Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Delicate scrolling foliage. Printed in metallic silver or white mica on yellow or beige ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179155

Accession Number: 1953.603

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral, striped paper of daisies and roses. Printed in white on a polished, grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179156

Accession Number: 1953.605

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Imitation ikat or Chinese silk fabric. Prints in green, white on blue ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179157

Accession Number: 1953.606

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper border. Swags of roses tied up with bow knots in blues and white in a white and tan liquid mica horizontal stripe background.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179158

Accession Number: 1953.607

Partial roll. Large-scale, diapered C-scrolls entwined with pink and magenta rose blossoms against a black field. Printed in two pinks, rose, magenta, three greens, two browns, ochre and black. Drop match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179159

Accession Number: 1993.8

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Trailing boughs in black and silver with pink and white chrysanthemum blossoms.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Wallpaper Stylists Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179160

Accession Number: 1993.7

Wallpaper

Fragments (3). Pillar and Arch paper. Pattern shows reeded columns with wrapping floral garland and globe on pedestal. Prints in brown, black, white on grey ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179161

Accession Number: 1953.601A-C

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused cut sample of reproduction wallpaper. Meandering, flowering branches and leaves. Printed in two greys, green, white and gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 179162

Accession Number: 1995.580A

Wallpaper

Partial unused sheet of wall decals consisting of poppy flowers and buds. Printed in pink, yellow and green on white ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179163

Accession Number: 1986.1085

Wallpaper

Used sample of wall decal paper. Pattern consists of rose bouquet and buds printed in pink, red, yellow, blue, green and orange.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179164

Accession Number: 1986.1084

Wallpaper

Fragment of wall decal. Overall floral pattern. Printed in pink, yellow, green, orange, brown on white ground.

Date: 1925-1932

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179165

Accession Number: 1986.1087

Wallpaper

Used sample of wall decal paper. Pattern of poppies and daisies printed in red, yellow, purple, and green on a white polished ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179166

Accession Number: 1986.1083

Wallpaper

Unused samples of wall decals consisting of meandering floral pattern. Printed in orange, yellow, green, brown, black, blue on white ground.

Date: 1925-1932

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179167

Accession Number: 1986.1086

Wallpaper

Three fragments of stripe paper with flowers and bamboo. Printed in blue, green, white, black, brown on unground paper.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179168

Accession Number: 1985.760A

Wallpaper

Two fragments of scalloped border. Printed in orange, green, blue, brown and black.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179169

Accession Number: 1985.760B

Wallpaper

Fragment of striped border. Printed in blue and brown flock on red ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179170

Accession Number: 1985.760C

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Bouquet of flowers in an urn flanked by Corinthian columns draped with floral garlands. Printed in white, brown, and black.

Date: 1898

Maker: Gregory & Brown Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179171

Accession Number: 1917.142

Wallpaper

Unused samples of pastoral scenery figure paper. Repeating scene of four figures among goat, sheep and cows. Printed in five browns, orange, 3 blues, white, yellow, 5 greens on tan ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179172

Accession Number: 1917.141

Wallpaper

Two used fragments of landscape figure paper. Scene consists of two women seated at table (one possibly Psyche), being offered a gift by Cupid. Scene separated by laurel leaf (?) medallion inserted with rosette. Printed in green, brown, white with white diapered background on blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179173

Accession Number: 1974.362AB

Wallpaper Covered Basket Cover

Basket cover. Fragment. All over foliate design of ochre oak leaves on a field of dotted scrolls.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179174

Accession Number: 1932.2223b

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped design with flowers or foliage outlines with white dots. Printed in green, maroon and white on blue paper.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179175

Accession Number: 1982.278.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeated black tasseles on cinnamon (pink) ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179176

Accession Number: 1982.278.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating green and brown floral sprigs on unground paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179177

Accession Number: 1982.278.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Red and green floral sprigs framed by outlined white scrolls. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179178

Accession Number: 1982.278.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral-trail pattern with a meandering green vine spouting different flowers: carnations, clematis and peony blossoms. Printed in orange, red, pink, white and green on a light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178767

Accession Number: 1978.140A-F

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragment. Trophy Paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes behind bouquets and trophies of war, including shield, arrows and quiver, flag and sword. Prints in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178768

Accession Number: 1978.141.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape scene in grisaille of town with wooden bridges, framed by dense foliage and over printed with pattern of arcs.

Date: 1920-1925

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178769

Accession Number: 1978.148.6A-K

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille pillar and arch design of Corinthian columns supporting and egg & dart arch and framing an urn. A canopy and hanging cord with tassle are also visible. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178770

Accession Number: 1978.142.1A-G

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of stylized foliage with repeating trophies of war and floral bouquets. Printed in black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178771

Accession Number: 1978.141

Wallpaper

Large fragments of three layers of wallpaper. Uppermost layer is visible and described here. Dense pattern of stylized flowers, scrolling, overlapping, thorny vines and pin dots. Printed in two greens, ochre and light orange on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178772

Accession Number: 1978.145.3A-K

Wallpaper

Fragments. Trailing floral vine. Pink carnations and small, orange and blue, stylized flowers on a meandering, woody vine. Printed in pink, red, orange, blue and green on a light green ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178773

Accession Number: 1978.143A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. Ashlar paper is ochre with suggestion of marbling in white. Vertical coursing of blocks with plaster rosettes accented in green and brown.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178774

Accession Number: 1978.142.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Dutch tiles. Urn flanked by swans standing on foliate scrolls within a rondell and alternating with floral element draped with swags and beading. Printed in blue on white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178775

Accession Number: 1978.142.3A-I

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178776

Accession Number: 1978.148.2A-J

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric design in tan and white on peach colored paper. Fragment too small to decipher overall design.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178777

Accession Number: 1978.148.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized scroll elements in pink and white liquid mica on cream colored ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178778

Accession Number: 1978.148.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tile design of stylized blue blossoms within provencals and notched circles. Printed in three blues and liquid mica on white ground, overprinted with a blue, dotted honeycomb pattern.

Date: 1895-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178779

Accession Number: 1978.148.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large foliate elements within grid frames. Printed in dark blue and blue on white ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178780

Accession Number: 1978.148.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ivory rosettes within circles separated by scrolls and palmettes and accented with green dots. Printed on beige ground. Small fragments of the second layer of paper can be seen on one fragment. Samples of layers two and three missing.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178781

Accession Number: 1978.145.1A-G

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of entwined rose vine, tulips and flowering dogwood (?) bough. Printed in green, yellow, blue and red on a white ground.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178782

Accession Number: 2000.392.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating bouquets of flowers with interwoven stems separated by sprigs. Reverse printed in dark green on a green, hatched ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178783

Accession Number: 2000.392.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating yellow rosettes enclosed by scrolls and outlined with small, green dots. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178784

Accession Number: 2000.392.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale floral design of tulips or peonies in tan, pink, and red with smaller blue flowers and foliage in two greens on a white cross-hatched field on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178785

Accession Number: 1978.146

Wallpaper Fragments

Twenty-four fragments of Chinoiserie wallpaper. Chrysanthemums and juniper-like tree bough with peacock printed in two blues against a white lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178786

Accession Number: 1978.147

Wallpaper

Three fragments of allover twining foliage. Large-scale leaves in green and tan and dark brown pin dots. Printed on polished, white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178787

Accession Number: 1978.141.2A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Border. Continuous, meandering floral vine printed in two pinks, orange, red, blue, and green on a light green ground.

Date: 1770-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178788

Accession Number: 1978.144AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of rosettes and wreaths framed by circles and squares on a field of blossoms. Printed in green, pale yellow and red on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178789

Accession Number: 1997.102

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, scrolling foliage and small flowers separated by meandering lace ribbon. Printed in metallic gold, peach and pale yellow on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178790

Accession Number: 1997.100AB