Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of entwined grape vines. Machine printed in white, grey and beige on a speckled grey ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287079

Accession Number: 2000.916

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Dorset" pattern with large all-over design of metallic gold Neo-Grecian elements connected by swags. Machine printed on an ivory imitation silk moire ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287080

Accession Number: 2000.919

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Second layer of paper from north room on second floor, removed during mid-1970s restoration. All-over floral pattern block-printed in yellow and blue-gray on blue ground. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287092

Accession Number: 2001.281.518.2A-F

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the main bedchamber of the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Fragments removed during mid-1970s restoration. Pattern of floral bouquets framed by a floral vine, diamond or diaper pattern. Block-printed in black and white on yellow or ochre ground. Laid ...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287097

Accession Number: 2001.281.519A-L

Wallpaper

Striped wallpaper fragments from Wareham, Massachusetts. Pattern with six different stripes of small, stylized flower and vine figures. Block-printed in white, orange, and red on ochre ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. First layer of three probably removed from the Captain John Kendrick House du...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287101

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Wareham, Massachusetts. All-over medallion pattern. Small medallions with stylized floral centers among curling figures and small stylized flowers. Block-printed in red on ochre ground. Wove paper, partial sheets. Fragment is the second layer of three and is still adhered to ...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287130

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Wareham, Massachusetts. Striped paper block-printed in black and white on ochre ground. The primary stripe depicts a stylized, straight flower stem with open blooms divided by three sets of leaves. This figure is printed in the negative so that the block-printed black strip...

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287131

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.3

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from Wareham, Massachusetts. Striped "common" wallpaper typical of mid-nineteenth century with delicate, geometric elements and small stylized flowers roller-printed in blue and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287139

Accession Number: 2001.281.521

Wallpaper

Two fragments of striped wallpaper from Wareham, Massachusetts. Stripes of overlapping lozenge or leaf-shaped figures alternate with a field of small, stylized sprig figures. Block-printed in blue and white on light blue ground. Handmade paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287147

Accession Number: 2001.281.522AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of foliate wallpaper. Large, naturalistic leaves and stylized floral sprigs alternate in off-set, mirroring rows (one row leans in to the left, the next row to the right) to form an all-over foliate pattern. Block-printed in pink and red on ochre ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. ...

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287148

Accession Number: 2001.281.523AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the front hall of the Governor Badger House, Belmont, New Hampshire. Neoclassical medallion pattern featuring foliate, flower, and star elements. Block-printed in green and blue on ochre ground. Reproduced by Waterhouse Wallhangings as "Governor Badger."

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287149

Accession Number: 2001.281.524

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Valliere Minor" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with all-over design of a floral bouquet in an urn, ornamented with rose garlands, arabesques, and suspended baskets of flowers. Block printed in green on a white liquid mica ground. Based on an English block printed wa...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287150

Accession Number: 2000.921

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with striated pattern. Machine printed in tan on a cream ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287151

Accession Number: 2000.923

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with striated pattern. Machine printed in green on a cream ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287152

Accession Number: 2000.924

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with striated pattern. Machine printed in salmon on a cream ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287153

Accession Number: 2000.925

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with striped design of vertically repeating green stylized leaf elements bordered by stylized purple vines and alternating with orange bamboo-like forms. Screen printed on a white ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287156

Accession Number: 2000.926

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with a striped design of wide striated light blue stripes flanked by solid blue stripes and alternating with band of repeating grid of blue dots. Printed on a light blue ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287157

Accession Number: 2000.927

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with repeating floral bouquets tied with bow knots, framed by entwined ribbon swags ornamented by a berried vine. Printed in ochre, red and black on a cream ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287158

Accession Number: 2000.928

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with striped design of five narrow blue sripes alternating with row of vertically repeating floral sprigs. Machine printed in blue, red, rose, yellow, ochre, purple, lavender and two greens on a tan ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287159

Accession Number: 2000.929

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with diaper pattern of lozenges formed by meandering thorn vine printed in light blue-gray framing stylized ochre, salmon and blue-grey floral sprigs. Machine printed on a cream ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287160

Accession Number: 2000.930

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with diaper pattern of ochre lozenges formed by entwined beading and berried vine framing floral sprigs. Ivory ground. Manufacutured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287161

Accession Number: 2000.931

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with a diaper pattern formed by small blue lozenges with four-pointed stars or stylized floral elements at the intersections. Machine printed in two blues and gray on a white ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287162

Accession Number: 2000.932

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of repeating rows of chevrons. Machine printed in a mottled green and pale green on a gray ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287163

Accession Number: 2000.933

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Savoy" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with diaper pattern formed by ivory dotted lines with sprigs at the interesections. machine printed on a mottled lavender ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287165

Accession Number: 2000.938

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Swans" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with swans framed by quatrefoils alternating with lilies within ovals against a trellis and a crazed field. Screen printed in eight colors -- three greens, black, taupe, grey, cream and rust on a white ground. Based on a machine-...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287166

Accession Number: 2000.939

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Old Cairo" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with an imitation metal or plaster screen pattern featuring all-over elongated quatrefoils with "rivets" at the intersections. Screen printed in seven colors -- yellow, ochre, two tans, gray, taupe and olive green on a white ...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287167

Accession Number: 2000.940

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of entwined wisteria vines and flowers. Screen printed in fifteen colors -- three lavenders, three roses, three ochres, three greens, grey, white and black on a light grey ground, Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287168

Accession Number: 2000.941

Crinkle Paper Baking Dishes

Box (.1) of twelve "Crinkle Baking Dishes" (.2) with enclosed recipe booklet (.3). Baking dishes are made of molded paper with flat round bottom and shallow, crinkled sides used to line pie and cake pans. Manufactured by Oldmill Paper Products Corp., Brooklyn, New York.

Date: 1949-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard

GUSN: 310463

Accession Number: 1998.6009.1-.3

Sheepskin chair cover

Two part sheepskin chair cover.

Date: 1990-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: sheepskin

GUSN: 310464

Accession Number: 2000.683AB

Roll of Aluminum Foil in Box

Roll of unused aluminum foil in original red, white and blue box. "Zer-O-Foil" heavy duty aluminum foil with print on packaging encouraging use as a frozen food wrap. Manufactured by the Safeway Products Division of the Yorkville Paper Company, New York, New York.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), aluminum (metal)

GUSN: 310483

Accession Number: 1998.5994

Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa Tin

Tall, cylindrical, red tin (a) with cover (b). Black and gold lettering "Bensdorp's Royal Dutch Cocoa, Amsterdam-Holland" and "B&C Trade Mark" medallion with crown and banner. On back of tin is printed "Chocolate Syrup for Soda Fountains" with recipe and instructions.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 310485

Accession Number: 1998.6011AB

Knorpp's Birthday Cake Candle Holders

Three packages of of birthday cake candleholders in the form of pink flowers. Flowers appear to be made of icing and are formed around a piece of silver wire that is straight on one end, to stick into the cake, and bent to form a cylinder on the other, to hold the candle. The flower is formed aroun...

Maker: unknown

Material: wire, paper (fiber product), candy

GUSN: 310486

Accession Number: 1998.6047.1-.3

Ivory Toothpick with Leather Sheath in Box

Small blue box printed with "Genuine Ivory Hand Made Toothpick Japan." Box (c) contains ivory toothpick (a) in small brown leather sheath (b). Toothpick is painted red on handle end and tapers to a point on the other end.

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), leather, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 310487

Accession Number: 1998.6048A-C

The Dime Safety Razor in Tin with Cover

Razor consisting of black painted wood handle (.1a) and metal, detachable blade holder (.1b) contained in small cylindrical tin (.2a) with domed cover (.2b). Canister is silver and printed in black with "The Dime Safety Razor," a product guarantee and an image of the razor. Manufactured by the Inter...

Date: 1907-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), painting (coating), metal, printing (process)

GUSN: 310502

Accession Number: 1998.6069.1AB-.2AB

Moore's Sheet Soap

Small book of soap sheets or leaves with front and back paper cover held together with metal staple. The cover is yellow, printed with the text "Moore's Sheet or Book Soap" and an illlustration of a woman using a washing bowl. The back cover is also yellow with an illustration of a crowd of people i...

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: soap (organic material), paper (fiber product), staples

GUSN: 310506

Accession Number: 1998.6072

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper roller-printed in light green on gold ground in a leaf pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310508

Accession Number: 1998.4110

Billiard Room Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample from the Billiard Room of Castle Tucker. Pattern of diamond-shaped lozenges and diagonal lines forming large diaper pattern. Block-printed in gilt, brown and orange on tan ground.

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310509

Accession Number: 1998.4475

Wallpaper Sample

Fragment of wallpaper with attached border [1998.5744] removed from Castle Tucker's small parlor. Stylized flower heads on a background of comma-shaped figures and dots. Block-printed in metallic gold, brown and blue on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 310510

Accession Number: 1998.4103

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border machine printed in a stylized floral "Navajo" pattern of browns, tans and blue. Border was used to separate upper sidewallpaper (1998.4103] and lower sidewallpaper [1998.5725].

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310511

Accession Number: 1998.5744

Wallpaper Sample

Wallpaper fragment printed with a floral paisley pattern. Roller-printed in white, metallic gold, greens, and browns on tan or ungrounded paper. Paper was applied to the lower half of Castle Tucker's small parlor. Border 1988.5744 attached.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310512

Accession Number: 1998.5725

Wallpaper Sample

Wallpaper sample from the second floor back hall (ell of house) of Castle Tucker. Geometric floral tile pattern formed by small squares of color. Roller-printed in red, green and yellow on peach ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: F. E. James Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 310521

Accession Number: 1998.5719

Wallpaper fragments

Two fragments of wallpaper removed from behind the built-in desk in the small parlor of Castle Tucker. Block-printed en graisaille pattern of scrolls, stripes and figures. Possibly hand-made paper.

Date: 1807-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310526

Accession Number: 1998.5746

Wallpaper Fragments

Wallpaper fragments from the second floor, north bedroom of Castle Tucker. Probably a floral medallion paper. Roller printed in green, red and gray on white ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310527

Accession Number: 1998.5741

Wallpaper Fragments

Wallpaper fragments from dining room chamber closet. All-over floral pattern roller-printed in dark red, yellows, tans, and olive on polished light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310528

Accession Number: 1998.5720

Wallpaper Sample

Two fragments of wallpaper used as a dado paper in the parlor and sidewall paper in the parlor chamber of Castle Tucker. Anglo-Japanese pattern of assymetrical shapes framing stylized scenes. Paper is printed in metallic gold, dark red, yellow, peach and black.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310529

Accession Number: 1998.5715

Wallpaper Fragments

Wallpaper fragments from "under dining room chamber closet" at Castle Tucker. Roller-printed pattern of diamond-shaped medallions printed in brown, green, red and tan on light blue ground. See associated border 1998.5743.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310535

Accession Number: 1998.5742

Wallpaper Border Fragment

Narrow, flocked wallpaper border from "under the dining room chamber closet" at Castle Tucker. Greek key and cord pattern. Flocked green circles and cord overprinted in black and green. Block-printed in browns and tans on light brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 310536

Accession Number: 1998.5743

Hartford Fire Insurance Promotional Ruler and Paper Cutter

Tin, green coated, combination ruler and paper cutter with one side a nine inch straight edge ruler and the other shaped into a tube to serve as a handle while cutting or tearing paper. A small hole punched at one end for hanging. The ruler is printed with "Compliments of the Hartford Fire Ins. Co.,...

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 310537

Accession Number: 1998.6079

Teaspoon

One of a set of eleven. Silver teaspoon with a fiddle handle and a pointed oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 310538

Accession Number: 1974.256.9

Sunny Suds Soap Flakes in Box

Unopened box of Sunny Suds soap flakes wrapped in wax paper. Box is orange with diagonal blue banner across box front printed with Sunny Suds in white. Produced by Almo Soap Company, Camden, New Jersey.

Maker: unknown

Material: waxed paper, paper (fiber product), soap (organic material)

GUSN: 310539

Accession Number: 1998.6146

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