Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments pasted together. A: Blue dot and brown arch pattern printed on pink ground. B: Three dimensional block pattern printed in black and white on gray ground. From the Cushing House, Hingham, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272810

Accession Number: 1924.914AB

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments [same pattern] pasted together. Blue dots and a brown lattice pattern printed on a pink ground. From the Cushing House, Hingham, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272812

Accession Number: 1924.915AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Pattern composed of two figures seated under a bower with a winged figure on the top, surrounded by meandering vines and bouquets tied with bows. Printed in two greens, two blues, two pinks, white, and brown on a turquoise ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: Mauny (Manufacturer) Roach & Craven, Inc. (Retailer)

GUSN: 272814

Accession Number: 2000.184

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from North Andover, Massachusetts. Multicolored roller-printed, flocked wallpaper in a floral pattern of yellow, brown, two reds, two greens and black. Areas of the pattern that are not flocked are covered in metallic gold. The paper has an olive green ground and is embossed wi...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272815

Accession Number: 2001.281.73

Floor Lamp

Electric floor lamp. White painted metal with an adjustable neck and circular base.

Maker: unknown

Material: metal

GUSN: 287801

Accession Number: 2013.4.8

Floor Lamp

Floor lamp painted taupe with molded white glass shade covered by a removable painted metal shade with pattern of gold ivy.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: metal, glass (material)

GUSN: 287802

Accession Number: 2013.4.9

Footstool

Rectangular footstool with a rush top and painted black legs and stretchers.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), paint (coating)

GUSN: 287811

Accession Number: 2013.4.10

Footstool

Circular footstool with four wooden legs. Cross-stitched top has multi colored flowers on a dark gray ground. Brown velvet sides.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 287805

Accession Number: 2013.4.11

Footstool

Rectangular footstool with cross-stitched top of a multi-color floral pattern with scrolls on navy blue ground. Four cabriole legs with rams head feet.

Date: 1950-2000

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 287810

Accession Number: 2013.4.12

Wallpaper

Small wallpaper fragment found in a series of layers of paper at the Silas Dean House, Wethersfield, Connecticut. Pattern consists of narrow cobalt blue stripe with linked diamonds running up the center alternating with a stripe of small circles. Printed in cobalt blue, purple, orange, and cream o...

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272536

Accession Number: 1971.158.3A

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper, one with attached border (B). Wallpaper (A) is an all over shell or flame pattern background with cartouches framing a palmette motif. Printed in two yellow, two tans, and dark green on a cream ground. The border fragment (B) is a stylized scroll and floral pattern prin...

Date: Late nineteenth century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272553

Accession Number: 1979.4.2AB

Washcloth

Washcloth, white with pale green seashell pattern, reversible

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272556

Accession Number: 2013.4.39

Washcloth

Washcloth, cornflower blue, Woven 3/4" band parallel to one edge

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272557

Accession Number: 2013.4.40

Washcloth

Washcloth, hot pink, Bound edges, unreadable tag

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272558

Accession Number: 2013.4.41

Washcloth

seafoam green, "Martex", "Martex/ From the / Luxor/ Collection/ Combed Cotton/ Made in U.S.A." Narrow 1/4" band at both ends.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272559

Accession Number: 2013.4.42

Washcloth

Washcloth, seafoam green, Cotton, "Cannon/ Royal Family/ Made in U.S.A. All Cotton", 3/4" banding on both ends

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272560

Accession Number: 2013.4.43

Washcloth

Washcloth, white, Terrycloth, "Blair", Bound edges are curling in on themselves

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: terry

GUSN: 272561

Accession Number: 2013.4.44

Washcloth

Washcloth, slate blue, Cotton, "Royal Velvet/ Fieldcrest Combed Cotton Face/ Fieldcrest Mills, New York, NY 10018, Made in U.S.A./ 100% Cotton" 1/2" woven band on both sides.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272562

Accession Number: 2013.4.45

Washcloth

Washcloth, yellow, Cotton, "Fieldcrest/ Coordinated Fashioins for Bed and Bath/ Royal Velvet/ 100% Cotton/ Made in U.S.A". Edges are frayed and center of washcloth is extremely worn.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272563

Accession Number: 2013.4.46

Washcloth

Washcloth, pale pink, Cotton, "Royal Velvet/ Fieldcrest Combed Cotton Face/ Fieldcrest Mills, New York, NY 10018, Made in U.S.A./ 100% Cotton" 1/2" woven band on both sides.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272564

Accession Number: 2013.4.47

Washcloth

1/4" pink and blue banding on one side, No tag, Edges are fraying. white with pink,blue, and brown stripes, Cotton, United States

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272568

Accession Number: 2013.4.48

Hand Towel

3/4" banding at ends, No tag, periwinkle blue

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272601

Accession Number: 2013.4.49

Bath Towel

1" woven band at each end. Tag "Martex/ Made in U.S.A./ All cotton exclusive of decoration", seafoam green

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272570

Accession Number: 2013.4.50

Bath towel

Bath towel, hot pink with scroll medallions in center and border of foliated scrolls, fringed ends, "Martex/ 88% Cotton/ 12% Dacron Polyester/ Westpoint, Pepperell Inc., Westpoint, GA 31833/ Made in U.S.A."

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272571

Accession Number: 2013.4.51

Bath towel

Bath towel, pale pink, "Balta/ Made expressly for/ The B. Altman & Co., / By Martex/ All Cotton exclusive of decoration", 1" woven band at each end, pulling sides of towel in.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272572

Accession Number: 2013.4.52

Hand Towel

1 1/4" woven band at each end. peach, Cotton, "Wholehome", Tag is ripped "Wholehome/100% Pima Cotton/ Combed ringspun loops" Tag repeates inscription in Spanish.

Date: 1980-2002

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272573

Accession Number: 2013.4.53

Hand Towel

Hand Towel, white with tan binding and stripes, " 100% cotton loops/ 93% cotton 7% polyester/ Made in Pakistan/ Marketed by/ Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.,/ Bentonville, AR 72716/ Mainstays"

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), polyester (fiber)

GUSN: 272602

Accession Number: 2013.4.54

Hand Towel

Hand Towel, pale pink fleur-de-lis on a dark pink background, Cotton, "Martex/ Made In U.S.A./ All Cotton"

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272603

Accession Number: 2013.4.55

Hand Towel

Hand Towel, blue on white, clock tower, modern spire, suspension bridge over river "Hamburg", "100% Baumwolle"

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272577

Accession Number: 2013.4.56

Bath Towel

Three woven bands at each end, white. Edges bound with woven cotton binding. No tag.

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272578

Accession Number: 2013.4.57

Bath Towel

Bath towel, white with peach woven stripes at ends, peach binding, Cotton, "West Point/ Made by/ Martex"

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272579

Accession Number: 2013.4.58

Kitchen Towel

Kitchen towel, printed design of a smiling sun, trees, and rooster in yellow and brown on white ground, fringed ends, Cotton, "Cannon" Front of tag "Tradmark/ Made in U.S.A./ Cannon/ All Cotton" Back of tag "Made expressly for towel decorators" Yellow and red staining on front and back

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272580

Accession Number: 2013.4.59

Hand Towel

Hand Towel, printed design of dogs, flowers, birds, vase in red, green, blue, and yellow on white ground, gold binding and fringe, "Fieldcrest/ 100% Cotton/ Original design" Back of tag "Coordinated fashions for bed and bath/ Made in U.S.A."

Date: 1980-2012

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 272581

Accession Number: 2013.4.60

Saltcellar

White pressed glass saltcellar. Oblong shape with alternating oval and lozenge chain band. Attributed to Sandwich Glass.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272631

Accession Number: 1950.M27

Hatchet

Small shingle? hatchet head from Polly Dole House, Ipswich, Massachusetts.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272632

Accession Number: 1950.M29

Cane

Long tapered theatrical cane with decorated silver knob. Well balanced.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272633

Accession Number: 1950.M30

Candlestick

Brass candlestick with pusher at bottom to ensure burning of entire candle.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272635

Accession Number: 1950.M33

Teacups

Two teacups.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272636

Accession Number: 1950.M34AB

Saucer

Saucer.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272637

Accession Number: 1950.M35

Looking Glass

Mirror.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272638

Accession Number: 1950.M3

Cup plate

Pressed glass cup plate, Bunker Hill motif. Attributed to Boston and Sandwich Glass Company.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272640

Accession Number: 1950.500

Rocking chair

Black painted rocking chair with partial bannister back, rush seat.

Date: Late 18th-Early 19th century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272641

Accession Number: 1950.504

Wallpaper

Two rolled wallpaper samples, rainbow paper with all over floral design. Begins with dark blue gradually becoming green to light green to yellow green. Straight match. Handblocked in 1830s style.

Date: 1915-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272645

Accession Number: 1935.1557.1-.2

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of pairs of vertical pinstripes with pairs of parallel pin dots running along the outside of each stripe at one inch intervals. Roller-printed in black on cream ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272656

Accession Number: 2001.281.47.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of pairs of vertical pinstripes with pairs of parallel pin dots running along the outside of each stripe at one inch intervals. Roller-printed in white on dark brown ground.

Date: 1890-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272657

Accession Number: 2001.281.47.2

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Diamond and pin dot pattern. Block-printed in brown and mint green on gray ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272658

Accession Number: 2001.281.48AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of small rectangles in rows, somewhat like a masonry pattern, flanked above and below by a line of small circles. The rectangles appear to have dotted or a speckle patterned interior. Block-printed in white, black, and green on a light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 272659

Accession Number: 2001.281.49

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A wallpaper with a pattern probably produced by a hand turned machine employing a narrow roller. Paper has a striped pattern made up of thin vertical white stripes, a blue moiré stripe, and a more elaborate stripe consisting of horizontal striping over a blue scrolling floral m...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272660

Accession Number: 2001.281.50

Pair of spurs

Pair of light spurs. Forged at Brand's Iron Works in Wyoming, Rhode Island and came down in the family of Wallace Maxon, of 140 Francis Street, Providence.

Date: ca. 1812

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 272661

Accession Number: 1950.M26

Wallpaper

Two unused wallpaper fragments. Paper is printed with a trellis design that forms an overall diamond pattern. Four small green diamonds are centered in each trellis or large diamond. Roller-printed in green, brown, and cream on a tan satin ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 272663

Accession Number: 2001.281.51AB

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