Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Gothic Revival wallpaper [.1-.2]. Pattern consists of vignette of Gothic window with exterior view of arched gate set against blended sky and greenery. Vignette surrounded by floral and leaf swags. Printed in brown, red, green, blue on white, polished ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179095

Accession Number: 1978.127.1-.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Red flower baskets with pink, blue and yellow flowers on a field of white meandering vines. Printed on polished grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179096

Accession Number: 1978.124

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stylized diaper pattern. Flower bouquets sprouting from scrolls and framed by scalloped lattice. Printed in turquoise on a light green ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179097

Accession Number: 1978.128

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Partially flocked floral border with scrolling leaves and winding vine. Printed in brown, three blues, three greens, yellow, orange, white and dark grey on a light grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178890

Accession Number: 1972.182A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Stripe paper. Within stripe is a meandering floral vine with medallions. Within wide stripes is a vertical candelabra form with arabesques. Printed in brown, green and grey on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178891

Accession Number: 1972.182

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Textile pattern. A diaper-like design with pine motifs. Printed in three blues on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178892

Accession Number: 1965.138

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Cells within rectangles of cut marble patterning framed by rosettes. Printed in brown, rust, yellow, black, blue and beige on beige ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178893

Accession Number: 1980.203A-C

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Strapwork design with horizontal lines printed in white and brown on a light grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178894

Accession Number: 1987.145AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over floral design printed in green on white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178895

Accession Number: 1930.956

Wallpaper

Fragments. Japanese leather paper with large-scale scrolling flowers, foliate and berries in orange, green and yellow on a brown, pebble embossed surface.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178896

Accession Number: 1987.117.1-.2

School Book Cover

Diaper pattern with a ribbon and beading. Ribbon is embellished with foliate vine. Printed in black, white and tan on a pink ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178897

Accession Number: 1988.64

Wallpaper

Fragment. Appears to be Aesthetic style floral with checked lattice. Printed in pale yellow, olive and black on tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178898

Accession Number: 1988.65.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale diaper pattern composed of white tracery frames outlined in blue and enclosing blue diamond elements. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178899

Accession Number: 1988.65.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Brown stylized sprig enclosed within turquiose ogee frames overprinted in maroon on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178900

Accession Number: 1988.66AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Large-scale diaper pattern. Stylized, floral medallion in black and white enclosed within diamonds formed by zig-zag lines. Printed on brown ground. Paper has a blue cast.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178901

Accession Number: 1980.202AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Organic/abstract stripe. Lobed elements in black and pink attached to a vertical black line outlined by white feathering lines and enclosed within scalloped border edged in spikes. Printed on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178902

Accession Number: 1922.306

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Gray stripes interrupted by scrolls framing maroon sprigs on alternating green, olive, purple and blue fields. Printed on a maroon stylized diaper field on buff ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178903

Accession Number: 1942.624

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with stripe. Raised diamond panels in three shades of brown framed by short brown dashes and continiuous blue dotted lines on unground paper. Ribbon stripe printed in blue.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178904

Accession Number: 1942.627

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Allover diaper pattern with 8-sided diamond-like shapes. Inside are stylized 4-lobed flowers. Diamonds are framed by lines of oak leaves. Printed in brown and blue on an unground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178905

Accession Number: 1942.625AB

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Thick stemmed vine with large leaves grow sinuously up the paper with infills of diaper patterning and dots. (Vine looks flocked.) Printed in black, white and blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178906

Accession Number: 1934.407

Fireboard

Full panel removed from a fireboard. Still life of fruit, caterpillar, bird and lizard on top of a marble pedestal with a "carved" classical scene of two women dancing before a sacrificial bull. Still life includes: peaches, apples, canteloupe, artichokes, pears, grapes, basket and wine flask. Class...

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178907

Accession Number: 1923.501

Wallpaper

Partial roll of borders cut in half. Horizontally repeating stylized flowers flanked by bellflowers. Printed in yellow, burnt sienna and tan.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178908

Accession Number: 1923.823

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Uncut rows of borders. Horizontally repeating stylized flowers flanked by bellflowers. Printed in yello, burnt sienna, and tan.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178909

Accession Number: 1923.822

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Looks like a piece of a classical architectural element but is hard to tell. The other fragment shows the excise stamp. Printed in two greys, white and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1765-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178910

Accession Number: 1923.375

Wallpaper

The frieze depicts Alcestis, wife of Amor (god of love), accompanied by domestic virtues (Hospitality, Providence, Order, Diligence). Each female figure carries attributes symbolizing her qualities. Block-printed in white, two greens, tan, and two browns on yellow ground.

Date: 1876

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer) Crane, Walter (Artist, Designer)

Material: block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 178911

Accession Number: 1923.821

Wallpaper

Watercolor sketch of floral paper. Painted in blue, two shades of orange, black, white, two shades of green, grey, two shades of pink on a light grey ground.

Date: 1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178913

Accession Number: 1920.300

Wallpaper

Fragment. Moorish pillar and arch paper decorated in the geometric designs imitating mosaics. Printed in green, blue and white on unground or tan paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178914

Accession Number: 1971.49

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral and foliate pattern printed in pink, red and green on a peach ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178915

Accession Number: 1971.50

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper in nine fragments. Embossed paper in the style of Japanese leather paper. Dense floral pattern with exotic birds, probably a phoenix. Printed in brown or metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178916

Accession Number: 1970.1316A-I

Wallpaper

Watercolor rendering of reproduction wallpaper after original. Large-scale meandering floral and foliate vine with fruit, possibly pomegranates.

Date: 1898

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178917

Accession Number: 1971.179

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille moulding over stylized lotus forms in blue.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178918

Accession Number: 1929.493B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Small medallions printed in tan, black, orange and green and surounded by rootlets within grey diamonds with white palm or shell? elements at the intersections. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178919

Accession Number: 1929.494

Wallpaper

Fragment. Blue and white striped wallpaper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178920

Accession Number: 1929.493

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous band of losenges in orange with blue centers on a black and ochre field. Bordered top and bottom with a blue band.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178921

Accession Number: 1929.494B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale scene of castle with crennelated towers and flags surrounded by stylized foliage and pin dots. Printed in blue, white and brown on pink ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178922

Accession Number: 1971.45

Trunk Lining

Two fragments of celestial-themed wallpaper. Consists of sun and moon motifs. Printed in white on reddish-orange ground. Used as a trunk lining. Drop repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178923

Accession Number: 1968.140

Wallpaper

Fragments. Blue repeated sprigs enclosed by swags composed of blue vertical lines. Sprigs overlayed by orange parallel lines. Printed on pale yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178924

Accession Number: 1971.51

School Book Cover

Unused sample of wallpaper used as primer cover. Small, allover, black and yellow stars on a brown ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178925

Accession Number: 2000.663

Box

Small, wooden box with hinged lid. Covered in geometric patterned paper. Three-dimensional diamond shapes or parallelapipedon, foliate medallions in each. Blockprinted in white and black on a red ground. Inside is lined with blockprinted, floral paper on a blue ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178926

Accession Number: 1972.124

School Book Cover

Geometric pattern with vertical and horizontal stripes, dots and meandering, serpentine lines. Printed in two blues and white on an ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1822

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178927

Accession Number: 1965.171

Wallpaper bookcover

Wallpaper bookcover with allover, small-scale snow flakes surrounded by connected S-curves, both in dark blue on a bright blue ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178928

Accession Number: 1966.70

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

Box

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