Historic New England

Wallpaper

Cherry blossoms, fret-work, hybiscus, and asymmetrical lattice. Printed in light blue, three pinks, grey, taupe, cream, gold, on a greenish grey ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176625

Accession Number: 1985.26.158

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of roses and poppies framed by scrolls. Printed in two browns, tan, ochre, and crimson on a wood-grained, varnished ground.

Date: 1875-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176626

Accession Number: 1985.26.352

Unused sample. Urn draped with bellflower swags, alternating with anthemion flanked by foliate scrolls and bordered above and below by rows of repeating squares and rosettes. Printed in tan, brown, metallic gold and metallic copper on an embossed beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176627

Accession Number: 1985.26.65

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous bough of peach or plum blossoms with butterflies against a metallic copper crazed field. Printed in pale peach, pink, white, grey tan, metallic copper and gold on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176628

Accession Number: 1985.26.129

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Japanese-inspired design consists of iris and peony mingled with scrolls which have various animal forms, sucn as dolphin, bird, and swan (?) on them. Printed in two greens, mauve, pink, yellow, and three browns on light brown ground. Varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176629

Accession Number: 1985.26.320

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink and blue roses ornamented with foliate scrolls and open fretwork. Printed in pink, rose, red, three blues, yellow, tan, taupe and brown on a buff colored ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176630

Accession Number: 1985.26.364

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover baroque floral pattern. Has a pastel-like quality. Printed in orange, yellow, pale blue, tan and maroon on olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176631

Accession Number: 1985.26.609

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating, Baroque-stylized flowers, acanthus scrolls and diapered strapwork. Printed in orange, maroon and metallic gold on a red, pebble embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176632

Accession Number: 1985.26.625

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anthemion framed by acanthus leaves, foliate scrolls and draped with bellflower swags. Printed in liquid mica and outlined in metallic gold on an embossed, beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176633

Accession Number: 1985.26.69

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of repeating foliated losenges against a field of metallic gold, diapered stripes and overprinted with black diagonal screen. Printed in Indian red, taupe, black and metallic gold on a blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176634

Accession Number: 1985.26.791

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Torches draped with swag and framed with stiff-leaf wreath below a lunette of bellflowers and above a row of rosettes and scrolls. Printed in pale yellow, yellow and outlined in metallic gold on a tan, liquid mica ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176635

Accession Number: 1985.26.805

Wallpaper

Border with bat (?), flowers, and tropical plant forms against a field of geometric and stylized floral patterns. Printed in brown, black, red, blue, taupe, and metallic gold. Paper embossed with short, perpendicular lines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176637

Accession Number: 1985.26.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Neat stripes and vines pattern. Vertical bands of stylized flowers printed in blue on a yellow ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176638

Accession Number: 1923.574AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral vine of chrysanthemums and roses with pin dot ribbon and bow knot. Printed in green, blue, two pinks, yellow and white on black ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176639

Accession Number: 1917.293

Fireboard

Fragments. Neoclassical wallpaper. Putti with birds, drapery swags and arabesque. Printed in red, black, yellow, white and pink.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176640

Accession Number: 1924.902

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall geometric design of 12-pointed stars alternating diagonally with rosettes on a foliated field. Printed in yellow, blue and red on a tan-grey ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176641

Accession Number: 1917.1584.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample, bottom edge of roll intact. Vertical, landscape vignette - shepherdess and her suitor in pink, red, green and white dotted field with vertical stripe of pink scroll works on both edges.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176642

Accession Number: 1921.183

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment used to cover a pamphlet. The pattern is a large-scale floral spray, including carnation, stenciled in yellow, green, pink, blue and purple and block printed in varnish red and black on unground paper.

Date: 1750-1760

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176643

Accession Number: 1922.490

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Pink flower heads with white and black leaves bordered above by black cabling and below by alternating palmettes and tulips or bellflowers. Printed on a green ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176644

Accession Number: 1922.425

Wallpaper Border

Two unused border samples. Laurel leaf scaled rod in two greens entwined by yellow, ochre and burnt sienna roses and buds. Bordered above and below by cable and beading. Printed on mustard yellow ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 176645

Accession Number: 1922.424

Wallpaper

Fragment. Flowered vine printed in black against a field of narrow white and grey stripes on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Ebenezer Clough (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176646

Accession Number: 1922.489.1

Wallpaper

Multiple large fragments of Gothic Revival stripe paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes of Gothic architecture, complete with pointed arches, tracery, balustrades, quatrefoils and foliage. Printed in tan, three browns, and blue on a satin ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176647

Accession Number: 1920.474.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall repeat scenery paper. Swans, statue of Apollo with lyre in a lake-side garden. Printed in black and white on a blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176648

Accession Number: 1917.294

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment two of three. Fragment three of three. Pattern of vertical floral sprigs along edge, dotted background, and centralized landscape figure. Figure mostly missing. Printed in white, two shades of green, brown and blue on a periwinkle ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176649

Accession Number: 1924.893

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment one of three. Fragment three of three. Pattern of vertical floral sprigs along edge, dotted background, and centralized landscape figure. Figure mostly missing. Printed in white, two shades of green, brown and blue on a periwinkle ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176650

Accession Number: 1924.892

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments depicting pillar and arch with colonnaded exedra supporting a seated figure of Britannia. Printed in black and white on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1770-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176807

Accession Number: 1971.158.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of partial sheet. Amorphous design alternating with stylized foliate vine on striped paper. Printed in black, white, and green on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176808

Accession Number: 1959.130

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover pattern of alternating rows of tulips and morning glories separated by foliate twigs. Printed in red and green on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1830-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176809

Accession Number: 1971.164

Wallpaper

Fragment. Flocked border. Small repeated losenge printed in tan, ochre, and metallic gold on a maroon flock field bordered above and below with rows of beading in tan, ochre and metallic gold.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176810

Accession Number: 1971.165

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Anglo-Japanese design of asymetrical frames enclosing flowers and geometric patterns and overlapping roses, fans and birds. Printed in yellow, blue, red and black on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176811

Accession Number: 1971.52

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover Persian styled flowers. Printed in olive, raw umber, metallic gold, pale yellow and maroon on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176812

Accession Number: 2000.654

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Design of a round-headed arch supported by two columns. The niche within the arch is filled with two birds and a woman leaning on a balustrade in front of a domed temple. Printed in brown, white, and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176813

Accession Number: 1971.2192

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of rose bouquets, with smaller flowers and sprigs. Printed in two shades pink, two shades purple, three shades green, brown-red, ochre and gray on a pale green ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176814

Accession Number: 1922.710

Wallpaper

Diaper pattern of lobed losenges with diamond shapes inside, floral wreath in a diamond shape and flowers with floral swags. Printed in three greens, two pinks, red and white on a light green ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176815

Accession Number: 1917.291

Wallpaper

Tapestry patterned wallpaper fragment printed to look like flame stitch needlework. Provincals with floral wreaths alternating with hollyhocks. Printed in three greens, two pinks, and white on light pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176816

Accession Number: 1917.235

Wallpaper Border

Border fragment. Stylized flower (lotus?) in black flock outlined in orange on turquoise ground with three narrow grey stripes running horizontally.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176817

Accession Number: 1917.292

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over grape leaf vine printed in green, tan and ochre on light blue-green ground with pin-dots.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176818

Accession Number: 1919.352.1

Wallpaper

Floral border. Roses printed in red, pink, and white with flocked green leaves and palm leaves printed in two greens and blue on olive flocked ground with black, red and ochre flocked stripe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176819

Accession Number: 1917.295

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over grape leaf vine printed in green, tan and ochre on light blue-green ground with pin dots.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176820

Accession Number: 1917.234

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tapestry pattern printed to look like flame stitch needlework. Floral wreaths alternating with holly hocks. Printed in three greens, two pinks and white on light pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176821

Accession Number: 1919.352.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Remains of foliate design in green on white ground. Pattern not discernable.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176822

Accession Number: 1919.352.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue rootlette of leaf veining on light blue ground. Pattern not discernable.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176823

Accession Number: 1919.352.4

Wallpaper

Wallapper fragment. Possible diaper pattern. Red and blue elements on unground paper. Design not discernable.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176824

Accession Number: 1919.352.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and red on buff colored paper. No design discernable.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176825

Accession Number: 1919.352.6

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Overall floral pattern printed in maroon, pink, gold, yellow, green, tan on a green and tan ground.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176826

Accession Number: 1922.25

Wallpaper

Five fragments. Pineapple and sprig pattern. Pink, red, two greens and white printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176827

Accession Number: 1922.24A-E

Wallpaper

Three fragments of floral wallpaper. Red and ochre printed on a rose ground. Diamond shapes encase quatrefoil and floral elements, alternating with rosettes and sprigs.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176828

Accession Number: 1922.26A-C

Wallpaper

Three fragments printed in red, white and black on an ochre ground. Diaper pattern and octagon vignettes with nosegay inside.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176829

Accession Number: 1922.27A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment printed in two pinks, two browns, green, and white on an ochre ground. There is a twisted form which runs the length of the border and looks like cable moulding or ropework. Circular rosettes and thick jagged white lines are placed within the rope form.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176830

Accession Number: 1922.27B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Octagon with morning glories in lavender and white over a field of lavender ashlar blocks and alternating with maroon medallions framing lavender and white sprigs. Printed on grey polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176831

Accession Number: 1918.1006

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