Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample. Repeating grid of metallic gold spider web on a beige ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176140

Accession Number: 1985.26.41

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Daisy-like flowers entwined with horizontally striped scrolls. Printed in white and olive green on an ungrounded, pale green paper.

Date: 1870-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176141

Accession Number: 1985.26.410

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of blackberry brambles with berries and blossoms and lush foliage. Printed in 18 colors, predominantly browns, blues and greens on an olive green ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176142

Accession Number: 1985.26.411

Unused sample. Large-scale, continuous band of peonies and ochre, stylized blossoms bordered above and below by repeating oval and clover motifs. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan and five shades of green on an embossed, metallic gold field on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176143

Accession Number: 1985.26.414

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating Baroque floral motif framed by foliated serpentine vine. Printed in maroon on red to imitate cut velvet.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176144

Accession Number: 1985.26.415

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of flowers separated by foliated and scalloped scrolls and stylized shell motifs. Printed in pink, rose, mauve, two browns, tan, pale blue, two greens, and metallic gold on a pale yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176145

Accession Number: 1985.26.416

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Husk rod with pink rose blossoms and buds tied with a blue ribbon bordered above and below by row of beading. Printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, two greys, two blues, yellow, ochre, tan and brown on a pink liquid mica, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176146

Accession Number: 1985.26.418

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of rearing lion on a shield against a field of chevron stripes with fleur-de-lis and foliated scrolls. Printed in maroon, blue, black, metallic gold and overprinted with black pin dots on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176147

Accession Number: 1985.26.419

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample with pattern imitating Native American woven pattern. Horizontal stripes of geometric figures in olive, red, mustard, and blue on taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176148

Accession Number: 1985.26.42

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Asymetrical design of flowers, lattice and diaper designs, coat of arms, and scrolled foliage. Printed in mauve, maroon, light blue, green, brown, yellow, ivory, and tan, and overprinted with diagonal black lines. Printed on taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176149

Accession Number: 1985.26.420

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Large-scale meandering vine with peony-like blossoms entwined by feather plumes. Printed in salmon, rust, Indian red, maroon, tan, brown, two greens, two greys, and taupe on a metallic gold field and embossed olive-brown-green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176150

Accession Number: 1985.26.421

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover design of stylized flowers with berries or fruit and segmented foliage. Printed in pink, mauve, maroon, yellow, white and two greens on an embossed, pale liquid mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176151

Accession Number: 1985.26.422

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of roses and carnations with foliated and latticed scrolls. Printed in pink, taupe and mauve on an embossed, pink liquid mica ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176152

Accession Number: 1985.26.423

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Continuous band of peony blossoms and foliated scrolls edged by oval beading and flanked below by foliated plaster work moulding. Printed in two light olive greens, red, two greens, two blues, Indian yellow and tan on a dark olive green ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176153

Accession Number: 1985.26.424

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Trailing woody vine with roses, sprays of lilacs tied with bow knot, and flower basket. Printed in brown, taupe, peach and metallic gold against a field of light red sprigs on a red ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176154

Accession Number: 1985.26.426

Wallpaper border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Continuous band of pink roses and small blue flowers bordered above and below by tongue and dart moulding. Printed in two pinks, rose, red, crimson, two blues, two greens, white, tan, and beige, over printed with black pin dots on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176155

Accession Number: 1985.26.427

Wallpaper border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Repeating foliate scrolls bordered above and below by tongue and dart moulding. Printed in two browns, pink, metallic gold, red on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176156

Accession Number: 1985.26.428

Wallpaper border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Continuous scrolling foliage with C-scrolls and vertical stripes. Printed in pastel pink, green, two browns, gold, beige, crimson flock and black on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176157

Accession Number: 1985.26.429

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of pink and lavender peony blossoms separated by fern-like foliage and small, yellow poms bordered above and below by chain wrapped fluted rod and row of beading. Printed in two pinks, rose, red, orange, two lavenders, mauve, two greens, ochre, pale yellow, white, two ...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176158

Accession Number: 1985.26.430

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, meandering vine with stylized flowers on an imitation moire field. Printed in burgundy, Indian red, and metallic copper on a mauve ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176159

Accession Number: 1985.26.432

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, geometric designs in imitation of woven oriental carpet or Indian blanket design. Printed in brown, Indian red, green and black on heavy embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176160

Accession Number: 1985.26.433

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, thick stemmed vine with stylized flowers, berries, and large, square shaped leaves. Printed in brown, tan, maroon, olive green, black, peach, and metallic gold overprinted with black diagonal lines and dots on an Indian red ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176161

Accession Number: 1985.26.434

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stems of roses with pink, ochre and orange blossoms. Printed in two greys, green, pink, rose, ochre, tan, salmon, orange, beige, brown, and metallic gold on an embossed and polished, navy blue ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176162

Accession Number: 1985.26.435

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with striped pattern. Printed in beige, off-white and liquid mica on pink ground. Paper has grosgrain embossed texture.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177567

Accession Number: 1988.16a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting ocean motif composed of waves with fish, sea gulls and sail boats. Printed in red, grey, silver, liquid mica and black on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Prager Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177568

Accession Number: 1988.25a

Wallpaper

Colonial Revival wallpaper depiciting courting scenes. Printed in two greens, blue, yellow, two pinks and black on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177569

Accession Number: 1988.26

Wallpaper

Fragment of stylized curvilinear form, highlighted with black dots, set in framed rectangle. Prints in browns, green, black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177570

Accession Number: 1931.783

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper depicting fox hunt. Printed in two greens, red, blue, brown, tan, black and white on beige ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: York Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177572

Accession Number: 1988.10a

Wallpaper

Scenic wallpaper depicting fox hunt and stage coach. Printed in two greens, brown, grey, tan, red and white on tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1923-1940

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177573

Accession Number: 1988.22a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper depicting a repeating design of a house with a gambrel roof, a cape house, a lighthouse, a church and a sail boat, each within a meandering vine border. Printed in red, green, two browns, white, and tan on beige ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1950-1955

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177574

Accession Number: 1988.28a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with floral bouquets of iris, tulips and fresia. Printed in two blues, two greens, two yellows, and dark grey on grey ground. Drop pattern.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: York Wall Paper Company (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177575

Accession Number: 1988.30a

Wallpaper

Wallpaper with bouquets divided by vine and taupe stripes on beige ground. Printed in taupe, red, green, white and ochre on tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1923-1935

Maker: York Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177576

Accession Number: 1988.19

Wallpaper

Wallpaper printed with circus vignettes. Printed in red, orange, yellow, blue, green and white with red pin dots on light blue ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177577

Accession Number: 1988.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Machine printed sprig pattern in two blues and two browns with brown dots on unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177578

Accession Number: 1986.1102

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Small-scale diaper pattern framed by white, reverse printed diamonds outlined in brown with blue, stylized flower heads in the centers. Straight repeat.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177579

Accession Number: 1986.1101AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Thin strips of grass tinted blue-grey and woven together with thread.

Date: 1900-1930

Maker: unknown

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

GUSN: 177580

Accession Number: 2000.162

Wallpaper

Fragment of Walt Disney cartoon character paper showing Mickey and Minnie Mouse on a picnic with Pluto, Donald Duck with train, Goofy, Pinocchio with Bambi, and two of the seven dwarfs. Light pink (?) ground with pattern printed in blue, pink, yellow, brown, black, red, orange.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Possibly Sunworthy (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177581

Accession Number: 1980.198

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Pattern composed of lacy medallions inset with rose nosegay. Octagonal medallion separated by leaves and small, circular medallion. Printed in pink, green, yellow on yellow-green ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Galligan, William J. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177582

Accession Number: 1978.210A-D

Wallpaper

Four partial rolls. Pattern composed of long-tailed bird (a finch?) set within a scalloped-shaped, floral medallion. Prints in green, brown, mauve, yellow on green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177583

Accession Number: 1978.205A-E

Wallpaper

Four fragments that fit together. Pattern features a central medallion with foliage inside and is framed by beading. Above and below medallion is flowing ribbon and on the side are flowers and foliage. Printed in two greys on a light grey ground.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177584

Accession Number: 1952.470

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Repeating diaper pattern with stylized medallions in each losenge. Small diamonds separate the large losenges. Printed in taupe, two greys on a gray-green ground.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177585

Accession Number: 1952.469

Wallpaper

Four unused rolls and fragments. Imitation woven design. Printed in gold, yellow, orange, green, cream on tan ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177586

Accession Number: 1978.207A-E

Wallpaper

Eight partial rolls of wallpaper. Allover floral pattern composed of peonies, poppies, mums, daisies and other assorted flowers. Printed in two yellows, two greens, beige on white ground.

Date: 1965-1975

Maker: unknown

Material: vinyl

GUSN: 177587

Accession Number: 1978.222

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls. Diapered pattern of small tulip motif. Prints in pink on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177588

Accession Number: 1978.221ab

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper roll. Pattern composed of rosette and swans flanking a lyre set within stencilled squares. Printed in white and grey on ochre ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177589

Accession Number: 1950.600

Wallpaper

One length [Fragment A] and seven fragments [b-h] of the scenic paper "Les Jardins Francais." This panel depicts two women and a man in a park with a statue and balustrade. The architectural ornaments in the garden are derived from classical sources.

Date: 1822-1837

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Mongin, Antoine-Pierre

GUSN: 177590

Accession Number: 1929.1853.1A-H

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Pattern composed of vertical stripe of tall basket or urn filled with flowers alternating with floral spray. Edged wtih heart motif and stylized leaf and flower. Prints in pink, mauve, three greens, blue, yellow, grey on grey ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1945-1950

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

GUSN: 177591

Accession Number: 1950.604.1-.3

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Repeating bouquet of flowers, including roses, in a basket. Bordered on the left and right by a row of small hearts. Printed in three greens, pink, mauve, blue, yellow, olive, brown and grey. Drop repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

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

GUSN: 177592

Accession Number: 1950.605

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern composed of floral spray with ivy garland alternating with floral rosette medallion; diapered background; pleated edges. Prints in two pinks, orange, three greens, red, white, tan, mauve on mauve ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1940-1950

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

GUSN: 177593

Accession Number: 1950.599

Wallpaper

Six unused rolls. Diaper pattern composed of root-like motif inset with anthemion. Printed in white and gray on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer) United Wallpaper Crafters of N. Am. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177594

Accession Number: 1950.602.1-.6

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