Historic New England

Handkerchief

Women's printed handkerchief depicting buildings at Harvard University.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323558

Accession Number: 2008.12.31

Handkerchiefs in Presentation Box

Three lace trimmed Irish linen handkerchiefs [.1] in original presentation box [.2ab].

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 323559

Accession Number: 2008.12.32.1-.2AB

Necklace

Necklace of gold colored glass beads arranged in a diamond pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Nylander, Barbara Gould, 1912-2003 (Maker)

GUSN: 323560

Accession Number: 2008.12.34

Purse Holder Hook

Purse holder hook monogrammed "ERE", Edith Rebecca Ervin.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 323561

Accession Number: 2008.12.35

Apron

Women's apron.

Date: 1915-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323562

Accession Number: 2008.12.36

Men's Drawers

Men's white flannel underdrawers embroidered "K.N." for Olaf Konrad Nylander.

Date: 1895-1905

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 323563

Accession Number: 2008.12.38

Photograph

Framed photograph of Palatine Hill. Coliseum in distance.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 292477

Accession Number: 2014.26.1

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of gilt-figure wallpaper from Cranston, Rhode Island. Pattern of embossed, four-pointed medallions. Block printed in pink and white, gold leaf applied to embossed areas. Gray ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292786

Accession Number: 2001.281.1092

Rolled fragment of wallpaper with pattern name "The Vita" from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of diagonally repeating tree trunks with leafy branches forming a meandering foliate design. Roller printed in three blues on white ground. Pattern number 2372 and name printed in the selvedge.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292789

Accession Number: 2001.281.1093

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper with pattern name "White Rose" from Lowell, Massachusetts. Chinoiserie-style wallpaper with alternating male and female figures with stereotypical Asian dress and stylized floral and decorative elements. Roller-printed in two blues on yellow ground. "U. W. P. C. of N....

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292819

Accession Number: 2001.281.1094

Scenic Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of Zuber scenic wallpaper "Chasse Dite D'Apres Vernet" from Dennysville, Maine. Fragment is printed with part of a tree, sky and clouds. Block printed in dark olive, two browns, black, and gray on yellow ground. Laid paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1822

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292821

Accession Number: 2001.281.1095

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of floral wallpaper from Wellfleet, Massachusetts. All-over pattern of small white flowers attached to leafy stems. Roller-printed in dark brown, pale yellow and yellow on brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292823

Accession Number: 2001.281.1096

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper from Gorham, Maine. All-over pattern of tropical plants, all foliate except for a pair of yellow orchids. Roller-printed in metallic copper, pale yellow, peach, light olive and five browns on ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292825

Accession Number: 2001.281.1097

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper from Thompson, Connecticut. Pattern of repeating stylized tulips framed by foliate scrolls is printed over a small-scale white geometric background pattern of chevrons and dots. Printed over the tulip pattern is a small-scale pattern of black wavy lines and dots. The under...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292833

Accession Number: 2001.281.1098

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Dark red transfer print with inscription on a rectanglular cartouche wtih decorative border. Dark red line painted around rim and down handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 292834

Accession Number: 1934.1066

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of gilt-figure wallpaper from Edgartown, Massachusetts. Embossed flower and fern bouquet figures spaced at regular intervales between embossed leaf and acorn stripes. Gold leaf applied to embossed areas. Gray ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292835

Accession Number: 2001.281.1099

Wallpaper

Partial roll of floral wallpaper from Salem, Massachusetts. Naturalistic rose bouquets repeat at interval down the center of the roll. Pairs of smaller rose sprigs are printed along the edge of the paper between the bouquets. Pattern imitates the French block-print florals popular from 1820-1830s. ...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292839

Accession Number: 2001.281.1100

Wallpaper

Six fragments of Scenery Figure wallpaper from Maine. Boat of men is pulled ashore by a single figure. Scene is framed by leaning trees, arched bridge and city in background. Block printed in three browns, two greens, orange, blue, pink and lavender. Irisé ground in blue, lavender and aqua within...

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292840

Accession Number: 2001.281.1101A-F

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of reproduction wallpaper titled "The Champlain" from Gorham, Maine. Reproduction of a French Scenery Figure wallpaper depicting a boat of men being pulled ashore by a single figure. The scene is framed by leaning trees, arched bridge, buildings and city in background. Roller-printe...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292841

Accession Number: 2001.281.1102

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of green flocked wallpaper from Middleboro, Massachusetts. Floral damask pattern with large-scale, stylized flower framed by serpentine foliate scroll and foliate vine. Roller-printed in metallic silver and green flocking on yellow ground with mica flakes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Manufacturer) Mott, Henry H. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 292842

Accession Number: 2001.281.1103

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of red flocked wallpaper from Middleboro, Massachusetts. Fragment is the center of pattern only. Large-scale foliate damask roller-printed in red flocking, flocking overprinted in dark red, on light cream polished ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 292845

Accession Number: 2001.281.1104

Wallpaper

Rolled display sample of yellow floral wallpaper with attached gold flocked borders from Middleboro, Massachusetts. Sidewall paper is block-printed with a large-scale, floral pattern in ochre and metallic gold on polished yellow ground. The borders, affixed at the top and bottom of the sidewall, ar...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 292846

Accession Number: 2001.281.1105

Wallpaper

Fragment of a display sample of blue floral wallpaper with attached gold flocked border from Middleboro, Massachusetts. Sidewall paper is block-printed with a large-scale floral pattern in blue and metallic gold on polished light blue ground. The border, affixed at the top of the sidewall fragment, ...

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 292847

Accession Number: 2001.281.1106

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of rose medallion wallpaper from Middleboro, Massachusetts. Pattern of rose sprigs framed by small oval medallions with scalloped edges. Small bow knots tied to foliate swags form background pattern. Roller-printed in pink, red and dusty rose on red ground with mica flakes. Paper ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 292848

Accession Number: 2001.281.1107

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of floral wallpaper with pattern of evenly spaced white floral sprigs with delicate swags of metallic gold beading hanging from each. Roller-printed in metallic gold, pale green, olive and pale blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 292849

Accession Number: 2001.281.1108

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed wallpaper backed with cloth. Embossed pattern of all-over leafy branches growing flowers and peach-colored fruit. Butterflies fly between the branches. Embossed basket-weave background pattern. Pattern stenciled with green, orange and brown on orange ground. Appears to...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 292850

Accession Number: 2001.281.1109

Wallpaper Border

Two partial rolls of cornice or border wallpaper. The pattern, semi-circles framed by grisaille foliate scrolls against a background of blue and gold floral striped flocking, appears to be the top border or cornice of a set of matching panel papers. Block printed in three grays, pale green, metall...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 292851

Accession Number: 2001.281.1110AB

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused gilt-figure wallpaper from the William H. Greeley Homestead, New Gloucester, Maine. Diamond-shaped figures with foliate scrolls and flowers decorating upper points and hanging bell flowers and swags of beads decorating bottom point. Figures are embossed and gilded with gol...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292852

Accession Number: 2001.281.1111

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of gilt-figure wallpaper from the parlor of the William H. Greeley Homestead, New Gloucester, Maine. Wallpaper is first layer of two. Second layer is still affixed over this paper. See 2001.281.1111, unused fragment of same paper. Pattern of diamond-shaped figures with foliate scro...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292855

Accession Number: 2001.281.1112.1

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of floral wallpaper from the parlor of the William H. Greeley Homestead, New Gloucester, Maine. Wallpaper is second layer of two. First layer is still affixed. All-over floral of groups of planted stylized flowers. Roller-printed in metallic gold, black, peach and pale green on b...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292861

Accession Number: 2001.281.1112.2

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused floral wallpaper from the dining room of the William H. Greeley Homestead, New Gloucester, Maine. Loose-stemmed floral bouquets form all-over pattern. Roller-printed in black, maroon, peach and pale yellow on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292864

Accession Number: 2001.281.1113

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused floral wallpaper from the William H. Greeley Homestead, Gloucester, Maine. All-over pattern of flowers, grasses and hanging floral vines. Roller-printed in two light yellows, orange, pale green, olive, maroon and red on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292871

Accession Number: 2001.281.1114

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused wallpaper border from the William H. Greeley Homestead, Gloucester, Maine. Large, green scrolling foliate vine on peach background flanked above and below by bands of maroon and yellow stylized flowers on ochre stripe. Roller-printed in three greens, pale yellow, maroon an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292874

Accession Number: 2001.281.1115

Wallpaper Frieze

Rolled fragment of unused wide border or frieze wallpaper from the William H. Greeley Homestead, Gloucester, Maine. Floral medallions are formed by rose bouquets printed in light greens in held by scrolling acanthus leaves framed by metallic gold foliate vines and c-scrolls. Also areas of diamond s...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292875

Accession Number: 2001.281.1116

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused floral medallion wallpaper from the William H. Greeley homestead, Gloucester, Maine. See object file for letter written by Dorothy Waterhouse to Bernard Scott describing her visit to the Greeley house in 1979.Floral medallions are formed by white and light green rose bouqu...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292876

Accession Number: 2001.281.1117

Wallpaper

Two wall fragments of scenery figure wallpaper. Swiss architectural figures frame scenic vignettes, one of a couple crossing a rustic timber bridge and the other of mountain goats on an outcrop over water with a village and mountains in the background. The water and mountains in this scene are col...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292877

Accession Number: 2001.281.1118AB

Scenic Wallpaper Frieze

One large fragment and two small pieces of a scenic wallpaper frieze. Unlike scenic panels, the design on this roll is printed on the horizontal rather than vertical. Scene depicts a pastoral landscape with old mill will waterwheel to the left and a large estate house to the right. In the foregro...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292880

Accession Number: 2001.281.1119A-C

Scenic Wallpaper "Les voyages d'Anthenor"

Partial panel of the scenic wallpaper "Les voyages d'Anthenor" manufactured by Dufour, Paris, France. The panel depicts an arcade with Corinthian columns and statues on the balustrade. Two young men in classical dress carry spears and a gold drinking horns in the foreground. A large, palm tree to ...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: Joseph Dufour (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 292881

Accession Number: 2001.281.1120

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Eastham Daisy" pattern (#21449) by Warner Company. Wallpaper has an all-over dense pattern of stylized daisies of various shapes. Roller-printed in white, tan and olive green on a yellow ground. Pattern is based on a wallpaper found in the Freeman House...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292886

Accession Number: 2001.281.832

Scenic Wallpaper

Partial panel of an unidentified scenic wallpaper. Early nineteenth-century waterfront market scene of men, probably sailors, and women socializing and examining merchandise. A woman kneels to examine fruit. Large ceramic jugs, two large anchors and a canon are nearby. Sailing vessels at anchor a...

Date: 1810-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292887

Accession Number: 2001.281.1121

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "John Wing Stripe" pattern (#21417) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection produced by The Warner Company, Chicago. Floral stripe pattern with stripes of small vine with berries, stylized floral vines, and bamboo. Roller-printed in ...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292888

Accession Number: 2001.281.833

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of four intact layers of wallpaper from Hingham, Massachusetts. Earliest layer (2001.281.1122.1) is not clearly visible. It is a floral pattern, possibly a floral medallion, block-printed in yellow, orange and pink on blue ground. Date: 1810-1820. Layer 2 (2001.281.1122.2) is a gr...

Date: 1810-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292889

Accession Number: 2001.281.1122.1-.4

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Hawk's Chinese" pattern (#21424) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for The Waterhouse Collection manufactured by The Warner Company of Chicago. Paper features an allover design of densely scrolling vines with stylized leaves and flowers. Scattered throughout...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer) Warner Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292891

Accession Number: 2001.281.834

Wallpaper

Fragment of geometric wallpaper. Three-dimensional block or "step" pattern with chains. Block-printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292892

Accession Number: 2001.281.1124

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Leonard Bouquet" pattern (#21438) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection produced by The Warner Company, Chicago. Paper has an all-over pattern of flower bouquets roller-printed in gray, white, two greens, pink and red on brown grou...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292895

Accession Number: 2001.281.835

Wallpaper

Two long rolled panels (Fragments A and B) and five fragments (C-E) of landscape figure wallpaper. Two alternating vignettes of Turkish men or soldiers with horses. In between the vignettes are alternating exotic trophy figures. The vignettes are divided by vertical chevron stripes. Block-printed ...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292896

Accession Number: 2001.281.1123A-E

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of the reproduction wallpaper "New Hampshire Stencil" (#21406) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection produced by The Warner Company, Chicago. Pattern consists of wide stripes of stylized flowers on dense leafy branches and narrow stripes of overlapping organic figur...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292897

Accession Number: 2001.281.836

Wallpaper

Partial roll of scenery figure wallpaper. Large-scale vignette scenic vignette depicting park-like landscape. In the landscape is a monument with columns in the distance, a pond, stone balustrade and steps in foreground. The scene is framed by arbor of roses and a tree. Roller-printed in two brown...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 292898

Accession Number: 2001.281.1125

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of the reproduction wallpaper pattern "Ornamental Rose" (#21457) designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection produced by The Warner Company, Chicago. Paper has an all-over stylized floral pattern. Small circles are used repeatedly throughout the pattern on leaves, as flo...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292899

Accession Number: 2001.281.837

Reproduction Wallpaper

Two partial rolls of the reproduction wallpaper "Provincetown Geometric" designed by Binnie B. Wilson for the Waterhouse Collection produced by The Warner Company, Chicago. Paper has an all-over diaper pattern formed by a diamond-shaped trellis framing Gothic-style quatrefoils. Roller-printed on tex...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic paint

GUSN: 292900

Accession Number: 2001.281.838.1-.2

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