Historic New England

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. LArge floral cartouche framing acanthus scrolls and pine cone motif printed below egg and dart moulding. Printed in grisaille, accented with gilt and red flock on a polished white ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177953

Accession Number: 1985.21

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Stylized egg and dart, embossed in gold foil on a maroon, flocked ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177954

Accession Number: 2000.648

Wallpaper Book Cover

Fragment. Pair of birds on a pedestal framed by curved, oak branches alternating with an ewer with arrows, quiver, peonies, and morning glories. Printed in mauve, brown, yellow, two pinks, and blue on a light grey ground.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177955

Accession Number: 1980.197

Wallpaper

Fragments. 2 pieces of coffered scenery paper printed in yellow, brown and black. Shell-like moulding frames engravings printed directly on wallpaper. B depicts "Pushing into corner" and C is "A watery place, New Market".

Date: 1763-1768

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177956

Accession Number: 1964.9BC

Wallpaper

Fragment. White Greek key bordered above and below by beading printed in orange, black, white and grey. Printed on blue ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177957

Accession Number: 1969.418B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diagonal repeat floral pattern. Symmetrical motif of three blossoms from which four leaves grow. Separated by a single rose. Printed in red, blue and green on pale blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177958

Accession Number: 1969.456

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Repeated stylized sprig design printed in white, black and blue on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177959

Accession Number: 1965.11A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped flowering vine. Neat flowering vine in blue and alternating with stripe composed of continuous wheat enclosed within an elipse and framed by stylized foliage.

Date: 1796-1815

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177960

Accession Number: 1971.190

Wallpaper

Fragment. Neat vine and stripe. Flowering vine in blue and black and alternating with ivy stripe. Printed on yellow ground.

Date: 1796-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177961

Accession Number: 1971.189

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment. Festoon border. Gathered drapery with rosettes printed in green, white, two browns, black and yellow on a pale green ground. Hung with bottom border of imitation moulding in yellow, black and orange.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177962

Accession Number: 1964.400.2A-E

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric stripe. Blocks of black diagonal dashes alternating vertically and horizontally with blocks of white undulating line, stylized foliate bordered by a scalloped dotted line. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177963

Accession Number: 1969.418

Wallpaper Border

Floral border fragment Meandering flowering vines which cross to form ellipses. Orange flowers at intersections and centered within ellipses. Printed in orange, black and varnish green on light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177964

Accession Number: 1973.115.1A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Plain light blue paper.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177965

Accession Number: 2000.273.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Two sheets of masonic wallpaper. Two figures flanked by corinthian columns supporting an arch. Masonic symbols and arabesques decorate the paper. Printed in two pinks, blue, white and black on light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1805

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177966

Accession Number: 1963.389

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper with floral medallion and scrolls printed in white. Graduated ground - from the edges orange to yellow to yellow-green to blue.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177967

Accession Number: 1971.145

Wallpaper

Pale yellow paper with no visible pattern.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177968

Accession Number: 1972.102

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Cut border. Wild roses in three pinks, white and red, alternating with roses in grisaille with green centers and maroon accents, and three green foliage and stems on a grey ground with a white cable border.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177969

Accession Number: 1985.29

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small sample of flame-stitch motif wallpaper printed in red, pink, green and black. Printed on buff or unground paper.

Date: 1700-1720

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177970

Accession Number: 1985.40

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green floral and foliate medallion and three stalks of wheat against a field of grey and white flowers and scrolls. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177971

Accession Number: 2000.367

Wallpaper

Fragments. Vertical stripes composed of flowers flanked by willow-like foliage and separated by flower sprigs. Printed in two greens on a white ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177972

Accession Number: 2000.375A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Lozenges formed by stiff leaves and flower heads on a field of small lozenges printed in green and white and flanked by continuous sprouting floral vine.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177973

Accession Number: 2000.649

Wallpaper

Fragment of solid yellow wallpaper.

Date: 1790-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177974

Accession Number: 1956.M18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Blended yellow, orange and red floral medallions against a blue ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177976

Accession Number: 1981.287A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Repeating blue, foliate medallions with grape or berry clusters on a field of meandering, blue vines. Printed on a pink ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177977

Accession Number: 1981.288A-E

Wallpaper

Fragments. Gathered drapery design in grisaille with green foliate wreaths framing pink and green rosettes. Printed in two greys, white, two greens and pink on a grey ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177978

Accession Number: 2000.374A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover design of pink peonies and cherry blossoms on woody boughs. Printed in two pinks, brown, blue and two greens.

Date: 1920-1925

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178029

Accession Number: 2000.153

Wallpaper

Partial roll, torn in two pieces. Maroon stripes on an imitation silk moire ground in liquid mica.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178030

Accession Number: 2000.118

Wallpaper

Unused sample. The paper is a homage to Shakespeare and his work. In the center is a bust of Shakespeare framed by angels crowning him. In the surround are vignettes from his famous plays like "Romeo and Juliet". Engraved. Printed in taupe on beige.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: Lloyd (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178031

Accession Number: 2000.329

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Repeating poppy sprigs against a field of silhouetted trees. Printed in orange, red, yellow, blue, green, tan and metallic gold.

Date: 1935-1940

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178032

Accession Number: 2000.121

Wallpaper

Cut sample. Allover design of large-scale, climbing roses with thorny stems. Printed in two pinks, mauve, rose, red, tan and four greens.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178033

Accession Number: 2000.227

Wallpaper

Several rolled samples. Repeating foliate medallions against a field of scrollig foliage. Printed in white against an irise ground of blended blue and yellow.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178034

Accession Number: 2000.1623

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of woodland view framing an urn and balustrade. Printed in several shades of grey, cream, light blue and green.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178035

Accession Number: 2000.166

Wallpaper

Partial roll of wallpaper. Alternating vignette of a pagoda with a fruit tree enclosed by a fence alternating with a vignette of an urn and ginger jar on a stepped base. Printed in green, blue, black, grey, white, pink and mauve.

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178036

Accession Number: 2000.1632

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small Ashlar background with vertical stripe of kylix alternating with cluster of grapes and leaves. Prints in two greys, cream, brown on taupe ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178037

Accession Number: 2000.1428

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small-Ashlar background with vertical stripe of kylix alternating with cluster of grapes and leaves. Prints in two greys, blue, green, white on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178038

Accession Number: 2000.1427

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating vignette of a pagoda and weeping willow tree raised above water and accessed by a winding staircase. Printed in four greys.

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178039

Accession Number: 2000.160

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Pagoda on pillars raised above water with steps leading to a blossoming willow-like tree. Printed in three greys.

Date: 1925-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178040

Accession Number: 2000.1631

Wallpaper

Partial roll. View of terrace with balustrade and arcade framed by trees, shrubs and woodland plants. Printed in brown, burnt umber, raw sienna, ochre, light green, two olive greens, violet, grey and blue. Printed over field of mottled tan. Overprinted with gold dashes. Straight match.

Date: 1930-1935

Maker: Robert S. Hobbs & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178041

Accession Number: 2000.122

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in light blue, brown, beige on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178042

Accession Number: 2000.1434

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in blue-green, two greys, white on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178043

Accession Number: 2000.1435

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in aqua, white, two greys on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178044

Accession Number: 2000.1436

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in mauve, grey on light yellow ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178045

Accession Number: 2000.1432

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Landscape figure paper. Two alternating vignettes: mill-like structure with waterfall; three children playing or dancing. Prints in two greys on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178046

Accession Number: 2000.1433

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Peony bouquet surrounded by delicately rendered strapwork, scrolled foliage and floral garland. Prints in green, blue, white, red, pink, two greys on light pink ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178047

Accession Number: 2000.1431

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Peony bouquet surrounded by delicately rendered strapwork, scrolled foliage and floral garlands. Prints in two greens, orange, two pinks, mauve, cream on taupe ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178048

Accession Number: 2000.1430

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Vertically repeating urn with flower bouquet separated by Greek meander strip edged with brattishing. Printed in tan, ochre, pink and white.

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178049

Accession Number: 1985.297c

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Tile paper in four designs: foliated medallion with bellfowers; position figure within an oval frame; bird framed by foliated scrolls; and winged head within a circle with shells. Printed in blue, tan, green, light blue and black on unground varnish paper.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178050

Accession Number: 2000.364

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Otis Garland--Partial roll of uncut borders. Continuous row of repeating, sprig flowers, including tulips and daffodils above a row of brattishing. Printed in green, orange, ochre, steel blue, grey, red, pink and black.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178051

Accession Number: 2000.309

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Arcaded panels with a field of sprigs separated by a narrow stripe of leaves and sprigs topped by alternating feather and shell motifs. Printed in black, ochre, pink, white and green.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178052

Accession Number: 2000.1663

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Ogee-shaped losenges in a moire effect framing clusters of poppy-like flowers. Fragment A is printed in coral, salmon, brown, peach, white and three greens. Fragment B is printed in greens and pinks.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178053

Accession Number: 2000.401AB

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