Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment of scenery figure paper depicting man with two shepherdesses; small group of sheep at top left corner. Pattern prints all in two browns, tan, two greens, white on a light green ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178535

Accession Number: 1915.49

Wallpaper

Rococo Revival (or Baroque Revival) cartouches framing rose bouquets and leafy vines. Separated by diapering. Burgundy, blue, two greens, pink, white and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178536

Accession Number: 1915.22

Wallpaper

Rococo Revival (or Baroque Revival) cartouches framing rose bouquets and leafy vines. Separated by diapering. Burgundy, blue, two greens, pink, white and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178537

Accession Number: 1915.23

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal repeat of framed bouquets, orange, green and grey on polished white ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178538

Accession Number: 1916.338

Wallpaper

Fragments. Landscape figure printed in grisaille. Two men dressed in belted white tunic and wearing turbans, crouched behind a knoll firing rifles. Does not appear to be a hunting scene.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178539

Accession Number: 1915.24A-C

Wallpaper

Baroque or Rococo Revival cartouches framing rose bouquets and leafy vines. Separated by diapering. Burgundy, blue, two greens, pink, white and gray on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178540

Accession Number: 1915.21

Wallpaper

Large fragment of scenic figure, Reproduction of "House Fair" painting by French painter Rosa Bonheur (1822-1899), who did original artwork on which paper is based. Three vignettes showing scenes from fair. Central, rectilinear-shaped vignette depicts riders and horses preparing for country-style ra...

Date: 1855-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178541

Accession Number: 1916.56.1-.2

Wallpaper

Cut sample of landscape figure paper. Shows two pastoral scenes of young girl with sheep and young girl feeding chicken and rooster. White ground with blue stripes; left side is edged with wide stripe of blue dots placed inside a [boxy] shape. Vignettes in blue-grey and black.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178542

Accession Number: 1916.57

Wallpaper

Six fragments of medallion and stripe paper. Grey ground with embossed medallion and linked chain, printed in red, green and gilt.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178543

Accession Number: 1977.105

Wallpaper

Diaper pattern wallpaper with lacy netting in the background. Scrolling foliage frames the diamond-shape losenges and arches with delicate lacework. Printed in green and grey on a blue ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 178544

Accession Number: 1977.106A-H

Wallpaper

Mounted sample and fragments of Gothic arches and foliate scrollwork wallpaper. Printed in brown, tan, two greys, and bright blue (reverse printed) on beige ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178545

Accession Number: 1943.783.1A-G

Wallpaper Fragment

Fragments of hand blocked and flocked border. Grape vines entwining grisaille plasterwork printed in three browns, white and four blues on rust and brown flocked ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178546

Accession Number: 1943.783.2A-E

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic paper depicting modes of transportation, past and present. Printed in six greens, three browns, two purples, two reds, yellow, orange, blue, white and ochre on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1875

Maker: Heywood, Higgenbottom & Smith (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178547

Accession Number: 1921.114

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Paper depicting mounted riders engaged in a fox hunt with hounds. Printed in red, blue and yellow. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178548

Accession Number: 1919.268

Wallpaper

Nursery paper depicting nursery rhyme (4 and 20 black birds baked in a pie). Printed in two greens, blue, yellow, orange, white, and tan on ungrounded paper. Straight repeat?

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178549

Accession Number: 1919.269

Wallpaper

Copper engraved nursery paper depicting eight scenes: Robinson Caruso, Cinderella, Goldilocks, 4 & 20 blackbirds, the lion & the unicorn, Simple Simon, and two unidentified scenes framed by foliate scrolls with morning glories and daisies. Printed in blue, red and yellow. Straight match.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178550

Accession Number: 1919.270

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from end of roll. Repeating floral sprays in six designs. Printed in rose, red, yellow, blue and green on a light blue brushed ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178551

Accession Number: 1922.14

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating medallions of foliate scrolls radiating from floral center. Printed in white on French blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178552

Accession Number: 1922.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over meandering vines with berries. Printed in two greys on a maroon field and a cream ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178553

Accession Number: 1922.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut borders. Angular beaded moulding in light ochre and olive and enclosing orange losenges on a brown field. White ground paper.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178554

Accession Number: 1922.10

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green foliate border with white (now faded) flowers. Printed in three greens, brown and white on white ground.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178555

Accession Number: 1922.11

Wallpaper

Large-scale floral and foliate design in blue and pink on a yellow, blue and pink irise ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178556

Accession Number: 1922.2A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Panels of imitation tufted velvet in crimson flock overprinted in magenta and burgundy and alternating with anthemion in tan, brown and metallic gold on peach ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178557

Accession Number: 1922.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Lavender diamonds enclosing orange and red rose and rose bud sprigs on a field of lavender dashes on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178558

Accession Number: 1922.6

Wallpaper

Broad vertical floral separated by vertical stripes of Rococo scroll work. Green, grey and red printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178559

Accession Number: 1922.7

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Four rows of uncut borders. Repeating buckles in tan, ochre and brown on a bright blue field on white ground paper.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178560

Accession Number: 1922.9

Wallpaper

Fragments. Foliate scrolls radiating from patera center, alternating with foliate medallion. Printed in rose on a pale yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178561

Accession Number: 1922.4CE

School Book Cover

Fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. One existing vignette shows geese in foreground with barn in background. Prints in pink, varnish green, red, white on gold ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178562

Accession Number: 1934.1938

Wallpaper Border

Fragment. Feather border printed in black, orange, white and grey on a blue ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178563

Accession Number: 1970.496.2.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical strip of "peacock" paper. Peacock in a landscape standing on the base of a broken column. A balustrade with foliage is in background. Printed in black, white and blue on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178564

Accession Number: 1970.496.1.1AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral medallions bordered by stylized grape or berry vine. Printed in blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179134

Accession Number: 1990.602

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a buff or yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179135

Accession Number: 1990.608

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Meandering floral vine with red and white flowers accented with white organically shaped ribbon or lace

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179136

Accession Number: 1990.597AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper with climbing vines, horizontal lines and C-curves. Printed in blue, white, green, orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179137

Accession Number: 1990.619.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Classical medallion design. Classically dressed woman (possibly allegory of Spring) holding a basket of flowers and surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Printed in three greens, two pinks, ivory and brown on a green field.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179138

Accession Number: 1990.607

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Urn framed by a hexagon topped by a pair of Greek masks and flanked by peacocks alternating with a lyre with bird head terminals and draped with bellflower pendants. Printed in brown, tan, orange and ochre.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179139

Accession Number: 1990.621A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt stripe. Veritically repeating stripe of fern-like leaves alternating with stripe of foliate sprigs. Printed in metallic gold on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179140

Accession Number: 1990.601

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. All over stylized leaf and flower design. Printed in two browns on beige ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179141

Accession Number: 1953.604AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain grey stripes flanking stripe composed of daisy and rose blossoms. Reverse printed on a light grey field.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179142

Accession Number: 1953.594

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale sprays of roses and daisies. Printed in two pinks, mauve, red, maroon, three greens and yellow. Drop match.

Date: 1940-1950

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

GUSN: 179143

Accession Number: 1993.6

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe composed of meandering floral vine alternating with narrow stripe of black losenges on a field of white, horizontal pin stripes. Printed in maroon, green, black and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179144

Accession Number: 1993.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hunting scene tapestry paper. Stag chased in a wooded glen by two hounds. Printed in blue, violet, four browns, four greens, black, white on an olive ground. Over printed with a grey mesh screen.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179145

Accession Number: 1953.586A

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Densely entwined floral vine with thick green stems and flowers with red centers. Printed against a field of metallic gold, willow-like foliage. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179146

Accession Number: 1953.597

Wallpaper

Wallpaper roll. Stripe of repeating sprigs of pink carnations with blue berries alternating with stripes of grey beads and stylized husks. Printed in two pinks, magenta, two blues, two greens, tan, brown, and two greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179147

Accession Number: 1953.587

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Imitation woodgrain paper printed in brown, tan and cream.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179148

Accession Number: 1953.589

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuously repeating stylized sunflower, peony and tulips surrounded by lush foliage. Printed in maroon, magenta, red, yellow, ochre, olive and tan against a plain, metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179149

Accession Number: 1953.591