Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls of wallpaper. Solid slate-blue color. One roll is unopened and remains in its brown paper wrapper.

Date: 1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177597

Accession Number: 1950.601.1-.2

Partial roll. Pillar and Arch design framing view of church spire, which same believe to be by Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe it is the Old North Church, Boston, MA. Printed in two browns and tan.

Date: 1906-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177598

Accession Number: 1942.4732

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized leaves reverse printed in green and red on an unground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177599

Accession Number: 2000.390

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Foliate scrolls draped with festoons of bell flowers and suspending small floral medallions with beading. Printed in light tan, orange and green on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177600

Accession Number: 1955.301D

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Panel with swags and cherubs frolicking with a lioness, alternating with a panel with an urn. Printed in rust and brown on ivory ground.

Date: 1880-1920

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177601

Accession Number: 1966.2136

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by entwined ribbon and foliate vine and framing flower head. Printed in white and ochre. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 177602

Accession Number: 2000.172AB

Reproduction Wallpaper

Partial roll of reproduction wallpaper in the "Wales" pattern by Wilton E. Owen, Inc. Diaper pattern with lozenges formed by foliate vines enclosing floral sprigs. Printed in light blue and green on a blue ground.

Date: 1960-1965

Maker: Wilton E. Owen, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177603

Accession Number: 2000.1628

Wallpaper Fragment

Seven fragments of handpainted wallpaper featuring rolling hills with houses, a sailboat passing by a walled-in city, sky and trees. Painted in black, brown, two blues, blue-green and white on an unground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177604

Accession Number: 1969.337.3A-G

Wallpaper

Fragments (2). Landscape scenes of blue sky that accompanies .2a of hunting scenes. Painted in light blue.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177605

Accession Number: 1969.339.2B

Wallpaper

Fragment. No pattern visible. Two greys.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: Attributed to Cornè, Michele Felice, 1752-1845

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177606

Accession Number: 1969.338.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern resembling seaweed or twigs. Printed in grey on a yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177607

Accession Number: 1969.334.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Roccoco style paper with floral swags, C-scrolls creating cartouches, scrolling foliage, floral sprays. Printed in silver mica, purple, white, mustard, taupe on a neutral ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: F. E. James Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177608

Accession Number: 1969.336.10

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragments (4). Stripe pattern with vertical stripes of meandering vines with flowers. Printed in two greens and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177609

Accession Number: 1969.343.1B

Star and Square Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments with pattern of interconnecting squares with quatrefoils inside. Block printed in green, white, and black on light blue ground. Duty stamp and "57" stamped on reverse. Made in squares.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper

GUSN: 177610

Accession Number: 1969.339.1

Wallpaper

Fragments (3). A landscape paper depicting a hunting scene. In one fragment two hunters have their guns poised and in another fragment there is a bird in flight. Painted in three greens, two blues, two browns, orange and green on pinkish ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177611

Accession Number: 1969.339.2A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments (2). Pattern consists of allover roses with larger ones framed by a cartouche. Stylized motifs of scrolled foliage are framed by a floral wreath. Printed in gold, silver mica, yellow, brown on a beige ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177612

Accession Number: 1969.340.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. These pieces are too small to decipher a definitive pattern, but it appears to be pin stripes and some thin, undulating lines. Printed in black, green and sage.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177613

Accession Number: 1980.463

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Small-scale, repeating leaves above a row of black scalloped lines. Printed in black, grey, orange.

Date: 1972

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177614

Accession Number: 2000.313

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of the outline of scrolling foliage or rinceau. Printed in gold on a white ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177615

Accession Number: 1969.332.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of foliage springing up from a vase or urn with swans flanking a small urn, perched on a scrolled foliate. Printed in gold, taupe and brown on an off-white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177616

Accession Number: 1969.332.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, stylized floral pattern. Printed in brown and greyish-white on a cream ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177617

Accession Number: 1969.332.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Rococco style paper with scrolls, openwork, and cartouches framing large floral bouquets. Printed in brown, white, silver mica, olive, pale green and light yellow on a taupe ground.

Date: 1900-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177618

Accession Number: 1969.332.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of paper seems to be striped with a vertical cord and tassels. Neo-grec-influenced medallion pattern. Printed in black, red and gold on a greyish-blue.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177619

Accession Number: 1969.332.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragments. Repeated pattern of feathered vines of leaves framing sprigs. At the bottom are swags joining each group. Printed in two greens and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177620

Accession Number: 1969.334.1B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Four strips of narrow striped paper printed in yellow and mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177519

Accession Number: 2000.78A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Design of roses and scrolling foliage printed in two grays and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177520

Accession Number: 2000.81AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Floral design. Prints in four greens, two pinks, red, gold, two tans, two blues on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Standard (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177521

Accession Number: 2000.73

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Tossed pattern of roses and rosebuds. Prints in two reds, pink, two greens, brown on ivory ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177522

Accession Number: 2000.74

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over overlapping lines or fret work on a diagonal grid. Printed in gold on a red ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177523

Accession Number: 2000.546

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Vertically striped pattern. Printed in green on light green mica ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177524

Accession Number: 2000.52

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of stylized flowers separated with vertical flowers separated with vertical lines. Printed in ochre and black on a red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177525

Accession Number: 2000.84B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Overall dense floral pattern. Printed in two blues, two reds, green, mustard and black on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177526

Accession Number: 2000.84A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Stylized flowers enclosed by scrolling foliate forms with flower bud terminals and bordered top and bottom with repeating stars centered within circles. Printed in yellow on brown (possibly unground) paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177527

Accession Number: 2000.85

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Made for the bathroom. Swans in a pond with flowers and cattails. Printed in three grays, two blues, black, two greens, silver and dark yellow on a yellow ground.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177528

Accession Number: 2000.528

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Rococo Revival floral paper. Scrolls printed in tan and beige; flowers printed in orange, blue, maroon and green on white polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177529

Accession Number: 1936.1087

Wallpaper

Cut sample of hand blocked Renaissance Revival design with grey strapwork and bouquets of roses in three pinks, tan and ochre, framed by garlands of roses in two blues and maroon on polished white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: J.F. Bumstead & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177530

Accession Number: 1936.1088

Wallpaper

Fragment. Paper design is small vignettes and sprigs framed by cartouches. Vignettes: flamingo in front of small house, horse, rustic stable or storehouse. Grey, brown, orange, maroon, pink, green and blue printed on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177531

Accession Number: 1936.1086

Wallpaper

Leopard print wallpaper fragment. Irregularly shaped rust colored spots surrounded by three or four black irregular, lobed shapes on ochre/yellow ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177532

Accession Number: 1919.353

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with all over floral design in blue on ochre ground, now discolored. Drop repeat.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177533

Accession Number: 1919.354

Wallpaper

Repeating stripe composed of stylized stems of fruit or berry clusters. Printed in green on a field of green dashes and dots. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177534

Accession Number: 1985.26.111

Wallpaper

Foliated scrolls and flowers with open work. Top and bottom band of dots and vertical lines. Printed in burgundy, two pinks, gold, green, blue, and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177535

Accession Number: 1985.26.156

Wallpaper

All over sprigs and foliage embossed and gilt on pale blue ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177536

Accession Number: 1985.26.179

Wallpaper

No description

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177537

Accession Number: 1985.26.117

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Geometric stripe pattern. Allover background design of stylized, four-petalled flowers. Between stripes is a patera motif and rosettes with four stylized palmettes branching out. Printed in blue on ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177538

Accession Number: 1992.84.1

Bandbox

Cardboard box cover decorated with imitation drapery. Design is dotted in green and black striped trim.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177539

Accession Number: 1965.160

Wallpaper

Vertical floral stripe. Blue printed on an ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177540

Accession Number: 1980.236

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stylized floral or foliate design, including acorns or berries. Rainbow paper. Block printed in green, red and orange on ungrounded, blue paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177541

Accession Number: 1992.84.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of diapered pattern wallpaper. Trellis design with stylized daisy. Printed in brown, tan and blue on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177542

Accession Number: 1931.917

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Aesthetic style paper with meandering branches with leaves and flowers and bees. Allover background pattern of vertical and horizontal dashes. Printed in blue, green, on a metallic gold on white ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177543

Accession Number: 1992.84.3

Wallpaper

Concave medallions with roses, wave scrolls and winding vines. Large diamond shapes with Medusa head. A vine of palmettes, buds and flowers decorate space between circles and diamonds. White, two pinks, two reds, peach, light yellow, two greens, black, dark brown on a blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: Probably Malaine, Joseph-Laurent (Designer) Hartmann, Risler & Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: wove paper, block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 177544

Accession Number: 1950.529

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