Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical stripes. Naturalistic floral sprigs repeat vertically on stripes which alternate with stripes bearing a geometric and stylized floral pattern. Printed in three greens and glossy white on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176725

Accession Number: 1971.36

Wallpaper

Unused striped wallpaper fragment. Continuous floral vine reverse printed in red and alternating with tan and ochre honeycomb stripe bordered by reform style elements in maroon and orange. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176726

Accession Number: 1968.114A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Anglo-Japanese, naturalistic flowers and foliage entwined around Oriental lattice. Printed in grey, green, black, turquoise, red and purple on olive ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176727

Accession Number: 1971.21

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical stripe - Broad stripes on which lavender oval plaques bearing a bow, arrow and quiver are crowned by oval alternate vertically with flowers. Printed in two browns, two greens, magenta, pink and lavender on beige polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176728

Accession Number: 1971.15

Wallpaper

Cut sample. Three-dimesional diaper pattern probably alternating with stripe composed of two entwined ribbons ornamented with daisy sprigs. Printed in two browns, tan, cream and ivory.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176729

Accession Number: 1971.7

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Vine and sprig wallpaper. White and off-white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176730

Accession Number: 1971.37

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Repeated red and black quatrefoils within circles and alternating with yellow fleur-de-lis stylized element within pink diamonds.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176731

Accession Number: 1968.114B

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Garlands and arabesques framing and connecting group of "sculptural" cupids, one standing with arrow, two seated with lute and horn. Printed in two browns and ochre on turquoise, basket weave, embossed ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176732

Accession Number: 1968.54

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border. Grid pattern imitating textile, tapestry. Stylized foliate forms alternate with arabesques consisting of an urn flanked by griffins, all highly stylized. Printed in black and metallic gold on taupe ground. Paper embossed with basket weave texture.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176733

Accession Number: 1968.56

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid pattern imitating mosaic tile, stylized foliate forms alternate with arabesques consisting of an urn, flanked by griffins. All highly stylized. Printed in black and metallic gold on terracotta, basket weave embroidered ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176734

Accession Number: 1968.55

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border fragment. No pattern. Printed in a deep burgundy or crimson with a matte finish.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176735

Accession Number: 1971.18B

Wallpaper

Stylized blue floral pattern printed in blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176736

Accession Number: 1971.181.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern maroon and metallic gold dust diamond pattern with open crosses and stylized flowers at the intersection.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176737

Accession Number: 1968.57

Wallpaper

Border sample. Pattern of rosettes in the center of a sectional circle alternating with thick vertical lines. Framed on top and bottom by a band of circles or beads. Black flock on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176738

Accession Number: 1971.26B

Wallpaper

Border sample. Pattern of interlacing and quatrefoils with a row of beading. Purple background of border is flocked. Printed in three shades of purple, yellow, sand, light brown and chesnut on a beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176739

Accession Number: 1971.26C

Wallpaper

Flocked border sample. Pattern of scrolling foliage and vertical pinstripes. Printed in wine flock, grey, gold mica on a blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176740

Accession Number: 1971.26A

Bandbox

Bandbox (lid is broken and remains inside) with wallpaper depicting a diaper pattern made of stylized vines and flowers in each losenge. Printed in green, white and red on an unground paper.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176741

Accession Number: 1917.813AB

Bandbox

Small, wooden, oval bandbox. Paper depicts a repeating pattern of leaves or ovals in a symmetrical organization with dots in the background. Printed in ochre and pink on a white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176742

Accession Number: 1926.482AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliage pattern. Maple (?) leaves reverse printed in brown with pin-dot ground on unground paper. Used on shelf. Straight repeat.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176743

Accession Number: 1930.1617

Bandbox

Fragment of landscape figure wallpaper. Scene shows classically dressed female figure playing a lute while cupid dances in front of a fruit tree. Printed in green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176744

Accession Number: 1930.1620

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe of roses, pansies and violets alternating with stripe of foliate scrolls. Printed in three blues, pink, purple, two greens, brown and black.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176745

Accession Number: 1930.1623

Pamphlet

Fragment. Flowered vine printed in black against a field of narrow white and grey stripes on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Ebenezer Clough (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176646

Accession Number: 1922.489.1

Wallpaper

Multiple large fragments of Gothic Revival stripe paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes of Gothic architecture, complete with pointed arches, tracery, balustrades, quatrefoils and foliage. Printed in tan, three browns, and blue on a satin ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176647

Accession Number: 1920.474.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall repeat scenery paper. Swans, statue of Apollo with lyre in a lake-side garden. Printed in black and white on a blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176648

Accession Number: 1917.294

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment two of three. Fragment three of three. Pattern of vertical floral sprigs along edge, dotted background, and centralized landscape figure. Figure mostly missing. Printed in white, two shades of green, brown and blue on a periwinkle ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176649

Accession Number: 1924.893

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment one of three. Fragment three of three. Pattern of vertical floral sprigs along edge, dotted background, and centralized landscape figure. Figure mostly missing. Printed in white, two shades of green, brown and blue on a periwinkle ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176650

Accession Number: 1924.892

Fireboard

Fragment. Border. Festoon border with gimp tassles and swags, printed in black, white, red and pink.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176651

Accession Number: 1924.900

Fireboard

Fragment of a border. Continuous floral vine framed by zig-zag stripes. Printed in black, white, red and pink on grey ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176652

Accession Number: 1924.902B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Block printed on paper from a hymnal or song book. Notes and lyrics are visible on verso. Man on horse with musket framed by foliage. Printed in blue, white and black on a cinnamon ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176653

Accession Number: 1921.365

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small meandering floral vine pattern with ribbon and grapes. Printed in green, red, pink and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176654

Accession Number: 1932.2740

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized acorn and leaf with branches. Printed in two greys on white with polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176655

Accession Number: 1921.182

Pamphlet

Fragment. Narrow rows (uncut borders) of three dimensional blocks printed in black and white on blue ground. Hand sewn to strip of column from "Washington's Monument."

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176656

Accession Number: 1922.489

Fireboard

Fragment. Cone and leaf border, printed in black and orange on white ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176657

Accession Number: 1924.897

Bandbox

Tall, cyliindrical pasteboard bandbox or muff box. Covered with an uncut piece of top and bottom borders - the top being wider than the bottom. The background is a stylized, neoclassical pattern of sprigs and palmettes on top is flocked, scrolling foliage and flocked bands of foliage and medallions ...

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176658

Accession Number: 1940.410

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating pink and varnish green floral medallions surrounded by white foliated scrolls with pin-dots on a light blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176659

Accession Number: 1917.1585

Bandbox

Circular, pasteboard bandbox with lid. Paper pattern features a floral bunch with leaves and arched vines at top. Framed by vertical cords. Printed in pink, rose, varnish green, white on a blue ground. Yellow border on lid with an interlacing design in white.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176660

Accession Number: 1918.913

Wallpaper

Fragment. A draped architectural, female figure (caryatid). Printed in two shades of green, blue, black, yellow, gold, three shades of brown on a light brown ground.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176661

Accession Number: 1921.184

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large floral rosettes with oak leaves, framed by architectural-like molding, like gadrooning and reel.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176662

Accession Number: 1921.185

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Large floral with acanthus leaves and architectural ogee shaped moulding. Printed in two shades of grey, white, black, 3 shades of green and rust on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176663

Accession Number: 1921.186

Wallpaper Border

Unused border sample. Flocked border with a design of ribbon type moulding with oak leaves. Printed in three shades of red, black and grey on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176664

Accession Number: 1921.187

Wallpaper

Fragment. Medallions with stylized leaves, flowers and sprigs. Printed in red and white on unground paper.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176665

Accession Number: 1921.272

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Clusters of flower heads and foliage in green surrounded by a field of willow-like leaves in grey on buff ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176666

Accession Number: 1922.155

Pamphlet

Wallpaper fragment used as a book cover. Paper is block-printed with a pattern of birds perched on flowered and berried boughs. Printed in green, red, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1730-1750

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176667

Accession Number: 1922.488

Pamphlet

Fragment. Small geometric pattern primarily with chevrons and dots. Printed in white on a green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176668

Accession Number: 1922.491

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment consisting of scrolling vine, flowers and birds. Printed in gold on pink ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176669

Accession Number: 1922.492

Wallpaper

Unused corner pieces used as borders with fresco papers. Rosettes bracketed by stylized foliate elements and continuous band of beading. Printed in ochre, rust, brown, peach, two greens and black on a white ground.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176670

Accession Number: 1924.558

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeated tile design composed of square and rectangular panels framing foliage with flowers or berries. Printed in maroon, green and grey on white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176671

Accession Number: 1924.559

Wallpaper

Fragment. Portion of scenic paper. Appears to be ground line with hand painted or blocked grass and foliate form. Printed in four greens, blue and black on white ground.

Date: 1800-1805

Maker: Arthur et Robert (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176672

Accession Number: 1937.1043

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of twigs with stylized leaves or flowers, a vertical stripe of diamonds framed by zig-zag lines and diaper pattern. Printed in blue on unground paper.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176673

Accession Number: 1971.155

Bandbox

Bandbox fragment. Medium-sized floral. Printed in two shades of green and tan.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176674

Accession Number: 1971.53

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