Historic New England

Writing pad

Notepad "Chunky Pad" with Marimekko fabric cover. Brown and white leaves.

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer)

Material: textiles

GUSN: 322663

Accession Number: 2016.90.17

Wallhanging

Marimekko wall hanging, White polka dots on black ground with yellow and red circles. Pattern: "Katala." Designed by Katsuji Wakisaka.

Date: 1971

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Wakisaka, Katsuji, 1944- (Designer)

Material: textiles

GUSN: 322664

Accession Number: 2016.90.18

Wallhanging

Marimekko wall hanging. Toucan printed in primary colors. Pattern name: "Pepe." Designed by: Maija Isola.

Date: 1972

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer)

Material: textiles

GUSN: 322665

Accession Number: 2016.90.19

Fabric

Marimekko fabric yardage. Orange leaves and berries. Pattern name: "Fandango." Designed by: Maija Isola.

Date: 1963

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Isola, Maija, 1927-2001 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322666

Accession Number: 2016.90.20

Fabric

Marimekko fabric yardage. Brown on brown circles. Pattern name: "Punapippuri." Designed by: Annika Piha.

Date: 1963

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322667

Accession Number: 2016.90.21

Fabric

Marimekko fabric yardage. Yellow on yellow circles. Pattern name: "Punapippuri." Designed by: Annika Piha.

Date: 1963

Maker: Marimekko (Manufacturer) Rimala, Annika, 1936-2014 (Designer)

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322668

Accession Number: 2016.90.22

Demitasse Set

Partial demitasse set including: two demitasse cups [.1-.2] and saucers [.3-.4], and a cream pitcher [.5]. Brown glazed exterior with fluted band around center.

Date: 1957-1967

Maker: Dansk Designs (Manufacturer) Quistgaard, Jens (Danish industrial designer, 1919-2008) (Designer)

Material: stoneware (pottery), ceramic glaze

GUSN: 322671

Accession Number: 2016.90.25.1-.5

Dress or "Going Away Dress" by Joseph. Navy blue suit style dress in one piece with built in cream silk undershirt. Adorned with orange and yellow silk embroidered urns along sleeve cuffs, hem of jacket, and along waist back. With blue seed beads intersecting the embroidered urns and along edge of f...

Date: 1917

Maker: Joseph

Material: beads (pierced objects), silk (fiber), wool (textile), metal, cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322672

Accession Number: 2016.91.1

Pair of Andirons

Pair of monumental neo-classical brass andirons.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322675

Accession Number: 2016.92.1-.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, floral Chinoiserie pattern with birds. Printed in blue, maroon, and gray on a cream ground. Used with a wallpaper border of a flowering vine. Brunschwig & Fils reproduction. Installed 1973-1974 in the master bedroom. New York, 1970-1974

Date: 1970-1974

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 322677

Accession Number: 2016.93.2

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border, flowering vine in blue, maroon, and gray on a cream ground. Used with a floral Chinoiserie pattern. Brunschwig & Fils reproduction. Installed 1973-1974 in the Master Bedroom. New York, 1970-1974

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 322678

Accession Number: 2016.93.3

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper border, overlapped arches printed in shades of brown on a cream ground. Used with "Saracen" pattern wallpaper, installed 1973-1974 in the son's bedroom. Hand Screen Printed. Clarence House reproduction. New York, 1970-1974

Date: 1970-1974

Maker: Clarence House (Retailer)

GUSN: 322681

Accession Number: 2016.93.6

Bracelet, engraved "Pauline." Silver. Made by Baroir 'Byron' Hairian. Massachusetts, 1950-1970

Silver cuff-style bracelet with "Pauline" inscribed in the center of the band exterior. Made for donor by her brother.

Date: 20th Century

Maker: Hairian, Baroir, 1920-2012 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 322683

Accession Number: 2016.94.1

Bracelet\n

Silver cuff-style bracelet with gold-colored leaf applied to center top. Made for donor by her brother.

Date: 1960-70

Maker: Hairian, Baroir, 1920-2012 (Maker)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 322684

Accession Number: 2016.94.2

Shirt

Green/khaki-colored oxford-style camp shirt with front button closure. Applique patches appear above the breast pockets and on the left shoulder (see Inscriptions). Shirt-tail hem. Meant to be worn with sash 2016.94.5.

Date: 1930-50

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile)

GUSN: 322685

Accession Number: 2016.94.3

Bracelet

Bracelet, carved limestone and gold. In small white box with handwritten note tracing ownership.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: limestone, gold (metal)

GUSN: 322688

Accession Number: 2016.95.1

Coat

Women's coat, green wool with geometric patterned lining in yellow, green, orange, and blue. Imported by Lodenfrey. Retailed by Filene's. With photograph of the donor wearing the coat. Austria.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: Lodenfrey (Firm) (Importer) Filene's (Department Store) (Retailer)

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 322692

Accession Number: 2016.96.1

Tankard

Pewter tankard with a glass base and applied C-shaped handle. Engraved on each side [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1969

Maker: Viners of Sheffield (Manufacturer)

Material: pewter (tin alloy), glass (material)

GUSN: 322693

Accession Number: 2016.96.2

Circle pin

Annular brooch made from gold-plated metal. Gold seal with embossed inscription "Salem High School" with red and blue enamel background applied to proper left side of ring. Closure with a hinged pin and safety clasp on back. Unmarked, probably made in the United States.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

Material: plated metal, enamel (fused coating)

GUSN: 322694

Accession Number: 2016.96.3

Portable desk

Portable desk made of mahogany with bound brass corners, attached brass handles on each side and brass plaque on top (See Inscriptions). Mahogany re-purposed from the window seats of the Hancock House, Boston, MA, which was torn down in 1863. Escutcheon lock with key.

Date: Late 19th Century

Maker: unknown

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 322696

Accession Number: 2016.97.1

"Ipswich Landscape"

Painting, "Ipswich landscape." Scene of a green hillside and a small pond. Oil on canvas. Brown painted wood frame.

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment of wallpaper depicting pink, purple, and yellow flowers on a white ground. Part of a collection of wallpaper samples and fragments used at the Boutell-Hathorn farm house, 280 Woburn Street, Wilmington, MA, United States

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 320984

Accession Number: 2011.80.75.10.2

Wallpaper

Roll of fragmented wallpaper patterned with green, gray, and gold speckles on light green ground. Part of a collection of wallpaper samples and fragments used at the Boutell-Hathorn farm house, 280 Woburn Street, Wilmington, MA, United States

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 320985

Accession Number: 2011.80.75.11.1

Roll of fragmented wallpaper depicting blue, pink and yellow flowers and leafy branches on cream ground. Part of a collection of wallpaper samples and fragments used at the Boutell-Hathorn farm house, 280 Woburn Street, Wilmington, MA, United States

Date: 1940-1990

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 320990

Accession Number: 2011.80.75.13.2

Hat box for snood

[a] Cardboard hatbox with black and white checkered pattern, black band at bottom. [b] Black band on side of lid with black and white checkeredd pattern on top. Black circule with "Fredley's" logo in center.

Date: 1950-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 320991

Accession Number: 2015.166.1.2AB

[a] Hatbox with purple flowers in green bunches printed on white ground with green stripe at the bottom. [b] Logo written in green on top with green stripes on the edge of the lid.

Date: 1960-1963

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), cardboard, cord (fiber product)

GUSN: 320995

Accession Number: 2015.166.5.2AB

Side Chair

Crooked-back chair with molded stiles and carved crest. Cabriole legs with volutes. Cyma-curved skirt and turned stretchers.

Date: 1725-1735

Maker: unknown

Material: beech (wood), carving (processes)

GUSN: 320999

Accession Number: 1976.168.3

Necklace

Necklace composed of rectangular green plaques with brass bead separators. Closure is a brass barrel-type at center back. Not signed.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: unknown

Material: casein plastic, brass (alloy)

GUSN: 321002

Accession Number: 2016.58.1

Clips

Each clip in this pair is constructed of molded white metal set with white stones. Closure is a spring-mounted tongue on the back. Maker's mark on back.

Date: ca. 1935

Maker: Ciner Manufacturing Company (Manufacturer)

Material: white metal, paste (glass)

GUSN: 321003

Accession Number: 2016.58.2

Brooch

Brooch made from a "ribbon" of gold-plated metal mesh tied into a bow. The ends of the ribbon are finished with gold end caps. The brooch closes with a hinged-pin safety clasp attached at the back. Maker's mark in stamped metal oval soldered to center back of brooch. Gold-plated base metal. Henkel &...

Date: ca. 1965

Maker: Henkel & Grossé (Manufacturer)

Material: gold (metal), plating (metal coating)

GUSN: 321004

Accession Number: 2016.58.3

Quilt

This rectangular wholecloth quilt is made of a plainweave white cotton top and backing with a thin batting between the layers (unidentified fiber content). The quilting is in white cotton thread running stitch on the diagonal, creating a diamond pattern. The top is embellished with red embroidery fl...

Date: 1889

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), quilts, embroidering

GUSN: 321006

Accession Number: 2016.59.1

Fireplace Mantel

Carved arts and craft mantel. Deep overhanging shelf over decorated pilasters and frieze with carved leaves and berries.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Richardson, Ellen B. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood)

GUSN: 321007

Accession Number: 2016.60.1

Painting

Painting, "The Spirit of '76." Attributed to Tompkins Harrison Matteson (American painter, 1813-1884).

Date: 1846

Maker: Attributed to Matteson, Tompkins Harrison (American painter, 1813-1884) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), panels (wood), panel painting (image-making)

GUSN: 321011

Accession Number: 2016.61.1

Painting

Painting, "Puritan Sunday in New England." George Henry Bougton (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905).

Date: 1864

Maker: Boughton, George Henry (American painter and illustrator, 1833-1905) (Artist)

Material: oil paintings (visual works), canvas

GUSN: 321013

Accession Number: 2016.61.3

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