Historic New England

Wallpaper

Two rolled fragments of landscape figure wallpaper. Repeating vignette of colonial figures: one male standing; one male seated at a table served drinks by a woman outdoors. Beneath the figures is a scene of a boy playing with a sailboat. Vignettes are flanked by entwined foliate vine.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178647

Accession Number: 1973.117AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper roll. Grey, diapered strapwork draped with lace swags and ornamented with pink and blue flowers. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178648

Accession Number: 1973.120

Wallpaper

Partial wallpaper roll. Ashlar blocks with C-scrolls on their faces and framed by grapevine and flowers. Printed in green, brown and tan.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178649

Accession Number: 1973.121

Wallpaper

Partial roll of taupe foliate scrolls and strapwork, accented with olive C-scrolls and red roses. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178650

Accession Number: 1973.122

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Maroon, green and grey stripes alternating with roses, vines entwined around grey C-scrolls on a maroon pindot field. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178651

Accession Number: 1973.123

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Repeating floral sprigs draped with garlands alternating with stripes composed of red, geometric elements and gilt brattishing. Printed in red, white, and tan. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178652

Accession Number: 1973.130

Wallpaper

Partial wallpaper roll. Diaper pattern formed by elongated quatrefoil framing floral sprigs and separated by undulating ribbon or seaweed-like lines. Printed in two blues, black, brown, and grey.

Date: 1870-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178653

Accession Number: 1973.126

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Pink, entwined strapwork framing pink roses and green foliage. Printed on a polished pink-grey ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178654

Accession Number: 1973.119

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scenic paper formed within Gothic arch. American ship (designated by flag with 13 dots for stars) anchored in European (Italian ?) port. Lighthouse on rocks and sailors on shore.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178655

Accession Number: 1971.148

Bandbox

Small, oval, wooden bandbox covered with paper. Pattern depicts sun-like medallion framed by a foliate vine with berries and stylized foliage. Printed in red, pink and orange on a yellow ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178656

Accession Number: 1965.142

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Representation of a seaport town, Gallipoli, of European Turkey; armed men are marching; you see the water and the picturesque harbor and Turkish soldiers in boats. Two browns, red, white and cobalt blue on a sky blue ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178657

Accession Number: 1965.143A-C

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Roses and winding vine printed in blue, green, pink and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178658

Accession Number: 1965.12.1B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Floral sprays in blue and pink on a blue ground with pin dots.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178659

Accession Number: 1965.12.1A

Wallpaper

Cherry tree branches with leaves and blossoms. Printed in aqua, two pinks, two greens, grey, two blues, two tans and black on white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178660

Accession Number: 1965.12.2A

Wallpaper

Floral border printed in three pinks, four greens, and blue with brown flock overprinted with two greens. The border is trimmed along the outlines of the flowers at the lower edge.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178661

Accession Number: 1965.12.2B

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of flowers and leaves. Printed in taupe, blue, pink, brown and outlined in metallic silver. Overprinted with grey, dashed, vertical lines to create the appearance of woven tapestry. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178662

Accession Number: 1985.797

Wallpaper

This made-to-match wallpaper border continues the C-scrolls, gnarled twigs and scrolling foliage of the sidewall. An added motif is the lattice work or diaper pattern. Printed in two beiges, brown, white and green on an off-white, satin ground.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178663

Accession Number: 1973.111B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with attached border. Pattern of vertical panels printed with alternating scenes featuring bucolic views of a thatched cotttage and swimming swans. Between repeating vignettes are stripes of gnarled twigs. Printed in two beiges, brown, white, and green on off-white ground.

Date: 1840-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178664

Accession Number: 1973.111A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripes with small blue 'x's framed by diaper pattern and alternating with stripes of stylized eliptical vine enclosing leaf. Blue flower at intersection on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178668

Accession Number: 1965.174C

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over blue floral sprig within stylized maple leaf (now faded). Pattern printed in diagonal grid on light blue ground. Straight repeat. Attached border, see 1965.174BB.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178669

Accession Number: 1965.174B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional, chained block. Printed in black and white on an olive ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178670

Accession Number: 1965.174A

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over stylized foliate design. Outlined in red dots with pronounced white ribs. Ground field is filled with meandering abstract forms. All on unground paper.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178671

Accession Number: 1965.174D

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional block with white chained lines at right angles on black and blue faces; third face has orange pin-stripes. Printed on white ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178672

Accession Number: 1965.174BB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Vertical repeat of stylized floral medallion separated by symmetrically arranged rinceau. Printed in yellow and white on a dark blue ground.

Date: 1813-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: laid paper

GUSN: 178673

Accession Number: 1965.173.1A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Appears to be an allover foliate pattern. Leaves may radiate from central floral element. Printed in green on beige ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178674

Accession Number: 1988.47

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous band of roses in two pinks, red and maroon with two green foliage on a black field against a yellow and orange striped background.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178675

Accession Number: 1988.48

Wallpaper

Fragment. Medallion paper with vignettes of sheep and architectural element and ostrich and gazebo or aviary. Printed in two blues, green and white on light blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178676

Accession Number: 1988.49

Wallpaper

Fragment. Cone and leaf border. Pine cone alternating with berried leaf form. Printed in black and orange on bright green ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178677

Accession Number: 1988.50

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Scalloped diamond suspended by chains and enclosing a flowering vine. Pritned in brown and white on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178678

Accession Number: 1988.46

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Art Nouveau floral (irises?), roller printed copy of "The Thelma" by R. Hamilton. Printed in mauve, maroon, two greens and olive on a tan ground with maroon striation to imitate cloth.

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: After Hamilton, R. (Artist, Designer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178679

Accession Number: 1986.1091

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment, pillar and arch pattern. Tempietto-type domed architecture with classically draped figure. Printed in black, white and brown on blue ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178680

Accession Number: 1967.28

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overlapping, hanging vines of flowers (roses?) framed by horizontal lines and a vertical column of flowers on the vine. Printed in coral, brown, two greens on a white ground. On glazed paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178682

Accession Number: 1971.1009

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Art Neuveau paper. Dark green, irregular net over light green and metallic gold flecked, stylized floral pattern. Straight match.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178683

Accession Number: 1971.150

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate pattern with oak leaves and floral sprigs. Printed in brown on a tan ground. Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178684

Accession Number: 1971.1008.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small floral sprig pattern with pin stripes. Printed in two shades of blue, red, white on a blue ground. Duxbury, Massachusetts.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178685

Accession Number: 1971.1008.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral with marigolds, roses, carnations and daisies. Printed in maroon, yellow, black, two shades of olive on a light olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178686

Accession Number: 1967.115

Wallpaper

Fragments. Cartouches made of scrolls and foliage contain scenes of sailboats, trees, bridges, buildings. Strapwork and pin-dots on edges, sprigs, vines and swags. Light blue, red and green on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178687

Accession Number: 1971.1012AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover white floral with wheat and foliage on grey ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178688

Accession Number: 1971.1006

Wallpaper

Fragments. White stylized leaves outlined in green printed on polished grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178689

Accession Number: 1971.1007

Wallpaper

Six wallpaper fragments. Woodgrain stripe bordered below by guilloche and bead and reel. Printed in ochre and tan on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178433

Accession Number: 2000.622A-F

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Quatre foils printed in taupe and two browns framing striped fleur-de-lis and heraldil lion. All outlined in metallic gold on dark brown ground and embossed paper.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178434

Accession Number: 2000.627AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Repeating grid of pink and yellow floral sprgs on a field of grey and taupe meandering vines. Straight match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178435

Accession Number: 2000.1642

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Neo-grec inspired paper with anthemeions framed by a wreath of flowers, foliage and ribbon. Printed in salmon, white and dark geay on a light grey ground.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178436

Accession Number: 2000.355

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Pale beige-pink paper printed with allover, web-like design in silver liquid mica.

Date: 1905-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178437

Accession Number: 2000.135

Wallpaper

Partial roll. White lace stripes alternating with tan, plain stripe and white floral vine stripe.

Date: 1902-1923

Maker: Syracuse (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178438

Accession Number: 2000.167

Wallpaper

Diamond patterned printed in blue on grey/beige ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178440

Accession Number: 1965.172D

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper. Large cabbage roses surrounding view of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris. Printed in several greens, blue, two, pinks, rose, white and grey. Drop repeat?

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178441

Accession Number: 1972.120C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover repeat of rosettes connected by stylized ribbon and enclosing tri-lobed foliate design to create a hexagonal grid. Printed in red and white on ochre ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178442

Accession Number: 1968.73