Historic New England

Award

Framed certificate. State of Maine Historic Preservation Award presented to Jane Tucker by the Maine Historic Preservation Commission. Black painted wood frame. Label explaining award pasted on back.

Date: unknown

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 287833

Accession Number: 2013.4.119

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with floral spring and fibbon stripe alternating with a band of silver accents over light blue and white stripes with a serpantine dot pattern and flowers.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: York Card & Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 287838

Accession Number: 2013.106.1

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with taupe or light tan background and featuring a square tile pattern including blue, Middle Eastern style "tiles."

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287839

Accession Number: 2013.106.2

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with beige or light tan background with alternating stripes of fruit and leaves on small dotted matrix and stripes of ivy in a faux jacquard print.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287840

Accession Number: 2013.106.3

Wallpaper

A roll of wallpaper with white background and light pink floral sprays with yellow green leaves.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287841

Accession Number: 2013.106.4

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with yellow and silver circle and foliate pattern on a ochre background.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Janeway & Carpenter

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287842

Accession Number: 2013.106.5

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. Fern and floral pattern in muted greens, oranges, and yellows on a beige ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287843

Accession Number: 2013.106.6

Grain painted wooden trunk with hinged and locking lid. Box is made with dovetail joints. The exterior is grain painted in dark red and black. There are handles on both ends with heart-shaped plates and a square lock plate on the front. The upper latch of the lock has become detached and is store...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), metal, block printing (relief printing process), laid paper

GUSN: 287859

Accession Number: 2001.281.235.2

Brooch

Fishing rod and creel brooch. Rod balanced atop basket with fishtail sticking out of the top. Small chain connects the tip of the rod to the bottom of the basket.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Beaucraft, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 287860

Accession Number: 2013.111.1

Brooch

Small submarine pin. Sleek submarine with rounded nose and small propeller. The Kinney Company.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 287861

Accession Number: 2013.111.2

Brooch

Submarine pin. Submarine has a squared off blunted nose. Row of portholes along top edge. Conning tower marked "GD". No visible makers mark.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 287862

Accession Number: 2013.111.3

Purse

Beaded purse [A] with gold chain and clasp in original white Thomas Long Company box [B, C]. Boston, MA.

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber), beads (pierced objects), metal, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287863

Accession Number: 2013.112.1A-C

Wallpaper covered trunk

Wallpaper-covered trunk with curved, hinged and locking lid. Trunk exterior is trimmed with leather strapping and tacks. It has a metal lock plate and side handles. The paper covering the trunk is printed with a pattern of repeating floral bouquets joined by festoons of ribbons and beads. The pape...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, wood (plant material), metal, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287864

Accession Number: 2001.281.555.1

Portrait of Allen Penfield Harwood (1818-1893)

Half-length portrait of Allen Penfield Harwood. The young man has dark hair and blue-gray eyes. He is seated and wearing a white shirt with a black coat, waistcoat, and neck cloth. He has a small gold brooch with a portrait of an unknown man pinned to the center of his shirt. Oil on panel. Not frame...

Date: 1836

Maker: Powers, Asahel L. (American painter, 1813-1843) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood)

GUSN: 287865

Accession Number: 2013.113.1

Portrait of Elizabeth Harwood (1814-1882)

Half-length portrait of Elizabeth Harwood. The woman has dark hair and dark eyes. She is seated and is wearing a black dress with a black lace belt and white lace chemisette. She has a small gold brooch pinned at her neck. Oil paint on mattress ticking. Not framed.

Date: 1836

Maker: Powers, Asahel L. (American painter, 1813-1843) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), ticking

GUSN: 287866

Accession Number: 2013.113.2

Tracing of a Wallpaper Pattern

Pencil tracing on tracing paper of Neoclassical wallpaper pattern. The traced wallpaper covers an old trunk from the Woodward House, Waban, Massachusetts (see trunk 2001.281.555.1). The tracing itself was found inside the trunk. The wallpaper pattern is of repeating floral bouquets joined by festoo...

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: tracing paper

GUSN: 287877

Accession Number: 2001.281.555.2

Center Table

Center table with octagonal top and carved pedestal base. Base decorated with interlocking chain, scroll, and floral medallion patterns. Four flat rectangular feet.

Date: 1919

Maker: Bacon, Francis H. (Francis Henry), 1856-1940 (Maker)

Material: walnut (wood)

GUSN: 287884

Accession Number: 2013.119.1

Bracelet

Bracelet made of blue and clear glass stones set in cast white metal plated in rhodium. Marked

Date: 1937-1942

Maker: Trifari, Krussman, and Fishel, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: glass (material), plating (metal coating), metal

GUSN: 287965

Accession Number: 2013.139.1

Wallpapered Boards

Five wallpapered boards. Wallpaper patterned with alternating medallions with solid and latticework backgrounds. Each medallion frames a flower. Printed in white, pinks, and greens on a blue ground. Removed from a circa 1744 Georgian home in Marblehead, MA.

Date: ca. 1740

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287967

Accession Number: 2013.140.1

Portrait

Black and white photopraph of Peter Sortwell in modern oval gilt frame.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material)

GUSN: 289086

Accession Number: 1958.287.1

Portrait

Black and white photograph of Alvin Sortwell, III in oval gesso frame with molded bunches of grapes, leaves, vines. Gilt.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material), gesso, gilding

GUSN: 289087

Accession Number: 1958.287.2

Portrait

Black and white photograph of Alvin Sortwell, Jr., in oval gilt gesso frame with beaded edges.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gesso, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 289088

Accession Number: 1958.287.3

Breakfront bookcase

Breakfront bookcase (a) with triangular pediment over bookcase with two glazed doors. Sits on base (b) with five-drawers over cabinet containing four doors, all with brass starburst pulls.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289089

Accession Number: 1958.303AB

Fireset

Fireplace shovel from a set of wrought iron fireplace tools with brass handles, that includes tongs.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289090

Accession Number: 1958.311.1

Chair

Ribbonback mahogany side chair. Pierced four-slat back with pierced central crowned anthemions; crest rail bears the same design. H-stretcher and back stretcher, serpentine front seat rail. Rests on molded straight legs. Red damask seat cover.

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 289091

Accession Number: 1934.574A

Fireset

Fireplace tongs from a set of wrought iron fireplace tools with brass handles, that includes a shovel.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289092

Accession Number: 1958.311.2

Fireplace fender

Wrought iron coal guard composed of wide strap bent into a semi-circle.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 289095

Accession Number: 1958.386

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral wallpaper. Naturalistic floral sprigs with violet flowers alternate with very small sprigs of blue flowers on moiré background. Block-printed in three grays, yellow, pink, four violets, brown, four greens and two blues on polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289096

Accession Number: 2001.281.623

Wallpaper

Selvedge fragment of Rococo Revival striped wallpaper. Scrolling stripe , pin dots, and thin stripe with diamonds and dots block-printed in green, brown and white on gray ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289097

Accession Number: 2001.281.624

Wallpaper

Small fragment of medallion and stripe wallpaper. Eight-sided medallion with red c-scroll edges, green interior and red spoke figure at center. Medallion interrupts green stripe with chain of red lozenges running down the center. Exterior of the stripe is edged in dots and dashes. Roller-printed...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289098

Accession Number: 2001.281.625

Wallpaper

Fragment of foliate stripe wallpaper. Foliate vine winds up and over horizontal stripe pattern. Both vine and background pattern are block-printed in two shades of gray. The foliate stripe is framed on both sides by elongated diamond and dot stripes printed in metallic gold or gold leaf. Polished ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289099

Accession Number: 2001.281.626

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper found in Cogswell's Grant, Essex, Massachusetts. Yellowish beige background with accents of blue and red; Diaper pattern with floral motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289126

Accession Number: 2006.40.2AB

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of unused floral wallpaper border from Barre, Vermont. Border composed of two pattern bands. The upper band shows white flowers and ochre and yellow foliage on pink ground. The lower band imitates architectural molding and is also printed in yellow and ochre on pink. Block-printed in wh...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289137

Accession Number: 2001.281.627

Bandbox

Bandbox with no lid covered in wallpaper. Wallpaper has a white floral lattice pattern on a brown ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289138

Accession Number: 1918.1088

Wallpaper Border

Two matching fragments of unused floral wallpaper border. Purple, white, orange, pink and blue flowers on green, leafy stem. Block-printed in brown, four greens, white, two grays, dark red, two oranges, two purples, pink, mauve, maroon and three blues on white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289139

Accession Number: 2001.281.628AB

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of Gothic Revival wallpaper border. Imitation of architectural bas-relief sculpture depicting gothic windows and eight seated male figures; some in robes with crowns, others in armor with swords. Block-printed in white, gray, and black on light gray ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289140

Accession Number: 2001.281.629

Doll's powder box

Doll's powder box, metal.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 289141

Accession Number: 1945.356

Doll's candle snuffer

Doll's candle snuffer, metal.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 289142

Accession Number: 1945.357

Calendar Tile

Calendar tile, "Boston Light". Wedgwood for Jones, McDuffee & Stratton.

Date: 1918

Maker: Wedgwood (Manufacturer) Jones, McDuffee, & Stratton (Retailer)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 289143

Accession Number: 1945.360

Trunk

Tiny travelling trunk covered with cow hide. Handle at each end, straps are missing. Ancient paper lining dated 1765. Seems like statutes of the 5th year of George III printed on the back of wallpaper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 289144

Accession Number: 1945.402

Decorative Paper, Trim

Narrow strip of gold decorative paper probably used for trim. Paper is embossed with a pattern of alternating six-sided stars and rosettes. Back of paper appears to be treated with an adhesive activated by moisture.

Date: 1850-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed prints

GUSN: 289152

Accession Number: 2001.281.630

Wallpaper Border

Unused fragment of flocked wallpaper border. Rose sprays printed in tan and gold on green flocked background. The border is cut around rose figure on lower edge. Block-printed in brown, metallic gold and green flocking on tan ground. Green flocking is overprinted in light green and black.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289154

Accession Number: 2001.281.631A-C

Wallpaper Border

Two uncut rows of flocked wallpaper borders. Pattern imitates draped green fabric trimmed in gold fringe, twisted and held in place by green tassels and gold bosses over a row of gold-colored gimp. Block-printed in three browns, metallic gold and green flocking on white ground. Green flocking is ...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289159

Accession Number: 2001.281.633AB

Wallpaper Border

Three uncut rows of flocked acanthus leaf and rosette wallpaper border. Border imitates architectural molding with acanthus leaf and rosette figures in gold on green. Block-printed in ochre, tan, two browns, metallic gold and green flocking on white ground. Flocking is overprinted in two greens a...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289169

Accession Number: 2001.281.634

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of two rows of uncut wallpaper borders. Highly stylized floral architectural molding pattern in green flocking on white polished ground. The two borders mirror one another.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289174

Accession Number: 2001.281.635

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked border depicting naturalistic branches with berries. Green and dark red flocking block-printed in black, brown, four greens and dark red on light blue ground. Outline of the design has been partially trimmed.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289232

Accession Number: 2001.281.636

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked border depicting naturalistic oak leaves and acorns wrapping around a horizontal rod, itself wrapped with string of beads. Faux-varnished wood background. The oak leaves and acorns are flocked in green and block-printed in black, three greens, and orange. The rod and faux wood ar...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289238

Accession Number: 2001.281.637

Wallpaper Border

Three uncut rows of foliate border block-printed in black, two greens, two tans and metallic gold on white ground. End of roll.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289244

Accession Number: 2001.281.638

Bandbox

Bandbox with lid. Bandbox is covered with wallpaper. Wallpaper has large pink and white flowers with green leaves printed on a blue ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289245

Accession Number: 1945.592AB

Wallpaper Border

Narrow border paper with a cord and ribbon-pattern block-printed in two browns, cream, and three greens on gray ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289257

Accession Number: 2001.281.639

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