Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green mica, flowering vine alternating with wide green stripe edged with green mica scrolls. Printed on a cream ground.

Date: 1892

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176102

Accession Number: 1985.26.368

Unused sample. Vignette of Aesop's fable, "The Fox and the Stork," framed by a floral wreath ornamented with delicate arabesques. Printed in four pinks, four lavenders, three blues, four greens, peach, brown, tan, and metallic gold on a pale green ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176103

Accession Number: 1985.26.369

Wallpaper

Alternating rectangular panels framing foliate medallions and separated by engaged columns. Printed in three blues, taupe, white, and brown on a blue, varnished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176104

Accession Number: 1985.26.37

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Trailing stylized floral design. Printed in yellow, muted yellow, black, on brown ground. Varnished, pebble textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176105

Accession Number: 1985.26.370

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of lush, stylized flowers, fruits, and berries. Printed in olive, green, yellow and black on ungrounded, varnished, embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176106

Accession Number: 1985.26.371

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonal rows of blue and pink, geometric floral sprigs separated by blue and white, dashed, diagonal stripes. Printed on buff, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176107

Accession Number: 1985.26.372

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grey and blue stripes entwined by a flowering vine and separating floral sprays conected to stems by beaded swags. Printed in blue, grey, brown, tan and buff on a green-grey, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176108

Accession Number: 1985.26.373

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of large, scrolling, floral motif with a shield tied to its stem. Printed against a checked field with cornflower sprigs at the intersections. Printed in rust, brown, tan, grey, black and metallic gold on an embossed, taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176109

Accession Number: 1985.26.374

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Densely arranged, stylized flower motifs surrounded by scrolling foliage with beads and drapery swags. Printed in two pinks, maroon, and outlined in metallic gold on a brown, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176110

Accession Number: 1985.26.375

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of grisaille roses and daisies with metallic gold wheat stems above tan and brown scrolls draped with grisaille garlands. Printed on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176111

Accession Number: 1985.26.376

Wallpaper

Unused sample of paper. Floral design of bunches of stylized flowers. Printed in two blues, yellow, orange, three greens, three reds, white, metallic gold on green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176112

Accession Number: 1985.26.377

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation brocade. Sprays of stylized peonies with lush foliage connected by lace ribbons. Printed in taupe, grey and metallic gold on a blue, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176113

Accession Number: 1985.26.378

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized floral elements enclosed by scrolled frames with floral pendants. Printed in maroon, red, pale green and brown on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176114

Accession Number: 1985.26.379

Wallpaper

Repeating squares with central floral element framed by flower blossoms, scrolls, and shell motifs. Printed in yellow, navy blue, grey, black, green, and orange on an ivory, varnished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176115

Accession Number: 1985.26.38

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating bouquets of irises, tulips, pansies and bellflowers against a diapered field composed of stylized tulip sprigs and leaf motifs. Printed in maroon, crimson, rose, three blues, olive, turquoise, black, tan, taupe and metallic gold on a burnt sienna ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176116

Accession Number: 1985.26.380

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of mixed flowers (tulips, peonies, carnations, daffodils, lilacs and roses) loosely connected by trailing floral vines. Printed in 18 colors, predominantly pinks, greens and blues on a pink, embossed ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176117

Accession Number: 1985.26.381

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolled foliage, daisies, and peonies in urn. Printed in white and greenish-grey on grey ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176118

Accession Number: 1985.26.382

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Persian styled floral elements framed by ogees embellished with flowers. Printed in navy blue, metallic gold and ochre on a brown, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176119

Accession Number: 1985.26.384

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Carnation sprays entwined by meandering lace ribbon. Printed in cream against alternating pink and pink liquid mica stripes on an embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176120

Accession Number: 1985.26.385

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating sprays of peonies, carnations, pansies and berries alternating with basket of roses. Printed in three blues on a tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176121

Accession Number: 1985.26.386

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of loosely arranged floral sprays (including peonies, tulips and daisies), foliate scrolls and garlands against a striped ground. Printed in 16 colors. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176122

Accession Number: 1985.26.387

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering rose vine entwined with a lace ribbon and tied with bow knots. Printed in brown and green against a metallic gold field on an embossed, rust colored ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176123

Accession Number: 1985.26.388

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of roses and cherry or apple blossoms entwined by foliate scrolls and ornamented with small flower baskets and garden rakes. Printed in pink, salmon, green, taupe and brown on a tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176124

Accession Number: 1985.26.389

Wallpaper

Continuous band of pink, red, and yellow roses bordered above and below by metallic gold circles and lunettes outlined in black. Printed in two pinks, red, maroon, green, yellow, white, metallic gold, and black on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176125

Accession Number: 1985.26.39

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grisaille rose spray within an arched frame with beaded oval medallion draped with foliate and ribbon swags. Printed in four greys on a polished grey ground. End of roll. Drop match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176126

Accession Number: 1985.26.390

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of iris, cherry or apple and rose blossoms against alternating grey and blue liquid mica stripes. Printed in three greens, two blues, two pinks, two browns, yellow and cream on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176127

Accession Number: 1985.26.391

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral design composed of rows of stylized flower stems and strapwork. Printed in brown and taupe against a field of metallic gold dashes on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176128

Accession Number: 1985.26.392

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Scrolled foliage and stylized fleur-de-lis pattern. Printed in two browns, black, blue, red on tan ground. Chevron textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176129

Accession Number: 1985.26.396

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Scrolled foliage and peony, daffodil design. Printed in dark green, light green, red, pink, blue, and two browns on khaki green ground. Diapered textured paper (end of roll).

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176130

Accession Number: 1985.26.397

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Scrolled acanthus leaf and stylized plant. Printed in brown, orange, olive green, and tan on light brown ground. Chevron textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176131

Accession Number: 1985.26.398

Wallpapered Fireboard

Wallpaper border with continuous pattern of stylized flowers framed by scrolling tendrils. Printed in gold on a beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176682

Accession Number: 2000.2223b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment (one of three). Block-printed with floral sprig pattern, including stylized tulips and lilacs. Printed in blue and gray on light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176683

Accession Number: 1920.325.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alll over foliate design. Large scale leaves in two grays and two greens foliate elements printed loosely across white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176684

Accession Number: 1920.326A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Acorn and leaf wallpaper. Printed in gray and maroon on white polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176685

Accession Number: 1920.327A

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Meandering floral vine with a floral trim. Printed in yellow, two shades of green, white and peach on a black ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176686

Accession Number: 1920.326

Wallpaper

Walllpaper fragment. All over arcs crowned with foliage in a heavily dotted ground. Elements are too stylized to permit naturalistic interpretation. Printed in black and white on tan. Straight match.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 176687

Accession Number: 1920.324A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Bead and reel border. Printed in three greys and white on red ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176688

Accession Number: 1985.4B

Wallpaper Border

Fragment. Ribbon and bow border. Printed in two mauves, two greens, orange, black and white on light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176689

Accession Number: 1917.1583B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Moses Grant Jr. & Co. Leaf and medallion design in white and black on cinnamon ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 176690

Accession Number: 1930.1619

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pastoral scenic paper. Printed in black and white on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176691

Accession Number: 1930.1624

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from the Stephen Robbins House, Lexington, Massachusetts. Three-dimensional block and white chaining on blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176692

Accession Number: 1971.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Moses Grant Jr. & Co. border. Floral scratchwork pattern printed in black and orange on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 176693

Accession Number: 1930.1619b

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Curvilinear "ribbon" in orange outlined in yellow on a black field and bordered by narrow band of yellow fretwork. Printed on orange ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176694

Accession Number: 1971.5A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover ornamental and stylized flowers (poppies?) and vine. Printed in magenta, purple, red, blue, green, black and metallic gold on off-white, pebble embossed paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176695

Accession Number: 1971.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. The design consists of a slightly pointed arch springing from Gothic columns to which shields and flags are attached. Two putti rest on top of the arch and three figures in classical garb are under a canopy within the arch. Yellow ground.

Date: 1786-1800

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176696

Accession Number: 1966.488

Wallpaper

Unused Sample. Left side trimmed. Garlands and arabesque frame and connect "sculptural" group of 3 Cupids - 2 seated playing instruments; 1 standing holding an arrow. Printed on pink ground. Paper has basket weave, embossing. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176697

Accession Number: 1968.49

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Overall repeat, octagonal panels with foliage are separated from marbelized, rectangular panels by marbelized strips.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176698

Accession Number: 1968.50

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation granite: black and white random, free-hand speckles on grey ground. Random repeat.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176699

Accession Number: 1968.51

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Grisaille ribbon and bow with green ruffles on a light blue ground with orange edges. Fragment (A) is a wall fragment. Fragments (B) and (C) are unused and uncut samples of the same border.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176700

Accession Number: 1917.51A-C

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Border has ribbon moulding with bow knots and scalloped edges, with feathers and is framed by reel moulding. Printed in two blues, yellow, orange, black, white, green, grey and taupe on a black ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176701

Accession Number: 1971.30

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