Historic New England

Set of Six Napkins

Set of six white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork floral design in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371080

Accession Number: 2016.188.824.1-.6

Set of Four Napkins

One set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered teardrop shape design, with openwork circles, within a pointed corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371081

Accession Number: 2016.188.825a-d

Set of Four Napkins

One set of four white napkins with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork basket in one corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371082

Accession Number: 2016.188.826.1-.4

Set of Napkins

Four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges, and embroidered curls and openwork circles within an accented corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371083

Accession Number: 2016.188.827A-D

Set of Four Napkins

Set of four white plain weave napkins with scalloped edges, an embroidered "C" within an oval made up of mostly openwork circles, and an embroidered wavy line along the top of the oval.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371084

Accession Number: 2016.188.828.1-.4

Set of Eight Napkins

One set of eight small white plain weave napkins with fancy scalloped edges and an "M" stitched into an oval in the lower left corner.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371085

Accession Number: 2016.188.829.1-.8

Set of Doilies

Set of fourteen white doilies, one large, six medium, and seven small, all with flowers formed in rows of openwork, and accented with embroidered leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371086

Accession Number: 2016.188.830.1-.14

Set of Six Small Doilies

Set of six round white doilies with scalloped edges and butterfly decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371087

Accession Number: 2016.188.831.1-.6

Set of Four Small Doilies

Set of four round white doilies with scalloped edges and floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371088

Accession Number: 2016.188.832.1-.4

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and embroidered and openwork decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371089

Accession Number: 2016.188.833

Set of Two Doilies

Set of two round white doilies with scalloped edges and a single embroidered initial decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371090

Accession Number: 2016.188.834.1-.2

Small Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and alternating embroidered decoration and openwork circles along the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371091

Accession Number: 2016.188.835

Set of Three Small Doilies

Set of three round white doilies with scalloped edges and no additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371092

Accession Number: 2016.188.836.1-.3

Set of Six Small Doilies

Set of six round white doilies with scalloped edges, and an openwork circle and an embroidered dot within each scallop.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371093

Accession Number: 2016.188.837.1-.6

Small Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and no additional decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371094

Accession Number: 2016.188.838

Set of Doilies

A set of four medium and five small round white doilies with scalloped edges and embroidered and openwork floral decoration.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371095

Accession Number: 2016.188.839.1-.9

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and an openwork circle at the intersection point between each scallop.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371096

Accession Number: 2016.188.841

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges, an embroidered and openwork basket, and openwork flowers around the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371097

Accession Number: 2016.188.842

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges, and three embroidered and openwork butterflies around an embroidered dot circle.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371098

Accession Number: 2016.188.843

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and a dotted embroidered line accented with openwork circle flowers.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371099

Accession Number: 2016.188.844

Doily

A single round white doily with scalloped edges and an embroidered and openwork circle design.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371100

Accession Number: 2016.188.845

Doily

A single oval white doily with scalloped edges, openwork crossed lines at the center and embroidered flowers around the edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371101

Accession Number: 2016.188.846

Napkin

Single white square napkin in a plain weave with two rows of drawn thread embroidery around the outer edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371102

Accession Number: 2016.188.847

Napkin

Single white square napkin in a plain weave with a row of drawn thread embroidery around the outer edge and a double row of openwork closer to the center.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, lace (needlework)

GUSN: 371103

Accession Number: 2016.188.848

Napkins

Set of eight white rectangular plain weave napkins with machine stitched edges and "Merry / Christmas" embroidered in red thread flanking a stem of holly leaves and berries.

Maker: unknown

Material: textiles, embroidering

GUSN: 371104

Accession Number: 2016.188.849.1-.8

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

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

Torchière

Three-legged mahogany torchière with circular top. Cabriole legs and pad feet. Gadrooned rings just above legs and midway up shaft.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 290800

Accession Number: 1977.75.1

Firetool stand

Brass firetool stand. Circular base with four bun feet. Ball finial. Gallery runs around base. Base of stand has a pebbled surface.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process), spinning (metalworking)

GUSN: 290801

Accession Number: 1968.167.1

Fireplace tongs

Brass fireplace tongs with ball finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy), casting (process)

GUSN: 290802

Accession Number: 1968.167.2

Fireplace poker

Brass fireplace poker with ball finial. Squared blunt end. Poker has a metal rod wrapped around the neck to hang the poker from the arm of the firetool stand.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290803

Accession Number: 1968.167.3

Dog Figurine

Ceramic figurine of a seated dog, possibly a greyhound. White with green painted base. Remnants of paint and glaze on surface, including collar and blue eyes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 290812

Accession Number: 1931.1473

Glass Girandole

Glass girandole with two arms. Cut glass bobeche has nine suspended drops. Right arm has a single drop attached to the bottom edge of the bobeche. Split beaded chains with large drop at one end run from each bobeche up to a glass dome hung with four drops. Flattened molded glass finial. Rectangular ...

Date: 1850-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass

GUSN: 290814

Accession Number: 1976.166.1

Wallpaper

Three fragments of neoclassical hall wallpaper from Worcester, Massachusetts. The primary motif of the pattern is two parrots perched on top of a basket of flowers and fruit [Fragment A]. In the background is a pattern of repeating small stylized white sprigs [Fragment B]. The paper includes a wid...

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290815

Accession Number: 2001.281.960A-C

Transparency of Wallpaper Pattern

Transparency of the background pattern of the reproduction wallpaper "Louise" by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Pattern consists of small stylized sprigs.

Date: 1975-1985

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290817

Accession Number: 2001.281.961

Wallpaper Border or Frieze

Fragment of Art Nouveau-style wallpaper border or frieze with flowering vine pattern. Equally spaced green stems grow upward from the bottom of the border, each with a yellow blossom in profile and two three-lobed green leaves against a red background. The vines rise and intertwine along the top o...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 290822

Accession Number: 2001.281.962

Wallpaper

Small fragment of damask-patterned wallpaper. The wallpaper was chosen by John Quincy Adams for use in the formal sitting room of the "Old House," part of the Adams National Historical Park, Quincy, Massachusetts. The paper has a dense floral swag and foliate scrolls pattern with hanging cord and t...

Date: 1826

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290826

Accession Number: 2001.281.963

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from Contoocook, New Hampshire. Pattern of stripes with alternating motifs, one stripe of stylized dandelion figures printed in white and gray, another of stylized lacy ribbon in white, and a third in solid purple. The solid stripe divides the two stripes with motifs. ...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290829

Accession Number: 2001.281.964

Decanter

Decanter (a) with cut circular stopper (b) and rectangular silver "Bourbon" label (c) hanging around decanter neck. Decanter has cylindrical bulbous body, arched shoulder, three applied rings on neck and wide flaring lip. Decanter decorated with ribbing above base and oblong panels around shoulder. ...

Date: ca. 1830

Maker: unknown

Material: cut glass, pressed glass

GUSN: 290870

Accession Number: 1993.571.2A-C

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