Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. One fragment has vertical stripe element with flower petals aligned. Other fragment with thin horizontal lines with pin dots outlining triangle of diamond shapes. Printed in two blues, white and black on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177033

Accession Number: 1967.205

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern consists of horizontal stripe of meandering vine and oak leaf and acorns alternating with larger leaf, edged at top and bottom with solid stripes. Printed in brown, light and dark orange and grey on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177034

Accession Number: 1967.207

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, diaper pattern. Diamond losenges are formed by cords joined by small medallions. Sprigs are in the center of each losenge. Printed in two blues, two browns and beige on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177035

Accession Number: 1967.216

Bandbox

Paper fragments removed from band box. Allover floral pattern of tulips and roses with decorative feathered bird. Printed in two pinks, white and varnish green on unground grey paper.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177036

Accession Number: 1967.171.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ashlar block with raised marble panels. Printed in white, tan, blue, grey and two browns on polished buff ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177037

Accession Number: 1967.195

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Flowers with feathers printed in maroon and off-white with metallic gold on grey ground. (Drop repeat)

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177038

Accession Number: 1969.595

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeated foliate sprig outlined in metallic gold and enclosed within thin, metallic gold and green intertwining lines. Printed in white, tan, taupe, olive and metallic gold and green on pale green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177039

Accession Number: 1969.579.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern. Small-scale grid of leafed stems with four-lobed blossoms at the intersections and stylized flower at center. Printed in cream, rust, metallic gold and metallic green on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177040

Accession Number: 1969.579.4

Wallpaper

Machine printed cut sample. Renaissance Revival. Foliate and scrolls printed in maroon, tan, beige and mica?/ metalic yellow and outlined in metallic gold on off-white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177041

Accession Number: 1969.607

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeated flower bouquets in urns surrounded by floral wreaths tied with bow knots and connected by suggested drapery swags in liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

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

GUSN: 177042

Accession Number: 1969.579.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pebble embossed paper with an allover floral design. Copper and gold mica and peach on a pale pink ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177043

Accession Number: 1969.592.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, Renaissance Revival stripe interrupted by "carved" cartouches. Printed in brown, tan, light orange and blue on polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177044

Accession Number: 1969.580.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Renaissance Revival strapwork framing alternating cartouches with narrow horizontal pin-stripes. Printed in tan, brown, and white on a blue field.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177045

Accession Number: 1969.580.3

Wallpaper Fragment

Vignettes of French life; including Napoleon III and Eugenia in a landau, women praying to Madonna and Child, a traveler, sea activity. Brown and black on a white ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177046

Accession Number: 1969.582.2

Wallpaper

Overall floral with oak leaves. Green and white on grey-white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177047

Accession Number: 1969.582.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Flocked border. Fluted rods entwined by leaves at regular intervals and bordered by green flock stripes. Printed in two browns, orange and peach with gold leaf and green flock, overprinted in dark green.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177048

Accession Number: 1969.596B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival. Large-scale floral with strapwork and foliate scrolls. Red flock overprinted in maroon on a white grosgrain textured ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177049

Accession Number: 1969.587

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Broad stripe framed by narrow stripes. Two vertical vines of 3-leaf clovers. Printed in two greens, white and beige on unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177050

Accession Number: 1969.598

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border fragment. Grid of squares framing stylized flowers and foliate forms. Printed in dark green-grey and black on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177051

Accession Number: 1969.592.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Stylized pink and green sprigs on reverse printed blue diamonds framed by diagonal grid of fine blue lines on unground paper with star at intersection. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177052

Accession Number: 1969.604.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stripe composed of green coral on a light green field alternating with stripe of orange and red diamond within a brown, eight-pointed medallions connected by brown "stem". Printed on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177053

Accession Number: 1969.604.2

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall floral. Brown, yellow, red printed on a mustard-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177054

Accession Number: 1969.578.3

Wallpaper

Floral in suggestion of cut velvet. Roses and oak leaves. Printed in grey, dark grey and white on a white-beige gound.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177055

Accession Number: 1969.578.10A

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall, ribbon-tied sprigs connected by tendrils with leaves and berries. Tan, brown, pink and liquid mica printed on beige.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177056

Accession Number: 1969.578.5

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall floral (wild roses and daisies, wheat). Grey, white, green, metallic bronze and light brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177057

Accession Number: 1969.578.4

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover, large foliate pattern. Printed in peach, gold mica, two browns on a light beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177058

Accession Number: 1969.578.8

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall scrolling foliage with flowers. Pink, off-white, metallic gold, liquid mica on a pale pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177059

Accession Number: 1969.578.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover diaper pattern. Printed in two blues and green on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177060

Accession Number: 1969.578.14

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Large, scrolling foliage with flowers (chrysanthymums?). Printed in pale pink, light beige, mustard, peach, brown, silver and gold mica on an off-white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177061

Accession Number: 1969.578.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, scrolling foliage or volutes. Green, yellow, metallic gold, liquid mica on a pale peach ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177062

Accession Number: 1969.578.6

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

Fragment. Small, stylized flowers with stems framed by bellflower wreath and separated by medallions with hearts. Printed in brown, grey, yellow, pink, maroon and ivory on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177334

Accession Number: 1980.250.2

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