Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating motifs composed of bifurcated acanthus scrolls with berry terminals. Printed in grey on a blue-grey, imitation silk moire, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176525

Accession Number: 1985.26.711

Unused sample. Allover design of large peony-like blossoms printed in imitation of tapestry. Printed in burgundy, rust, peach, tan, olive, brown, and pale green. Over printed with maroon diagonal dashes on ungrounded, brown paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176526

Accession Number: 1985.26.712

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry design of urn with fruit and flowers framed by foliate scrolls and flanked by dragons with baskets of fruit. Printed in two greens, aqua, blue, three browns, yellow, and pink on a taupe field on a black embossed ground. Straight match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176527

Accession Number: 1985.26.713

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover stylized foliate scrolls and flowers. Reverse printed on a field of blue with light blue and metallic gold accents on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176528

Accession Number: 1985.26.716

Wallpaper

Unused sample. LArge scale design of all over chrysanthemum blossoms and buds. Printed in red, rose, two pinks, yellow, ochre, white and five greens on olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176529

Accession Number: 1985.26.717

Wallpaper

Allover design of floral sprays with peonies, lily of the valley, daffodils, and carnations against a field of narrow pink and white honey-comb, embossed stripes. Printed in three pinks, fuchsia, three greens, tan, brown, yellow, white, and pale pink liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176530

Accession Number: 1985.26.718

Wallpaper

Stripe of meadering floral ribbon separating sprays of roses and carnations and alternating with narrow floral stripe. Printed in pink, fuchsia, two greens, yellow, purple, and blue on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176531

Accession Number: 1985.26.719

Wallpaper

Allover design of small geometric flowers sprouting from shallow containers. Printed in pink, green, olive, brown, and fuchsia on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176532

Accession Number: 1985.26.720

Wallpaper

Sprays of flowers alternating with Oriental vignettes of fisherman and figure with parasol. Printed in white, orange, yellow, two browns, red, olive, pale blue, pale green, mauve, turquoise, green, pink, ochre, and lavender on a beige embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176533

Accession Number: 1985.26.721

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Narrative vignettes of a nursery rhyme which includes a husband and wife with seven children and a giant. Scenes of children sleeping, woman crying, giant with sword and child removing the giant's boots. Printed in four greens, three blues, yellow, ochre, red, rose, brown, tan and gre...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176534

Accession Number: 1985.26.722

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, small-scale, meandering floral vine draped with bow knotted ribbon and crossed rings. Printed in pink, maroon, two mauves, two greens, yellow, grey and ochre on a grey and liquid mica, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176535

Accession Number: 1985.26.723

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, densely arranged floral sprays of carnations, roses, and lilacs on a field of entwined, flowering vines. Printed in two greens, brown, tan, rust, pink, lavender, yellow, grey and beige on a cream ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176536

Accession Number: 1985.26.725

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, repeating floral bouquets of tulips, snapdragons, lilies of the valley, morning glories and peonies separated by small floral sprigs. Printed in rose, two pinks, lavender, mauve, orange, two greens, brown and tan on a pale green, imitation silk moire, embossed ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176537

Accession Number: 1985.26.727

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale floral bouquets of stylized baroque flowers and foliage. Printed in two browns, black and metallic gold on a reverse printed field on a tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176538

Accession Number: 1985.26.728

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large stylized flower with iris-like petals framed by serpentine acanthus leaves. Printed in two greens, tans, ochre and maroon on red ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176539

Accession Number: 1985.26.73

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover fern-like leaves, metallic gold grasses and stems with small red blossoms. Printed in maroon, red, olive, green and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176540

Accession Number: 1985.26.730

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bifurcated daisy motif above a bead and reel border. Cut along scalloped edge. Printed in yellow, peach, ochre and maroon on an olive green ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176541

Accession Number: 1985.26.732

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Asymmetrical design of rondels, quatrefoils, geometric patterns and floral motifs separating a field of irises, bamboo and water lilies. Printed in maroon and metallic gold, pink and blue on a green embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176542

Accession Number: 1985.26.733

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, scrolling vine or foliage with flowers, berries and upright heraldic lion flanking a crowned coat-of-arms. Printed in brown, black, beige on a blue field and amber ground. Over printed with black pin stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176543

Accession Number: 1985.26.734

Wallpaper

Allover pattern of geometric animal and abstract forms in a suggested Indian or Aztec style. Printed in metallic gold on embossed brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176544

Accession Number: 1985.26.735

Wallpaper

Allover design of stylized flowers and foliage in metallic gold and black on a rust field on embossed, olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176545

Accession Number: 1985.26.736

Wallpaper

Embossed design of large peony and phlox blossoms on a scrolling foliate vine. Printed on an embossed field of repeating stylized flowers. Printed in two shades olive, pale green, cream, metallic gold, and blue on a grey liquid mica ground. Drop match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176546

Accession Number: 1985.26.737

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green floral stripe. Exotic blossoming flower on a berried stem and draped by a garland alternating with a stripe of floral sprigs. Printed in two greens and metallic gold on a polished white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176547

Accession Number: 1985.26.738

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeated roses, bachelor buttons and bell flowers entwined by a blue scrolled motif on a field of metallic gold grosgrain stripes. Printed in maroon, two pinks, yellow, blue, two greens and metallic gold on ungrounded embossed paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176548

Accession Number: 1985.26.739

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by repeating scrolled foliate motifs reverse printed in green on a field of pin dots and wavy parallel lines on ingrained paper. Drop match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176549

Accession Number: 1985.26.74

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of densely arranged, small-scale sprays of bachelor buttons, roses and statis. Printed in two blues, pink, brown, two tans and grey on ivory ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176550

Accession Number: 1985.26.740

Wallpaper

Allover floral design of large, stylized flowers and apple or cherry blossoming boughs. Printed in two browns, rust, pink, and metallic gold on unground paper and over printed with small black pin-dots. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176551

Accession Number: 1985.26.741

Wallpaper

Imitation needlework design of ogee-shaped trellis entwined with scrolling acanthus leaves, grapes, pineapples, and berries. Printed in two browns, two blues, and two greens and overprinted with black dots and diagonal lines on unground brown paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176552

Accession Number: 1985.26.742

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry on textile design of allover, stylized flowers and scrolling foliage. Printed in brown, two greys, and cream on a taupe, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176553

Accession Number: 1985.26.743

Wallpaper

Allover floral brocade with densely arranged flowers and foliage. Printed in brown, burnt umber, taupe, tan, and metallic gold on beige, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176554

Accession Number: 1985.26.744

Wallpaper

Allover pattern of interlocking octagons framing sunflower-like stylized flower. Printed in brown, tan, and grey on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176555

Accession Number: 1985.26.745

Wallpaper

Allover floral pattern of mums, phlox, and wheat printed in two blues, tan, and yellow on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176556

Accession Number: 1985.26.746

Wallpaper

Allover design of ivory wild roses, berries, and blossoms on unground paper coated with transparent liquid mica. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176557

Accession Number: 1985.26.747

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Lush meandering vine with stylized flowers and perched birds. Printed in brown, olive, rust, pale green, salmon, ochre and blue on a buff, varnished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176558

Accession Number: 1985.26.748

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut borders. Overlapping amorphous "shell" or ripple design bordered above and below by continuous cable band. Printed in metallic gold, pink, tan, blue and rust on a light pink, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176559

Accession Number: 1985.26.749

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Trailing floral vine with poppies, carnations, roses, snapdragons and wheat. Printed in three olive greens, rose, lavender, two browns, tan, yellow, salmon and metallic silver on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176560

Accession Number: 1985.26.750

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Densely arranged floral design of peonies, trumpet-shaped flowers and berries. Printed in pink turquoise, blue, maroon, brown, and tan on a metallic gold field and embossed olive ground. Straight match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176561

Accession Number: 1985.26.751

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Foliate design of leafy tree boughs with birds and bee. Printed in 14 muted colors of blues, browns, tans, greys and greens on a grey ground. Drop match.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176562

Accession Number: 1985.26.752

Wallpaper

Floral paper. Prints in pink, white, and gold on green ground, pebble-textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176563

Accession Number: 1985.26.753

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scrolling floral patterned paper. Prints in light blue, pink, green, brown, yellow, gold and copper on woven textured, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176564

Accession Number: 1985.26.754

Wallpaper

Paper imitating tapestry woven fabric, possibly depicting wooded scene. Prints in three greens, mustard brown, maroon, and rose on green ground. Overprinted with thin vertical lines.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176565

Accession Number: 1985.26.755

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry paper with dense floral pattern with architectural elements. Prints in two pinks, yellow, gold, two blues, three greens, mauve, dark grey, and black on a light grey ground. Overprinted with meshed lines.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176566

Accession Number: 1985.26.756

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Two rows of uncut borders of baroque-like floral design with strapwork scrolls edged with egg and dart and beaded moulding. Printed in maroon, red, green, olive, tan, ochre, pale yellow and brown on a gold ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176567

Accession Number: 1985.26.758

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale leaves and hibiscus-like flowers entwining a trellis. Printed in yellow, tan, four greens, peach, ochre, three browns, blue, rose, rust, taupe, and grey on a blue ground. Straight match. Overvarnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176568

Accession Number: 1985.26.759

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large ivory and white, stylized flowers entwined by a lace ribbon and berried vine on a pink, liquid mica, imitation moire ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176569

Accession Number: 1985.26.760

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating acanthus leaves and berry medallions on a field of flowers and scrolls secured by a crown. Printed in olive, yellow, two blues, two browns, and metallic gold on a taupe ground. Drop match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176570

Accession Number: 1985.26.761

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Loose sprays of wild roses, grass, morning glories and other wild flowers on a field of two greens and metallic gold stripes. Printed on unground embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176571

Accession Number: 1985.26.762

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large, stylized flowers with blossoming boughs. Printed in two browns and pale yellow on a metallic gold field on an embossed taupe/grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176572

Accession Number: 1985.26.763