Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Squares formed by white pinstripes and green and white grid at intersections with green and white flower blossoms on edge. Squares enclose white amorphous pin-dot shapes. Straight repeat.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177844

Accession Number: 1911.146

Wallpaper

Two fragments of leaves and cornucopia paper. Prints in blended red, ochre and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177845

Accession Number: 1971.211

Wallpaper

Newspaper fragments. Section of 1875 classifieds and crime notices.

Date: 1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177846

Accession Number: 1915.141.11

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of three daisies and ormolu mounts. Printed in white, grey, ochre, light brown, black on a brown ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177847

Accession Number: 1972.108B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Geometric, stripe pattern with diamonds and stylized floral vines.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177848

Accession Number: 1972.108A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating pine cone or pineapple motif alternating with small flower. Printed in black and orange on a cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177849

Accession Number: 2000.393

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Alternating bouquets and vignettes of landscape with palms, river and mountains. Printed in yellow, olive, beige, pink and white on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177850

Accession Number: 1971.59

Wallpaper

Hand blocked border. Gathered net design printed in orange, red and green.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177851

Accession Number: 1969.575.1B

Wallpaper fragment from the General Samuel McClellan House, South Woodstock, Connecticut. Red and pink flowers with green foliage surrounded by grey Rococo scrolls on polished white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177852

Accession Number: 1969.575.2

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border block-printed continuous rose vine. Printed in orange, pink, blue and two greens. A second flocked, floral border was installed on top of this one (see 1969.575.2b).

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177853

Accession Number: 1969.575.2a

Wallpaper Border

Fragment of wallpaper border. This is the second border, applied on top of the first, associated with the same sidewall paper (see 1969.575.2 and 1969.575.2a). Trailing white and pink rose vine. Leaves and thorns are flocked in two greens and tan. Vine is entwined by ribbon printed in two blues. Mar...

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177854

Accession Number: 1969.575.2b

Wallpaper

Second layer of unseparated wallpaper sample. Alternating circular and octagonal panels framing figural composition, vertical division with stylized anthemia printed in green, white, red and yellow on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177855

Accession Number: 1971.183.2

Wallpaper

Red and pink tropical birds with red, pink, and white flowers on green and ochre vine with palm-like foliage printed on white ground. (Undecipherable drop or straight match.)

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177856

Accession Number: 1971.183.1

Wallpaper

Block printed drapery paper. Stylized pink and white folds that alternate with green and black folds with ivy vines. Embellished with leaves and dots. Straight match. Printed on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177857

Accession Number: 1969.575.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment of partial sheet. Amorphous design, alternating with stylized foliate vine on striped paper. Printed in black, white and green on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177858

Accession Number: 1967.26

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grey and white marble pattern with maroon and black stripe with pink stylized floral elements.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177859

Accession Number: 1965.1.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric with some foliate elements printed in grey, white and black on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177860

Accession Number: 1965.4.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover daisy sprays with white liquid mica silver stems. Printed in two yellows and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177861

Accession Number: 1965.4.12

Wallpaper

Fragments of imitation carved strapwork printed in two browns, ochre and black framing reverse-printed, stylized floral element in red and black on tan ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177862

Accession Number: 1965.1.15

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized anthemions with intertwining lines printed in tan, yellow and pink liquid mica on beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177863

Accession Number: 1965.1.17

Wallpaper

Three layers of wallpaper removed from the Ebenezer Clough House, in Boston, Massachusetts. The top, visible layer is printed with a foliate pattern of repeating leaves on a pindot background. Printed in green and red on a grey ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177864

Accession Number: 1965.3.2-.4

Wallpaper

Stripe pattern alternating between a meandering floral vine and a vertical pattern made of scrolled foliage and other foliate elements. Printed in green, red, brown on a yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177865

Accession Number: 1965.3.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Leaf design in white and red on green ground.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177866

Accession Number: 1965.1.10

Wallpaper

Fragments. Turquoise foliate scroll on light blue ground.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177867

Accession Number: 1965.1.11

Wallpaper

Fragments. Geometric pattern of small octagons flanked by grape vine and cable stripe. Printed in grey, maroon and black on tan ground.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177868

Accession Number: 1965.1.12

Wallpaper

Alternating wide and narrow stripes. Wide stripe composed of vertical dashes in blue. Narrow stripe consists of cable design between brown and maroon bands.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177869

Accession Number: 1965.1.14

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized floral and foliage pattern in yellow and olive interrupted by meandering tan and red line. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177870

Accession Number: 1965.1.16

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped wallpaper with garland and dotted ground. Printed in black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177871

Accession Number: 1965.1.18

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional diamond paper in sienna and white on cinnamon ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177872

Accession Number: 1965.1.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized tulip tiles alternating with blank squares. Entire surface has printed crazing. Printed in red, pink, green, with off-white on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177873

Accession Number: 1965.1.21

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized floral sprig stripe in pink and green on green patterned ground, overprinted with fine black zigzag grid.

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177874

Accession Number: 1965.1.22

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized floral medallion enclosed by ribbons. Printed in red and white on ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177875

Accession Number: 1965.1.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with central floral element in blue and white, separated by continuous stylized foliage. Stone work blocks in black and blue printed over original pattern surface. Printed on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177876

Accession Number: 1965.1.4

Wallpaper

Five fragments of China trade paper from the Shirley-Eustis House, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Consists of delicate floral and stripe motif, printing in green, pink, blue, brown and black on light colored ground. Appears to be light pink under border.

Date: 1798-1800

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178132

Accession Number: 1971.135.1.1

School Book Cover

Almanac cover with a stylized sprig pattern with a white dash background. Printed in white, green and black on an ungrounded paper. Printed with three blocks.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178133

Accession Number: 1970.60

Wallpaper

Optical illusion three-dimensional block design with their vertical lines and chains. Printed in black and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178134

Accession Number: 1971.187.2

Wallpaper

Rainbow paper. Vertical stalks with allover pattern of pomegranates that alternate with oak leaves and acorns. Blended red, blue, yellow and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1820-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178135

Accession Number: 1971.187.4

Wallpaper

Sprigs with globes surrounded by vertical dashes. Black white, grey printed on grey ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178136

Accession Number: 1971.187.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover repeated fleur-de-lis and ornamental elements separated by dashed lines. Printed in black and white on tan ground.

Date: 1910-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178137

Accession Number: 1971.195.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Brown, joined scrolls in-filled with liquid mica diaper pattern and connected by floral chains in cream and brown on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1906

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178138

Accession Number: 1971.195.1

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Design of continuous white and red flowers connected by rinceaux. Printed in green, white and red on grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178139

Accession Number: 1971.214.1B

Wallpaper

Two fragments of composite layers. One piece is two layers of the same paper. (One is in better condition than the other.) The design is of a stylized floral element with framing scrolls and wave scrolls. Green, two pinks, taupe and white on a brown ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178140

Accession Number: 1971.214.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall floral pattern with a vertical winding branch, running the length of the paper. Printed in grey and red on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178141

Accession Number: 1971.214.1A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Oriental floral with pagoda pattern. Printed in red, two pinks, tan, beige and green on black ground. (Undetermined repeat)

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178142

Accession Number: 1972.120B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Tropical floral with large leaves printed in multiple shades of green, purple, red, turquoise, pinks and brown on ochre background. (Undetermined repeat)

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178143

Accession Number: 1972.120A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Portion of grisaille landscape figure paper - young man (Watteau-like) in ribboned hat playing a lute outdoors. Alternates with medallions and woman seated (see 1972.121A).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178144

Accession Number: 1972.121B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille vignette of woman wearing a bonnet, seated outdoors with basket of flowers. Alternates vertically with floral medallion and pinecones and elliptical medallion enclosing an urn. This also alternates with scene of a boy with lute. See 1972.1216

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178145

Accession Number: 1972.121A