Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Undulating vine with widely spaced roses. Printed in green, red and white on white ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177786

Accession Number: 1967.136.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale geometric pattern of criss-cross squares with floral motif in centers. Printed in white, pink and black on blue-grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177787

Accession Number: 1967.136.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern. Grey vine on white field separating grid of maroon ogee-ended panels with floral sprigs in green and violet.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177788

Accession Number: 1967.136.20

Fragment. Vertical stripe of alternating stylized flowers in blue with horizontal pinstripe field and solid vertical band with naturalistic sprigs of white and pink daisies bordered by black and yellow bands. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177789

Accession Number: 1967.136.21

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover floral (clematis?) heads in red and orange on a delicate yellow, leafed vine with berried stem. Printed on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177790

Accession Number: 1967.136.22

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral blue and white element outlined in grey pin-dots and accented with white liquid mica. Printed on white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177791

Accession Number: 1967.136.23

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale tile pattern. Squares outlined in black with goemetric red and green design in centers alternating with squares of similar design in grey and white. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177792

Accession Number: 1967.136.24

Wallpaper

Fragment. Narrow vertical stripes with scattering of blue, tiny, stylized flowers. Printed in pink, black and white on grosgrain embossed paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177793

Accession Number: 1967.136.25

Wallpaper

Fragment. Dense repeating vertical stripes, the two largest are abstract floral and naturalistic floral, alternating with narrow pink stripes and diaper pattern in liquid mica. Printed in pink, white, green and black on unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177794

Accession Number: 1967.136.26

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous flower heads set against broken horizontal stripes. Printed in pink, white, green, black and liquid mica.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177795

Accession Number: 1967.136.26A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Frieze Border. Allover continuous repeat of flowers, perhaps garland. Bordered on top by two horizontal black lines. Printed in pink, blue, green and white liquid mica on white or unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177796

Accession Number: 1967.136.26B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal orange lines - lattice on black ground. Some white.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177797

Accession Number: 1967.136.2B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of diaper pattern alternating with berried foliage vine. Printed in green, red and white poosibly on blue ground. Colors are faded and stained. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177798

Accession Number: 1967.136.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover diaper pattern with diagonal grid imitating lace on a dotted field. Printed in white on blue? ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177799

Accession Number: 1967.136.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical geometric stripe in blue on white? ground. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177800

Accession Number: 1967.136.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Very dark green? ground. Design not decipherable, but printed in pink and white.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177801

Accession Number: 1967.136.6

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, small-scale repeat with vertical stripes of delicate serpentine vines. Printed in white on red ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177802

Accession Number: 1967.136.7

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral possibly with medallion. Printed in dark green, turquoise and yellow on tan ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177803

Accession Number: 1967.136.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Bifircated foliate elements in green and red alternating with red outlined and horizontally striped diamonds. Separated by white scrolls on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177804

Accession Number: 1967.136.15

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers at intersection framing maroon diamond panel with hollow, round corners. Printed in brown, tan and maroon.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177805

Accession Number: 1967.136.19

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral vine with thick, stocky stems. Flower heads tipped in red with yellow centers and olive stems and buds on tan/khaki ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177806

Accession Number: 1967.137.14

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Allover grid of stylized floral forms with husk and bead elements. Printed in a blend of red, yellow, black and white on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177807

Accession Number: 1967.137.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Scrolling Greek Revival foliage in grey and white framing geometric forms. Printed on pink ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177808

Accession Number: 1967.137.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover grid of closely spaced stylized floral elements in blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177809

Accession Number: 1967.137.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral pattern in which green and maroon sprigs with tendrils either alternate with or meander between white medallions on grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177810

Accession Number: 1967.137.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Bifurcated foliate elements in green and red alternating with red outlined and horizontally striped diamonds, divided by white scrolls on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177811

Accession Number: 1967.137.6

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover densely arranged leaves and suggested vine. Printed in pink with maroon edges and negative space filled in with maroon horizontal pin-stripes.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177812

Accession Number: 1967.137.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vine and stripe. Broad vertical foliate vine on blue field which appears "stretched" between two rods and alternates with tan stripe. Printed on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177813

Accession Number: 1967.137.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers at intersections framing maroon diamond panel with hollow round corners. Printed in brown, tan and maroon.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177814

Accession Number: 1967.137.10

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern. Grey vine in white field separating grid of maroon ogee-ended panels with floral sprigs in green and violet.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177815

Accession Number: 1967.137.11

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral (clematis?) heads in red and orange on a delicate yellow leafed vine with berried stems. Printed on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177816

Accession Number: 1967.137.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow medallion and stripe. Floral centers with foliate wreaths bordered by vertical foliate stripe. Printed in blended blue and green on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177817

Accession Number: 1967.137.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale, white, allover foliage vine (now very dirty) in blue, cream and ochre on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177818

Accession Number: 1967.149B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped paper. Alternating vertical stripes of flowering vine and rose sprigs on a trellis. Printed in red, green and white on unground paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177819

Accession Number: 1967.149A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over scrolling leaf and vine design with berries, and a variety of diaper patterns within the leaves and pin stripes. Printed in two whites, metal dust and rust flock on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179298

Accession Number: 1972.117

Wallpaper

Panel from Zuber's "Vues D'Amerique Du Nord" or "Views of North America." Views of various sites of the United States: Bay of New York; Boston Harbor; Niagara Falls; the Natural Bridge in Virginia. This scene depicts spectators on foot and horseback observing the solidiers of West Point. Printed in ...

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179299

Accession Number: 1996.76

"Décor Chinois" Wallpaper

Thirty-one fragments of chinoiserie-style wall panels. Naturalistic depiction of flowers, foliage, blooming branches and butterflies. The inspiration for these panels came from 18th-century, handpainted, Chinese wallpapers. Printed in over twenty colors on a white ground.

Date: 1856-1867

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Ehrmann, Eugene (Designer) Zipelius, Hermann (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179300

Accession Number: 1929.1854.2

"Les Jardins Francais" Wallpaper

A fragment of the first panel of Zuber's "Les Jardins Francais." The panel features a statue of a putto on the back of a lion, on a pedestal at the end of a bridge. Lots of trees surround the statue. Printed in two blues, two greys, five greens, and two pinks.

Date: 1822-1836

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Mongin, Antoine-Pierre

GUSN: 179301

Accession Number: 1929.1854.1

"Les Paysages de Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso"

French scenic wallpaper "Les Paysages de Télémaque dans l'île de Calypso". Twenty seven panels depict scenes from the story "Les Aventures de Télémaque," written by François Fénelon in 1699. Block-printed in eighty-five colors with 2,027 woodblocks. Printed in four greens, two browns, two pinks, two...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Manufacturer) Mader, Xavier (Designer)

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 179302

Accession Number: 1973.101

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Landscape figure pattern with four alternating Turkish scenes. Scenes are separated by a pendant motif and stripes with small, stylized flowers. Printed in grisaille, including two greys, dark grey-brown and white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179303

Accession Number: 1973.102A

Wallpaper

Top border to sidewall. The pattern includes classical egg and dart mouldings and dentils with a band of a continuous, floral vine underneath and drapery swags hanging on cord with tassels suspended from medallions. Printed in two grays, three pinks, three greens, black and white on light gray groun...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179304

Accession Number: 1973.102B

Wallpaper

Ashlar patterned wallpaper fragments with attached border. Stone blocks which surround alternating motifs such as an urn and bunches of fruit. Printed in blue, green, two greys, white, brown and taupe on a grey ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179305

Accession Number: 1973.103AB

Wallpaper

Bottom border to sidewall. Not as decorative as the top border. A band of medallions alternate with floral bouquets and horizontal lines. Printed in two grays, three pinks, three greens, black and white on a light gray ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179306

Accession Number: 1973.102C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. All over sprays of roses and tropical flowers with birds (parrot) in flight. Printed in six pinks, lavender, purple, three greens, two yellows, red, two browns and white on blue, polished ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179307

Accession Number: 1924.843

Wallpaper

Fragments of leather wallcovering from Boston, Massachusetts. Pebble embossed leather with a pattern of scrolling foliage, flowers, dragonflies, bees, birds, and dracontines. Stenciled in red, green and blue on gilt ground.

Date: 1882

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 179308

Accession Number: 1988.67A-E

Fireboard

Fireboard covered with wallpaper with alternating motifs of a bird perched on a floral branch and a large flower with blossom framed by stylized flowers and vines. Printed in green, brown, white on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179309

Accession Number: 1970.315

Wallpaper

The border matches the striped sidewall and completes the top with a crowning floral spray and bud. There is also cording on the edges and a swag of beads. Top band are stylized oak leaves in square compartments with scrolled edges. Printed cinnamon and brown flock, gold, grey, green and white on a ...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179310

Accession Number: 1922.983.3

Wallpaper

Striped pattern with a central, vertical motif of flowers, scrolling foliage and a wreath of leaves and berries. Between the stripes are dots and on the outer sides there is a vertical column of stylized flowers and geometric shapes. Printed in cinnamon and brown flock, white, green-grey and gold on...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179311

Accession Number: 1922.983.2