Historic New England

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; curving line and scroll work pattern; perhaps a border; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264840

Accession Number: 2002.32.161

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; floral and crescent pattern (two); pencil marks on front of pattern; needle marks throughout; perhaps part of a collar pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264841

Accession Number: 2002.32.162

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; needle marks throughout; black residue on reverse side.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264842

Accession Number: 2002.32.163

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; shamrock and scroll pattern; pencil marks on front right side; needle marks throughout; small piece of paper pinned to the upper right side of the pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264843

Accession Number: 2002.32.164

Embroidery pattern; small flower, leaf and circle pattern (one image, non-repeating); pencil and black residue marks on front of pattern; needle marks throughtout; black markings upper front left side.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264844

Accession Number: 2002.32.165

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; five flowers drawn in pencil on the front of the pattern with no needle marks; need marks throughout the rest of the pattern; black residue on reverse side.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264845

Accession Number: 2002.32.166

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; ribbon and bow pattern with two groupings of three stalks of wheat; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout; possible border pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264846

Accession Number: 2002.32.167

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scroll and circle pattern; circular-shaped with pencil and needle marks on lower half of pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264847

Accession Number: 2002.32.168

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; leaf and vine pattern (one image, non-repeating) with two flowers; pencil marks and black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264848

Accession Number: 2002.32.169

Tall Case Clock

Tall case clock, inscribed "J.Pope, London". Mahogany case, brass and silver clock face with eight day moon and calendar phase, three ball and spike finials.

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 264862

Accession Number: 1965.164

Hand towel

white terry cloth hand towel

Date: 1937-1983

Maker: Cannon Mills, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), terry, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 264888

Accession Number: 1984.1205

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower, scroll and small circle pattern; long and narrow; looks like an uncut stomacher piece; pencil marks on left front side; needle marks throughout; black residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264907

Accession Number: 2002.32.170

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scallop border pattern (pattern repeats six times); needle marks throughout; second pattern from left heavily outlined with pencil.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264908

Accession Number: 2002.32.171

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; geometric pattern with eight horizontal lines and vertical lines interspersed throughout; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout (forming maze-like pattern).

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264909

Accession Number: 2002.32.172

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; possible border pattern of leaves and circles; pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264910

Accession Number: 2002.32.173

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower and leaf pattern (single, non-repeating); outlined in pencil on the front; needle marks throughout; black residue on reverse.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264911

Accession Number: 2002.32.174

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll and curly-cue pattern; left front side outlined in pencil; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264912

Accession Number: 2002.32.175

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; left front side outlined in pencil; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264913

Accession Number: 2002.32.176

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; two stems with leaves; black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264914

Accession Number: 2002.32.177

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; possible border pattern of leaves and circles; outlined in pencil on front; needle marks throughout; pin marks along left and right sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264915

Accession Number: 2002.32.178

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower, leaf, and circle pattern (single, non-repeating); black residue on front side; needle marks throughout; paper is "T"-shaped.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264916

Accession Number: 2002.32.179

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; geometric pattern with six horizontal lines and vertical lines interspersed throughout; pencil marks on front; neeedle marks throughout (forming maze-like pattern).

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264917

Accession Number: 2002.32.180

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll pattern with teardrop in center (single, non-repeating); light pencil markings on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264918

Accession Number: 2002.32.181

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; two sprigs of stems with leaves (single pattern); needle marks throughout; black residue front and back sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264919

Accession Number: 2002.32.182

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; abstracted leaf and circle pattern; pattern repeats in two horizontal lines with bottom line the reverse of the top line; outline in pencil on front; black residue on back of pattern; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264920

Accession Number: 2002.32.183

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; abstracted leaf and circle pattern (larger version of 2002.32.183); pattern is in a single horizontal line; black residue front and back; needle marks throughout; pin marks on left and right sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264921

Accession Number: 2002.32.184

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scallop pattern (possible border); pencil marks on front; needle marks throughout; paper is a half-circle in shape.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264922

Accession Number: 2002.32.185

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small flower and leaf pattern; light pencil markings on front; black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264923

Accession Number: 2002.32.186

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; portion of a scroll/curly-cue pattern; outlined in pencil on front; needle marks throughout; half-circle shape cut out of left side; triangle shape cut out of bottom; pin marks along sides and bottom of pattern.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264924

Accession Number: 2002.32.187

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; small portion of a flower and leaf pattern; needle marks throughout; pattern is in the center of a larger piece of paper.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 264925

Accession Number: 2002.32.188

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower and leaf pattern; possible border; light outline in pencil on the front; needle marks throughout; right corner is torn off.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264926

Accession Number: 2002.32.189

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower and leaf pattern (three flowers), possible border, right front of pattern is outlined in pencil; black residue on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264927

Accession Number: 2002.32.190

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; geometric pattern; curly-cues and squares outlined in pencil; neeedle marks throughtout; pin marks on left and right sides.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264928

Accession Number: 2002.32.191

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; scroll pattern with shamrock in center; right front side is outlined in pencil; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264929

Accession Number: 2002.32.193

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; flower and scroll pattern; light outline in pencil on the front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264930

Accession Number: 2002.32.194

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; wavy line and curly-cue pattern; possible border; pattern is outlined in pencil and white markings on front; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264931

Accession Number: 2002.32.195

Embroidery Pattern

Embroidery pattern; leaf pattern; possible border; needle marks throughout.

Date: ca. 1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral)

GUSN: 264932

Accession Number: 2002.32.196

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

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper affixed to paperboard with printed label "Wall Paper from Governor Gore House, Waltham, Massachusetts." Known as the "Devil Paper" or "Devils Paper", the wallpaper's pattern is influenced by the grotesque figures of French printmaker Jacques Callot (1592-1635). The pattern, b...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290872

Accession Number: 2001.281.965

Vase

One of a pair of vases with deep orange enameled vignettes with gilt accents on white ground. White clay body with colorless glaze. Vasi or gallipot form with globular body and defined shoulders. Slightly tapered out at mouth. Vase decorated with gilt stylized floral devices and a feathered border a...

Date: 1820

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 290873

Accession Number: 1972.29B

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped wallpaper from the General Sylvanus Thayer Birthplace, Braintree, Massachusetts. Vertical stripes composed of six-pointed stars in circles alternate with stripes of a vine with feather-like leaves. Dividing these stripes, which are block-printed in orange and white, are stripes...

Date: 1808-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290883

Accession Number: 2001.281.966

Wallpaper

Two fragments of neoclassical wallpaper found lining a trunk from Monmouth, Maine. Large-scale pattern of foliate swags and floral sprays. The swags enclose three pastoral vignettes. Visible in these fragments are a shepherdess holding a crook [Fragment A] and a group of sheep [Fragment B]. Missi...

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 290933

Accession Number: 2001.281.967AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral wallpaper from Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Naturalistic floral vine with red and white roses, blue tendrils and leaves form a background pattern on white ground. Secondary stripe in gray with metallic gold edge only partially visible. Roller-printed in two p...

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290944

Accession Number: 2001.281.968

"Jacob and Laban"

Framed print of Jacob and Laban. Artist Claude Lorrain. Engraver Wiliam Woollett. Plain gilt frame. A young man meeting an older man and two young women by the edge of the water. Cows on opposite bank. Stone arched bridge in background.

Date: 1783

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), gilding

GUSN: 290981

Accession Number: 1935.70

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper-pattern wallpaper from the Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Repeating diamonds formed by lines with geometric diamond and concentric circles frame Gothic-style quatrefoils. Roller-printed in light cream and metallic gold on cream ground. The paper is affixed to ...

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 290997

Accession Number: 2001.281.969.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of flocked border from the Captain Snow House, Provincetown, Massachusetts. One fragment [A] appears to be a corner and the other [B] is a straight edge affixed to sidewall (see 2001.281.969.1). Fragment [A] has a stylized urn and flower figure placed at a forty-five degree angle to...

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 291003

Accession Number: 2001.281.969.2A-C

Wallpaper

Three fragments of floral wallpaper from Cotuit, Massachusetts. The largest fragment [A] is affixed to the back of a cardboard promotional calendar for "The National Shawmut Bank" dated 1956. The wallpaper has an all-over design of stylized flowers and foliage in imitation of a tapestry or other t...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291004

Accession Number: 2001.281.970A-C

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from the Wade Homestead, Ipswich, Massachusetts. Wallpaper is printed with a geometric tile pattern featuring a stylized floral and foliate medallion in a sixteen-sided tile. The tiles are divided by lozenge figures with sprig and twig figures. The paper is roller-print...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 291007

Accession Number: 2001.281.971.1AB

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