Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of flowers alternating with a shield and a bottom band of diamonds and dots. Printed in two pinks, olive green, white and black on a white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179314

Accession Number: 1988.136

Drapery paper. Pattern consists of gathered, lacy drapery and chiffon-like drapery gathered and overlapping, forming a diaper pattern. Drapery is embellished with stylized sprigs and leaves. Printed in white and terracotta on a grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179315

Accession Number: 1988.135

Scenic Wallpaper

One of twenty-five fragments of the French scenic wallpaper "Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique" (also known as "Les Voyages du captaine Cook"). The scenic is loosely based on the celebrated events of Captian James Cook's exploration of the Pacific, which brough the captain to his violent death there ...

Date: 1804-1806

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Manufacturer) Charvet, Jean-Gabriel (Designer)

GUSN: 179316

Accession Number: 1954.229.10

Wallpaper

Scenery figure. Within sculptural cartouches there are scenes of boats and sailors heading towards town. Stenciled in green and block-printed in three greens, four greys, two pinks, four browns, tan, blue and blended blue, pink and green.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179317

Accession Number: 1929.1853.2

Scenic wallpaper

One panel of a the scenic paper "El Dorado." The central focus is the swans on the lake protected by trees with a mountain in the background. Very colorful peacock feathers are in the foreground. Printed in greys, greens, browns, blues, yellow, peach and lavender on an irise ground.

Date: 1849

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Ehrmann, Eugene (Designer)

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

GUSN: 179318

Accession Number: 1996.34.2

Bandbox

Small, oval, wooden sewing box (A) with pin cushion lid (B). Box is covered with a border paper with flowers, circles and stylized foliage. Blockprinted in two greens, two browns and orange on beige ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179319

Accession Number: 2000.120.2AB

Wallpaper

Used sample. Scenic paper depicting a man in a military uniform c.1810, alternating with a hat with plume surrounded by a wreath. On diapered background. Prints in blue, green, two greys, white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179320

Accession Number: 2000.438

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating design of tasseled cord entwined with flowers on a diapered field. Printed in green, black and white. Straight match.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179321

Accession Number: 1988.72.1

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Undulating paisley strapwork framing an urn filled with symmetrically arranged tulips, pink and blue flowers, and a central amaryllis. Printed in two purples, pink, rose, two blues, taupe, grey and white.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179322

Accession Number: 1987.636

Reproduction Wallpaper

Rolled sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "P.V.M.A. Rainbow, Deerfield" pattern (#321) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Rainbow design of repeating floral medallions separated by scrolling, flowered leaves. Printed in blended blue, yellow and white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179323

Accession Number: 1988.70A

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Anglo-Japanese composition of scenes of the adventures of Buffalo Bill; Native American encampments; the ambush of the Deadwood Stage Coach; bear hunting. Printed in yellow, green, orange, and two browns.

Date: 1887-1897

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179324

Accession Number: 1973.112

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Sanitary paper showing various vignettes of English sports and recreations: polo; fox hunting; tennis; cricket; rugby; fishing; golf; running. Printed in red, blue, yellow and brown. Drop match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179325

Accession Number: 1930.1794

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Alternating stripes of entwined floral vines framing a figure and a bird against a brown field and a trailing floral vine with stylized flowers. Printed in two browns, grey, blue, green, yellow, pink, and red.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179326

Accession Number: 2000.229

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern consists of alternating floral medallions inset with rosettes or diamonds. Prints in grey, metallic (?) gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Jones & Erwin (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179327

Accession Number: 1985.859

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Vertical stripe of bouquet of flowers in basket or vase alternating with rose and bud. Prints in mauve, two pinks, four greens, yellow, dark grey on light grey ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

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

GUSN: 179328

Accession Number: 1985.870

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Chinoiserie-style pattern of decorated vases and pots filled with chrysanthemums and peonies alternating with pots filled with scrolls next to illustrated book. Prints in ochre, two browns, green, dark blue, mauve, yellow on white ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179329

Accession Number: 1985.868

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, classically-inspired pattern. Repeating pendant comprised of arabesques, bellflowers, garland and doves is set within diapered cable. Prints in cream, metallic gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179330

Accession Number: 1985.866

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. Pattern consists of diapered flower and roots inset with anthemion. Prints in tan and gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1960

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179331

Accession Number: 1985.856AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenic paper depicting English equestrians partaking in a fox hunt or horse race. Riders are jumping fences and wading through water. One rider thrown from mount. Prints in blue, four greens, brown, tan, orange, yellow on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179332

Accession Number: 1985.858

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenery figure paper. Four alternating vignettes: two consist of morning glories with butterflies; the third with French shepherdess sitting with sheep; the fourth is of shepherd playing a horn sitting with sheep. Prints in three greens, two pinks, blue, tan, brown on cream ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179333

Accession Number: 1985.865

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern consisting of alternating panels of honeycomb/lace effect with rose bouquets and buds. Printed in three browns, red, orange, yellow, gold and white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179034

Accession Number: 1931.946

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Leaf and berry motif set in diapered pattern over background of diapered leaf. Prints in two greens, red, purple on beige ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179035

Accession Number: 1931.945

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Floral sprig set within intertwining leaf trail, creating diamond effect. Printed in red, pink, white, brown, yellow and green on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179036

Accession Number: 1931.947

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper used as the backing for a girandole mirror. Striped design. Vertical row of honeycomb pattern edged with vitruvian scroll and interrupted by sprigs alternating with row of dotted wave design with sprigs. Printed in brown and ivory on a taupe ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179037

Accession Number: 2000.658

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of floral and leaf patterned paper. Printed in blue or beige on white ungrounded paper.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179038

Accession Number: 1917.18

Bandbox

Circular pasteboard bandbox (A) with lid (B) covered in paper. Paper has a striped pattern of a stiff, foliated, floral vine and a worm-like, thin stripe with ovals. Pindots in the background. Printed in white and two blues on a white ground. On the lid band is a border with green leaves and stripes...

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179039

Accession Number: 1935.1326AB

Wallpaper

Fragment of landscape figure wallpaper. Image shows classically-dressed female down on left knee with arms outstretched in front of balustrade, flanked by stripes of roses. Printed in two browns, tan, white on light tan ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179040

Accession Number: 1942.558

Wallpaper Roll

Unused wallpaper oll. Neoclassical design of two vertical lines of classical motifs such as a herm, urn with bouquet, swags of beads, flowers and plans and grisaille figures. Blockprinted in two greens, orange, yellow, grey, two purples, pink, red and whtie on a brown ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179041

Accession Number: 1917.148

Wallpaper Border

Two cut samples (A and B) of French wallpaper border. Grisaille foliage plasterwork bordering eliptical and octagonal panels of reclining nudes alternating with arabesques. Printed in three greys, turquoise, two pinks, rose, green, blue, yellow, ochre, black and white on grey ground. See also 1917.1...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179042

Accession Number: 1917.153AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Two columns of joined classical motifs including a bouquet of flowers in an urn, bead and drapery swags, grisaille classical figures, fruit, berries and tassels. Printed in two greens, yellow, orange, red, pink, two purples, maroon and two greys.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179043

Accession Number: 1917.145B

Wallpaper

Unused roll of wallpaper. Two columns of classical motifs, including urn with bouquet of flowers, swag of beads, drapery swags, fruit, berries and grisaille figures. Block printed in two greens, yellow, orange, red, piink, purple, maroon and two greys.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179044

Accession Number: 1917.145A

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Grisaille recumbent male and female figures (one playing a flute, the other reading music). Figures are separated by a dracontine embellished with arabesques. Panels are flanked by grisaille imitation plasterwork. Printed in three greys, five blues, red, orange, yellow, two pinks, tan, ...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179045

Accession Number: 1917.152

Wallpaper

Partial roll and fragment. Grisaille figures classically dressed (boy with tambourine and woman with lyre) alternating with griffin flanked by arabesques. Framed on left and right by grisaille imitation plaster work. Printed in three greys, five blues, red, orange, yellow, two pinks, tan, brown and ...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179046

Accession Number: 1917.150AB

Wallpaper Border

Uncut roll of wallpaper border, plus two partial rolls. Neoclassical design with vertically connected elements: urn; Roman coin; lions drinking; and Roman sphinx alternating with arabesques. Printed in red, blue, yellow, and white on a black ground. French.

Date: 1780-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179047

Accession Number: 1925.668A-C

Wallpaper

Three partial rolls. Sphinx embellished with arabesques, separated by profile portrait bust within a circular medallion and two lionesses drinking from a fountain. Printed in orange, yellow, two blues, rose, pink, green and white.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179048

Accession Number: 1917.155A-C

Wallpaper

Partial roll of uncut borders. Repeating motif of a wreath inscribed within a square and framed by bands of husks with rosettes at the corners. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan, red, brown and grey.

Date: 1800-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179049

Accession Number: 1917.146

Wallpaper Roll

Roll of wallpaper border. Pink and red foliate scrolls with rosette terminals printed above and below row of grisaille ovals. Printed in two pinks, red, magenta, three greys, brown and white.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179050

Accession Number: 1917.149

Wallpaper Border

Unused roll of borders. Three grisaille plumes alternating with bouquet of foliage and entwined with a lace ribbon printed below a row of losenges and beads. Printed in two greys, white, two pinks, mauve, yellow, orange and burnt sienna.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179051

Accession Number: 1925.666

Wallpaper

Two rolls. Nude figure holding a staff alternating with snakes entwining the legs. Both motifs are framed by fluted columns and arches. Printed in pink, taupe, yellow and black.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179052

Accession Number: 1925.667

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Plant stucco design with rosettes and acanthus scrolls printed in yellow, ochre, tan, orange and two browns, wrapped by garland of grisaille flowers and bordered above and below by band of oak leaves and acorns.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179053

Accession Number: 1917.151AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of border. Pattern consists of rosettes alternating with crossed arrows intersecting with bow and calyx, edged with horizontal column of wheat sheaf. Printed in two browns, three greys and black. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179054

Accession Number: 1917.154

Wallpaper

Three fragments of wallpaper from the Daniel Hough House in Labanon, New Hampshire. Two wide ceiling border fragments (A-B) with a pattern of horizontal stripe of roses over a background of lace with floral sprigs. Block printed in orange, pink, varnish green, black and white on blue ground.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179055

Accession Number: 1966.411.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments of pastoral scenic paper. Prints in black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179056

Accession Number: 1921.333

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragments. Gold and yellow stylized floral elements enclosed within grey lattice on grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179057

Accession Number: 1922.21

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stripe pattern. Vertical elipses framing stylized flower heads bordered by vetruvian scrolls. Printed in green, black, red, tan, ochre and beige on unground paper.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179058

Accession Number: 1911.110

Wallpaper

Unused fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of strapwork framing scenes of rural life alternating with vignetttes of tools of learning, such as books, globe and telescope. Printed in green, grey, and brown on white, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179059

Accession Number: 1911.78

Wallpaper

Fragments of wallpaper. Scenery paper of rabbit hunt and woman selling dead rabbits from a basket. Printed in two greens, brown, pink, rose, blue, beige and white on unground paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179060

Accession Number: 1911.147A-F

Wallpaper

Large fragment of trailing leaf, floral bouquet and strapwork stripe. Printed in three browns, grey, beige, red, pink, two greens, yellow, two blues on white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1859

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179061

Accession Number: 1911.107