Historic New England

Mortar Samples of Chimney Exterior

Red paper box filled with mortar samples from a chimney exterior.

Date: 1691

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103450

Accession Number: 2008.1.2.10

Central Congregational Church, Chelsea, MA.

Wooden board with a pyrography image of the Central Congregational Church in Chelsea, Massachusetts, in center within an arch supported by columns.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103451

Accession Number: 1992.98

Tablecloth for Pier Table

Semi-circle peach silk damask tablecloth with rose pattern and cream cotton lining.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103452

Accession Number: 1974.226BC

Fort Sumter Pin

Metal stickpin painted gold in the shape of a star with blue, red and white ribbons attached.

Date: 1861

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103453

Accession Number: 1992.89

Wallet combination Account Book

Red leather wallet with account book/journal.

Date: 1804

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103454

Accession Number: 1992.97

Trade Catalog Case

White paper portfolio case with cloth sides in a gingham pattern and a brown ribbon tie at top. Possibly the case for 1992.99

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), textile materials

GUSN: 103455

Accession Number: 1992.96

Cover for a wallpaper trade catalog, covered in white paper with three strips of leather over binding with two worn rope fasteners. Inside is lined with green, pink and white mottled pattern paper. Label affixed to inside left cover from John Muggeridge and Sons.

Date: 1700-1799

Maker: John Muggeridge & Sons (Retailer)

Material: paper (fiber product), leather, textile materials

GUSN: 103456

Accession Number: 1992.99

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, two-tone grey and green with two scenes of a boy with a rifle and a girl milking sheep.

Date: 1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 103457

Accession Number: 1999.44

Ribbon

Blue and white silk ribbon with rose pattern and scalloped edge.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103458

Accession Number: 2008.1.5

Pattern for Stocking

Paper envelope containing a pattern for a woman's stocking, printed labels on front and back.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: The Standard Fashion Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103459

Accession Number: 2008.1.11

Sampler

Small sampler on bristol board worked in blue thread. Full alphabet in all capital letters.

Maker: unknown

Material: bristol board

GUSN: 103460

Accession Number: 2008.1.1.1

Feather Hair Wreath

Wreath for hair made of white, blue, yellow, green, and red feathers arranged to look like flowers, faux berries attached throughout. In box with inscription.

Date: 1870-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103461

Accession Number: 1933.2168

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, block printed diaper pattern in white, each lozenge contains a gold abstract trefoil flower design, all on a tan ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103462

Accession Number: 1993.914

Floorcloth Fragment

Printed floorcloth fragment of woven cotton with a hexagonal diaper design in dark brown and green and yellow quatrefoil flower in center of each lozenge.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103463

Accession Number: 1994.82

Scarf

Silk scarf with red, yellow, green, blue and white wide and narrow horizontal stripes, knotted fringe on both ends.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (fiber)

GUSN: 103464

Accession Number: 2008.1.9

Shelf Paper Fragments

Two fragments of cream shelf paper with a scalloped lace edge with quatrefoil design.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103465

Accession Number: 1993.912AB

Packet for Super Fine Powder

Paper packet of powder with printed paper label with a blue trellis border and a wreath of flowers around lettering.

Date: 1800-1899

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103466

Accession Number: 1993.913

Carpet Samples

Wool carpet fragments, Wilton weave in a blue and tan scroll pattern on a light tan ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: M.J. Whittall Carpet Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103307

Accession Number: 2005.2.17AB

Carpet Fragments

Wool carpet fragments, Wilton weave in a stylized scrolling floral design in red and pink on a deep red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103308

Accession Number: 2005.2.18AB

Carpet Fragment

Wool carpet fragments, Brussels weave in rows of pink and rose swirls on a deep red ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103309

Accession Number: 2005.2.19

Carpet Fragment

Wool carpet fragment, Wilton weave with bent line pattern in lavender on a brown ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Bigelow Carpet Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103310

Accession Number: 2005.2.20

Carpet Fragments

Four wool carpet fragments, Brussels weave with red floral and scroll design on a deep red ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103311

Accession Number: 2005.2.21A-D

Carpet Sample

Wool carpet sample, ingrain weave of green, gold, and blue floral and scroll design.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103312

Accession Number: 2005.2.22

Box Lock

Rectangular wood door lock with iron fittings and mechanism, remnants of white paint.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103313

Accession Number: 2005.2.23

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with pattern of two vertical panels of abstract fern leaves in brown, beige and gold, separated by two vertical strips of bellflower chains on crimson ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103314

Accession Number: 2006.30.1

Roll of Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper with tan diamonds on a cream ground, each diamond center has a floral spray outlined in tan and crimson, abstract chains of foliage in tan and crimson between diamonds.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103315

Accession Number: 2006.30.2

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper with two vertical columns of urns of flowers, chains and sprays of foliage, and a rosette in a cartouche in white, gray and red on a tan ground, columns separated by two bands of vertical crimson lines and a chain of abstract flowers.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103316

Accession Number: 2006.30.3

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper with white vertical stripes and sprays of white and pink flowers and purple lilacs on a mint green ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: United Wallpaper Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103318

Accession Number: 2006.30.4

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper with white, tan, blue and brown floral diaper pattern on gray blue ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103319

Accession Number: 2006.30.5

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment with pink dense pattern featuring various flowers and foliage and animals including deer, boar, gazelles, birds, and man holding a rabbit all on a dark brown ground.

Date: ca. 1960

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103321

Accession Number: 2006.30.6

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper with sprays of fern leaves, feathers and blue and pink flowers on a peach ground.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103322

Accession Number: 2006.30.7

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper with nine columns of pink roses, chains of purple flowers, and silver lines on white ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103324

Accession Number: 2006.30.8

Wallpaper Roll

Unused roll of wallpaper. Stripes embellished with flowers and foliage alternating with overlapping chains of white flowers, framing roses, all on a gray-blue ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: United Wallpaper Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103325

Accession Number: 2006.30.9

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Three different harbor scenes featuring green buildings with red roofs, each framed with scrolling foliate borders on tan ground.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103327

Accession Number: 2006.30.10

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Sprays of green, pink and white flowers on green ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103329

Accession Number: 2006.30.11

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Lime green, light and dark pink flowers with sprays of green and gray foliage on tan ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103331

Accession Number: 2006.30.12

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pink roses with green foliage on cream ground.

Date: 1935-1955

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103333

Accession Number: 2006.30.13

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Light and dark red open roses with green foliage on cream ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Vogue Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103334

Accession Number: 2006.30.14

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. All over diaper design of stylized roses and foliage in imitation of brocade in white on a gold ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103335

Accession Number: 2006.30.15

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pink stylized tulips with green leaves on a tan ground with brown patterned vertical stripes.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103336

Accession Number: 2006.30.16

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stylized bunches of white and pink flowers with green foliage on green ground.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: United Wall Paper Factories, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103337

Accession Number: 2006.30.17

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. White stylized flowers with dark purple accents on sage green ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Louis W. Bowen, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103338

Accession Number: 2006.30.18

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Two repeating scenes, one of the Parthenon and a ionic column in pink and white surrounded by green foliage, the other is of an urn on a pedestal in pink and white surrounded by green foliage, all on a rust-rose ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 103339

Accession Number: 2006.30.19

Wallpaper Roll

Unused roll of wallpaper. Dark grey scrolled trellis framing an abstract garden scene in green and yellow on cream ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Louis W. Bowen, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103341

Accession Number: 2006.30.20

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Green and blue speckled scrolling foliate pattern on a white textured ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 103342

Accession Number: 2006.43

Young Boy's Tunic

White cotton and lace boy's tunic. Cotton sailor style collar with eyelet lace accent and trim, long sleeves, four button holes down front, three round white stone buttons remain. White cotton matching tie belt.

Date: ca. 1903

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 103343

Accession Number: 2007.14.2AB