Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale foliate medallion framed by scrolling foliage. Printed in blue (?) and outlined with metallic gold dots on an embossed, burgundy ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176310

Accession Number: 1985.26.799

Unused sample. Incomplete repeat. Repeated meandering lace ribbon and roses printed on a field of alternating liquid mica stripes. Printed in salmon, pink, maroon, two yellows, blue, two greens and brown on a pale pinkish, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176311

Accession Number: 1985.26.715

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped pattern. Thin, vertical stripes printed in white and cream.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176312

Accession Number: 2000.337

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped paper with scattered floral bunches. Printed in two greens, two aqua, two yellows, red, two pinks and white on a sage green ground with mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176313

Accession Number: 2000.338

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover bunches of various flowers and foliage. Printed in tw dark reds on a red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176314

Accession Number: 2000.343

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses, peonies, and carnations connected by garlands and supporting horns, lyre, bells and sheet music. Printed in two pinks and red on ungrounded paper. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176165

Accession Number: 1985.26.438

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large foliate scrolls entwined with oak leaves and acorns. Printed in brown, four greens, peach and burnt umber on a dark tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176166

Accession Number: 1985.26.439

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Imitation brocade of diagonal, diapered stripes interrupted by foliate scrolls framing a pineapple. Printed in red, orange, three blues, green, two browns, and metallic gold on a tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176167

Accession Number: 1985.26.44

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of stylized flowers and foliage ornamented with an ashlar pattern. Printed in two mauves, grey and metallic gold on embossed, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176168

Accession Number: 1985.26.442

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large baroque flowers with berries and metallic gold, geometric patterns on the foliage. Printed in two browns, tan, green and metallic gold on a polished and embossed, chartreuse ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176169

Accession Number: 1985.26.443

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized sprigs on a diapered ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176170

Accession Number: 1985.26.444

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms against a field of meandering, lace ribbons. Printed in pale yellow, mauve, grey, green, rust and taupe on ungrounded, embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176171

Accession Number: 1985.26.445

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers framed by geometrically patterned arches. Printed in tan, metallic gold and black on a brown, embossed ground and varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176172

Accession Number: 1985.26.446

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized flower blossoms and lace fans bordered by rows of bead and reel and pendants. Printed in light peach, white, brown, yellow, metallic copper and gold on a light olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176173

Accession Number: 1985.26.271

Wallpaper

Unused sample, incomplete repeat. Stylized floral elements, rendered flatly and arranged symetrically within scalloped frames. Printed in light blue, white, salmon, taupe and metallic gold on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176174

Accession Number: 1985.26.5

Wallpaper

Anglo-Japanese paper of stylized flowers, leaves, and geometric pattern. Prints in three browns, maroon, yellow, blue/grey, gold, and dark mustard on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176175

Accession Number: 1985.26.6

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Embossed paper. Meandering tree branch with exotic flowers, cherries, berries, pears, pomegranates, and pineapple on geometric patterned, embossed field. Printed in brown, taupe, and tan on a green ground. Drop match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Possibly Balin, Paul

GUSN: 176176

Accession Number: 1985.26.449

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation wood grain walnut crotch design. Hand painted in brown on tan ground. Overvarnished.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176177

Accession Number: 1985.26.576

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak wood grain paper printed in two browns and cream.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176178

Accession Number: 1985.26.588

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak woodgrain paneling. Printed in dark brown on a burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176179

Accession Number: 1985.26.590

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation bird's-eye maple woodgrain paneling. Printed in brown on a light brown varnished ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176180

Accession Number: 1985.26.592

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of red roses alternating with ochre straw flowers printed on a metallic gold field and bordered above and below by row of stylized black berries and leaves. Printed on an embossed, olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176181

Accession Number: 1985.26.647

Wallpaper

Unused sample of two borders, attached. Stylized palmette, edged with striped border. Prints in blue, pink, metallic gold, copper and red on light green ground. Honeycombed textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176182

Accession Number: 1985.26.600A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foreground of roses and cornflowers with rustic trellises in background. Printed in pink, brown, white, tan, taupe, beige, olive green and metallic copper on a yellow, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176183

Accession Number: 1985.26.797

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foreground of roses and cornflowers with rustic trellises in the background. Printed in pink, salmon, Indian red, maroon, orange, yellow, cream, olive and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176184

Accession Number: 1985.26.778

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized, entwined vine with clusters of blossoms bordered above and below by geometric foliate elements in triangular frames. Printed in metallic pink, bronze, copper, gold and blue; maroon and olive green on a taupe ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176185

Accession Number: 1985.26.70

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Japanese style frieze. Pattern consists of horizontal stripe of stylized anthemion. Second horizonal panel consists of chrysanthemum flower and leaves winding around thin trunk. Printed in red, yellow, metallic copper, metallic green, and metallic gold on olive ground. Straight ...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176186

Accession Number: 1985.26.533

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of roses in pink, rose and mauve framed by metallic gold, foliatee c-scrolls draped with rose garlands on a pale pink field and embossed cream colored ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176187

Accession Number: 1985.26.598A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Asymmetrical arrangement of medieval trophies, mounted knights, and framed views of canopied courtyards. Printed in pale yellow, pink, green, maroon, light blue and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176188

Accession Number: 1985.26.68

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating thistles enclosed by serpentine foliage with thorns and thick stems. Printed in green on an olive field on unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176189

Accession Number: 1985.26.88

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering and overlapping floral vines. Printed in two reds, pink, tan, light brown, yellow on a light blue ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176190

Accession Number: 2000.340

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation woodgrain paneling. Printed in brown, light brown, and cream on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176191

Accession Number: 1985.26.594

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak woodgrain paneling comprised of three planks printed in brown on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176192

Accession Number: 1985.26.595

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation pine woodgrain paneling. Printed in brown on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176193

Accession Number: 1985.26.591

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating large-scale, pink poppy stems against pale yellow, stylized Queen Anne's lace on an embossed ground. Printed in three pinks, red, yellow, ochre and three greens on a white ground. Drop match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176194

Accession Number: 1985.26.76

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over field of circular interlace ornamented with small, stylized, flowering vine. Printed in olive, white and metallic gold on a pale green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176195

Accession Number: 1985.26.344

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of vertically repeating, pink water lilies on white, rippled stripes against a green ground with green dashes.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176196

Accession Number: 1985.26.93

Wallpaper

Unused sapmle of Aesthetic paper. Pattern consists of various vases set among fretwork. Palms, peonies and dogwood blossoms. Prints in blue, grey, two greens, copper, gold block on olive ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176197

Accession Number: 1985.26.817

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale floral urns with palms and flowering plants against a field of oriental lattice filled in with geometric patterns. Printed in two greens, olive green, salmon, rust, metallic gold and brown on a light olive ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176198

Accession Number: 1985.26.63

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of red blooming roses and rosebuds accented with small, blue flowers. Printed in maroon, crimson, red and cadmium red, brown, tan, green and two blues on a pale green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176199

Accession Number: 1985.26.731

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation woodgrain paneling comprised of four planks alternating in brown and tan on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176200

Accession Number: 1985.26.593

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, repeating poppies reverse printed on a green field with green, undulating, vertical lines on green ingrain paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176201

Accession Number: 1985.26.84

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral paper. Printed in yellow, white, red, on light olive green. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Janeway & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176202

Accession Number: 1985.26.661

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of stylized, flowering vine in peach and blue against a field of metallic gold rootlets on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Janeway & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176203

Accession Number: 1985.26.349

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of white and pink daffodil blossoms on a field of violets and blades of grass. Printed in white, two pinks, purple, and three greens on a pale green, embossed ground. Drop match?

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176204

Accession Number: 1985.26.92

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating red stripes of different shades with burgundy, scalloped edges printed on red ingrain paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Frederick Beck & Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176205

Accession Number: 1985.26.80

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized medallions framed by simple leaf vine and draped with metallic gold, floral swags. Printed in metallic copper, rose and tan on pink embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176206

Accession Number: 1985.26.554