Historic New England

Bandbox

Small, wooden box covered in wallpaper. Paper design is simple, curved lines printed in black and white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1805-1809

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178929

Accession Number: 1967.132

School Book Cover

Small prayer book covered with a green, plain wallpaper printed with the stamp of Thomas Ford, Boston. Printed in black on a green ground.

Date: 1807-1818

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178930

Accession Number: 1968.181

Wooden box with hinged lid covered in paper. Geometric patterned borders with repeating triangles in a horizontal line and embellished with pindots, chevrons, flowers, and floral vines. Blockprinted in red, black and white on a green ground.

Date: 1790-1791

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178931

Accession Number: 1971.370

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Black floral stripe alternating with vertical row of zig-zag beading separating green diamonds with stylized leaves. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178932

Accession Number: 1966.194

Wallpaper

Fragments. Spiral cones with black flowers and leaves sprouting from centers. Printed in black and white on blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178933

Accession Number: 1952.447

Wallpaper

Fragments. All over repeated losenges reverse printed in white forming floral sprigs in yellow, orange and red with green leaves.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178934

Accession Number: 1952.449

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diamond or lattice pattern in green, black and white framing floral element on grey ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178935

Accession Number: 1934.797.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale lattice in green and black on grey ground. (maybe border?)

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178936

Accession Number: 1934.797.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Large-scale organic foliate forms in white and outlined in small red dots on a blue field.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178937

Accession Number: 1985.677

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Early reproduction of the "Diana" wallpaper. Classical figures before a statue of Diana within oval frames and ornamented with draperies, hanging cords, tassels and floral swags. Printed in three blues on grey ground.

Date: 1915-1950

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

GUSN: 178938

Accession Number: 1985.675

Wallpaper

Fragments (3). Rococo Revival landscape figure. Girl with lamb feeding birds framed by C-scrolls, roses and fruit tree boughs. Printed in two greens, brown, tan, two pinks, and blue on a grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178939

Accession Number: 1985.676A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Renaissance Revival strapwork in brown, black, blue and white on tan polished ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178944

Accession Number: 1966.2135A-D

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rococo floral paper with grey scrolls accented with maroon and embellished with three blue flowers and foliage in two greens. Printed on polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178945

Accession Number: 1966.2134

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Green ribbon entwined around tan and brown cabling on olive green flock.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178946

Accession Number: 1987.147B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by small connected ivy leaves outlined in ochre on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178947

Accession Number: 1987.147

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Landscape figure of a woman kneeling beside an urn and bouquets of flowers. Printed in black, white, pink and blue on a yellow/ochre ground. Drop match.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178948

Accession Number: 1922.423

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over shell and palmette medallion framed by foliate elements. Printed in indigo blue on pink ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178949

Accession Number: 1923.241

Wallpaper

Fragment. Medium sized all over blue floral on ungrounded paper with pink stripe. Paper is joined improperly at selvedge.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178950

Accession Number: 1923.247

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tile pattern in blue and white of alternating square and circular designs. Circular medallion has floral center with radiating stylized foliage bordered by open basket weave, square tile has centered flower with radiating foliate forms bordered by geometric, eliptical elements.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178951

Accession Number: 1923.248

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border. Undulating acanthus leaves in yellow, ochre and brown entwined with white and gray and three green flowers on an olive flocked ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178952

Accession Number: 1922.945

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by black dotted lines with red and black stars at the intersections and framing reverse printed ivory centers. On unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178953

Accession Number: 1929.980A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grey Greek key stripe alternating with vertical row of small scale floral vine printed in grey, tan, olive and green. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178954

Accession Number: 1929.981

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of wallpaper. Striped, embossed, gilt design of grape or berry clusters alternating with floral sprig sprouting from a heart-shaped element. Gilt on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178955

Accession Number: 1929.982AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of roller printed, striped paper. There are landscape vignettes in Rococo cartouches with swags of vines connecting each one. Printed in silver and gold mica, grey, three greens, pale blue and reddish brown on a cream ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178956

Accession Number: 1966.441

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliate and vine reverse printed on a green field with black pin dots on a white ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178957

Accession Number: 1924.609

Wallpaper

Fragment. Cone and leaf border printed in black and orange on a green ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 178958

Accession Number: 1924.610

Wallpaper

Border fragment of continuous vine with white and grey roses printed in four greens and blue with brown flock overprinted with two greens. The border is trimmed along the outlines of the flowers at the lower edge. Attached to wallpaper fragment 1965.12.2D

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178959

Accession Number: 1965.12.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Cherry tree branches with leaves and blossoms. Printed in aqua, two pinks, two greens, grey, two blues, two tans and black on white ground. Attached to border 1965.12.2C

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178960

Accession Number: 1965.12.2D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Geometric design. Checked squares alternating with squares framing four anthemia. Printed in red on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178961

Accession Number: 1965.11B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Striped paper composed of band of dots alternating with small repeating scrolls with foliate terminals. Printed in white on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178962

Accession Number: 1965.10B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by intersecting ribbons of lace and filled with a pattern on 'X's and dots. Printed in red and white on brown (originally yellow?).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178963

Accession Number: 1965.10C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green stylized sprigs alternating with white floral medallions on buff ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178964

Accession Number: 1965.10A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, small-scale, formal floral design in brown, olive and blue on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178965

Accession Number: 1980.237.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover pattern of trailing floral vine with tendrils and scrolls alternating with floral medallions draped by beaded garland.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178966

Accession Number: 1980.237.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Narrow, two blues stripe on a wider beige stripe which alternates with a stripe of white, horizontal pin stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178967

Accession Number: 1980.237.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale diaper pattern. Raised coffer-like design in tan and white enclosing dark green field.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178968

Accession Number: 1971.47

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating still life of dishes, vase and flowers on Hoosier-like cupboard. Printed in red, pink, grey and liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178757

Accession Number: 1992.780

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pink and blue, repeating floral medallions on a field of metallic gold daisies on a green, embossed ground.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178758

Accession Number: 1992.789

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small repeating vignettes of church and mill alternating with marblized rectangles on a field of green and liquid mica clouds. Printed in red, salmon, two blues, yellow, two greens, tans and black on pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178759

Accession Number: 1992.793

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Ochre, simple vine, stripe flanked by rows of dots alternating with liquid mica stripes against a grey and white floral damask field.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178760

Accession Number: 1992.786

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Four or five repeating Currier & Ives vignettes. Scene of a farmyard, horse-drawn sleigh and steamboat, "The Natchez". Printed in blue, red, yellow and brown on a pale yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1937-1950

Maker: after Currier & Ives

GUSN: 178761

Accession Number: 1992.794

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized flowers (tulips?) alternating vertically with metallic gold fleur-de-lis on a striped field. Printed in maroon, tan, metallic gold, green and copper on a beige ground. Striaght match.

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: Sears, Roebuck and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178762

Accession Number: 1992.799

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripes of Renaissance Revival strapwork in brown and outlined in mauve flanking meandering vine with blue and pink blossoms. Printed on an ivory ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178764

Accession Number: 2000.394

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of grisaille flowers on a polished, yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178765

Accession Number: 2000.395

Wallpaper

Fragment. Framed vignette of a child resting and dog beneath a tree on a field of entwined fretwork. Printed in two browns, white, blue and green on a tan ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178766

Accession Number: 2000.396

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral-trail pattern with a meandering green vine spouting different flowers: carnations, clematis and peony blossoms. Printed in orange, red, pink, white and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178767

Accession Number: 1978.140A-F

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Trophy Paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes behind bouquets and trophies of war, including shield, arrows and quiver, flag and sword. Prints in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178768

Accession Number: 1978.141.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape scene in grisaille of town with wooden bridges, framed by dense foliage and over printed with pattern of arcs.

Date: 1920-1925

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178769

Accession Number: 1978.148.6A-K

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille pillar and arch design of Corinthian columns supporting and egg & dart arch and framing an urn. A canopy and hanging cord with tassle are also visible. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178770

Accession Number: 1978.142.1A-G

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of stylized foliage with repeating trophies of war and floral bouquets. Printed in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178771

Accession Number: 1978.141

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