Historic New England

Tea Cup and Saucer

Tea cup without handle and saucer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246014

Accession Number: 1914.483

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book "Guild Distinctive Salon Wallpapers, Exclusive Creations by Robert Griffin"

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 246015

Accession Number: 2002.23

Toy Rocket radio (2010.17.28.1A) in original box (!B). Red and black-colored germanium diode radio molded in the shape of a rocket ship. The radio has a silver metal tip at the end of the rocket cone, and a black suction cup attached to the opposite end of the rocket. Red and white electrical wires ...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: plastic (organic material), steel (alloy), wire, rubber (material), diodes

GUSN: 246036

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.1AB

Instructions

Instruction sheet that came with the Rocket A-1 radio (2010.17.28.1A-B).

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), printing ink

GUSN: 246037

Accession Number: 2010.17.28.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 246045

Accession Number: 1977.585.2AB

Wallpapered board

Wallpapered board with fragments of a black and white pin dot and strapwork design in quatrefoil pattern with leafy center. Block printed on dark blue ground. Nail in corner of board.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, wallpapers, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 246046

Accession Number: 1977.585.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book, titled "Book No. 4 / Season 1912 / Lappin's Latest Leaders / Grass Cloths / Independent Ceilings/ Jaspes. Burlaps / Varnish Tile Papers / 30 Inch Ingrains / Imported Oat Meals / Crepes & Silk Fibres / I. Lappin Wall Paper Co / 114-116-118 Staniford Street Boston, Mass." Book i...

Date: 1912

Maker: I. Lappin Co.

Material: paper (fiber product), string (fiber product), ceiling papers, textile materials

GUSN: 246074

Accession Number: 1979.1

Rushlight Holder

Rushlight made of wrought iron. Tri-leg with penny foot. Heart-shaped counter balance with twist-work stem.

Maker: unknown

Material: iron (metal), wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 246078

Accession Number: 2000.1878

Square, Carpenter's

Carpenter's square; wooden; L-shaped; two pieces of wood; dovetailed; pegged together; circular hole at one end.

Date: 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), dovetail joints

GUSN: 246079

Accession Number: 2004.29.1

Needlework Kit

Needlework kit; cylindrical roll-up style; overed with brown leather; long wide brown ribbon tie closure; brow, beige, red worm pattern velvet pincushion ends; pins; lined with red silk plaid; leather dividers for thread; silk pocket; two cream-colored wool needle pages with needles; hole for thimbl...

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, silk (textile), velvet (fabric weave), wool (textile)

GUSN: 246081

Accession Number: 1934.1342

Floor Cloth Sampler Backing

Original floor cloth backing to a framed sampler (1973.132A) by Mary Woodward dated 1805 or 1806.

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246089

Accession Number: 1973.132B

Valance

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; purple back; damask tape; three ovals joined to form triple puff.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 246090

Accession Number: 1978.95.7

Drapery Panel

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; back made of purple silk; inter-lining of white cotton flannel; edged with tassels; 7 inch wide band of cotton silesia acrosss top on gold side.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), tape (materials), fringe, damask

GUSN: 246091

Accession Number: 1978.95.12

Drapery Cascade

Part of a drapery set constructed of gold-yellow weighted silk with applied silk damask; floral border around outer edges; back made of purple silk; inter-lining of white cotton flannel; curved side edged with tassels; 7 inch wide band of cotton silesia acrosss top on gold side.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: silk (textile), cotton (textile), damask, machine sewing (technique)

GUSN: 246092

Accession Number: 1978.95.8

"Love's Paradise"

Color lithograph in the style of Maxfield Parrish, depicting a woman lying underneath a tree, and holding a baby up in the air. There is a Tuscan column in the left third of the print, which contributes a Neoclassical sense to the image. In effect, the tree and the column create a naturalistic frame...

Date: 1925

Maker: Fox, Robert Atkinson, 1860-1935 (Artist)

Material: color lithographs, wood (plant material), gesso, glass (material), cotton (textile), hooks (fasteners)

GUSN: 246110

Accession Number: 2010.17.36

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with horse designs inside rectangles and squares.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 246135

Accession Number: 1915.56

Portrait of Charles Gideon Putnam, M.D.

Oil portrait of Charles Gideon Putnam, M.D. in evening dress. Black jacket and bow tie, white shirt with pearl buttons; gold star pin at wiast. Seated in a red chair with rounded back. Gilt and gesso frame.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: Billings, Edwin T. (American painter, 1824-1893) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 246136

Accession Number: 1999.51.1

Dropleaf Table

Dropleaf table; covered in lightwood veneer; top is oval-shaped when leaves are extended; rectangular center of top has large oval paterae in stylized floral design with eight rays of bell flowers; apron bowed at ends; parameter cross banding frames vine and blossom inlay; one end has drawer; other ...

Date: ca. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: veneer, oak (wood), mahogany (wood), ink, wax

GUSN: 246143

Accession Number: 1966.364

Chippendale Side Chair

Chippendale-style side chair; pierced vasiform splat; square seat; upholstered over the rail (overupholsterd in gold satin damask); back stile terminating in earred crest rail with single beaded edges; back and "H" stretchers, with rounded (somewhat quarter round) upper surface; Marlborough leg wit...

Date: 1760-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), upholstered seats

GUSN: 246146

Accession Number: 1942.1238

Chippendale Side Chair

One of a pair of Chippendale side chairs; serpentine crest with rounded shoulders and spurs along the lower edge; pierced splat with a pair of openwork scrolls above an inverted heart; over-the-rail upholstery; straight molded front legs; straight H-stretchers and rear stretcher with rounded top edg...

Date: 1760-1785

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), birch (wood), maple (wood)

GUSN: 246148

Accession Number: 1990.189

Football

Roundish, rubber football; won by the Oneida Football Club of Boston in 1863.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: rubber (material)

GUSN: 246154

Accession Number: 1922.768

Red Trailing Vines Toile

Red trailing vines printed fabric toile

Maker: unknown

Material: cloth, toile (textile material)

GUSN: 245176

Accession Number: 1969.3585

Wallpaper, Green and Tan Stripes

Green and tan striped wallpaper from Codman Billiard Room

Date: ca. 1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 245177

Accession Number: 1969.3621E

Ravo Soap in Box

Ravo brand soap flakes in original cardboard box.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, soap (organic material)

GUSN: 245181

Accession Number: 1998.6129

Lux Soap in Box

Lux soap flakes in original, unopened box.

Maker: Lever Brothers Company (Manufacturer)

Material: cardboard, soap (organic material)

GUSN: 245182

Accession Number: 1998.6130

Borax Soap in Box

"20 Mule Team" Borax soap flakes in original, unopened cardboard box. Manufactured by the Pacific Coast Borax Company, New York and Los Angeles.

Maker: unknown

Material: cardboard, soap (organic material)

GUSN: 245183

Accession Number: 1998.6136

Side Chair

Pierced vasiform splat; heart-shaped pierce; front legs beaded; trapezoidal seat; plain crest with ears; splat repaired.

Date: Late 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), rush (material)

GUSN: 245184

Accession Number: 1959.427

Teapot

Teapot with lid; drum-shaped; green and white Jasperware; classical figures in bas-relief; lid decorated with acanthus leaves and finial.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), earthenware

GUSN: 245185

Accession Number: 1959.843.1AB

Sugar Bowl

Ceramic sugar bowl with lid; drum-shaped form; green and white Jasperware; classical figures in bas-relief; lid decorated with acanthus leag and finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), earthenware

GUSN: 245186

Accession Number: 1959.843.2AB

Bowl

Tapered ceramic bowl; green and white Jasperware; classical figures in bas relief.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material), earthenware

GUSN: 245187

Accession Number: 1959.844

Vase

Vaseiform; famille rose pattern; gilt animal head and ring handles.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 245188

Accession Number: 1959.845.1-2

Photographs

Roccoco-style hinged, gilt metal frame; holds two photographic prints depicting Rev. James Weston and his wife.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 245189

Accession Number: 1959.400

Toile fragment

Toile fragment, purple and white with neo-classical motif. Lattice patterned ground with medallions containing sphinx, Neptune head, woman in profile wearing a laurel leaf crown, sheep head, and dancing goats. Medallions connected by leafy grape vines.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 245190

Accession Number: 1969.19161.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, pale green grasscloth. One unused roll and multiple rolls of remnants. Installed by Betty Phillips in the Phillips House Library, June 1974.

Date: ca. 1974

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 245300

Accession Number: 2006.44.3594

Dressing Room Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Multi-color roses, carnations, violets, thistles, and bluebells in purple, blue, dark pink, golden yellow with green leaves on white ground. Used in the Master Bedroom Dressing Room.

Date: ca. 1912

Maker: Lloyd (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 245320

Accession Number: 2006.44.3595

Wool Blanket

Brown and beige southwestern style blanket with two distinct pieces sewn together.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 245378

Accession Number: 1984.1181

Throw Pillow

Throw pillow; printed cotton; iris design, green bow.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printed textile materials

GUSN: 245398

Accession Number: 1959.839

Throw Pillow

Throw pillow; bag-linen with embroidery design (embroidery imcomplete, stitches either gone or never finished), flowers and fence; backed with green silk; hand stitched.

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), silk (textile), embroidery (visual works)

GUSN: 245400

Accession Number: 1959.760

Throw Pillow

Throw pillow; polished cotton; green and beige floral print front; back solid green; machine stitched.

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 245406

Accession Number: 1959.481

Slipper Box

Box (A) on stretchered frame with hinged lid; "papyrun" feet; groved banding around box; turned knobs (two missing on lid); green slik cushion (B).

Date: late 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), silk (textile), cherry (wood)

GUSN: 245408

Accession Number: 1959.397AB

Framed photographic print

Photographic print; rectangular gilt on oak frame with roped beading along edge; photographic print of a painting by Gustav Richter of Louise, Queen of Prussia; depicts woman on stairs.

Date: after 1879

Maker: unknown

Material: photograph components, oak (wood), paper (fiber product), printed matter production stages

GUSN: 245412

Accession Number: 1959.849

Portrait print, framed

Framed printed portrait; profile of man with red headress; gilt, gesso and wood Baroque frame, elaborate scroll and vegetable molding.

Maker: unknown

Material: printed matter production stages, gesso

GUSN: 245416

Accession Number: 1959.852

Side Chair

Banister-back side chair; grain painted; brown paint added later; splint seat, replaced; height loss; loss of top of crest.

Date: first half 18th century

Maker: unknown

Material: oak (wood), birch (wood), mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 245420

Accession Number: 1959.452

Candlestand

Candlestand with one drawer. Pedestal legs and pad feet are made from parts of an older table. Legs are eighteenth century. Drawer has a brass drawer pull.

Date: 1750-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 245423

Accession Number: 1959.398

Desk, Drop-front

Cherry, fall-front desk; four graduated drawers, cock-beaded; bracket feet (may be later replacements); brasses appear to be original; fitted interior: seven drawers, one door with three concealed drawers; carved fans on door and top dividers; brass handles at sides appear to be later.

Maker: unknown

Material: cherry (wood), poplar (wood), eastern white pine (wood)

GUSN: 245427

Accession Number: 1959.310