Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment mounted on cardboard. Pattern is difficult to discern with such a small piece, but appears to be different size spheres stacked on top of each other. Printed in brown on a tan ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178574

Accession Number: 1977.107

Wallpaper

Fragments. Indiscernable pattern. There appears to be thick and thin stripes. Printed in two blues on an unground paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178575

Accession Number: 1977.108

Wallpaper

Frequent rose bouquets framed by C-scrolls printed on faux woodgrain ground. Printed in red, pink, two greens and brown on beige(?) ground. Undetermined repeat.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178576

Accession Number: 1973.106

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate medallion stripe. Alternating vertically, white and cinnamon medallions on ochre ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178577

Accession Number: 1965.172C

Wallpaper and associated border fragments. Large scale diamond or lozenge patterned wallpaper. Large diamond pattern contains a small diamond printed in gray, white and black in the center of a quatrefoil design of oak leaves in green and black. Diamond framed by bead, ribbon and stripes. Two f...

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178578

Accession Number: 1965.172B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper and attached border fragments. Alternating blocks of medallions inscribed within diamonds and blocks divided into four triangles, each striped in a different color. (see attached border) Printed in black, grey, green and white on yellow ground. (undetermined repeat) Border - three dimensio...

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: Possibly Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178579

Accession Number: 1965.172A

Wallpaper

Marble paper fragment printed in burnt sienna and tan on ochre ground.

Date: 1810-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178580

Accession Number: 1965.172E

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral stripe wallpaper. Larger center stripe of fern-like motif flanked by two stripes of various flowers. Printed in light greens, pink, red, blue, yellow on brown ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178582

Accession Number: 1930.470

Wallpaper

Fragment. Masonry wallpaper. Brown and tan marble blocks separated by bands with a leaf design.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178583

Accession Number: 1971.157

Wallpaper

Fragment. Woodgrain striped design, alternating with crenellation and dots and continuous lotus form. Printed in brown, red, yellow and ivory on light grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178584

Accession Number: 1971.154.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover Gothic "grille" with stylized blossoms in each segment. Printed in green, maroon and white and white on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178585

Accession Number: 1971.154.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Egg and dart imitation molding. Printed in dark brown, black and yellow on brown ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178586

Accession Number: 1971.154.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral pattern, aesthetic paper. Printed in maroon, light green, yellow and gold and reverse printed on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178587

Accession Number: 1967.75.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover foliate pattern printed grey, blue-grey, brown and green on a light brown.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178638

Accession Number: 1988.68.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Neoclassical elements including an oval medallion, scrolls, bouquets, ribbon and swags of a bead and reel. Grey and white printed on grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178639

Accession Number: 1988.68.7

Wallpaper

Fragments. Vertical white stripes on a white ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178640

Accession Number: 1988.68.10A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Paper is very natural looking with allover wood fibers and brown in color.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178641

Accession Number: 1988.68.9

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating motifs of flowers, columns and vignettes of small villages within geometric frames and surrounded by geometric and floral patterns. Printed in red, maroon, cream, pale yellow, olive and black. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: American Wall Paper Manufacturers Association (1880-1887) (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178642

Accession Number: 1973.127

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vertically repeating stripes of floral sprigs and berries alternating with stripes of squares with X's in the centers. Printed in red, orange, tan, brown and white. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178643

Accession Number: 1973.125

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vertical stripes of orange and red roses alternating with grisaille rose vines. Printed in red, orange, yellow, white and two greys. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178644

Accession Number: 1973.128

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of loose spray of flowers and grasses. Printed in black, orange, red, yellow and beige on tan ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178645

Accession Number: 1973.124

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Small, repeating, maroon leaves alternating with yellow rootlet design.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178646

Accession Number: 1973.129

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

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