Historic New England

Hot Plates

Set of three pressed aluminum hot plates with bamboo pattern.

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal), cork (bark)

GUSN: 256058

Accession Number: 2011.80.64.1-.3

Christmas Tree Lights

Two boxes of small Christmas tree lights, multi-colored, United States,

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256059

Accession Number: 2011.80.65.1-.2

Christmas Tree Lights

Box of loose Christmas tree light bulbs, United States

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256060

Accession Number: 2011.80.66

Christmas Tree Stand

Christmas tree stand with red bowl, green ring with four screws, and green legs.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 256061

Accession Number: 2011.80.67

Christmas Candle Lights

Set of six electric Christmas candle lights in original boxes, United States, 1940s-1990s

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256062

Accession Number: 2011.80.68

Christmas Ornament

Christmas tree ornament of a log cabin surrounded by sporting equipment, Glass, Made in Poland,

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 256063

Accession Number: 2011.80.69

Christmas Ornament

Christmas tree ornament, ceramic ball depicting a fireplace hearth, Duncan Ceramic Co., United States, 1940s-1990s

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic process

GUSN: 256064

Accession Number: 2011.80.70

Platter

Thanksgiving holiday platter in original box, Ceramic. Turkey depicted in color in center while landscape in monochrome brown. Border depicts array of gourds, also colored.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 256065

Accession Number: 2011.80.71

Christmas Tray Set

Christmas tray set in original box. Two varied smaller trays rest in largest tray. Each white with red borders, christmas ornaments depicted in center. Handles wrapped with wicker.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256066

Accession Number: 2011.80.72

Collection of slide projectors, United States, 1940s-1990s

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256067

Accession Number: 2011.80.73

Collection of Richardson family cameras, United States, 1940s-1990s

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256068

Accession Number: 2011.80.74

Fragment of wallpaper with orange cross hatches on white ground. Part of a collection of wallpaper samples and fragments used at the Boutell-Hathorn farm house, 280 Woburn Street, Wilmington, MA, United States

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 256069

Accession Number: 2011.80.75.1

Electric Fan

Small metal electric table fan, gray painted metal stand, brown wall electric wire, metal fan and cage with four propellers. Dominion in center front of stand base, red surround, capitals, gray lettering

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256071

Accession Number: 2011.80.77

Phone

(.1a) Phone base: cream colored flat receiver with large numbers and emergency services contact buttons on right side in red, blue, and green. Ten speed dial buttons at top and speaker in receiver rest, (.1b) phone receiver: cream colored phone receiver with Clarity by Walker advertisement adhered h...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: acrylic (plastic)

GUSN: 256072

Accession Number: 2011.80.78

Table lamp

Small electric table lamp [a] with nautical themed plastic shade [b]. Lamp has a cylindrical shaft decorated with seagulls and light houses in brown on white ground. Lamp base decorated with a large ship's wheel. Plastic shade decorated with ship wheels and a three masted ship in full sail. Ship and...

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), electric wiring

GUSN: 256073

Accession Number: 2011.80.79AB

Wall-mounted lamp

Wall-mounted lamp bracket [a] with printed lampshade [b] and glass chimney [c]. Lamp bracket has plastic shield shaped base [simulating wrought iron] attached to a curved metal arm and bulb socket. Electrified. Brown paper shade printed with images of forks and spoons, coffee pot, pepper mill, and s...

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), metal, paper (fiber product), glass (material), electric wiring

GUSN: 256074

Accession Number: 2011.80.80A-C

Whirligig Lawn Ornament

Wooden whirligig lawn ornament of a man chopping wood. Man has a painted red shirt, blue pants, and yellow hat. Stump is made from a small branch.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256075

Accession Number: 2011.80.81

Light Bulb

(.1) Large lightbulb with gold colored base. (.2) Original corrugated cardboard packaging: Sylvania/Lightbulbs/Best Light in Sight/ S [in a triangular shied with a lightning bolt running through] -all on navy blue ground in yellow letters; yellow side: For the Finest in/Store and Window Lighting/...

Date: 1940-1980

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256076

Accession Number: 2011.80.82.1-.2

Cracker Tin

(a) painted metal container with white ground and blue and red colored print, and an Illustration of a saltine cracker on three sides; one side with instructions to open cracker sleeve packets; (b) painted metal lid to fit container body, light blue.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256077

Accession Number: 2011.80.83

Miniature Warming Pot

.1a: small metal warming sauce pan with silver colored interior and copper exterior, black handle; .1b: small metal sauce pan lid with silver colored interior and copper exterior, black handle on top in center; .2a: black metal stand with three legs: one rubber foot missing, two rounded rubber feet ...

Date: 1950-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256078

Accession Number: 2011.80.84

Combination grater/peeler

metal two-in-one peeler and grater. Devault Pat. 2106796/USA molded across top edge of handle. Blade of peeler attached to a single piece of molded metal, rounded to fit the palm culminating to a rounded point. 16 holes form grating mechanism over the top of the handle.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256079

Accession Number: 2011.80.85

Egg slicer

Small metal egg slicer with elevated mold in partial egg shape with spaces cut from said metal to correspond to metal slicing wires, attached at a hinge on one side.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256080

Accession Number: 2011.80.86

Ice Cream Scoop

metal ice cream scooper with plastic yellow handle, fixed with metal end. Scooping mechanism formed by metal gear, activated with the application of pressure by the left thumb initiating metal attachment within the spoon bowl to move 180 degrees left, scraping out contents from interior of the bowl.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256081

Accession Number: 2011.80.87

Bottle Opener

TOP-OFF/ jar and bottle/screw top opener; (opposite first) Edlund Co Inc./Burlington, VT/Pat. No. 1894556; metal bottle opener with rotating red wooden handle joined to a metal bar forming a T. Metal opener is flat with mechanism beneath protective cover.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256082

Accession Number: 2011.80.88

Meat Tenderizer

Metal meat tenderizer, Tola/Made in England molded on left side with larger spikes (beef), Meat Tenderizer/No 670 on right side with comparatively smaller spikes (pork), molded attached handle, widening slightly at end.

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 256083

Accession Number: 2011.80.89

Measuring Spoons

Set of four nestled thin aluminiuml measuring spoons (1 Tablespoon, 1 Teaspoon, 1/2 Teaspoon, 1/4 Teaspoon engraved in each respective handle)

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 256084

Accession Number: 2011.80.90

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

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from Contoocook, New Hampshire. Pattern of stripes with alternating motifs, one stripe of stylized dandelion figures printed in white and gray, another of stylized lacy ribbon in white, and a third in solid purple. The solid stripe divides the two stripes with motifs. ...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 290829

Accession Number: 2001.281.964

Decanter

Decanter (a) with cut circular stopper (b) and rectangular silver "Bourbon" label (c) hanging around decanter neck. Decanter has cylindrical bulbous body, arched shoulder, three applied rings on neck and wide flaring lip. Decanter decorated with ribbing above base and oblong panels around shoulder. ...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, pressed glass

GUSN: 290870

Accession Number: 1993.571.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper affixed to paperboard with printed label "Wall Paper from Governor Gore House, Waltham, Massachusetts." Known as the "Devil Paper" or "Devils Paper", the wallpaper's pattern is influenced by the grotesque figures of French printmaker Jacques Callot (1592-1635). The pattern, b...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290872

Accession Number: 2001.281.965

Vase

One of a pair of vases with deep orange enameled vignettes with gilt accents on white ground. White clay body with colorless glaze. Vasi or gallipot form with globular body and defined shoulders. Slightly tapered out at mouth. Vase decorated with gilt stylized floral devices and a feathered border a...

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 290873

Accession Number: 1972.29B

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from the General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace, Braintree, Massachusetts. Vertical stripes composed of six-pointed stars in circles alternate with stripes of a vine with feather-like leaves. Dividing these stripes, which are block-printed in orange and white, are stripes...

Date: 1808-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290883

Accession Number: 2001.281.966

Wallpaper

Two fragments of neoclassical wallpaper found lining a trunk from Monmouth, Maine. Large-scale pattern of foliate swags and floral sprays. The swags enclose three pastoral vignettes. Visible in these fragments are a shepherdess holding a crook [Fragment A] and a group of sheep [Fragment B]. Missi...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process), stenciling

GUSN: 290933

Accession Number: 2001.281.967AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral wallpaper from Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Naturalistic floral vine with red and white roses, blue tendrils and leaves form a background pattern on white ground. Secondary stripe in gray with metallic gold edge only partially visible. Roller-printed in two p...

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290944

Accession Number: 2001.281.968

"Jacob and Laban"

Framed print of Jacob and Laban. Artist Claude Lorrain. Engraver Wiliam Woollett. Plain gilt frame. A young man meeting an older man and two young women by the edge of the water. Cows on opposite bank. Stone arched bridge in background.

Date: 1783

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gilding

GUSN: 290981

Accession Number: 1935.70

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper-pattern wallpaper from the Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Repeating diamonds formed by lines with geometric diamond and concentric circles frame Gothic-style quatrefoils. Roller-printed in light cream and metallic gold on cream ground. The paper is affixed to ...

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290997

Accession Number: 2001.281.969.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of flocked border from the Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. One fragment [A] appears to be a corner and the other [B] is a straight edge affixed to sidewall (see 2001.281.969.1). Fragment [A] has a stylized urn and flower figure placed at a forty-five degree angle to...

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291003

Accession Number: 2001.281.969.2A-C

Wallpaper

Three fragments of floral wallpaper from Cotuit, Massachusetts. The largest fragment [A] is affixed to the back of a cardboard promotional calendar for "The National Shawmut Bank" dated 1956. The wallpaper has an all-over design of stylized flowers and foliage in imitation of a tapestry or other t...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291004

Accession Number: 2001.281.970A-C

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from the Wade Homestead, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Wallpaper is printed with a geometric tile pattern featuring a stylized floral and foliate medallion in a sixteen-sided tile. The tiles are divided by lozenge figures with sprig and twig figures. The paper is roller-print...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291007

Accession Number: 2001.281.971.1AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper-pattern wallpaper presumed to be from the Wade Homestead, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Navy blue quatrefoils consisting of four stylized flower heads are framed by a white, diamond-shaped lattice. Roller-printed in blue, white and black on ungrounded paper. Wood pulp is visible in t...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291011

Accession Number: 2001.281.971.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper-pattern wallpaper presumed to be from the Wade Homestead, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Figure of four small green diamonds with red diamond at the center on gray background is framed by diamond lattice. Roller-printed in green, red, gray and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291012

Accession Number: 2001.281.971.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper roller-printed in metallic gold on gray ground. Wider stripes with stylized flowering vine alternate with narrower stripes with geometric pattern.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 291013

Accession Number: 2001.281.972

Wallpaper Sample

A page torn from a "Peerless" Wallpaper sample book. Pattern number 4523, named "The Helena." White on blue damask pattern with floral bouquets and lace ribbon swags. Roller-printed in white and pale blue on blue ground. Paper has light ribbed texture.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291014

Accession Number: 2001.281.973.1

"The Madonna Standing on Clouds with SS. Sixtus and Barbara"

Print of Raphael's "Sistine Madonna". Gilt frame with incised art nouveau crosses in each corner.

Maker: Reproduction of Raphael (Italian painter, architect, 1483-1520) (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291044

Accession Number: 1951.215

Painting of Nasturtiums

Gouache painting of red and yellow nasturtiums with green leaves on brown paper. Plain gilt frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gouache (paint)

GUSN: 291056

Accession Number: 2014.18.1

Wallpaper Sample

A page torn from a "Peerless" Wallpaper sample book. Pattern number 4528. Alternating stripes of green edged with a solid white line and line of white dots. Paper is embossed with floral sprays and flowers in baskets. Paper also has ribbed texture.

Date: 1910-1910

Maker: Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920) (Manufacturer)

Material: embossed wall coverings, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291059

Accession Number: 2001.281.973.2

Print

Black and white print of cattle standing in a pasture, after a painting by Emile van Marcke, French painter of the Barbizon school who specialized in pastoral scenes of cattle. In varnished wood frame.

Maker: J. Eastman Chase (Framer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291060

Accession Number: 1988.528

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