Historic New England

Reproduction Wallpaper

Four unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Dandelion Stripe" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has a vertical stripe pattern with two alternating stripes. One stripe has highly abstracted dandelion leaves atop two large solid stripes. The other is a highly abstracted eyelet lace...

Date: 1959-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289508

Accession Number: 2001.281.730.1-.4

Wallpaper Border

Flocked leaf and berry wallpaper border. Tan vine with berries twines through red, naturalistic leaves. Block-printed in brown, two tans, metallic gold and red flocking. Flocking is overprinted in pink, red, and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289509

Accession Number: 2001.281.649

Reproduction Wallpaper

Nine unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Dandelion Stripe" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a vertical stripe pattern with two alternating stripes. One stripe has highly abstracted dandelion leaves atop two large solid stripes. The other is a highly abstracted eyel...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289511

Accession Number: 2001.281.731.1-.9

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked acanthus leaf and flower wallpaper border. Wave-like scrolls of acanthus leaves and floral sprays. Block-printed in brown, two tans, metallic gold and red flocking. Red flocking is overprinted in pink and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289512

Accession Number: 2001.281.650

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border. Border imitates carved architectural molding and has three design bands. One band of gold ribbon and bead molding, a band of red flocking, and a gold band of semi-circle and bead molding. Block-printed in metallic gold, yellow, ochre, maroon and red flocking. ...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289514

Accession Number: 2001.281.651

Wallpaper Border

Flocked wallpaper border with scroll and strapwork pattern. Border is cut around pattern on one edge and is block-printed in green flocking and metallic gold on white ground. Flocking is overprinted in light green and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289520

Accession Number: 2001.281.652

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of uncut flocked wallpaper border. Two uncut borders. each border has two bands: a green band with trefoil and diamond figures and a gray band imitating carved acanthus leaf molding. Block-printed in dark gray, white and green flocking on gray ground. Flocking is overprinted in black and...

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289525

Accession Number: 2001.281.653

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Devil Paper" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has multiple repeating scenes of devils and other figures which are roller-printed in black on a beige ground. Pattern is a reproduction of a French block printed paper dating from 182...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289528

Accession Number: 2001.281.732

Wallpaper Border

Three fragments of flocked wallpaper border. Foliate scroll and flower pattern block-printed in metallic gold, tan, two browns, dark gray and green flocking on white ground. Flocking is overprinted in two greens and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289530

Accession Number: 2001.281.654A-C

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border. Pattern imitates egg and dart molding. Block-printed in metallic gold, tan, two browns, and black flocking on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289533

Accession Number: 2001.281.655

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of three uncut wallpaper borders. Narrow border with pattern imitating architectural molding with trefoil figures. End of roll. Block-printed in ochre, metallic gold, brown, maroon and green flocking. Flocking is overprinted with mint green trefoil figures.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289535

Accession Number: 2001.281.656

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Dresden Ribbon" pattern by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has a floral stripe pattern with small floral sprays arranged evenly over paper and vertical stripes imitating grosgrain ribbon. Roller-printed in pinks, browns, and gray on a tan background. ...

Date: 1959-1970

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289536

Accession Number: 2001.281.733

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "Duxbury Leaves" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Paper has an allover foliate pattern of highly stylized leaves. Roller-printed in gray and green on a white ground.

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289538

Accession Number: 2001.281.734

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border with trimmed edge. Braid of red, green and white cording on red background. Block-printed in white, two grays, three greens, and red flocking on white ground. Flocking is overprinted in two reds and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289539

Accession Number: 2001.281.657

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border with trimmed edge. Branch with fruit and leaves over decorative rail and balusters. Block-printed in two grays and red flocking. Flocking is overprinted in orange, red and black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289540

Accession Number: 2001.281.658

Reproduction Wallpaper

Six unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Eagle Hill" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. and distributed by Katzenbach and Warren. Wallpaper has all-over pattern of simple stylized floral rosettes alternating with smaller floral sprigs arranged in horizontal rows. Paper is an adapta...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer) Katzenbach and Warren

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

GUSN: 289543

Accession Number: 2001.281.735.1-.6

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border with trimmed edge. Stylized scroll pattern with ribbon of dots along cut edge. Printed in gray and red flocking on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), flocking

GUSN: 289544

Accession Number: 2001.281.659

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked wallpaper border with trimmed edge. Carved molding and floral sprays. End of roll. Block-printed in white, two grays, two greens, orange, five pinks, black and red flocking on polished yellow ground. Flocking is overprinted in black.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289550

Accession Number: 2001.281.660

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of embossed and flocked wallpaper border. Narrow border with a band of embossed foliate figures in metallic gold against red flocking. Non-metallic gold or ochre ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289551

Accession Number: 2001.281.661

Reproduction Wallpaper

Four unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "East India" pattern by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Wallpaper has a large-scale Chinoiserie scrolling floral and foliage design. Pattern is based on a French block-printed paper dating from 1760-1770. Samples are present in two colorways: 2001.2...

Date: 1970-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289552

Accession Number: 2001.281.736.1-.4

Reproduction Wallpaper

Four samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Eastham Daisy" pattern by Warner Company. Wallpaper has an all-over dense pattern of stylized daisies of various shapes. Roller-printed. Pattern is based on a wallpaper found in the Freeman House in Eastham, MA. Six colorways are represented: 2001.281....

Date: 1950-1960

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 289553

Accession Number: 2001.281.737.1-.4

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of embossed and flocked wallpaper border. Alternating bands of green flocking and embossed metallic gold on a green ground. Central embossed band is a leaf and scroll figure.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289554

Accession Number: 2001.281.662

Lolling chair

Upholstered lolling chair with serpentine crest rail, S-curved arms and tapered legs. Fabric cover pink with woven shell design.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), cotton (textile)

GUSN: 289555

Accession Number: 1958.230

Lolling chair

Upholstered lolling chair (a) with serpentine head rail, partially upholstered arms, and tapering square legs. Wood portion of arms also square, arms and front legs beaded on edges. Cloth covering is couched black wool over brown canvas. Pillow (b) upholstered with matching fabric.

Date: 1800-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), wool (textile), canvas

GUSN: 289556

Accession Number: 1958.239AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Three unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Enoch Frye" pattern by either Katzenbach and Warren or Waterhouse wallhangings. Paper has an all-over stylized Neoclassical pattern of scrolls, medallions and rosettes. Roller-printed. Paper is based on an American block-printed wallpaper dating...

Date: 1959-1980

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

Material: paper (fiber product), metallic pigment

GUSN: 289557

Accession Number: 2001.281.738.1-.3

Side chair

One of a set of three side chairs with red velvet upholstery in diamond pattern tacked with brass tacks. Front legs are straight, reeded, and tapered to floor. Stiles and rails squared, reeded, with rosettes at four corners where they meet. Back formed of three reeded Y-shaped slats.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 289558

Accession Number: 1958.231.1

Fireset

Fireplace shovel from a set of wrought iron fireplace tools, including tongs. Turned brass handles with ball-shaped finials and two horizontal bands at centers.

Date: 1800-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289559

Accession Number: 1958.237.2

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of embossed, flocked, gilt-figured wallpaper decorated with a rod wrapped with beads, ribbon and leafy branches with fruit . Upper and lower edges of border also embossed and gilded. Blue ground used in figures as detail lines and shadowing. Areas void of decorative figures are covered w...

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 289560

Accession Number: 2001.281.663AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Three unused samples of reproduction wallpaper in the "Flame Stitch" pattern. Wallpaper has an all-over large-scale pattern that imitates flame stitch or bargello needlework. Roller-printed on paper textured to resemble basket-weave fabric. Three colorways are present: 2001.281.739.1 -- Red, white ...

Date: 1950-1980

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 289561

Accession Number: 2001.281.739.1-.3

Side chair

One of a set of three side chairs with red velvet upholstery in diamond pattern tacked with brass tacks. Front legs are straight, reeded, and tapered to floor. Stiles and rails squared, reeded, with rosettes at four corners where they meet. Back formed of three reeded Y-shaped slats.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 289562

Accession Number: 1958.231.2

Side chair

One of a set of three side chairs with red velvet upholstery in diamond pattern tacked with brass tacks. Front legs are straight, reeded, and tapered to floor. Stiles and rails squared, reeded, with rosettes at four corners where they meet. Back formed of three reeded Y-shaped slats.

Date: 1775-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: wood (plant material), velvet (fabric weave)

GUSN: 289563

Accession Number: 1958.231.3

Mug

Earthenware mug (mochaware). Shaped base with loop handle and leaf terminals. Horizontal twig pattern in black, light blue, and tan on beige ground, with light blue and black bands above and below. Reeded band at rim, overpainted with light green.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware, mocha ware

GUSN: 274082

Accession Number: 1970.398

Mug

Earthenware mug. Slightly barrel shaped with ear-shaped handle. Body covered with vertical sponged bands, alternating blue and orange. Brown line around rim.

Maker: unknown

Material: earthenware

GUSN: 274084

Accession Number: 1970.411

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Modernistic or early Art Deco style large-scale floral pattern. Highly stylized floral sprigs made with geometric shapes and color blocking. Roller-printed in two reds, mustard yellow, pink, two blues, two grays, green, and black. Background patterns consist of right ang...

Date: 1915-1923

Maker: United Wallpaper Crafters of N. Am. (Typesetter)

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283300

Accession Number: 2001.281.228AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments of unused wallpaper. Novelty paper with pattern of animals, birds and trees. Roller-printed in salmon, aqua, olive green, black, gray and blue on a cream ground with ungrounded pindots. Dorothy Waterhouse notes that the paper was "designed by Mr. Baer in France."

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283303

Accession Number: 2001.281.229AB

Wallpaper

Two unused wallpaper fragments with Anglo-Japanese style pattern of framed vignettes in varying sizes, shapes and subject matter on an abstract "crackle" patterned background. Vignettes include chickens in a farmyard, a child and dog, a garden fountain, a tapestry with an image of a peasant woman ca...

Date: 1880-1887

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283304

Accession Number: 2001.281.230AB

Wallpaper

Fragments of ceiling paper. Abstract pattern of overlapping, wavy cirlces and dots. Roller-printed in cream on a light copper liquid mica ground. American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association logo printed in selvedge. Fragment "A" is lined with unprinted paper. Fragment "B" is lined with a foli...

Date: 1880-1887

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283305

Accession Number: 2001.281.231AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Gilt-Figured paper with pattern of repeating floral sprigs in embossed gold roller-printed on light gray ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283306

Accession Number: 2001.281.232

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Gilt-Figured Striped pattern. Roller-printed vines of leaves and small flowers climb a sold stripe at repeating intervals. Between stripes are floral and foliate gilt figures. Embossed gold leaf on light gray ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 283307

Accession Number: 2001.281.233

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of wallpaper. Boat of men is pulled ashore by a single figure. Scene is framed by leaning trees, arched bridge and city in background. Block-printed in three browns, two greens, orange, blue, aqua and lavender. Irisé ground in blues and pink within scenery vignettes, other areas a...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283308

Accession Number: 2001.281.234

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments mounted on paperboard. Landscape figure pattern depicting two vignettes on a background of small chevrons and edged with a foliate pattern. The vignettes are of a seated woman in Napoleonic dress with a boy in riding attire carrying fruit and, in smaller scale, a building with ...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283309

Accession Number: 2001.281.235.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Landscape Figure paper with vignette of family clad in tartan listening to seated bagpipe player. Background of small repeating sprigs with border design of sprig stripes and abstract stripe along both selvedges. A rosette figure is positioned below the vignette. Block-printed...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 283310

Accession Number: 2001.281.236

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of reproduction Gothic wallpaper affixed to paperboard. This scenery figure pattern is an early reproduction of an 1845 French block print depicting views of a Gothic pulpit, pier, and arches. Roller-printed in four olives, two yellows, white and light orange on a light olive groun...

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 283311

Accession Number: 2001.281.237

Mug

Stoneware mug. Concave body with shaped base and reeded loop handle. Mustard yellow with a wide beige band and two narrow brown bands around middle.

Maker: unknown

Material: stoneware (pottery)

GUSN: 283312

Accession Number: 1970.355

Seven wallpaper fragments removed from a trunk from Cape Cod. Dorothy Waterhouse describes this as her "first paper," refering to it as "Black Bird." Poorly preserved, this blue ingrain paper's pattern is very faded. It appears to be a parrot perched on a delicate fabric swag with floral elements...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 283318

Accession Number: 2001.281.242A-G

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