Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Garland stripe pattern consisting of flowering rose branches and sprigs tied with bows set against wide ribbon-like stripes. Printed in two pinks, mauve, white and three greens on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272161

Accession Number: 1999.153

Pembroke Table

Pembroke table. Mahogany; birch side and swing rails; white pine and other secondary wood. Square top with two rectangular flanking leaves. Each leaf supported by two swing rails hinged to side rails. Top and leaves composed of a single board. Diamond-shaped shelf consists of two lapped boards...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805

GUSN: 272162

Accession Number: 1980.77

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. Lattice-work pattern printed in two grays and blue on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272164

Accession Number: 1999.154AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Lattice-work pattern printed in two grays and cream on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272165

Accession Number: 1999.155

Wallaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Meandering rose vines stenciled in two pinks, two reds, blue, three greens, yellow, tan and brown on blue-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272173

Accession Number: 1999.171

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Toile de Jouy design executed in this case in polychrome. Vignettes of a Chinese fisherman under a palm tree alternating with a floral sprig. Printed in red, pink, green, two browns, tan and beige on a green ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes visible.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272175

Accession Number: 1999.172AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of pair of single stalks each tied with a bow. The stalks alternate between leaning toward each other and away. Separating each pair of stalks, is a stylized leaf madallion. Printed in white and two blues on blue-gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272176

Accession Number: 1999.173

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. All over small stylized daisy head and dot pattern. Background printed white, design elements(flowers and dots) are unprinted, blue-green ground color Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272177

Accession Number: 1999.174

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Various berries set within daimond pattern composed of leaves and sprigs. Printed in green and white on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272178

Accession Number: 1999.175

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. All over small, stylized daisy head and dot pattern. Background printed white with flower and dot elements uninked so they are the color of the ground. Gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272180

Accession Number: 1999.176

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern composed of grapes on vine with ribbons alternating with rose bush. Butterflies and bird fly among the foliage. Printed in three greens, blue, two pinks, orange, brown and mauve on light yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272181

Accession Number: 1999.191

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of vignette of putti sitting atop a column or monument base. Next to the putti grows a peony the size of a tree in comparison to the putti. The putti vignette alternates with a trophy vignette. The two vignettes are linked by trailing ribbon and small fl...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272182

Accession Number: 1999.192

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern of light and dark, thick and thin stripes. Printed in white on gray. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272183

Accession Number: 1999.193

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern in two tone damask style. Printed in yellow on light yellow ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272184

Accession Number: 1999.194AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern in two tone damask style. Printed in gray on white ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272185

Accession Number: 1999.195AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern in two tone damask style. Printed in gray on white ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272186

Accession Number: 1999.196

Woven Fan

Woven coco leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Fan constructed using classic weaving techniques. Large strips of coco leaf are woven and twisted to create a pattern of wider strips at the bottom and then split and twisted into smaller strips at the top. A double row of small openings, created by twist...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272187

Accession Number: 2006.44.3680

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Drapery panel printed in two yellows and ochre on a light yellow ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes visible.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272188

Accession Number: 1999.197

Woven Fan

Woven leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Traditional Hawaiian weaving techniques were used to create the checked pattern. Wider width leaves were used at the base of the fan and wrap around the handle, narrow width leaves were used to create the scalloped edge along the top. The word "ALOHA" has been...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272191

Accession Number: 2006.44.3681

Wallpaper

Unused and roll of border wallpaper. Four uncut borders on roll. Pattern made to look like carved molding with alternating acanthus leaf and flower decorating the molding. Printed in yellow, gray and white on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272192

Accession Number: 1999.198

Woven Fan

Woven leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Traditional weaving techniques were used to create the spade shaped fan. The woven leaf strips are all of a similar width. The word "ALOHA" has been woven into the fan with a narrow red-brown plant fiber. Fans like this were widely available in Hawaii for the ...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272193

Accession Number: 2006.44.3682

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern. Printed in white on blue-green ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272194

Accession Number: 1999.199

Wallpaper

Unused roll of border wallpaper. Two groups of 8 uncut borders on roll (one block printed eight parallel borders). Braided cable pattern printed in mauve, three browns and white on light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272195

Accession Number: 1999.200

Woven mat

Small octagonal shaped woven mat made of leaf fibers from Hawaii. Traditional weaving techniques were used to create the checked pattern, with the ends of the leaves twisted and woven back into the body of the mat. Mats like this were widely available in Hawaii for the tourist market.

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272196

Accession Number: 2006.44.3683

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. White stripes on a beigh ground. Stripes are further decorated with alternating bead and reel design and floral medallion design both in gold metallic. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272197

Accession Number: 1999.201

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of figurative vignette of a male and a female child with dog alternating with basket of flowers primarily in red-brown and orange. Diaper pattern background and vertical stripe in a loral leaf motif in mauve. Printed on pink ground. Straight repeat. Pin h...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272199

Accession Number: 1999.202

Kapa

Long fragment of a five layered kapa moe [Hawaiian sleeping cover] with one sewn edge. Bottom four layers are white with an embossed design of small squares containing a small circle. This pattern is known as "upena pupa" and is created by using a carved kapa beater during the production process. T...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 272200

Accession Number: 2006.44.3684

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern printed in metallic gold on polished white ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272201

Accession Number: 1999.203

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Arabesque pattern of repeating urn with roses, enveloped by lattice-work, scrolled foliage, and beaded garlands. Printed in two blues, orange, red, white and brown on a beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272202

Accession Number: 1999.204

Game Piece (Ulumaika)

Hawaiian ulumaika, or game piece. Gray stone disc has a flat edge, convex top and bottom. The game of ulumaika was played on a prepared surface. The aim of the game was to throw or bowl the stone disc between two closely placed sticks without touching them.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 272204

Accession Number: 2006.44.3685

Wallpaper

Two half rolls of unused border wallpaper. The two half rolls were once a single roll. They have been cut in half. Each half roll has four uncut borders. Trellis motif in a chevron pattern. Printed in green, gary, and black on cream ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes visible.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272205

Accession Number: 1999.205AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of figurative vignette of a male and a female child with dog alternating with basket of flowers primarily in red-brown and orange. Diaper pattern background and vertical stripe in a loral leaf motif in mauve. Printed on pink ground. Straight repeat. Pin ho...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272207

Accession Number: 2000.176

Wallpaper

An unused roll and two samples of wallpaper. Pattern composed of cherub with garland alternating with large rose sprig. Garland stripe and dot background. Printed in green, pink, red, two grays and cream on blue-green ground. Straight repeat. Roll made of individual pasted sheets simulating handmad...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272208

Accession Number: 2000.177A-C

Tapa Bag

Handled bag made of tapa cloth, from Samoa or Tonga. Bag is heavily decorated with triangles, chevrons, curved lines, diamonds, and circles. Patterns have been rubbed into the fabric, some areas are highlighted with a heavy brown overpaint. The inside of the bag is lined with cotton. The bag was pro...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 272209

Accession Number: 2006.44.3686

Woven Fan

Woven leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Traditional weaving techniques were used to create the spade-shaped fan. The woven leaf strips are all of a similar width and are woven in a classic check design. Narrow leaf strips have been interspersed along the outer edge and the middle sections of the fan...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272210

Accession Number: 2006.44.3687

Woven Fan

Woven leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Traditional weaving techniques were used to create the leaf shaped fan. Wider width leaves were used at the base of the fan and wrap around the handle, narrow width leaves were used to create the scalloped edge. The word "ALOHA" has been woven into the top edg...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272211

Accession Number: 2006.44.3688

Wallpaper

Fragment of first layer of six layers of wallpaper removed from a house in Schrewsbury, Massachusetts. Wallpaper has a diamond pattern with alternating small diamonds and stylized fleur de lis where larger diamond pattern intersects. Printed in blue, brown and cream on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272212

Accession Number: 2000.509.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of second layer of six of wallpaper. Pattern of honeycomb and floral sprig printed in olive green, orange, and white on a cream ground.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272213

Accession Number: 2000.509.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of layer three of six layers of wallpaper. Paper has a small scale strapwork pattern printed in blue-gray and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272214

Accession Number: 2000.509.3

Woven Box

Cylindrical box [a] with cover [b] from Hawaii made of woven leaf strips in a classic check pattern. The cover fits over and extends two inches past the rim of the box. The sides of the cover have been decorated with four triangle designs woven in a dark orange colored leaf. Boxes like this were wid...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272215

Accession Number: 2006.44.3689AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of layer four out of six layers of paper. Pattern of small, flowal motif alternating with stylized floral stripe both printed in embossed metallic gold on a cream or white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272216

Accession Number: 2000.509.4

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a roller-printed pink, green and white rose vine pattern on ungrounded wallpaper. Box is lined with Portland, Maine, newspaper dated December 1857.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 271051

Accession Number: 2001.281.13AB

Bandbox

Wooden bandbox with lid. Box [A] covered in a block-printed rainbow ground wallpaper of yellow, pink, and red with peacock feather, flower and leaf pattern in white. Lid [B] is covered with a rainbow ground wallpaper of red, white and green with red, yellow and white flowers and leaves forming rep...

Date: 1830-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271053

Accession Number: 2001.281.14AB

Kapa

Kapa fragment from Hawaii painted pink with a grey band on the edge, possibly part of a kahili wrapper. Kahili are poles topped with bundles of feathers and were a symbol of high status and royalty in Hawaii. Kapa (the Hawaiian word for tapa) is cloth made from the inner bark of certain trees and i...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 271057

Accession Number: 2006.44.3647

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with partial lid. Box [A] is covered with a block-printed wallpaper depicting a dog chasing a hare. Animals are in white with multihued trees in the background on a green ground. Interior and base of box lined with white paper. Lid [B] is missing rim.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271059

Accession Number: 2001.281.15AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Bandbox [A] is covered in a block-printed wallpaper with a rose basket and drapery swag pattern on light blue ground. The lid [B], which may not be original to the box, is covered in wallpaper depicting a shepardess. Box interior is lined with white paper. Stitching ...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271079

Accession Number: 2001.281.16AB

Box

Rectangular wooden box (A) with attached lid (B). Box is covered with a roller-printed floral, ungrounded wallpaper, on four sides. Exterior left side is covered with paper that has nautical scene of lighthouse and ships. Interior of box is lined with a Boston newspaper dated December 30, 1859.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271082

Accession Number: 2001.281.17AB

Bandbox

Square cardboard bandbox with lid. Twentieth century box [A] and lid [B] covered with nineteenth century block-printed wallpaper depicting an outdoor dance scene in black and white and repeating diaper pattern in green on tan ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271083

Accession Number: 2001.281.18AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] and lid [B] covered with a roller-printed floral wallpaper with criss-crossing grapevines, ivy and large flowers on tan ground. Lid rim is covered with a white, block-printed floral pattern wallpaper with polished ground, circa 1850. Lid interior lined with new...

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271085

Accession Number: 2001.281.19AB

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox with lid. Box [A] is covered with a block-printed wallpaper depicting two lively squirrels on light blue ground. Lid [B] is covered with wallpaper depicting an urban street scene with tall buildings, stores, and men with horse and carriage.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 271089

Accession Number: 2001.281.20AB

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