Historic New England

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 century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287163

Accession Number: 2000.933

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 century

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 century

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 century

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 century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287168

Accession Number: 2000.941

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with all-over design of large scale baroque floral motifs with leafy scrolling foliage. Printed in tan on a patterned taupe and cream field. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287169

Accession Number: 2000.942

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with an imitation plaster work molding design featuring fruit, wheat and grapevine motfs above a row of beading. Block printed in two browns, charcoal gray, taupe, tan, beige and cream on a speckled brown ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287170

Accession Number: 2000.943

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with continuous band of interlace. Screen printed in yellow, ochre, tan and blue on a teal blue ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287171

Accession Number: 2000.944

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with continuous band of grisaille egg and dart molding above a row of olive green and yellow drapery swags. Printed in two grays, white, two shades of olive green and yellow. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287172

Accession Number: 2000.946

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with a continuous band of alternating anthemions and calyxes. Block printed in green on an ivroy ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287173

Accession Number: 2000.947

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with a continuous band of palm-like foliage printed in green, brown, red, rose, yellow, pink and two purples over a black band and on a pale yellow ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287174

Accession Number: 2000.948

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with a continuous band of berried vines, screen printed in green, brown, red, rose, yellow, pink and two purples over a black band and on a pale yellow ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287176

Accession Number: 2000.949

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border with a continuous entwined vine with stylized flowers, fruit, berries and tendrils. Screen printed in green, olive green, red, rose, pink, yellow and three purples on a cream ground. Manufactured by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287178

Accession Number: 2000.950

Wallpape

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Vendome" pattern with an imitation silk moire design printed in salmon on a shiny white ground. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287179

Accession Number: 2000.951

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with neoclassical urns above cornucopias ornamented with beaded swags and scrolling vines. Screen printed in white on a chartreuse ground. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY). See Border 2000.952B printed on same width of paper.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287180

Accession Number: 2000.952A

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Adam" pattern with two rows of simple leafed vines with stylized dotted blossoms. Screen printed in white on a chartreuse ground. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY). See Sidewall 2000.952A printed on same width of paper.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287181

Accession Number: 2000.952B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Marlborough Stripe" pattern with block printed alternating stripes of red and rose. Based on an English machine printed wallpaper from 1880-1900. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287182

Accession Number: 2000.953

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Marlborough Stripe" pattern with block printed alternating stripes of rtaupe and beige on a cream ground. Based on an English machine printed wallpaper from 1880-1900. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287183

Accession Number: 2000.960

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Michaelmas Daisy" pattern with an all-over design of orange daisies on a fiels of green leaves and green entwined vines. Screen printed on a white ground. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287185

Accession Number: 2000.954

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Canterbury Bells" pattern with an all-over design of repeating lilies, blue bells and marigolds on a field of green entwined willow leaves. Screen printed on a white field. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287187

Accession Number: 2000.955

Wallpaper

Fragment of foliate stripe wallpaper from the Governor Badger House, Belmont, New Hampshire. A stylized foliate stripe, with two rows of leaves growing from a vine, alternates with a field of striated diamonds with dot centers. Block-printed in brown and white on ochre ground. Wove paper, partial ...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287189

Accession Number: 2001.281.525

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Pillement" pattern with repeated vignettes of Oriental landscapes including a view of a house on piers beneath a weeping willow tree and a view of a pagoda and footbridge framed by lattice strapwork. Screen printed in two greens and white on a cream ground. Manufactu...

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287190

Accession Number: 2000.957

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Western Birds" pattern with a meandering vine filled with various species of birds. Block printed in three grees, three blues, rose, maroon, pink, brown, tan, beige and two grays on a white ground. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287191

Accession Number: 2000.958

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Windsor Rose" pattern with all-over design of large sprays of roses in different colors. Screen printed in twelve colors on a light grey ground. Based on an English or Amrican machine printed wallpaper from 1900-1920. Manufactured by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY).

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287195

Accession Number: 2000.961

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Warwick" pattern with cream-colored large scrolling leaves machine printed on a beige ground. Based on an English block print from 1890-1900 in the Sanderson Archives.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287196

Accession Number: 2000.962

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Buckingham" pattern with an all-over design of entwined willow leaves. Machine printed in dark salmon on a salmon ground. Based on an English machine printed paper from 1890-1910 originally printed by Jeffrey & Company.

Date: 20th century

Maker: Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287197

Accession Number: 2000.963

Bracelet

Cuff-style bracelet with grape cluster and grape leaf design. 10 karat gold-plated metal.

Date: c. 1940

Maker: Louis Stern & Company (Jeweler)

Material: plated metal, gold alloy

GUSN: 297836

Accession Number: 2014.43.1

Jewelry Set

Partial parure of clip back earrings and necklace with flame shaped, open work design.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Sperry Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: plated metal

GUSN: 297838

Accession Number: 2014.43.3

Linoleum

Eight complete repeats of linoleum rug fragments [a-h] and two newspaper pages [i-j]. Hopalong Cassidy theme with cowboys, horses, Bar 20 Ranch, and Topper.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 297843

Accession Number: 2014.44.1A-J

Linoleum

Two linoleum rug fragments [complete repeat]. Sailboats and lighthouses on blue ground with seashell border.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 297841

Accession Number: 2014.44.2A-D

Curtain panel

This curtain panel is constructed from a machine-woven version of wool crewel embroidery on a plainweave cotton ground. The wool supplementary wefts are woven in a South Asian palampore style of a branching tree with elaborate flowers and curling leaves, worked in shades of green, yellow, brown, red...

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: crewel wool, cotton (textile), flannel, fringe

GUSN: 297842

Accession Number: 2014.45.1

Creamer

Cream pitcher with circular base and attached handle. Engraved with Quincy coat of arms.

Date: 1770

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 297848

Accession Number: 2009.5.46

"Bake Shop, North End, Boston"

Oil painting on canvas of the interior of a bake shope. Glass cases with jelly rolls and buns on right, entrance door on left. Window display in background.

Date: 1920-1980

Maker: Quincy, Edmund, 1903-1997 (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 297847

Accession Number: 2009.5.45

Dining Table

Dining table, oval top with two part octagonal base. Top of table has a mottled green-blue finish. Underside is painted red. Call button affixed to underside of table. Two part wooden octagonal base has a painted gold finish. Each half of the table base has four legs, columnuar shape. Two halves fit...

Date: ca. 1928

Maker: Sleeper, Henry Davis, 1878-1934 (Designer)

GUSN: 297981

Accession Number: 2014.46.1A-C

Souvenir plate

Souvenir plate with white porcelain body with colorless glaze. Circular form with molded scroll shaped handles. Wide rim with molded ribbing. Handles and ribs are highlighted with over glaze gilt decoration. Small black transfer-printed oval reserve in well depicts "Gov. Langdon Mansion, Portsmouth,...

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Portsmouth Crockery Co. (Retailer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 298099

Accession Number: 1983.169

Bookend Paper

Rolled sheet of bookend paper printed with small gold fleur de lis pattern on red ground on red paper. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298127

Accession Number: 2001.281.1254

Bookend Paper

Two rolled sheets of bookend paper printed with stylized floral pattern in green and red on ungrounded paper. Green dots surround small floral elements in red and green. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298128

Accession Number: 2001.281.1255.1-.2

Bookend Paper

Rolled sheet of bookend paper printed with stylized floral pattern in green and purple on ungrounded paper. Purple dots surround small floral elements in red and green. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298129

Accession Number: 2001.281.1255.3

Bookend Paper

Rolled sheet of bookend paper printed with gray and black wavy pattern on ungrounded paper. Overprinted with streaked metallic silver accent. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298130

Accession Number: 2001.281.1256

Bookend Paper

Four rolled sheets of bookend paper printed with small pattern of stylized flowering vines in pink, green, blue and black on light orange ground. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298131

Accession Number: 2001.281.1257.1-.4

Bookend paper

Two rolled sheets of bookend paper printed with an small pattern of leaf lattice with alternating four roses and one rose in openwork in brown on ungrounded paper. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298132

Accession Number: 2001.281.1258.1-.2

Bookend paper

Rolled sheets of bookend paper printed with an small pattern of leaf lattice with alternating four roses and one rose in openwork in red on ungrounded paper. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 298133

Accession Number: 2001.281.1258.3

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board. Top layer is an American roller-printed copy of an English block-printed design, "The Thelma" by R. Hamilton. Large Art Nouveau flowers, perhaps irises, printed in maroon, pink, and three greens on tan ground. Maroon striations create the appearance of fabric

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: After Hamilton, R. (Artist, Designer)

Material: wallpapers, softwood

GUSN: 298828

Accession Number: 1986.1088

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board. Top layer is an American roller-printed copy of an English block-printed design, "The Thelma" by R. Hamilton. Large Art Nouveau flowers, perhaps irises, printed in maroon, pink, and three greens on tan ground. Maroon striations create the appearance of fabric.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: After Hamilton, R. (Artist, Designer)

Material: wallpapers, softwood

GUSN: 298829

Accession Number: 1986.1089

Fireboard

Fireboard with wallpaper. Scene of an orange tabby cat perched on top of a fish bowl watching goldfish. Scene is surrounded with Rococo revival architectural frame in two shades of brown flock. Border is a Persian designin gray, red, brown and white with flocking.

Date: ca. 1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 298884

Accession Number: 1956.26

Fireboard

Fireboard with wallpaper. White floral stripe roller-printed on light gray ground. Beige accents on flowers and stripes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 298885

Accession Number: 1953.478

Wallpapered board

Board in two pieces, with red and gray paint and several wallpaper fragments. Board had been grained at some point before paint and wallpaper were applied. Top layer of paper features mosaic-framed Ashlar rectangles and squares. Black and white on ungrounded paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, graining, paint (coating), painting (coating), wallpapers

GUSN: 300343

Accession Number: 1988.532AB

Wallpapered board

Board with many layers of wallpaper fragments. Topmost layer is Anglo-Japanese in brown, green, yellow, blue, and red (brown is flocked). Small floral with interlace and geometric designs. Other papers, from most recent to earliest, include a red floral on a brown ground with white and brown stripin...

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, molding (forming), wallpapers, flocking

GUSN: 300344

Accession Number: 1988.533

Board fragment

Board fragment, probably sheathing. One side is darker, either from staining or from exposure. Tongue and groove edges.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, staining

GUSN: 300345

Accession Number: 1988.535

Fireboard fragment

Wallpapered board; one of three boards used to compose a fireboard. Wallpaper is in poor condition, with white fretwork, white line-drawing leaves, and sprays of white roses with olive green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: softwood, wallpapers

GUSN: 300346

Accession Number: 1988.536.1

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