Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Various berries set within daimond pattern composed of leaves and sprigs. Printed in green and white on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272178

Accession Number: 1999.175

Unused roll of wallpaper. All over small, stylized daisy head and dot pattern. Background printed white with flower and dot elements uninked so they are the color of the ground. Gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272180

Accession Number: 1999.176

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Pattern composed of grapes on vine with ribbons alternating with rose bush. Butterflies and bird fly among the foliage. Printed in three greens, blue, two pinks, orange, brown and mauve on light yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272181

Accession Number: 1999.191

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of vignette of putti sitting atop a column or monument base. Next to the putti grows a peony the size of a tree in comparison to the putti. The putti vignette alternates with a trophy vignette. The two vignettes are linked by trailing ribbon and small fl...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272182

Accession Number: 1999.192

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern of light and dark, thick and thin stripes. Printed in white on gray. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272183

Accession Number: 1999.193

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern in two tone damask style. Printed in yellow on light yellow ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272184

Accession Number: 1999.194AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern in two tone damask style. Printed in gray on white ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272185

Accession Number: 1999.195AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern in two tone damask style. Printed in gray on white ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272186

Accession Number: 1999.196

Woven Fan

Woven coco leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Fan constructed using classic weaving techniques. Large strips of coco leaf are woven and twisted to create a pattern of wider strips at the bottom and then split and twisted into smaller strips at the top. A double row of small openings, created by twist...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272187

Accession Number: 2006.44.3680

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Drapery panel printed in two yellows and ochre on a light yellow ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes visible.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272188

Accession Number: 1999.197

Woven Fan

Woven leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Traditional Hawaiian weaving techniques were used to create the checked pattern. Wider width leaves were used at the base of the fan and wrap around the handle, narrow width leaves were used to create the scalloped edge along the top. The word "ALOHA" has been...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272191

Accession Number: 2006.44.3681

Wallpaper

Unused and roll of border wallpaper. Four uncut borders on roll. Pattern made to look like carved molding with alternating acanthus leaf and flower decorating the molding. Printed in yellow, gray and white on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272192

Accession Number: 1999.198

Woven Fan

Woven leaf fan with handle from Hawaii. Traditional weaving techniques were used to create the spade shaped fan. The woven leaf strips are all of a similar width. The word "ALOHA" has been woven into the fan with a narrow red-brown plant fiber. Fans like this were widely available in Hawaii for the ...

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272193

Accession Number: 2006.44.3682

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern. Printed in white on blue-green ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272194

Accession Number: 1999.199

Wallpaper

Unused roll of border wallpaper. Two groups of 8 uncut borders on roll (one block printed eight parallel borders). Braided cable pattern printed in mauve, three browns and white on light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272195

Accession Number: 1999.200

Woven mat

Small octagonal shaped woven mat made of leaf fibers from Hawaii. Traditional weaving techniques were used to create the checked pattern, with the ends of the leaves twisted and woven back into the body of the mat. Mats like this were widely available in Hawaii for the tourist market.

Maker: unknown

Material: leaf (plant material)

GUSN: 272196

Accession Number: 2006.44.3683

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. White stripes on a beigh ground. Stripes are further decorated with alternating bead and reel design and floral medallion design both in gold metallic. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272197

Accession Number: 1999.201

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of figurative vignette of a male and a female child with dog alternating with basket of flowers primarily in red-brown and orange. Diaper pattern background and vertical stripe in a loral leaf motif in mauve. Printed on pink ground. Straight repeat. Pin h...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272199

Accession Number: 1999.202

Kapa

Long fragment of a five layered kapa moe [Hawaiian sleeping cover] with one sewn edge. Bottom four layers are white with an embossed design of small squares containing a small circle. This pattern is known as "upena pupa" and is created by using a carved kapa beater during the production process. T...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 272200

Accession Number: 2006.44.3684

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Vine and floral trail pattern printed in metallic gold on polished white ground. Straight repeat. Mauny paper in this pattern is named "Damas Louise XV" (221 and 231). Brunschwig & Fils paper in this pattern is named "Pommier."

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272201

Accession Number: 1999.203

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Arabesque pattern of repeating urn with roses, enveloped by lattice-work, scrolled foliage, and beaded garlands. Printed in two blues, orange, red, white and brown on a beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272202

Accession Number: 1999.204

Game Piece (Ulumaika)

Hawaiian ulumaika, or game piece. Gray stone disc has a flat edge, convex top and bottom. The game of ulumaika was played on a prepared surface. The aim of the game was to throw or bowl the stone disc between two closely placed sticks without touching them.

Maker: unknown

Material: stone (rock)

GUSN: 272204

Accession Number: 2006.44.3685

Wallpaper

Two half rolls of unused border wallpaper. The two half rolls were once a single roll. They have been cut in half. Each half roll has four uncut borders. Trellis motif in a chevron pattern. Printed in green, gary, and black on cream ground. Straight repeat. Pin holes visible.

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272205

Accession Number: 1999.205AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of figurative vignette of a male and a female child with dog alternating with basket of flowers primarily in red-brown and orange. Diaper pattern background and vertical stripe in a loral leaf motif in mauve. Printed on pink ground. Straight repeat. Pin ho...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272207

Accession Number: 2000.176

Wallpaper

An unused roll and two samples of wallpaper. Pattern composed of cherub with garland alternating with large rose sprig. Garland stripe and dot background. Printed in green, pink, red, two grays and cream on blue-green ground. Straight repeat. Roll made of individual pasted sheets simulating handmad...

Date: 1933-1980

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272208

Accession Number: 2000.177A-C

Tapa Bag

Handled bag made of tapa cloth, from Samoa or Tonga. Bag is heavily decorated with triangles, chevrons, curved lines, diamonds, and circles. Patterns have been rubbed into the fabric, some areas are highlighted with a heavy brown overpaint. The inside of the bag is lined with cotton. The bag was pro...

Maker: unknown

Material: tapa (bark cloth)

GUSN: 272209

Accession Number: 2006.44.3686

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of pairs of vertical pinstripes with pairs of parallel pin dots running along the outside of each stripe at one inch intervals. Roller-printed in black on cream ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272656

Accession Number: 2001.281.47.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of pairs of vertical pinstripes with pairs of parallel pin dots running along the outside of each stripe at one inch intervals. Roller-printed in white on dark brown ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272657

Accession Number: 2001.281.47.2

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Diamond and pin dot pattern. Block-printed in brown and mint green on gray ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272658

Accession Number: 2001.281.48AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of small rectangles in rows, somewhat like a masonry pattern, flanked above and below by a line of small circles. The rectangles appear to have dotted or a speckle patterned interior. Block-printed in white, black, and green on a light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272659

Accession Number: 2001.281.49

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A wallpaper with a pattern probably produced by a hand turned machine employing a narrow roller. Paper has a striped pattern made up of thin vertical white stripes, a blue moiré stripe, and a more elaborate stripe consisting of horizontal striping over a blue scrolling floral m...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272660

Accession Number: 2001.281.50

Wallpaper

Two unused wallpaper fragments. Paper is printed with a trellis design that forms an overall diamond pattern. Four small green diamonds are centered in each trellis or large diamond. Roller-printed in green, brown, and cream on a tan satin ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272663

Accession Number: 2001.281.51AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Geometric stripe pattern roller-printed in orange, yellow, black, two blues and white on a taupe ground. Areas of unground paper show through as part of the design.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272664

Accession Number: 2001.281.52

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Season 1922 / I. Lappin / Wall Paper Co / Boston, Mass. / Wall Papers of Merit / Book No 4." Book is bound with heavy dark green paper and contains approximately 54 sidewall and ceiling paper samples including varnished and oatmeal varities. Thirty-two coordinating bor...

Date: 1922

Maker: I. Lappin Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ceiling papers

GUSN: 272695

Accession Number: 1979.2

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Exclusive Wall Papers / 1925 / I. Lappin Wall Paper Co / Boston, Mass. / Book 4." Book is bound with heavy brown and beige pebbled paper with a dark brown spine and edging. Book cover has an image of a gambrel roofed house. Book has a dark brown cord strung through a h...

Date: 1925

Maker: I. Lappin Co.

Material: paper (fiber product), cord (fiber product), scenic wallpapers, ceiling papers

GUSN: 272697

Accession Number: 1979.3

Ring

This ivory ring was carved from a single piece of ivory, with a rectangular plaque and a rounded shank. The plaque is engraved in script with the initials "SEG" which were filled in with red pigment. "SEG" were the initials of the donor's ancestor, Susan E. Gove.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component)

GUSN: 272722

Accession Number: 2012.138.2.1

Ring box

This original paper box is labeled with the jeweler's name and address in Manchester, New Hampshire. It is lined with padded ivory velvet. The top is (A) and the bottom (B).

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 272724

Accession Number: 2012.138.2.2ab

Mug

Earthenware mug - mochaware. Slightly tapered body with loop handle and leaf terminals. Blue band around rim, with remainder of body decorated in blue and brown swirl.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, marbled ware

GUSN: 272735

Accession Number: 1970.391

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ungrounded salmon colored paper is block-printed with a simple green medallion pattern featuring stylized flower heads and pin dots.

Date: 1825-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272740

Accession Number: 2001.281.53

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern in pink and blue with alternating sprig and moiré pattern roller-printed over the color in silver satin. The sprigs are printed over the pink ground, the moiré pattern over the blue printed stripes. The machine made paper is embossed with a wavey ribbed texture...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272741

Accession Number: 2001.281.54

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Machine made and roller-printed with a floral medallion pattern. Four and six-sided medallions alternate. Printed in pastel blue, green, yellow, pink and black on white ground. The paper is embossed with a chevron texture.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272742

Accession Number: 2001.281.55

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with pattern evocative of Navajo or Southwest Native American textile design. Roller-printed in blue, black, yellow and gold on an olive ground. The paper is machine made and embossed with a ribbed texture.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272743

Accession Number: 2001.281.56

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with medallion pattern. Paper is roller-printed in two grays, taupe and white on a gray satin ground. Paper is machine made.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272744

Accession Number: 2001.281.57

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Thin wavy dark brown horizontal lines are printed on tan ground. Primary ogee pattern of repeating palmettes is printed in dark cream over wavy lines and ground. Paper is machine made and roller-printed.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272745

Accession Number: 2001.281.58

Purse

This square basket purse is made from ash splints and braided sweetgrass. The deep, rectangular base is covered by a flat lid that closes in front with a pair of round ash toggles. The lip of the base and the lip of the lid are each edged in bundles of sweetgrass held in place with an ash splint whi...

Date: 1969

Maker: Keezer, Clara (Maker)

Material: ash (wood), grass (plant material)

GUSN: 272746

Accession Number: 1993.40

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with ogee pattern of stylized leaves and palmettes. Ogee pattern is printed over a dot pattern. Roller-printed in two greens, two browns and liquid mica on ungrounded paper. "Liberty Papers" logo appears in right-hand selvedge.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Liberty Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272748

Accession Number: 2001.281.59

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe pattern that alternates between anthemion motif printed in red, black and white and floral vine printed in pink and yellow. Roller-printed on a gray ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272750

Accession Number: 2001.281.60

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern with stylized flowers. Roller-printed in gray, green, and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272751

Accession Number: 2001.281.61

Wallcover

Fragment of handpainted canvas wall covering from the Crane Estate, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Fragment appears to be the lower right hand corner cut from a large wall canvas. The fragment is painted with a border design consisting of rail with leaves and sprigs wrapping around it. A sold line serve...

Date: 1910-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: canvas, hand-painted

GUSN: 272752

Accession Number: 2001.281.62

Fireboard

Fireboard paper depicting pastoral vignette. Scene framed by tree and foliage depicts figures around a small stream with European town in the background. Figures include two children sailing a toy boat, a man on a horse, a seated woman, and a child asleep against a log. Town in the background has...

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: Possibly Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 272753

Accession Number: 2001.281.63

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