Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rosettes on stars framed by circles and radiating rays on a field of undulating lines. Printed in red, metallic copper and gold on a salmon ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175941

Accession Number: 1985.26.191

Unused sample. Oriental and exotic landscape with bridge, pagoda and oblesk in background and yellow iris, peonies, and bamboo in foreground. Printed in ochre, tan, maroon, pink and three greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175942

Accession Number: 1985.26.192

Wallpaper

Original artwork for wallpaper design. Pink and rose arabesque framing fern foliage and flower on a red, maroon and black flame element.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175943

Accession Number: 1985.26.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern composed of interlaced squares with stylized flower centers and circles at the intersections. Printed in violet and grey on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175944

Accession Number: 1985.26.194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Persian design in an Anglo-Japanese like framework. A variety and abundance of overlapping ornament. Pine motif, leaf ornament, chevrons, flowers. Printed in blue, cream, red, pink, black, two greens, and gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175945

Accession Number: 1985.26.286

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized fleur des lys and medallion paper. Printed in light blue/green, green, bronze mica, and white on grey/green irise ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175946

Accession Number: 1985.26.471

Wallpaper

Symmetrical arrangement of framed vignettes, columns, and flowers printed below a row of lozenges and above a band of cornucopias and a row of beading. Printed in tan, red, maroon, fuschia, three blues, two greens, and metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175947

Accession Number: 1985.26.20

Wallpaper

Meandering morning glory vine entwined with flowering vine with pale yellow flowers above and below a row of X's and O's. Printed in mauve, pale pink, olive green, tan, metallic gold, and aqua blue on a pale olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175948

Accession Number: 1985.26.224

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses, lilacs, irises and phlox with scrolling foliage supporting swagged drum and horn, lute with wheat and a flower basket. Printed in pink, salmon, rust, maroon, olive green, light blue, blue and tan on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175949

Accession Number: 1985.26.441

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous leafy branch with blossoms winding around horizontal lines. Top and bottom bands of stylized flowers. Printed in gold, silver, copper and chestnut on a tan unground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175950

Accession Number: 1985.26.278

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of Egyptian, stylized floral elements. Printed in metallic gold and copper, ochre, tan and pink against a field of blue and yellow, imitation moire on a light grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175951

Accession Number: 1985.26.393

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral in imitation of a woven tapestry against a metallic gold field. Printed in light olive and black on a pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175952

Accession Number: 1985.26.394

Wallpaper

Repeating grid of stylized foliate elements. Printed in red, green, beige, and metallic gold on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175953

Accession Number: 1985.26.23

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of sprays of carnations, roses and wild flowers. Printed in two pinks, mauve, maroon, two blues, two greens, ochre, brown, taupe, and overprinted with a black screen. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175954

Accession Number: 1985.26.431

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of scrolling leaves and berries. Printed in tan and blue and outlined in metallic gold on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175955

Accession Number: 1985.26.262

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Palm leaves framed by a husk wreath draped with rose garlands. Printed in two blues and metallic gold on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175956

Accession Number: 1985.26.261

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over meandering floral vine. Reverse printed in three pinks, three browns, three greens, white and gold on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175957

Accession Number: 1985.26.239

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of metallic gold, brass, and liquid mica rococo scrolls and blue and pink blossoms. Printed on an embossed beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175958

Accession Number: 1985.26.264

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral pattern. Printed in pale blue, yellow, two greens, and dark beige on a yellow beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175959

Accession Number: 1985.26.279

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Bouquet of roses flanked by scrolls draped with rose garlands and tied with ribbon. Printed in pink, mauve, ochre, metallic gold, gold, and pink and white liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

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

GUSN: 175960

Accession Number: 1985.26.263

Wallpaper

Unused sample of corner paper. Spray of mixed flowers framed by two interwoven squares within a larger, geometrically patterned tile design. Printed in pink, yellow, black, rust, beige, olive green and metallic gold on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175961

Accession Number: 1985.26.413

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering and overlapping foliated floral vines. Printed in yellow, pink, light taupe, brown, gold and white on a cream embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175962

Accession Number: 1985.26.288

Wallpaper

All over design of tan stylized flowers on a field of small orange circles and dots. Printed on an ivory ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175963

Accession Number: 1985.26.31

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over field of light green delicate flowers with metallic gold centers and foliage against a pin stripe background on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175964

Accession Number: 1985.26.347

Wallpaper

All over stylized flowers printed in cream, taupe, and metallic gold and copper on a pink reverse printed field and a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175965

Accession Number: 1985.26.34

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large foliate scrolls entwined with oak leaves and acorns. Printed in brown, four greens, peach and burnt umber on a dark tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176166

Accession Number: 1985.26.439

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Imitation brocade of diagonal, diapered stripes interrupted by foliate scrolls framing a pineapple. Printed in red, orange, three blues, green, two browns, and metallic gold on a tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176167

Accession Number: 1985.26.44

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of stylized flowers and foliage ornamented with an ashlar pattern. Printed in two mauves, grey and metallic gold on embossed, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176168

Accession Number: 1985.26.442

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large baroque flowers with berries and metallic gold, geometric patterns on the foliage. Printed in two browns, tan, green and metallic gold on a polished and embossed, chartreuse ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176169

Accession Number: 1985.26.443

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized sprigs on a diapered ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176170

Accession Number: 1985.26.444

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms against a field of meandering, lace ribbons. Printed in pale yellow, mauve, grey, green, rust and taupe on ungrounded, embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176171

Accession Number: 1985.26.445

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers framed by geometrically patterned arches. Printed in tan, metallic gold and black on a brown, embossed ground and varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176172

Accession Number: 1985.26.446

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized flower blossoms and lace fans bordered by rows of bead and reel and pendants. Printed in light peach, white, brown, yellow, metallic copper and gold on a light olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176173

Accession Number: 1985.26.271

Wallpaper

Unused sample, incomplete repeat. Stylized floral elements, rendered flatly and arranged symetrically within scalloped frames. Printed in light blue, white, salmon, taupe and metallic gold on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176174

Accession Number: 1985.26.5

Wallpaper

Anglo-Japanese paper of stylized flowers, leaves, and geometric pattern. Prints in three browns, maroon, yellow, blue/grey, gold, and dark mustard on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176175

Accession Number: 1985.26.6

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Embossed paper. Meandering tree branch with exotic flowers, cherries, berries, pears, pomegranates, and pineapple on geometric patterned, embossed field. Printed in brown, taupe, and tan on a green ground. Drop match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Possibly Balin, Paul

GUSN: 176176

Accession Number: 1985.26.449

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation wood grain walnut crotch design. Hand painted in brown on tan ground. Overvarnished.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176177

Accession Number: 1985.26.576

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak wood grain paper printed in two browns and cream.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176178

Accession Number: 1985.26.588

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak woodgrain paneling. Printed in dark brown on a burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176179

Accession Number: 1985.26.590

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation bird's-eye maple woodgrain paneling. Printed in brown on a light brown varnished ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176180

Accession Number: 1985.26.592

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of red roses alternating with ochre straw flowers printed on a metallic gold field and bordered above and below by row of stylized black berries and leaves. Printed on an embossed, olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176181

Accession Number: 1985.26.647

Wallpaper

Unused sample of two borders, attached. Stylized palmette, edged with striped border. Prints in blue, pink, metallic gold, copper and red on light green ground. Honeycombed textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176182

Accession Number: 1985.26.600A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foreground of roses and cornflowers with rustic trellises in background. Printed in pink, brown, white, tan, taupe, beige, olive green and metallic copper on a yellow, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176183

Accession Number: 1985.26.797

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foreground of roses and cornflowers with rustic trellises in the background. Printed in pink, salmon, Indian red, maroon, orange, yellow, cream, olive and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176184

Accession Number: 1985.26.778

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized, entwined vine with clusters of blossoms bordered above and below by geometric foliate elements in triangular frames. Printed in metallic pink, bronze, copper, gold and blue; maroon and olive green on a taupe ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176185

Accession Number: 1985.26.70

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Japanese style frieze. Pattern consists of horizontal stripe of stylized anthemion. Second horizonal panel consists of chrysanthemum flower and leaves winding around thin trunk. Printed in red, yellow, metallic copper, metallic green, and metallic gold on olive ground. Straight ...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176186

Accession Number: 1985.26.533

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of roses in pink, rose and mauve framed by metallic gold, foliatee c-scrolls draped with rose garlands on a pale pink field and embossed cream colored ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176187

Accession Number: 1985.26.598A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Asymmetrical arrangement of medieval trophies, mounted knights, and framed views of canopied courtyards. Printed in pale yellow, pink, green, maroon, light blue and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176188

Accession Number: 1985.26.68