Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Newburyport, Massachusetts. First layer of two unseparated layers of wallpaper. Pattern appears to be a floral stripe roller-printed in orange, red, browns, greens and black on gray ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285749

Accession Number: 2001.281.449.1

Wallpaper

Floral stripe wallpaper fragment from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Stripe of large flowers of differing varieties overflow from a small basket is separated by narrower stripes of alternating yellow and red flowers over a ribbon of stripes and dots. Roller-printed in two reds, two greens, pale blue,...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285750

Accession Number: 2001.281.449.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper from North Andover, Massachusetts. Simple pattern of repeating leaf with sprig figure. Block-printed in blue and green on light blue ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. Attached geometric block or step border (see 2001.281.450.2).

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285779

Accession Number: 2001.281.450.1

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment from North Andover, Massachusetts. Geometric block or step pattern with chain element. Block-printed in black, blue and brown on ungrounded paper. Attached to sidewall paper with leave pattern (see 2001.281.450.1).

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285784

Accession Number: 2001.281.450.2

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment from North Andover, Massachusetts. Landscape scene pattern typical of the mulit-colored, pictorial wallpapers produced in England during the third quarter of the nineteenth century. Three alternating scenes of chickens, ring-necked pheasants and grouse framed by leafy tre...

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285799

Accession Number: 2001.281.451

Wallpaper

Unused embossed wallpaper fragment from North Andover, Massachusetts. Embossed pattern of foliate scrolls over hashmark background. Probably block-printed in brown with black and metallic gold highlights on dark red ground. Varnished.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285817

Accession Number: 2001.281.452

Wallpaper

Three large wallpaper fragments from North Andover, Massachusetts. Oval medallions frame fine lined scenes of cherubs fishing with poles and nets and splashing in water. The pictorial medallions are adorned by foliate wreaths with draping vine swags. The pictorial figures are printed with an engr...

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), engraving (printing process)

GUSN: 285820

Accession Number: 2001.281.453A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from North Chatham, Massachusetts. Large-scale trellis pattern with parrot perched on floral swag over an urn with flowers. Roller-printed in black, white and yellow on gray ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285826

Accession Number: 2001.281.454

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival syle wallpaper from North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Large cartouche or medallion-like figures printed in gray framed by brightly colored floral sprays. Block-printed in two grays, green, brown, two blues and red on white ground. Attached floral border (see 2001.281....

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285829

Accession Number: 2001.281.455.1

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of floral wallpaper border from North Brookfield, Massachusetts. Black flocking, overprinted in blue and gray, with metallic copper ribbon on light blue ground. Border is attached to Renaissance Revival wallpaper (see 2001.281.455.1).

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking, metallic pigment

GUSN: 285835

Accession Number: 2001.281.455.2

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Dense foliage and a row of roses in full bloom above hanging row of rosebuds. Border pattern is printed over a floral sidewall pattern. The border pattern is block-printed in white and four shades of gray with red flocked overprinting in orange and red. The sidewall patt...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285840

Accession Number: 2001.281.456

Wallpaper

Unused scenery figure wallpaper fragment from Middleton, Massachusetts. Medallion figure frames a pastoral scene of a male traveler resting against his bedroll and a tree trunk with a walking stick in one hand. A woman carrying a child on her back stands nearby.The medallion, block-printed in two ...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285852

Accession Number: 2001.281.457

Reproduction Wallpaper

Fragment of reproduction scenery figure wallpaper. Medallion figures frame two pastoral scenes. The first scene is oval and depicts a male traveler resting against a tree trunk, a woman carrying a child on her back stands nearby. The second scene is smaller and rectangular. It depicts two seated...

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Birge (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285865

Accession Number: 2001.281.458

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of nursery wallpaper from Middleton, Massachusetts. Comic scenes based on nursery rhymes are presented in an assymetrical pattern of squares and circles in the Anglo-Japanese style. Branches of mountain holly, or catberry, poke out between the scenes from behind. Scenes include Tom t...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285870

Accession Number: 2001.281.459

Wallpaper

Three fragments of striped wallpaper from North Eastham, Massachusetts. Blue stripes with blue dots applied over orange ground. Stripes of orange ground are printed with white dots. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wove paper

GUSN: 285879

Accession Number: 2001.281.460A-C

Wallpaper with border made of needlepoint pattern paper

Three wallpaper fragments from North Eastham, Massachusetts. Allover Aesthetic style floral pattern in which negative space (or background) is printed to form the pattern. Block-printed in dark ochre on dark brown ground. Heavy paperstock. A border fashioned from needlepoint pattern paper is attac...

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285939

Accession Number: 2001.281.461A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Alexander House on Main Street in Northfield, Massachusetts. Marble pattern roller-printed in black, olive, gray, and peach on off-white ground. See related border fragment 2001.281.462.2.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285952

Accession Number: 2001.281.462.1

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment from Alexander House on Main Street in Northfield, Massachusetts. Novelty border depicting Native Americans sitting at a fire. Over the fire is a large pot on a tri-pod. The Native Americans wear headbands with feathers and loinclothes, one smokes a long pipe. The surround...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 285957

Accession Number: 2001.281.462.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Sprig and vine pattern copied from a high quality French paper (see related objects). Block-printed in gray and green on white ground. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285974

Accession Number: 2001.281.463

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Ashlar pattern of three-dimensional blocks with central floral element. Blocks are separated by vertical foliate vine. Block-printed in green and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285975

Accession Number: 2001.281.464

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Aesthetic style allover foliate pattern with stylized fruit and flowers. Persian stylistic influences. Roller-printed in light olive, maroon and metallic gold on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 285992

Accession Number: 2001.281.465

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival style stripe wallpaper from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. Large-scale cartouche with scrolls, strapwork and beads frame floral bouquet. Central cartouche element is flanked on both sides by partial stripes in the same style. Block-printed in red and whit...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 285998

Accession Number: 2001.281.466

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Square lozenges with concave corners separated by rosettes on faux marbleized background. Block printed in two greens and three grays on light gray ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286001

Accession Number: 1992.173

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments from the North Reading Library, Massachusetts. The fragments made up of unmatched layers and patches of the same wallpaper. Full pattern not visible. Appears to be an Aesthetic style version of a damask with central floral figure encircled by floral vines and scrolling, styli...

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286010

Accession Number: 2001.281.467AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral pattern with irises, tulips, carnations in a foliate surround. Printed in pink, blue, green, tan and dark green on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286011

Accession Number: 1961.343

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Printed with foliage vine on striped background, stripes and dots, and abstract negative-space design on striped background. Printed in marron, pale blue and green on beige ground.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286018

Accession Number: 1993.14

Wallpaper

Five fragments of wallpaper from Norwell, Massachusetts. Block-printed teardrop and tassle pattern. Groups of five green and black teardrop-shaped figures with white floral hanging tassels repeat across a light blue ground in off-set rows. Block-printed in green, black and white on blue ground. La...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286033

Accession Number: 2001.281.468.1A-E

Wallpaper Border

Five wallpaper border fragments from Norwell, Massachusetts. Ribbon and Bow border. Block-printed in white, red, brown, two greens, peach and gray on blue ground. Border for sidewall 2001.281.468.1A-E

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286063

Accession Number: 2001.281.468.2A-E

Wallpaper

Five narrow strips of wallpaper from Norwell, Massachusetts. Geometric stripe pattern. A central column of small black diamonds is flanked on both sides by vine stripes in red on a pink background, vine stripes in black, then columns of diamonds and dots. Block-printed in black and red on light b...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286087

Accession Number: 2001.281.469A-E

Trunk Lining

Fragment of wallpaper used to line a trunk. Printed with a geometric diamond pattern. Diamond-shaped figures, consisting of a chevron of black hatchmarks that float over a diamond of white hatchmarks, repeat to form an allover geometric pattern. Block-printed in black and white on pink ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286095

Accession Number: 2001.281.470

Wallpaper

Fragment of oatmeal paper from the F. Holland Day House in Norwood, Massachusetts. The back of the paper is imprinted with an Arts and Crafts style floral pattern of blue morning glory and yellow chrysanthemums among swirling green foliage. Block-printed in blue, green and yellow on light green gr...

Date: 1890-1990

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286215

Accession Number: 2001.281.471

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Osterville, Massachusetts. Scenery figure pattern with alternating large and small cartouche figures, draped with pink roses, framed pastoral landscape scenes. Large figure depicts a house and a bridge beside a waterway with mountain in the background. The small figure dep...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286222

Accession Number: 2001.281.472

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of medallions resembling stylized flowers over stripes. Small, scallope-edged medallions with green, radiating foliate figures and red dots at their centers. The medallions, perhaps originally white or light blue, repeat in rows over...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286301

Accession Number: 2001.281.473AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Pattern of repeating small figures emulating a gilt figure wallpaper. Roller-printed in green and metallic gold on gray ground.

Date: 1853-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286374

Accession Number: 2001.281.474AB

Wallpaper Border

Small fragment of floral wallpaper border. Flower and ribbon border fragment very similar to, and found with, 2001.281.507.2A-E. Pink flowers linked by ribbon and bead garlands. Stripes with geometric pattern above and below the floral design. Block-printed in green (appears brown), blue, pink, r...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286887

Accession Number: 2001.281.508

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment with masonry rosette pattern. Block-printed in white, dark red, and orange on gray ground.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286890

Accession Number: 2001.281.509

Wallpaper

Four fragments of wallpaper with all-over rose sprig pattern. Naturalistic rose sprigs with pink blossoms, buds and foliage over a background of grasses and foliage shadowed in blue. Roller-printed in white, two light pinks, two olives, ochre, brown and turquoise on light blue ground. Selvedge mar...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286894

Accession Number: 2001.281.510A-D

Wallpaper

Three fragments of geometric wallpaper from South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Repeating pattern of fleur-de-lis figures framed by tear-shaped cartouches over a background of small fleur-de-lis figures. Roller-printed in pale green, dark green, white, black and metallic silver on olive ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 286897

Accession Number: 2001.281.511A-C

Wallpaper

Multiple fragments of scenery figure wallpaper from West Newton, Massachusetts. The wallpaper pattern consists of two alternating columns, each with two different alternating scenes, one large and one small. The scenes include a castle wall with towers, a timber frame cottage, an arched building w...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286926

Accession Number: 2001.281.512A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with geometric pattern from West Yarmouth, Massachusetts. Alternating, stencil-like rosette figures form an overall geometric pattern resembling a tile mosaic. Block-printed in blue and white on ungrounded, pink paper. Wove paper, partial sheets. Lathe marks, from a later wall ...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286934

Accession Number: 2001.281.513

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper fragments from Winchendon, Massacusetts. Scenery and masonry square pattern with three scenery figures, each in a separate column, alternating with masonry squares. The scenes depict a cottage by a lake with a boat, a stone bridge over a waterway with swans, and a castle above a wa...

Date: 1900

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286937

Accession Number: 2001.281.514AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Rococo Revival wallpaper from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Floral sprigs in a framework of asymmetrical foliate scrollwork. Block-printed in gray, green and either red or yellow on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286957

Accession Number: 2001.281.515.1AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of Renaissance Revival wallpaper from Woods Hole, Massachusetts. Strapwork pattern block-printed in blue, black, brown, and white on tan ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 286958

Accession Number: 2001.281.515.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of damask-style wallpaper from the Salisbury Mansion, Worcester, Massachusetts. Foliate and grain stalk damask. The central design element is a large "U" or lyre-shaped foliate and scroll figure. Grain stalks, or possibly hops flowers, rise from the top of the figure and dangling from its ...

Date: 1811-1817

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

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

GUSN: 286959

Accession Number: 2001.281.516

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "Harmony House Color Perfect Wallpapers, Color Magic for Every Room" by Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalog has over seventy wallpapers with suggestions for their use, coordinating papers and othe decorating tips. Catalog also includes wallpaper supplies. Catlaog cover has a ...

Date: 1948

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287024

Accession Number: 2001.1

Wallpaper Sample Book

Wallpaper sample book titled "Richard E. Thibaut / Peerless Wall Papers / No. 1 1909 / New York Brooklyn / Boston Newark / The Largest Wall Paper House In The World." Book is covered with a heavy green paper with a dark green fabric tape binding. A fabric tape is strung through two holes in the bind...

Date: 1909

Maker: Richard E. Thibaut Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), ceiling papers, textile materials

GUSN: 287026

Accession Number: 1999.57

Wallpaper Scrapbook

Brown leather-bound scrapbook with a maroon binding over a wooden spine. Scarpbook contains fourteen pages of used fragments of wallpaper from the Jackson Homestead, 527 Washington Street, Newton, MA.

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 287027

Accession Number: 1966.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper sample in the "Honeysuckle" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with all-over densely arranged foliage with flowering honeysuckle blossoms. Block printed in green and brown on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287032

Accession Number: 2000.866

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper with trellis design formed by white interlace on a bright green ground. Made by Cole & Son (London); pattern name unknown.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287034

Accession Number: 2000.876

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Ronald Reagan's Boyhood Home" pattern by Birge (Buffalo, NY) with an all-over floral design in imitation of tapestry. Machine printed in grey, taupe, tan, pink, blue and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287035

Accession Number: 2000.884

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