Historic New England

Wallpaper

Meandering grey vines with large flower with green petals printed on light grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177749

Accession Number: 1969.413.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment depicting spiral cones with black flowers and leaves sprouting from centers. Printed in black and white on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177750

Accession Number: 1969.413.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliate on a floral pattern. Printed in green and grey on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177751

Accession Number: 1952.448

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border of swag shape printed in black and orange on white or unground paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177752

Accession Number: 1969.413.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Flower heads in two blues framed by wreath of intersecting circles on white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177753

Accession Number: 1969.413.2

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating medallions of basket with swan handles filled with fruit and framed by white, stylized anthemia. Printed in taupe, white, salmon and two greens. Straight match.

Date: 1929

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177754

Accession Number: 1929.1500

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border with festoons, drapery and tassels with a top band of a single row of chevrons and a bottom band of a continuous cord. Printed in green, beige, and pink on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177755

Accession Number: 1972.113C

Wallpaper

Pattern of undulating, serpentine lines forming symmetrical hourglass shapes. Between lines are grapevines and 3-leaf clovers. Printed in two blues, orange, black, grey and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177756

Accession Number: 1972.113B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Plain blue oatmeal paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177757

Accession Number: 1972.113.2

Wallpaper border fragment. Pre-cut border of repeating red and yellow flowers against a blue field and a dark blue Art-Deco trellis. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan, brown, pink, red, three blues and metallic gold.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177758

Accession Number: 1972.113.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover small-scale floral sprays. Maroon and burgundy blossoms with foliage and grasses in wine and yellow on a pea green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177759

Accession Number: 1967.120B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover design of stylized flowers with geometric shapes. Printed in ochre and red on a reverse printed yellow field and a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177760

Accession Number: 1967.120C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern composed of provencals framing centered, stylized flowerheads in red with orange arrowheads on a white field on unground paper.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177761

Accession Number: 1967.120D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Red and orange stripe bordering small ivy vine in green on cream ground and alternating with vertically repeating Renaissance or neo-grec motif in tan, brown and green.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177762

Accession Number: 1967.120E

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern in blue, tan and brown with brown pin dot ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177763

Accession Number: 1967.120F

Wallpaper

Wallapper fragments. Floral stripe. All over flowers with long stems (bachelor buttons) in yellow, printed over white liquid mica narrow stripes.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177764

Accession Number: 1967.120A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped design. Two blues moire design alternating with white stripe and unground paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177765

Accession Number: 1971.57.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Continuous trail of pink and red bellflowers alternating with daisy like flowers with red petals and a yellow center. Printed below yellow and red beading on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177766

Accession Number: 1971.57.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Gothic interlace in orange and outlined in yellow framing green foliate element on a purple ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177767

Accession Number: 1971.57.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern featuring Currier & Ives subjects. The four scenes pictures are: Nathaniel Currier and his wife in their sleigh; the first train of the New York Central Railroad; "Preparing for the Market"; and "Steamboat Race on the Mississippi". Printed in red, two greens, yellow, blue, bla...

Date: 1935-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177466

Accession Number: 2000.530

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Narrow floral stripes alternate with wide stripes embellished by a trailing floral vine and floral bouquet with a bow knot. Printed in two greens, two browns, two yellows, blue, cream, pale green/grey on a grey ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177467

Accession Number: 2000.551

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern created by foliated lines and floral medallion filled losenges. Printed in grey, white, green on a light grey ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177468

Accession Number: 2000.559

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Circular medallions, composed of C-scrolls, encircle flowers. Flowers frame medallions. Diaper pattern. Printed in pink, two reds, yellow, three greens, light and dark grey on a taupe ground. Embossed.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177469

Accession Number: 2000.553

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern with oval medallions in each losenge. Foliate vines form losenge sides. Printed in green, two pinks, yellow, black, white on a burgundy ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177470

Accession Number: 2000.562

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern filled with stylized flowers and foliage. Printed in mauve, red, white, cream, grey, dark grey on a light taupe ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177471

Accession Number: 2000.558

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Tile patterned paper with stylized foliage within each square. Horizontal and vertical foliated vines and rosettes create the squares. Printed in black, white, red and dark grey on a light grey ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177472

Accession Number: 2000.563

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Tile paper with a braided design separating each square. Squares contain stylized foliage alternating with sprigs. Pringted in red, green, grey and black on a light grey ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177473

Accession Number: 2000.557

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers and foliate elements. Printed in green, brown and cream on a green ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177474

Accession Number: 2000.543

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering tree branches with flowers. Printed in white, yellow, black, gray, four greens, silver, brown and black on a slate ground.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177475

Accession Number: 2000.536

Wallpaper

Unused sample. chinoiserie paper with asian figures, large flowers, scrolls with diaper pattern, foot bridge and trees. Printed in three greens, silver, white, beige, two grays, cream and black on a green ground

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177476

Accession Number: 2000.544

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overlapping foliage with stylized flowers. Printed in two grays, two mauves, silver, cream on a gray ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177477

Accession Number: 2000.541

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral branches on a moiree patterned background. Printed in two greens, ochre, pink, red, white, black and two blues on a white ground with mica.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177478

Accession Number: 2000.537

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Branches with white flowers. Printed in white, silver, yellow, gray, brown, three greens on a light green ground.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177479

Accession Number: 2000.535

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over bunches of flower varieties including morning glories, lily of the valley. Printed in two blues, yellow, two purples, red, pink, black and green on a pale yellow ground.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177480

Accession Number: 2000.533

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Ivy crawling up a bamboo fence. Printed in four greens, black, white, two grays and taupe on a gray ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177481

Accession Number: 2000.534

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample. All over fruits; pear, apples, cherries, strawberries, grapes and blueberries. Printed in two greens, yellow, red, purple, blue and coral on a light green/ cream ground.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177482

Accession Number: 2000.538

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Chinoiserie paper with pagodas and asian trees and flowers. Pritned in three greens, white, pink, two reds, two browns, beige, gray and blue-gray on a light beige/mauve.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177483

Accession Number: 2000.532

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Branch of pine needles and pine cones. Imitation grass cloth. Printed in three greens, two grays on white ground. Embossed.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177484

Accession Number: 2000.531

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering thorny vines with roses. Pritned in two greens, red and two pinks on a white ground.

Date: 1940-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177485

Accession Number: 2000.539

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Corn stripe with roosters and chicken wire. Printed in two greens, red, black, yellow, silver and taupe on a green ground.

Date: 1945-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177486

Accession Number: 2000.529

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering thorny vines with roses. Printed in two green, white, yellow, blue, black and gray on a red ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177487

Accession Number: 2000.540

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern with stylized flowers and foliate elements. Printed in white, two greens, silver on a beige ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177488

Accession Number: 2000.542

Wallpaper

Partial rolls. Landscape figure design of vignettes of four maidens in neoclassical dress, playing Blind-Man's Bluff. Scene alternates with vignette of a lamb lying next to a pedestal supporting an urn filled with flowers. Printed in grisaille.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Maillard, Colin

GUSN: 177489

Accession Number: 2000.46

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating floral sprays of delicate stylized flowers in pink, salmon.

Date: 1934-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177490

Accession Number: 2000.64

Wallpaper

Roll. Allover design of entwined bell flowers of lily of the valley blossoms. Printed in white and overprinted with grey dashes to simulate fabric. Straight match.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177491

Accession Number: 2000.65

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll. Diapered pattern consisting of fleur-de-lis. Prints in cream on yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177492

Accession Number: 2000.48

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of falling, autumn leaves against an embossed/fiber field. Printed in red, greens, pink, gold and black.

Date: 1930-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177493

Accession Number: 2000.53

Wallpaper

Partial wallpaper roll. Diaper pattern in a plaid of cream and yellow. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177494

Accession Number: 2000.58

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll. Floral pattern consisting of peonies, mums and poppies; possibly imitating tapestry. Prints in two greens, white, mauve, yellow on white ground. Overprinted with thin vertical white stripes.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: M.H. Birge & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177495

Accession Number: 2000.71

Wallpaper

Two unused rolls and two fragments. Diapered pattern of seaweed inset with shell motif. Prints in two pinks and white on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177496

Accession Number: 2000.55

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