Historic New England

Textile Remnant "Freetown"

These two overall pieces with four attached colorways and one attached paper label, represent the same stylized pattern of a flower in a laurel crown, inscribed in a square formed by joined plants. This motif is repeated in the whole surface of the sample. It exists in two colors in the Historic New...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313543

Accession Number: 2001.281.1216.1-.2

Tweezers

Metal tweezers with a round finial and a squared pincer.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 313546

Accession Number: 1952.97.3

Pocket Knife

A hinged pocket knife with two blades and a mother of pearl adornment on a steel frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), mother of pearl

GUSN: 313547

Accession Number: 1952.97.4

Hook

A metal hook with a loop finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 313548

Accession Number: 1952.97.5

Nail File

A metal nail file with a pointed end.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 313549

Accession Number: 1952.97.6

Straight Razor

A hinged straight razor with a steel blade and an ivory handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: steel (alloy), ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 313550

Accession Number: 1952.97.7

Textile Remnant "Freeman[...]"

This overall piece with three attached colorways and one attached paper label, is a gazed fabric. It represents different flowers and plants multiplied on the surface to create a dense effect. Brown is the dominant color, invigorated by hints of red and green.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313551

Accession Number: 2001.281.1217

Textile Remnant "Brocade"

Three fabric remnants-two (2001.281.1218.1-.2) are Chateau Red in color (red background with dark wine floral pattern), and one (2001.281.1218.3) is White/Black (white background with black desgn). Each remnant has four attached colorways and one paper label. Pattern: thick brocade flowers, with...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313554

Accession Number: 2001.281.1218.1-.3

Textile Remnant "Old Brick House"

Three fabric remnants (2 colorways) representing a floral scene, each also containing three attached colorway samples. Pattern: Large rounds of swirling leaves- a smaller set of 8 fronds surrounded by 8 larger laurel leaf branches swirling in the same direction; clusters of smaller flower sprigs for...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313556

Accession Number: 2001.281.1219.1-.3

Toilet Set Case

A toilet set case with a wooden exterior and a purple felt interior.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313557

Accession Number: 1952.97.8

Textile Remnant "Massachusetts"

These two overall pieces with four attached colorways and one attached paper label, represent the same scene. Two main places are separated by a scene presenting a house bordered by an alley of trees. One of these two patterns represents one side of Louisburg Square, on Beacon Hill, in Boston, Massa...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313559

Accession Number: 2001.281.1220.1-.2

Textile Remnant

This overall piece represents an alternation of bamboos, roses and ivy stripes. The dominant color is green, except for the roses' petals.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313561

Accession Number: 2001.281.1221

Textile Remnant "New Hampshire Stencil"

This overall piece represents an alternation of stylized green flowers with their brown stems and leaves on one hand, and strips of very stylized green clovers on the other hand.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313563

Accession Number: 2001.281.1222

Textile Remnant "Ornamental Rose"

These three overall pieces represent roses, small branches and other stylized flowers, on the whole surface, with color contrasts to give effects of light and texture. The yellow sample doesn't have any colorway, neither any label, while the green and the grey ones have four attached colorways. Th...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313565

Accession Number: 2001.281.1223.1-.3

Textile Remnant "Augustine Heard"

This overall piece with five attached colorways and one attached paper label, represents a rose bush which branches are interwoven in foliated scrolls, on a light pink background. Some birds are flying from branch to branch.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313568

Accession Number: 2001.281.1224

Textile Remnant "Wellfleet"

Three fabric remnants with the same pattern: Rows of large fleur-de-lis inside of crests, background covered in smaller stylized crosses. Two color-ways: 2001.281.1225.1 is the sea green color motif, with sea green and turquoise crests and khaki crosses on a light blue background; both 2001.281.1225...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313570

Accession Number: 2001.281.1225

Textile Remnant "Royal Damask"

Two textile remnants, each with four attached colorways and one attached paper label. Fully covered by flowers and leaves with nice shading. Two colorways: gray motif (2001.281.1226.1) and green motif (2001.281.1226.2).

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313571

Accession Number: 2001.281.1226.1-.2

Textile Remnant "Governor Badger"

This overall piece with three attached colorways, three attached paper labels and one attached fabric label, represents a repeated motif. Stylized palms forming arabesques are linked by branches of thyme. It gives a circling and dancing composition. This effect is accentuated on the sample of the Hi...

Date: 1933-1996

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313572

Accession Number: 2001.281.1227

Textile Remnant "Mary Wade"

Three fabric remnants each with four attached colorways and one attached paper label. Repeated pattern: the same stylized floral composition is developed in the frame of a shape similar to a star. The rhythm is accentuated by geometrical edges containing a stylized flower. The three samples are in ...

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313573

Accession Number: 2001.281.1228.1-.3

Textile Remnant "Rose & Lace"

This overall piece with three attached colorways, three attached paper labels and one attached fabric label, represents pink geometric roses with four leaves, each one forming one of the leaves of the next rose. Between the leaves is a round of pink vegetable.

Date: 1933-1996

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313574

Accession Number: 2001.281.1229

Textile Remnant "Tapestry Floral"

This overall piece with four attached colorways and one attached paper label, represents a repeated scene. Stylized flowers and leaves cover entirely and homogeneously the background. Red, blue and brown are the dominant colors.

Date: 1933-1996

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313575

Accession Number: 2001.281.1230

Textile Remnant

These two overall pieces with many attached colorways present a geometric pattern alternating green, dark grey and white stripes. Forty colorways are attached to an edge, as well as a paper label.

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 313577

Accession Number: 2001.281.1231.1-.2

Textile Remnant

These three overall pieces with four attached colorways (the first colorway has been cut up on one of the samples) and one attached paper label, represent yellow and black flowers on branches mixing two sorts: the dark green one draw elegant arabesques, while the light green ones are more thorny and...

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313021

Accession Number: 1933.6597

Box

Small jewelry box.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313023

Accession Number: 1933.6429

Framed Engraving

Framed engraving of "A View of Courthouse Street". Engraved by T. Fielding after James B. Fraser.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313024

Accession Number: 1933.6215

Lacquer Box

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313025

Accession Number: 1933.6165

Glass Panel

Blue glass panel with "CHARLES ST." in white. Used as an insert on a trolley car out of Harvard Square.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Possibly New England Glass Co. (Maker)

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 313034

Accession Number: 1969.196

Goblet

Coloress, pressed glass goblet with bell-shaped flowers, fruit and vines.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 313050

Accession Number: 1941.405

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313311

Accession Number: 1978.50.5

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313312

Accession Number: 1978.50.1

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313313

Accession Number: 1978.50.7

Fire Screen

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 313319

Accession Number: 1978.50.4

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