Historic New England

Wallpaper Fragments

Three fragments. Very stylized floral pattern with branches and berries. Printed in blue and pale blue on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177304

Accession Number: 1977.586.1A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Serpentine green and white stripes framing continuous diaper pattern. Printed on bright blue ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177305

Accession Number: 1977.585.2C

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Scrolling pattern with leaves. Printed in grey on a white polished ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177306

Accession Number: 1977.585.3

Wallpaper Border

Border fragment. Metallic gold scrolls alternating with pink and black leaves and berries on a red, flocked ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177307

Accession Number: 1977.585.3A

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of carnations and leaves in pink and green on white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177308

Accession Number: 1977.585.4

Wallpaper Fragment

Fragment. Large floral pattern of meandering vines with a variety of flowers springing forth. Printed in two shades of brown, gold, grey, white on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177309

Accession Number: 1977.586.2AB

Fragments of diaper pattern wallpaper from the Spencer-Pierce-Little Farm. Pattern of floral vines with alternating sprigs and large, floral bunches. Roller-printed in two browns, burgundy on a tan ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177310

Accession Number: 1986.1943.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragment. Reform style pattern with a stripe and a stiff, floral vine inside. Stylized flowers flank the sides of the stripe. Printed in yellow, brown, black , orane, burgundy on a grey ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177311

Accession Number: 1986.1943.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Meandering foliate (ginko) vines. Printed in burgundy, dark green, gold and black on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177312

Accession Number: 1986.1943.4

Fireboard

Fragment. The scenery figure paper comes from a fireboard and features a framed scene focused on a bridge leading to a port town on the other side. Gentlemen and ladies in the foreground engage in conversation. Printed in three blues, three greens, grey, white, red, beige and two browns on a slate g...

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177313

Accession Number: 1949.1099

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern of alternating small and large cartouches with roses and sprigs. Pin dots surround the framwork. Printed in white, green, brown and blue on a natural unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177314

Accession Number: 1971.48B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with a four-lobed shape on quatrefoil enclosed within losenge. Flower in the very center. Printed in blue, orange, white and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177315

Accession Number: 1971.48A

Fireboard

Fragment of diaper patterned paper from fireboard. Large diamond pattern printed in light brown, smaller diamond set inside larger diamond printed in green. Pinkish-beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177316

Accession Number: 1968.38.2

Fireboard

Fragment of circle with sprig paper from fireboard. Beige ground with patterning printed in white, sprig printed in two blues. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177317

Accession Number: 1968.38.3

Fireboard

Wallpaper border fragment from fireboard. Stylized floral border. Olive ground with flowers printed in reds, blacks and yellow.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177318

Accession Number: 1968.38.4b

Fireboard

Fragment of peapod and vine wallpaper removed from fireboard. Vine and peapod printed in olive green and brownish-red on tan ground. Attached border, see 1968.38.4b.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177319

Accession Number: 1968.38.4a

Fireboard

Fragment of small floral and ribbon paper from fireboard. Printed in red and blue on ungrounded paper. Repeat?

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177320

Accession Number: 1968.38.1

Wallpaper

Vertical floral stripes separated by vertical strips of lattice. Diaper pattern with dots within each losenge. Green, red, white and pink. Printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177321

Accession Number: 1968.32.2

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Green floral on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177322

Accession Number: 1968.32.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Border. Blue and white palmettes alternating with black flock zig-zag chevrons overprinted with metallic gold V's on bright blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177323

Accession Number: 1968.33.1B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be foliate design in white with veining accented in tan. Printed in buff on white paper, now grey.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177324

Accession Number: 1968.33.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Solid blue plain paper. No pattern visible.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177325

Accession Number: 1968.33.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tile pattern of alternating octagons framing stylized flowerhead and vines and squares framing quatrefoils. Printed in beige and maroon on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177326

Accession Number: 1968.34

Wallpaper

Fragments. Medium-sized sprays of leaves, grass and single flower stem printed in green, tan, yellow and white alternating with beige, glossy flower sprig on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177327

Accession Number: 1968.35

Wallpaper

Fragments. Stripe. Stylized foliate vine with berries in green, orange and maroon alternating with vine with clematis-like flowers outlined in orange.

Date: 1875-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177328

Accession Number: 1968.36

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be floral design in black and white on grey ground. Pieces too small to discern pattern.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177329

Accession Number: 1968.37A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ashlar blocks. Octagons with green and brown centers alternating with squares outlined in maroon. Printed on buff paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177330

Accession Number: 1968.37B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover design of chrysanthemum and daisy flower heads printed in deep gold, orange and yellow on metallic silver ground. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1958

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177331

Accession Number: 1980.250.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral border of tulips and cyclamen on horizontal band of overlapping scallop shapes. Printed in brown, tan, yellow, pink and white.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177332

Accession Number: 1980.249B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, small-scale spiral vine with flower head terminals. Printed in aqua on light blue ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177333

Accession Number: 1980.249A

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral medallion wallpaper. Interconnecting medallions of roses or peonies that are linked to alternating medallions of a lacy, floral and leaf design by a vine and boss figure. Printed in greys and whites on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177435

Accession Number: 1987.348

Wallpaper

Cut sample of striped wallpaper. Brown and white stripe with leaf design alternates with green and brown stripe decorated with scalloped edge. Separating these stripes is a wider stripe of brown and white, with leaf and scalloped edge designs. Printed in two browns, white, and green on light brown g...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177436

Accession Number: 1987.350

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenery figure wallpaper. Scrolled leaf pattern with vignettes of a castle and people riding in a horse-drawn cart. Printed in greens, white, reds, brown on tan ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177437

Accession Number: 1987.337

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper with allover floral pattern consisting of yellow roses and yellow rosebuds with green and brown stems. Printed in two yellows, brown, green, and white on white ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177438

Accession Number: 1987.352

Wallpaper

Cut sample of "Cameo" wallpaper. Figures of man and woman together and separately inside cameo, alternating with bouquet of flowers. Printed in pink, purple, brown, and white on light green ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177439

Accession Number: 1987.367

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral and leaf wallpaper. Buff ground with pattern Printing in three browns and red on buff ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177440

Accession Number: 1987.339

Wallpaper

Cut samle of Neoclassical, Drapery-styled wallpaper. Small, star-shaped patterning of background. Design consists of swags and tassels alternating with a circular garland, inset with a woman in classical attire, seated with lamb on lap. Printed in three greens, two pinks, tan, and cream on beige gro...

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177441

Accession Number: 1987.365

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper. Allover design of roses and sprigs highlighted by black pin dot patterning. Printed in yellows, greens, brown, and black on white ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177442

Accession Number: 1987.141

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenery wallpaper with views of Mount Vernon, Boston and another city. Printed in blues, greens, white, pink and brown on bluish grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177443

Accession Number: 1987.136

Wallpaper

Cut sample of pastoral scenic, wallpaper. Boken-line patterned background. Scene shows woman with flowers, alternating with straw hat filled with flowers. Printed in light brown and white on grey ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177444

Accession Number: 1987.364

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral and scrolled wallpaper. Allover design of flowers and vines surrounded by patterned scrolls. Printed in yellows, pinks, two greys, red, and white on light grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177445

Accession Number: 1987.338

Wallpaper

Cut sample of plain textured pink wallpaper.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177446

Accession Number: 1987.347

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral wallpaper. Pattern of floral bouquets, garlands, and trailing sprigs. pattern. Printed in pinks, red, greens, blue, lavender, and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Jones & Erwin (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177447

Accession Number: 1987.138

Wallpaper

Cut sample of landscape figure wallpaper with white diapered patterning. Scenery stripe alternates with floral stripe. Scene depicting woman churning butter alternates with small, floral bouquet. Printed in yellow, light orange, green, white, and black on beige ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177448

Accession Number: 1987.361

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral vine wallpaper. Design of curving vines with roses and peonies. Printed in white and grey on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177449

Accession Number: 1987.346

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of ship at sea alternating with scene of stone house and bridge. Scenes are separated by alternating medallions of roses and tulips. Printed in white, browns, beige and pink on blue ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177450

Accession Number: 1987.355

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral and ribbon, machine printed wallpaper. White ground with pattern of roses and wheat sheaf. Printing in reds, yellows, green and black. Undulating lace, ribbon prints in grey.

Date: 1925-1945

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177451

Accession Number: 1987.131

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Meandering floral and vine pattern. Prints in mauve, orange, red, brown, green, white on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1985-1990

Maker: Schumacher (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177452

Accession Number: 2000.50

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern with scrolled, stylized foliage framing rose. Printed in red, pink, two greens and white on a green ground.

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177453

Accession Number: 2000.554

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Circular medallions, composed of C-scrolls, encircle flowers. Diaper pattern. Printed in pink, two reds, three greens, white, black, liquid mica, two greys on a grey/white ground. Embossed.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177454

Accession Number: 2000.556

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