Historic New England

Bandbox

Tricorne pasteboard box covered with peacock patterned wallpaper. Scene of a peacock with balustrade and a broken Corinthian column.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176845

Accession Number: 1918.1454AB

Wallpaper fragment. Paper with neoclassical and rococo elements. Medallions embellished with flowers, swags and vines, joined by meandering vines. Printed in purple, pink, white, two greens on a grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176846

Accession Number: 1922.712A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small rosebud sprigs printed in aqua, green and pink on a white moire ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176847

Accession Number: 1923.575A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed of looped lines. In the center of each losenge are sprigs of leaves. Printed in brown, beige, taupe on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176848

Accession Number: 1923.576

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Paper has all-over stylized palmette, floral and scroll design. Block printed in white on a green ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176849

Accession Number: 1922.391

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Twiggy branches in tan alternating with floral and berried bough in white. Printed on a yellow ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176850

Accession Number: 1971.213.2

Wallpaper

Cut sample of nursery paper, depicting nursery rhymes such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Printed in greens, reds, pinks, blue, browns on light yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176851

Accession Number: 1912.98

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large scale basket weave pattern printed in two blues and white on dark blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176852

Accession Number: 1917.222

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small-scale all over berried vine printed in taupe and blue on polished ivory ground. Straight repeat?

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176853

Accession Number: 1918.1007

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Chinoiserie paper in grisaille. View of pagoda in a landscape bordered by black oriental lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176854

Accession Number: 1918.1661

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Chinoiserie paper. Allover pattern of strapwork, flowers and foliage. Printed in turquoise, blue and black on bright yellow ground.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176855

Accession Number: 1918.1662

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by intersecting Greek keys in dark green and enclosing stylized flower element composed of four red bellflowers and dark green arrows on an off-white field. Printed on brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176856

Accession Number: 1918.1663

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation silk damask stripe. Alternating rows of white berried and flowering vine and blue flowers. Printed in three blues, grey and white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1910-1919

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176857

Accession Number: 1919.298

Bandbox

Oval, wooden bandbox (A) with lid (B). Paper exhibits a floral pattern with scrolling foliage, carnations and hyacinths. Printed in white, pink and two greens on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176858

Accession Number: 1922.347AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Two rolls of uncut borders. Beading and egg and metallic gold on tan ground bordering red flocked stripe.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176859

Accession Number: 1922.352

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Dense pattern featuring bright colored flowers on a background of amoeba-like bushes. Blockprinted in olive green, three pinks, black, chartreuse, and yellow on blue ground.

Date: 1831-1836

Maker: John C. & Charles Cook (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176860

Accession Number: 1923.577AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow Paper, diaper pattern. Grid formed by dotted line with quatrefoils at intersections and stylized leaves within diamonds. Varnish green on blended blue and white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176861

Accession Number: 1923.7

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B) and lined with newspaper. Large-scale leaf pattern blockprinted in blue and red on a blended yellow, white and blue ground. There are two thin strips of another paper (probably Renaissance Revival) on the edges.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176862

Accession Number: 1924.438AB

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

Wallpaper

Fragments. Three dimensional block with chains on the cube sides. Printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176880

Accession Number: 1985.819AB

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

Wallpaper

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

Cut sample of Egyptian Revival style border. Pattern consists of geometric shapes, including concentric circles, stylized fans, lotus leaf and dentils. Prints in yellows, reds, pink, blue, gold, dark red on light ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176636

Accession Number: 1985.26.854

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

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