Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Wide, alternating pink and yellow stripes over which is printed by white floral meander.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178803

Accession Number: 1973.115.2

Wallpaper Border

Border fragment. Interwoven delicate floral vines edged by a row, top and bottom, of egg and dart pattern. Orange, black and varnish green printed on a light blue ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178804

Accession Number: 1973.115.1B

Wallpaper

Large, stylized floral pattern. Red and white printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178805

Accession Number: 1973.115.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized scrolling foliate elements with iris-like flower forms. Printed in yellow, pink and brown on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178806

Accession Number: 1972.185

Wallpaper fragment with a grid pattern formed by foliate vertical divides and feathered horizontal divides. Within the squares are a variety of motifs including a floral wreath (or ring) with an arrow through the center, grapes, cherries, lillies, an urn, and an open box. Printed in gray, pink, oliv...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178807

Accession Number: 1972.186

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Hand blocked trailing vine with tendrils and cone shapes sprouting single leaf. Printed in red, blue and black on pale blue ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178808

Accession Number: 1972.24A

Wallpaper border

Wallpepr border fragment attached to 1972.24A. Floral design with two white flowers (roses?) alternating with cluster of orange/red blossoms with blue foliage. Printed on blue-gray ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178809

Accession Number: 1972.24B

Wallpaper

Scrolling foliage, pin dots. Colors are hard to decipher due to excessive discoloration. White on a brown ground?

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178810

Accession Number: 1980.205E

Wallpaper

Colonial house within foliated medallion.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178811

Accession Number: 1980.205B

Wallpaper

Foliated stripe pattern. White, peach, tan on an ash grey ground. Layer underneath is included in 1980.205A

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178812

Accession Number: 1980.205C

Wallpaper

A composite fragment of about four different papers. Outermost layer depicts a colonial house within a foliated medallion. Two shades of green, black, red, beige, brown, white, pink and blue on a beige ground.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178813

Accession Number: 1980.205D

Wallpaper

A composite of about four layers. Two of the layers are seen in 1980.205C.

Date: Twentieth Century

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178814

Accession Number: 1980.205A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper. Continuous sprouting pink and tan flowers with delicate stem and leaves bordered by white geometric stripe and alternating with repeated flowering plant in an urn on a dotted field. All printed on mustard ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178815

Accession Number: 1982.276A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate platerwork. Rosettes alternating with bifurcated husk and foliate element with rosette in center. Bordered horizontally by tongue moulding. Printed in brown, tan, white and black on a green field.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178816

Accession Number: 1982.276B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers and foliage, scrolls, linear framework. Printed in orange, white and brown on a grey ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178817

Accession Number: 1982.277.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Chevrons with abstract flowers and pin dots. Printed in white, green on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178818

Accession Number: 1982.277.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with circular reserves and scattered floral bunches. Printed in two blues, yellow, two olives, pink, red, black on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178819

Accession Number: 1982.277.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripes. Repeated Neo-grec, stylized palmette forms in ochre and metallic gold on a green field and bordered by delicate reverse printed vine alternating with plain stripes. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178820

Accession Number: 1971.174.4A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover widely spaced flower blossoms with stylized linear tendrils printed in white, blue, yellow, tan, pink and metallic gold.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178821

Accession Number: 1971.174.6A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Horizontally mounted striped paper with foliate vine. Probably hung vertically. Printed in brown, black, taupe, tan and white. Straight repeat.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178822

Accession Number: 1971.174.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Broad vertical bands with floral and grapevines alternating with narrow stripes of repeated hanging pendant. Printed in grey, beige and metallic gold on pink ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178823

Accession Number: 1971.174.3A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pieces too small to determine design. Possibly Rococo scrolls. Bottom edge is cut along pattern to create scallops. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178824

Accession Number: 1971.174.3B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Spiral (possibly terminal of a scroll) printed in brown, tan, ochre and metallic gold on black flock.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178825

Accession Number: 1971.174.4B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Anglo-Japanese allover repeat of flowers and geometric patterns. Printed in olive, tan, ochre and peach?, on a beige, burlap-textured ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178826

Accession Number: 1971.174.5A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral border of red poppies? and yellow daisies. Less stylized than coordinating paper. Printed in maroon, red, yellow, olive and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178827

Accession Number: 1971.174.5B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous curvilinear pattern in brown and yellow with entwined flowers in white and blue and pink and yellow on pale yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178828

Accession Number: 1971.174.6B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover dense floral and leaf with berried vine. Printed in green and grey on possibly polished white ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178829

Accession Number: 1971.174.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Alternating narrow and wide stripes in maroon and stripe of wide green band with scalloped edges on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178830

Accession Number: 1971.149

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral pattern. Delicate meandering vine with pin dots. Printed in rust and grey on an unground paper.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178831

Accession Number: 1976.134

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A narrow border with stylized flowers and foliage connected by curved and overlapping lines. Printed in black and orange on unground paper.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178832

Accession Number: 1999.55B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stylized flowers in a diaper or knot pattern with pin dots. Printed in light blue and black on a yellow ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178833

Accession Number: 1999.55A

Wallpaper

Fragments of grasscloth on paper backing. Design of overall, widely separated exotic birds. Flowers (including daisies) and willow boughs. Green, fushia, grey and blue on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178834

Accession Number: 1971.147

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a gold monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189993

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.96

Spoon

Silver spoon, upturned handle and narrow stem with double line border, stamped shell-shaped bowl.

Maker: Hall & Elton (Silversmith)

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 189995

Accession Number: 1946.655

Salad plate

Porcelain salad plate with a white body, a raspberry and gold banded rim, and a gold monogrammed "P" in the center.

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189997

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.95

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body and a raspberry and gold banded rim with a monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189998

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.186

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body and a raspberry and gold banded rim with a monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 189999

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.185

Dinner plate

Porcelain dinner plate with a white body and a raspberry and gold banded rim with a monogrammed "P".

Date: ca. 1900

Maker: Ch Pillivuyt & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: porcelain

GUSN: 190000

Accession Number: 2006.44.3093.187

Salt Spoons

Two matching silver salt spoons with downturned fiddle-shaped ends, curved flat narrow stem, pointed shoulders, and oblong bowls.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Welles & Gelston (Silversmith)

Material: silverware, silver (metal)

GUSN: 190001

Accession Number: 1946.659AB

Teaspoon

A pair of silver teaspoons. Fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, and an oval bowl.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: Harding, Newell, 1796-1862 (Silversmith)

Material: silver (metal)

GUSN: 190004

Accession Number: 1946.661AB

Pair of Stockings

Beige cotton stockings, ribbed around calf opening. Seam down back with small lines sewn on either side of the seam, the same lines extend up about an inch from the toes. Distinguishable foot, with a heel and toe. On the upper outside of the calf on the back of the stocking is a sewn in design.

Date: ca. 1795

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), knitting (process), silver (metal)

GUSN: 190014

Accession Number: 2005.24.1.1-2

Pair of Stockings

Off-white-yellow worsted wool stockings. Ribbed rim around calf. Extending from the ankle up is a design of triangles and diamonds. Seam up the back of the calf with the small line design.

Date: ca. 1827

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile), knitting (process), worsted

GUSN: 190019

Accession Number: 2005.24.2.1-2

Pair of Socks

Beige cotton stockings. Ribbed rim at calf. Seam up back of calf.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 190020

Accession Number: 2005.24.3.1-2

Apron

A reddish brown linen apron with blue and white plaid. The apron is smock-like, with two holes for the arms and ties that extend from under the arms to the back. The bottom has a double hem. The neckline can be tightened or loosened with a blue and white string.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 190022

Accession Number: 2005.24.4

Apron

Blue and white linen plaid waist apron. Has a wide hem, on right side of hem in front, a five inch rectangle patch of matching fabric.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 190023

Accession Number: 2005.24.5

Towels

1) Beige linen towel woven in diamond pattern, lower left 'CP' embroidered in brown. Top middle a small loop sewn on. 2) Beige linen towel wove in diamond pattern, lower left 'CP' embroidered in dark brown loop at top middle. 3) Beige linen towel wove in diamond pattern, lower left 'CP' cross-stitch...

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 190025

Accession Number: 2005.24.6.1-5

Fireplace shovel

Brass fireplace shovel with axe shaped head and ball-top handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 190029

Accession Number: 2006.44.1476.2

Fireplace tongs

Metal fireplace tongs with a brass ball-top handle.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 190030

Accession Number: 2006.44.1476.1

Women's dress

Two piece jet black net lace and silk women's dress with bead and sequin floral decoration. The bodice has elbow length puffed sleeves of net lace over a beige silk lining. The sleeves have ruffled lace cuffs with a wide band of black beads and sequins just above the ruffle. There is a twisted black...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Donovan, C., Mrs. (Maker)

Material: net (textile), silk (textile), satin, beads (pierced objects), sequins (spangles)

GUSN: 190055

Accession Number: 2006.44.1274AB

Women's dress

Pale peach faille two piece women's dress with ivory lace, crochet, crepe, and brown fur trimmings. The jacket style bodice has three-fourths length puffed sleeves with floral lace and crepe cuff trim and diamond-shaped smock stitch on the outside of each sleeve. The shoulder of the puff is split an...

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: R.A. McCormick (Maker)

Material: faille, lace (needlework), crepe (textile), crochet (needlework), fur

GUSN: 190058

Accession Number: 2006.44.1275AB

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