Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments fashioned into a collage affixed to colored paper and paperboard. Arts and crafts style papers. Roses with a figure 8 stem. Stripes of linear elements, squares and dots. Geometric shapes with hard edges juxtaposed with curved forms. Printed in two greens, pink red and white on a...

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179010

Accession Number: 1976.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reform style, stripe pattern. Stylized floral bouquet in between stripes. Along and on the stripes are chevrons and decorative patterning and stylized leaf ornaments. Printed in metallic gold, tan, brown and teal on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179011

Accession Number: 1922.709

Wallpaper

Unused sample of three uncut borders. Floral pattern of roses and daisies in a scalloped framework. Printed in two browns, cream, tan, three greens and burgundy on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179012

Accession Number: 1918.896

Wallpaper

Fragment. The border design is a very simple drapery paper with tassels in between each drapery swag. Black painted on a yellow-beige ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179013

Accession Number: 1986.1080

Wallpaper

Possibly part of a landscape figure paper. Stripe pattern with a meandering vine and a stripe of horizontal, elliptical dots. Printed in dark green and white on a pink ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179014

Accession Number: 1986.1081ab

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scenery paper with a cartouche framing some type of maritime scene with a body of water, ship and tower (in the background) and a rainbow sky. Printed in two blues, two pinks, red, green, grey and brown on a white polished ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179015

Accession Number: 1927.373

Wallpaper

Four fragments. Vignettes of Rococo figures framed by flowers and scrolls and foliage. Printed in pink, red, yellow, brown, two greens and blue on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179016

Accession Number: 1952.470A-D

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of gilt stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of rosebud and leaf edged with plum sprigs set in interlocking lacy ovals. Printed in gold leaf on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179018

Accession Number: 1985.41

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Overall pattern of leaves. Printed in beige, tan and blue on off-white ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179019

Accession Number: 1924.566

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Overall pattern of leaves. Printed in green, red and beige on light grey ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179020

Accession Number: 1924.563

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragments. Delicate floral bouquet and stylized fleur-de-lis medallion pattern. Printed in green, white and grey on a grey polished ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179021

Accession Number: 1924.660

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with attached border. Paper (A) has pattern of alternating blue and white diamonds with opposite color quatrefoil flower in the center of each. White pinstripe background. Printed in blue and white on ungrounded paper. Top edge of paper is decorated with a blue ingrain border ...

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179022

Accession Number: 1924.561AB

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment of border with bellflower motif. Printed in two greens, black, brown, tan, metallic gold on beige ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179024

Accession Number: 1924.567.2

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Stylized geomtric and floral figure set within large diamond fretwork pattern. Printed in green, tan, brown, orange, blue on white ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179025

Accession Number: 1924.567.1

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment of border. Egg and dart and delicate scroll pattern. Printed in two reds with gold dust and green flock overprinted with bright green on tan ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179026

Accession Number: 1924.568.2

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Greek key and medallion striped paper. Printed in brown, black, white and red on a tan satin ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179027

Accession Number: 1924.568.1

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Star-like flower motif in diapered pattern with background grid composed of dots and lines. Printed in green and red on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179028

Accession Number: 1924.564

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Stylized fleur-de-lis set within delicate losenge with intersecting diamonds comprised of flowers. Printed in two greens, two greys on silver. Polished ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179029

Accession Number: 1924.565

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Rose sprigs set in diapered pattern surrounded by dotted curving lines. Printed in red, varnish green, black on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179030

Accession Number: 1924.658

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample of border. Floral trail of chrysanthemum and other flower. Printed in blue, two reds, pink, two greens, grey and two purples on white ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179031

Accession Number: 1924.663

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment of border. Dentil moulding inset with geometric shape, possibly a grape cluster. Printed in red, blue, grey and brown on ochre ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179032

Accession Number: 1924.664

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragments. Pattern possibly diamonds within diamonds on striped background. Printed in two blues, red, white on beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179033

Accession Number: 1924.825AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of alternating panels of honeycomb/lace effect with rose bouquets and buds. Printed in three browns, red, orange, yellow, gold and white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179034

Accession Number: 1931.946

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Leaf and berry motif set in diapered pattern over background of diapered leaf. Prints in two greens, red, purple on beige ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179035

Accession Number: 1931.945

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral sprig set within intertwining leaf trail, creating diamond effect. Printed in red, pink, white, brown, yellow and green on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179036

Accession Number: 1931.947

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper used as the backing for a girandole mirror. Striped design. Vertical row of honeycomb pattern edged with vitruvian scroll and interrupted by sprigs alternating with row of dotted wave design with sprigs. Printed in brown and ivory on a taupe ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179037

Accession Number: 2000.658

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of floral and leaf patterned paper. Printed in blue or beige on white ungrounded paper.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179038

Accession Number: 1917.18

Ashtray

Ceramic ashtray with mottled brown and pale green glaze on sides and interior. Bottom is unglazed white ceramic.

Maker: unknown

Material: ceramic (material)

GUSN: 221678

Accession Number: 2006.44.1672

Dessert glasses

Pair of clear glass footed dessert glasses with fluted sides. Slightly flared rims.

Maker: unknown

Material: blown glass

GUSN: 221682

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663

Dessert glass

Clear glass footed dessert glass with fluted sides. Slightly flared rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221685

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663.1

Dessert glass

Clear glass footed dessert glass with fluted sides. Slightly flared rim.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 221686

Accession Number: 2006.44.1663.2

Vase

Clear glass bulbous shaped vase with footed base.

Maker: unknown

Material: glass (material)

GUSN: 221687

Accession Number: 2006.44.1664

Stephen H. Phillips

Black and white photograph of Stephen H. Phillips. He is shown sitting in his library in front of the fireplace, reading a large book. He is in his sixties or seventies. The room contains a large oriental rug, a desk, three chairs, and a cabinet holding a large collection of books. Simple black wood...

Date: 1896-1897

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221705

Accession Number: 2006.44.767

Book of Italian Prints

Book of thirty black and white prints of Italian scenes representative of daily life. Scenes include, but are not limited to: Neduta fenerole di firenze; veduta del arco triomfale fuon la partal gallo di firenze - firenze presso luigi bardi; venduta catte diale le firense presa dalli teco di pecoril...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 221712

Accession Number: 2006.44.771

Cornucopia

Small pencil sketch of a cornucopia blossoming with flowers. There are four flowers and four roses and a sprig of baby's breath. Simple gold frame with a bar and three dot pattern bordering the sight edge.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite (mineral), metal

GUSN: 221715

Accession Number: 2006.44.772

Pump and Bucket #7

Grey and white drawing of pump and bucket. Scene is shifted to the lower left portion of the piece. Simple frame of gold metal.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils, metal

GUSN: 221723

Accession Number: 2006.44.773

Open Air Hallway with Arches and Columns

Sepia photograph of an open air hallway with arches and columns. Front column have exposed stones, other columns are covered with ivy. Wood frame with a gold color interior edge.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221727

Accession Number: 2006.44.774

Arms of the Colleges, Halls, etc. of Oxford

Framed colored print of coats of arms from Oxford. There are five coats across, six down with red lines separating them.

Maker: Gardner, William H. (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221732

Accession Number: 2006.44.785

Clipper Ship "Nightingale"

Framed color lithograph of a clipper ship, with four sails, at port. There is an American flag at the back of the ship. The middle staff flag, the top half is white and the bottom half is blue, with a yellow circle in the center. There is a dingy with six figures in the foreground.

Date: 1834

Maker: Currier, Nathaniel (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221735

Accession Number: 2006.44.786

Monument to Capt. Cook

Framed watercolor painting of a chain fenced monument surrounded by palm trees with water in the background.

Date: 1907

Maker: Reeves, John H., Mr. (Framer) Parke, Anne H (Painter)

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

GUSN: 221738

Accession Number: 2006.44.787

A Westerly View of the Colleges in Cambridge New England

Framed engraving of five buildings with two trees, a fence, and yard in the foreground. There are figures walking, riding horses, and riding in carriages.

Date: 1916

Maker: Smith, Sidney Lawton, 1845-1929 (Engraver)

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

GUSN: 221744

Accession Number: 2006.44.788

Cottage House with Foliage and Flowers

Framed painting of a cottage house surrounded by foliage and flowers with a dirt road leading up to it.

Maker: Foster Brothers (Framer)

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

GUSN: 221746

Accession Number: 2006.44.789

Der Gelehrte, von Franz van Mieris

A man is seated at a desk with three books and a globe and is holding a quill. The viewer sees the man through a stone window that has a drawn curtian. There is a bowl and some cloth that are on the window sill. There is a mock frame around the print.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221747

Accession Number: 2006.44.793

House with Flower Garden and Tree

Double sided oil painting with wood frame. Front scene of a house with a flower garden and a tree to the right. Back scene of cars going down a snowy lane surrounded by trees.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 221748

Accession Number: 2006.44.790

Ann Maria

Watercolor painting of a ship with five unfurled sails and five furled sails. The center mast is flying a flag with the colors: red, white, and blue. The American Flag is on top of the back mast. In the background, to the left proper is the skyline of a town, and to the right proper are mountins.

Maker: Macpherson, M (Watercolorist)

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

GUSN: 221750

Accession Number: 2006.44.794

Salem Pepper Traders about 1820

Framed pencil drawing of a ship coming into port. Land featured in the left background, ship has ten sails and an American flag on the back mast.

Date: ca. 1923

Maker: Wales, George Canning, 1868-1940

Material: paper (fiber product), graphite pencils

GUSN: 221752

Accession Number: 2006.44.791

Harbor Scene

Harbor scene. There are several islands around the harbor with white buildings along the shore. There are several types of boats and three ships sailing out of the harbor. In the foreground, four ships have sails raised and three have their sails lowered.

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 221754

Accession Number: 2006.44.795

Mr. Banks

Framed engraving of a standing young man wrapped in a blanket with a basket, a chair, and oars on the left, two clubs and a book of drawings on the right. Pulled back curtain reveals a column on the right.

Date: 1773-04-15

Maker: Smith, J. R. (Engraver) After West, Benjamin (Artist)

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

GUSN: 221755

Accession Number: 2006.44.792

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Seated man wearing a fur cloak, with long curly hair and a large necklace. In the background, on the right proper side is a drawn curtain, and on the left proper side is an ionic pilaster. To the left proper of the subject is a table with books, a quill, and a letter addressed "To the Earl of Mansfi...

Maker: Bartolozzi, F. (Engraver) Martin, Henry A (Publisher)

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

GUSN: 221759

Accession Number: 2006.44.796

Night Landscape

Landscape at night. There are dark trees, a misty foreground, and a blue-green background.

Date: 1896

Maker: Lucas, Albert Pike, 1862-1945 (Artist)

Material: canvas, oil paint (paint), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 221763

Accession Number: 2006.44.797

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