Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Strapwork design with horizontal lines printed in white and brown on a light grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178894

Accession Number: 1987.145AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over floral design printed in green on white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178895

Accession Number: 1930.956

Wallpaper

Fragments. Japanese leather paper with large-scale scrolling flowers, foliate and berries in orange, green and yellow on a brown, pebble embossed surface.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178896

Accession Number: 1987.117.1-.2

School Book Cover

Diaper pattern with a ribbon and beading. Ribbon is embellished with foliate vine. Printed in black, white and tan on a pink ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178897

Accession Number: 1988.64

Wallpaper

Fragment. Appears to be Aesthetic style floral with checked lattice. Printed in pale yellow, olive and black on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178898

Accession Number: 1988.65.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale diaper pattern composed of white tracery frames outlined in blue and enclosing blue diamond elements. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178899

Accession Number: 1988.65.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Brown stylized sprig enclosed within turquiose ogee frames overprinted in maroon on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178900

Accession Number: 1988.66AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Large-scale diaper pattern. Stylized, floral medallion in black and white enclosed within diamonds formed by zig-zag lines. Printed on brown ground. Paper has a blue cast.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178901

Accession Number: 1980.202AB

Fragment. Organic/abstract stripe. Lobed elements in black and pink attached to a vertical black line outlined by white feathering lines and enclosed within scalloped border edged in spikes. Printed on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178902

Accession Number: 1922.306

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Gray stripes interrupted by scrolls framing maroon sprigs on alternating green, olive, purple and blue fields. Printed on a maroon stylized diaper field on buff ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178903

Accession Number: 1942.624

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with stripe. Raised diamond panels in three shades of brown framed by short brown dashes and continiuous blue dotted lines on unground paper. Ribbon stripe printed in blue.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178904

Accession Number: 1942.627

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Allover diaper pattern with 8-sided diamond-like shapes. Inside are stylized 4-lobed flowers. Diamonds are framed by lines of oak leaves. Printed in brown and blue on an unground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178905

Accession Number: 1942.625AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Thick stemmed vine with large leaves grow sinuously up the paper with infills of diaper patterning and dots. (Vine looks flocked.) Printed in black, white and blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178906

Accession Number: 1934.407

Fireboard

Full panel removed from a fireboard. Still life of fruit, caterpillar, bird and lizard on top of a marble pedestal with a "carved" classical scene of two women dancing before a sacrificial bull. Still life includes: peaches, apples, canteloupe, artichokes, pears, grapes, basket and wine flask. Class...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178907

Accession Number: 1923.501

Wallpaper

Partial roll of borders cut in half. Horizontally repeating stylized flowers flanked by bellflowers. Printed in yellow, burnt sienna and tan.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178908

Accession Number: 1923.823

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Uncut rows of borders. Horizontally repeating stylized flowers flanked by bellflowers. Printed in yello, burnt sienna, and tan.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178909

Accession Number: 1923.822

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Looks like a piece of a classical architectural element but is hard to tell. The other fragment shows the excise stamp. Printed in two greys, white and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178910

Accession Number: 1923.375

Wallpaper

The frieze depicts Alcestis, wife of Amor (god of love), accompanied by domestic virtues (Hospitality, Providence, Order, Diligence). Each female figure carries attributes symbolizing her qualities. Block-printed in white, two greens, tan, and two browns on yellow ground.

Date: 1876

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Crane, Walter (Artist, Designer)

Material: block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 178911

Accession Number: 1923.821

Wallpaper

Watercolor sketch of floral paper. Painted in blue, two shades of orange, black, white, two shades of green, grey, two shades of pink on a light grey ground.

Date: 1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178913

Accession Number: 1920.300

Wallpaper

Fragment. Moorish pillar and arch paper decorated in the geometric designs imitating mosaics. Printed in green, blue and white on unground or tan paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178914

Accession Number: 1971.49

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral and foliate pattern printed in pink, red and green on a peach ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178915

Accession Number: 1971.50

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper in nine fragments. Embossed paper in the style of Japanese leather paper. Dense floral pattern with exotic birds, probably a phoenix. Printed in brown or metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178916

Accession Number: 1970.1316A-I

Wallpaper

Watercolor rendering of reproduction wallpaper after original. Large-scale meandering floral and foliate vine with fruit, possibly pomegranates.

Date: 1898

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178917

Accession Number: 1971.179

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille moulding over stylized lotus forms in blue.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178918

Accession Number: 1929.493B

Wallpaper

Unused roll of border paper. Pattern consists of alternating squares of cherries on branch and a daisy set within a diamond frame; edged with saw-tooth design. Prints in red, two greens, black on light olive green ground.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179226

Accession Number: 1998.6122.16

Wallpaper

Two unused, partial rolls. Diapered pattern of tiny, stylized flowers. Prints in white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179227

Accession Number: 1998.6122.20AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Machine-printed canvas, solid grey color, pebble-textured.

Date: 1900-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179228

Accession Number: 1998.6122.28

Wallpaper

Unused roll of border paper. Foliate band with ogee design. Prints in two greens, orange, red, and brown on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179229

Accession Number: 1998.6122.32

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Floral and leaf design. Prints in two blues, grey, white on grey ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179230

Accession Number: 1998.6122.33

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border paper with cut edges. Floral design of peonies and branches. Prints in two pinks, two greys, brown, white on unground, embossed paper.

Date: 1930-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179231

Accession Number: 1998.6122.36

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll. Pattern consists of stylized pendant. Prints in gilt on beige ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179232

Accession Number: 1998.6122.9

Wallpaper

Seven unused wallpaper fragments. Imitation marble column. Prints in two greys, black, white on white, polished ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179233

Accession Number: 1998.6122.22

Wallpaper

Eight wallpaper fragments. Imitation beveled wood molding. Prints in two greys, white, black on white, polished ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179234

Accession Number: 1998.6122.23

Wallpaper

Used fragments. Imitation marble column base. Prints in two greys, green, black on white ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179235

Accession Number: 1998.6122.24

Wallpaper

Used fragments. Imitation marble columns. Prints in three greys, black on white ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179236

Accession Number: 1998.6122.25

Wallpaper

Four used fragments. Imitation marble, Corinthian column capital. Prints in two greys, black on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179237

Accession Number: 1998.6122.26

Wallpaper

Used fragments. Imitation egg and dart molding and dentil molding. Prints in two greys, black, white on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179238

Accession Number: 1998.6122.27

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls and fragments. Plaid patterned paper. Prints in grey, taupe on cream ground. Textured paper. Straight repeat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179239

Accession Number: 1998.6122.3

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. Stylized floral medallion pattern in gold on cream ground. Textured paper. Vinyl coating?

Date: 1974

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179240

Accession Number: 1998.6122.31

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille garland entwined with two olive, flocked cables above a flocked row of beads and rectangles in black and bright green.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179241

Accession Number: 1964.297B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Gothic architectural elements in grisaille framing alternating vignettes of Northern Europe drinking (tavern) scene and train station or possibly English subway system. Printed in two shades of green, three greys, brown on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179242

Accession Number: 1964.297

Wallpaper

Unused samples. Stylized ogee motif created with scrolled foliage and stylized flowers. Prints in olive green, red, yellow, white on light green ground. Drop repeat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179243

Accession Number: 1964.16ab

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeated daisy-like flower heads in white on a tan/ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179244

Accession Number: 1971.185.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Medium-scale, allover floral design in green on grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179245

Accession Number: 1971.185.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Gothic stripe. Vertically repeating Gothic architectural elements; arches, tracery, and niches. Printed in cream, tan and grey on a white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179246

Accession Number: 1971.185.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scene of a large Gothic/Turkish structure (probably a cathedral) with a long, meandering bridge with stairs. A sailboat is departing and people ascend the stairs. Printed in blue, aqua, three greens, two browns, tan, grey, and pale pink on white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 179247

Accession Number: 1971.185.4A

Wallpaper

Fragments of William Morris "Woodland Weeds." Wood lilies in the scrolling foliage and small 4-petaled flowers on a dotted field. Printed in five greens, yellow, salmon, rose, blue and tan on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Date: 1905

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Dearle, J. H.

GUSN: 179248

Accession Number: 1987.148A-F