Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample (split in two pieces). Floral pattern of grouping of roses and buds. Printed in pink, olive green, white, and blue on light green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175992

Accession Number: 1985.26.404

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous spray of flowers with a bottom and top band of leaves. Printed in four greens, blue, grey, red, two pinks, gold, dark brown, on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175993

Accession Number: 1985.26.234

Unused sample. Continuous spray of flowers with a top and bottom band of stylized foliage. Printed in pink, mauve, red, teal, grey, brown, two olive greens, light green, gold, brown-beige, on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175994

Accession Number: 1985.26.233

Wallpaper

Unused sample of ceiling paper. Anglo-Japanese inspired design. Central medallion of rose cluster surrounded by geometric frame of fretwork. Printed in two greens, two reds, pink, mustard yellow, embossed blue mica(?), and gold on yellow-green ground. Diapered embossed paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175995

Accession Number: 1985.26.1

Wallpaper

Geometric pattern with stylized flowers, circles, and squares and the meander pattern. Printed in blue, red, ochre, and blalck on a light beige, chevron embossed ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175996

Accession Number: 1985.26.166

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt figure paper with a highly ornamented vase with a bouquet of flowers, Underneath is interlacing or fretwork and swags suspended from cords with tassels. Gilt on grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175997

Accession Number: 1985.26.232

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale continuous floral vine with winding leaves, band of bead and reel, and basket weave. Printed in two greens, two olive greens, four browns, dark ochre, dark plum, gold, pink and red flock on plum embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175998

Accession Number: 1985.26.235

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of stylized (needlework) flowers between two rows of repeated geometric elements. Printed in salmon, rust, tan, taupe, peach, olive, black and metallic gold on an embossed brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175999

Accession Number: 1985.26.236

Wallpaper

Unused sample. A variety of foliage and flowers with open work or patterning for depth. Printed in grey, taupe and gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176000

Accession Number: 1985.26.237

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral branches overprinted with grid of small diamond shapes. Printed in two greens, black, red and gold on a brown unground paper. The gold forms a large geometric background pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176001

Accession Number: 1985.26.240

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering floral branches in between serpentine lines with open work or diaper patterning. Printed in pink, white, two greys and brown on a tan unground paper with liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176002

Accession Number: 1985.26.241

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over flowers and foliage with scrolling paisleys. Printed in light grey on a white mica ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176003

Accession Number: 1985.26.243

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Baroque style all over leafy, floral motif with strapwork and bellflowers and a diaper pattern as background. Printed in yellow, gold, grey and taupe on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176004

Accession Number: 1985.26.244

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large floral pattern with a variety of flowers on meandering blooming branches. Printed in two blues, cream, red, lavender, two peaches, grey, brown, beige and ochre on a brown ground overprinted with a broken horizontal line. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176005

Accession Number: 1985.26.245

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral pattern with stylized flowers, scrolling foliage. Embellished with scale pattern, diaper pattern. (Slightly Persian in style.) Printed in taupe, beige, and gold on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176006

Accession Number: 1985.26.246

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Central urn with a ribbon wrapped around fruit, flowers and foliage. All over horizontal pinstripes. Printed in three greens, teracotta, peach, brown/peach, and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176007

Accession Number: 1985.26.247

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large scale meandering floral damask pattern overprinted with thin vertical pinstripes adding depth. Printed in gold and black on a red ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176008

Accession Number: 1985.26.248

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers and foliage within a geometric framework. Imitation textile. Printed in red, light brown, ochre, green, black, gold on a light olive ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176009

Accession Number: 1985.26.250

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of olive green flock chrysanthemums, roses and bellflowers with brown and metallic gold scrolls against a diapered field. Printed in burnt sienna, raw umber, metallic gold, green on a brown field and grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176010

Accession Number: 1985.26.251

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous row of peony blossoms edged with bead and egg and dart moulding. Printed in peach, brown, maroon, salmon and green, overprinted with black diagonal dashes on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176011

Accession Number: 1985.26.252

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large floral of poppies and chrysanthemums overprinted with horizontal and vertical pinstripes. Imitates a textile. Printed in two reds, brown, pink, white, mauve, orange/peach, blue, four greens on a grey ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176012

Accession Number: 1985.26.255

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Flowers, foliage and scrolls in a circular framework embellished with the scale pattern. Printed in silver, gold, two greens, pale pink, dusty pink and mica on a peach/beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176013

Accession Number: 1985.26.256

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized plant forms with wheat framed by undulating and overlapping lines. Printed in gold, white and silver on a pale green ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Janeway & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176014

Accession Number: 1985.26.257

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating motif of undulating strapwork and foliate scrools draped with lily-like garlands. Printed in light pink, salmon, peach, light green, and metallic gold on a floral embossed beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176015

Accession Number: 1985.26.258

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of carnations, roses and tulips ornamented with trophies, birds, and lutes connected by floral swags to boughs of cherry or apple blossoms against a chain stripe field. Printed in lavender, two pinks, yellow, ochre, blue, two greens, brown and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175916

Accession Number: 1985.26.230

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Olive floral and berry damask design with foliage ornamented with diaper patterns. Printed against a gree all-over floral damask field on a green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175917

Accession Number: 1985.26.242

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of sprays of flowers and diapered foliate scrolls with bellflowers connected by floral garlands. Printed in pink, lavender, cream, light blue, yellow and liquid mica on an unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175918

Accession Number: 1985.26.265

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers above lace drapery swags and below a continuous row of pendants. Printed in grey and metallic gold on an Indian red embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175919

Accession Number: 1985.26.266

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of entwined flowering vegetation with stylized fruit? and nuts/berries. Printed in Indian red, two olive greens, maroon, yellow and black on a green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175920

Accession Number: 1985.26.267

Wallpaper Border

Unused wallpaper border sample. Cupid draped with ribbon swinging on a flowering branch alternating with urn of violets surrounded by zinnias and peacock feathers. Printed in orange, pink, blue, white, beige, olive green, brown and metallic gold on an embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175921

Accession Number: 1985.26.294

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous band of cherry blossoms printed in two pinks, green, taupe, dark brown and metallic gold on an embossed tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175922

Accession Number: 1985.26.296

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating chrysanthemum and peony blossoms alternating with fans and carved pieces of coral. Printed in two greens, black, two blues, and Indian red against a metallic gold embossed bround.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175923

Accession Number: 1985.26.297

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous scrolling floral vine bordered above and below by repeating scalloped arc motifs. Printed in brown and metallic gold on a maroon field.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175924

Accession Number: 1985.26.299

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating elipses framing stylized flowers against a field of interlace. Bordered above and below by continuous row of circles with metallic gold centers. Printed in tan, brown, pink, red, turquoise, grey and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175925

Accession Number: 1985.26.300

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of olive green leaves and brown flowers on a dark green field and tan ground overprinted with a black scale pattern.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175926

Accession Number: 1985.26.304

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by lozenges with geometric quatre-foil at the intersections framing stylized floral sprigs. Printed in maroon, tan, black, metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175927

Accession Number: 1985.26.305

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of leaves within octagon frames and separated by circles and quatre-foils. Printed in olive green on a blue ground and overprinted with black pin stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175928

Accession Number: 1985.26.308

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating foliate element bisected vertically with one half printed in red on a metallic copper stripe and the other half printed in metallic copper on a red stripe. Printed on embossed paper.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175929

Accession Number: 1985.26.309

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large repeating pink peony blossoms and blue daisy-like flowers printed on a sparkly blue ground. Printed in four pinks, rose, beige, brown, olive green, blue, and metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175930

Accession Number: 1985.26.310

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flower blossoms alternating with small flowers framed within a circle. Printed in fuschia, magenta, turquoise, green, tan, orange and brown on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175931

Accession Number: 1985.26.317

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stripe composed of meandering grapevine with birds and birds' nests printed in imitation rainbow (green, violet, taupe, brown, yellow orange, and green) and alternating with plain grey stripes.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175932

Accession Number: 1985.26.197

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grid composed of alternating circles and octagons framing floral and foliate rosettes. Printed in brown and metallic gold on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175933

Accession Number: 1985.26.199

Wallpaper

Unused paper. Blue stripes with scalloped edges and foliate lozenges alternating with rows of repeating flower sprigs and scrolls. Printed in blue, orange, pink, red, grey, brown, and black on a beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175934

Accession Number: 1985.26.202

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Red stripes with black and orange interlace alternating with stripe of floral and berried sprigs. Printed in blue, Oranges, two greens, pink, red and black on a beige ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175935

Accession Number: 1985.26.203

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Refore style. Alternating stylized floral elements in brown, tan and metallic gold and outlined in black on dark green flock.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175936

Accession Number: 1985.26.189

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pink rose sprigs enclosed by grey and blue arabesques to create a large-scale diaper pattern. Printed in three pinks, rose, three greens, mint green, two blues, three greys, on a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175937

Accession Number: 1985.26.185

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Alternating sprays of pink and yellow roses separated by small rose buds. Printed in two greens, three pinks and rose, brown, cream, yellow and pale grey green on a mint green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175938

Accession Number: 1985.26.187

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hanging wicker basket with lilies and fuschia within a frame and alternating with a panel of a blooming cactus with bird's nest. Printed in maroon, mauve, brown, yellow, ochre, tan, two greens and metallic gold on a buff embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175939

Accession Number: 1985.26.188

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Dado paper. Panel of daisy and day lilies with spider's web alternating with panel of pitcher with poppies and daisies. Printed in tan, three pinks, three greens, lavender, and metallic gold and bronze on a light olive green embossed ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175940

Accession Number: 1985.26.190

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rosettes on stars framed by circles and radiating rays on a field of undulating lines. Printed in red, metallic copper and gold on a salmon ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175941

Accession Number: 1985.26.191

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