Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Oriental and exotic landscape with bridge, pagoda and oblesk in background and yellow iris, peonies, and bamboo in foreground. Printed in ochre, tan, maroon, pink and three greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175942

Accession Number: 1985.26.192

Wallpaper

Original artwork for wallpaper design. Pink and rose arabesque framing fern foliage and flower on a red, maroon and black flame element.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 175943

Accession Number: 1985.26.193

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern composed of interlaced squares with stylized flower centers and circles at the intersections. Printed in violet and grey on a polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175944

Accession Number: 1985.26.194

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Anglo-Persian design in an Anglo-Japanese like framework. A variety and abundance of overlapping ornament. Pine motif, leaf ornament, chevrons, flowers. Printed in blue, cream, red, pink, black, two greens, and gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175945

Accession Number: 1985.26.286

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized fleur des lys and medallion paper. Printed in light blue/green, green, bronze mica, and white on grey/green irise ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175946

Accession Number: 1985.26.471

Wallpaper

Symmetrical arrangement of framed vignettes, columns, and flowers printed below a row of lozenges and above a band of cornucopias and a row of beading. Printed in tan, red, maroon, fuschia, three blues, two greens, and metallic gold on an olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175947

Accession Number: 1985.26.20

Wallpaper

Meandering morning glory vine entwined with flowering vine with pale yellow flowers above and below a row of X's and O's. Printed in mauve, pale pink, olive green, tan, metallic gold, and aqua blue on a pale olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175948

Accession Number: 1985.26.224

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of roses, lilacs, irises and phlox with scrolling foliage supporting swagged drum and horn, lute with wheat and a flower basket. Printed in pink, salmon, rust, maroon, olive green, light blue, blue and tan on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175949

Accession Number: 1985.26.441

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous leafy branch with blossoms winding around horizontal lines. Top and bottom bands of stylized flowers. Printed in gold, silver, copper and chestnut on a tan unground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175950

Accession Number: 1985.26.278

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of Egyptian, stylized floral elements. Printed in metallic gold and copper, ochre, tan and pink against a field of blue and yellow, imitation moire on a light grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175951

Accession Number: 1985.26.393

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover floral in imitation of a woven tapestry against a metallic gold field. Printed in light olive and black on a pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175952

Accession Number: 1985.26.394

Wallpaper

Repeating grid of stylized foliate elements. Printed in red, green, beige, and metallic gold on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175953

Accession Number: 1985.26.23

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover design of sprays of carnations, roses and wild flowers. Printed in two pinks, mauve, maroon, two blues, two greens, ochre, brown, taupe, and overprinted with a black screen. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175954

Accession Number: 1985.26.431

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of scrolling leaves and berries. Printed in tan and blue and outlined in metallic gold on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175955

Accession Number: 1985.26.262

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Palm leaves framed by a husk wreath draped with rose garlands. Printed in two blues and metallic gold on a beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175956

Accession Number: 1985.26.261

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over meandering floral vine. Reverse printed in three pinks, three browns, three greens, white and gold on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175957

Accession Number: 1985.26.239

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of metallic gold, brass, and liquid mica rococo scrolls and blue and pink blossoms. Printed on an embossed beige ground. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1895

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 175958

Accession Number: 1985.26.264

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over floral pattern. Printed in pale blue, yellow, two greens, and dark beige on a yellow beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175959

Accession Number: 1985.26.279

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Bouquet of roses flanked by scrolls draped with rose garlands and tied with ribbon. Printed in pink, mauve, ochre, metallic gold, gold, and pink and white liquid mica on a beige ground.

Date: 1890-1900

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

GUSN: 175960

Accession Number: 1985.26.263

Wallpaper

Unused sample of corner paper. Spray of mixed flowers framed by two interwoven squares within a larger, geometrically patterned tile design. Printed in pink, yellow, black, rust, beige, olive green and metallic gold on a brown ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175961

Accession Number: 1985.26.413

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering and overlapping foliated floral vines. Printed in yellow, pink, light taupe, brown, gold and white on a cream embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175962

Accession Number: 1985.26.288

Wallpaper

All over design of tan stylized flowers on a field of small orange circles and dots. Printed on an ivory ground. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175963

Accession Number: 1985.26.31

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over field of light green delicate flowers with metallic gold centers and foliage against a pin stripe background on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175964

Accession Number: 1985.26.347

Wallpaper

All over stylized flowers printed in cream, taupe, and metallic gold and copper on a pink reverse printed field and a grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175965

Accession Number: 1985.26.34

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover stylized flowers and scrolling foliage. Printed in two browns, metallic gold and cream against a grey-blue field on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175966

Accession Number: 1985.26.407

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover foliate vine with tendrils. Printed in two browns, two greens, pink, salmon, and ivory and over printed with black, horizontal pin stripes on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175967

Accession Number: 1985.26.43

Wallpaper

Repeating sprigs of red flowers separated by small blue flower sprigs. Printed in two pinks, red, orange, maroon, two greens, and blue on a dark grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176068

Accession Number: 1985.26.17

Wallpaper

Repeating plaques of bow, arrows, and quiver framed by arabesques and lattice draped with floral garlands. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, lavender, tan, metallic gold, four greens, grey and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176069

Accession Number: 1985.26.18

Wallpaper

Alternating sprays of daisies and morning glories and daisies and asters separated by grisaille rose sprigs. Printed in three greys, white, two pinks, two lavenders, yellow, ochre, and orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176070

Accession Number: 1985.26.19

Wallpaper

Continuous band of pink roses and yellow blossoms bordered above and below by foliated tongue and dart moulding. Printed in two pinks, mauve, olive green, tan, ochre, beige, aqua blue, and metallic gold on a light olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176071

Accession Number: 1985.26.210

Wallpaper

Scrolling foliage with berries and blossoms against a striped chevron design. Printed in olive green, raw umber, burnt umber, ochre, pink, rust, two blues, beige, tan, and metallic gold on a white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176072

Accession Number: 1985.26.211

Wallpaper

Continuous stylized flowers with geometric patterns on a brown flocked field. Printed in two olive greens and metallic gold on a dark green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176073

Accession Number: 1985.26.212

Wallpaper

Band of continuous crimson plumes edged with rows of beading and printed above egg and dart moulding. Printed in crimson, maroon, peach, pale green, and burnt sienna on a dark grey ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176074

Accession Number: 1985.26.213

Wallpaper

Sprays of red roses and daisies rendered realistically, bordered below by maroon band with black dots. Printed in red, white, grey, maroon, and two greens on a light olive ground.

Date: 1880-1884

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176075

Accession Number: 1985.26.219

Wallpaper

Stylized sunflowers entwining a trellis bordered above and below by a row of billet. Printed in tan, beige, green, black, brown, and metallic pink on an embossed olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176076

Accession Number: 1985.26.22

Wallpaper

Imitation tapestry design of thick stems and stylized flowers. Printed in dark green, olive, two blues, mauve, rust, brown, tan, burnt sienna, and black on a dark brown ground over printed with black pin stripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176077

Accession Number: 1985.26.220

Wallpaper

Tapestry stylized flowers bordered above and below by geometric elements. Printed in green, olive, tan, burnt sienna, pink, and black against a metallic gold field on olive green embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176078

Accession Number: 1985.26.226

Wallpaper

Conitnuous band of vine with red roses. Printed in red, maroon, black, two olive greens, ochre, and metallic gold on an olive ground and embossed paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176079

Accession Number: 1985.26.227

Wallpaper

Spray of tulips and spring flowers with beetle against a crazed field on a varnished yellow ground. Printed in red, rose, two blues, yellow, tan, two greens, ochre, and grey.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176080

Accession Number: 1985.26.231

Wallpaper

Roses and stylized flowers sprouting from densely arranged foliate scrolls. Printed in two greens, tan, taupe, grey, and pink on beige and liquid mica embossed ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176081

Accession Number: 1985.26.24

Wallpaper

Continuous band of daffodils and stylized flowers bordered above and below by rows of reels. Printed in brown, raw umber, taupe, blue, and yellow and over printed with dark brown vertical pinstripes.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176082

Accession Number: 1985.26.26

Wallpaper

Repeating pink and red geraniums and yellow blossoms against a metallic gold field. Printed in pink, red, yellow, two greens, tan, and metallic gold on a pale yellow embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176083

Accession Number: 1985.26.298

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Larger-scaled pattern of scrolled foliage and peony blossoms. Prints in brown, metallic gold on beige ground. Textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176084

Accession Number: 1985.26.321

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized flowers and undulating stripe paper, with waffle shape background. Prints in 2 blues, red, metallic gold, gray on brown ungrounded paper. Overprinted with pattern of black dots.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176085

Accession Number: 1985.26.324

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Larger-scale design consisting of scrolled foliage and peoniesl Prints in 2 browns, metallic gold on green ground. Rib-textured paper.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176086

Accession Number: 1985.26.326

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale floral pattern. Central motif is a bouquet of peony, tulip, iris, and rose set within classically shaped bowl or vase. Prints in 3 greens, 2 browns, 2 mauves, red, pink, cream, and metallic gold on light-brown ground. Overprinted with pattern of dark purple (?) or black ho...

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176087

Accession Number: 1985.26.329

Wallpaper

Repeating grid of floral medallions in imitation of brocade. Printed in orange, maroon, and metallic gold on an embossed olive green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176088

Accession Number: 1985.26.33

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Basket of roses and ribbon suspended from a spray of roses by a tasseled cord. Printed in tan, burnt sienna, beige, two greens, and metallic gold on a navy, embossed ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176089

Accession Number: 1985.26.353

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Bouquet of stylized roses and carnations framed by broad foliate scrolls, ornamented with chevrons and diaper patterns. Printed in cream and beige on a grey-green, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176090

Accession Number: 1985.26.354

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet of roses and anemones surrounded by scrolls with foliate and floral terminals. Printed in two brown, tan, and metallic gold on an embossed, ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176091

Accession Number: 1985.26.355

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