Historic New England

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Abigail Adams" pattern produced by Warner Company. Wallpaper has an all-over floral sprig pattern of repeating stylized single flowers with leaves. Roller-printed in white, green, and light blue on a blue ground. Paper has a horizontal ribbed texture.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288961

Accession Number: 2001.281.718

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unsed sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Arnold Fenner House" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Two pieces (A) and (B). Wallpaper has narrow vertical stripes of abstract neoclassical-style patterns. Interspersed between stripes are highly stylized motifs with three large lobed leaves an...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 289031

Accession Number: 2001.281.719AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Beau Brummel Stripe" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpaper has 3/8" wide vertical stripes which repeat in two colors. Roller-printed. Six samples are present, each in a different colorway: .1 -- Gold on beige ground. No. 116449; .2 -- Gold on ...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289043

Accession Number: 2001.281.720.1-.6

Mantel Clock

Mantel clock. Square black marble with rust red and pale orange rectangular panels inlaid on either side of face and along front edge of rectangular black marble base. Circular white enameled face with painted black roman numerals and blued steel hands, surrounded by patterned gilded copper alloy an...

Date: 1860-1869

Maker: Shreve, Stanwood & Co. (Retailer)

Material: marble (rock), steel (alloy)

GUSN: 289045

Accession Number: 2014.3.1

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Bissell House" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpaper has circular medallions with eight leaves arranged in alternating rows on a background of pindots. Roller-printed in blue and light gray on a cream ground. Pattern is based on a roller-printe...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289046

Accession Number: 2001.281.721

Wallpaper

Renaissance Revival style wallpaper from the Eliab Deane House in Middleboro, Maine. Fragment affixed to paperboard. Wide stripes composed of Renaissance Revival elements including strapwork, scrolls, floral swags, hanging beads, finials and medallions. The design of the stripes takes after ferrone...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289048

Accession Number: 2001.281.440.1D

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused samples of reproduction wallpapers in the "Book End Paper" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpaper has an all-over pattern of diamonds enclosing small geometric forms. Diamonds are formed by a series of graduated lines which are intersected by stylized arrows. Seven samples are present ...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289050

Accession Number: 2001.281.722.1-.7

Children's Mug

Earthenware children's mug. Cylindrical with loop handle. Black transfer print with "Dr. Franklin's Poor Richard" theme and inscriptions; one scene; and patterned triangles. Central image of a man, woman, and child standing in front of a large stone building.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, transfer printing

GUSN: 289056

Accession Number: 1970.1310.283

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Braintree Stripe" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has a pattern of alternating vertical stripes. Stripe patterns include feather plumes, stylized bows, and six-pointed stars in circles. Roller-printed in silver, gold, light blue and light g...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 289060

Accession Number: 2001.281.723

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Braintree Stripe" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings. Wallpaper has a pattern of alternating vertical stripes. Roller-printed stripe patterns include feather plumes, stylized bows, and six-pointed stars in circles. Roller-printed in blue green, white a...

Date: 1970-1990

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289066

Accession Number: 2001.281.724

Portrait

Black and white photopraph of Peter Sortwell in modern oval gilt frame.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289086

Accession Number: 1958.287.1

Portrait

Black and white photograph of Alvin Sortwell, III in oval gesso frame with molded bunches of grapes, leaves, vines. Gilt.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material), gesso, gilding

GUSN: 289087

Accession Number: 1958.287.2

Portrait

Black and white photograph of Alvin Sortwell, Jr., in oval gilt gesso frame with beaded edges.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), gesso, gilding, glass (material)

GUSN: 289088

Accession Number: 1958.287.3

Breakfront bookcase

Breakfront bookcase (a) with triangular pediment over bookcase with two glazed doors. Sits on base (b) with five-drawers over cabinet containing four doors, all with brass starburst pulls.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), glass (material), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 289089

Accession Number: 1958.303AB

Fireset

Fireplace shovel from a set of wrought iron fireplace tools with brass handles, that includes tongs.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 289090

Accession Number: 1958.311.1

Chair

Ribbonback mahogany side chair. Pierced four-slat back with pierced central crowned anthemions; crest rail bears the same design. H-stretcher and back stretcher, serpentine front seat rail. Rests on molded straight legs. Red damask seat cover.

Date: 1785-1805

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 289091

Accession Number: 1934.574A

Fireset

Fireplace tongs from a set of wrought iron fireplace tools with brass handles, that includes a shovel.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 289092

Accession Number: 1958.311.2

Fireplace fender

Wrought iron coal guard composed of wide strap bent into a semi-circle.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wrought iron (iron alloy)

GUSN: 289095

Accession Number: 1958.386

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral wallpaper. Naturalistic floral sprigs with violet flowers alternate with very small sprigs of blue flowers on moiré background. Block-printed in three grays, yellow, pink, four violets, brown, four greens and two blues on polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289096

Accession Number: 2001.281.623

Wallpaper

Selvedge fragment of Rococo Revival striped wallpaper. Scrolling stripe , pin dots, and thin stripe with diamonds and dots block-printed in green, brown and white on gray ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289097

Accession Number: 2001.281.624

Wallpaper

Small fragment of medallion and stripe wallpaper. Eight-sided medallion with red c-scroll edges, green interior and red spoke figure at center. Medallion interrupts green stripe with chain of red lozenges running down the center. Exterior of the stripe is edged in dots and dashes. Roller-printed...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289098

Accession Number: 2001.281.625

Wallpaper

Fragment of foliate stripe wallpaper. Foliate vine winds up and over horizontal stripe pattern. Both vine and background pattern are block-printed in two shades of gray. The foliate stripe is framed on both sides by elongated diamond and dot stripes printed in metallic gold or gold leaf. Polished ...

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289099

Accession Number: 2001.281.626

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper found in Cogswell's Grant, Essex, Massachusetts. Yellowish beige background with accents of blue and red; Diaper pattern with floral motif.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289126

Accession Number: 2006.40.2AB

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of unused floral wallpaper border from Barre, Vermont. Border composed of two pattern bands. The upper band shows white flowers and ochre and yellow foliage on pink ground. The lower band imitates architectural molding and is also printed in yellow and ochre on pink. Block-printed in wh...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 289137

Accession Number: 2001.281.627

Bandbox

Bandbox with no lid covered in wallpaper. Wallpaper has a white floral lattice pattern on a brown ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289138

Accession Number: 1918.1088

Wallpaper Sample Book

Trade catalog or sample book titled "Waterhouse Documentary Collection of Wallpaper and Matching Fabrics" by The Warner Company, Chicago. Catalog contains thirteen patterns of wallpaper in multiple colorways. Patterns included are: Acton Floral, Chelsea Chintz, Eastham Daisy, Freeman Print, Harding...

Date: 1951

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288503

Accession Number: 2001.281.706

Wallpaper

Large fragment of Vine and Stripe sidewall paper with attached vertical border. Stripes of large-scale meandering flowers alternate with stripes of wheat sheaves. Narrow stripes in a repeating oval pattern divide large stripes. Block printed in white, black, varnish green on light blue ground. Str...

Date: 1800

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 288504

Accession Number: 1966.411.2

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book or trade catalog titled "Waterhouse Wallhangings - First Edition. A Collection of Documentary Designs. Vol. II." Catalog contains 37 patterns of wallpaper in multiple colorways based on original patterns dating from 1735 to 1835. Distributed by Katzenbach and Warren. Patterns i...

Date: 1960-1980

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Dealer) Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288505

Accession Number: 2001.281.707

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book or trade catalog titled "Waterhouse Wallhangings - First Edition. A Collection of Documentary Designs. Vol. I." Catalog contains 18 patterns of wallpaper in multiple colorways based on original patterns dating from 1735 to 1835. Distributed by Katzenbach and Warren. Patterns in...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer) Katzenbach and Warren

GUSN: 288506

Accession Number: 2001.281.708

Wallpaper border

Fragment of a pictorial wallpaper border from Hodgdon's Island, Boothbay, Maine. Greek figures in various poses against metallic gold background. Fragment does not include a full repeat. Roller-printed in black, two browns, green, blue, gray, nude, and metallic gold on mauve ground. Paper is mach...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, metallic pigment

GUSN: 288507

Accession Number: 2001.281.588.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book or trade catalog titled "Waterhouse Wallhangings - First Edition. A Collection of Documentary Designs. Vol. I." Catalog contains 18 patterns of wallpaper in multiple colorways based on original patterns dating from 1735 to 1835. Distributed by Katzenbach and Warren. Patterns in...

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer) Katzenbach and Warren

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288508

Accession Number: 2001.281.709

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book or trade catalog titled "The Waterhouse Collection by Dorothy Waterhouse for The Warner Company, Chicago." Catalog is bound with heavy basteboard covers printed with "Cameo Motif" pattern. Catalog contains samples of 27 wallpaper patterns in multiple colorways and related fabr...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer) Wilson, Binnie B. (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metal

GUSN: 288509

Accession Number: 2001.281.710

Wallpaper

Stylized floral wallpaper fragments from Hodgdon's Island, Boothbay, Maine. The floral pattern features two urn figures filled with flowers and foliage. The figures are surrounded by sprigs and sprays, forming a dense all-over floral pattern. Roller-printed in light olive, three pinks, metallic g...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 288510

Accession Number: 2001.281.588.2AB

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper trade catalog or sample book titled "Warner Presents Album of Favorites." Catalog is bound with heavy pasteboard covers printed in pink and green and has black fabric covering spine. Catalog contains samples of approximately 50 wallpaper patterns in multiple colorways. Pattern names not gi...

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Warner Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), textile materials

GUSN: 288511

Accession Number: 2001.281.711

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper-patterned wallpaper from Cornish, Maine. Diamond pattern formed by striated white lines and white and gray circles, give the impression of architectural molding. Each diamond frames a quatrefoil figure. Block-printed in white and two grays on light gray ground. Wove paper with ...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 288513

Accession Number: 2001.281.589

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper trade catalog or sample book titled "Alfred Peats Prize Wallpaper - New York - Boston - Chicago -- Book 4." Catalog is bound with front and back covers of heavy dark brown paper embossed with rococo scrolls framing a gold quatrefoil shape containing the title. Catalog contains samples of c...

Date: 1912-1920

Maker: Alfred Peats Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, gilding

GUSN: 288514

Accession Number: 2001.281.712

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper trade catalog or sample book from Kraus and Lederer Wallpaper. Catalog is bound and has front and back covers of heavy dark brown paper embossed with an imitation leather pattern. Catalog contains approximately 39 groups of coordinated ceiling, border and sidewall wallpapers.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: Kraus and Lederer Wallpaper (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ceiling papers, borders (ornament areas)

GUSN: 288515

Accession Number: 2001.281.713

Wallpaper

Fragment of medallion wallpaper from McLellan House, Gorham, Maine. Foliate medallions composed of inner pinwheel of white leaf-like figures and an outer pinwheel of green stems with leaves. Small sprigs of stylized flowers, also in green, surround each medallion. Block-printed in white and green ...

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 288516

Accession Number: 2001.281.590

Decanter

Hand-blown lead glass decanter (a) without pronounced shoulder and three glass strings encircling neck. Stopper (b) hand-blown in mold with a starburst finial and ground shank. Mouth of decanter is everted and somewhat turned up.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: lead glass

GUSN: 288522

Accession Number: 1958.291AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment with scenic pattern from Gorham, Maine. Repeating vignette of trees framed by foliate scrolls, c-scrolls and floral sprays and festoons on a background printed to resemble grass matting or woven silk. The vignettes and framing scrollwork are roller-printed in metallic gold...

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 288523

Accession Number: 2001.281.591

Woodbin

Lift-top wood bin with molded base and wrought iron fittings. Interior fitted with sheet iron liner held with brass nails. Interior of lid painted greeen. Originally with handles on each side.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), iron (metal), brass (alloy), paint (coating)

GUSN: 288524

Accession Number: 1958.305

Wallpaper

Fragment of a diaper-patterned wallpaper from Gorham, Maine. Fourteen-sided lozenge figures form a thin-lined diaper pattern. Each lozenge frames a small, elongated quatrefoil. Roller-printed in brown, gray, blue, orange, red and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 288525

Accession Number: 2001.281.592

Bellows

Wood, leather, and brass bellows painted black with red, green, and yellow leaves, and flowers. Nozzle and fittings made of brass.

Date: 19th century

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288526

Accession Number: 1958.300

Card table

Folding card table with top having ogee edges and ovolo corners, square reeded legs and ball feet.

Date: 1790-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material)

GUSN: 288527

Accession Number: 1958.289

Serving tray

Oval sheet metal (tin?) serving tray, painted red on bottom and black on sides with yellow stripe along edges. Flared rim.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: tin and tin alloy, paint (coating)

GUSN: 288528

Accession Number: 1958.290

Tea Service

Twenty-five piece tea service with molded lattice and floral design with pink lusterware accents. Set consists of two plates, creamer, teapot, eleven teacups, and ten saucers.

Maker: unknown

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 288529

Accession Number: 1958.310

Book Cover

Wallpaper used as a book cover or document folder from Fryeburg, Maine. Wallpaper pattern of floral medallions on wheat background. Two floral sprays, one of poppies and the other of cornflowers, are vibrantly and naturalistically block-printed in shades of orange, blue, green, yellow and brown. The...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288530

Accession Number: 2001.281.593

Honeybee Wallpaper

Fragment of "Honeybee" wallpaper, designed by Candace Wheeler in 1881, from a house in Bath, Maine. In the pattern honeybees fly among circling floral vines on a background pattern of honeycomb. Block-printed in metallic gold, metallic silver, nude, tan, brown, yellow on light blue ground. The pa...

Date: 1881

Maker: Wheeler, Candace (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings, block printing (relief printing process), metallic pigment

GUSN: 288563

Accession Number: 2001.281.594

Wallpaper

Two matching fragments of wallpaper from Bath, Maine. Pattern features motifs and naturalistic style of Japanese art popular with Aesthetic Movement designers. Cranes in flying and standing poses among a variety of flowering plants with a large tree branch or vine meandering back and forth across t...

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 288565

Accession Number: 2001.281.595AB

Wallpaper

Five fragments of wallpaper from Bath, Maine. Paper is printed with stylized, large sunflower blossoms popular with Aestheic Movement designers. Grasses and petals strewn between the flowers. Roller-printed in pale yellow and metallic gold on blue-gray ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 288566

Accession Number: 2001.281.596A-E

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