Historic New England

Document Folder

Small handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-one created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. This folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held the 1860 diary of her great-aunt Abby Percival of Edgington, Illinois. The folder is m...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker) Morris, William (Designer) William Morris & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), wallpaper brushes

GUSN: 293758

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.14

Document Folder

Small, wallpaper covered folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. This folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held "Lineage Data" from geneologist T. M. Strobridge. The folder, commercially m...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: pasteboard (paper), wallpapers, metal

GUSN: 293763

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.15

Wallpaper covered document box

Small, wallpaper covered box used to hold family documents. The box is one of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The box's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held the early nineteenth century diary of her great-grandfather Elisha Perciva...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: pasteboard (paper), wallpapers

GUSN: 293764

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.16

Document Folder

Handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held "Gravestone Transcriptions" dating between 1801 and 1825 from Lee, Massachusetts. The folder ...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: pasteboard (paper), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293765

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.17

Document folder

Handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held documents relating to the "First Church in Hartford, Connecticut" dating between 1670-1903. T...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 293786

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.18

Document folder

Handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held the 1855 "Autograph Album of Cousin Ruth" of Hartford, Connecticut. The folder is made of tr...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293791

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.19

Document folder

Handmade document folder. One of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California to house family documents. The folder is made of a single piece of folded watercolor paper and decorated with stenciled yellow roses over a stripe of three vertical stripes. On the ...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: watercolor paper, stenciling

GUSN: 293794

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.20

Handmade Envelope

Handmade envelope. One of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California to house family documents. The envelope, which is open at the top, is made of white paper and stamped or printed with a blue geometric zig-zag pattern. On one side of the envelop is a b...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 293801

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.21

Handmade envelope

Handmade envelope. One of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California to house family documents. The envelope, which is open at the top, is made of white paper stamped or printed with an asymmetrical pattern of small blue flowers. On one side of the envelo...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 293802

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.22

Wallpapered board

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper attached to wallboard from the Captain Josiah Fletcher house, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Small stripes of diamond-shaped trellis divide alternating stripes of fern branches and stripes of blue flowers. Roller-printed in blue, yellow, two browns and tan on ungroun...

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293803

Accession Number: 2001.281.1194

Wallpapered board

Fragment of floral Irisé wallpaper attached to wallboard. Block-printed in white, blue, yellow and red on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293805

Accession Number: 2001.281.1195

Wallpapered board

Multiple layers of wallpaper attached to two fragments of wallboard from the Captain Trask house, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Fragment (A) is covered with six layers of wallpaper. The first layer, probably a floral stripe, is block-printed in red and white with an undetermined ground (ci...

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293806

Accession Number: 2001.281.1196AB

Wallpapered board

Fragment of wallpaper on narrow piece of board from the ell of the Jared Coffin House, Edgartown, Massachusetts. Wallpaper appears to be a landscape or scenery figure paper. One vignette, partially visible, is of a person riding a goat. Block-printed in black, white, orange and brown on gray ground....

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 293809

Accession Number: 2001.281.1197

Wallpaper and wallpaper border attached to building stud

Fragments of wallpaper and flocked wallpaper border attached to building stud. Wallpaper is an 1880s floral pattern roller-printed in green, light blue, dark gray, black and red on gray ground. The border, dating from 1860-1870, has a classical pattern of fretwork and stylized leaf figures block-pri...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 293812

Accession Number: 2001.281.1198

Window Shade Rods

Seven wooden window shade rods with attached fragments of shade paper. 2001.281.1199.1-.3 have green paper affixed to them. 2001.281.1199.4-.6 have light blue paper affixed to them that is roller-printed in white with a geometric pattern of six-sided stars formed by dots and edged on either side ...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293821

Accession Number: 2001.281.1199.1.-.7

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper fragments attached to two matching wallboard fragments from the John Wing House, Sandwich, Massachusetts. The first layer of wallpaper is a block-printed pattern of small, green medallions with stylized floral centers stand surrounded by gray curling figures, pin dots and stylized flowers...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293863

Accession Number: 2001.281.1200AB

Wallpaper affixed to plaster

Three fragments of wallpaper affixed to horse hair plaster from the Carpenter House, Providence, Rhode Island. The wallpaper is roller-printed with a pattern of interlocking, lozenges and quatrefoils in turquois and brown on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), fibrous plaster

GUSN: 293878

Accession Number: 2001.281.1201A-C

Box lid covered with wallpaper

Leather-hinged, wooden box lid covered with wallpaper. The lid has fragments of a leather hinge held on with metal tacks along on side and a small leather flap, or handle, held with two tacks on the top to aid in lifting the lid from the box. The wallpaper covering the lid is block-printed in blue w...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal

GUSN: 293937

Accession Number: 2001.281.1202

Box lid covered with wallpaper

Wooden box lid with interior covered with wallpaper. Lid has two small leather hinges, has been reinforced by two wooden slats screwed to the interior, has remnants of a fabric cover or lining under a line of tacks along one side of interior. There are characters written in black pigment on the ext...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, textile materials

GUSN: 293957

Accession Number: 2001.281.1203

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to a wallboard from Reading, Massachusetts. One side of the board appears to be stained or painted red. The same side is covered with wallpaper block-printed with small red floral sprigs on a white moiré background on ungrounded paper. The other side of the board is unpainted with...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 293962

Accession Number: 2001.281.1204

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Three fragments of wallboard with attached striped wallpaper from Monmouth, Maine. The wallboard fragments fit together length-wise with half lap splice joints. Cut nail fragments are present in the boards. One side of the boards are painted or stained red. The wallpaper is affixed over the paint or...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 293993

Accession Number: 2001.281.1205A-C

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to wallboard from East Sandwich, Massachusetts. Wallpaper block-printed in green with a large-scale meandering floral vine pattern on ungrounded, handmade paper. Board is painted blue-gray on back.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 294011

Accession Number: 2001.281.1206

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Two fragments of wallboard covered with orange wallpaper. Wallpaper block-printed with a pattern of interlocking round, square and quatrefoil shaped medallions. Round medallions frame floral sprigs, square medallions frame stylized flowers with eight-pointed star centers, and quatrefoil medallions f...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 294037

Accession Number: 2001.281.1207

Basket

Fluted silver basket with jointed semi-circular handle. Acanthus leaves on handle; flowers, scrolls and leaves on rim of basket.

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 294081

Accession Number: 1958.335

Teacup and saucer

White porcelain teacup and saucer with black transfer hand-painted image of the front of Nickels Sortwell, with legend "Sortwell Door, Wiscasset, Maine". Teacup (a) with green and gold band at lip, saucer (b) with floral molded edge with green and gold band.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, paint (coating), gilding

GUSN: 294084

Accession Number: 1958.278AB

Electrified lantern

Electrified sheet iron or tin lantern with circular base, spherical globe. Top is also circular with sides pierced with crosses and fluted cone-shaped cap.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron and iron alloy, tin and tin alloy, glass (material)

GUSN: 294086

Accession Number: 1958.282

Plant holder

Wrought iron bracket with scalloped edges holding bent iron wire triangle and hook from which is suspended a hanging plant.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 294090

Accession Number: 1958.285

Plant holder

Cast iron plant holder with open design of roses, daisies, leaves, and a bird. Bracket for holder is in form of two leaves.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 294093

Accession Number: 1958.286

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to wallboard from Brookline Village, Brookline, Massachusetts. Two layers of wallpaper affixed to a rough board with tongue and groove joint on left side, hand-wrought door latch hardware, and cut nails. Only small areas of the first layer of wallpaper are visible. The paper has a...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 294113

Accession Number: 2001.281.1208

Set of knives

Set of twelve vermeil knives (one missing) with beaded edges and molded shell ornament on handles. Part of a flatware set of knives, spoons, and forks.

Date: 1750-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), vermeil

GUSN: 294156

Accession Number: 1958.332.1

Fireboard

Fireboard with wallpaper. White floral stripe roller-printed on light gray ground. Beige accents on flowers and stripes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 298885

Accession Number: 1953.478

Wallpapered board

Board in two pieces, with red and gray paint and several wallpaper fragments. Board had been grained at some point before paint and wallpaper were applied. Top layer of paper features mosaic-framed Ashlar rectangles and squares. Black and white on ungrounded paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, graining, paint (coating), painting (coating), wallpapers

GUSN: 300343

Accession Number: 1988.532AB

Wallpapered board

Board with many layers of wallpaper fragments. Topmost layer is Anglo-Japanese in brown, green, yellow, blue, and red (brown is flocked). Small floral with interlace and geometric designs. Other papers, from most recent to earliest, include a red floral on a brown ground with white and brown stripin...

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, molding (forming), wallpapers, flocking

GUSN: 300344

Accession Number: 1988.533

Board fragment

Board fragment, probably sheathing. One side is darker, either from staining or from exposure. Tongue and groove edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, staining

GUSN: 300345

Accession Number: 1988.535

Fireboard fragment

Wallpapered board; one of three boards used to compose a fireboard. Wallpaper is in poor condition, with white fretwork, white line-drawing leaves, and sprays of white roses with olive green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, wallpapers

GUSN: 300346

Accession Number: 1988.536.1

Fireboard fragment

Wallpapered board, composed of two smaller boards joined with pegs and batten. These smaller boards are two of three used to form a fireboard. Wallpaper is in poor condition, with white fretwork, outlined leaves, and white rose sprays with olive green leaves. Same paper as 1988.536.1.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, wallpapers

GUSN: 300347

Accession Number: 1988.536.2

Wallpapered board

Large board with wallpaper. Green and gold foliate "flaming" medallions on striped cream ground, with attached border of medallions connected with foliate swags.

Date: ca. 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), softwood, wallpapers, painting (coating), paint (coating)

GUSN: 300348

Accession Number: 1980.181.1

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board with multiple layers. Earliest is a Greek key Ashlar pattern in green, black, and gray on a white ground; most recent is green and gold foliate "flaming" medallions on a striped cream paper with a wide upper border of the same. Top of board has a feathered edge; back and part of th...

Date: ca. 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood), softwood, wallpapers, painting (coating)

GUSN: 300349

Accession Number: 1980.181.2

Fireboard

Fireboard with wallpaper. Flowers (mostly pink) in an urn, printed on tan ground. Wallpaper border of rose vine in pink and green. From the Parson Smith House.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 300350

Accession Number: 1953.493

Wallpapered board

Board fragment with attached wallpaper. Octagons and rectangles in a coffered design. Each octagon contains either an oval or a second octagon with a marbleized effect. Printed in white and dark gray on a light gray ground. Board has evidence of lath and plaster on opposite side; rose-head nails and...

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, wallpapers, lath

GUSN: 301001

Accession Number: 2014.48.1

Wallpapered board

Board fragment with quarter round molded bottom edge and several layers of wallpaper. Top layer has a striped pattern of c-scroll frames with scenic views of cottage houses and sailing ships. Printed in white and two browns on ungrounded paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, wallpapers, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301003

Accession Number: 2014.49.1

Fireboard

Fireboard with multiple layers of wallpaper. Top layer is a foliate c-scroll pattern in brown or gold on a pink ground. Selvedge marked "Gossler & Wilt/W.P. Co. Phila". United States.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, wallpapers

GUSN: 301005

Accession Number: 2014.50.1

Wallpaper from fireboard

Wallpaper, probably from a fireboard, mounted on canvas and stretched on a wooden frame. Plain black paper with some green streaks; difficult to discern whether this is from a pattern or age.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, canvas

GUSN: 301012

Accession Number: 2014.51.1

Framed collection of wallpaper samples

Framed collection of wallpaper and wallpaper border samples from the Jackson Homestead, Newton, MA. Many floral papers (some embossed), an Aesthetic floral design, several Anglo-Japanese papers and one Japanese leather paper. Arranged into a collage and mounted under glass in a plain silver metal fr...

Date: 1865-1900

Maker: Jackson Homestead (Collector)

Material: wallpapers, embossing, glass (material)

GUSN: 301009

Accession Number: 2014.52.1

Wallpaper fragments

Wallpaper fragments attached to cardboard. Architectural arch pattern with a floral urn and figure. Grisaille. Probably England, mid-18th century.

Date: ca. 1750

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, cardboard

GUSN: 301011

Accession Number: 2014.53.1

Painted sign

Painted sign board. "4 | Rescue." Two metal rings at top for hanging. Wood and paint. United States.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, paint (coating)

GUSN: 301014

Accession Number: 2014.54.1

Wallcovering

Rolled handpainted wallcovering, with large section cut out. Rose vines and bushes in green and pink on yellow ground. Paint and canvas. W. Lemeke, Phillipson Studios, New York.

Date: 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint), oil painting (technique), mural painting (image-making)

GUSN: 301016

Accession Number: 2014.55.1

Wallpapered board

Large board with wallpaper attached to both sides. Side one features green octagonal vignettes with cherubs/ putti and urns on an ungrounded paper. Side two is in poor condition, but is possibly a pink fretwork pattern on a cream ground. United States.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Frederick Beck & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, softwood

GUSN: 301018

Accession Number: 2014.56.1

Fireboard

Fireboard fragment with attached wallpaper. Allover peapod design in green and brown on tan ground. Border of floral and grass sprigs in black on olive ground. Evidence of earlier paper, small diaper pattern of green diamonds on tan ground, below peapod paper. Board has tongue and groove edge.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301676

Accession Number: 1968.38.5

Wallpapered board

Board fragment with wallpaper fragments on both sides. Side one features a remanant of a floral vine and stripe in red, green, and grey on a white ground; side two features an allover meandering ivy vine in green and grey on white ground. One edge of the board is broken; the other has a groove. From...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, softwood, carving (processes)

GUSN: 301677

Accession Number: 1969.342.7

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