Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Pattern consists of vignettes of various fruits set within guilloche frame or platter over diapered ground. Printed in light and dark brown, white and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179064

Accession Number: 1911.108

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized floral medallions separated by fretwork. Printed in ochre, white, green and black on beige ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179065

Accession Number: 1911.88

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival gray strapwork ornamented with flowers and framing a green urn with a maroon bouquet. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179066

Accession Number: 1911.95

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Strapwork pattern printed in blue, taupe and brown on white ground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: Blanchard and Rose (Manufacturer)

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

GUSN: 179067

Accession Number: 1911.81A-D

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Fragonnard-like pastoral vignettes separated by flowers, fruit, gardening tools and musical instruments. Printed in three blues, pink, rose, mauve, red, lavender, olive, tan and brown on unground paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179068

Accession Number: 1911.100A

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of niches with statuary, gothic arches, spires, and windows. Printed in three browns on polished, white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179069

Accession Number: 1911.101

Wallpaper

Fragment of Scenery figure wallpaper representing the Crimean War, specifically the Siege of Sebastopol (1854-1855), alternating with portrait medallions of Lord Raglan and Lord Palmerston. Printed in brown, grey, red-orange, blue, white and black on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179070

Accession Number: 1911.103

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of Gothic Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of an interiorscape showing vaulting, ogee arches, tracery, windows, and niches with statues. Printed in green, brown, white, gray, white on gray ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179071

Accession Number: 1911.74AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of meandering leaf and vine patterned paper. Printed in tan, red, green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179072

Accession Number: 1911.87

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Renaissance revival strapwork stripe alternating with medallion ornamented with foliate scrolls and garland. Printed in tan and maroon on white polished ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179073

Accession Number: 1911.91

Wallpaper

Fragment of Renaissance Revival wallpaper. Pattern consists of interlacing strapwork and floral trail. Printed in light grey, white, red, green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179074

Accession Number: 1911.92

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern formed by green and rose lattice framing floral sprigs with berries. Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179075

Accession Number: 1911.94

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover design of foliate medallions with flower blossoms and buds. Printed in green on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179076

Accession Number: 1911.96

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern of climbing roses and bell flowers. Printed in pink, rose, red, two blues, violet, purple, green and brown on a pale green ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179077

Accession Number: 1911.99

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern. Green losenges with red and orange ornaments at intersections framing stylized quatrefoils reverse printed in beige on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179078

Accession Number: 1911.102

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic Revival stripe wallpaper. Pattern consists of stripes of Ionic columns alternating with Gothic cornice, scrolled leaves and quatrefoils over fluted columns. Printed in brown and white on a pale gray ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179079

Accession Number: 1911.75

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Window pane checked drapery paper in chartruse and lime green ornamented by pink daisy garlands and bouquets.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179080

Accession Number: 1922.15

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Incomplete repeat. Gothic arbor with fretwork and tracery framing taupe, brown and grey foliage. Printed on a beige, polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179081

Accession Number: 1922.18AB

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment, attached to 1922.12A. Grisaille and taupe intertwined bands on a burgundy striped, flocked field and grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179082

Accession Number: 1922.12.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Vignette of a woman seated with flower basket. Printed in grey, taupe, black, white and three greens on a pale green ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179083

Accession Number: 1922.13A

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls and four partial rolls. Tile pattern composed of squares inset with bouquet of flowers alternating with floral sprigs. Prints in lavender, red, sienna, pink, green, black on yellow ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179385

Accession Number: 1978.204A-F

Wallpaper

Four unused partial rolls. Pattern composed of a variety of berries and leaves. Prints in two reds, two greens, pink on cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179386

Accession Number: 1978.203A-E

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern composed of a diaper inset with a medallion. Printed in three greens, taupe on gray-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: A. H. Davenport Co. (American furniture manufactory, active late 19th-early 20th centuries) (Retailer)

GUSN: 179387

Accession Number: 1978.217AB

Wallpaper

Seven unused partial rolls or samples. Foliate stripe pattern composed of ivy vine alternating with lighter, smaller version of same stripe; set against pin stripe background. Prints in two greens, mauve, grey and silver mica on white ground. Straight repeat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179388

Accession Number: 1978.208A-F

Wallpaper

Two unused partial and two unused rolls. Landscape figure pattern composed of vignettes of rural life; children playing at base of column ruin; group of country people - shepherdess with sheep; farmer and farmer's wife with children, dog, oxen, goats; men fishing. Prints in three greys on grey groun...

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179389

Accession Number: 1978.212A-E

Wallpaper

One unused and one partial wallpaper roll. Small floral bouquets alternate with floral sprig set against a background of meandering branches. Prints in red, pink, two yellows, two greens, brown on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1923-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179390

Accession Number: 1978.216A-C

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern composed of nosegay tied with bow set against diapered background. Prints in white, silver, orange, brown on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1923-1930

Maker: Gledhill Wallpaper Company (1880-1920) (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179391

Accession Number: 1978.214

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Diaper pattern composed of flowers and leaves inset with paterae. Prints in blue and white on pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1923-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179392

Accession Number: 1978.219A-C

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox. Paper depicts a large-scale foliate and floral pattern with a border with small flowers in red and black and a stylized, horizontal vine in green. Block-printed in varnish green, white, pink and blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179393

Accession Number: 1935.1145AB

Bandbox

Oval pasteboard bandbox. Paper depicts a scene at Little Falls, a town on the Mohawk River where the Erie Canal ran through. The Erie Canal was begun in 1817 and was a popular scene for it was another means of transportation. Block-printed in blue, pink and white on a green ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179394

Accession Number: 1930.618

Bandbox

Large, round pasteboard bandbox (A) with lid (B). Paper displays a large-scale, diaper pattern made of dots, flowers, stylized vines. In the center of each losenge are stylized medallions made of oak leaves, dots and scrolls. Printed in two blues and yellow on unground paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179395

Accession Number: 1930.709.1AB

Bandbox

Wooden, oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Repeating vignette of a woman on horseback holds hands with man and a church in the background. Scene is framed by stylized leaves, dots and floral medallion. Block-printed in two greens, white and pink on a blue ground.

Date: 1832-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 179396

Accession Number: 1957.129AB

Bandbox

Rectangular bandbox (A) with lid (B). Pattern of stylized foliage, flowers and scrolls printed in white and pink on a blended ground of blues and yellows.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179397

Accession Number: 1921.109AB

Bandbox

Large, oval pasteboard bandbox (no lid). Paper pattern consists of round medallions made up of flowers (including carnations) and leaves. Each medallion is framed by stylized vines and pindots. Blockprinted in green, varnish green, pink , white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179398

Accession Number: 1931.1135

Bandbox

Pasteboard bandbox (A) with lid (B). Paper depicts large, thick, scrolled leaves with floral vine meandering around them. There are also bouquets shaded by pindots. Blockprinted in two greens, purples, two blues, grey and ochre on a white, satin ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179399

Accession Number: 1931.1136AB

Bandbox

Bandbox (A) with lid (B). Scene of an unidentified chapel and buildings with trees. Printed in white, pink, dark green and brown on a dark blue ground. Interior lined with 1841 newsprint.

Date: 1835-1841

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179400

Accession Number: 1917.597AB

Bandbox

Small, oval, wooden bandbox (A) with lid (B). Covered in paper with peony sprigs and stylized, scrolling foliage. Printed in dark green and varnish green, two pinks, and white on a yellow ground.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179401

Accession Number: 1923.744AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Paper has a floral pattern with meandering, foliate vines. Printed in two pinks, white and varnish on a yellow ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179402

Accession Number: 1923.748AB

Bandbox

Oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Wallpaper depicts a pattern with floral vines and pindots. Blockprinted in red, black, green, yellow, and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179403

Accession Number: 1935.1502AB

Bandbox

Basket wrapped in wallpaper. Inside lined with old maps, letters and ledgers. Pattern of dense bushes with roses. Printed in three pinks, three greens on a black ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179404

Accession Number: 1920.273

Bandbox

Wooden, oval bandbox. Paper pattern of an eagle perched on a festoon of leaves. Above the eagle is a horizontal band or border of acanthus leaves with a boss or ring from which the festoon hangs. Printed in two oranges, beige, brown, grey and two greens on a light grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179405

Accession Number: 1918.833AB

Bandbox

The bandbox (A) , with lid (B), depicts the winner of a team chariot race. Since women were not able to participate nor attend the Olympic Games in Greece, they formed their own called the Heraea Games, after Hera, Queen of the gods. Printed in white, grey, brown and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179406

Accession Number: 1918.2AB

Bandbox

Bandbox with lid. Scene of Holt's New Hotel in New York City which changed its name to United States Hotel in 1839. The hotel forms an allignment on three streets: Water, Pearl and Fulton; occupying the entire block. There is a scene of a porter wheeling baggage to a horse-drawn dray and at the end ...

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179407

Accession Number: 1956.66AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Pillar and Arch design. View through an arch and collonade of a church spire, which some believe is one by Sir Christopher Wren, while others believe it is the Old North Church, Boston, MA. Printed in two browns and tan.

Date: 1906-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179408

Accession Number: 1916.16

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape scenery paper consisting of hunting scenes; two hunters standing amidst trees, two hunters crouching and shooting rifles, hound cornering fox; deer running. Prints in two greens, black, white on grey ground.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: H. Scott Richmond & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179409

Accession Number: 1916.15

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Rosebuds set within scrolled, foliate cartouche; diamond and ribbon stiped background with coorinated border. Prints in green, maroon, grey, ochre on beige ground. Paper is second layer. First layer is still attached and visible at edge of fragments (see first layer 1994.117.1A-...

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: York Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179410

Accession Number: 1994.117.2A-C

Wallpaper

Three wallpaper fragments. Allover "granite" pattern. Printed in white, grey, red, pink mica on ungrounded paper. This is the first layer of wallpaper and is still attached to upper layer (1994.117.2A-C)

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179411

Accession Number: 1994.117.1A-C

Wallpaper

Fragments. Striped pattern with stylized flowers within the narrow stripe and horizontal dashes and dots within the broad stripe. This could be part of a landscape figure paper, but there are no figures represented on either fragment. Printed in dark blue, orange and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179412

Accession Number: 2001.258

Wallpaper

Fragment. Foliate pattern with pinstripse for shading and dots for berries. Printed in red-brown on an ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179413

Accession Number: 2000.2217

Pamphlet

Landscape figure pattern featuring a grazing cow and sheep framed by stylized foliage, chevrons and sprigs. Printed in two pinks white and varnish green on yellow-ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179414

Accession Number: 1920.499

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