Historic New England

Ingrain Carpet

Rectangular, woven in large scale rococco-like floral scrolls and geometric castilated medallions in red, brown, cream and off white. One selvage edge.

Date: 1855-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: flatweaves, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47408

Accession Number: 1966.2140

Carpet Sample

Rectangular, pieced; woven in Morris-inspired floral pattern of polychromatic thin leafed lilies on dark blue ground.

Date: 1875-1930

Maker: Morris, William (Designer)

Material: jute (fiber), weft loop weave, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47409

Accession Number: 1966.2142A-F

Carpet Sample

Rectangular, pieced; woven in Morris "Lily" pattern with thin polychromatic floral motifs arranged in rows on dark blue ground.

Date: 1875-1930

Maker: Morris, William (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile), jute (fiber), weft loop weave, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47410

Accession Number: 1966.2142G

Stair Carpet Sample

Rectangular piece of stair carpet with selvage sides. Woven in Morris-inspired polychromatic "Lily" pattern of thin-leaved plants on dark blue ground with floral and geometric borders along sides.

Date: 1875-1930

Maker: Morris, William (Designer)

Material: jute (fiber), weft loop weave, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47411

Accession Number: 1966.2143

Carpet Sample

Rectangular pieced strip woven in simplistic polychromatic floral design of stems and flowers eminating from central large flower burst. On dark blue ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: jacquard, jute (fiber), weft loop weave, piecing, wool (textile)

GUSN: 47412

Accession Number: 1966.2166B

Toile fragment

Rectangular cotton panel; brown on white. Horse racing at half timber open viewing stand. Carriage with gentry in foreground; country folk around viewing stand. Floral borders.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

Material: copper engraving (printing process), cotton (textile), toile (textile material), textiles, copper (metal)

GUSN: 47413

Accession Number: 1967.1A

Miniature Portrait

Bust-lengthportrait of a boy with bushy brown hair, black coat, and a vest. In a frame with an oval mat.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 47414

Accession Number: 1967.2

Miniature Portrait

Half-length potrait of a woman with curly black hair wearing a white dress with a blue wrap. In a beaded oval frame.

Date: 1775-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), oil paint (paint)

GUSN: 47415

Accession Number: 1967.3

Pair of Ice Skates in Box

Pair of ice skates (a,b) in blue carboard box (c,d).

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47416

Accession Number: 1967.5A-D

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47417

Accession Number: 1967.20

Camisole

White cotton camisole with lace and ties at the front.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47418

Accession Number: 1967.21

Nightgown

White long-sleeved cotton nightgown with lace flared floral collar, button half way opening, knife pleating yoke. Name "M. Macdonald" written inside neckline.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 47419

Accession Number: 1967.22

Doll

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47420

Accession Number: 1967.24

Long oval bandbox (A) and lid (B). Box and lid are covered with two layers of wallpaper. The bottom layer appears to be a Renaissance Revival pattern which is roller printed in green, white and red on a gray ground. The top layer of wallpaper has a Gothic Revival pattern of repeting quatrefoils roll...

Date: 1852-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47421

Accession Number: 1967.27AB

Floorboard

Green border along one edge and diamond-like shapes, perhaps to simulate inlaid marble floor. Green, white and tan.

Date: 1800-1833

Maker: unknown

Material: painting (coating), softwood

GUSN: 47422

Accession Number: 1967.29

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47423

Accession Number: 1967.30A

Fire Bucket

A painted leather fire bucket with rings designed to hold a handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47424

Accession Number: 1967.30B

Pipe Tongs

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal)

GUSN: 47425

Accession Number: 1967.32

Spoon

Metal serving spoon with a trifold handle, straight shaft, and an oval bowl.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47426

Accession Number: 1967.33

Eyeglasses

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 47427

Accession Number: 1967.34

Side Chair

Shield-back chair with shaped seat with serpentine front. Chair has tapered legs and spade feet. Painted flowers on splat, rails and legs.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: maple (wood), caning, painting (coating)

GUSN: 47446

Accession Number: 1967.49.1

Sheet

Nearly square, off-white linen sheet, hemmed top and bottom with selvage sides.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), piecing

GUSN: 47503

Accession Number: 1968.18

Sewing Box

Box of crochet and rugmaking tools.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47504

Accession Number: 1968.19

Dinner Knife

One of a set of twelve. Silver dinner knife with a rounded mother of pearl handle. Scroll embellishments.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: Landers, Frary & Clark (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal), mother of pearl

GUSN: 47505

Accession Number: 1968.22.1

Quilt

White cotton ground covered evenly in applique motifs; three rows of three oak leaf crosses; interspaces filled with abstract tulips and eight-pointed stars. Around sides and bottom vine with leaf and flowers. Overall shell quilting pattern.

Date: 1843

Maker: Lanphear, Lois M. (Maker) Lanphear, Sarah A. (Maker) Lanphear, Hannah R. (Maker)

Material: appliqué (technique), cotton (textile), quilting

GUSN: 47506

Accession Number: 1968.23

Ice Skate

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47507

Accession Number: 1968.25AB

Fire Helmet

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: leather

GUSN: 47508

Accession Number: 1968.29

Wallpaper

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47512

Accession Number: 1968.67

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper (last layer) removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Wallpaper has a tile pattern with stylized flower tiles alternating with geometric patterned tiles. Roller-printed in two greens and dots of liquid mica on white groun...

Maker: Standard Papers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47513

Accession Number: 1968.80.10

Wallpaper

Six fragments from the third layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow, cream, pink, blue, red, and white on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47514

Accession Number: 1968.80.3

Wallpaper

Three fragments from the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in yellow and maroon on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47515

Accession Number: 1968.80.4

Wallpaper

Two fragments from the first layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper roller-printed in red, pink, yellow, white, blue and olive on olive ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47516

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.1

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Two wallpaper fragments with anthemion pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, olive, and yellow on cream ground. Pattern number 3305. Matching wallpaper b...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47517

Accession Number: 1968.80.7.1-.2

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper (.1) with two fragments of matching border (.2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. "Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills". Wallpaper roller-printed with flower and scroll pattern in purple, gray and yellow on gray gr...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: Philadelphia Wallpaper Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47518

Accession Number: 1968.80.8.1-.2

Wallpaper

Layer of wallpaper (.1) with border (2). Removed from the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Wallpaper has scrolling foliate pattern roller-printed in pink liquid mica, green, maroonon cream ground. Wallpaper border matches. Scrolling foliate pattern ro...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 47519

Accession Number: 1968.80.9.1-.2

Silhouette

Full-length positive cut silhouette of a young carpenter. The young man wears a soft cap and carries a jack plane in one hand and a saw in the other, with a watercolor wash groundline in greys and black.

Maker: unknown

Material: cutting (dividing), ink, paper (fiber product), wash (coating)

GUSN: 47520

Accession Number: 1968.81

Mug

Pearlware handled mug. Brown bands around rim and base. Hand painted foliate and chain design.

Date: 1800- 1825

Maker: unknown

Material: glazing (coating), pearlware, hand-painted

GUSN: 47521

Accession Number: 1968.83

Puzzle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47522

Accession Number: 1968.95

Flute

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 47523

Accession Number: 1968.96

Bird Figurine

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47524

Accession Number: 1968.97

Ladle

No description

Maker: unknown

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 47525

Accession Number: 1968.98

Sash

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47526

Accession Number: 1968.99

Handkerchief

Plain white handkerchief with an "F" embroidered in one corner.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 47527

Accession Number: 1968.101

Apron

White on white woven plaid cotton, knee-length; self waistband ending in short ties with mother of pearl button on one end, buttonhole on the other; body edged all around with narrow band of tatting.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Possibly Parker, Frances Dolly, 1839-1916 (Maker)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 47528

Accession Number: 1968.105