Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation needlework meandering vine with scrolling foliage and floral terminals outlined in orange and black chain stitch. Printed in green, two blues, pink, red, black, and orange on an ivory ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175905

Accession Number: 1985.26.205

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of stylized flowers surrounded by stylized foliage and berries and geometric patterns. Printed in imitation of a tapestry in maroon, blue, salmon and metallic gold on a tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175906

Accession Number: 1985.26.207

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper. All over design of stylized flowers and foliage. Printed in two browns, metallic gold an bronze on a tan ground.

Date: 1878-1892

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175907

Accession Number: 1985.26.208A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of peonies, tulips, and chrysanthemums. Printed in light olive green, brown, and metallic silver against a metallic gold field on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175908

Accession Number: 1985.26.209

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of roses and morning glories printed against a field of metallic blue, pink, gold, and orange stripes on an embossed paper. Drop match.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175909

Accession Number: 1985.26.216

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous olive green vine with red and white flowers printed above a row of red and orange repeating geometric elements. Printed on an olive ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175910

Accession Number: 1985.26.217

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating geranium plants separated by lily of the valley plants. Printed in red, orange, pink, two greens, brown, tan, blue and white on a taupe ground over printed with black pindots. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175911

Accession Number: 1985.26.218

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of roses, peonies and daisies printed in fuschia, maroon, turquoise, yellow and two shades of olive green bordered above and below by repeating black and yellow quatre-foils.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175912

Accession Number: 1985.26.221

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating scrolling foliate and floral elements ornamented with diagonal stripes and circles. Printed in brown, ochre, taupe and tan against a metallic gold field and on a beige ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175913

Accession Number: 1985.26.223

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation raised wood paneling with octagon coffers framing stylized fleur-de-lys motif and separated by imitation iron rosettes. Printed in burnt umber, two browns, and ochre on a tan varnished ground. Straight match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175914

Accession Number: 1985.26.228

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeating scrolling foliage elements in two browns and gilt, surrounded by ivy scrolls on a forest green flocked field nd blue ground. Straight match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175915

Accession Number: 1985.26.229

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of carnations, roses and tulips ornamented with trophies, birds, and lutes connected by floral swags to boughs of cherry or apple blossoms against a chain stripe field. Printed in lavender, two pinks, yellow, ochre, blue, two greens, brown and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175916

Accession Number: 1985.26.230

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Olive floral and berry damask design with foliage ornamented with diaper patterns. Printed against a gree all-over floral damask field on a green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175917

Accession Number: 1985.26.242

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of sprays of flowers and diapered foliate scrolls with bellflowers connected by floral garlands. Printed in pink, lavender, cream, light blue, yellow and liquid mica on an unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175918

Accession Number: 1985.26.265

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers above lace drapery swags and below a continuous row of pendants. Printed in grey and metallic gold on an Indian red embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175919

Accession Number: 1985.26.266

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of entwined flowering vegetation with stylized fruit? and nuts/berries. Printed in Indian red, two olive greens, maroon, yellow and black on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175920

Accession Number: 1985.26.267

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Cupid draped with ribbon swinging on a flowering branch alternating with urn of violets surrounded by zinnias and peacock feathers. Printed in orange, pink, blue, white, beige, olive green, brown and metallic gold on an embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175921

Accession Number: 1985.26.294

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of cherry blossoms printed in two pinks, green, taupe, dark brown and metallic gold on an embossed tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175922

Accession Number: 1985.26.296

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating chrysanthemum and peony blossoms alternating with fans and carved pieces of coral. Printed in two greens, black, two blues, and Indian red against a metallic gold embossed bround.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175923

Accession Number: 1985.26.297

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous scrolling floral vine bordered above and below by repeating scalloped arc motifs. Printed in brown and metallic gold on a maroon field.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175924

Accession Number: 1985.26.299

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating elipses framing stylized flowers against a field of interlace. Bordered above and below by continuous row of circles with metallic gold centers. Printed in tan, brown, pink, red, turquoise, grey and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175925

Accession Number: 1985.26.300

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of olive green leaves and brown flowers on a dark green field and tan ground overprinted with a black scale pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175926

Accession Number: 1985.26.304

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by lozenges with geometric quatre-foil at the intersections framing stylized floral sprigs. Printed in maroon, tan, black, metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175927

Accession Number: 1985.26.305

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of leaves within octagon frames and separated by circles and quatre-foils. Printed in olive green on a blue ground and overprinted with black pin stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175928

Accession Number: 1985.26.308

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating foliate element bisected vertically with one half printed in red on a metallic copper stripe and the other half printed in metallic copper on a red stripe. Printed on embossed paper.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175929

Accession Number: 1985.26.309

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large repeating pink peony blossoms and blue daisy-like flowers printed on a sparkly blue ground. Printed in four pinks, rose, beige, brown, olive green, blue, and metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175930

Accession Number: 1985.26.310

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms alternating with small flowers framed within a circle. Printed in fuschia, magenta, turquoise, green, tan, orange and brown on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175931

Accession Number: 1985.26.317

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stripe composed of meandering grapevine with birds and birds' nests printed in imitation rainbow (green, violet, taupe, brown, yellow orange, and green) and alternating with plain grey stripes.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175932

Accession Number: 1985.26.197

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid composed of alternating circles and octagons framing floral and foliate rosettes. Printed in brown and metallic gold on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175933

Accession Number: 1985.26.199

Wallpaper

Unused paper. Blue stripes with scalloped edges and foliate lozenges alternating with rows of repeating flower sprigs and scrolls. Printed in blue, orange, pink, red, grey, brown, and black on a beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175934

Accession Number: 1985.26.202

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Red stripes with black and orange interlace alternating with stripe of floral and berried sprigs. Printed in blue, Oranges, two greens, pink, red and black on a beige ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175935

Accession Number: 1985.26.203

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Refore style. Alternating stylized floral elements in brown, tan and metallic gold and outlined in black on dark green flock.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175936

Accession Number: 1985.26.189

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink rose sprigs enclosed by grey and blue arabesques to create a large-scale diaper pattern. Printed in three pinks, rose, three greens, mint green, two blues, three greys, on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175937

Accession Number: 1985.26.185

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating sprays of pink and yellow roses separated by small rose buds. Printed in two greens, three pinks and rose, brown, cream, yellow and pale grey green on a mint green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175938

Accession Number: 1985.26.187

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hanging wicker basket with lilies and fuschia within a frame and alternating with a panel of a blooming cactus with bird's nest. Printed in maroon, mauve, brown, yellow, ochre, tan, two greens and metallic gold on a buff embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175939

Accession Number: 1985.26.188

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dado paper. Panel of daisy and day lilies with spider's web alternating with panel of pitcher with poppies and daisies. Printed in tan, three pinks, three greens, lavender, and metallic gold and bronze on a light olive green embossed ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175940

Accession Number: 1985.26.190

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rosettes on stars framed by circles and radiating rays on a field of undulating lines. Printed in red, metallic copper and gold on a salmon ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175941

Accession Number: 1985.26.191

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Oriental and exotic landscape with bridge, pagoda and oblesk in background and yellow iris, peonies, and bamboo in foreground. Printed in ochre, tan, maroon, pink and three greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175942

Accession Number: 1985.26.192

Wallpaper

Original artwork for wallpaper design. Pink and rose arabesque framing fern foliage and flower on a red, maroon and black flame element.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175943

Accession Number: 1985.26.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern composed of interlaced squares with stylized flower centers and circles at the intersections. Printed in violet and grey on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175944

Accession Number: 1985.26.194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Persian design in an Anglo-Japanese like framework. A variety and abundance of overlapping ornament. Pine motif, leaf ornament, chevrons, flowers. Printed in blue, cream, red, pink, black, two greens, and gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175945

Accession Number: 1985.26.286

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized fleur des lys and medallion paper. Printed in light blue/green, green, bronze mica, and white on grey/green irise ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175946

Accession Number: 1985.26.471

Wallpaper

Symmetrical arrangement of framed vignettes, columns, and flowers printed below a row of lozenges and above a band of cornucopias and a row of beading. Printed in tan, red, maroon, fuschia, three blues, two greens, and metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175947

Accession Number: 1985.26.20

Wallpaper

Meandering morning glory vine entwined with flowering vine with pale yellow flowers above and below a row of X's and O's. Printed in mauve, pale pink, olive green, tan, metallic gold, and aqua blue on a pale olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175948

Accession Number: 1985.26.224

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of stylized (needlework) flowers between two rows of repeated geometric elements. Printed in salmon, rust, tan, taupe, peach, olive, black and metallic gold on an embossed brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175999

Accession Number: 1985.26.236

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A variety of foliage and flowers with open work or patterning for depth. Printed in grey, taupe and gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176000

Accession Number: 1985.26.237

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral branches overprinted with grid of small diamond shapes. Printed in two greens, black, red and gold on a brown unground paper. The gold forms a large geometric background pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176001

Accession Number: 1985.26.240

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering floral branches in between serpentine lines with open work or diaper patterning. Printed in pink, white, two greys and brown on a tan unground paper with liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176002

Accession Number: 1985.26.241

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over flowers and foliage with scrolling paisleys. Printed in light grey on a white mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176003

Accession Number: 1985.26.243

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Baroque style all over leafy, floral motif with strapwork and bellflowers and a diaper pattern as background. Printed in yellow, gold, grey and taupe on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176004

Accession Number: 1985.26.244

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