Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliated scrolls with stylized flower and fruit (?) terminals bordered above and below by repeating geometric patterns. Printed in red, maroon, tan ,dark brown , peach and metallic gold on an embossed olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176321

Accession Number: 1985.26.215

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous row of blossoms (plum) in slamon and red with green leaves on a blue ground with row of metallic gold circles.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176322

Accession Number: 1985.26.295

Wallpaper

Allover design of pale green and metallic gold, stylized flowers and scrolling foliage on a field of pale green pin stripes and a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176323

Accession Number: 1985.26.35

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of lush foliage and berries. Prints in two greens, three reds, pink, metallic gold, two browns, and white on olive ground. Chevron textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176324

Accession Number: 1985.26.358

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Medieval / Renaissance inspired paper. Large-scale, scrolled foliage and stylized fleur-de-lis pattern. Prints in two reds, blue, metallic gold on red ground. Rib-textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176325

Accession Number: 1985.26.383

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Imitation needlework (?) with geometric and floral motif. Prints in red, white beige and brown on blue ground. Overprinted with small, white dots. Stright repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176326

Accession Number: 1985.26.401

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Patera within an octagon and framed by foliate scrolls and fruited festoons. Printed in three blues, two greens, red, pink, chartreuse, brown and tan on a pale blue field which imitates crazed glaze. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176327

Accession Number: 1985.26.447

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of floral sprays and meandering ribbon alternating with green liquid mica stripe and meandering flower garland. Printed in 14 colors on an embossed, pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176328

Accession Number: 1985.26.448

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeating grid of winged dragons enturned around a flower bouquet against horizontal chevron stripes with scalloped edges. Printed in four blues, maroon, mauve, salmon, green, brown, tan and beige on a blue ground and overprinted with black, horizontal pin stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176329

Accession Number: 1985.26.45

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover design of tree boughs with pink and blue blossoms against a field of liquid mica stripes. Printed in pink, blue, cream, brown, tan, and blue liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176330

Accession Number: 1985.26.450

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating carnation stems with pink, blue, green and purple blossoms separated by meandering, striped ribbon and berried vine. Printed in three pinks, rose, two blues, purple, mauve, and tan on a pale green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176331

Accession Number: 1985.26.452

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering vine with stylized flowers and geometrically patterned, scrolling foliage. Printed in two browns, burnt sienna, tan, and metallic gold and overprinted with black pin stripes on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176332

Accession Number: 1985.26.453

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating floral and wheat motif framed by serpentine flowering vine. Printed in olive, beige, white and metallic gold on an embossed, tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176333

Accession Number: 1985.26.454

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower motif with berries, blossoms and central pineapple surrounded by scrolling foliate medallions. Printed in taupe, brown, tan, pale yellow, two mauves and metallic gold on a metallic brass ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176334

Accession Number: 1985.26.456

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of pink roses with small, pink daisy blossoms entwined with ochre foliate scrolls. Printed in pink, red, two greens, ochre, and brown on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176335

Accession Number: 1985.26.457

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of ochre peonies with small, grey blossoms bordered above and below by row of ovals and circles. Printed in ochre, tan, grey, ivory, two greens, maroon, salmon, and brown on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176336

Accession Number: 1985.26.459

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Wide stripe with foliate medallions and bellflowers alternating horizontally with stripe of repeating sunflowers and stylized peacocks. Printed in burgundy, maroon, blue, green and tan on a brick red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176337

Accession Number: 1985.26.46

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of stylized flowers with diapered foliage tied with ribbon bordered above and below by moulding. Printed in two browns, pink, two blues, green, olive green, red and black on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176338

Accession Number: 1985.26.460

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized tulips against a field of chevrons ornamented with arabesques and suggested sprigs. Printed in metallic gold, salmon, peach, blue, grey, green and tan on a dark brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176339

Accession Number: 1985.26.461

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate floral pattern of iris and peony bouquets, floral trails, and scrolled foliage. Printed in two pinks, orange/red, mauve, brown, three greens, two yellows, and white on a beige ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176340

Accession Number: 1985.26.462

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale floral pattern of meandering peonies. Printed in four pinks, three greens, tan, beige, two browns, ochre, and cream on light beige, mica ground. Rib textured paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176341

Accession Number: 1985.26.463

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate design of stylized iris (?) set within losenge. Printed in three greens, pink, and liquid mica on dark pink ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1889-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176342

Accession Number: 1985.26.466

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized fleur-de-lis, flower and loosely scrolling foliage. Prints in blue mica, silver mica, blue, white on light blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176343

Accession Number: 1985.26.467

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample. Pattern of vines winding around a fragmented trellis. Printed in mauve, pink, two browns, two greys, purple, white, seven shades of green on a pale green ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176344

Accession Number: 1985.26.47

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate floral pattern of iris and other flowers. Printed in yellow, ochre, brown, white, two greens, red, and orange on brown/orange ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176345

Accession Number: 1985.26.472

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Aesthetic designed paper of stylized flowers and foliage. Printed in dark olive green, blue-grey, cream, yellow, and red on light olive green ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176346

Accession Number: 1985.26.473

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering floral pattern with small cross-hatched background. Printed in three greens, light red, light pink, blue, brown on light olive ground. Rib textured paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176347

Accession Number: 1985.26.474

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized foliate with horizontal lines and pin dots. Printed in white, yellow, light beige, and brown/olive on a taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176348

Accession Number: 1985.26.475

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral design of iris and a variety of other flowers. Printed in cream, two greys, and green on grey-green ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176349

Accession Number: 1985.26.476

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Indian inspired (?), dense floral and meandering foliage paper. Prints in two yellows, two blues, two greens, metallic gold, white, red, pink on dark red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176350

Accession Number: 1985.26.477

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation tapestry paper depicting hunting scene of hound and pheasant in wooded surroundings. Printed in three greens, three blues, ochre, yellow, four browns, brownish-orange, red, white, and pink on green ground. Overprinted with thin vertical lines.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176351

Accession Number: 1985.26.478

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation floral tapestry paper, consisting of jonquils, tulips, daisies and scrolled foliage. Prints in three browns, yellow, blue on light olive ground. Overprinted with pattern on thin dark brown vertical lines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176352

Accession Number: 1985.26.479

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, stylized flowers with blossoms and berries. Printed in yellow and white on a metallic gold field and an olive green, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176353

Accession Number: 1985.26.48

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of plane tree(?) leaves and striped background. Prints in three browns, yellow on buff ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176354

Accession Number: 1985.26.480

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale floral pattern. Central motif consists of bouquet and cascade of roses surrounded by delicate leaves. Prints in three greens, two browns, cream, blue, mauve, two reds on light blue ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176355

Accession Number: 1985.26.481

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of delicate interlacing sprigs of daisies, roses, rosebuds and forget-me-nots. Printed in two reds, lavender, yellow, cream, two greens, brown, two blues and pink on beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176356

Accession Number: 1985.26.482

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of floral bouquets of roses intermingled with floral garlands and ribbons. Printed in two pinks, yellow, two greens and metallic gold on blue ground. Overprinted with black pin dot design.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176357

Accession Number: 1985.26.483

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral and scrolled foliage design. Printed in three pinks, blue, cream, metallic gold, brown, and two greens on grey mica ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176358

Accession Number: 1985.26.486

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral patterned paper. Printed in red, black, metallic gold on light brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176359

Accession Number: 1985.26.487

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral stripe paper. Wide band of flowers alternates with thin, pinked-edged ribbon. Printed in red, black, green, and ochre on brown ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176360

Accession Number: 1985.26.488

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering stylized flower and foliage pattern. Prints in four reds, two blues, gray, green, cream, two browns, two yellows on blue-green ground. Rib-textured papers.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176361

Accession Number: 1985.26.489

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Repeating stems of roses with grass sprouting from arabesques draped with rootlet garlands. Printed in two purples, green, grey and metallic gold on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176362

Accession Number: 1985.26.49

Wallpaper

Unused sample of dado and attached border. Floral geometric pattern consists of foxgloves, fleur-de-lis, dentils, chevrons, and stylized rosettes. Printed in pink, blue, yellow, olive green, and brown, on grey-green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176363

Accession Number: 1985.26.490

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation damask cloth. Pattern consists of repeated motif of stylized fruit or flowers wrapped around branch, with a large-scale chevron background. Prints in red, three pinks, two greens, brown, metallic gold on olive ground. Overprinted with pattern of thin black vertical lines. St...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176364

Accession Number: 1985.26.491

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating motif of undulating strapwork and foliate scrools draped with lily-like garlands. Printed in light pink, salmon, peach, light green, and metallic gold on a floral embossed beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176015

Accession Number: 1985.26.258

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Loose sprays of pink and purple poppies against a field of small wave scroll stripes. Printed in two pinks, rose, red, purple, violet, two greens, yellow, grey and tan on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176016

Accession Number: 1985.26.268

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Bouquets of roses, pansies, zinneas, violets, and lilacs tied with ribbon bow knots against a field of meandering flowering vine. Printed in three greens, brown, tan, orange, lavender, purple, mauve, rose, red, grey and pale peach on a liquid mica ground. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176017

Accession Number: 1985.26.270

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of stylized blossoms and scrolling foliage in imitation of needlework bordered above and below by rows of continuous geometric shapes. Printed in light peach, beige, two greys, tan, metallic gold and copper on an embossed beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176018

Accession Number: 1985.26.272