Historic New England

Wallpaper

Large-scale, allover sunflower design printed in fuchsia, metallic gold, bronze, copper, and green on a blue field and olive ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176242

Accession Number: 1985.26.681

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet framed by heavy strapwork or plasterwork ornamented with flowers. Prined in five shades of green and black on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176243

Accession Number: 1985.26.85

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt flowers within foliated oval flowers on a gray ground with narrow gray and white stripes.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176244

Accession Number: 1985.26.201

Ununsed wallpaper sample. Cylix filled with peonies and carnations framed by serpentine foliate scrolls, foxglove, larkspur and tulips. Printed in burgundy, mauve, two blues, two greens, olive, chartreuse on a cream ground. Overprinted with dark brown screen.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176245

Accession Number: 1985.26.87

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating berried wreaths tied with ribbon and bow knots and alternating with stylized floral element. Printed in blue and outlined in metallic gold on a blue ingrain paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176246

Accession Number: 1985.26.507

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut borders. Large stylized floral motif in pale gray-green, alternating with metallic gold bellflower elements. Printed above a row of circles and crosses on a grey-blue field and grey ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176247

Accession Number: 1985.26.714

Wallpaper

Unused sample of uncut borders. Stylized palmette design edged with guilloche motif. Printed in pink and metallic gold on cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176248

Accession Number: 1985.26.680

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of joined borders. Repeating urn-like vessels with daisy and foliage bordered by rows of geometric shape. Printed in metallic gold, copper, two blues, ochre, and orange.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176249

Accession Number: 1985.26.351

Wallpaper

Unused frieze border. Alternating, inverted anthemion bordered above and below by continuous band of geometric lunettes. Printed in maroon, orange, green and olive on a burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176250

Accession Number: 1985.26.619

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale parrot tulips alternating with roses on a field of matte and metallic green stripes. Printed in black, maroon, fuscia, mauve, pink, white, taupe, tan, four greens, blue and lavender on ungrounded, embossed paper. Incomplete repeat. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176251

Accession Number: 1985.26.563

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Aesthetic style paper with dense, stylized flowers and foliage (possibly tulips). Printed in two greens, red, blue, black, and metallic gold on olive green ground. Pebble textured paper. Drop repeat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176252

Accession Number: 1985.26.496

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating wreaths of roses draped with ribbons and rose garlands. Printed in white, ivory, tan and metallic gold on a dark green field and embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176253

Accession Number: 1985.26.98

Wallpaper

Large-scale, climbing roses on a lattice/trellis. Printed in four greens, three pinks, red, taupe, and grey. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176254

Accession Number: 1985.26.99

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating pink rose sprays framed by yellow and metallic gold foliate C-scrolls on a liquid mica ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176255

Accession Number: 1985.26.75

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover sprays of roses, carnations and lilacs. Printed in two shades of mauve, gray, blue and white on a cream, embossed ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176256

Accession Number: 1985.26.612

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation tapestry design of fruits and flowers, carnations, daffodils, pomegranates, grapes, pears, cherries, and apples. Printed in blue, maroon, ochre, green, salmon, and black on an olive green field.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176257

Accession Number: 1985.26.691

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Onion dome framing a stylized flower, entwined with a dracontive and alternating with large cartouches framing stylized flowers, peacock feathers and raspberries. Printed in black, three greens, maroon, rose, ochre, beige, grey, blue and metallic gold on an embossed, tan ground. Strai...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176258

Accession Number: 1985.26.566

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized sprigs against a field of small blocks. Printed in white, peach, and beige on a blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176259

Accession Number: 1985.26.810

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large, stylized blossoms separated by foliated scrolls draped with garlands against an imitation moire field. Printed in brown, ochre, peach, raw umber, and metallic gold on an embossed, tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176260

Accession Number: 1985.26.781

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonal grid of repeating sprays of wild roses. Printed in maroon, two blues, red, mauve, two greens, taupe, white and pink on light tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176261

Accession Number: 1985.26.652

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of repeating wild rose and carnation floral sprays printed in two pinks, white, two greens, yellow, blue and maroon separated by ivory, diapered scrolls on a liquid mica ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176262

Accession Number: 1985.26.515

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of stylized carnations, peonies and bachelor buttons on a field of Rococo scrolls. Printed in green, two olive greens, two pinks, red, yellow and two blues on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176263

Accession Number: 1985.26.784

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover foliate scrolls draped with rose and anemone garlands. Printed in brown, burnt sienna, taupe, ochre, two blues, grey, peach, yellow and white on a beige, embossed ground. Drop match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176264

Accession Number: 1985.26.568

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by small losenges enclosing four-pointed stars alternating in red and blue, and framed by large losenges with red and blue meandering design. Printed in red, blue, ochre, and tan on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176265

Accession Number: 1985.26.451

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large foliate scrolls entwined with oak leaves and acorns. Printed in brown, four greens, peach and burnt umber on a dark tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176166

Accession Number: 1985.26.439

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Imitation brocade of diagonal, diapered stripes interrupted by foliate scrolls framing a pineapple. Printed in red, orange, three blues, green, two browns, and metallic gold on a tan ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176167

Accession Number: 1985.26.44

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of stylized flowers and foliage ornamented with an ashlar pattern. Printed in two mauves, grey and metallic gold on embossed, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176168

Accession Number: 1985.26.442

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large baroque flowers with berries and metallic gold, geometric patterns on the foliage. Printed in two browns, tan, green and metallic gold on a polished and embossed, chartreuse ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176169

Accession Number: 1985.26.443

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized sprigs on a diapered ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176170

Accession Number: 1985.26.444

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms against a field of meandering, lace ribbons. Printed in pale yellow, mauve, grey, green, rust and taupe on ungrounded, embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176171

Accession Number: 1985.26.445

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers framed by geometrically patterned arches. Printed in tan, metallic gold and black on a brown, embossed ground and varnished.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176172

Accession Number: 1985.26.446

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating stylized flower blossoms and lace fans bordered by rows of bead and reel and pendants. Printed in light peach, white, brown, yellow, metallic copper and gold on a light olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176173

Accession Number: 1985.26.271

Wallpaper

Unused sample, incomplete repeat. Stylized floral elements, rendered flatly and arranged symetrically within scalloped frames. Printed in light blue, white, salmon, taupe and metallic gold on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176174

Accession Number: 1985.26.5

Wallpaper

Anglo-Japanese paper of stylized flowers, leaves, and geometric pattern. Prints in three browns, maroon, yellow, blue/grey, gold, and dark mustard on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176175

Accession Number: 1985.26.6

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Embossed paper. Meandering tree branch with exotic flowers, cherries, berries, pears, pomegranates, and pineapple on geometric patterned, embossed field. Printed in brown, taupe, and tan on a green ground. Drop match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Possibly Balin, Paul

GUSN: 176176

Accession Number: 1985.26.449

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation wood grain walnut crotch design. Hand painted in brown on tan ground. Overvarnished.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176177

Accession Number: 1985.26.576

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak wood grain paper printed in two browns and cream.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176178

Accession Number: 1985.26.588

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation oak woodgrain paneling. Printed in dark brown on a burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176179

Accession Number: 1985.26.590

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation bird's-eye maple woodgrain paneling. Printed in brown on a light brown varnished ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176180

Accession Number: 1985.26.592

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of red roses alternating with ochre straw flowers printed on a metallic gold field and bordered above and below by row of stylized black berries and leaves. Printed on an embossed, olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176181

Accession Number: 1985.26.647

Wallpaper

Unused sample of two borders, attached. Stylized palmette, edged with striped border. Prints in blue, pink, metallic gold, copper and red on light green ground. Honeycombed textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176182

Accession Number: 1985.26.600A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foreground of roses and cornflowers with rustic trellises in background. Printed in pink, brown, white, tan, taupe, beige, olive green and metallic copper on a yellow, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176183

Accession Number: 1985.26.797

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foreground of roses and cornflowers with rustic trellises in the background. Printed in pink, salmon, Indian red, maroon, orange, yellow, cream, olive and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176184

Accession Number: 1985.26.778

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized, entwined vine with clusters of blossoms bordered above and below by geometric foliate elements in triangular frames. Printed in metallic pink, bronze, copper, gold and blue; maroon and olive green on a taupe ingrain paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176185

Accession Number: 1985.26.70

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Japanese style frieze. Pattern consists of horizontal stripe of stylized anthemion. Second horizonal panel consists of chrysanthemum flower and leaves winding around thin trunk. Printed in red, yellow, metallic copper, metallic green, and metallic gold on olive ground. Straight ...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176186

Accession Number: 1985.26.533

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Sprays of roses in pink, rose and mauve framed by metallic gold, foliatee c-scrolls draped with rose garlands on a pale pink field and embossed cream colored ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176187

Accession Number: 1985.26.598A

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Asymmetrical arrangement of medieval trophies, mounted knights, and framed views of canopied courtyards. Printed in pale yellow, pink, green, maroon, light blue and metallic gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176188

Accession Number: 1985.26.68