Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of a stripe of scallop shells alternating with stripes of bouquets framed by C-scrolls. Background stenciled in green on a gilt ground. Pebble embossed foreground in gold.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177195

Accession Number: 1981.154

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, Moorish pattern of medallions composed of stylized floral and foliate elements. Embossed. Red on a gold ground. Straight match.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177196

Accession Number: 1981.142

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Flower bouquets framed by C-scrolls and separated by garlands. Stenciled in metallic gold or gilt on bright red ground.

Date: 1884-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177197

Accession Number: 1981.163

Unused sample. Strapwork pattern with exotic brids, stylized flowers and cartouches. The design is in relief and is highlighted in gold. The grey-blue background is stenciled and blue is stenciled on gold ground and embossed.

Date: 1880-1898

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177198

Accession Number: 1981.121

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, large-scale, scrolling foliage framing a vertical column of baroque irises. Background is stenciled in crimson on a gold-wash ground.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177199

Accession Number: 1981.161

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, large-scall, scrolling foliage framing a vertical column of baroque irises. Background is stenciled in green on a gold ground. Embossed and lacquered.

Date: 1884-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177200

Accession Number: 1981.159

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. A shell and strapwork pattern with flowers and C-scrolls creating stripes. Paper is embossed, sized on both sides and the front is covered with a gold wash. The background is burnt orange and was applied with a stencil and then the surface was lacquered.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177201

Accession Number: 1981.153

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of scrolling vines and fruit embellished with serpents and winged dragons. Stenciled in dark red on gilt ground. Embossed and lacquered.

Date: 1884-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177202

Accession Number: 1981.156

Wallpaper

Unused sample. High relief of an allover, dense floral pattern of lilies, camellias and oranges. Relief details are in a wash of gold and the background is stenciled in dark red on a gilt ground.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177203

Accession Number: 1981.155

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Embossed pattern of flowers, pomegranates, strapwork, grotesque masks, dolphins, foliage and variety of textures. Relief details are in gold and background is stenciled in green on a gilt ground.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177204

Accession Number: 1981.164

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating large and small medallions with acanthus leaves, C-scrolls and rosettes. Printed in light and dark brown. Pounced? Embossed.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177205

Accession Number: 1981.107

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Striped pattern. Bouquet and bowknot stripes and floral chain stripes alternate with lighter damask-looking stripes with sprigs and lacey ribbon. Printed in red, white, beige and taupe on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177206

Accession Number: 1981.149

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of wreaths with bowknots enclosing a rose sprig. Printed in green flock on a green ground. Ribbed embossing on paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177207

Accession Number: 1981.174

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Neoclassical pattern with oval medallions encircling a sprig, arabesques, scrollwork. Imitates a silk damask. Embossed on a green ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177208

Accession Number: 1981.104

Wallpaper

Unused samples. An Aesthetic/Baroque design with heavy and dense flowers and foliage, primarily sunflowers. Looks like carved and molded plastic. Embossed and stenciled in tan on a grey ground.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177209

Accession Number: 1981.151AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample from end of roll. A basket of flowers framed by arabesques of foliage with bellflowers. Imitating applique. Printed in white on a green ground. Embossed.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177210

Accession Number: 1981.94

Wallpaper

Unused sample (end of roll). Pattern of embossed floral medallion alternates with small diamonds (with loops at each point), formed of rope. Printed in blue, mauve, silver and gold metallic and muted purple on a brick ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Defosse & Karth (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177211

Accession Number: 1981.92

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Damask pattern paper with a pattern of trailing, floral vines. Printed in beige and gold hatch on a mauve ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1916

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177212

Accession Number: 1981.124

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern features a vase of flowers on a pedestal and framed by flowers, ribbon, bowknots and tassels. Printed in white on an aqua, metallic ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177213

Accession Number: 1981.173

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of flowers, scrolling foliage, fruit, ribbon and festoons. The background is embossed with diaper pattern and flowers. Printed in mauve, pink, pale pink, and white on a mauve ground. Embossed. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177214

Accession Number: 1981.117

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A floral stripe design is based on a floral stripe brocade of the 1760s or 1770s. The background is embossed with sprigs and wavy lines. Printed in pink, green, white on a pink ground and embossed.

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177215

Accession Number: 1981.105

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of stylized irises surrounded by scrolling foliage and strapwork. Printed in two blues, green, orange and pink on a dark blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177216

Accession Number: 1981.120

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral medallions on herringbone stripe background, imitating embroidered applique. Printed in mauve, pink, rose, two greys, two greens, two browns and gold on a brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177217

Accession Number: 1981.118

Wallpaper

Unused sample. An imitation of 18th-century French silk brocade with a large bouquet of flowers, lacy ribbons and bowknots. Printed in grey, cream, gold, mauve, two pinks, two greens, yellow, liquid mica ground. Embossed. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177218

Accession Number: 1981.108

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dense pattern with allover foliage and flowers. Stencilled in green background on a metallic silver/brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177219

Accession Number: 1981.101

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Metallic gold and silver trailing floral vine embossed to appear like needlework (crewel) printed on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Paul Balin (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177220

Accession Number: 1981.88

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation cut velvet. Small pink sprigs within yellow and metallic gold medallions and divided by small green-leafed vine. Appears to be needlework, but is not. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177221

Accession Number: 1981.115

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A stylized, Baroque leaf pattern. Printed in green flock on green, pin-striped ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Defosse & Karth (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177222

Accession Number: 1981.123

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of fleur-de-lys. Printed in two shades of brown on a burnt orange ground.

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177223

Accession Number: 1981.133

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Dense field of chrysanthemums and five-petaled blossoms. Printed in brown, rust, green, black and metallic gold on dark brown ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177376

Accession Number: 1969.218I

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ornate diaper pattern in pale green and tan and framing rose sprig in two blues and two browns on polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177377

Accession Number: 1969.219

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border paper. Ten strips of alternating lotus blossoms in white and palmettes in yellow connected by undulating line on red-orange ground and underlined by grey and white beading.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177378

Accession Number: 1969.220

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Lacey medallions framing hunting rabbits with hounds with view of a house in the background. Printed in green, rose, pink and white.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177379

Accession Number: 1969.221

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. One panel of scenic paper with a view of ducks in pond in front of a windmill. Scene is framed by overhanging trees, roses and in the foreground, honeysuckle vines. Printed in four blues, seven greens, two greys, brown, tan, burnt sienna, orange, ochre, pink, rose and white.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177380

Accession Number: 1969.222

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Leaf, vine and berry stripes. Printed in two shades of grey, mustard, red and pale blue-grey on a white ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177381

Accession Number: 1969.218T

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral stripe. Band of daisies in tan and brown alternating with geometric stripe in tan, brown and red. Unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177382

Accession Number: 1969.218E

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral vine and stripe. Meandering metallic gold vine and flowers alternating with narrow band of four-petaled metallic gold flowers on dark grey field and edged with anthemia. Printed on light grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177383

Accession Number: 1969.218F

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border fragment. Flocked narrow border with a row of joined diamonds framed by rows of beads. Printed in two shades of purple flock, sand, light brown and gold on a purple ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177384

Accession Number: 1969.218N

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Allover pattern of slightly meandering roses and rosebuds. Prints in yellow, dark olive, red on light olive ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177385

Accession Number: 1986.1621

Wallpaper

Two unused partial rolls. Dense pattern of scrolling foliage and flowers. Prints in red, metallic gold on tan ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177386

Accession Number: 1986.1620AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern consists of oak leaves, acorns and small flowers over a speckled background. Prints in red, yellow on olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177387

Accession Number: 1986.1619

Roll

Unused roll of floral borders. Prints in two reds, pink, blue, yellow, two greens, mauve mica, gold mica and brown on light olive ground. Pebble textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177388

Accession Number: 1986.1617

Roll of Wallpaper

Unused roll. Scrolled foliage and floral pattern. Prints in red, mauve, green, gold mica on tan ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177389

Accession Number: 1986.1618

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll. Light scrolled foliage and floral pattern. Prints in yellow, red, brown, light olive on dark olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177390

Accession Number: 1986.1623

Wallpaper

Unused fragments of border consisting of peonies and smaller flowers; edged with band of diaper patterning. Prints in dark olive, two reds, brown, black, metallic gold on light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177391

Accession Number: 1986.1622AB

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. Dense pattern of delicately rendered, floral and foliate design. Prints in tan, metallic (?) gold on mauve ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177392

Accession Number: 1986.1624AB

Wallpaper

Large fragments of wallpaper. Floral and scrolled foliage pattern. Prints in red, metallic gold, blue mica, tan on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177393

Accession Number: 1986.1625A-L

Wallpaper Border

Partial roll of wallpaper border. Continuous floral vine with green and blue flowers and brown and black leaves printed above a row of imitation wood or plaster moulding with a shell motif.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177394

Accession Number: 1986.1027