Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample of delicate, yet dense, floral patterned paper (roses or peonies). Printed in white and red on green ungrounded paper.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176492

Accession Number: 1985.26.671

Imitation tapestry paper. Pattern consists of floral groupings laid over a background of leaves. Over-printed with a pattern of thin vertical lines. Prints in four pinks, three greens, brown, yellow, and beige. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176493

Accession Number: 1985.26.672

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of tulips, chrysanthemums and roses interspersed with scrolled foliage. Printed in two reds, two oranges, four greens, lavender, pink, browns, on beige ground with gold, broken lines. Ribbed textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176494

Accession Number: 1985.26.673

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquets on a background of scrolled leaves. Printed in blue, two greens, black, metallic silver on blue-grey ground. Rib textured paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176495

Accession Number: 1985.26.674

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of peonies and miscellaneous floers mixed with scrolled acanthus leaves. Printed in two pinks, three greens, yellow, blues, two browns on a light red mica ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176496

Accession Number: 1985.26.675

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquets of tulips and peonies and small floral wreaths over a background of leaves and small flowers. Printed in cream, grey, greens, pink, and light blue on dark blue ground. Ribbed textured paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176497

Accession Number: 1985.26.676

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral and stripe pattern. Pattern consists of roses and lilies (?) meandering over a striped background of scrolling leaves. Printed in two pinks, yellow, two greens, brown, grey-blue, gold on blue liquid mica ground. Rib textured paper. Straight repeat?

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176498

Accession Number: 1985.26.677

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral paper, possibly imitating a chintz fabric. Printed in five reds, beige, greys, blue, pink, green, lavender, on light beige ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176499

Accession Number: 1985.26.678

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze paper. Large-scale floral and leaf pattern of poppies and vines edged with horizontal bead and spindle(?). Printed in brown, tan, beige, two pinks, blue-grey and metallic gold on textured paper.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176500

Accession Number: 1985.26.679

Wallpaper

Stripes of tan, purple, and fuchsia bordering a wide band of metallic gold, Chinese lattice with clusters of rose blossoms. Printed in three greens, salmon, peach, and brown on a cream ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176501

Accession Number: 1985.26.682

Wallpaper

Allover design of floral sprays with grass entwined with arabesques. Printed in brown, tan, grey, and pink on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176502

Accession Number: 1985.26.684

Wallpaper

Tile paper with rosettes and simple floral motifs in each square. Printed in red and black.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176503

Accession Number: 1985.26.685

Wallpaper

Tile pattern of alternating octagons with stylized flower motif and bellflower element. Printed in two greens and brown on an ungrounded varnished paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176504

Accession Number: 1985.26.686

Wallpaper

Continuous band of flowers, anemone? with broad rounded leaves. Printed in brown, tan, beige, buff, four greens, pink, lavender, and grey on a taupe ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176505

Accession Number: 1985.26.687

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale entwined flowering vines with berries. Printed in three browns, tan and beige on a field of metallic gold and embossed ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176506

Accession Number: 1985.26.688

Wallpaper

Allover floral design of hibiscus or other exotic flower printed in brown, burnt umber, maroon, and red on a yellow field and olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176507

Accession Number: 1985.26.690

Wallpaper

Large-scale scrolling foliage and stylized flowers. Printed in three browns, three greens, rust, and yellow on a varnished brown ground.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176508

Accession Number: 1985.26.692

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, allover flowering vine, printed in pale green on an embossed metallic gold field. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176509

Accession Number: 1985.26.693

Wallpaper

Tudor rolls alternating with flowers and pomegranates, bordered by cable band and overprinted with fine black lines to imitate woven tapestry. Printed in two mauves, three browns, blue, green, yellow, and black.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176510

Accession Number: 1985.26.694

Wallpaper

Bifurcated, Athenian motif alternating with stylized four-pointed foliate element. Printed in grey, metallic gold, pale green, and tan on a light grey ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176511

Accession Number: 1985.26.695

Wallpaper

Band of feathers entwined by lace ribbon bordered above and below by rows of cable. Printed in red, pink, two browns, and metallic gold on a taupe ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176512

Accession Number: 1985.26.696

Wallpaper

Incomplete width. Large rose blossoms with clover leaves against a field of metallic green and copper stripes. Printed in three pinks, orange, yellow, white, and two greens.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176513

Accession Number: 1985.26.697

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonally repeating basket of flowers separated by a meandering vine of wheat and bachelor buttons. Printed in gray and white on a green embossed ground with liquid mica.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176514

Accession Number: 1985.26.698

Wallpaper

Allover design of floral sprays, daisies, lilies, and lily of the valley. Printed in red, pink, salmon, yellow, two greens, blue, white, and two greys on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176515

Accession Number: 1985.26.699

Wallpaper

Diagonally-striped, Persian carpet design. Geometric designs printed in crimson, olive, ochre, and black against navy blue and red stripes on a beige embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176516

Accession Number: 1985.26.7

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous cord with overlapping lunettes joined with fretwork. Printed in two beiges, three greens and white on a red/brown ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176517

Accession Number: 1985.26.702

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized floral and scrolled foliage design. Printed in blue-green and white on greyish-brown ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176368

Accession Number: 1985.26.495

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolled foliate design over scale or fan motif background. Prints in two reds, metallic gold, green on white ground. Overprints with thin, vertical, metallic gold lines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176369

Accession Number: 1985.26.497

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Stylized floral and leaf pattern; edged with floral guilloche and dentil motif. Prints in three reds, two browns, metallic gold, blue and grey on white ground. Pebble textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176370

Accession Number: 1985.26.498

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Floral pattern of peonies and forget-me-nots, edged with bands of stylized flowers. Prints in three reds, pink, cream, metallic gold, blue, ochre, light green, beige on bue-green ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176371

Accession Number: 1985.26.499

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by metallic gold foliate circles alternating with tan leaves. Printed on an embossed, red ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176372

Accession Number: 1985.26.50

Wallpaper

Incomplete width. Stylized floral bouquet surrounded by arabesques. Printed in pink, red, and white on a grey-lavender ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176373

Accession Number: 1985.26.500

Wallpaper

Large-scale diaper pattern formed by strapwork and framing stylized flowers and scrolls. Printed in two browns and orange on a taupe ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176374

Accession Number: 1985.26.502

Wallpaper

Grid of stylized foliate and pendant motif. Printed in rust, taupe, tan, and green on a field of pink dashes and pink, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176375

Accession Number: 1985.26.503

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale spider chrysanthemum blossoms on a trailing vine. Printed in cream, peach, tan and light brown on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176376

Accession Number: 1985.26.504

Wallpaper

Grid of stylized floral sprigs. Printed in red, blue, green, and brown on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176377

Accession Number: 1985.26.505

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses and carnations ornamented by arabesque and delicate garlands. Printed in pink, rust, two greens, blue and grey on embossed, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176378

Accession Number: 1985.26.506

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Center stripe of rose wreaths with alternating designs of flower basket and bow-knotted posey and flanked by a ribbon and leaf stripe. Printed in rose, two pinks, two lavenders, three blues, three greens, white, and ivory on a blue liquid mica, embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176379

Accession Number: 1985.26.508

Wallpaper

Two unused fragments of scenic paper, possibly lagoon or swamp. Foreground consists of myriad of foliage and flowers, including roses, behind which is water, water lilies, dragonfly, reeds, and trees. Printed in two greens, ten browns, red, pink, and grey on light grey ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176380

Accession Number: 1985.26.509

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral paper featuring chrysanthemums and daisies. Printed in red, two pinks, white, two greens, and purple/grey on grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176381

Accession Number: 1985.26.510

Wallpaper

Unused sample of interlaced circular knots. Printed in embossed metallic gold, yellow, copper(?) and black on reddish-brown, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176382

Accession Number: 1985.26.511

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral pattern of chrysanthemums, scrolling leaves, and lace. Printed in grey, white, ochre, and light red on dark red ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176383

Accession Number: 1985.26.512

Wallpaper

Medieval style paper with metallic gold, double crosses alternating with stylized heraldic element also in metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176384

Accession Number: 1985.26.513

Wallpaper

Unused sample of floral patterned paper with scrolling leaves set atop ribbon-striped background. Printed in two browns, two greens, white and metallic ground on light green ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176385

Accession Number: 1985.26.514

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of alternating large and small sizes of stylized iris or lily. Printed in red, dark olive, metallic gold and white on tan, chevron-embossed ungrounded paper. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176386

Accession Number: 1985.26.516

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Pattern consists of stylized scroll and crown-shaped motif. Printed in green and black on olive, pebbled textured, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176387

Accession Number: 1985.26.517

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border, kilim-style pattern. Printed in red, mustard yellow, light yellow, blue, light green, dark green and black on ochre ground. Overprinted with black pin dots.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176388

Accession Number: 1985.26.518

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Pattern consists of roses and curving leaf, buds, and beads. Edged with cabling. Printed in pink, brown, metallic copper, metallic gold, and light green on darker green mica ground. Rib textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176389

Accession Number: 1985.26.519

Wallpaper

Unused sample of imitation tapestry paper. Floral design of poppies in red, pink, yellow, three greens, and bluish-grey on olive ground. Overprinted with black screen.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176390

Accession Number: 1985.26.520

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation silk damask with bouquets of flowers and wheat framed by foliate scrolls draped with floral garlands. Printed in cream and tan on a field of narrow, metallic gold pin stripes on an embossed, taupe liquid mica ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176391

Accession Number: 1985.26.522

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