Historic New England

Grasscloth Fragments

Four natural-colored, grass, machine-woven wallpaper fragments. Unused on tan paper.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225524

Accession Number: 2001.179A-D

Roller printed wallpaper. Pale yellow ground with rings of sixteen, small, greey dots, with inner white band and central ring of six, small, grey dots. Repeating pattern arranged in diagonal axes. Manufacturer's mark on selvedge. Matte finish.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225532

Accession Number: 2001.180

Wallpaper fragment

Roller-printed, pink and yellow floral print. Wallpaper fragment. Large and small bouquets of snap dragons, fersn and assorted flowers. Six color design, matte finish in approximately sixteen-inch repeats.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225543

Accession Number: 2001.181

Maze Wallpaper

Roller-printed wallpaper. Light aqua ground, gold diaper pattern consisting of hexagons with inscribed organic and abstract shapes. Unused, matte finish.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225549

Accession Number: 2001.182

Buckingham Wallaper

Roller-printed, wallpaper. Green hue, floral brocade with roses, peonies and persimmon over volute pattern. Dark green outlines to white highlights. Unused, matte finish, twenty-two inch repeats.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225560

Accession Number: 2001.183

King of Prussia Tablecloth

White, damask-weave, linen, table cloth with commemorative design in the reverse-pass technique. In the center, view of a city on a river- visible residential homes, church spires, as well as masted ships in the river. Inscriptions on either side and below, repeats six times, "BERLIN." Outside city-...

Date: 1720-1740

Maker: unknown

Material: damask, linen (material)

GUSN: 225580

Accession Number: 2001.185

Pillowcase

Natural-white linen pillowcase with embroidered monograms on front and back. Finished seams, opening at one end. Machine-woven, hand-sewn.

Date: 1800-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: linen (material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 225581

Accession Number: 2001.186

Powder Horn

Power horn made of light-colored steer bone and wood butt end; two raised rings at the throat.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225586

Accession Number: 1918.1475

Powder Horn

Extra large steer horn, wood butt, large open through, cut out hole at butt end.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225587

Accession Number: 1917.302

Powder Horn

Steer horn with wood butt end; metal tacks; one tack in wood but end has string attached.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225588

Accession Number: 1917.691

Powder Horn

Small steer horn; wood butt end. Small piece of string tied around throat.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225589

Accession Number: 1917.694

Powder Horn

Extra large powder horn of steer horn; wooden butt end, throat without stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225590

Accession Number: 1918.485

Powder Horn

Steer horn with wood butt end; no stopper, small string attached to butt end.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225591

Accession Number: 1919.484

Shot Pouch

Small leather pouch with stitching along the edges; wood stopper. Small bullets inside.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 225592

Accession Number: 1924.34

Powder Horn

Powder horn made out of steer horn, with a wooden butt end, secured with brass tacks around edge. Horn throat with a horn stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 225593

Accession Number: 1927.1003

Powder Horn

Steer horn, wood butt end, complete with measuring gauge attached by metal chain, wood stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 225594

Accession Number: 1927.1137

Shot Pouch

Worn leather pouch, wooden stopper, rope and wire wrapped around throat. Stitching along sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225596

Accession Number: 1928.1247

Shot Pouch

Leather pouch with stitching around edges. Wooden stopper, cord wrapped and tied around throat.

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225598

Accession Number: 1928.1248

Powder Horn

Powder horn made of steer horn with wood butt end, metal tacks, throat with wooden stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 225600

Accession Number: 1930.1468

Powder Horn

Steer horn with elaborate brass trim, marked "331", brass stopped brass butt end.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 225602

Accession Number: 1934.137

Powder Horn

Powder horn made of steer horn, wood butt end, wooden raised ring with attached string strap. Metal attached near butt end; somewhat flattened horn.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 225603

Accession Number: 1934.139

Shot Pouch

Metal shot pouch with metal stopper. Engraved with design, framing an oval shaped picture of a dog and trees.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 225605

Accession Number: 1934.1796

Powder Horn

Steer horn, wood butt end, carved throat.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225606

Accession Number: 1938.1307

Hanger

Hanger, curved metal hanging hook, cushioned and silk covered shoulders, long wooden pole.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225608

Accession Number: 2006.44.3476

Shot pouch

Metal shot pouch with metal stopper. Red cord tied to both sides. Striped pattern in horizontal lines on both sides of the body.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 225610

Accession Number: 1938.203

Hanger

Hanger, curved metal hanging hook, cushioned and silk covered shoulders, long wooden pole.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225611

Accession Number: 2006.44.3477

Hanger

Hanger, wooden shoulders cushioned and covered with blue floral silk, plastic covered metal hanger.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 225612

Accession Number: 2006.44.3478

Basket

Basket, cylindrical shape with slightly tapered sides, woven from reeds.

Maker: unknown

Material: reed (grass, material)

GUSN: 225613

Accession Number: 2006.44.3479

Shot Pouch

Metal shot pouch with green string strap. Fan-like pattern on body on each side.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 225616

Accession Number: 1940.828

Powder Horn

Steer horn, wood butt end, horn throat with horn stopper, inscribed in ink on body.

Date: 1775-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225617

Accession Number: 1941.1502

Powder Horn

Powder horn. Very flat steer horn with metal chain and stopper, wood butt end with tacks, carvard stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material), metal

GUSN: 225619

Accession Number: 1943.555

Shot Pouch

Tin shot pouch with tin stopper, molded with designs across the front and back.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 225620

Accession Number: 1943.91

Powder horn

Steer horn with open end (no stopper), wood butt end with carved inscription "CLE," small string attached to throat.

Maker: unknown

Material: horn (animal material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225622

Accession Number: 1944.642

Shot Pouch

Bronze shot pouch. Top of body has a picture of a dog within a triangular shield, bottom of body is an encircled picture of a deer running with two dogs.

Maker: unknown

Material: bronze (metal)

GUSN: 225623

Accession Number: 1950.158

Shot Pouch

Brass shot pouch with brass stopper. Moldings of an eagle, twenty stars encircling a handshake, military shield with "US" written on it circled with weaponry, same on both sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 225624

Accession Number: 1951.131

Powder Horn

Powder horn made of steer bone; throat without stopper, two small holes on body, and nails in wood butt end.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: bone (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 225625

Accession Number: 1929.1750

Shot Pouch

Tin shot pouch with tin stopper.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 225626

Accession Number: 1930.1470

Plate

Plate, circular with painted decoration of a horse in cream and green. Abstract shapes and lines in green and cream painted around edge of the plate. Bottom of plate is unglazed.

Maker: unknown

Material: redware

GUSN: 225627

Accession Number: 2006.44.3480

Mirror

Mirror, rectangular shape in wood frame with print of the "Bark Kathleen". Mirror framed by turned pilasters, brass nail at center of each corner block.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 225628

Accession Number: 2006.44.3481

Boot scraper

Boot scraper, cast iron with two sea horses. Two struts join sea horses at neck and tails creating central open space to scrape top and bottom of shoes. Notched peg attached to bottom of sea horse tail. Found in envelope marked "Found at #34 Seahorse Doorstep Scraper" [Betty Phillips handwriting]

Maker: unknown

Material: cast iron

GUSN: 225629

Accession Number: 2006.44.3482

Wallpaper fragment

Wallpaper fragments, three narrow strips printed with pattern of gray green fern shaped leaves. Two of the fragments [a+b] show pair of bird feet on a leaf stem. All three fragments are printed with black, gold, and maroon chain border along the left edge. Found in Stephen's Room, 2nd floor, South e...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225633

Accession Number: 2006.44.3483A-C

Ladies Sitting Room wallpaper fragments

Five wallpaper fragments, green with gold bamboo patterned stripes. Removed by Betty Phillips from the Ladies Sitting Room during the 1971-1974 restoration of #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225634

Accession Number: 2006.44.3484A-E

Stephen's Room wallpaper fragments

Four wallpaper fragments, asian style trees in gray green on tan striped ground. Removed by Betty Phillips from Stephen's Room during the 1971-1974 restoration of #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225635

Accession Number: 2006.44.3485A-D

Playroom wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, scenic design of horses and cows in a field with a group of peasants around a haystack. Printed in tans and grays. Removed by Betty Phillips from the Playroom during the 1971-1974 restoration of #34 Chestnut Street, Salem, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 225636

Accession Number: 2006.44.3486

Framed print

Lithograph of a shepherdess tending a flock of sheep, by an unidentified artist, possibly after Maxfield Parrish. The woman is standing in the doorway of a barn. She is wearing a white bonnet, green blouse, blue skirt, and a white apron. She is holding a staff in her left hand. Behind the flock of s...

Date: 1910-1960

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 224692

Accession Number: 2010.17.30

Linoleum

Linoleum fragment, used as a shelf liner. This piece is roughly square in shape, with a mosaic pattern in brown, eggshell, peach, and seafoam green colors. The back of the linoleum fragment is a variegated brown and black color.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224693

Accession Number: 2010.17.31

Linoleum

Two linoleum fragments with an identical tiled floral pattern; perhaps made to resemble an embroidered rug. Both fragments were used as shelf liners. The linoleum fragments are both roughly rectangular in shape. The patterned sides of these two fragments are in various shades of brown, yellow, orang...

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224694

Accession Number: 2010.17.32AB

Linoleum

(A-D) Four linoleum fragments, all with the same identical pattern - likely from the same original sheet of linoleum. The pattern consists of geometric shapes and designs in black, yellow, and gray, on an off-white ground with gray and salmon-colored spots. The back of each piece is reddish-brown in...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

Material: linoleum

GUSN: 224695

Accession Number: 2010.17.33A-D

Fabric Remnant and Curtains

Unused cotton fabric remnant of Asian style design with purple flowers on black branches and green rectangular blocks with gold accents [.1]. Left over from curtains used at 71 Melrose Street, Arlington, Massachusetts. Also have three pairs of curtains made from fabric [.2.1A-.3B]

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 224696

Accession Number: 2010.17.34.1-.2.3B

Framed letter

Framed print of a letter written by Sir Walter Ralegh to Robert Dudley, governor of the United Provinces, in March 1586.

Date: 1586-03-29

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 224697

Accession Number: 2006.44.2568

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