Historic New England

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

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

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral medallion and wheat pattern. Printed in three greens and white on a polished green ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176702

Accession Number: 1956.M25

Wallpaper

Fragment. Bead and reel moulding printed in grisaille on a red field. Printed on a light grey ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176703

Accession Number: 1971.5B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments probably from the Stephen Robbins House, Lexington, Massachusetts. Three-dimensional block wallpaper, alternating with star element. Printed in white, black and varnish green on blue ground. Some fragments with attached border (see 1917.1583b).

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176704

Accession Number: 1917.1583

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of flocked rosebud border. Printed in light green, white and four pinks with olive green flock, over printed with black and bright green on polished green ground. Border is printed over sidewall pattern of floral medallions on wheat background. Another fragment of this border design exi...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176705

Accession Number: 1930.1622

Wallpaper

Fragments. Three-dimensional diamond wallpaper. Printed in black, grey and white, varnish green on pale green ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 176706

Accession Number: 1971.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Narrow borders composed of neat and stylized serpentine vine with suggested flowers. Printed in black and white on grey. Straight repeat.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176707

Accession Number: 1985.31

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Renaissance Revival strapwork printed in grey, tan and brown on white polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176708

Accession Number: 1985.2C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Masonry paper with raised marble panels bordered by ivy scrolls. Printed in three greys on a polished, white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176709

Accession Number: 1985.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Indians or other indiginous people shown making a basket. Thatched roofed building with flag, probably a mission or garrison? shown with palm trees, butterfly and dragonfly. Printed in green, black, pink and orange on sky blue ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176710

Accession Number: 1930.1616

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral designs (possibly cherry or apple blossoms) against a field of small, stylized floral elements. Paper has pebbled surface. Printed in metallic gold, maroon, black, ochre and taupe on an olive ground.

Date: 1885-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176711

Accession Number: 1968.48

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral-acanthus scrolls around a centrally placed urn holding a floral spray. Printed in blue, brown, tan, yellow, pink and maroon on olive ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176712

Accession Number: 1968.53

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Pastoral scene depicting a couple: woman has an armload of fruit and man leans on shovel. Another woman waters flowers with watering vessel. Printed in two greens, white, pink on a blue ground.

Date: 1828-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176863

Accession Number: 1926.860AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Off-print onto next layer of paper. Medallions or rosettes printed in white on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176864

Accession Number: 1919.358.2C

Wallpaper

Fragments, Rosettes in green enclosed by yellow wreaths with anthemion design (straight repeat?)

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176865

Accession Number: 1919.358.2B

Wallpaper

Fragment sprig and stripe. Narrow (3/16") white stripes bordered by blue stripes and alternating with verticle band of blue sprigs printed on grey ground (straight repeat?)

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176866

Accession Number: 1919.358.2A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Medallion or Rosette paper printed in white on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176867

Accession Number: 1919.358.1A-C

Wallpaper

Blossoms and leaves printed in grisaille on yellow ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176868

Accession Number: 1971.215.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Foliate and floral scroll pattern printed in gray, overprinted with darker gray stripes. White, polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176869

Accession Number: 1971.215.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale grisaille foliate vine with flowers and berries accented with metallic gold (now tarnished) on light gray, polished ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176870

Accession Number: 1971.215.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate stripe in gray and white alternating with vertical stripe of windowpane plaid printed in two greens, ochre and brown on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176871

Accession Number: 1971.215.1

Scrapbook

Vine and stripe printed in grey, brown and taupe on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176872

Accession Number: 1971.217.2

Wallpaper

Faux moire wallpaper printed in green on white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176873

Accession Number: 1971.217.1

Scrapbook

Rococo scrolls printed in grey connected by garlands of blue, pink and yellow flowers with green foliage. (undetermined repeat)

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176874

Accession Number: 1971.216

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral Rococo design. Bouquets of roses, lily-of-the-valley and bachelor buttons framed by brown C-scrolls. Printed in two browns, tan, two blues, black, three greens and three pinks on white ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176875

Accession Number: 1920.470

Bandbox

Bandbox (A) with lid (B). Lid: Scene of lively squirrels. One has an acorn and the other, on all fours, wants it. Box: Scene of a stag hunt. Stag is leaping through a forest with dogs nipping at its heels. Maker's label on lid interior [see Inscriptions].

Date: 1833-1845

Maker: S.M. Hurlbert (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176876

Accession Number: 1931.998AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper, cut sample of Anglo-Japanese paper. Floral and geometric motifs of Greek key and cherry blossoms. Printed in red, olive green, brown, yellow, gold on light green pebble textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176877

Accession Number: 1973.453

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical columns or stripes of scroll work with horizontal lines and dots for shading. Within the scrolled framework are vignettes of figures in Elizabethan dress with classical architectural elements behind them. Printed in grey, green, red on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176878

Accession Number: 1985.15

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Renaissance revival stripe composed of white strapwork enclosing urns and marble panels. Bordered on the right by red strapwork with foliate scrolls framing lavender and green marble panels. Printed on a polished white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176879

Accession Number: 1985.25