Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of circle in a star. Printed in pink, white and black on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176974

Accession Number: 1967.174B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Drapery and bamboo with cording, tulips and foliage. Printed in white, two blues, buff and red on light blue ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 176975

Accession Number: 1967.184

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scenery of peacock with balustrade and broken Corinthian column. Printed in black and stenciled in pink on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176976

Accession Number: 1967.174

Fragment. Landscape figure paper with a man on horseback with a musket, probably a rabbit hunter. His prey (the rabbit) is in a small vignette of its own above. Background field of allover stylized flowers. Printed in orange and black on a neutral ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176977

Accession Number: 1967.183

Wallpaper

Scenic figure and stripe wallpaper fragment. Vertically alternating vignettes of mounted huntsman and hare, bordered on right by cone sprouting floral sprigs. Printed in black and orange on white ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176978

Accession Number: 1967.173

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Bamboo and drapery pattern printed in red and white on ochre ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: Possibly Moses Grant, Jr. & Co.

GUSN: 176979

Accession Number: 1967.168

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral bouquet in urn and two rose bouquets connected by swag of cording with tassles. Stripe of green leaves. Printed in varnish green, red, pink and white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176980

Accession Number: 1967.166.2A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment [attached to 1967.166.2A]. Rose vine with black, scalloped stripe. Printed in pink, white, green and black on ochre ground. Undetermined repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176981

Accession Number: 1967.166.2B

Wallpaper

Black, white and tan wavy lines printed perpendicular to one another with pinked ends and beaded edges on unground paper.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176982

Accession Number: 1971.180

Wallpaper

Fragment. Drapery and bamboo. Corded drapery in red and white flanking blue bamboo pole with tulips and foliage on light blue ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 176983

Accession Number: 1967.210

Wallpaper

Fragments. Border of blue and white intertwining lines which create alternating hexagon and elispe stripe. Flanked by white crenellation. Printed on blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176984

Accession Number: 1967.178B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Horizontal zig-zag stripes framing small repeated stylized flower blossoms. Printed in dark and light blue on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176985

Accession Number: 1967.178

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Allover floral vine. Climbing roses printed in two pinks and white with varnish green foliage on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176986

Accession Number: 1967.193.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional block with chained pattern in black and white on two faces, printed on light blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176987

Accession Number: 1967.170

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern fromed by scrolled vines enclosing geometric floral medallion. Printed in red and blue on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176988

Accession Number: 1967.169

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Grisaille landscape vignette of one seated woman, one woman standing with basket of flowers and boy kneeling playing bowls.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176989

Accession Number: 1967.177

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Landscape figure. Woman under a rose trellis playing with a dog. Scene is framed by serpentine ribbons. Printed in two pinks, varnish green and white on blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176990

Accession Number: 1967.179

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Vertical repeat of stylized foliate vine separating patera, rayed flowers and elliptical medallions. Printed in two pinks and green on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176991

Accession Number: 1967.206

Wallpaper

Fragment. Part of the paper "Diana". This pattern is Neoclassical or Adam style with urns, floral swags, scrolling foliage and a medallion with a rosette. Printed in white and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: Hovey, Joseph (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176992

Accession Number: 1967.181

Wallpaper

Landscape figure wallpaper with alternating scenes of a pagoda and boy and girl fishing in a boat. Vertical stripes of foliage frame the scenes. Very stylized sprigs are in the background. Printed in pink, green, black, and white on an ochre ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176993

Accession Number: 1976.92.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of sprig pattern wallpaper. Printed in blue on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176994

Accession Number: 1967.209

Wallpaper

Fragment of diaper patterned wallpaper. Large-scale diamond pattern alternates with stylized flower. Printed in dark red, blue and white on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176995

Accession Number: 1967.208

Wallpaper

Fragment of narrow borders. Guilloche pattern formed of a feathered band and floral band. Printed in pink, black and white on a blue ungrounded paper.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176996

Accession Number: 1967.182

Wallpaper

Fragments of uncut border with leaves and berries edged by a band of vertical diamonds and bellflowers.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176997

Accession Number: 1967.176

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Long vertical stripe pattern with bundles of wheat. Printed in two greens, brown and orange on a white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176998

Accession Number: 1967.187.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover diaper pattern with stylized leaf and floral ornament and outlined by pindots. Printed in orange, green and white on an unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176999

Accession Number: 1967.187.1

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. A shell and strapwork pattern with flowers and C-scrolls creating stripes. Paper is embossed, sized on both sides and the front is covered with a gold wash. The background is burnt orange and was applied with a stencil and then the surface was lacquered.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177201

Accession Number: 1981.153

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern of scrolling vines and fruit embellished with serpents and winged dragons. Stenciled in dark red on gilt ground. Embossed and lacquered.

Date: 1884-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177202

Accession Number: 1981.156

Wallpaper

Unused sample. High relief of an allover, dense floral pattern of lilies, camellias and oranges. Relief details are in a wash of gold and the background is stenciled in dark red on a gilt ground.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177203

Accession Number: 1981.155

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Embossed pattern of flowers, pomegranates, strapwork, grotesque masks, dolphins, foliage and variety of textures. Relief details are in gold and background is stenciled in green on a gilt ground.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177204

Accession Number: 1981.164

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating large and small medallions with acanthus leaves, C-scrolls and rosettes. Printed in light and dark brown. Pounced? Embossed.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177205

Accession Number: 1981.107

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Striped pattern. Bouquet and bowknot stripes and floral chain stripes alternate with lighter damask-looking stripes with sprigs and lacey ribbon. Printed in red, white, beige and taupe on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177206

Accession Number: 1981.149

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of wreaths with bowknots enclosing a rose sprig. Printed in green flock on a green ground. Ribbed embossing on paper.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177207

Accession Number: 1981.174

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Neoclassical pattern with oval medallions encircling a sprig, arabesques, scrollwork. Imitates a silk damask. Embossed on a green ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177208

Accession Number: 1981.104

Wallpaper

Unused samples. An Aesthetic/Baroque design with heavy and dense flowers and foliage, primarily sunflowers. Looks like carved and molded plastic. Embossed and stenciled in tan on a grey ground.

Date: 1883-1916

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177209

Accession Number: 1981.151AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample from end of roll. A basket of flowers framed by arabesques of foliage with bellflowers. Imitating applique. Printed in white on a green ground. Embossed.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177210

Accession Number: 1981.94

Wallpaper

Unused sample (end of roll). Pattern of embossed floral medallion alternates with small diamonds (with loops at each point), formed of rope. Printed in blue, mauve, silver and gold metallic and muted purple on a brick ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Defosse & Karth (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177211

Accession Number: 1981.92

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Damask pattern paper with a pattern of trailing, floral vines. Printed in beige and gold hatch on a mauve ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1916

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177212

Accession Number: 1981.124

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern features a vase of flowers on a pedestal and framed by flowers, ribbon, bowknots and tassels. Printed in white on an aqua, metallic ground.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177213

Accession Number: 1981.173

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of flowers, scrolling foliage, fruit, ribbon and festoons. The background is embossed with diaper pattern and flowers. Printed in mauve, pink, pale pink, and white on a mauve ground. Embossed. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1910

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177214

Accession Number: 1981.117

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A floral stripe design is based on a floral stripe brocade of the 1760s or 1770s. The background is embossed with sprigs and wavy lines. Printed in pink, green, white on a pink ground and embossed.

Date: 1890-1916

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177215

Accession Number: 1981.105

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern of stylized irises surrounded by scrolling foliage and strapwork. Printed in two blues, green, orange and pink on a dark blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: Jeffrey & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177216

Accession Number: 1981.120

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral medallions on herringbone stripe background, imitating embroidered applique. Printed in mauve, pink, rose, two greys, two greens, two browns and gold on a brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177217

Accession Number: 1981.118

Wallpaper

Unused sample. An imitation of 18th-century French silk brocade with a large bouquet of flowers, lacy ribbons and bowknots. Printed in grey, cream, gold, mauve, two pinks, two greens, yellow, liquid mica ground. Embossed. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177218

Accession Number: 1981.108

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dense pattern with allover foliage and flowers. Stencilled in green background on a metallic silver/brown ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177219

Accession Number: 1981.101

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Metallic gold and silver trailing floral vine embossed to appear like needlework (crewel) printed on a brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Paul Balin (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177220

Accession Number: 1981.88

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation cut velvet. Small pink sprigs within yellow and metallic gold medallions and divided by small green-leafed vine. Appears to be needlework, but is not. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177221

Accession Number: 1981.115