Historic New England

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP1-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has allover pattern of stylized flower sprigs and leaves. Screen-printed in green on a yellow ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288714

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.14

Fire screen

Wood framed fire screen with tufted needlepoint front, depicting a cherub framed by cream and gold roses and green leaves. Cherub enhanced with black, gray, and white beads. Wood stand has center post with turned vase-shaped finial, cabriole legs, and spade feet.

Date: 1800-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288715

Accession Number: 1958.312

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP1-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has allover pattern of stylized flower sprigs and leaves. Screen-printed in green on a yellow ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288716

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.15

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP1-316 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has allover pattern of stylized flower sprigs and leaves. Screen-printed in green on a yellow ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288717

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.16

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-378 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has large-scale medallion stripe pattern with highly stylized motifs including acanthus leaves, flowers and leaves. Screen-printed in white on a light...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288719

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.17

Rug

Wool and jute (?) runner with repeat pattern. Tree of life, animal, and insect motifs. Bird and key borders.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), jute (fiber)

GUSN: 288720

Accession Number: 1958.313

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-378 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has large-scale medallion stripe pattern with highly stylized motifs including acanthus leaves, flowers and leaves. Screen-printed in white on a light...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288721

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.18

Rug

Karabagh wool rug with four central medalians on red field. Rug has white border and diamond guard.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 288722

Accession Number: 1958.314

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-378 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has large-scale medallion stripe pattern with highly stylized motifs including acanthus leaves, flowers and leaves. Screen-printed in white on a light...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288723

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.19

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-378 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has large-scale medallion stripe pattern with highly stylized motifs including acanthus leaves, flowers and leaves. Screen-printed in white on a light...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288724

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.20

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-378 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has large-scale medallion stripe pattern with highly stylized motifs including acanthus leaves, flowers and leaves. Screen-printed in white on a light...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288725

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.21

Wallpaper Border or Frieze

Fragment of unused wallpaper frieze from Saco, Maine. Rose bouquets are suspended upside down from a bow knot and delicate floral festoon. Upper and lower scrolling borders. Roller-printed in pink, red, dark maroon and metallic gold on rainbow ground of pale green and rose.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Janeway & Carpenter (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 288726

Accession Number: 2001.281.608

Rug

Wool rug with blue field containing three guls, first two patterned with tarantula and the third with rosettes. Guls are surrounded with rosettes and bolehs. Border with star shapes.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 288727

Accession Number: 1958.315

Rug

Nearly square wool rug with two diamond shaped guls within large blue hexagon on red field patterned with blue and turquoise rosettes. Rosette border on blue with diagonal quadrilateral guard on each side.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 288728

Accession Number: 1958.316

Prayer rug

Rectangular wool prayer rug with blue field patterned with rosettes and two connected guls. Diagonal stripe border with floral guards. Primary colors blue, red, and green.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 288729

Accession Number: 1958.317

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-380 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has allover diaper pattern with stylized quatrefoils contained within diamond-shaped motifs. Screen-printed in dark pink and white on a pink ground. P...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288730

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.22

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-384 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of repeating octagons enclosing stylized flowers. Octagons are separated by square medallions composed of four palmette-shaped motifs. Scr...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288732

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.23

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-384 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of repeating octagons enclosing stylized flowers. Octagons are separated by square medallions composed of four palmette-shaped motifs. Scr...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288734

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.24

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 2-384 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of repeating octagons enclosing stylized flowers. Octagons are separated by square medallions composed of four palmette-shaped motifs. Scr...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288735

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.25

Box

Small wooden box with dome lid attached with leather hinges. The box is covered in fragments of wallpaper with a masonry and ashlars or coffer pattern block-printed in browns that were once likely green, tans and creams on a cream ground. Box interior lined with plain paper.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287709

Accession Number: 2001.281.546

Box

Square tea box covered with fragments of wallpaper. Leather hinges and loop closure indicate the box once had a lid, now missing. The wallpaper covering the box is roller-printed with a white geometric or trellis pattern and metallic gold sprigs on white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287710

Accession Number: 2001.281.547

Box

Painted rectangular box and lid. Lid attached with inset metal hinges and lock. Exterior of the box is painted red with black around the edges. The paint is flaking. Lettering painted on the center of the lid in gold and black is almost entirely lost. Box interior is lined with decorative paper r...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287712

Accession Number: 2001.281.548

Box

Grain-painted wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box interior is lined with fragments of floral wallpaper block-printed in white, gray and two greens on light green ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287713

Accession Number: 2001.281.549

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853)

Silhouette of Samuel Appleton (1766-1853). Paint on plaster. Rectangular frame.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: Miers, John (British miniaturist and silhouette artist, died ca. 1821) (Artist)

Material: paint (coating), plaster

GUSN: 287718

Accession Number: 2013.95.1

Silhouette of Henry Bigelow (1783-1815)

Silhouette of Henry Bigelow (1783-1815). Paint on plaster. Oval frame.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Miers, John (British miniaturist and silhouette artist, died ca. 1821) (Artist)

GUSN: 287719

Accession Number: 2013.95.2

Coffee jug

Coffee jug with hinged lid and cane wrapped handle. Jug has a bulbous body that tapers to a narrower neck. Ciruclar footed base. Embellished spout. Lid has a fluted flame shaped finial. Monogrammed "ILE" over a coat of arms.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal), cane (plant material)

GUSN: 287721

Accession Number: 2013.96.1

Armchair

Armchair with scrolled arms and faux black leather seat.

Date: 1904-1940

Maker: Francis H. Bacon Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 287723

Accession Number: 2013.97.1

Armchair

Arm chair with scrolled arms and faux black leather seat.

Date: 1904-1940

Maker: Francis H. Bacon Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 287724

Accession Number: 2013.97.2

Small chest drawer

Small wooden drawer from a chest or trunk. Drawer is made with tongue and groove construction and custom-shaped inserts to support wine glasses. There are remnants of a paper that once lined the interior of the drawer. The paper is block-printed with a vine pattern in black and white on blue groun...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287727

Accession Number: 2001.281.550

Sideboard

Federal inlaid mahogany serpentine front sideboard with circular recessed top in center. Branch veneers on doors, drawers outlined by bright striped veneers. Brass lion head drawer pulls. Six reeded and turned legs.

Date: 1812-1817

Maker: Attributed to Seymour, Thomas (American cabinetmaker, 1771-1848) (Cabinetmaker)

Material: mahogany (wood), bloodwood

GUSN: 287732

Accession Number: 2006.44.3704

Box

Small leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Exterior is decorated with leather straps and metal tacks. The box contains fragments of wallpaper that once lined the interior. The paper is in poor condition but appears to be block-printed in green and white in a stripe and medallio...

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287750

Accession Number: 2001.281.551

Box

Leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box exterior is decorated with a leather handle and tacks. A crack in the leather across the left side of the lid has been stablized with small tacks. The interior is lined with a large-scale pineapple pattern wall or bandbox paper. The paper...

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287752

Accession Number: 2001.281.552

Box

Leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box exterior is decorated with a leather handle and tacks. "John B. Bradford, Gardner" is written faintly on the lid. The interior is lined with a wallpaper with a delicate, all-over sprig pattern block-printed in white on blue ground. The pa...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287761

Accession Number: 2001.281.553

Box

Leather-covered wooden box with hinged and locking lid. Box exterior is decorated with a leather handle, leather strapping, and tacks. The interior is lined with an all-over floral wallpaper block-printed in green. Paper ground color cannot be determined (possibly buff, pale yellow or white).

Date: 1815-1835

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287762

Accession Number: 2001.281.554.1

Tracing of a Wallpaper Pattern

Three tracings of the same floral wallpaper pattern. Found inside a leather covered box (2001.281.554.1). Traced pattern is not the same as the wallpaper lining the box.

Maker: unknown

Material: tracing paper

GUSN: 287770

Accession Number: 2001.281.554.2A-C

Table Lamp

Electric table lamp, white ceramic painted with gold stars. Tiered shaft with circular dish shaped base. Lamp has a Slvania Capsylite 72W bulb in the socket. Shade is missing.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287800

Accession Number: 2013.4.104

Bed Frame

Headboard [a] and footboard [b] have brass ball finials. Pair of brass rails [c and d]. Each foot has a brass castor.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 287819

Accession Number: 2013.4.105AB

Basket

Woven basket with handle, rectangular shape. Stamped metal leaves decorate base of each handle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287820

Accession Number: 2013.4.106

Mug

Mug with red, black, blue, and white text on a yellow ground. "San Francisco Cable Car". Cost Plus, Inc.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287821

Accession Number: 2013.4.107

Partial Dinner Plate Set

Transfer printed blue and white scene of a willow tree, pagoda, bridge. Geometric border. Partial set of fifteen blue and white transfer printed "Semi China" plates. Seven 6" plates; Three 7" plates; Five 9" plates. Earthenware. Ridgway, Engraved 1832 for Wridgway & Co., England, Made in Great Br...

Date: 1880-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287822

Accession Number: 2013.4.108

Bowl

Blue and white transferprinted decoration of birds, pagoda, three men on a bridge. Two shallow bowls with blue and white transfer printed decoration.

Date: 1880-1980

Maker: Johnson Bros.

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 287824

Accession Number: 2013.4.110

Plate

Plate with blue and white transfer printed decoration, "willow ware" pattern.. Royal China.

Date: 1880-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 287825

Accession Number: 2013.4.111

Lithograph

Framed black and white print of a lithograph. "The Crescent, Buxton". Lithographed by Newman & Co., 48 Watling St. London. Black and gold molded plastic frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: lithographs

GUSN: 287826

Accession Number: 2013.4.112

Photograph

Framed sepia toned photograph of four girls playing croquet. Plain wood frame painted black.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287827

Accession Number: 2013.4.113

Photograph

Framed black and white photograph of Jane Tucker as a young woman with dark curly hair. Woman is wearing a dark v-neck blouse with pearls. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287834

Accession Number: 2013.4.114

Photograph

Framed black and white photograph of an elderly gentleman with a mustache. Man is wearing a suit, dress shirt, and tie. Plain wood frame.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 287829

Accession Number: 2013.4.115

Photograph

Framed color photograph of a mountain top observatory. Gold painted wood frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: color photography

GUSN: 287830

Accession Number: 2013.4.116

Photograph

Framed color photograph of a coyote in the snow. Plain wood frame.

Maker: unknown

Material: color photography

GUSN: 287831

Accession Number: 2013.4.117

Certificate

Framed certificate "Independence Day 1992. Jane Tucker named Honorary Marshal, Wiscasset, Maine". Brown molded plastic frame.

Date: 1992

Maker: unknown

Material: paper by composition or origin

GUSN: 287832

Accession Number: 2013.4.118

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

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