Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Full repeat. Embossed and hand blocked floral stripe with bouquets and vases printed in green, tan, yellow, and metalic gold with light green stripes on green polished ground. Cut from Ellis paper 1981.135.

Maker: Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer) A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Retailer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302597

Accession Number: 1961.356

Wallpaper

Fragments of landscape figure wallpaper. Repeating vignette of colonial figures: one male standing; one male seated at a table served drinks by a woman outdoors. Beneath the figures is a scene of a boy playing with a sailboat. Vignettes are flanked by entwined foliate vine.

Date: ca. 1840

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302598

Accession Number: 1973.116

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Branches with large, bright flowers and leaves printed in pink, red, green, tan, grey, and brown on black ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302599

Accession Number: 1978.215AB

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. All-over floral design overlaid with pinstripes and crackle effect. Printed in green, pink, grey, brown, white, and metallic silver on yellow ground

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302600

Accession Number: 1991.77

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. All-over floral branch design of grey and blue leaves with clusters of small pink flowers. Printed in grey, black, white, green, blue, and two pinks on a white ground.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302601

Accession Number: 1991.78

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. Oval and octagonal vignettes of bridges and classical buildings framed by floral swags. Background features floral urns and foliate and floral trails. Printed in grey, two greens, two blues, yellow, orange, brown, and two pinks on an ivory ground.

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302602

Accession Number: 1991.79

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. Diaper pattern overlaid with small floral sprays, alternating with vignettes containing larger floral sprays. Machine printed in white, metallic gold, pinks, greens, blue, purple, yellow, and grey on a tan ground.

Date: 1930

Maker: Probably Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302603

Accession Number: 1991.80

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. All-over foliate scroll design in grey, metallic gold, metallic copper, metallic silver, and metallic green on an ivory ground

Date: ca. 1930

Maker: Thomas Strahan Company (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302604

Accession Number: 1991.81

Wallpaper

Roll of wallpaper. Trellis pattern enclosing squares; each of four corners is a large circular flowerhead alternating with square and leaf motif. Background of flowers. Block printed in red, light yellow, green, brown, and peach on light beige ground.

Date: ca. 1881

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 302605

Accession Number: 1997.98

Bookend paper

Rolled sheet of bookend paper printed in red on ungrounded paper with a small lattice pattern with six petal flowers in openwork.Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302606

Accession Number: 2001.281.1259

Bookend paper

Rolled sheet of bookend paper printed with a small lattice pattern with lion and fluer de lis figures in the openwork. Printed in green on ungrounded paper. "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302607

Accession Number: 2001.281.1260

Bookend paper

Three rolled sheets of bookend paper printed with a small leaf and flower stripe pattern. Printed in green and brown on ungrounded paper. "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302608

Accession Number: 2001.281.1261.1-.3

Bookend paper

Rolled sheet of bookend paper printed with small diaper pattern with circle and flower figures in openwork. Printed in green and black on ungrounded paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302609

Accession Number: 2001.281.1262

Bookend paper

Two rolled sheets of bookend paper printed with a ogee pattern with two lovebirds in the openwork. Printed in green on ungrounded paper. Stamped "MADE IN ITALY" on the back.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302610

Accession Number: 2001.281.1263.1-.2

Teabox paper

Three sheets of tea or tea box paper. Thin, tissue-like paper covered with silver foil printed in white with a pattern of stylized flowers on interlocking fretwork.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302611

Accession Number: 2001.281.1264.1-.3

Teabox paper

Two sheets of tea or tea box paper. Thin, tissue-like paper covered with gold metallic foil printed in white with a pattern of stylized flowers on interlocking fretwork.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302614

Accession Number: 2001.281.1266.1-.2

Teabox paper

Three sheets of tea or tea box paper. Thin, tissue-like paper covered with gold foil printed in red with a pattern of stylized flowers on interlocking fretwork.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302615

Accession Number: 2001.281.1267.1-.3

Windsor Rocking Chair

Rocking chair. "PINE / SOUVENIR / N.E. HURRICANE / SEPT. 21, 1938". "Nichols and Stone, Gardner, MA"

Date: 1938

Maker: unknown

Material: pine (wood)

GUSN: 302619

Accession Number: 2008.12.147

Doll High Chair

Small highchair made of wood with wicker back and hinged bar. Painted yellow.

Maker: unknown

Material: wood and wood products, wicker

GUSN: 302620

Accession Number: 2008.12.154

Windsor Armchair

Windsor armchair with seven spindles from the Governor Brooks House.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 302754

Accession Number: 2000.2197

Cream pitcher

Cream pitcher, crackleware. Dedham Pottery.

Maker: Dedham Pottery (Maker)

GUSN: 302770

Accession Number: 1923.356

Cream pitcher

Cream pitcher, upper section has a flowing green-brown glaze that blends into shades of brown. Sides of pitcher slant outwards.

Date: 1908-1942

Maker: Attributed to Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 302781

Accession Number: 1938.1338

Vase

Vase, squat shape with pale brown and blue-gray glaze.

Date: 1908-1942

Maker: Attributed to Paul Revere Pottery, Inc. (Brighton, Mass.) (Maker)

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 302803

Accession Number: 1938.1449

"Parlor at Vine Hill"

Framed watercolor painting of a parlor interior. Large oriental rug in foreground with carved wooden sideboard at left and scroll back sofa with red upholstery at right. Parlor decorated with sculpture, ceramics, prints, paintings, and a guitar. Window hangings are a deep red with gold trim, one win...

Date: 1878

Maker: Beach, Frances Antoinette, 1852- (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 302823

Accession Number: 2014.62.1

"Fireplace at Vine Hill"

Framed watercolor painting depicting a fireplace, spinning wheel, bookshelf, log carrier, prints, and Chinese fans. Oriental rug in foreground. Painting framed with a gold mat, plain wood frame.

Date: 1878

Maker: Beach, Frances Antoinette, 1852- (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 302824

Accession Number: 2014.62.2

"Reading Nook at Vine Hill"

Watercolor painting of a room interior. Painting depicts a tall case clock, embroidered fire screen, rocking chair with green seat cushion and a small footstool with red upholstery. Table at side of room is covered with a pink and green striped cloth and is set with a brass chamberstick, teacups, si...

Date: 1878

Maker: Beach, Frances Antoinette, 1852- (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product), watercolor (paint)

GUSN: 302825

Accession Number: 2014.62.3

Wallpaper

Fragments from the second layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts.Floral wallpaper border associated with 1968.80.5.1. Yellow and red flowers overhang a red stripe with pink an...

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302899

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.2

Wallpaper

Fragment from the third layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Small fragment of floral wallpaper roller-printed in greens, pink and red.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302901

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.3

Wallpaper

Four fragments from the fourth layer of wallpaper removed from the right hand end wall between the windows of the second floor right rear room of the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Floral wallpaper border or frieze. Pattern of floral vine over asymmetrical background of floral panels ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 302902

Accession Number: 1968.80.5.4

Silhouette of Louisa Norton

Framed silhouette of a young girl, facing left. Oval frame, painted black. Louisa Norton (Mrs. W.S. Bullard)

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 303060

Accession Number: 1990.110

Wedding Dress

Wedding dress, ivory polyester, with short lace sleeves, lace overlap with sequins and bead accents. Lace bustle on back with two faux white roses at lower back. Fabric-covered button and loop closures down back.

Date: 1964

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company

Material: polyester (fiber), lace (needlework), sequins (spangles), beads (pierced objects), celluloid (cellulosic)

GUSN: 303134

Accession Number: 2014.63.1

Pillbox Hat

Pillbox hat from 'going away' outfit. Pleated ivory chiffon on sides, ivory net veil, top bow at back, interior ivory net lining. Two brown plastic hair combs to afix hat to head.

Date: 1964

Maker: Jordan Marsh Company (Retailer) Lemington Hat Company

Material: chiffon, plastic (organic material)

GUSN: 303135

Accession Number: 2014.63.2

Blue damask fabric sample

Blue damask silk fabric. Historical sample labeled, "Edmundson-Alston House."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: damask, silk (textile)

GUSN: 303139

Accession Number: 2014.64.1

Blue and ecru damask sample

Blue and ecru damask fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Hammond and Harwood House."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: silk (textile), rayon, cotton (textile), damask

GUSN: 303140

Accession Number: 2014.64.2

Ivory damask fabric sample

Ivory damask fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Juliette Gordon Law."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: damask, cotton (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 303141

Accession Number: 2014.64.3

Rose colored damask fabric sample

Rose colored damask fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Chinoiserie Damask."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: damask, silk (textile)

GUSN: 303142

Accession Number: 2014.64.4

Woven stripe fabric sample

Woven stripe fabric. Historic sample labeled, "Tryon Flower."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: weaving, cotton (textile), rayon

GUSN: 303143

Accession Number: 2014.64.5

Brocade stripe fabric sample

Brocade stripe fabric sample with floral details.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: brocade (textile), silk (textile)

GUSN: 303144

Accession Number: 2014.64.6

Red moreen fabric sample

Red moreen fabric with spring and sprays of flowers from Brunschwig & Fils. Sample labeled, "Hardwick."

Date: 1982

Maker: unknown

Material: moreen, cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 303145

Accession Number: 2014.64.7

Toile fabric sample

Toile fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Chinese Leopard Toile."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: toile (textile material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303146

Accession Number: 2014.64.8

Chinoiserie fabric sample

Chinoiserie fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "China Dream Chinoiserie."

Date: 1978

Maker: unknown

Material: Chinoiserie, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303147

Accession Number: 2014.64.9

Indigo resist fabric sample

Indigo resist fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Bromelia Resist."

Date: 1976

Maker: unknown

Material: resist, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303148

Accession Number: 2014.64.10

Stenciled chintz fabric sample

Stenciled chintz fabric sample from Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Hannah."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile), Teflon (TM)

GUSN: 303149

Accession Number: 2014.64.11

Green and white chintz fabric sample

Green and white chintz fabric sample from G.P. + J Baker Ltd for Brunschwig & Fils. Labeled, "Bird and Thistle."

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: unknown

Material: chintz, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 303150

Accession Number: 2014.64.12

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295397

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.21

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295399

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.22

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295400

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.23

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295401

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.24

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295402

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.25

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 295404

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2.26

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