Historic New England

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Wide boarder with large-scale flowers and scrolling lace ribbon accented with metallic gold flakes (sparkles). Dot and chevron geometric patterns run along top and bottom of the border. Roller-printed in pale peach, cream, four browns, ochre, metallic copper and metallic g...

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291444

Accession Number: 2001.281.1010

Wallpaper Border

Rolled wallpaper border. Wide boarder with pattern of alternating floral bouquets and wreaths above foliate scrolls and fretwork. Roller-printed in three shades of light green and metallic gold on green ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291445

Accession Number: 2001.281.1011

Wallpaper Border

Roll of two uncut wallpaper borders with pattern imitating architectural molding. Each border consists of two distinct pattern bands. The upper band, printed in browns and metallic gold, has a pattern of repeating shell figures. The lower band, printed in blues and white, has a pattern of vertica...

Date: 1885-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291446

Accession Number: 2001.281.1012

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border with orange and maroon flowers and abstract geometric figures . Wide border with Anglo-Japanese style pattern roller-printed in brown, olive, tan, yellow, metallic gold, orange and red on black ground. The paper is embossed with a multi-directional hash mark pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 291447

Accession Number: 2001.281.1013

Wallpaper Border

Roll of two uncut wallpaper borders with foliate vine pattern. Foliate vine printed in white, brown and black with small metallic gold and red flowers on gray background. A black stripe with gold quatrefoil flowers runs along the upper edge of the border. Roller-printed in metallic gold, light gr...

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291448

Accession Number: 2001.281.1014

Wallpaper Border

Partial roll (A) and five fragments (B-F) printed with square and triangular wallpaper medallions used to accent straight wallpaper borders. Central element in both the squares and triangles is a circle or semi-circle figure with radiating arms terminating in trefoil figures. Roller-printed in me...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 291449

Accession Number: 2001.281.1015A-F

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Naturalistic floral pattern of blue lilacs, pink roses and yellow forsythia with foliage on white background. Green bands with black stylized, undulating vines run along upper and lower edges of the border. Block-printed in two greens, black, gray, yellow, ora...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291544

Accession Number: 2001.281.1016

Tea service

Twenty-five piece mulberry transfer-printed whiteware tea service with oriental scene of man, woman, bridge and flowers. Set consistes of two teapots, sugar bowl, creamer and eleven teacups and ten saucers.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 291545

Accession Number: 1958.349

Teapot

Octagonal mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teapot (a) with oriental scene of man, woman, bridge and flowers. Molded decoration on spout and handle. Knop of lid (b) with molded flower.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291548

Accession Number: 1958.349.1ab

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of rolled wallpaper border. Pattern of stylized flowers draped through and around white scrolls with strapwork on a background of red flocking. Bands of bead and reel pattern in gray run along upper and lower edges of the border. Block-printed in white, four grays, three greens, three blu...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291549

Accession Number: 2001.281.1017

Teapot

Octagonal mulberry transfer-printed whiteware teapot (a) with oriental scene of man, woman, bridge and flowers. Molded decoration on spout and handle. Knop of lid (b) with molded flower.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291552

Accession Number: 1958.349.2ab

Sugar bowl

Octagonal mulberry transfer-printed whiteware sugar bowl (a) with two handles. Knop of lid (b) in form of flower.

Date: 1810-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 291554

Accession Number: 1958.349.3ab

Bottle

Case bottle (a) with everted lip and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290706

Accession Number: 1958.327.6ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290707

Accession Number: 1958.327.7ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290709

Accession Number: 1958.327.8ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290710

Accession Number: 1958.327.9ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290712

Accession Number: 1958.327.10ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290713

Accession Number: 1958.327.11ab

Bottle

Small case bottle (a) and stopper (b).

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290714

Accession Number: 1958.327.12ab

Tumbler

Tumbler, fluted halfway up the sides, gold paint decoration.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 290717

Accession Number: 1958.327.13

Tumbler

Tumbler, fluted halfway up the sides, gold paint decoration.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: gilding

GUSN: 290719

Accession Number: 1958.327.14

Wine glass

Cordial glass, fluted from stem to one-third of the bowl.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290721

Accession Number: 1958.327.15

Cellarette

Wooden cellarette for twelve case bottles and sundry glasses. Wrought iron fittings and paper lining.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), wrought iron (iron alloy), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290722

Accession Number: 1958.327.16

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from the Arnold Fenner House, Plainfield, Connecticut. Embossed, gilt-figured wallpaper with two narrow vertical stripes of foliate diamond figures per width of paper. A large foliate figure repeats at long intervals between the stripes. The figure has three large leaves...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290727

Accession Number: 2001.281.954AB

Tea service

Seventeen piece porcelain tea set with molded basket of flowers, pink luster leaf and green dot trail, pink luster ivy trail, spray of blue and orange flowers with pink luster leaves. Vessels footed. Set consists of teapot, creamer, eight teacups, and seven saucers.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 290730

Accession Number: 1958.340

Teapot

Teapot (a) with pink luster frond along spout, molded flower as lid (b) with pink luster highlights.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290731

Accession Number: 1958.340.1ab

Creamer

Creamer with pink luster dashes on handle.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290732

Accession Number: 1958.340.2

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290733

Accession Number: 1958.340.3ab

Painting "Bird in Nest"

Watercolor painting of "Bird in Nest". Framed.

Maker: Bridges, Fidelia (American painter, 1834-1923) (Artist) Louis Prang & Co.

GUSN: 290734

Accession Number: 1990.181

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290736

Accession Number: 1958.340.4ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290737

Accession Number: 1958.340.5ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290738

Accession Number: 1958.340.6ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b)..

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290739

Accession Number: 1958.340.7ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b)

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290740

Accession Number: 1958.340.8ab

Teacup and saucer

Teacup (a), with handle, and saucer (b).

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290741

Accession Number: 1958.340.9ab

Teacup

Teacup, with handle.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290742

Accession Number: 1958.340.10

Pair of Andirons

Pair of brass andirons with acorn shaped tops and smaller acorn shaped finials. Cabriole legs with flattened pad feet.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), iron (metal), casting (process)

GUSN: 290743

Accession Number: 1990.224.1-.2

Pitcher

Oval porcelain pitcher with pink ivy trail on handle and around neck, 1790-1850 and red vine with green leaves and pink flowers and black curls. Body fluted.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 290744

Accession Number: 1958.347

Dessert plate

Porcelain plate with pink luster rim, red flowers, blue buds and half-green, half-pink luster leaves, pink luster vine and leaves.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290745

Accession Number: 1958.350.1

Dessert plate

Porcelain plate with pink luster rim, red flowers, blue buds and half-green, half-pink luster leaves, pink luster vine and leaves.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290746

Accession Number: 1958.350.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper with all-over stylized foliate pattern. Roller-printed in gray and green on white ground. Reproduced by Waterhouse Wallhangings as "Duxbury Leaves."

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290747

Accession Number: 2001.281.955

Saucer

Porcelain saucer with hand painted green leaves and pink luster flowers.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 290751

Accession Number: 1958.387

Wallpaper

Fragment of block-printed wallpaper from Bourne, Massachusetts. Pattern of small red and white floral rosettes or medallions alternating with smaller red floral sprigs. Probably ungrounded paper. Reproduced as "Eagle Hill" by Waterhouse Wallhangings.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290753

Accession Number: 2001.281.956

Wallpaper

Two fragments of block-printed wallpaper from Centerville, Massachusetts. Pattern of small red and white floral rosettes alternating with smaller red floral sprigs. Probably ungrounded paper. The wallpaper was covered by pages of the Boston Cultivator farm journal dating from circa 1849-1850, see...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290757

Accession Number: 2001.281.957.1AB

Fragments of "The Boston Cultivator" farm journal

Four fragments of "The Boston Cultivator" farm journal dating from circa 1849-1850. Pages of the newspaper were used to cover a wall. The newspaper covered an early nineteenth-century medallion and sprig wallpaper, see 2001.281.957.1ab. An imprint of the wallpaper is visible on some of the newspa...

Date: 1849-1850

Maker: The Boston Cultivator (Printer)

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

GUSN: 290760

Accession Number: 2001.281.957.2A-D

Transparency of Wallpaper Pattern

Transparency of the reproduction wallpaper pattern "General John Walker" produced by Surflex Roller Co. Ltd., Yorkshire, England for Waterhouse Wallhangings in 1981. Per correspondence, the transparency was sent to Bernard Scott of Waterhouse Wallhangings in February, 1981 for his approval before w...

Date: 1981

Maker: Surflex Roller Co. Ltd. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material), film (material by form)

GUSN: 290794

Accession Number: 2001.281.958

Wallpaper

Two long fragments of wallpaper in the "Griffin" pattern. Fragments are mid-nineteenth century reproduction of the late-eighteenth century neoclassical "Griffin" wallpaper by French manufacturer Reveillon (see 1917.145a and b) . In the pattern, a cartouche or shelf figure frames a bowl. Griffins ...

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290797

Accession Number: 2001.281.959AB