Historic New England

Serving tray

Black-painted tin(?) rectangular tray with painted scene of a man on horseback with fence and tree in background. Design of flowers and leaves on everted rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal), paint (coating)

GUSN: 288710

Accession Number: 1958.309

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: 288711

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.11

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: 288712

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.12

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: 288713

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.13

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

Portrait

Black-and-white photograph of Alvin Foye in oval gilt and gesso frame with beaded edges.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic prints, wood (plant material), glass (material), gesso, gilding

GUSN: 288736

Accession Number: 1958.287.5

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from an house in Squantum, Maine. Pattern of colorful birds in leafy branches over a diamond pattern. Additional leafy branches in shadow in the background. Block-printed in blue, orange, yellow, brown, gray, four greens and black on light blue ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288737

Accession Number: 2001.281.609A-C

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288738

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.26

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288739

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.27

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288740

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.28

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288741

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.29

Portrait

Black-and-white photograph of Alvin Foye Sortwell in oval gilt gesso frame ornamented with fish scale, beading and gilt.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: photographs, glass (material), wood (plant material), gilding

GUSN: 288742

Accession Number: 1958.287.4

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288743

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.30

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288744

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.31

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-385 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in metallic gold on a taupe ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed in a...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288746

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.32

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-406 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 green and white ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288747

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.33

Wallpaper

Fragment of Anglo-Japanese floral wallpaper from West Buxton, Maine. Stylized flowers and diagonal striping formed by a patchwork of geometric patterns. Flowers are reminiscent of Persian design. Roller-printed in pale yellow, red, brown, dark olive, and black on olive ground. Newsprint affixed to...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288748

Accession Number: 2001.281.610

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-406 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 green and white ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288751

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.34

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-406 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 green and white ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288752

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.35

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 1-406 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 green and white ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing

GUSN: 288753

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.36

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in pattern number LP 3-384 part of the "Liberty" collection produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Wallpaper has pattern of elongated quatrefoil medallions. Screen-printed in genuine gold leaf on a cream ground. Part of a collection of unbound samples housed ...

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), screen printing, gold leaf

GUSN: 288756

Accession Number: 2001.281.714.37

Wallpaper border

Fragment of a wide floral border from Westbrook, Maine with fragment of attached Anglo-Japanese sidewall (see 2001.281.611.2ab). Floral border featuring roses, sunflowers and acanthus leaves with upper and lower border of stylized overlapping leaves. Roller-printed in iridescent metallic copper, pu...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288757

Accession Number: 2001.281.611.1

Wallpaper

Three fragments of Anglo-Japanese wallpaper from Westbrook, Maine. Patchwork pattern of square, rectanglular and semi-circular geometric designs and Asian-influenced figures. Prominent elements include a diagonally-placed rectangle containing figures that resemble Arabic writing and a building, fram...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 288761

Accession Number: 2001.281.611.2A-C

Wallpaper Sample Folder

Paper folder holding unbound "Liberty" wallpaper samples, similiar to a Wallpaper Sample Book. Produced by Allen-Doane & Company, Inc. Gray paper with crimson printing. Contains a letter (2014.2.2) and nine folded wallpaper samples.

Date: 1950-1965

Maker: Allen-Doane Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288763

Accession Number: 2014.2.1

Wallpaper border

Multiple fragments of wallpaper border from West Buxton, Maine. Pattern of white and brown, undulating, oblong figures resembling floating feathers. Block-printed in brown, white and black on laid paper. Fragments (a) and (b) attached to sidewall paper 2001.281.2.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288816

Accession Number: 2001.281.612.1A-F

Wallpaper

Four wallpaper fragments with floral swag pattern from West Buxton, Maine. Floral figures and swags block-printed in orange and blue on light blue ground. Printed on uncut French book plates. Laid paper. For accompanying border fragments see 2001.281.612.1a-f

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288817

Accession Number: 2001.281.612.2A-D

Wallpaper

Small fragment of striped wallpaper. Block-printed in blue on peach ground. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288820

Accession Number: 2001.281.613

Wallpaper

Yellow and pink butterflies with black-tipped wings fly among loose sprays of flowers and grasses roller-printed in metallic gold and light blue, black, yellow, pink and gray on white ground. The paper is embossed with a horizontal rib texture.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288821

Accession Number: 2001.281.614

Wallpaper

Hand-drawn and colored wallpaper sample or pre-production mock-up. Asian figures and ceramic vessels, most on stands, on a striped background. Figures repeat, as a wallpaper pattern would, but the color of figures varies and placement is not exactly repeated. Figures are painted in greens, grays, ...

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), hand-painted

GUSN: 288884

Accession Number: 2001.281.615

Ceiling Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment printed with two ceiling corner figures from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Each corner figure is a stylized flower and palm fan placed at a 45 degree angle over a right triangle. The triangle is colored in yellow and peach and outlined in dark maroon. The outer edges of corn...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288885

Accession Number: 2001.281.616

Ceiling Wallpaper

Unused fragment of ceiling corner paper from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Corner figure features a central gold circle with floral bouquet flanked by scrolling leaves and flowers. From the center of the bouquet rises a fan-like figure that terminates with three branches with three leaves each. Belo...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288886

Accession Number: 2001.281.617

Newpaper printed on wallpaper

A page of the "The Stars and Stripes" newspaper, Thibodaux, Louisiana dated February 21, 1863, printed on wallpaper. Wallpaper pattern is a Renaissance Revival roller-printed floral pattern in powdery white and blue pigment on gray ground.

Date: 1863

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), newsprint

GUSN: 288887

Accession Number: 2001.281.618

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