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Candlestand

Tilt-top candlestand with circular top, vase-shaped pedestal with carved acanthus leaves. Three cabriole legs with leaf carving on knees and claw-and-ball feet. Top with lighter wood inlay.

Date: 1750-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 288575

Accession Number: 1958.296

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Electrified oil lamp

Electrified lamp with marble and brass base rising to fluted column; blue, white and colorless glass oil reservoir cut with star pattern. Modern silk shade.

Date: 1820-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: cased glass, brass (alloy), silk (textile)

GUSN: 288577

Accession Number: 1958.297

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border. Paper has large-scale motif of stylized peonies block-printed in pinks, reds, black and metallic gold on a textured green ground. Paper has been cut along lower edge of pattern.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288578

Accession Number: 2001.281.715.2

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Lolling chair

Lolling chair with serpentine crest, arms. and four square tapered legs. Upholstered with cream-colored cotton fabric patterned with pink roses and green leaves.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 288579

Accession Number: 1958.298

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Jamb hook

One of a pair of cast brass jamb hooks with unadorned oval plates.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288581

Accession Number: 1958.301.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused floral stripe wallpaper from Kennebunk, Maine. Pattern of alternating wide and narrow stripes with leafy vines. A large white vine with tropical, serrated leaves grows over a wide stripe of gray with dark gray horizontally striped ribbon edges. Floral sprays in gold and gray acce...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288582

Accession Number: 2001.281.598

Paper Sample Book

Trade catalog or sample book of text and cover papers manufactured by Weyerhauser Corporation. Catalog has plastic spiral binding and has an image of a grey squirrel on the front cover. Catalog contains seventeen samples in various colorways of paper manufactured under the trademarked name Torino.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Weyerhauser Corporation (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 288583

Accession Number: 2001.281.717

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Jamb hook

One of a pair of cast brass jamb hooks with unadorned oval plates.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288584

Accession Number: 1958.301.2

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Andiron

One of a pair of wrought iron andirons with turned brass finials. Feet composed of reversed wrought iron S-curves.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288585

Accession Number: 1958.302.1

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Andiron

One of a pair of wrought iron andirons with turned brass finials. Feet composed of reversed wrought iron S-curves.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 288586

Accession Number: 1958.302.2

Paper Sample Book

Trade catalog or sample book of cover and text papers manufactured by Strathmore Paper Company. Catalog is a small fandeck secured by a single metallic brad. Catalog contains 145 samples in different colorways.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Strathmore Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 288588

Accession Number: 2001.281.716

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Sofa

Empire sofa upholstered in yellow brocade silk with pattern of leaves. Sofa has scroll headrail, arms, and front legs and hairy paw feet. Back legs are turned.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile)

GUSN: 288589

Accession Number: 1958.304

Wallpaper Sample Folder

Paper folder holding unbound "Liberty" wallpaper samples, similiar to a wallpaper sample book. Produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Gray paper with crimson printing.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288590

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.1

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LPX1 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of stylized flowers and palmettes arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in blue, black, pink and white on a yellow ground. Pa...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288591

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.2

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Candlestand

Tilt-top candlestand with circular molded edge, turned pedestal reeded near base, three cabriole legs with elongated claw and ball feet.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 288592

Accession Number: 1958.306

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LPX1 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of stylized flowers and palmettes arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in blue, black, pink and white on a yellow ground. Pa...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288593

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.3

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LPX1 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of stylized flowers and palmettes arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in blue, black, pink and white on a yellow ground. Pa...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288594

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.4

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Tall case clock

Tall case clock with carved columns, ogee skirt, ended-out bracket feet. Case top pierced and ornamented with three brass urns. Cabinet with painted grain. Clock face with painted flowers and full-rigged ship and lighthouse.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), brass (alloy), glass (material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 288595

Accession Number: 1958.307

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP2-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has alternating motifs of octagons filled with stylized flowers and square medallions arranged in horizontal rows. Screen-printed in green and rust on ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288596

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.5

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

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Teacup and saucer

One of a set of four porcelain teacups (a) and saucers (b) with polychrome flowers and leaves alternating with pink luster vines on a pink background. Pink luster band around rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291915

Accession Number: 1958.352.1AB

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused, all-over floral wallpaper. An Aesthetic-style floral paper with flowers in dark red, brown and purple and dense green foliage. Roller-printed in two yellows, red, dark purple, brown, black, white and dark olive on light olive ground. The American Wall Paper Manufacturers...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291917

Accession Number: 2001.281.1057

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Teacup and saucer

One of a set of four porcelain teacups (a) and saucers (b) with polychrome flowers and leaves alternating with pink luster vines on a pink background. Pink luster band around rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291918

Accession Number: 1958.352.2AB

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Teacup and saucer

One of a set of four porcelain teacups (a) and saucers (b) with polychrome flowers and leaves alternating with pink luster vines on a pink background. Pink luster band around rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291919

Accession Number: 1958.352.3AB

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Teacup and saucer

One of a set of four porcelain teacups (a) and saucers (b) with polychrome flowers and leaves alternating with pink luster vines on a pink background. Pink luster band around rim.

Date: 1790-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, luster (optical property)

GUSN: 291920

Accession Number: 1958.352.4AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper with all-over scroll pattern. Stylized foliate scrolls alternate with floral scrolls. Three scrolls per paper width. Roller-printed in olive, brown, tan, silver liquid mica, peach liquid mica, yellow liquid mica on yellow ground. York Card and Paper Company logo and patt...

Date: 1891-1900

Maker: York Card & Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 291923

Accession Number: 2001.281.1058

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper with willow and flower pattern. All-over pattern of olive colored stylized willow branches and flowers accented in dark red and with metallic gold dots. Roller-printed in dark olive, dark red and metallic gold on olive ground. Pattern number 855 printed in the selvedge.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291935

Accession Number: 2001.281.1059

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused floral wallpaper. Damask-style, large-scale pattern of highly stylized, flowers. Block-printed in yellow, gold and metallic gold on white ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291984

Accession Number: 2001.281.1060

Reproduction Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused scenery figure wallpaper. Fragment depicts a river with steep banks. A village with large cathedral is on the near bank. A road with travelers winds toward the viewer. Printed mostly in shades of gray except for some highlights of color in a few elements of the pattern. ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291994

Accession Number: 2001.281.1061

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused wallpaper imitating moiré fabric with embroidery embellishment . Abstract printed pattern and paper embossed with ribbed pattern, give this wallpaper the look of moiré fabric. Stripes, resembling galloon braids, and floral vines, resembling embroidery, run vertically along ...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292007

Accession Number: 2001.281.1062

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of unused floral medallion wallpaper titled "The Hyppolyte Design." Large-scale floral bouquet in an urn is framed by garland of acanthus leaves, flowers and grasses. Ribbons with bow knots drape from the trellis figures. The pattern is block-printed in four shades of green on a bac...

Date: 1905-1920

Maker: (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 292020

Accession Number: 2001.281.1063

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Washstand

Washstand.

Date: 1780-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 292024

Accession Number: 1934.2925

Wallpaper

Partial roll of unused wallpaper printed with the "The Attica" pattern produced by Thomas Strahan and Company, Chelsea, Massachusetts. Large-scale damask pattern with central stylized thistle figure framed by strapwork and scrolling acanthus leaves. Thistle figures are flanked by urns with bow knot ...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Thomas Strahan & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292030

Accession Number: 2001.281.1064

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of Neoclassical-style wallpaper printed with the "The Cupid" pattern. The Arabesque-style pattern is an airy, vertical panel printed with stylized floral and bead swags, acanthus scrolls and anthemion figures in white on a light cream ground. Small rectangular and round panels feat...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292032

Accession Number: 2001.281.1065

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper with Neoclassical-style tile pattern. Pattern of squares, or tiles, printed with female figures in classical garb with musical instruments. Figural tiles alternate with tiles depicting a harp. Block-printed in white and gray on light blue ground. Printed on heavy-wei...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292033

Accession Number: 2001.281.1066

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of embossed floral wallpaper. Large-scale, naturalistic floral bouquet tied with a ribbon. Flowers in the bouquet include poppies, tulips, daisies, hydrangea, and daffodils. Pattern is embossed and block-printed in multiple pinks, violets, yellows, tans, blues and greens on white p...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292037

Accession Number: 2001.281.1067

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of Richard E. Thibaut "Peerless" wallpaper. Pattern of medallions on a scrolling foliate background. The pattern imitates woven fabric with the aid of a background pattern of vertical stripes and dots and the block-like edges of the medallions. Roller-printed in blue, green, gold, ...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Richard E. Thibaut (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292073

Accession Number: 2001.281.1068

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused floral wallpaper. Sprigs of a variety of different flowers, including tulips, pansies, and hydrangea, are roller-printed in a muted palette of pink, gray, cream, white and yellow to form all-over floral pattern. The paper is embossed with vertical ribbed texture and printed with...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 292077

Accession Number: 2001.281.1069

Wallpaper

Fragment of unused paisley wallpaper with pattern name "The Chalons" produced by Becker, Smith and Page Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Colorful buta figures with stylized flowers and scrolling floral stems are printed over a patterned background to resemble fabric. Roller-printed in blue, green, ...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292079

Accession Number: 2001.281.1070

Wallpaper Border

Partial roll of uncut wallpaper borders produced by the Robert Graves Co., New York. Two borders per roll width. Borders have a pattern of panels with rectangular cartouche framing flower figure and topped with a palmette. Roller-printed in white, blue-gray, gray and four browns on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292081

Accession Number: 2001.281.1071

Wallpaper Frieze

Rolled fragment of floral wallpaper frieze produced by the Hobbs, Benton, & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey. Roller-printed in pink, maroon, metallic gold, brown, gray, pale blue on cream ground.

Date: 1904-1917

Maker: Hobbs, Benton & Heath (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292085

Accession Number: 2001.281.1072

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of floral stripe wallpaper produced by Hobbs, Benton & Heath, Hoboken, New Jersey. Damask stripe alternates with stripe featuring stylized roses with square flowers on long stem. The roses are circles by a gold medallion and stylized flowers. Roller-printed in pink, maroon, metalli...

Date: 1904-1917

Maker: Hobbs, Benton & Heath (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292087

Accession Number: 2001.281.1073

Wallpaper

Two fragments of unused floral wallpaper. All-over pattern of large pink poppies on meandering green stems. Background pattern of small horizontal dashes. Roller-printed in pink liquid mica, pink, red and three greens on ungrounded paper. Union Made logo printed in selvedge.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292090

Accession Number: 2001.281.1074AB

Wallpaper Border

Rolled fragment of wallpaper border. Oatmeal paper roller-printed with flowers and stripes. Roller-printed in two browns, blue, three shades of violet, black, two greens, and a gold flakes on tan ground. Union Made logo printed in selvedge.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292092

Accession Number: 2001.281.1075

Wallpaper

Fabric backed wallpaper sample from "Childs" wallpaper shop in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Large-scale floral trail wallpaper with stylized carnations, strawberries, peonies, morning glories and other flowers growing from the same meandering vine. Block-printed in black, three greens, pink, fuschia,...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292121

Accession Number: 2001.281.1076

Wallpaper

Fabric backed wallpaper sample from "the old paper shop of Mr. Childs" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Large-scale gilt-figure medallions on grisaille floral swag background pattern. Gilt oval medallions employ multiple neoclassical motifs including scrolling acanthus leaves, quatrefoil rosette, urns...

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292144

Accession Number: 2001.281.1077

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Wallpaper

Fragment of floral striped wallpaper. Large-scale meandering, floral vine block-printed in grays. Long floral stamen in metallic gold. Side stripe of stylized flowers flanked by stripes of flowers accented with gold. Block-printed in four grays and metallic gold on polished white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292145

Accession Number: 1995.389

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Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments. White and blue diaper pattern on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292146

Accession Number: 1995.391

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Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments roller-printed with brown and blue diaper pattern. Fragment [A] has a printed paper hand outlined in green glued to the back. Roller-printed in blue, brown, white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 292147

Accession Number: 1995.392

Wallpaper

Rolled wallpaper sample from the "old paper shop of Mr. Childs" in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gold-colored ground with bronze flecks, no pattern. Paper is rolled on a cardboard tube. Carved wooden rod attached to paper's end.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 292153

Accession Number: 2001.281.1078