Historic New England

Wallpaper

Rolled fragmentl of Renaissance Revival stripe wallpaper. Stripes composed of scrolls, strapwork and scenery figures. Roller-printed in gray, red and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291909

Accession Number: 2001.281.1054

Rolled fragment of English floral wallpaper. Large-scale pattern of floral bouquet in hanging basket with pink and white roses, morning glories, daisies, and passion flowers. Roller-printed in white, six pinks, four greens, four blues, five browns, yellow and four purples on polished white ground....

Date: 1901

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291910

Accession Number: 2001.281.1055

High Chest

William and Mary style japanned high chest. The flat top has a full ogee molded cornice. The chest has two narrow drawers over three full width drawers with half-round drawer surround molding. The lower case has two square drawers and one central shallow drawer. The skirt is shaped with half circle...

Date: 1700-1725

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), pine (wood), oak (wood), paint (coating), japanning

GUSN: 291911

Accession Number: 1971.72

Wallpaper

Partial roll of Gothic Revival wallpaper. Vertical gothic column with lancets, trefoils, acroteria and acanthus leaves that spring out from the seeds. Willowy sprigs frame the column. Honeycomb pattern in the background. Vertical column of rosettes and openwork form side stripes. Roller-printed in ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291912

Accession Number: 2001.281.1056

Bench

Settee with a moveable back, iron arms, and original graining.

Date: 1857-1866

Maker: Haskell, William O. (Cabinetmaker)

GUSN: 290547

Accession Number: 1969.261

Reclining Sofa

Reclining sofa with one rolled arm, a square back, and turned wooden legs. The arm reclines, controled with a lever under the outside edge of the roll. The sofa is upholstered with green plush velvet with a diamond and floral design.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), upholstery

GUSN: 290649

Accession Number: 1993.861

Sofa

Sofa with a straight, plain back. The arms are carved wood that scroll toward the sofa and sit on carved pineapples. The front two legs are carved, the back two are straight. All four legs terminate on brass casters. The upholstery is a light green velvet.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290652

Accession Number: 1993.718

Teapot

Pink luster teapot with lid. Teapot (a) oval in shape with four feet and molded sides. Sides painted pink with pink luster design of a house with trees and birds. Pink luster stripe along edge of spout and teapot mouth. Lid (b) with molded flower knop and pink luster stripe on lid and flower.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290686

Accession Number: 1958.343AB

Dessert plate

One of a pair of whiteware plates with pink luster leaf design at center and pink luster rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290688

Accession Number: 1958.344.1

Dessert plate

One of a pair of whiteware plates with pink luster leaf design at center and pink luster rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 290690

Accession Number: 1958.344.2

Cellarette set

Sixteen-piece cellarette including six large case bottles with stoppers, six small case bottles with stoppers, two tumblers, a wine glass, and wooden case. Vessels gold-painted on shoulders with grape vines, grape bunches, and stars.

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 290694

Accession Number: 1958.327

Bottle

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

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290697

Accession Number: 1958.327.1ab

Bottle

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

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290701

Accession Number: 1958.327.2ab

Bottle

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

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290703

Accession Number: 1958.327.3ab

Bottle

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

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290704

Accession Number: 1958.327.4ab

Bottle

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

Date: 1780-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 290705

Accession Number: 1958.327.5ab

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

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