Historic New England

Wallpaper Sample

Wallpaper sample, yellow and beige background with deep red floral pattern.

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365315

Accession Number: 2020.62.4

A wallpaper border sample with top line of brownish red and yellow dots above a light green background with large stylized magnolia flowers and bubs in white and red with large two tone green leaves above and printed over a bottom border of red and yellow circles on a black background.

Date: Late 19th / early 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365316

Accession Number: 2020.62.5

Wallpaper Sample

A aesthetic movement wallpaper sample with a beige background below an asymeterical motif in red, cream, gold, and drab green featuring stylized flowers and foliage and complex and detailed geometric ornament.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365317

Accession Number: 2020.62.6

Wallpaper Border Remnant

A aesthetic movement style wallpaper border remnant with a brown background below a large centeral band of textured golden paper featuring a scrolling and stylized floral and foliate motif accented in red and white. The large center band is outlined by a thin, black line and leave motif above and a ...

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365318

Accession Number: 2020.62.7

Wallpaper Border Sample

A wallpaper border sample with art nouveau style flower and leaves in tan and blue in front of a cream background and blue outlined fence or wall featuring adorned pillars. In the deep background is a outlined forest in a deeper tan color. Along the bottom of the paper is a line of stylized grass wi...

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365319

Accession Number: 2020.62.8

Wallpaper Sample

A wallpaper sample with foiled copper colored background and densely repeating Moroccan or Islamic inspired arabesque motif in cream and light blue

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365320

Accession Number: 2020.62.9

Wallpaper Border Sample

A thin wallpaper border sample with speckled tan background and horizontal lines of gold foil-like stripe, repeating red dots, light green, and medium green. Bottom half of the border is the same as above but in reverse.

Date: 19th or 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365323

Accession Number: 2020.62.12

Wallpaper Sample

A wallpaper sample with a dark tan background adorned with undulating lace ribbon patterns in a light tan and naturalistic floral bouquets of yellow roses and small white flowers with green leaves shaded in red and brown.

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365324

Accession Number: 2020.62.13

Wallpaper Sample

A wallpaper sample cut down to the border having a visible woven texture below a tan / cream background with horizontal bands of gold below a red band with leaves and flowers in crean and light brown. Major motif of stylized sprays of flowers in gold, light brown, and red.

Date: ca.1900-1925

Maker: W. Campbell & Co.

GUSN: 365325

Accession Number: 2020.62.14

Wallpaper Sample

A wallpaper sample with ochre or dark yellow background ornamented with alternating square blocks of stylized tulip poplar or magnolia flowers and leaves and woven rectangle bands outlined in red and adorned with a white laurel leaf pattern.

Date: 19th / 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365326

Accession Number: 2020.62.15

Wallpaper Sample

An aesthetic movement style wallpaper with a light green background and adorned with interlocking and overlapping asymmetrical detailed geometric motifs and various types of stylized flowers in dark green, red, yellow, and black.

Date: ca. 1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365327

Accession Number: 2020.62.16

Wallpaper Sample

A wallpaper sample inspired by William Morris's "Thistle" wallpaper with a light grey background with a white and cream scrolling foliate pattern outlined in metallic gold.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 365328

Accession Number: 2020.62.17

"Saracen" wallpaper

Handscreen printed 'Saracen" wallpaper with cream background and figures, floral, and buildings in gold, red, purple, and tan.

Date: 1970-1974

Maker: Clarence House (Retailer)

Material: screen printing

GUSN: 366232

Accession Number: 2016.93.8AB

Child's Dance Costume\n

A child's red knit leotard.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 366234

Accession Number: 2024.17.9

Child's Dance Costume\n

A child's dance costume in three pieces. Worn with a red leotard (2024.17.9), this costume consists of a satin covered round headpiece with sheer, red veil, a red satin collar with a row of silver sequins along the bottom, and a red satin skirt of many rectangular panels outlined in silver sequins a...

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, net (textile), chiffon, sequins (spangles), jingle bells

GUSN: 366235

Accession Number: 2024.17.10A-C

Child's Dance Costume

A child's dance costume in three pieces. Worn with a red leotard (2024.17.9), this costume consists of a satin covered headband, square red satin collar with a "v" of blue sequins at center, and a short, red satin skirt adorned with blue sequin "v"s.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: satin, paper by composition or origin, sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 366236

Accession Number: 2024.17.11A-C

Child's Dance Costume

A child's dance costume headband made of punched silver color metal with a small, faux paper flower.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 366237

Accession Number: 2024.17.12

Wallpaper Sample

A wallpaper sample with a light yellow gloss background with light grey dots and adorned with vertical lines of stylized tulipes in red and grey with bright green stems and leaves.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 366350

Accession Number: 2023.21.2

Wallpaper

A wallpaper with a light red or pink background and a dense maze-like linear motif in red.

Date: 1923-1958

Maker: United Wall Paper Crafters of North America (1923-1958)

GUSN: 366351

Accession Number: 2023.21.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with a white background and light pink diaper pattern of a dotted medallion witha flower at the center and bow at the top.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 366352

Accession Number: 2023.21.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with visible texture having a cream background and dot and line abstracted plaid motif in blue and red with black accent lines.

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 366353

Accession Number: 2023.21.5

Necklace

Pop-it bead necklace with separator. Cream colored plastic.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 321523

Accession Number: 2016.70.1

Necklace

Pop-it bead necklace. Yellow plastic.

Date: ca. 1955

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 321524

Accession Number: 2016.70.2

Brooch

Brooch, gold plated metal and blue stones. Has a matching bracelet 2016.70.3.2.

Date: 1940-1945

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: plating (metal coating), gold (metal)

GUSN: 321525

Accession Number: 2016.70.3.1

Ring

Ring with square shank. Gold. Vendome by Coro, Inc.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Coro, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: gold (metal)

GUSN: 321526

Accession Number: 2016.70.4

wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, printed with pirates, anchors, canons, birds, ship wheels, lanterns, ships, flags, and stars on a faux grained cream ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321527

Accession Number: 2016.71.1

Apron

Linen apron in a blue and white check made from material woven for the trousseau of Polly Whittemore Cragin (1774-1853).

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), sewing (process)

GUSN: 321532

Accession Number: 2016.72.1

Homespun Linen Sheet\n

Homespun linen sheet.

Date: c. 1824

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 321533

Accession Number: 2016.72.2

Homespun Linen Towel

Homespun linen towel made by Molly Taylor (1746-1837).

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), linens (object genre)

GUSN: 321534

Accession Number: 2016.72.3

Homespun Linen Sheet

Homespun linen sheet made by Molly Taylor (1746-1837).

Date: 1750-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), linens (object genre), bed furniture (linens)

GUSN: 321535

Accession Number: 2016.72.4

Homespun Linen Towel

Homespun linen towel, embroidered "MT" in red.

Date: 1750-1780\n

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), linens (object genre)

GUSN: 321536

Accession Number: 2016.72.5

Pillow Cover

White linen pillow covers, with open work border, embroidered lower right "M. T. C." in brown and silk floss nautical and domestic vignettes in shades of blue, white, and gray (added later).

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: embroidering, crewelwork (technique), linen (material), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 321537

Accession Number: 2016.72.6A

Homespun Linen Pillowcase

Homespun linen pillowcase, embroidered with "M" in brown.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 321538

Accession Number: 2016.72.7

Tablecloth\n

Linen tablecloth.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material)

GUSN: 321539

Accession Number: 2016.72.8

Linen Sheet with Embroidery

White linen sheet, with crocheted lace border, embroidered bottom center "M. C." in brown and silk floss nautical and domestic vignettes in shades of blue, white, and gray (added later).

Date: 1750-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (fiber), crewelwork (technique), embroidering

GUSN: 321540

Accession Number: 2016.72.9

Calico textile fragment

Piece of imported calico with cream background and multiple botehs and leaves in green, pink, and yellow. From a dress worn by Molly Taylor Cragin (1796-1863).

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), calico, cotton (fiber)

GUSN: 321541

Accession Number: 2016.72.10

Child's Sleeve

Child's cotton sleeve made from a piece of imported calico with cream background and multiple botehs and leaves in green, pink, and yellow from a dress worn by Molly Taylor Cragin (1796-1863). Made for Adeline Reynolds Streeter (1831-1913).

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 321542

Accession Number: 2016.72.11

Portable Desk

Lap desk. Mahogany. Kittredge & Blake.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Kittredge & Blake (Retailer)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 321548

Accession Number: 2016.73.1

Cap

Pale pink knit cap with angora accents, pink ribbon tie. Listed in baby book. With photograph of Betsey Carroll Loud wearing the angora cap.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321555

Accession Number: 2016.74.2

Baby Blanket

Baby blanket with embroidery. Listed in baby book. "Ascher's Knit Goods." Simon Ascher & Co., Inc. New York. With photograph of the baby blanket being used in a bassinet by Betsey's sister, Sylvia. Massachusetts, 1946

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Simon Ascher & Co., Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 321557

Accession Number: 2016.74.4

Pair of Children's Mittens

Pink children's mittens with pink ribbons attached just above the ribbed cuff.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Loud, Emery Shaw, 1903-1975 (Knitter)

Material: angora wool

GUSN: 321561

Accession Number: 2016.74.8AB

Christening Dress

Christening dress with gathered sleeves and plaited collared chest, made by Betsey's mother, Gertrude Amanda Johnson Loud (1912-1964) for Betsey's christening. Massachusetts, 1934.

Maker: Loud, Gertrude Johnson, 1912-1964 (Sewer (textile worker))

GUSN: 321562

Accession Number: 2016.74.9

Girl's Slip

Slip worn under christening dress, Finnish white and tan lace trim at hem. Worn by Gertrude Amanda Johnson in 1912 and by Betsey Carroll Loud in 1934.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321563

Accession Number: 2016.74.10

Beanie

Red felt Wellesley beanie with a small brim in front and button on top. White felt number "56" stitched into the front. Seams sewn in tan throughout.

Date: 1956

Maker: unknown

Material: felt (textile)

GUSN: 321564

Accession Number: 2016.74.11

Suit

Suit jacket and skirt. Fabric purchased at Saftler's. Made by Gertrude Amanda Johnson Loud (1912-1964). Photograph of Betsey Carroll Loud wearing suit jacket and skirt. Betsey is standing with her father, Emery Shaw Loud (1903-1975), by the packed car on her way to Wellesley. Massachusetts,

Date: 1952

Maker: Loud, Gertrude Johnson, 1912-1964 (Sewer (textile worker))

GUSN: 321565

Accession Number: 2016.74.12.1-.2

Men's Dressing Gown

Dressing gown, printed wool chilis with paisley lining. Belonged to Jacob Shaw (b. 1775). Note pinned to gown by Ella Shaw Loud "My great grandfather Jacob 1st, 125 years old."

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321566

Accession Number: 2016.74.13

Cheval Mirror

Cheval mirror [a], rectangular glass with beveled edges. Stand [b] has rope turned supports, claw and ball feet. This object is part of Historic New England's Service Collection, a group of objects acquired or reproduced for hands-on learning and interactive use.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 321581

Accession Number: 2016.76.1AB

Armchair

Armchair with carved arm terminals, carved front rail and scroll feet. Tapestry upholstery depicting two musicians, flowers, and a bird. This object is part of Historic New England's Service Collection, a group of objects acquired or reproduced for hands-on lear...

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 321582

Accession Number: 2016.76.2

Desk and Bookcase

Tall mahogany desk and book case, scrolled pediment, three urn and flame pediments, tripartite upper case, block front, nine carved shells, curved bracket feet.

Date: 1930

Maker: Nutting, Wallace, 1861-1941 (Manufacturer)

Material: mahogany (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 321585

Accession Number: 2016.77.1AB

Needlework Picture "The Children in the Woods"

This framed needlework picture depicts a pair of young children curled against a grassy hilll set in a wood. There are trees in the background and leafy plants surrounding them. The children are classically dressed. The elder child has a bird perched on the right shoulder. The grass, trees, robes, ...

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Possibly Southwick, Urana (Embroiderer) Possibly Southwick, Phebe (Embroiderer) Possibly Southwick, Lydia (Embroiderer)

Material: silk (fiber), watercolor (paint), linen (material)

GUSN: 321641

Accession Number: 2016.78.1

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