Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Distant views of a medieval castle framed by tree bough, roses and scrolling foliage. Printed in five blues, olive, tan, peach, pink, mauve and burgundy. Overprinted with a fine black grid on an embossed, cream ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176613

Accession Number: 1985.26.86

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of pink roses connected by blue ribbon draped with grey foliate garlands. Printed in three pinks, rose, five greens, two greys, and three blues on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176614

Accession Number: 1985.26.9

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by foliated mouchette framing stylized anthemion. Printed in two blues on an embossed, liquid mica ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176615

Accession Number: 1985.26.97

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating fan motif alternating with geometric elements. Printed below a row of beading and above row of suggested dentil moulding. Printed in metallic gold, pink, blue, olive green, yellow and Indian red on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Dresser, Christopher

GUSN: 176616

Accession Number: 1985.26.813

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolling vine with stylized flowers, heart shaped leaves and leaves with scalloped edges. Printed in two pinks, light blue, ochre, brown and metallic gold on and embossed grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Dresser, Christopher

GUSN: 176617

Accession Number: 1985.26.814

Wallpaper

Unused sample of ceiling paper, corner portion. Stylized Egyptian motifs such as lotus flowers and leaves. Printed in blue, two reds, grey, brown, black, white, gold embossing on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Probably Dresser, Christopher

GUSN: 176618

Accession Number: 1985.26.4

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid formed by diagonally repeating stylized flower elements. Reverse printed in crimson with crimson horizontal lines which create tapestry design on maroon ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176619

Accession Number: 1985.26.101

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, densely arranged, floral design. Flowers and vines decorated with multiple patterns, dots, dashes, scaling, dog-tooth. Printed in maroon, red, yellow, brown and tan on olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176620

Accession Number: 1985.26.611

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Urn draped with bellflower swags alternating with foliate scrolls and anthemions bordered above and below by rows of repeating squares and rosettes. Printed in light blue, brown, metallic gold and metallic copper on an embossed, beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176621

Accession Number: 1985.26.67

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by blue scalloped lozenges with grey foliated sprig outlined in gold framed by white foliated lines. Printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176622

Accession Number: 1985.26.254

Wallpaper

Anglo-Japanese border, aesthetic style, with cherry blossoms; fret work, exotic flowers, and asymmetrical lattice. Printed in light blue, three pinks, grey, ochre, cream, and silver.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176623

Accession Number: 1985.26.140

Wallpaper

Paper with winding fence with small pagodas or gazebos. Cherry blossom branches weave through the fence. Printed in two greys, pink, pale orange, black, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176624

Accession Number: 1985.26.148

Wallpaper

Cherry blossoms, fret-work, hybiscus, and asymmetrical lattice. Printed in light blue, three pinks, grey, taupe, cream, gold, on a greenish grey ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176625

Accession Number: 1985.26.158

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of roses and poppies framed by scrolls. Printed in two browns, tan, ochre, and crimson on a wood-grained, varnished ground.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176626

Accession Number: 1985.26.352

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Urn draped with bellflower swags, alternating with anthemion flanked by foliate scrolls and bordered above and below by rows of repeating squares and rosettes. Printed in tan, brown, metallic gold and metallic copper on an embossed beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176627

Accession Number: 1985.26.65

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous bough of peach or plum blossoms with butterflies against a metallic copper crazed field. Printed in pale peach, pink, white, grey tan, metallic copper and gold on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176628

Accession Number: 1985.26.129

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Japanese-inspired design consists of iris and peony mingled with scrolls which have various animal forms, sucn as dolphin, bird, and swan (?) on them. Printed in two greens, mauve, pink, yellow, and three browns on light brown ground. Varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176629

Accession Number: 1985.26.320

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink and blue roses ornamented with foliate scrolls and open fretwork. Printed in pink, rose, red, three blues, yellow, tan, taupe and brown on a buff colored ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176630

Accession Number: 1985.26.364

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover baroque floral pattern. Has a pastel-like quality. Printed in orange, yellow, pale blue, tan and maroon on olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176631

Accession Number: 1985.26.609

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating, Baroque-stylized flowers, acanthus scrolls and diapered strapwork. Printed in orange, maroon and metallic gold on a red, pebble embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176632

Accession Number: 1985.26.625

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anthemion framed by acanthus leaves, foliate scrolls and draped with bellflower swags. Printed in liquid mica and outlined in metallic gold on an embossed, beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176633

Accession Number: 1985.26.69

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of repeating foliated losenges against a field of metallic gold, diapered stripes and overprinted with black diagonal screen. Printed in Indian red, taupe, black and metallic gold on a blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176634

Accession Number: 1985.26.791

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Torches draped with swag and framed with stiff-leaf wreath below a lunette of bellflowers and above a row of rosettes and scrolls. Printed in pale yellow, yellow and outlined in metallic gold on a tan, liquid mica ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176635

Accession Number: 1985.26.805

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Egyptian Revival style border. Pattern consists of geometric shapes, including concentric circles, stylized fans, lotus leaf and dentils. Prints in yellows, reds, pink, blue, gold, dark red on light ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176636

Accession Number: 1985.26.854

Wallpaper

Border with bat (?), flowers, and tropical plant forms against a field of geometric and stylized floral patterns. Printed in brown, black, red, blue, taupe, and metallic gold. Paper embossed with short, perpendicular lines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176637

Accession Number: 1985.26.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Neat stripes and vines pattern. Vertical bands of stylized flowers printed in blue on a yellow ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176638

Accession Number: 1923.574AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral vine of chrysanthemums and roses with pin dot ribbon and bow knot. Printed in green, blue, two pinks, yellow and white on black ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176639

Accession Number: 1917.293

Salad plate

Salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of an apple, peach and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174138

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.6

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of an apple, peach and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174139

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.4

Women's Dress

Ivory silk flapper dress with silk underslip attached by snaps at shoulder and tacked at underarm. A variety of metal and glass beads decorate the entire dress, front and back. Pattern appears to be a trellis design with flowers and leaves. Hem has many strands of beaded fringe (glass?).

Date: 1920s

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), beads by form

GUSN: 174140

Accession Number: 1993.525

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plates with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel entral design of lime, tomatoe, rapes and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174141

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.10

Blouse

Sheer linen and lace bodice-length blouse; long sleeved with lace cuffs; standup lace neckline. Center front of blouse has various forms of lace and horizontal ruching on one side and vertical ruching on the other. Seams at armhole are finished with a band of cutwork (?) Back of blouse has eight ver...

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 174142

Accession Number: 1993.521

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of lemon, strawberries and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174143

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.7

Tray

Square glass tray with short sides. Ribbed lines on the underside of the tray visually divide the tray into nine compartments.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 174144

Accession Number: 2006.44.2262

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of lemon, strawberries and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174145

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.8

Blouse

Shee white long-sleeved cotton blouse with fourteen glass bead buttons at hte front with mother-of-pearl buttons at waist and cuffs with lace decorations at the front and cuffs. Insert near the waist. Vertical line pattern over the shoulders.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 174146

Accession Number: 1993.520

Basket

Circular basket with flared rim [a] and hat shaped cover [b]. Purple and blue diamond pattern on natural straw colored ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: straw (plant material)

GUSN: 174147

Accession Number: 2006.44.2260AB

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of lime, tomatoe, grapes and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174148

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.11

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of pear and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174149

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.1

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of pear and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174150

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.2

Women's Suit Coat

Black wool melton; high folded collar of dyed black wool, faced with black silk satin, fastened wiht large fur-covered button; large button fastened at throat; concealed snap closure down front to waist; self belt from right front side, wrappig around back to fasten to fur-covered button on tap in r...

Date: 1921

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), machine sewing (technique), silk (textile), satin, hand sewing, fur, crepe (textile)

GUSN: 174152

Accession Number: 1993.519A

Women's Suit Skirt

Skirt

Date: 1921

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), machine sewing (technique), silk (textile), satin, hand sewing, fur, crepe (textile)

GUSN: 174153

Accession Number: 1993.519B

Vase

Small red vase with flared rim. Nannie Borden Phillips butterfly mark scratched on bottom.

Maker: Probably Phillips, Nannie Jencks (Borden), 1877-1963 (Maker)

Material: clay

GUSN: 174154

Accession Number: 2006.44.2258

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of lime, tomatoes, grapes and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174155

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.12

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plates with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of apple, plums and berries with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174156

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.9

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with scalloped edge and shaped handles, painted enamel central design of peach, apples and grapes with leaves surrounded by gold scrollwork and a dark blue border.

Maker: Ovington Brothers (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174157

Accession Number: 2006.44.3002.3

Teacup

Small jade teacup with handle. Chinese characters around body of cup.

Maker: unknown

Material: jade (rock)

GUSN: 174158

Accession Number: 2006.44.2256

Vase

Small footed vase with flared rim. Painted decoration of three yellow lemons with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: clay

GUSN: 174159

Accession Number: 2006.44.2259

Teacup

Blue and white porcelain teacup with loop handle. Outside decorated with landscape. Inside border design alternates two dots, one above other, with a cross. Bottom of inside has a design.

Date: 1800-1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174160

Accession Number: 2006.44.2973

Teacup

Blue and white porcelain eacup with loop handle. Outside decorated with landscape. Inside border is straight line. Bottom of inside has design.

Date: after 1891

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 174161

Accession Number: 2006.44.2976

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