Historic New England

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with three paper labels represents decorative stylized flowers mostly in pink and blue, on a cream background. These flowers reminds of flowers, which is indicated by the French title meaning "the Persian Splendors".

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323218

Accession Number: 2012.126.36

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with two attached paper labels represents many small blue shapes reminding the stylized papyrus flower in the Ancient Egypt, containing typical flowers of the Provence, in the South East of France, in lively colors on a white background. Between these closed shapes, the blue backg...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323222

Accession Number: 2012.126.37

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with two attached paper labels represents two big red curved stripes drawn in cutting-edges on both of their sides. These stripes handle fantastic flowers, while between them, on the cream background, other small blue and pink flowers as well as palm leaves fill the entire space. ...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323223

Accession Number: 2012.126.38

Fragment, Textile

This glazed overall piece with two attached paper labels represents blue satin garlands falling vertically and in curve, ornamented by naturalistic bouquets, more or less big. The white background is decorated by small flowers distanced the one from the other.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: glaze, cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323228

Accession Number: 2012.126.39

Fragment, Textile

These are three identical samples, two of them (the sample 2012.126.40.1 and 2012.126.40.3) with three attached paper labels, representing brocade patterns, inspired by flora and depicted in a symmetrical way. The flowers are dark green on a green background for the 2012.126.40.1 and 2012.126.40.2, ...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: wool (textile), sewing (process)

GUSN: 323229

Accession Number: 2012.126.40.1-.3

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall glazed piece with two attached paper labels, depicting big light pink roses with their leaves, on a red and black background giving the impression of a leafy bush under the shade.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), glaze, printing (process)

GUSN: 323231

Accession Number: 2012.126.41

Fragment, Textile

This overall piece with two attached paper labels represents red and yellow nasturtiums (capucines in French) and their big leaves in blue, green, yellow and grey, in very round shapes, covering the whole surface, letting appear the dark blue background only between some leaves and flowers. This...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323233

Accession Number: 2012.126.42

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing red and purple flowers with big green stems, on a white background. The representation is like blurred thanks to the small close strokes, hatched, used to draw the pattern.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), Teflon (TM), printing (process)

GUSN: 323234

Accession Number: 2012.126.43

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with one attached paper label and one attached plastic paper, representing blue, pink, orange and yellow imaginary flowers and plants on a forest green background. The plants and flowers are elongated, in a rich and energetic composition.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323235

Accession Number: 2012.126.44

Fragment, Textile

This is a deep and small overall piece in cotton and wool, with two attached paper labels. It represents a geometric repeated pattern: in the upper and the bottom parts, four lozenges follow each other, and each one contain a sort of green cross. The lozenges' backgrounds are alternatively black and...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323236

Accession Number: 2012.126.45

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing a terrace rail ornamented by two big vases. A peacock is seating on one of the vases, and a bouquet enriches the other one. In front of the rail, many flowers highlight it by surrounding it like a half crown. The red background inv...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323237

Accession Number: 2012.126.46

Fragment, Textile

These are overall pieces with one attached paper label on each for the 2012.126.47.1 and for the 2012.126.47.2, and two attached paper labels on each for the 2012.126.47.3 and for the 2012.126.47.4. They represent curves patterns reminding seaweed or flames, overstitched on the background. The patte...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323238

Accession Number: 2012.126.47.1-.4

Fragment, Textile

These two overall pieces represent the same pattern. The 102.126.48.1 has two attached paper labels while the other sample has no label and is wider. Vine leaves with their small curves stems, occupy the surface in different positions. They are red on a darker or lighter red background, depending on...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), wool (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323239

Accession Number: 2012.126.48.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall glazed piece with two attached paper labels representing stems of white, pink and red roses planted in the ground and which base is bordered by other smaller flower. The colors and the depicting's style are naturalistic. The pale yellow background is ornamented by small light gree...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323240

Accession Number: 2012.126.49

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall glazed piece with two attached paper labels representing repeated branches of white and pink flowers on a white background. The contours of the patterns are drawn, underlined.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323241

Accession Number: 2012.126.50

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing long vertical stems standing small red, green and blue flowers, repeated in the whole surface. The stems seem to have thorns. They glide around small pink flowers and purple dots forming the background. The French title means 'Th...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323242

Accession Number: 2012.126.51

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing more or less wide marine blue stripes, on a cream background.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 323243

Accession Number: 2012.126.52

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing a geometric pattern: pink arrows oriented in the same way, forming a sort of floral element, on a cream background, are surrounded by beige, green and blue-green stripes on their sides, and, further to the sides, by stripes of grey...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: silk (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323244

Accession Number: 2012.126.53

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing stripes of geometrical elements composed by horizontal stripes of different colors (red, pink, blue, green). Between these three stripes, the background is uniformly forest green.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), nylon, printing (process)

GUSN: 323245

Accession Number: 2012.126.54

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing big bouquets of different kinds of flowers, on a purple background. It is depicted as if it was a painting, in a pictorial way. The colors are rich and naturalistic.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 323246

Accession Number: 2012.126.55

Fragment, Textile

These are two overall pieces with two attached paper labels on the 2012.126.56.1 and one attached paper label on the 2012.126.56.2, representing a vertically alternation of two identical couples of stylized flowers on the same line, and three couples of other flowers on the same line too. Between th...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323247

Accession Number: 2012.126.56.1-.2

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing a vase ornamented by flowers and volutes, surrounded by one bird on each side, and included in a stylized weaved crown in a shape of lozenge. Around it there are vine trees and grapes.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323248

Accession Number: 2012.126.57

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing an alternation of stripes containing geometric and floral elements. In one type of stripe, there is a succession of the same groups of flowers contained in a thorny lozenge shape, between which there are volutes. The other stripes ...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc.

Material: cotton (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 323249

Accession Number: 2012.126.58

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels, presenting a very stylized pattern: vine leaves contained in sort of volutes join, and then surround a stylized leaf. The vegetal patterns are sewed in relief. It is a monochrome in shrimp color.

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Scalamandré

Material: silk (textile), linen (material)

GUSN: 323250

Accession Number: 2012.126.59

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with one attached paper label, representing repeated scenes: in the countryside, next to a fountain ornamented with putti holding a vase, a cow and his veal come to drink, while, at the bottom of the tree next to the fountain, three sheep are sleeping or seating. Near this...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323251

Accession Number: 2012.126.60

Fragment, Textile

This is an overall piece with two attached paper labels representing several scene's elements. On the left upper part, a man with a leaves belt, is holding a fruits basket on his head, and he's standing in a landscape, with a small house behind him. On the right upper part, a woman is holding a silv...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Schumacher

Material: cotton (textile), printing (process)

GUSN: 323255

Accession Number: 2012.126.61

Fragment, Textile

These are two overall pieces representing an alternation of two different scenes repeated horizontally. One of them shows a man walking next to his donkey, walking home after having passed by small stairs, in front of a small dam. The other scene represents two man, carrying sticks and baskets in th...

Date: 1980-2008

Maker: Waverly

Material: linen (material), printing (process)

GUSN: 323257

Accession Number: 2012.126.62.1-.2

Portrait of Flavel Coolidge, Jr.

Pastel portrait of young boy in profile with bright white collar. The portrait is on cut paper laid over blue.

Date: 1830

Maker: Bascom, Ruth Henshaw, 1772-1848 (Maker)

Material: pastels (crayons), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 332857

Accession Number: 1947.456

Painting: "The Living Room, The Marble Palace" (designed by McKim, Mead, and White in 1903) by Lawrence Tompkins (oil on canvas)

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332904

Accession Number: 2018.32.2

Small red and green glass box with metal mounts

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332914

Accession Number: 2018.32.8

Enameled ring

No description

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 332930

Accession Number: 2018.32.24

Miniature pendant portrait of Edward Loring (1773-1802), artist unknown, watercolor on ivory, c. 1800

Oval portrait of a man facing right with white hair and a hooked nose. He is wearing a white ruffled shirt with a wide collard black coat and large buttons. The background is a painted dusty blue. Portrait is encircled by a brass border. The back contains braided brown hair with the letters "EL" int...

Date: c. 1800

Maker: unknown

Material: ivory (tooth component), watercolor (paint), glass by composition or origin, hair by composition or origin

GUSN: 332975

Accession Number: 2018.33.1

Miniature pendant portrait of Frances Greeley Loring Curtis (1777-1850), watercolor on ivory, artist unknown, c. 1800

Miniature portrait of a woman facing right. She is wearing a white turban and a ruffled white and black dress with a patterned red shawl. The background is a dusty blue-green. The portrait is encased in a case with a red velvet interior and leather exterior.

Date: c. 1804

Maker: unknown

Material: watercolors (paintings), ivory (tooth component), glass by composition or origin, velvet (fabric weave), leather

GUSN: 333011

Accession Number: 2018.33.2

Painting "Man Whittling"

Oil painting showing three quarter view of elderly man in white shirt and dark vest. The figure sits in front of a red, black, and gold geometric backdrop. Reproduction gilded frame.

Date: c. 1935

Maker: Fiske, Gertrude, 1879-1961 (Artist) Fiske, Gertrude, 1879-1961

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333014

Accession Number: 2018.34.1

Woman Reading Under a Tree

Landscape painting, oil on canvas, with gold frame. The painting shows a woman, wearing a blue coat and red hat, reading a book under tree with a sun lit field field in the background. The loosely applied, broken color, is similiar to the impressionistic style.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Bannister, Edward Mitchell (American painter, 1828-1901) (Artist)

Material: oil paint (paint), canvas

GUSN: 333017

Accession Number: 2018.35.1

Painting, "Herder with Ewe and Lamb"

Painting by John Gardner Low (1835-1907), oil on artist board, 1859 Painting of a sheep herder tending to an ewe and her lamb. The herder has on a blue smock and black beret. Chicken and haywagon round out the barn scene.

Date: 1859

Maker: unknown

Material: oil paint (paint), wood board

GUSN: 333019

Accession Number: 2018.36.1

Ring and pin game

This game has two pieces: one hand-carved wooden stick and a carved wooden ring. The ring is attached to the base of the stick with a length of colored twine. A dexterity game, the object is to loop the ring over the tip of the stick.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Robin, Jr., 1962-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: wood (plant material), twine

GUSN: 333094

Accession Number: 2018.27.2

Bracelet

This bracelet is constructed from alternating cylinder-shaped and rounded wampum beads strung on an elastic cord.

Date: 2018

Maker: Fox, Swift, 1957-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: wampum, shell and shell material

GUSN: 333095

Accession Number: 2018.27.3

Pipe

This pipe is constructed from carved deer antler. The stem is wrapped with twine in alternating stripes of red and white flanking a section of tanned deerskin stitched in place around the stem. The bowl is decorated with a glass bead and bird feather.

Date: 2018

Maker: Spears, Robin, Jr., 1962-, Narragansett Nation (Artist)

Material: antler, deerskin, twine, feather (material), glass (material), beads (pierced objects)

GUSN: 333096

Accession Number: 2018.27.4

Quahog shell

One half of a quahog shell of the type used for wampum production. Interior is bicolored white and purple.

Date: 2018

Maker: unknown

Material: shell (animal material)

GUSN: 333097

Accession Number: 2018.27.5

Furniture Hardware Sample Board

Sample board showing furniture hardware. Examples of brass bail handles with and without back plates, drop pulls, and knobs on a heavy mahogany board marked "Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport"

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 333101

Accession Number: 2018.38.1

Furniture Hardware Sample Board

Sample board showing furniture hardware. Examples of brass bail handles with and without back plates, drop pulls, knobs, and escutcheons on a heavy mahogany board.

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Irving & Casson - A. H. Davenport Co. (Maker)

Material: mahogany (wood), brass (alloy)

GUSN: 333102

Accession Number: 2018.38.2

Wallpaper

Sample of wallpaper from the interior of a trunk. Paper label "Harriot Elkins."

Date: ca. 1897

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 333103

Accession Number: 2018.39.1

Child's Dress

Child's dress of sheer cotton with lace.

Maker: unknown

Material: cotton (textile), lace (needlework)

GUSN: 333104

Accession Number: 1993.184

Shawl

Black wool shawl with silk tambour work and jet bead embellished edges in a series of diaper pattern and foliated scrolls.

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (hair), silk (fiber)

GUSN: 333105

Accession Number: 1969.5453

Bedspread

Chenille bedspread with brown stripes around pink roses with green leaves.

Maker: unknown

Material: chenille (yarn)

GUSN: 333116

Accession Number: 2008.12.111

Caramel corduroy coat and matching hat

Caramel corduroy doll jacket with fur trim around sleeves, hem, and collar. Matching hat.

Maker: unknown

Material: corduroy

GUSN: 333123

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.2

Pink and green print romper with matching hat

Floral doll romper with white lace trim at the waist and matching hat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 333125

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.3

white socks and one striped legging

A pair of white socks and one rainbow striped legging.

Maker: unknown

Material: yarn

GUSN: 333126

Accession Number: 2013.88.17.5A-C

Walter Gropius Birthday Card

Black and white photograph mounted on black card with inscriptions on small pieces of white paper. Photograph depicts aerial view of fields, trees, and architectural structures.

Date: 1953

Maker: Lenz, Robert (Artist)

Material: photographic paper, paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 333153

Accession Number: 1984.54.73

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