Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover flowers (roses?) and foliage. Printed in dark brown, brown and tan on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178983

Accession Number: 1987.4

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral wreaths on a blue field framed within plasterwork coffers in two browns and cream on an ashler block ground. Printed on a taupe ground.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178984

Accession Number: 1987.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliate scrolls and strapwork in dark grey framing pink roses, small blue and purple flowers and climbing vines. Bordered on the right by an ashlar column entwined by berried ivy.

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178985

Accession Number: 1987.8

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper. Continuous vine of entwined wild roses and strawberries and flanked by a foliage vine (perhaps ivy). Printed in white and tan on a polished buff ground. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178986

Accession Number: 1987.13AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Imitation woodgrain planks. Printed in brown and tan on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178987

Accession Number: 1987.15AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Anglo-Japanese design composed of palm-like foliage and stylized flowers against a background of irregularly-sized geometric patterns. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178988

Accession Number: 1968.71.12

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by small stepped diamonds with larger diamonds at midsection and framing centered diamonds of blue, yellow and red edged with white brattishing. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178989

Accession Number: 1968.71.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover meandering flowers with thick stems. Printed in olive, orange and grey on a pale yellow reverse oriented field on unground paper.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178990

Accession Number: 1968.71.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Rainbow medallions of stylized flowers and foliage printed in blue, blending to yellow on blue rag paper.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178991

Accession Number: 1968.71.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Reform style diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by intersecting unground lines with white reverse printed fields. Tri-lobed leaves in brown, red and green sprouting red berries centered in each diamond.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178992

Accession Number: 1968.71.10

Wallpaper

Fragments. Rectangular panels filled with flowers and single flower heads. Printed in red, yellow and ochre on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178993

Accession Number: 1968.71.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Interlocking lattice design in brown and white with blue octagons in centers. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178994

Accession Number: 1968.71.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Reform style pattern composed of stylized foliate elements on a blue reverse printed field within white diamonds with scalloped edges and alternating with smaller quatrefoils on a maroon reverse printed field. All printed on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178995

Accession Number: 1968.71.5

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by unground paper with white reverse printed fields. Stylized flower within a medallion at the intersections. Printed in red, black and white.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178996

Accession Number: 1968.71.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Woodgrain stripes bordered by narrow brown stripes, narrow tighter grained woodgrain stripe and tan stripe. Printed in two browns, tan and red. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178997

Accession Number: 1968.71.8

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Woodgrain paper. Wide, alternating stripes of imitation bird's-eye maple and pine planking. Printed in brown, tan and red on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178998

Accession Number: 1968.71.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stripe. Ivy leaves with red flower elements alternating with stripe of possibly a moire pattern in white on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178999

Accession Number: 1968.71.14B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Pieces too small to determine design, but it is probably a mid-sized floral medallion. Printed in green and white on unground paper.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179000

Accession Number: 1968.71.14C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Continuous berried and flowered vine in green and red and bordered by strapwork stripe in tan on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179001

Accession Number: 1968.71.14A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover floral design of daisy-like flower heads in red, pink and blue surrounded by dense field of foliage printed in green, red and blue-grey on light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179002

Accession Number: 1968.72.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral trail of orchid-like flowers printed in light blue, pink and red with a green and yellow striped stamen, all outlined in black. Printed on a beige polished ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179003

Accession Number: 1968.72.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Ashlar block pattern of imitation granite. Hexagon or octagon blocks divided into organic / irreglualrly shaped areas and printed freehand with black and white speckles on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179004

Accession Number: 1968.72.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be allover design of loosely arranged flowers and scrolls in grey and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179005

Accession Number: 1968.72.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by reverse printed lines revealing unground paper and enclosing centered diamonds with floral elements on a white field.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179006

Accession Number: 1971.178.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate stripe. Green and white stripes with meandering foliate vine reverse printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179007

Accession Number: 1971.178.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Quatrefoil (flower) within segmented diamond marked with parallel diagonal lines. Printed in brown and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179008

Accession Number: 1968.71.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alternating green and white moire stripes bordered by honeycomb pattern and stylized leaf motif and berries. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179009

Accession Number: 1968.71.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments fashioned into a collage affixed to colored paper and paperboard. Arts and crafts style papers. Roses with a figure 8 stem. Stripes of linear elements, squares and dots. Geometric shapes with hard edges juxtaposed with curved forms. Printed in two greens, pink red and white on a...

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179010

Accession Number: 1976.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reform style, stripe pattern. Stylized floral bouquet in between stripes. Along and on the stripes are chevrons and decorative patterning and stylized leaf ornaments. Printed in metallic gold, tan, brown and teal on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179011

Accession Number: 1922.709

Wallpaper

Unused sample of three uncut borders. Floral pattern of roses and daisies in a scalloped framework. Printed in two browns, cream, tan, three greens and burgundy on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179012

Accession Number: 1918.896

"Native"

Framed watercolor and pencil painting of two men outdoors at sunset. The man on the right is dressed in a white loin cloth. The man on the left is dressed in furs and a straw hat, he is holding a gun and standing in a contrapasto pose. Behind the man on the right are two dead men. Palm trees and roc...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 179993

Accession Number: 2006.44.814

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Decorated primarily in bluish gray with highlights of pink, yellow and green. Cup has a loop handle and is decorated with a branch with leaves and a pink flower and also a butterfly.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Noritake (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179994

Accession Number: 2006.44.3047.6

Teacup

Porcelain teacup. Decorated with red transfer printed images of landscape, birds and flowers around outside of bowl and inside of rim. Loop handle decorated with flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 179995

Accession Number: 2006.44.3046

Pine Trees by a Pond

Framed watercolor of an oudoor scene. Foreground is a reflective pond. The middleground is full of large deciduous trees and in the background there is a forest.

Date: ca. 1903

Maker: Brooks, Mary Mason, 1860-1915 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 180006

Accession Number: 2006.44.815

Fly Fishing on the Gaspe River

Framed watecolor of a river scene with a man fliy fishing. The main is wearing a white shirt, green pants and a red hat. Rocks line the sides of the river and forested mountains are in the background.

Date: 1928

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 180009

Accession Number: 2006.44.816

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180011

Accession Number: 1993.564

Azaleas

Framed watercolor of a still life scene consisting of two potted Azalea plants and a ceramic woman figurine with traditional Japanese hairstyle and kimono. The pot on the left is yellow and the one on the right has a stylized design. Both rest on a multi-colored cloth.

Date: 1934

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 180012

Accession Number: 2006.44.817

Saucer

Porcelain saucer decorated in blue and white. Painting of landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180014

Accession Number: 2006.44.2996

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180017

Accession Number: 1993.564.1

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180019

Accession Number: 1993.564.2

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180020

Accession Number: 1993.564.3

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180021

Accession Number: 1993.564.4

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180022

Accession Number: 1993.564.5

Water goblet

Clear molded glass water goblets with deep round bowl, a stem with six flat facets, and a round foot. Terminal ends of facets are rounded; the top ends are broad and extend over underside of bowl.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 180023

Accession Number: 1993.564.6

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Decorated with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1890-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180024

Accession Number: 2006.44.2997

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Decorated with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180027

Accession Number: 2006.44.2998

Saucer

Porcelain blue and white saucer. Decorated with landscape scenes and line border.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 180029

Accession Number: 2006.44.2999

Winter Stream through the Forest

Framed watercolor of an outdoor winter scene. There is a stream flowing from the right center to the center bottom of the picture. On the left is a tree that bends over the stream. The ground is covered in snow and the background is filled with trees.

Date: 1945

Maker: Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951 (Artist)

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

GUSN: 180030

Accession Number: 2006.44.818