Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Foliate on a floral pattern. Printed in green and grey on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177751

Accession Number: 1952.448

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border of swag shape printed in black and orange on white or unground paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177752

Accession Number: 1969.413.1B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Flower heads in two blues framed by wreath of intersecting circles on white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177753

Accession Number: 1969.413.2

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating medallions of basket with swan handles filled with fruit and framed by white, stylized anthemia. Printed in taupe, white, salmon and two greens. Straight match.

Date: 1929

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

GUSN: 177754

Accession Number: 1929.1500

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border with festoons, drapery and tassels with a top band of a single row of chevrons and a bottom band of a continuous cord. Printed in green, beige, and pink on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1815

Maker: Appleton Prentiss (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177755

Accession Number: 1972.113C

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of large-scale, floral vine with peony-like blossoms. Printed in crimson.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178007

Accession Number: 2000.157

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale motifs of grape leaves, grapes, tendrils and palm fronds. Prints in three greys, ochre on white ground.

Date: 1930-1940

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

GUSN: 178008

Accession Number: 2000.1438

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale pattern of grape leaves, grapes, tendrils, and palm fronds. Prints in two greys, brown, pink on beige ground.

Date: 1930-1940

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

GUSN: 178009

Accession Number: 2000.1437

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Green and white sprigs framed by a jagged diamond, metallic silver framework.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Benton Heath & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178010

Accession Number: 2000.272AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover grid of "crazed" tiles edged with beading and alternating with stylized blue tulips. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

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

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178011

Accession Number: 2000.1637

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Entwined hydrangea boughs with pink and white blossoms. Printed against a field of small, tan swirls. Printed in two greens, yellow, pink, grey and white. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178012

Accession Number: 2000.151

Cut sample of trellis and diaper patterned wallpaper. Pattern consists of large-scale trellis over-layed with rosebud sprigs and alternating with diamonds within diamonds. Printed in beige, tan, orange, dark red and four shades of green on beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178013

Accession Number: 1985.39

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Horizontal sculptured scrolling foliage, C-scrolls and meander floral chain waeving through the foliage. Printed white, grey, silver, gold, beige and cream on a light blue ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178014

Accession Number: 2000.387

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pattern consists of repeating medallions inset with basket of fruit alternating with a lacy square. Diapered dot background. Prints in two greys, white on taupe ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1940

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

GUSN: 178015

Accession Number: 2000.1424

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenery figure paper. Scene shows medieval castle on cliff in background; middleground shows spired cathedral near bay filled with ships; foreground has a man and cattle on bridge. Prints in dark gray and white on light gray ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1915

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

GUSN: 178016

Accession Number: 2000.1442

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Stripe. Narrow tan and white stripes alternating with vertically repeating oval medallions. Printed in tan, white, green and maroon.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178017

Accession Number: 2000.659.2

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern composed of stylized foliate elements made from palmettes and anthemia framed by lunettes with dotted edges. Printed in pale yellow, metallic gold and copper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1892

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178018

Accession Number: 2000.128

Wallpaper

Partial roll of repeating boughs with sunflower-like blossoms separated by star-like, geometric motifs. Printed in metallic gold, silver, copper, yellow, white and tan.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: W. Campbell & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178019

Accession Number: 2000.149

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenery figure paper. Delicately rendered vignette showing shepherdess feeding doves while a sheep stand by her side. Scene is set within medallion embellished with scrolled foliage and flowers. Prints in two pinks, yellow, two browns, two greens, blue, grey on light grey ground.

Date: 1900-1916

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

GUSN: 178020

Accession Number: 2000.1443

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover foliage with pin-dots. Printed on metallic gold, tan, and brown with copper dots on a yellow ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178021

Accession Number: 2000.283

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating, stylized flower framed by metallic gold wreath and by leaves sprouting smaller stylized flowers. Printed in brown, tan, metallic gold, green, liquid mica green.

Date: 1904-1917

Maker: Hobbs, Benton & Heath (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178022

Accession Number: 2000.150

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rococo-inspired paper. Pattern consists of vertical stripes of large column inset with fretwork flanked by two smaller columns. Larger column embellished with C-scrolls, scrolled foliage, thinner columns wrapped with floral vines, central cartouche. Prints in red, brown, mauve, beige ...

Date: 1900-1916

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

GUSN: 178023

Accession Number: 2000.1440

Wallpaper

Rolled fragment. Diaper pattern with losenges made of meandering vine framing a central floral sprig. Printed in white. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178024

Accession Number: 2000.1620

Wallpaper

Rolled fragments. Vertical rows of delicate floral vine with berries alternating with scalloped stripe. Printed in pale yellow, red, blue, white, dark grey and black.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178025

Accession Number: 2000.175

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scenery figure paper consisting of vertical stripe of repeating vignette of woman, child and dog, alternating with cluster of roses. Prints in two greys on taupe ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1950

Maker: Birge Co., Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178026

Accession Number: 2000.1422

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Woody, meandering vine with boughs of blossoms. Printed in red, blue, navy blue, brown, black and metallic gold and silver on a striped, taupe field.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: wallpapers

GUSN: 178027

Accession Number: 2000.1633

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Winding floral branch with large-scale flowers and perched birds. Printed in purple, three blues, green, pink, red, taupe, black, silver and gold on a pinkish-cream ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178028

Accession Number: 2000.316

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

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