Historic New England

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Red ingrain paper overprinted with red grid in imitation of woven burlap or jute.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177501

Accession Number: 2000.68

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper roll. Thin, vertical striped pattern. Printed in grey on cream ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177502

Accession Number: 2000.1692

Wallpaper

Unused partial roll of wallpaper. Grossgrain/satin ribbon, vertical stripe. Prints in cream on beige mica ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177503

Accession Number: 2000.51

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Diapered pattern of stylized tulip set within wreath alternating with eight-stemed star or sun. Prints in green, white on gold (?) ground.

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177504

Accession Number: 2000.54

Wallpaper

Unused roll of sanitary paper. Underwater scene of various fish swimming among seaweed and other underwater vegetation. Prints in three greens, blue, red-orange on ivory ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Becker, Smith & Page, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177505

Accession Number: 2000.59

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern consists of groups of thin, vertical stripes with diaper or trellis motif printed on top. Prints in two blues, white on green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177506

Accession Number: 2000.62

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe of stylized flower heads separating stripe composed of repeating anthemion medallions alternating with floral sprigs. Printed in brown, ochre, white and metallic gold.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177507

Accession Number: 2000.49.2

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Stripe of stylized flower heads separating stripe composed of anthemion medallions alternating with floral sprigs. Prined in green, white, ochre, and metallic gold.

Date: 1940-1970

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177508

Accession Number: 2000.49.1

Wallpaper

Partial grasscloth wallpaper roll. Strips of grass woven together and adhered to buff colored paper

Date: 1960-1970

Maker: unknown

Material: grass (plant material), paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177509

Accession Number: 2000.56

Wallpaper

Roll. Floral bouquets sprouting from foliate scrolls and draped with ribbon swags tied to floral medallions. Printed in taupe on taupe in imitation of damask. Straight match.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177510

Accession Number: 2000.63

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating heart-shaped medallions bordered by foliated scrolls. Printed in green, pink and white and yellow liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1905

Maker: Gonowingo Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177511

Accession Number: 2000.67

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Red flocked paper with maroon pin stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177512

Accession Number: 2000.69

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover check or woven grid design. Printed in white on a mottled brown and green ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177513

Accession Number: 2000.70

Wallpaper

Partial roll with one fragment. Birds perched on woody branches with rose blossoms. Printed in two blues, yellow, brown, two greys and white.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177514

Accession Number: 2000.72AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Cream colored losenges with diamonds at the intersections enclosing floral sprigs printed in red, pink, lavender, light green, two blues and black. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177515

Accession Number: 2000.76

Wallpaper

Fragment. A plain paper, with no design, with a yellow-tan ground.

Date: 1900-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177516

Accession Number: 2000.79

Used fragments (six pieces). Pattern includes: (2 pieces) Scrolled foliage(?), stripe (prints in two blues, green, brown, grey on beige ground); Stylized, scrolled foliage(?) (Prints in red, green, brown on beige ground); Floral pattern (prints in two greens, metallic gold, brown on beige ground); F...

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177517

Accession Number: 2000.80A-F

Wallpaper

Fragments. All over small sized pattern of loops and dots. Printed in white on a gray ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177518

Accession Number: 2000.82

Wallpaper

Fragments. Four strips of narrow striped paper printed in yellow and mica.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177519

Accession Number: 2000.78A-D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Design of roses and scrolling foliage printed in two grays and white on a gray ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177520

Accession Number: 2000.81AB

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Floral design. Prints in four greens, two pinks, red, gold, two tans, two blues on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: United Standard (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177521

Accession Number: 2000.73

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Tossed pattern of roses and rosebuds. Prints in two reds, pink, two greens, brown on ivory ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: United Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177522

Accession Number: 2000.74

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over overlapping lines or fret work on a diagonal grid. Printed in gold on a red ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177523

Accession Number: 2000.546

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Vertically striped pattern. Printed in green on light green mica ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177524

Accession Number: 2000.52

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Band of stylized flowers separated with vertical flowers separated with vertical lines. Printed in ochre and black on a red ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177525

Accession Number: 2000.84B

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic, medallion-style wallpaper. Pattern of alternating medallions inset with man and woman in pastoral setting and a bouquet of flowers. Scrolled leaves and garlands surround the medallions. Printed in yellows, browns, red, pink, white, beige on yellow ground. . Both sides of paper ...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177426

Accession Number: 1987.132

Wallpaper

Fragment of scenery figure wallpaper. Scenes depicting woman milking goat and hunter with hound. Left-hand side has blue stripe decorated with gold, interconnecting circles. On both sides is diamond and bead motif printed in brown. Scenes printed in blues, browns, orange, black on light brown groun...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177427

Accession Number: 1987.341

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic figure wallpaper. Scenic medallions of roses and flowers and possibly Psyche and Cupid against background of diapered patterning. Two stripes of light and dark brown on both edges with zig-zag motif in white. Printed in pinks, browns, aqua, and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177428

Accession Number: 1987.351

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic medallion style wallpaper. Nautical scenes of various types of vessels at sea and in harbor within lozenges composed of stylized vines. Printed in two greys, brown and white on buff ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177429

Accession Number: 1987.336

Wallpaper

Cut sample of diamond, diapered patterned wallpaper. Grey ground with diamond pattern printing in yellow, white, grey and liquid mica.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177430

Accession Number: 1987.120

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Neoclassical wallpaper with pattern of urns, ribbons, bows, and scrolled leaves. Printed in grey and white on light yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177431

Accession Number: 1987.345

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper with floral medallion in diapered pattern. Printed in light brown on light yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177432

Accession Number: 1987.344

Wallpaper

Cut sample of medallion-style wallpaper. Light grey ground with floral medallions printed in orange, yellow, white and darker grey. Scrolled leaves printed in yellow and white.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177433

Accession Number: 1987.121

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper. Allover design of floral sprigs within interconnecting lozenges. Printed in two greens, two greys, red and pink, on white ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177434

Accession Number: 1987.353

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral medallion wallpaper. Interconnecting medallions of roses or peonies that are linked to alternating medallions of a lacy, floral and leaf design by a vine and boss figure. Printed in greys and whites on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177435

Accession Number: 1987.348

Wallpaper

Cut sample of striped wallpaper. Brown and white stripe with leaf design alternates with green and brown stripe decorated with scalloped edge. Separating these stripes is a wider stripe of brown and white, with leaf and scalloped edge designs. Printed in two browns, white, and green on light brown g...

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177436

Accession Number: 1987.350

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenery figure wallpaper. Scrolled leaf pattern with vignettes of a castle and people riding in a horse-drawn cart. Printed in greens, white, reds, brown on tan ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177437

Accession Number: 1987.337

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper with allover floral pattern consisting of yellow roses and yellow rosebuds with green and brown stems. Printed in two yellows, brown, green, and white on white ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177438

Accession Number: 1987.352

Wallpaper

Cut sample of "Cameo" wallpaper. Figures of man and woman together and separately inside cameo, alternating with bouquet of flowers. Printed in pink, purple, brown, and white on light green ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177439

Accession Number: 1987.367

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral and leaf wallpaper. Buff ground with pattern Printing in three browns and red on buff ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177440

Accession Number: 1987.339

Wallpaper

Cut samle of Neoclassical, Drapery-styled wallpaper. Small, star-shaped patterning of background. Design consists of swags and tassels alternating with a circular garland, inset with a woman in classical attire, seated with lamb on lap. Printed in three greens, two pinks, tan, and cream on beige gro...

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177441

Accession Number: 1987.365

Wallpaper

Cut sample of wallpaper. Allover design of roses and sprigs highlighted by black pin dot patterning. Printed in yellows, greens, brown, and black on white ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177442

Accession Number: 1987.141

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenery wallpaper with views of Mount Vernon, Boston and another city. Printed in blues, greens, white, pink and brown on bluish grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177443

Accession Number: 1987.136

Wallpaper

Cut sample of pastoral scenic, wallpaper. Boken-line patterned background. Scene shows woman with flowers, alternating with straw hat filled with flowers. Printed in light brown and white on grey ground.

Date: 1945-1950

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

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177444

Accession Number: 1987.364

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral and scrolled wallpaper. Allover design of flowers and vines surrounded by patterned scrolls. Printed in yellows, pinks, two greys, red, and white on light grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177445

Accession Number: 1987.338

Wallpaper

Cut sample of plain textured pink wallpaper.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177446

Accession Number: 1987.347

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral wallpaper. Pattern of floral bouquets, garlands, and trailing sprigs. pattern. Printed in pinks, red, greens, blue, lavender, and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Jones & Erwin (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177447

Accession Number: 1987.138

Wallpaper

Cut sample of landscape figure wallpaper with white diapered patterning. Scenery stripe alternates with floral stripe. Scene depicting woman churning butter alternates with small, floral bouquet. Printed in yellow, light orange, green, white, and black on beige ground.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177448

Accession Number: 1987.361

Wallpaper

Cut sample of floral vine wallpaper. Design of curving vines with roses and peonies. Printed in white and grey on grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177449

Accession Number: 1987.346

Wallpaper

Cut sample of scenic figure wallpaper. Pattern consists of ship at sea alternating with scene of stone house and bridge. Scenes are separated by alternating medallions of roses and tulips. Printed in white, browns, beige and pink on blue ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177450

Accession Number: 1987.355

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