Historic New England

Document Folder

Handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held "Gravestone Transcriptions" dating between 1801 and 1825 from Lee, Massachusetts. The folder ...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: pasteboard (paper), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293765

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.17

Document folder

Handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held documents relating to the "First Church in Hartford, Connecticut" dating between 1670-1903. T...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 293786

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.18

Document folder

Handmade folder used to hold family documents. The folder is one of a group of twenty-two created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California. The folder's label, handwritten by Percival, indicates it held the 1855 "Autograph Album of Cousin Ruth" of Hartford, Connecticut. The folder is made of tr...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 293791

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.19

Document folder

Handmade document folder. One of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California to house family documents. The folder is made of a single piece of folded watercolor paper and decorated with stenciled yellow roses over a stripe of three vertical stripes. On the ...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

Material: watercolor paper, stenciling

GUSN: 293794

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.20

Handmade Envelope

Handmade envelope. One of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California to house family documents. The envelope, which is open at the top, is made of white paper and stamped or printed with a blue geometric zig-zag pattern. On one side of the envelop is a b...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 293801

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.21

Handmade envelope

Handmade envelope. One of a group of twenty-two enclosures created by Olive Percival of Los Angeles, California to house family documents. The envelope, which is open at the top, is made of white paper stamped or printed with an asymmetrical pattern of small blue flowers. On one side of the envelo...

Date: 1910-1930

Maker: Percival, Olive, Miss, 1868-1945 (Maker)

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

GUSN: 293802

Accession Number: 2001.281.1193.22

Wallpapered board

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper attached to wallboard from the Captain Josiah Fletcher house, Chelmsford, Massachusetts. Small stripes of diamond-shaped trellis divide alternating stripes of fern branches and stripes of blue flowers. Roller-printed in blue, yellow, two browns and tan on ungroun...

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293803

Accession Number: 2001.281.1194

Wallpapered board

Fragment of floral Irisé wallpaper attached to wallboard. Block-printed in white, blue, yellow and red on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293805

Accession Number: 2001.281.1195

Wallpapered board

Multiple layers of wallpaper attached to two fragments of wallboard from the Captain Trask house, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Fragment (A) is covered with six layers of wallpaper. The first layer, probably a floral stripe, is block-printed in red and white with an undetermined ground (ci...

Date: 1810-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293806

Accession Number: 2001.281.1196AB

Wallpapered board

Fragment of wallpaper on narrow piece of board from the ell of the Jared Coffin House, Edgartown, Massachusetts. Wallpaper appears to be a landscape or scenery figure paper. One vignette, partially visible, is of a person riding a goat. Block-printed in black, white, orange and brown on gray ground....

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 293809

Accession Number: 2001.281.1197

Wallpaper and wallpaper border attached to building stud

Fragments of wallpaper and flocked wallpaper border attached to building stud. Wallpaper is an 1880s floral pattern roller-printed in green, light blue, dark gray, black and red on gray ground. The border, dating from 1860-1870, has a classical pattern of fretwork and stylized leaf figures block-pri...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293812

Accession Number: 2001.281.1198

Window Shade Rods

Seven wooden window shade rods with attached fragments of shade paper. 2001.281.1199.1-.3 have green paper affixed to them. 2001.281.1199.4-.6 have light blue paper affixed to them that is roller-printed in white with a geometric pattern of six-sided stars formed by dots and edged on either side ...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293821

Accession Number: 2001.281.1199.1.-.7

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper fragments attached to two matching wallboard fragments from the John Wing House, Sandwich, Massachusetts. The first layer of wallpaper is a block-printed pattern of small, green medallions with stylized floral centers stand surrounded by gray curling figures, pin dots and stylized flowers...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293863

Accession Number: 2001.281.1200AB

Wallpaper affixed to plaster

Three fragments of wallpaper affixed to horse hair plaster from the Carpenter House, Providence, Rhode Island. The wallpaper is roller-printed with a pattern of interlocking, lozenges and quatrefoils in turquois and brown on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), fibrous plaster

GUSN: 293878

Accession Number: 2001.281.1201A-C

Box lid covered with wallpaper

Leather-hinged, wooden box lid covered with wallpaper. The lid has fragments of a leather hinge held on with metal tacks along on side and a small leather flap, or handle, held with two tacks on the top to aid in lifting the lid from the box. The wallpaper covering the lid is block-printed in blue w...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293937

Accession Number: 2001.281.1202

Box lid covered with wallpaper

Wooden box lid with interior covered with wallpaper. Lid has two small leather hinges, has been reinforced by two wooden slats screwed to the interior, has remnants of a fabric cover or lining under a line of tacks along one side of interior. There are characters written in black pigment on the ext...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material), leather, metal, textile materials

GUSN: 293957

Accession Number: 2001.281.1203

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to a wallboard from Reading, Massachusetts. One side of the board appears to be stained or painted red. The same side is covered with wallpaper block-printed with small red floral sprigs on a white moiré background on ungrounded paper. The other side of the board is unpainted with...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293962

Accession Number: 2001.281.1204

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Three fragments of wallboard with attached striped wallpaper from Monmouth, Maine. The wallboard fragments fit together length-wise with half lap splice joints. Cut nail fragments are present in the boards. One side of the boards are painted or stained red. The wallpaper is affixed over the paint or...

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 293993

Accession Number: 2001.281.1205A-C

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Wallpaper attached to wallboard from East Sandwich, Massachusetts. Wallpaper block-printed in green with a large-scale meandering floral vine pattern on ungrounded, handmade paper. Board is painted blue-gray on back.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 294011

Accession Number: 2001.281.1206

Wallpaper attached to wallboard

Two fragments of wallboard covered with orange wallpaper. Wallpaper block-printed with a pattern of interlocking round, square and quatrefoil shaped medallions. Round medallions frame floral sprigs, square medallions frame stylized flowers with eight-pointed star centers, and quatrefoil medallions f...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 294037

Accession Number: 2001.281.1207

Basket

Fluted silver basket with jointed semi-circular handle. Acanthus leaves on handle; flowers, scrolls and leaves on rim of basket.

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 294081

Accession Number: 1958.335

Teacup and saucer

White porcelain teacup and saucer with black transfer hand-painted image of the front of Nickels Sortwell, with legend "Sortwell Door, Wiscasset, Maine". Teacup (a) with green and gold band at lip, saucer (b) with floral molded edge with green and gold band.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain, transfer printing, paint (coating), gilding

GUSN: 294084

Accession Number: 1958.278AB

Electrified lantern

Electrified sheet iron or tin lantern with circular base, spherical globe. Top is also circular with sides pierced with crosses and fluted cone-shaped cap.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: iron and iron alloy, tin and tin alloy, glass (material)

GUSN: 294086

Accession Number: 1958.282

Plant holder

Wrought iron bracket with scalloped edges holding bent iron wire triangle and hook from which is suspended a hanging plant.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 294090

Accession Number: 1958.285

Plant holder

Cast iron plant holder with open design of roses, daisies, leaves, and a bird. Bracket for holder is in form of two leaves.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 294093

Accession Number: 1958.286

Brooch

Stamped silver circular brooch depicting a dove in a wreath. Closure on back is a hinged pin with safety clasp. Marked (see Inscriptions).

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer) After Georg Jensen Silversmithy (Designer)

Material: sterling silver

GUSN: 305080

Accession Number: 2014.144.1

Brooch

"Spinerette" butterfly brooch. Butterfly shaped brooch with white enamel. Gold-plated and enameled white metal. Hinged pin with safety clasp.

Date: 1966-1980

Maker: Monet (Manufacturer)

Material: white metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 305084

Accession Number: 2014.144.5

Dress

Women's dress, black and orange paisley, "Mr. Gee" and "Best & Co." labels. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305086

Accession Number: 2014.145.1

Dress

Women's dress, gray and white stripe with embroidered rosebuds,

Date: 1955-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305087

Accession Number: 2014.145.2

Dress

Women's dress, purple and green medallion pattern. Black fabric belt. "Miss Bergdorf" label. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305088

Accession Number: 2014.145.3

Dress

Women's dress, green with attached lilac belt. "Lord & Taylor" label.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305089

Accession Number: 2014.145.4

Sheath dress

Women's sheath dress, black, cream, and brown oversize floral pattern. "Saks Fifth Avenue" label. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: 1966-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305090

Accession Number: 2014.145.5

Dress

Women's dress, brown and white, long sleeves. Worn to work by Patricia Sullivan Meyers.

Date: 1966-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305091

Accession Number: 2014.145.6

Crinoline

Women's black crinoline with wide black waistband,

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: crinolines, nylon

GUSN: 305093

Accession Number: 2014.145.8

Women's sun suit

Plain-woven cotton one-piece sleeveless sun suit printed with overall small repeating pattern of orange and yellow flowers on brown stems with black dots. Armscyes and bloomer seams highlighted with blue piping. Gathered in elasticized smocking at waist. Elasticized neck and leg bands. Bloomers line...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Cole of California (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), plain stitches, printed textile materials

GUSN: 305094

Accession Number: 2014.145.9

Women's sun suit

Plain-woven cotton one-piece women's sun suit printed in overall pattern of yellow, brown, and black leopard spots. Suit is gathered with elastic at leg openings, vertically at the hips on each side seam, and across the back in a 5 inch deep band. The closure is a halter top style, with a single ban...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Cole of California (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials, plain stitches

GUSN: 305095

Accession Number: 2014.145.10

Child's crib tucker

Child's crib tucker, white cotton with pink trim.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 305096

Accession Number: 2014.145.11

Child's crib tucker and original Carter's box

Child's crib tucker, white cotton with blue trim (A) and original Carter's box (B).

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 305097

Accession Number: 2014.145.12AB

Child's dress and bloomers

A gold / mustard yellow child's dress (A) and bloomers (B). Dress has snap and ribbon closures on the shoulders and adornment around collar and sleeves.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305098

Accession Number: 2014.145.13AB

Women's two-piece sun suit

Women's two-piece halter-style sun suit made from seersucker cotton printed in large purple sunflowers with green stems. Top (A) is halter-style, with tie closures at chest and around neck. Neck opening embellished with three layers of raw-edge self-fabric ruffles. Top bust is shaped with darts at s...

Date: ca. 1950

Maker: Catalina (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 305099

Accession Number: 2014.145.14AB

Women's Beach Pajama Set

Women's three-piece peach and blue silk beach pajama set. Sleeveless top (A) of peach silk with scalloped neck and arm holes edged in blue silk, blue embroidered motif, two front pockets trimmed in blue silk, and thick, scalloped band of blue silk along bottom. Pants (B) of peach silk with matching ...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 305100

Accession Number: 2014.145.15A-C

Women's Beach Pajama Top

Woman's cream sleeveless beach pajama top with embroidered Chinese lanterns, a singular front pocket, belt loops, and front top closure of neck with three corded, Chinese style toggles.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering

GUSN: 305101

Accession Number: 2014.145.16

Women's Beach Two-Piece Pajama Set

Women's two-piece silk beach pajama set. Cream / light peach sleeveless top (A) trimmed in red silk and adorned with cream /light peach and red silk ribbon at center of neckline and attached ribbon belt (tying in back). Pants (B) in cream / light peach silk with elastic at top, back, lobster appliqu...

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 305102

Accession Number: 2014.145.17AB

Corset

Women's corset, peach silk fabcric with peach laced trim and elastic strabs.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 305103

Accession Number: 2014.145.18

Beach Parasol

Beach parasol with red and blue block printed fabric top and carved wooden handle. "Made in Japan."

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: printed textile materials

GUSN: 305104

Accession Number: 2014.145.19

Tea Canister

Eight-sided tea canister with lid. Painted tin, black with red latice design and gold trim. Canister is c. 1820-1840, finish c. 1943 by unknown painter.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 305105

Accession Number: 2014.146.1AB

Tray

Tray. Painted tin with no decoration or finish.

Date: 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 305106

Accession Number: 2014.146.2

Bread Tray

Bread tray. Painted tin with fruit and foliate on gold background and and orange-red trim. Painted by Laura Godfrey Loud Orcutt (1910-1997); received award from the Historical Society of Early American Decoration, Inc. Exhibition label attached to bottom.

Date: 1978

Maker: Orcutt, Laura Loud, 1910-1997 (Artist)

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 305107

Accession Number: 2014.146.3