Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Stylized floral and leaf pattern; edged with floral guilloche and dentil motif. Prints in three reds, two browns, metallic gold, blue and grey on white ground. Pebble textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176370

Accession Number: 1985.26.498

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral pattern of peonies and forget-me-nots, edged with bands of stylized flowers. Prints in three reds, pink, cream, metallic gold, blue, ochre, light green, beige on bue-green ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176371

Accession Number: 1985.26.499

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by metallic gold foliate circles alternating with tan leaves. Printed on an embossed, red ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176372

Accession Number: 1985.26.50

Wallpaper

Incomplete width. Stylized floral bouquet surrounded by arabesques. Printed in pink, red, and white on a grey-lavender ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176373

Accession Number: 1985.26.500

Wallpaper

Large-scale diaper pattern formed by strapwork and framing stylized flowers and scrolls. Printed in two browns and orange on a taupe ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176374

Accession Number: 1985.26.502

Wallpaper

Grid of stylized foliate and pendant motif. Printed in rust, taupe, tan, and green on a field of pink dashes and pink, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176375

Accession Number: 1985.26.503

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale spider chrysanthemum blossoms on a trailing vine. Printed in cream, peach, tan and light brown on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176376

Accession Number: 1985.26.504

Wallpaper

Grid of stylized floral sprigs. Printed in red, blue, green, and brown on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176377

Accession Number: 1985.26.505

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses and carnations ornamented by arabesque and delicate garlands. Printed in pink, rust, two greens, blue and grey on embossed, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176378

Accession Number: 1985.26.506

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Center stripe of rose wreaths with alternating designs of flower basket and bow-knotted posey and flanked by a ribbon and leaf stripe. Printed in rose, two pinks, two lavenders, three blues, three greens, white, and ivory on a blue liquid mica, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176379

Accession Number: 1985.26.508

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of scenic paper, possibly lagoon or swamp. Foreground consists of myriad of foliage and flowers, including roses, behind which is water, water lilies, dragonfly, reeds, and trees. Printed in two greens, ten browns, red, pink, and grey on light grey ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176380

Accession Number: 1985.26.509

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral paper featuring chrysanthemums and daisies. Printed in red, two pinks, white, two greens, and purple/grey on grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176381

Accession Number: 1985.26.510

Wallpaper

Unused sample of interlaced circular knots. Printed in embossed metallic gold, yellow, copper(?) and black on reddish-brown, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176382

Accession Number: 1985.26.511

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral pattern of chrysanthemums, scrolling leaves, and lace. Printed in grey, white, ochre, and light red on dark red ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176383

Accession Number: 1985.26.512

Wallpaper

Medieval style paper with metallic gold, double crosses alternating with stylized heraldic element also in metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176384

Accession Number: 1985.26.513

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral patterned paper with scrolling leaves set atop ribbon-striped background. Printed in two browns, two greens, white and metallic ground on light green ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176385

Accession Number: 1985.26.514

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of alternating large and small sizes of stylized iris or lily. Printed in red, dark olive, metallic gold and white on tan, chevron-embossed ungrounded paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176386

Accession Number: 1985.26.516

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Pattern consists of stylized scroll and crown-shaped motif. Printed in green and black on olive, pebbled textured, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176387

Accession Number: 1985.26.517

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border, kilim-style pattern. Printed in red, mustard yellow, light yellow, blue, light green, dark green and black on ochre ground. Overprinted with black pin dots.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176388

Accession Number: 1985.26.518

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Pattern consists of roses and curving leaf, buds, and beads. Edged with cabling. Printed in pink, brown, metallic copper, metallic gold, and light green on darker green mica ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176389

Accession Number: 1985.26.519

Wallpaper

Unused sample of imitation tapestry paper. Floral design of poppies in red, pink, yellow, three greens, and bluish-grey on olive ground. Overprinted with black screen.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176390

Accession Number: 1985.26.520

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

Wallpaper

Floral pattern with roses and daisies. Top stripe has a continuous vine with berries and leaves. Two reds, two blues, two greens and white on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177545

Accession Number: 1950.529B

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper printed with sailing ships, docks, and cottages. Printed in red, white, green, yellow and brown on beige paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177546

Accession Number: 1988.9a

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating athemion element surrounded by acanthus scrolls. Printed in two greens and blue and white liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177547

Accession Number: 1985.26.260

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of cornflowers, roses and wheat stems. Printed in light pink, tan, olive green, mauve, yellow, green, two greys, and accented with metallic gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177548

Accession Number: 1985.26.269

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate intertwining scrolls and roses. Prints in yellow, 3 browns, metallic gold, white, 3 greens on green/gray ground

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177549

Accession Number: 1985.26.330

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with floral spray. Printed in two pinks, blue, two greens, yellow and white on taupe ground. Straight match.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer) Stockdale, Albert Richard

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177550

Accession Number: 1988.24a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting floral bouquets divided by white reserves within white vertical losenge stripe. Printed in white, blue, yellow and green on pink ground. Drop match.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177552

Accession Number: 1988.12a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting repeating pattern of ducks, bird houses, dollhouses, wheelbarrows and flower pots, separated by step design. Printed in red, green, blue and yellow on white ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177553

Accession Number: 1988.13a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with medallion pattern of stylized palmettes in wreaths. Printed in taupe, salmon and white on beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177554

Accession Number: 1988.14A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depiciting reserves of flowers and fruit alternating with pagodas. Printed in cream, brown, and tan on rose ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177555

Accession Number: 1988.23a

Wallpaper

Scenery paper depicting sail boats, fishermen and gulls. Printed in brown, green, yellow, red, blue and white. Drop match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177556

Accession Number: 1988.20

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting oriental figures in rocky landscape. Printed in two greens, aqua, taupe, pink, tan and red on bright yellow ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177557

Accession Number: 1988.32a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with iris and daffodil pattern. Printed in oranges, yellows, greens and pinks on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177558

Accession Number: 1988.31a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper printed with green and light green foliate stripe and geometric shapes on grey ground. Straight match. Goodwin pattern.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177559

Accession Number: 1988.21a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with medallion pattern printed in white on grey scrolls and daisy wreaths on yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177560

Accession Number: 1988.17a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting floral bouquets within lozenges formed by pansy chains. Printed in two purples, ochre, white, pink, and green on periwinkle ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177561

Accession Number: 1988.18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting medallions with beaded edges that frame floral sprig on pin dot ground. Printed in white, beige, and brown on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177562

Accession Number: 1988.29a

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeated Rococo scrolled pattern in blue against a vertical pin-stripe field in red on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177563

Accession Number: 1971.184.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with tapestry design of vine with fruits (pomegranates and pears) and flowers. Printed on embossed paper in green, blue, yellow, two browns, and red on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Crown Wallpapers (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177564

Accession Number: 1988.27

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with Chinoiserie pattern. Printed in two blues on white ground. Machine made paper. Drop match.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Arthur Sanderson & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177565

Accession Number: 1988.11a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with allover willow tree pattern. Printed in two blues, two tans and white on beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177566

Accession Number: 1988.15a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with striped pattern. Printed in beige, off-white and liquid mica on pink ground. Paper has grosgrain embossed texture.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177567

Accession Number: 1988.16a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting ocean motif composed of waves with fish, sea gulls and sail boats. Printed in red, grey, silver, liquid mica and black on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Prager Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177568

Accession Number: 1988.25a

Wallpaper

Colonial Revival wallpaper depiciting courting scenes. Printed in two greens, blue, yellow, two pinks and black on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177569

Accession Number: 1988.26

Wallpaper

Fragment of stylized curvilinear form, highlighted with black dots, set in framed rectangle. Prints in browns, green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177570

Accession Number: 1931.783

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper depicting fox hunt. Printed in two greens, red, blue, brown, tan, black and white on beige ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: York Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177572

Accession Number: 1988.10a

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper depicting fox hunt and stage coach. Printed in two greens, brown, grey, tan, red and white on tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1923-1940

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177573

Accession Number: 1988.22a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting a repeating design of a house with a gambrel roof, a cape house, a lighthouse, a church and a sail boat, each within a meandering vine border. Printed in red, green, two browns, white, and tan on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177574

Accession Number: 1988.28a

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