with original rush seat.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: Attributed to Taylor, Thomas, 1772-1857 (Furniture maker)

Material: maple (wood), ash (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 265352

Accession Number: 2012.41.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample of wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Stylized floral trail pattern with four parallel, undulating vines or branches and floral sprigs. Roller-printed in green and brown on white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284699

Accession Number: 2001.281.424

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of floral wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Overall floral pattern in which two different groupings, each with three flowers, alternate in vertical rows. Wispy floral stems surrounded by pindots radiate from the groups of flowers. Roller-printed in two greens and black on g...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284700

Accession Number: 2001.281.425

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment with floral trail pattern from Middleton, Massachusetts. Two naturalistic branches with thorns and small pink and white flowers, possibly multi-flora roses, grow parallel to each other. Pindots surround the white flowers. Block-printed in black, brown, two greens, pink, ...

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284709

Accession Number: 2001.281.426

Wallpaper

Large, unused piece of floral wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Naturalistic floral trail pattern featuring large-scale morning glory vine. Small pink and blue flowers and lilac-like violet flowers also represented. Block-printed in six greens, three violets, three pinks, two blues, maroon...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284713

Accession Number: 2001.281.427

Wallpaper

Large fragment of unused floral wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Large scale c-scroll cartouches in gray with colorful naturalistic floral bouquets and traveling vines. Roses and lilacs are featured. Block-printed in two grays, dark maroon, two greens, three blues, three violets, two pin...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 284714

Accession Number: 2001.281.428

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Geometric pattern with octogon figures. Roller printed in red, blue and black on brown ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284717

Accession Number: 1985.26.249

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bouquets of flowers in baskets and floral sprays suspended from bows, surrounded by rococo scrolls. Printed in peaches, pinks, greens, yellows and blues. Pattern is atop a striped ground printed in light beige, dark beige and pale blue.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284768

Accession Number: 1985.26.162

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments, landscape figures of fruit and hunting scenes separated by pineapple topped columns.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: Possibly Zuber & Cie

GUSN: 284861

Accession Number: 2013.47.1A-D

Commemorative Plate

Commemorative plate of the Jackson House, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Lilac, pinecone, and thistle border. Red and white transfer print. Printed from drawings by Samuel Chamberlain.

Date: 1955

Maker: Wedgwood (Manufacturer)

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 284863

Accession Number: 2013.48.1

Calendar Tile

Calendar tile depicting the John Hancock House on one side and a month by month calendar for the year 1900 on the other. Brown and white transfer print. Circular hole drilled into tile for hanging.

Date: 1900

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

Material: earthenware, glazing (coating), transfer printing

GUSN: 284867

Accession Number: 2013.49.1

Calendar Tile

Calendar tile depicting the House of the Seven Gables on one side and a month by month calendar for the year 1929 on the other. Brown and white transfer print. Two circular holes drilled into tile for hanging.

Date: 1929

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

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 284868

Accession Number: 2013.49.2

Wedding dress

Ivory silk knee-length dress with dropped waist, asymmetrical skirt finished with 12" lace flounce decorated with scattered paste gems in claw settings. Skirt gathered at proper left hip with corsage of silk orange blossoms and ivory satin ribbon. Underskirt of flecked silk and show fabric set into ...

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), lace (needlework), rhinestone

GUSN: 284869

Accession Number: 2013.50.1

Florence Quinn (1900-1982) in her wedding dress

Photograph of the bride at her home in Swampscott. Frame is chip carved and gilded, with a cardboard backing.

Date: 1928

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 284870

Accession Number: 2013.50.2

Framed photograph of Florence Quinn and her sister, Lena Quinn Estes. Photograph taken by Lynn photographer Joseph Henry Gough, United States, 1928

Photograph of Florence Quinn and her sister Lena Quinn Estes, who was her matron of honor. The two are posed in their family home. The frame is carved wood and painted green. The mat is deckle-edged, with an arched opening and embossed with the photographer's name, Joseph Henry Gough. Paper backing....

Date: 1928

Maker: Gough, Joseph Henry (Photographer)

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 284871

Accession Number: 2013.50.3

Framed photograph of Lena Quinn and Alice Quinn as young girls. Photographer unknown, United States, 1895-1910

Framed photograph of two young girls (sisters of Florence Quinn) with blonde hair. Hand-tinted. Frame is gilded, pressed metal (not original), with an embossed paper back and collapsible paper triangle stand. Unsigned on front.

Date: ca. 1905

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, frames (furnishings)

GUSN: 284872

Accession Number: 2013.50.4

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of lacy drapery and swags tied with ribbons intertwined with sprigs. Printed in three reds, two pinks, white, two greens, blue, and gray on a gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284876

Accession Number: 2000.198

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of meandering vines with flowers and pomegranates. Printed in blue, yellow, red, and brown on a light yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 284877

Accession Number: 2000.199

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a vase filled with flowers, arabesques, garlands, and tendrils. Printed in two blues, pink, maroon, and tan on a dark gray ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284892

Accession Number: 2000.220

Wallpaper

One unused roll and one sample of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a vignette of three putti hunting ducks with bows and arrows alternating with a vignette of a dog chasing ducks from the brush. Printed in two pinks, white, and brown on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer)

GUSN: 284906

Accession Number: 2000.201AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern composed of meandering stylized leaves and roses. Printed in rust, ochre, orange, green, gray, taupe, and brown on a beige ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Caillard, Robert (Designer) McClelland, Nancy (Retailer)

GUSN: 284936

Accession Number: 2000.202AB

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