Historic New England

Wallpaper

Four fragments of paper from a bandbox associated with the Barnstable, Massachusetts library. Curved stripe pattern consisting of solid lines alternating with long, spiky leaves or vines. Block-printed in mauve and white on pink ground. Wove paper in partial sheetsr.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283603

Accession Number: 2001.281.286A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Barre, Massachusetts. Half of the paper has been affixed to paperboard. Renaissance Revival scenery figure paper. Large-scale scroll and strapwork pattern frames small scenic vignettes, one of an ox wagon and the other of a waterway with cityscape. Scenery figures ...

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283605

Accession Number: 2001.281.287

Tiger Claw Bracelet

This bracelet is made from six tiger claws set in gold mounts. Each gold mount is a wide cap set at the top of the claw, delicately chased with floral designs. The mount is held in place with a set of prongs extending from a tab along the front edge of each claw. Each claw is connected to the other ...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), keratin

GUSN: 283610

Accession Number: 1928.148

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from Selick Hedge Matthews House, Bass River, Massachusetts. Floral gilt figure paper with roller-printed trailing vine background pattern in gray on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283611

Accession Number: 2001.281.288

Tiger Claw Brooch

This brooch is made from two tiger claws set top to top in an "S" shape, secured at the center with a decorative gold mount. The gold mount is a wide cap set at the top of the claws, delicately chased with floral designs. The mount is held in place with a set of prongs extending from a tab along the...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), keratin

GUSN: 283612

Accession Number: 1928.149

Tiger Claw Earrings

This pair of earrings is made from two small tiger claws set in gold mounts. Each gold mount is a wide cap set at the top of the claw, delicately chased with floral designs. The mount is held in place with a set of prongs extending from a tab along the front edge of each claw. The claws are suspende...

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: gold (metal), keratin

GUSN: 283613

Accession Number: 1928.150AB

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Anglo-Japanese style floral pattern. Roller-printed in yellow, red, dark olive and black on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283614

Accession Number: 2001.281.289

Wallpaper

Three unused fragments of floral wallpaper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Pattern of overlapping sprigs of berries, roses and other flowers. Roller-printed in red, two pinks, white, two blues, ochre, gray and three greens on light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283615

Accession Number: 2001.281.290A-C

Wallpaper

Medallion and Figural Vignette paper from Bass River, Massachusetts. Very deteriorated paper appears to have a pattern of classical and pastoral vignettes including: a medallion framing a vase of flowers; animal and fowl hanging dead after the hunt; a table with pitcher, corked bottle and bowl. Pa...

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283616

Accession Number: 2001.281.291

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border from Bass River, Massachusetts. Rosette and square pattern block-printed in orange, brick red, dark red and cream on gray ground. Handmade paper. Associated with wallpaper 2001.281.291.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283618

Accession Number: 2001.281.292

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border or frieze from Bernardston, Massachusetts. Wall fragment still attached to wallpaper, see 2001.281.293.2. Vine and floral figures wrap around cylinder with Greek key pattern. Block-printed in orange, black, blue and gray with green and gray stenciling on white or off-white ground....

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283619

Accession Number: 2001.281.293.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment attached to border from Bernardston, Massachusetts. Floral stripe and garland pattern. Block-printed in red, black, violet, and white on ungrounded, laid paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process), stenciling

GUSN: 283620

Accession Number: 2001.281.293.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Beverly Farms, Massachusetts. Floral sprig wallpaper. Flowers include roses, morning glories, lily of the valley and pansies. Block-printed in green and black on ungrounded laid paper.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283621

Accession Number: 2001.281.294

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Hale House, Beverly, Massachusetts. Earliest, or first layer, of three attached layers of wallpaper. Possibly masonry pattern. Block-printed in green, black and white on gray ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283622

Accession Number: 2001.281.295.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Hale House in Beverly, Massachusetts. Middle layer of three layers of wallpaper. Roller-printed in yellow, gray and white on gray ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283623

Accession Number: 2001.281.295.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Hale House in Beverly, Massachusetts. Uppermost layer of three layers of attached wallpapers. Chinese figure paper roller-printed in yellow, olive, and dark maroon on pale yellow or off-white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283624

Accession Number: 2001.281.295.3

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from the Caswell House in Bolton, Massachusetts. Floral stripe paper with pattern of alternating floral vines and geometric designs. Paper is roller-printed in orange, dark maroon, two greens and gray on ungrounded paper. The background color of the stripes appears to be...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283625

Accession Number: 2001.281.296

Trunk Lining

Fragment of trunk lining from Bourne, Massachusetts. Large medallion made up of central flower, possibly a daisy, circled by wreath of leaves. Four spokes radiate from flower. Background pattern of hatchmarks. Block-printed in red and white on yellow ground wove paper.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283626

Accession Number: 2001.281.297

Trunk Lining

Two fragments of trunk lining from box or chest purchased at auction in Bourne or Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts. Fragment (B) is affixed to paperboard. Floral stripe pattern featuring a very large strawberry with leaves. Waterhouse Wallpaper file refers to this as "Strawberry Stripe." Waterhouse r...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283627

Accession Number: 2001.281.298.1AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283630

Accession Number: 1911.83

Wallpaper

Fragment of rainbow wallpaper. Printed in ochre and yellow on blended red, yellow, blue satin ground on olive-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283633

Accession Number: 1911.84

Wallpaper

Two fragements of wallpaper from Braintree, Massachusetts. Aesthetic style pattern of dense, allover floral vine pattern with peacocks. Roller-printed in red on white ground. At least one older layer of wallpaper is adhered to the back of this paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283637

Accession Number: 2001.281.299AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallions separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283642

Accession Number: 1911.89

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of interlacing strapwork and floral trail. Printed in light grey, white, red, green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283647

Accession Number: 1911.93

Newspaper Advertisement with "China Lady" illustration

Boston newspaper advertisement for china wares featuring illustration of woman, or "China Lady," with body made of crockery and china. The illustration is part of an advertisement that reads in part: "Britannia, Crockery, Glass, and China Wares. E. B. Mason (Late E. B. McLaughlin) At China Hall, No...

Date: 1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283648

Accession Number: 2001.281.300

Wallpaper

Cut fragment of striped wallpaper. Consists of alternating green and white stripes with stylized leaf motifs printed in grey and dark green.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283652

Accession Number: 1911.112

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Osterville, Massachusetts. Scenery figure pattern with alternating large and small cartouche figures, draped with pink roses, framed pastoral landscape scenes. Large figure depicts a house and a bridge beside a waterway with mountain in the background. The small figure dep...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286222

Accession Number: 2001.281.472

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of medallions resembling stylized flowers over stripes. Small, scallope-edged medallions with green, radiating foliate figures and red dots at their centers. The medallions, perhaps originally white or light blue, repeat in rows over...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286301

Accession Number: 2001.281.473AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of repeating small figures emulating a gilt figure wallpaper. Roller-printed in green and metallic gold on gray ground.

Date: 1853-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286374

Accession Number: 2001.281.474AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper from the Adams National Historic Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Alternating stripes of pink flowers, one of small pink flowers the other of larger pink roses, divided by solid green and patterned mica stripes. Roller-printed in liquid mica, four greens, two pinks...

Date: 1923-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 286418

Accession Number: 2001.281.475

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper from the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Floral stripes with roses and morning glories growing from the same vertical vine. The floral vines are evenly spaced over narrow white and liquid mica stripes. Roller-printed in liquid mica, bla...

Date: 1912

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment)

GUSN: 286444

Accession Number: 2001.281.476

Wallpaper Reproduction

Fragment of reproduction wallpaper produced for the Adams National Historical Park in Quincy, Massachusetts. Floral stripes of roses and morning glories growing from the same vertical vine. The floral vines are evenly spaced over narrow white and liquid mica stripes. Screen-printed in liquid mica...

Date: 1971

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings

Material: paper (fiber product), mica (white pigment), screen printing

GUSN: 286445

Accession Number: 2001.281.477

Wallpaper

Small wallpaper fragment with pattern largely worn away. Appears to be a floral trail or "chintz figures" pattern. Figures in white and shades of blue on dark brown ground. Heavy, wove paper, partial sheets. Provenance of the fragment is uncertain. Inscription and attached newspaper clipping iden...

Date: 1760-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper

GUSN: 286487

Accession Number: 2001.281.478

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Reading, Massachusetts. Ogee pattern of repeating lozenges framing snowflake-like figures. The horizontal striping and broken lines in the pattern give the impression of a woven textile. Roller-printed in dark brown, metallic gold and white on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286507

Accession Number: 2001.281.479

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt-figured wallpaper from Rockland, Massachusetts. Figures, embossed and gilded with gold leaf, depict a foliate sprig encircled by a small wreath with berries. Dusty rose colored ground, roller-printed.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gilding, embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 286508

Accession Number: 2001.281.480

Wallpaper

Fragment of French scenery figure wallpaper from Salem, Massachusetts. Gray cartouche figure with violet and red roses frames a scene of a masted boat on a waterway surrounded by buildings with mountains in the background. The scene is block-printed in two grays, ochre, red, and dark brown over a ...

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286521

Accession Number: 2001.281.481

Side chair

One of a pair of Empire side chairs with scrolled crest rails and s-curved front legs. Seat upholstered in cream colored cotton (?) with herringbone weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286573

Accession Number: 1958.355.1

Wallpaper

Scenery figure wallpaper fragment from Salem, Massachusetts. Pastoral scene of children in wooded setting playing on a see-saw made from a stump and log. Block-printed in black, red, light tan, pale yellow, dusty pink, pale mauve and multiple shades of gray, brown, green, and blue on a light blue-...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286574

Accession Number: 2001.281.482

Side chair

One of a pair of Empire side chairs with scrolled crest rails and s-curved front legs. Seat upholstered in cream colored cotton (?) with herringbone weave.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286575

Accession Number: 1958.355.2

Side chair

Empire style side chair with scrolled crest rail, s-curved front legs and polychrome floral embroidery-covered seat.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 286577

Accession Number: 1958.356

Candlestick

Colorless glass candlestick with square stepped pyramidal base. Base probably press molded, top turn molded.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 286597

Accession Number: 1958.357

Wallpaper

Fragments of scenery figure wallpaper from Salem, Massachusetts. Several fragments of the same pattern are taped together. Swiss architectural figures frame scenic vignettes, one of a couple crossing a rustic timber bridge and the other of mountain goats on an outcrop of land with water, a village a...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286598

Accession Number: 2001.281.483

Candlestand

Octagonal tilt-top candlestand with fluted urn-shaped shaft, three cabriole legs and spade feet. Edges of top with stringing.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 286632

Accession Number: 1958.358

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from Salem, Massachusetts. Pattern depicts famous Parisian landmarks with interspersed shrubs. Roller-printed in green and two browns on light blue ground. Fragment A consists of several pieces taped together.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286633

Accession Number: 2001.281.484A-J

Wallpaper

Five pieces of an unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of overlapping scrolled elements and wreaths framed by intertwined and curving lines. The background is covered with all over scattered half circle shapes. Machine printed in pink, red, black and olive green on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286651

Accession Number: 2000.1617A-E

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Second layer. Repeating floral medallions on a dotted field and flanked by a stripe of flowers and scrolling foliate. Printed in yellow on a cinnamon ground. A small first layer is a Moses Grant Jr. and Co. pattern.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286652

Accession Number: 2000.1659

Wallpaper with attached border

Large fragment of wallpaper with attached border from Topsfield, Massachusetts. Scenery figure wallpaper with two alternating landscapes framing leafy trees. The first scene is of two men beside a river with a village and mountains in the background. The second scene is of three men, one with a rak...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286654

Accession Number: 2001.281.485

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper border printed in three tiers. Rococo foliate scrolls beneath series of geometric rectangular shapes. Printed in green, oranges and black on ungrounded paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286657

Accession Number: 1968.138

Wallpaper Border

Fragment. Wallpaper border. Stylized feather motifs with edging of small elongated ovals. Printed in black, gray, white and peach on a blue ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286662

Accession Number: 1981.65

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All-over scrolling floral and leaf motifs. Printed in black, yellow, and green on gray ground. Printed on the back is the Vicksburg, Mississispi "Daily Citizen" dated July 2, 1863.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286666

Accession Number: 1930.1725AB

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