Historic New England

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

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

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of pink peonies with scrolling foliage. Printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, and yellow on a burgundy field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178054

Accession Number: 2000.307

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of pink peonies with scrolling foliage. Printed in two peaches, red and three greens against a blue field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178055

Accession Number: 2000.306

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of salmon, beige and rose peonies with red, plum and tan scrolling leaves. Printed against a green field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178056

Accession Number: 2000.308

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival style. Varieties of bouquets alternate vertically and are next to broad stripes made of scrolls and rectangular cartouches. Printed in maroon, two pinks, two blues, green and grey on a polished, white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178057

Accession Number: 2000.288

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Meandering vine with stylized tropical flowers and seed pods. Printed in two greens, light blue, pink, grey and taupe. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178058

Accession Number: 2000.1621

School Book Cover

Fragment of masonry wallpaper, attached to portfolio cover. Printed in white, black on grey, ungrounded paper (greyish-green). (Back is covered with a paper in the Renaissance-Revival style, printed in whiet, red, green and pink on greyish-green ungrounded paper.)

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178059

Accession Number: 1966.197

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating, stylized floral sprig with entwined stem against a field of vertical and horizontal dashes. Printed in four shades of blue.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178060

Accession Number: 2000.158

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Meandering chestnut tree boughs with blossoms. Printed in three browns, cream and navy blue. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178061

Accession Number: 2000.1622

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized roses and irises in a geometric and curvilinear framework on a finely striped or woodgrain background. Printed in transparent washes of color - blue, green, brown and red on a graduated brown ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Shand Kydd Ltd (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178062

Accession Number: 2000.331AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Wide stripe of white spirals flanked by blue and red floral stripe. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177904

Accession Number: 1965.5.12

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral stripe. Red and orange rosebud stripe alternating with narrow black stripe bordered by white circles on light blue ground paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177905

Accession Number: 1965.5.13

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Overall floral pattern of red and gold flowers with tan stems and leaves on white ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177906

Accession Number: 1965.5.14

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Scrolls and flowers in the Reveillon manner. Printed in gold, white and burgundy.

Date: 1889-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177908

Accession Number: 1965.5.15

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flower (sunflower?) printed in gold within diaper pattern formed by intersecting chains and four-petaled flowers in yellow, accented with metallic white on a tan ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177910

Accession Number: 1965.5.16

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over flower heads (daisies?) printed in blue and white with pink C-scrolls.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177911

Accession Number: 1965.5.17

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Baroque medallion framed by scrolls. Medallion center is stylized torch in maroon on green surrounded by white beading. Ground is grey with white pin dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177912

Accession Number: 1965.5.18

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue and white tile design with faux crackle finish. Squares with blue stylized quatrefoils on tan paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177913

Accession Number: 1965.5.19

Wallpaper border

Wallpaper fragment. Border. Blue and white tile pattern. Squares and diamonds enclosing stylized quatrefoils on grey ground with white dots.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177914

Accession Number: 1965.5.19b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stylized flowers in a diaper or knot pattern. Printed in sienna on bright yellow ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177915

Accession Number: 1965.5.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Arts and Crafts rose and stripe paper on striped ground. Printed in red, pink, green, tan and yellow.

Date: 1910-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177916

Accession Number: 1965.5.20

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diamond pattern of three-dimensional stepped pyramid with bull's eye at each intersection. Printed in brown and white on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177917

Accession Number: 1965.5.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern printed in yellow on beige ground.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177918

Accession Number: 1965.5.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover foliate vine. Printed in pale blue on white ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177919

Accession Number: 1965.5.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival stripe. Grey stripe and strapwork with maroon and green floral elements on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177920

Accession Number: 1965.5.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern. Alternating stripes of green and red bordering wide stripe of horizontal grey lines edged with interlace. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177921

Accession Number: 1965.5.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and grey striped wallpaper with maroon dots on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177922

Accession Number: 1965.5.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped wallpaper. Allover spirals bordered by vertical stripes of dots and dashes with red center flowers running down the center. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177924

Accession Number: 1965.6.6-.7