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Trunk

Trunk with detached lid. Trunk exterior covered with heavy green textile and decorated with similar black textile and tacts. The trunk has a drawer pull handle on the lid and a lock plate on front. The hinges are leather. The interior is lined with a decorative paper roller-printed with a very sm...

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272240

Accession Number: 2001.281.39

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Trunk

Trunk lined with ungrounded wallpaper with green floral vine pattern. Trunk contains wallpaper fragments, 1834 newspaper, wallpaper sketches and pieces from wooden bandboxes.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272241

Accession Number: 2001.281.40

Bandbox

Wooden bandbox. Box is covered with a block-printed floral pattern in white, green and pink on blue ground. Underside of box is covered with newspaper. Bottom sewn to box edges with string. Box contains fragments of another wooden bandbox and a lid rim.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272242

Accession Number: 2001.281.41

Bandbox

Two wooden bandbox fragments (A) and (B) and lid fragments (C). Fragments are covered with a wallpaper with block-printed large flowers and intertwining blue and yellow lines on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272243

Accession Number: 2001.281.42A-C

Woven wallet

Small woven wallet or clutch from Hawaii, top half (a) fits over the bottom half (b). Woven with strips of leaves in the traditional Hawaiian check design. The top half is decorated with small diamond-shaped designs, two on each side, made of dark brown leaves. The wallet or purse would have been wi...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272244

Accession Number: 2006.44.3690AB

Bandbox Lid

Bandbox lid. Paper covering lid appears to be made specifically for a bandbox. Pattern of a people and dog enclosed in a curtained setting. Block-printed in pink, green and white on blue ground. A paper of another design covers the lid rim: intertwined cords block-printed in pink, white and green...

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272245

Accession Number: 2001.281.43

Bowl

Small wooden bowl from Hawaii. The inner bottom of the bowl has a decal with the word "Aloha" placed above the Kingdom of Hawaii seal, and the word "Hawaii" below the seal. The bowl was made prior to Hawaiian statehood in 1959. Although the bowl was a souvenir item available to the tourist trade, ...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272246

Accession Number: 2006.44.3691

Outrigger Canoe Model

Wooden model of a Hawaiian single-hulled outrigger canoe (wa'a kuakahi) (a), with a steering oar (possibly) (b) and paddle (c). Both the canoe and steering oar are painted black and yellow. It is likely that the outrigger float, or ama, fell off at some point. The outrigger is an important vessel i...

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 272247

Accession Number: 2006.44.3692A-C

Wedding Veil

Full length ivory net veil.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272248

Accession Number: 2006.44.1257.2

Wax floral headpiece

Orange blossom headpiece made of wax.

Date: 1899

Maker: unknown

Material: wax, cloth

GUSN: 272249

Accession Number: 2006.44.1257.3A-C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Elongated medallion pattern with scrolls, flowers and stylized torches. Printed in blue, white, yellow and liquid mica on a lavender-blue ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272250

Accession Number: 1969.791A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border sample. Stripe and medallion pattern printed in two pinks, taupe, tan and beige on pink ground. Coordinates with paper 1969.788B.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Imperial Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272251

Accession Number: 1969.788C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Wallpaper is a scenic repeat pattern with Parisian views including the Louvre and the Tuileries framed and separated by foliage and fountains. Printed in orange, blue, tan, and brown on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272253

Accession Number: 2000.1693

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper border fragments. Orange and brown flocked scrolling foliage with blossoms on green ground. Blossoms missing or removed to be traced (see tracing record 2000.1684.2AB).

Date: 1780-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272254

Accession Number: 2000.1684.1AB

Wallpaper

Large wallpaper fragment. Naturalistic and large striped floral pattern, wisteria. Printed in two browns, three blues, white, two tans on a cream ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272259

Accession Number: 1940.1042.2A

Wallpaper Tracing

Tracing (A) and artwork (B) of a flower blossom. Appears to be a mock-up for part of the design of a reproduction wallpaper. The artwork is based on the blossoms on fragments of a historic border. See associated historic border fragments 2000.1864.1AB.

Date: 1926-1975

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272292

Accession Number: 2000.1684.2AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with a gray C-scroll foliage and diapered fill pattern. Scrolling foliage is over colored in evenly spaced areas with green and red. Paper appears to be ungrounded.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272301

Accession Number: 2000.1689.1

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments printed with a stripe pattern of alternating rose wreaths tied with ribbon alternating with a vertical wide floral stripe. Printed in light gray and metallic gold on white ground. The paper is embossed with a wavy texture.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272305

Accession Number: 2000.1689.2AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of a stenciled meandering rose vine. Printed in two pinks, two reds, three greens, yellow, blue, beige, and two browns on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272308

Accession Number: 1999.177

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of a Grecian motif of vessels, chairs, and flames alternating with oak leaves, acorns, and wreaths. The left edge has a band of rosettes and leaves. Printed in two greens, orange, mauve, and white on a light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) (Superintendent)

GUSN: 272311

Accession Number: 1999.178AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern is composed of the capital and base of a trellis. Printed in two grays and lavender on a cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272313

Accession Number: 1999.179AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in blue, orange and mauve on a beige ground. Straight repeat. Roll is made up of sheets of paper glued together to im...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272314

Accession Number: 1999.180

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. The pattern is comprised of alternating vignettes of a man picking apples from a tree with a woman holding a basket and a scene of a house and dog. Printed in orange, blue, and brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 272317

Accession Number: 1999.182

Wallpaper

Roll of unused wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of various types of berries set within diamond patterns comprised of leaves and sprigs. Printed in red and white on a pink-beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272318

Accession Number: 1999.181

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern is comprised of floral and rose bouquets tied with meandering ribbons and beads. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272319

Accession Number: 1999.183

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Set of teacups and saucers

Set of five earthenware teacups and saucers with white glazed bodies. Molded basket-weave pattern decorated with hand-painted polychrome enamel floral sprays.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, molding (forming), enameling

GUSN: 273003

Accession Number: 1996.137

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Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273007

Accession Number: 1996.137.1ab

No image available

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273008

Accession Number: 1996.137.2ab

No image available

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273009

Accession Number: 1996.137.3ab

No image available

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273011

Accession Number: 1996.137.4ab

No image available

Teacup and Saucer

Teacup [a] has a deep bowl with a wide, molded band below the rim; the handle is shaped and the foot ring is molded. Saucer [b], circular form with a straight, molded, canting sides to a flat face.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273012

Accession Number: 1996.137.5ab

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Manchester-By-The-Sea, Massachusetts. Landscape scenic wallpaper depicting men hunting with dogs in wooded setting. Roller-printed in two greens, black, three browns, tan and five blues on gray ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273016

Accession Number: 2001.281.99

Side Chair

Side chair. Mahogany with birch rear seat rail maple front and side seat rails; yellow pine (probably pitch pine) corner blocks. Serpentine crest rail with central flat shell carving and carved molded ears. Pierced splat with owl's eye central design. Leather-upholstered seat lined with single r...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 273040

Accession Number: 1980.74.1

Side Chair

Chippendale side chair. Side chair. Mahogany with birch rear seat rail maple front and side seat rails; yellow pine (probably pitch pine) corner blocks. Serpentine crest rail with central flat shell carving and carved molded ears. Pierced splat with owl's eye central design. Leather-upholstered ...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood), yellow pine (wood, general)

GUSN: 273041

Accession Number: 1980.74.2

No image available

Side Chair

Chippendale side chair with shell motif.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273042

Accession Number: 1980.75.1

Card Table

Chippendale card table.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273043

Accession Number: 1980.76

Dropleaf Table

Dropleaf table. Mahogany with birch hinge rails; white pine and other secondary wood. Rectangular top with rectangular leaves. Top and leaves each composed of a single board. Molded skirt with cyma recta curve and ogee arch. Rests on cabriole legs with scrolled over-the-apron knee bracket and r...

Date: 1770

Maker: Bright, George, 1726-1805 (Furniture maker)

GUSN: 273044

Accession Number: 1980.78

Wallpaper

Ceiling paper fragment. Framing this corner fragment is a square geometric design in the corner flanked by the same landscape scene of a ruined structure with water and mountains on either side. The corner fragment features a floral design with blooms resembling hydrangea and palm leaves. Roller-...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273064

Accession Number: 2001.281.100

Wallpaper

Ceiling paper fragment. This corner fragment features a landscape scene of a mill on a river. The scene is placed framed within a red diamond and is surrounded by a symmetrical block pattern outlined in metallic gold and oversized cattails. The paper is roller-printed in two reds, black, blue, wh...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273066

Accession Number: 2001.281.101

Coverlet

Red and white coverlet.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: Bates Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 273067

Accession Number: 2013.8.1

Shawl

Black lace shawl with sparrow design.

Date: ca. 1890

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile)

GUSN: 273068

Accession Number: 2013.8.2

Wallpaper

Ceiling wallpaper fragment. Moiré patterned, non-directional paper roller-printed in white on a cream colored satin ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273069

Accession Number: 2001.281.102

Wallpaper

Fragment of Fresco paper. A fresco horizontal border is carefully affixed to an upright vertical boarder and striped wall panel paper. The borders immitate architectural molding and includes a floral and acanthus leaf motif. Block-printed in six shades of brown on brown ground. The papers appear...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273070

Accession Number: 2001.281.103

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scenery figure paper featuring two pastoral vignettes. In the first vignette, two men seated at an outdoor table smoking as a woman serves ale. A country house is in the background with the sign "Travelers Rest." In the second vignette, a couple dances to a fiddler's tune. A...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273075

Accession Number: 2001.281.104

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scenery figure paper featuring two pastoral vignettes. In the first vignette, two men seated at an outdoor table smoking as a woman serves ale. A country house is in the background with the sign "Travelers Rest." In the second vignette, a couple dances to a fiddler's tune. A...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 273079

Accession Number: 2001.281.105

Mug

Earthenware mug. Slightly tapered body with shaped base and ear-shaped handle. Incised band around body near top. Blue band near rim. Hand painted blue flower pot on one side, sprig of flowers in blue on the other side.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 273080

Accession Number: 1970.373

No image available

Side Chair

Painted side chair, Wood, Paint, Mother of pearl, and Cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273081

Accession Number: 2012.114.1.1

No image available

Side Chair

Painted side chair, Wood, Paint, Mother of pearl, and Cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273082

Accession Number: 2012.114.1.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Clapp House in Dorchester, Massachusetts. English Pillar and Arch pattern block-printed and stenciled. Architectural elements in light blue, gray and black on gray ground. Floral swags and leaves, in green, pink and red, adorn the architectural elements. A small piece ...

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 273083

Accession Number: 2001.281.106

No image available

Side chair

Side chair, Wood and cane, Probably MA, 1850-1869

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 273084

Accession Number: 2012.114.2.1