Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Central floral fan motif framed by diapered scrolls and scrolling foliage. Printed in light green on a green flocked ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284318

Accession Number: 2000.333

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Large-scale bouquets of flowers flanked by scrolling acanthus leaves. Printed in two yellows on unground paper.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284319

Accession Number: 2000.335

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample manufactured by Bradbury and Bradbury. "Willow" pattern paper (A) joined to "Vermillion Star Frieze" (B).

Date: 1980s

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284320

Accession Number: 1995.42AB

This gray "lava" soapstone pair earrings is part of a set, with a matching brooch (1922.616.1). All three pieces feature a scallop shell with dangling spiral shell and two entwined sea creatures on lily pads hanging from gold chains. The earrings attach with s-shaped gold wires.

Date: 1850-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: limestone, gold (metal)

GUSN: 284321

Accession Number: 1922.616.2AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample manufactured by Bradbury and Bradbury. "Plaza Hotel Ceiling" pattern.

Date: 1980s

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284322

Accession Number: 1995.43

Reproduction Wallpaper

Two unused samples of reproduction wallpaper frieze in the "Eastlake Frieze" pattern manufactured by Bradbury & Bradbury as part of their "Anglo-Japanese Roomset." Wallpaper has large central band of elongated medallions containing a stylized bird with outstretched wings sitting on a flowering tree ...

Date: 1980s

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284324

Accession Number: 1995.44AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample produced by Galacar and Company named "Petite Plume." The pattern is a reproduction of a 1790 French paper.

Maker: Galacar & Co (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284325

Accession Number: 1995.50

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample manufactured by Galacar and Company named "La Dauphine." Reproduction of Defosse and Keith pattern from 1869.

Date: 1980-1995

Maker: Galacar & Co (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284326

Accession Number: 1995.51

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample manufactured by Galacar and Company named "Water Stripe." Pattern is a reproduction of Cocheco Mills paper from 1882.

Date: 1980-1995

Maker: Galacar & Co (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284327

Accession Number: 1995.52

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample manufactured by Galacar and Company named "Finestre." The pattern is a reproduction of a Jacquemart and Berand paper from 1798.

Date: 1980-1995

Maker: Galacar & Co (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284328

Accession Number: 1995.53

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll of reproduction wallpaper. Meandering, flowering branches and leaves. Printed in two greys, green, white and gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: screen prints

GUSN: 284329

Accession Number: 1995.580B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flowers, leaves, grapes, and chickens framing pair of figures in peasant costumes. Printed in greens, yellow, pink, and white on a dark brown ground.

Date: 1925-1945

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer) United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284330

Accession Number: 1988.527

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of scrolled foliage inset with flowers and floral garland. Printed in green, brown, and white on a grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1979

Maker: Scalamandré (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 284331

Accession Number: 2000.249

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of ivy entwined around a trellis. Printed in two greens, and two greys on a green ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 284335

Accession Number: 2000.248

Ring Box

This red velvet box is the original fitted container for memorial ring 1916.227.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 284339

Accession Number: 1916.228

Wallpaper

Fragment of nursery or novelty wallpaper with grotesque and comic scenes of people, animals, birds, insects and even a carrot. Lithograph. Blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), lithographs

GUSN: 284340

Accession Number: 2001.281.375

Nursery Wallpaper

Fragment of nursery wallpaper with idyllic scenes of babies and young children at outdoor play. Scenes include babies on a seesaw, boys with a wagon and puppies, children picking apples near a fountain, and children with a rabbit. Trailing vines and foliage surround the scenes. Lithograph in blue...

Date: 1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), lithographs

GUSN: 284341

Accession Number: 2001.281.376

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of meandering vines with nosegays. Printed in green, grey, and white on a pink ground.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284343

Accession Number: 2000.251

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of floral vines with groupings of carnations and roses intertwined with ribbons and bows. Printed in two pinks, lavender, three greens, and white on a black ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1976

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284344

Accession Number: 2000.252

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll of wallpaper. Scrolled floral damask pattern. Printed in two greens on a cream round. Straight repeat.

Maker: McClelland, Nancy (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284345

Accession Number: 2000.253

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of meandering leaves edged with a scalloped swag. Printed in green and black on a white ground.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284346

Accession Number: 2000.258A

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper border. Pattern consists of a gathered swag with sprigs, edged with scallops. Printed in green and black on a white ground.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284347

Accession Number: 2000.258B

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of a diaper pattern of diamonds intersected with small flowers. Printed in gold, mauve, and white on a grey ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284348

Accession Number: 2000.259

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of a stylized star set within a rectangle. Printed in white and black on a grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1969-1970

Maker: Allen-Doane Company

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284349

Accession Number: 2000.265

Wallpaper

Unused sample of wallpaper. Pattern consists of meandering floral vines. Printed in ochre on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) McClelland, Nancy (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284350

Accession Number: 2000.304

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern consists of an imitation stenciled design in a floral pattern. Printed in ochre on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284351

Accession Number: 2000.263

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of toile style wallpaper depicting theatrical scenes and a multitude of classical motifs and theatrical scenes. Lithograph or roller-printed in red on off-white ground with yellow stencil.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), lithographs, stenciling

GUSN: 284354

Accession Number: 2001.281.377

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Lattice-work pattern. Printed in green, gray, and black on a white ground. Straight repeat.

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

GUSN: 284586

Accession Number: 2000.185

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site, in this case possibly a view of the Temple of the Vestal Virgins. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on th...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284587

Accession Number: 1930.160.2

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284588

Accession Number: 1930.160.3

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site, in this case possibly Hadrian's Mausoleum. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284589

Accession Number: 1930.160.4

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284590

Accession Number: 1930.160.5

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site, in this case the Coliseum. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons a...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284591

Accession Number: 1930.160.6

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284592

Accession Number: 1930.160.7

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site, in this case the Pantheon. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons a...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284593

Accession Number: 1930.160.8

Wallpaper

Two unused wallpaper samples. Pattern consists of floral bouquets and an aqueduct. Printed in three pinks, two blues, purple, brown, green, and lavender on a white ground. Straight repeat.

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

GUSN: 284594

Accession Number: 2000.186AB

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284595

Accession Number: 1930.160.9

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284596

Accession Number: 1930.160.10

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site, in this case possibly the Temple of the Vestal Virgins, the same as button .2. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284597

Accession Number: 1930.160.11

Vest button

Each button in this set of twelve is composed of a micromosaic view of an ancient Roman architectural site. Each micromosaic is set in black glass and mounted in gold with an applied rope border. Each button attaches with a hook on the reverse. The set of twelve buttons are in their original black ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 284598

Accession Number: 1930.160.12

Vest button box

This box is the original black leather case with white silk and red velvet lining for the set of twelve buttons. The box closes with a push-button tab and is hinged across the back.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, velvet (fabric weave), satin

GUSN: 284599

Accession Number: 1930.160.13

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of grapes on a vine with ribbons, roses, and butterflies. Printed in three greens, blue, pink, lavender, orange, brown, mauve, and white on a light yellow ground. Not a full repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Nancy McClelland, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 284600

Accession Number: 2000.187

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Hingham, Massachusetts. Four different scenes of trees form a repeating pattern. Roller-printed in three greens, ochre, maroon and cream on light cream ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284601

Accession Number: 2001.281.408

Box

This horseshoe-shaped, leather-covered box is lined in sea-green velvet on the base and white satin on the lid. It houses the set of earrings and brooch 1933.1693.1AB and 1933.1694 but may not be original to the set.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, velvet (fabric weave), satin

GUSN: 284602

Accession Number: 1933.1693.2

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Chinoiserie pattern with a musician and seated figure with dogs, surrounded by cherry blossom trees.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Caillard, Robert (Designer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer) Katzenbach and Warren (Retailer)

GUSN: 284603

Accession Number: 2000.188

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holliston, Massachusetts. Stylized foliate pattern roller-printed in pink on light gray ground. First layer of a sample of three layers of wallpaper and one frieze. Paper is only partially visible under upper layers.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284612

Accession Number: 2001.281.409.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of alternating vignettes of a classically dressed kneeling woman near trees and a vignette with a bird; the background is leaves with stripes and drapery. Printed in three blues on a light blue ground.

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

GUSN: 284613

Accession Number: 2000.189

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Holliston, Massachusetts. Large-scale medallion and scroll pattern on pebble embossed paper. Roller-printed in two tans and metallic bronze on cream ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 284614

Accession Number: 2001.281.409.2

Wallpaper Frieze

Fragment of wallpaper frieze from Hollinston, Massachusetts. Immitation chintz or needlework pattern. Roller-printed in black, red, blue, yellow, green and tan on cream ground. Appears to be a frieze, based on the horizontal orientation of the pattern and horizontal border along the lower edge. T...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 284615

Accession Number: 2001.281.409.3

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of a vignette of two brids sitting on a nest of flowers alternating with a vignette of lillies and roses encircled by floral garland. Printed in two blues, brown, pink, beige, green, and white on a yellow ground. Straight repeat.

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

GUSN: 284616

Accession Number: 2000.190

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