Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Plain green (polished or varnished) paper. Applied by hand.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178462

Accession Number: 1972.97

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale, geometric diaper pattern. Blue maltese-type cross within ovals outlined by maroon provencals on white field. Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178463

Accession Number: 1980.243.2A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, small-scale floral printed in olive, yellow, brown, tan and maroon over white liquid mica stripe.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178464

Accession Number: 1980.243.3

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral strapwork stripe on a dotted field and alternating with a honeycomb stripe. Printed in turquoise on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178465

Accession Number: 1980.243.1A-C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Four-petaled flower in yellow within losenges and separated by black and yellow stylized flower. Printed below a green and black horizontal band.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178466

Accession Number: 1980.243.2B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. An undulating vine of oak leaves and acorns intertwined with a textured ribbon. Printed in beige, two browns, and black on a brown ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178467

Accession Number: 1972.114b

A scenery figure wallpaper with a repeating scene of a sailboat headed to town, framed in a Rococo cartouche. The scenes repeat vertical and are in the wide area of a striped pattern. Printed in blue, pink, red, green, two greys on a cream ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178468

Accession Number: 1972.114A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale diaper pattern formed by winding ribbon in yellow enclosing sawtoothed foliage in yellow with white veining. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1820

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

GUSN: 178469

Accession Number: 1934.797.3

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gothic paper. View of gothic arches, pulpit and pier figures intact. Printed in five shades of brown, tan, beige and orange with irise background. Drop repeat.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: Leroy, Isidore

GUSN: 178470

Accession Number: 1919.264

Wallpaper

End of roll. Male and female Chinese figures framed by lattice and bamboo and flanking a small dragon. Printed in grisaille.

Date: 1842

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Victor Poterlet and Guichard

GUSN: 178471

Accession Number: 2000.119

Wallpaper

Unused sample. In grisaille fluted and beaded cornice and brown, tan and beige baroque moulding draped with a maroon and wine rose garland.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178472

Accession Number: 1971.192

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Border. Embossed design of wreaths enclosing cherubs, serpents, scales and books alternating with crossed arrows, scepters and swords. Printed in white with gold foil edges.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178473

Accession Number: 2000.612

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small scale diaper pattern. Black wavy lines framing orange circle and black dots on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: Alfred Peats Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178474

Accession Number: 1966.462A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Block printed. Blue, eight-petalled, stylized flowers within red lined hexagons.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178475

Accession Number: 1971.199.2

Wallpaper

Machine printed Rococo Revival floral design. Printed in white, blue and maroon on grey ground.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178476

Accession Number: 1971.199.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grey and red vine pattern.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178477

Accession Number: 1971.199.4

Wallpaper

Machine printed wallpaper. Grey. No pattern or motifs discernable.

Date: 1850-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178478

Accession Number: 1971.199.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Medallion rainbow paper. Graduates from blue to green to light green to yellow to white (undefinable straight or drop match).

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178479

Accession Number: 1971.199.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Ashler blocks. Raised panels with imitation marble tops and centered elongated fleur-de-lis. Pritned in beige, brown, taupe and gray on tan ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178480

Accession Number: 2000.609.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Corner section of grisaille fresco paper imitating moulding. Egg and dart design bordered by beading and nead and reel. Printed on gray ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178481

Accession Number: 2000.635.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Classical motifs. Central anthemion encircled by wreaths of bellflowers. Other motifs include swags of beading, scrolling foliage and bow knots. Printed in red flock. Imitates cut velvet.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178482

Accession Number: 2000.336

Wallpaper

Fragment. Marble blocks in grisaille. Was applied over a green painted surface.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178483

Accession Number: 2000.370

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Gothic diaper pattern. White quatre foils and geometric elements framing red quatre foils on blue fields. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178484

Accession Number: 2000.621

Wallpaper

Fragment. Octagonal panels with patera and athemia borders framing scene of woman writing on a tablet before two philosopher-type figures. Printed in pink, rose, white, green and grey on a beige ground.

Date: 1930-1938

Maker: York Wallpaper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178485

Accession Number: 1938.1448

Wallpaper Border

Hand blocked feather or leaf swag with bow knots and flowers. Printed in black, white and blue on light blue? ground.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178486

Accession Number: 1985.684

Wallpaper

Bottom border to sidewall. Not as decorative as the top border. A band of medallions alternate with floral bouquets and horizontal lines. Printed in two grays, three pinks, three greens, black and white on a light gray ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179306

Accession Number: 1973.102C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. All over sprays of roses and tropical flowers with birds (parrot) in flight. Printed in six pinks, lavender, purple, three greens, two yellows, red, two browns and white on blue, polished ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179307

Accession Number: 1924.843

Wallpaper

Fragments of leather wallcovering from Boston, Massachusetts. Pebble embossed leather with a pattern of scrolling foliage, flowers, dragonflies, bees, birds, and dracontines. Stenciled in red, green and blue on gilt ground.

Date: 1882

Maker: unknown

Material: leather, embossed wall coverings

GUSN: 179308

Accession Number: 1988.67A-E

Fireboard

Fireboard covered with wallpaper with alternating motifs of a bird perched on a floral branch and a large flower with blossom framed by stylized flowers and vines. Printed in green, brown, white on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179309

Accession Number: 1970.315

Wallpaper

The border matches the striped sidewall and completes the top with a crowning floral spray and bud. There is also cording on the edges and a swag of beads. Top band are stylized oak leaves in square compartments with scrolled edges. Printed cinnamon and brown flock, gold, grey, green and white on a ...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179310

Accession Number: 1922.983.3

Wallpaper

Striped pattern with a central, vertical motif of flowers, scrolling foliage and a wreath of leaves and berries. Between the stripes are dots and on the outer sides there is a vertical column of stylized flowers and geometric shapes. Printed in cinnamon and brown flock, white, green-grey and gold on...

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179311

Accession Number: 1922.983.2

Wallpaper

Plain paper with a brushed-on, green ground.

Date: 1807

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179312

Accession Number: 1922.983.1

Wallpaper

Full roll. Repeating grey cartouches with diaper pattern fill in red, accented with white dots and scrolls. Straight match.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179313

Accession Number: 1922.982

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of flowers alternating with a shield and a bottom band of diamonds and dots. Printed in two pinks, olive green, white and black on a white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179314

Accession Number: 1988.136

Wallpaper

Drapery paper. Pattern consists of gathered, lacy drapery and chiffon-like drapery gathered and overlapping, forming a diaper pattern. Drapery is embellished with stylized sprigs and leaves. Printed in white and terracotta on a grey ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179315

Accession Number: 1988.135

Scenic Wallpaper

One of twenty-five fragments of the French scenic wallpaper "Les Sauvages de la Mer Pacifique" (also known as "Les Voyages du captaine Cook"). The scenic is loosely based on the celebrated events of Captian James Cook's exploration of the Pacific, which brough the captain to his violent death there ...

Date: 1804-1806

Maker: Dufour, Joseph (Manufacturer) Charvet, Jean-Gabriel (Designer)

GUSN: 179316

Accession Number: 1954.229.10

Wallpaper

Scenery figure. Within sculptural cartouches there are scenes of boats and sailors heading towards town. Stenciled in green and block-printed in three greens, four greys, two pinks, four browns, tan, blue and blended blue, pink and green.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179317

Accession Number: 1929.1853.2

Scenic wallpaper

One panel of a the scenic paper "El Dorado." The central focus is the swans on the lake protected by trees with a mountain in the background. Very colorful peacock feathers are in the foreground. Printed in greys, greens, browns, blues, yellow, peach and lavender on an irise ground.

Date: 1849

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer) Ehrmann, Eugene (Designer)

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

GUSN: 179318

Accession Number: 1996.34.2

Bandbox

Small, oval, wooden sewing box (A) with pin cushion lid (B). Box is covered with a border paper with flowers, circles and stylized foliage. Blockprinted in two greens, two browns and orange on beige ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179319

Accession Number: 2000.120.2AB

Wallpaper

Used sample. Scenic paper depicting a man in a military uniform c.1810, alternating with a hat with plume surrounded by a wreath. On diapered background. Prints in blue, green, two greys, white on a light grey ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179320

Accession Number: 2000.438

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating design of tasseled cord entwined with flowers on a diapered field. Printed in green, black and white. Straight match.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 179321

Accession Number: 1988.72.1

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Undulating paisley strapwork framing an urn filled with symmetrically arranged tulips, pink and blue flowers, and a central amaryllis. Printed in two purples, pink, rose, two blues, taupe, grey and white.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179322

Accession Number: 1987.636

Reproduction Wallpaper

Rolled sample of reproduction wallpaper in the "P.V.M.A. Rainbow, Deerfield" pattern (#321) by Waterhouse Wallhangings, Inc. Rainbow design of repeating floral medallions separated by scrolling, flowered leaves. Printed in blended blue, yellow and white on an ungrounded paper.

Date: 1988

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

Material: wallpapers, paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 179323

Accession Number: 1988.70A

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Anglo-Japanese composition of scenes of the adventures of Buffalo Bill; Native American encampments; the ambush of the Deadwood Stage Coach; bear hunting. Printed in yellow, green, orange, and two browns.

Date: 1887-1897

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179324

Accession Number: 1973.112

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Sanitary paper showing various vignettes of English sports and recreations: polo; fox hunting; tennis; cricket; rugby; fishing; golf; running. Printed in red, blue, yellow and brown. Drop match.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179325

Accession Number: 1930.1794

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Alternating stripes of entwined floral vines framing a figure and a bird against a brown field and a trailing floral vine with stylized flowers. Printed in two browns, grey, blue, green, yellow, pink, and red.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179326

Accession Number: 2000.229

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Pattern consists of alternating floral medallions inset with rosettes or diamonds. Prints in grey, metallic (?) gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Jones & Erwin (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179327

Accession Number: 1985.859

Wallpaper

Unused roll. Vertical stripe of bouquet of flowers in basket or vase alternating with rose and bud. Prints in mauve, two pinks, four greens, yellow, dark grey on light grey ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

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

GUSN: 179328

Accession Number: 1985.870

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Chinoiserie-style pattern of decorated vases and pots filled with chrysanthemums and peonies alternating with pots filled with scrolls next to illustrated book. Prints in ochre, two browns, green, dark blue, mauve, yellow on white ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179329

Accession Number: 1985.868

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, classically-inspired pattern. Repeating pendant comprised of arabesques, bellflowers, garland and doves is set within diapered cable. Prints in cream, metallic gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1935-1950

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179330

Accession Number: 1985.866

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