Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival pattern with thick scroll or strapwork with a faux woodgrain pattern inside scrolls. Printed in brown and blue on an unground.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177699

Accession Number: 1986.1944.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of stylized flowers and foliage with pindots and pinstripes in the background. Printed in dark grey, blue and white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1835-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177700

Accession Number: 1986.1944.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral sprig in two pinks and varnish green on a blue ground with black pindots.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177701

Accession Number: 1971.61.1

Unused sample. Repeating vertical grid with berried vine forming vertical divider and feathered foliage creating horizontal divider. Grid frames floral sprig, cherries, urn, arrow, grape bunch and open box. Printed in maroon, pink, yellow, green and black on pale blue-green ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177702

Accession Number: 1967.114

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragement. Reproduction of a Renaissance Revival floral stripe. Strapwork with blue, red and green sprigs bordering grey scrolls with roses and blue flowers on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177703

Accession Number: 2000.1687

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival stripe paper consisting of alternating stripes of strapwork medallion and floral bouquets. Printed in green, brown on grey-green, unground paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177704

Accession Number: 1966.469.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of pastoral landscape paper, showing leaf and tree limb stripe and a fraction of the vignette. Prints in ochre, two browns, tan on a yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177705

Accession Number: 1971.61.2

Wallpaper

Two fragments of diaper patterned paper. Medallion inset within honeycomb-shape diamond. Prints in tan, dark red, orange, green on beige ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177706

Accession Number: 1971.62

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper composed of 3 vertical rows of squares with checkerboard pattern. There are three pattern variations for each row: stylized foliate and striped block; angular 's' shape; and striped block and zig-zag shape and striped block. Squares are separated by a meader-like design. Prin...

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177707

Accession Number: 1966.469.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figures. Pastoral scene of shepherd boy playing a horn in the company of a boy and a girl. Scene alternates vertically with morning glory sprig. Printed in pink, white and varnish green on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177708

Accession Number: 1929.788

Wallpaper

Vertical stripe constising of solid narrow stripes alternating with broader stripes bearing overall repeats of tiny ovals on which is superimposed floral sprigs. White, two greens, pink on an unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177709

Accession Number: 1971.212.2

Wallpaper

Fragments too small for certainty. There appears to be a vertical striped element. White, tan and block printed on a brown ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177710

Accession Number: 1971.212.3

Wallpaper

Vertical stripe; stripes imitate woodgraining, narrow- dark and broad- lighter. Orange, brown, dark brown printed on a tan ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177711

Accession Number: 1971.212.4

Wallpaper

Appears to be a transfer of pattern 1971.212.6 onto a paper inserted between layers 4 and 6. Not a decorative paper on its own.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177712

Accession Number: 1971.212.5

Wallpaper

Overall floral pattern. Elements are stylized frequently using a net design as fill. Yellow, black, red and grey-green on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177713

Accession Number: 1971.212.6

Wallpaper

Fragment too small for certainty; a vertical element consisting of horizontal stripes. Red, white and green printed on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177714

Accession Number: 1971.212.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral trail design of poppies. Prints in two blues on white ground.

Date: 1940-1948

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177715

Accession Number: 2000.1421

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized floral scrolls printed in maroon and beige surrounded by a field of maroon pin-dots on unground or ivory paper.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177716

Accession Number: 1971.60.2

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic Revivial stripe. Suggestion of strapwork and foliate scroll. Printed in maroon, blue and white on light blue, ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177717

Accession Number: 1971.60.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Rococco style paper with scrolls, openwork, and cartouches framing large floral bouquets. Printed in brown, white, silver mica, olive, pale green and light yellow on a taupe ground.

Date: 1900-1916

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177618

Accession Number: 1969.332.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of paper seems to be striped with a vertical cord and tassels. Neo-grec-influenced medallion pattern. Printed in black, red and gold on a greyish-blue.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177619

Accession Number: 1969.332.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragments. Repeated pattern of feathered vines of leaves framing sprigs. At the bottom are swags joining each group. Printed in two greens and white on a light blue ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177620

Accession Number: 1969.334.1B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Geometric paper with fish scales or bamboo, and concentric diamond shapes or parallelopipedon. Printed in white, black on a green ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177621

Accession Number: 1969.334.2A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Diaper pattern with inter-connected losenges made of meandering vine. Sprigs inside each losenge. Printed in white and black on a blue ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177622

Accession Number: 1969.334.1A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragments. Pattern consists of an undulating line and dots. Printed in black and white on a green ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177623

Accession Number: 1969.334.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern appears to be flowers and vine. Printed in green, blue and red on a green ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177624

Accession Number: 1969.335.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Architechtural design featuring a female mask with scrolls for arms (espagnolette or hern). Printed in two greys, white, and red on a grey ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177625

Accession Number: 1969.335.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral pattern with some type of framework. Possibly aesthetic in style. Printed in two greens, brown, purple and a creamy yellow on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177626

Accession Number: 1969.335.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Design of allover circles with fanned out section between two large scrolls. Between each circle are branches of leaves.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177627

Accession Number: 1969.335.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pine-like motifs surrounded by delicate, interlocking, scrolling foliage. Printed in white and two greens on an unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177628

Accession Number: 1969.335.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of flowers and foliage with C-scrolls and a small medallion with a stylized flower in the center. Printed in white and two greens on a grey-beige ground.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177629

Accession Number: 1969.335.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Foliate and floral design with vertical pin stripes between framed field of pin dots. Cartouche in the center with an abundance of foliage. C-scroll makes up cartouche. Printed in two browns, cream, blue on a white ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177630

Accession Number: 1969.335.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. A striped pattern of lilacs and vines. Printed in two blues, green, and white on light blue ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177631

Accession Number: 1969.335.1A-P

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Arts and Crafts/Art Nouveau style paper with bunches of three stylized tulips and a floral trail around them. Printed in green, two browns and beige on a cream ground. Overprinted with black lines and dots to create texture.

Date: 1905-1910

Maker: Gilbert W.P. Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177632

Accession Number: 1969.336.11

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Part of a scenic paper but these pieces have no pattern or scene -- presumably the sky. Painted on pink paper stock. Some trace of pattern on second piece.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177633

Accession Number: 1969.336.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Large white scrolls of foliage with blue swags of flowers and diaper pattern. Printed in white and blue on a polished, off-white ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177634

Accession Number: 1969.336.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of an elaborate ornament made up of scrolls, circles, leaf ornament, flowers and a rod. On edges of paper are interlocking diamonds with leaves and wavy lines. Printed in gold on a grey-white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177635

Accession Number: 1969.336.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized leaf inside of each lozenge. Printed in gold on a cream ground.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: Alfred Peats Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177636

Accession Number: 1969.336.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. A foliate-trail pattern. Most of the color is gone. Printed in yellow, dark orange, and white on a polished, pale pink or beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177637

Accession Number: 1969.336.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Aesthetic paper with dense foliage and flowers. In the background is a grid of circles and squares. Printed in red, tan, and matte gold on a creamy-beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177638

Accession Number: 1969.336.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover large foliate pattern. Leaves are in a random pattern. Printed in gold and three shades of white on a light white ground. (Paper color shows through.)

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: York Card & Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177639

Accession Number: 1969.336.9

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Geometric pattern of repeating rectangles with stylized flower or star motifs. Printed in white and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177640

Accession Number: 1969.336.1A-D

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragments. Rope motif with top and bottom moulding. Printed in three greens, grey and white on a green ground.

Date: 1820-1826

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177641

Accession Number: 1969.336.3B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Masonry paper with coffered designs. Two slightly different rosettes are placed in the centers of octagons. These alternate with star and palmette motifs. Printed in grey, two greens, black and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1826

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177642

Accession Number: 1969.336.3A

Wallpaper

Fragments of a sidewall paper with floral pattern of roses imitating damask fabric. Printed in white and liquid mica on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1918

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177643

Accession Number: 1969.337.1D

Wallpaper

Wide wallpaper border fragments. Large flowers, including tulips and foliage, intertwined. There is a bottom band of what looks like quatrefoils with cresting mouldings. Printed in red, pink, yellow, two greens, two blues and white on an unground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177644

Accession Number: 1969.337.1B

Wallpaper

Narrow wallpaper border fragments Attached to sidewall 1969.337.1A. Floral pattern with tulips, roses, daisies and meandering foliage. Bands of mouldings on top and bottom of border. Printed in red, pink, white, yellow, two greens, two blues, black and ochre on an unground.

Date: 1796-1797

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 177645

Accession Number: 1969.337.1C