Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation tapestry paper depicting woodlands scene. Printed in two greens, two browns, grey, cream and pink on dark olive ground. Overprinted with a black diapered pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176041

Accession Number: 1985.26.322

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale pattern of intertwining peonies. Printed in two pinks, two browns, beige and metallic gold on grey/brown ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176042

Accession Number: 1985.26.323

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral pattern of scrolled foliage, peonies and artichoke. Printed in light olive green, two browns, and metallic gold on dark blue green ground. Textured ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176043

Accession Number: 1985.26.325

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of peony bouquets surrounded by scrolled foliage, floral garlands and tassels. Printed in grey and white on green ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176044

Accession Number: 1985.26.328

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate arabesques, scrolled foliage and peonies suround central pedestal. Printed in brownish orange and cream on light red ground. Rib textured paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176045

Accession Number: 1985.26.331

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale floral and scrolled foliage pattern with peonies. Printed in red, pink, two blues, two greens, ochre and white on gold metallic ground. Chevron textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176046

Accession Number: 1985.26.333

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolled foliate and floral design. Printed in yellow, two greens, two browns, grey on brown ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176047

Accession Number: 1985.26.334

Unused sample. Repeating grid of rose and daisy sprays joined by meandering lace ribbons against a light blue and blue liquid mica ground. Printed in beige, tan, yellow, two blues, pink and white on an embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176048

Accession Number: 1985.26.335

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of flowers enclosed by scrolls and diapered strapwork. Printed in salmon, maroon, tan,, brown, and metallic gold on an embossed olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176049

Accession Number: 1985.26.336

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Asymmetrical oriental carpet or tapestry design. Geometric flowers and patterns in imitation of woven textile. Printed in maroon, salmon, peach, green, tan, and burgundy on a navy blue embossed ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176050

Accession Number: 1985.26.337

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of stylized flowers joined by meandering lace ribbon entwined with berried sprigs. Printed in grey and metallic silver on an embossed green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176051

Accession Number: 1985.26.338

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of meandering rose vines against floral lace stripes in metallic gold. Printed in brown, yellow, green, grey, white and metallic gold on an embossed grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176052

Accession Number: 1985.26.339

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating blue stylized flowers with small blossoms and berries framed by scalloped areas of diaper pattern against an embossed field of metallic gold and bronze checks. Printed in three blues, maroon, dark green, metallic gold and copper on a tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176053

Accession Number: 1985.26.340

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized floral medallions with scrolled foliage. Printed in taupe and brown against a horizontal ivory striped field and a light taupe-grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176054

Accession Number: 1985.26.341

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of lace and floral ribbon alternating with rows of continuous flower and berried vine. Printed in orange, red, maroon, metallic gold and peach on an embossed tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176055

Accession Number: 1985.26.342

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating sprays of roses, carnations and daisies against a scale patterned field. Printed in green, mauve, salmon, burnt sienna, pale green, pale yellow, white and ivory on a beige embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176056

Accession Number: 1985.26.343

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral, Asian-inspired design of roses trailing along stylized trellis? Printed in three browns, black, yellow, three reds, blue and metallic gold on ungrounded(?) textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176057

Accession Number: 1985.26.345

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Asian-inspired floral design. Printed in two reds, yellow, brown, blue, green, copper, cold on olive green ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176058

Accession Number: 1985.26.346

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous flowering vine with clover blossoms and holly-like leaves entwined with a ribbon printed with (illegible) script. Bordered above and below by elongated continuous chain. Printed in pink, mauve, rust, two greens, olive green, grey, taupe, and metallic gold on an...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176059

Accession Number: 1985.26.21

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral pattern of peonies and forget-me-nots edged with dentil and stylized floral stripes. Printed in two reds, pink, two blues, three greens, brown, black, and yellow on olive green ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176060

Accession Number: 1985.26.395

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. Bouquet of single rose, buttercups, wild flowers, and grasses separated by sprays of flowers and grasses on a grey striped field. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, lavender, violet, purple, three blues, three greens, orange, red, tan, beige, and two greys on a polished grey ground. Straight ...

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176061

Accession Number: 1985.26.10

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small clusters of forget-me-nots with grey foliage on a grey imitation silk moire ground. Printed in two blues, perwinkle blue, and three greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176062

Accession Number: 1985.26.11

Wallpaper

Wallpaper. All-over design of flowering rose bush with densely arranged foliage. Printed in red, two pinks, and five greens against a dark green ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176063

Accession Number: 1985.26.12

Wallpaper

Repeating sprays of purple rose buds with grass separated by foliated elements. Printed in pink, two purples, two lavenders, three greens, brown, and grey-green on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176064

Accession Number: 1985.26.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Repeating trophy within a rose wreath and below an urn filled with roses connected to same motif with floral garlands. Printed in three browns, three pinks, red, three greens, two lavenders, and two greys on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176065

Accession Number: 1985.26.14AB

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

Wallpaper

Plain paper with a brushed-on, green ground.

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179312

Accession Number: 1922.983.1

Wallpaper

Full roll. Repeating grey cartouches with diaper pattern fill in red, accented with white dots and scrolls. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179313

Accession Number: 1922.982

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of flowers alternating with a shield and a bottom band of diamonds and dots. Printed in two pinks, olive green, white and black on a white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179314

Accession Number: 1988.136

Wallpaper

Drapery paper. Pattern consists of gathered, lacy drapery and chiffon-like drapery gathered and overlapping, forming a diaper pattern. Drapery is embellished with stylized sprigs and leaves. Printed in white and terracotta on a grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179315

Accession Number: 1988.135

Scenic Wallpaper

One of twenty-five fragments of the French scenic wallpaper "Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique" (also known as "Les Voyages du captaine Cook"). The scenic is loosely based on the celebrated events of Captian James Cook's exploration of the Pacific, which brough the captain to his violent death there ...

Date: 1804-1806

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Manufacturer) Charvet, Jean-Gabriel (Designer)

GUSN: 179316

Accession Number: 1954.229.10

Wallpaper

Scenery figure. Within sculptural cartouches there are scenes of boats and sailors heading towards town. Stenciled in green and block-printed in three greens, four greys, two pinks, four browns, tan, blue and blended blue, pink and green.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179317

Accession Number: 1929.1853.2

Scenic wallpaper

One panel of a the scenic paper "El Dorado." The central focus is the swans on the lake protected by trees with a mountain in the background. Very colorful peacock feathers are in the foreground. Printed in greys, greens, browns, blues, yellow, peach and lavender on an irise ground.

Date: 1849

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

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

GUSN: 179318

Accession Number: 1996.34.2

Bandbox

Small, oval, wooden sewing box (A) with pin cushion lid (B). Box is covered with a border paper with flowers, circles and stylized foliage. Blockprinted in two greens, two browns and orange on beige ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179319

Accession Number: 2000.120.2AB

Wallpaper

Used sample. Scenic paper depicting a man in a military uniform c.1810, alternating with a hat with plume surrounded by a wreath. On diapered background. Prints in blue, green, two greys, white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179320

Accession Number: 2000.438

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating design of tasseled cord entwined with flowers on a diapered field. Printed in green, black and white. Straight match.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179321

Accession Number: 1988.72.1

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Undulating paisley strapwork framing an urn filled with symmetrically arranged tulips, pink and blue flowers, and a central amaryllis. Printed in two purples, pink, rose, two blues, taupe, grey and white.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179322

Accession Number: 1987.636

Reproduction Wallpaper

Rolled sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "P.V.M.A. Rainbow, Deerfield" pattern (#321) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Rainbow design of repeating floral medallions separated by scrolling, flowered leaves. Printed in blended blue, yellow and white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179323

Accession Number: 1988.70A

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