Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragments. Brown medallion alternating with cock surrounded by green and black leaves printed on light brown ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178710

Accession Number: 1988.133A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border with small floral elements in brown and orange along bottom edges. Center composed of groups of five white, narrow diagonal stripes separated by five pin dots on green ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178711

Accession Number: 1988.134

Wallpaper border

Unused sample of French Zuber border. Grey foliate vine intertwined with golden vine which has regularly spaced groups of three leaves on a rust flocked ground.

Date: 1831

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178712

Accession Number: 1923.535

Wallpaper border

Rose border block printed in four pinks, four blues, two browns, two golds, yellow, and gray with olive green and dark green flock overprinted in black and bright green on white satin ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: Probably Zuber Et Cie (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178713

Accession Number: 1923.536

Wallpaper

Unused border sample. Continuous band of wild roses printed in three pinks, red, white and two greys with olive green, flocked foliage over printed in two greens on a polished white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178714

Accession Number: 1923.537

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of scrolling foliage. Printed in cream, pink and gold on a natural unground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Janeway & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178716

Accession Number: 1978.198

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliage and ivy. Printed in four greens on a polished white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178717

Accession Number: 1978.200

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover scrolling foliage with C-scrolls. Printed in a pale peach and gold on a soft pink ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178718

Accession Number: 1978.190A

Portion of wallpaper roll endpaper with label: "INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANGING PRESSED PAPERS. Take one roll at a time and cut into requisite strips. Then paste said strips, using very heavy paste thereto, working it well into the paper, but not allowing the strips to soak too long. Now trim the selvage a...

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178719

Accession Number: 1978.190B

Wallpaper Hanging Instructions

Fragment of wallpaper roll with the following printed on the label: "INSTRUCTIONS FOR HANGING PRESSED PAPERS Take one roll at a time and cut into requisite strips. Then paste said strips, using very heavy paste thereto, working it well into the paper but not allowing the strips to saok too long. Now...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178720

Accession Number: 1978.199D

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliage and flowers. Printed in two greens, two browns and gold on a light brown ground. Pebble embossed.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178721

Accession Number: 1978.199AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Scrolling foliage. Printed in white, cream, charcoal, liquid mica and brown on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178722

Accession Number: 1978.202.2A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Undecipherable pattern. Pin dots. Printed in black and grey with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178723

Accession Number: 1978.202.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Undecipherable (foliage?). Printed in cream and copper and silver on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178724

Accession Number: 1978.202.1AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Frieze with floral swags, scrolling acanthus leaves, fretwork and floral bouquets. Printed in light green, silver on a white ground. Embossed.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178725

Accession Number: 1978.186

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral paper with central bunch of flowers framed by acanthus leaves and strapwork. Embossed. Printed in white on a light green ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178726

Accession Number: 1978.187

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral paper with scrolls and undulating ribbon. Printed in cream on a light pink ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178727

Accession Number: 1978.189

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small floral pattern with foliage. Printed in grey and gold on a pinkish-tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178728

Accession Number: 1978.192

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate floral vines with scrolled leaves. Printed in two greens, two blues, orange, white and gold on a white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178729

Accession Number: 1978.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, thin, horizontal and vertical stripes. Printed in white on light tan ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178730

Accession Number: 1978.194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border with bead and spindle, flowers and beads draped around a column, horse shoe shapes and beading. Printed in light beige, beige, cream, brown and light brown on a beige, moire ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178731

Accession Number: 1978.195

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Striped paper with a meandering floral vine and imitation fabric with ornamental beading. Printed in three pinks, lavender, three greens, cream and white on light, pale pink ground with mica.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178732

Accession Number: 1978.196

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of fleur-des-lis. Large central fleur-des-lis is embellished with acanthus leaves. Printed in beige, tan, brown and gold on a light brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178733

Accession Number: 1978.197

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by white lace leaves enclosing pink morning glories with blue leaves on a cinnamon ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178734

Accession Number: 1986.1640

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scalloped border supporting stylized leaves. Printed in white on black.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178735

Accession Number: 1986.1639

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern framed by grey, twelve-pointed stars enclosing blue roses or blue stripes. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178736

Accession Number: 1971.2196

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut floral borders. Perforated for trimming. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, green, grey, ochre and black on a beige, foliate damask ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178737

Accession Number: 1992.782

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Embossed paper printed with wash of colors in no discernable pattern. Pritned in brown, green and orange on a white ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178738

Accession Number: 1992.787

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, foliated, rococo scrolls. Printed in cream, ivory, metallic silver, green and gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178739

Accession Number: 1992.790

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating cluster of rose blossoms on a grey foliate stripe alternating with wide stripes with sprigs. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, two greens, grey and liquid mica pin dots on an ivory ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: S. A. Maxwell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178740

Accession Number: 1992.778

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Varnished tile paper. Alternating foliate and rosette designs in blue and yellow and grey. Varnished on white ground.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178741

Accession Number: 1992.779

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of blossoming twigs. Cherry or crabapple blossoms printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, taupe and yellow on an embossed, beige ground. Drop match,

Date: 1934-1945

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178742

Accession Number: 1992.797

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern framed by green dotted losenges with red rosettes at the intersections enclosing green four-petaled flower. Printed in red and two greens on a white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178743

Accession Number: 1992.792

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of oak, maple, chestnut and poplar leaves in autumn colors: salmon, green, taupe and dark gray on a pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178744

Accession Number: 1992.788

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover Chinoiserie design of large peony plant and blossoming tree with pagoda. Printed in green on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178745

Accession Number: 1992.791

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of waterlillies in bud and bloom set against swirls and bubbles depicting water. Prints in two pinks, two greens, blue, gray on light yellow ground. Varnished.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178746

Accession Number: 1992.802

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze wallpaper. Large fleur-de-lis set within ogee-shaped motif surrounded by scrolled foliage alternating with a smaller motif. Prints in pink, white, two greens, metallic gold, metallic copper and mauve. Pebble-textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178747

Accession Number: 1992.800

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of fleur-de-lis set within an ogee-shaped motif surrounded by C-scroll foliage. Printed in white, pink, green, metallic copper, beige on mauve, pebble-textured ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178748

Accession Number: 1992.801

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Striped design consisting on simple entwined berried vine, separated by narrow stripes of liquid mica and alternating with stripe of entwined yellow roses. Printed in yellow, white and turquoise on a pale green ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178749

Accession Number: 1992.777

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, densely arranged foliate design overprinted with fine, white, vertical lines and metallic gold, horizontal lines to give the appearance of a brocade. Printed in two browns, beige, rose, indian red and two blues on a taupe ground. Drop match.

Date: 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178750

Accession Number: 1992.781

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating flower pots on shelves. Printed in green, red and grey gingham checks on a grey, diapered field and a white ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178751

Accession Number: 1992.783

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Entwined stiff-leaf vine and beading with blossoms at the intersections on a field of liquid mica. Printed in tan, brown and yellow on a beige ground.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178752

Accession Number: 1992.785

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bunches of white and grey roses with stems printed in three greens and black on a light green gound. Straight match.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Gilbert W.P. Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178753

Accession Number: 1992.795

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green stripes with white sprigs alternating with pink and liquid mica stripes on a pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178754

Accession Number: 1992.796

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped design. Field of four white dots (in clusters) alternating with vertical strip of black, horizontal bars flanking narrow, white, horizontal stripes on a blue ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179118

Accession Number: 1990.595

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reproduction landscape figures. Vignette of a boy and girls with a dog beneath a tree, alternating with a basket filled with fruit and flowers. Printed in three greens, ivory on pink ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Caillard, Robert (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179119

Accession Number: 1990.613

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Repeating floral medallions radiating plumes of feathers, wheat and fan-like blossoms. Printed in blended yellow, green and red on a buff colored ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179120

Accession Number: 1990.603AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. View of a garden with trellises and fountain in background. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179121

Accession Number: 1990.612