Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe. Moire? stripe bordered by band of sprigs and alternating with broad stripe of organic/abstract shapes on dotted field. Straight repeat. Blue on white ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178871

Accession Number: 1971.170

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with repeated pattern of a tulip and flower alternating with a berried sprig. Printed in yellow, green, and white on gray ground. Second layer.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178874

Accession Number: 1971.184.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with pattern of densely arranged leaves. Printed in white with red veining on brown ground. Fourth (and last) layer.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178875

Accession Number: 1971.184.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment with floral and foliate pattern. Printed in red and green on yellow ground. First layer, with traces of whitewash on the back.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178876

Accession Number: 1971.184.1

Unused sample. Scene of domestic architecture with gothic, chinoisere and moorish elements. These structures are situated by a rocky stream with a bridge. There is a pogoda/gazebo. Printed in orange, green, brown, black, tan on a white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178877

Accession Number: 1924.657

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall random floral, with shading of horizontal pin stripes and occasional free form detail. Printed in off-white and blue on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178878

Accession Number: 1924.656

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover pattern of twig-like marks. Blue printed on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178879

Accession Number: 1971.2211.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover floral pattern with sprigs and vines. Pattern is extremely faded. White printed on a pink ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178880

Accession Number: 1971.2211.1AB

Wallpaper

Fragments. Masonry paper. There are different shaped cells that give the look of cut marble or stone and some have classical moulding framing them. Orange, red, black, brown, aqua and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178881

Accession Number: 1981.85

Wallpaper

Fragment. Cartouche pattern with scrolls over stripes with diaper reserves. Printed in red, two greens, mustard and silver mica on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178882

Accession Number: 1981.86

Wallpaper

Horizontal, elongated octagons frame patera; against an overall scale pattern. Printed in orange, green, black and rust on a white ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178883

Accession Number: 1971.172.2

Wallpaper

Vertical floral with vertical strips of lattice; black strips hand-painted horizontally. Printed in black, varnish green on a blue ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178884

Accession Number: 1971.172.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Allover stylized foliate design and foliage sprig with tendrils. Printed in black and green on white ground on blue-grey rag paper.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178885

Accession Number: 1971.173

Wallpaper

Fragment. Arabesque design of a cupid beneath drapery swags and beading and on a pedestal sprouting wheat and frameds by two birds perched on arabesques. Printed in orange, green, white and black on blue ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178886

Accession Number: 1981.64

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Design of a garland pattern made of floral vine and cord. Printed in blue, orange and black on a grey ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178887

Accession Number: 1981.87B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Floral trail and sprig wallpaper. A trail of intersecting meandering vines with sprigs. Printed in dark grey, black and white on light grey ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178888

Accession Number: 1981.87A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover floral pattern. Printed in two shades of brown, gold and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178889

Accession Number: 1981.284A-H

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Partially flocked floral border with scrolling leaves and winding vine. Printed in brown, three blues, three greens, yellow, orange, white and dark grey on a light grey ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178890

Accession Number: 1972.182A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Stripe paper. Within stripe is a meandering floral vine with medallions. Within wide stripes is a vertical candelabra form with arabesques. Printed in brown, green and grey on a grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178891

Accession Number: 1972.182

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Textile pattern. A diaper-like design with pine motifs. Printed in three blues on a white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178892

Accession Number: 1965.138

Wallpaper

Three fragments. Cells within rectangles of cut marble patterning framed by rosettes. Printed in brown, rust, yellow, black, blue and beige on beige ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178893

Accession Number: 1980.203A-C

Wallpaper

Two fragments. Strapwork design with horizontal lines printed in white and brown on a light grey ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178894

Accession Number: 1987.145AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over floral design printed in green on white ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178895

Accession Number: 1930.956

Wallpaper

Fragments. Japanese leather paper with large-scale scrolling flowers, foliate and berries in orange, green and yellow on a brown, pebble embossed surface.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178896

Accession Number: 1987.117.1-.2

School Book Cover

Diaper pattern with a ribbon and beading. Ribbon is embellished with foliate vine. Printed in black, white and tan on a pink ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178897

Accession Number: 1988.64

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over foliate and vine reverse printed on a green field with black pin dots on a white ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178957

Accession Number: 1924.609

Wallpaper

Fragment. Cone and leaf border printed in black and orange on a green ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), ink

GUSN: 178958

Accession Number: 1924.610

Wallpaper

Border fragment of continuous vine with white and grey roses printed in four greens and blue with brown flock overprinted with two greens. The border is trimmed along the outlines of the flowers at the lower edge. Attached to wallpaper fragment 1965.12.2D

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178959

Accession Number: 1965.12.2C

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Cherry tree branches with leaves and blossoms. Printed in aqua, two pinks, two greens, grey, two blues, two tans and black on white ground. Attached to border 1965.12.2C

Date: 1850-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178960

Accession Number: 1965.12.2D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Geometric design. Checked squares alternating with squares framing four anthemia. Printed in red on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178961

Accession Number: 1965.11B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Striped paper composed of band of dots alternating with small repeating scrolls with foliate terminals. Printed in white on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178962

Accession Number: 1965.10B

Wallpaper

Fragments. Diaper pattern. Diamonds formed by intersecting ribbons of lace and filled with a pattern on 'X's and dots. Printed in red and white on brown (originally yellow?).

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178963

Accession Number: 1965.10C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Green stylized sprigs alternating with white floral medallions on buff ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178964

Accession Number: 1965.10A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover, small-scale, formal floral design in brown, olive and blue on a tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178965

Accession Number: 1980.237.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover pattern of trailing floral vine with tendrils and scrolls alternating with floral medallions draped by beaded garland.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178966

Accession Number: 1980.237.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Narrow, two blues stripe on a wider beige stripe which alternates with a stripe of white, horizontal pin stripes. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178967

Accession Number: 1980.237.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small-scale diaper pattern. Raised coffer-like design in tan and white enclosing dark green field.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178968

Accession Number: 1971.47

Wallpaper

Fragments. Overall pattern not discernable. Raised design on black, textured ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178969

Accession Number: 1980.238

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grid of provencals in maroon and white with patera centers and white solid circles at the corners. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178970

Accession Number: 1971.46

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Small-scale purple flower with grisaille leaves framed by ogees edged on rootlets and reverse printed floral wreaths. Printed on polished white ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178972

Accession Number: 1971.152

Wallpaper

Fragment. Neat vine and stripe. Continuous vertical stripe of foliate ellipses framing wheat. Printed in white on cinnamon ground.

Date: 1796-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178973

Accession Number: 1976.405

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale Renaissance strapwork entwined and pierced by a foliate vine. Printed in grey on a field of green and maroon on a polished white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178974

Accession Number: 1987.7

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Flowers in two blues printed over field of two gray flowers (roses) and leaves. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178975

Accession Number: 1987.3

Wallpaper

Sample. Pattern consists of the interior of a building highlighting its architecture. Probably Indian or Egyptian in style with pointed arches, peapod ornament, columns with lotus leaves. Printed in green, brown and white on an unground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178976

Accession Number: 1987.16A-D

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover C-scrolls and flowers in brown and two greys, accented by two rose blossoms in two pinks, crimson and brown and outlined by radiating pin dots. Straight match.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178977

Accession Number: 1987.6

Wallpaper

Cut sample of Rococo Revival style. Ungrounded paper with pin-dot patterning in brown. Scrolled foliage printed in yellow-gold and brown; roses printed in green and brown.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178978

Accession Number: 1987.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale, allover, stylized flowers in mauve/pink, on a green striped field on a polished white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178979

Accession Number: 1987.11

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border sample. Maltese cross alternating with squares of Chinese lattice design and bordered top and bottom with smaller, repeated Maltese crosses. Printed in yellow, red, and maroon on a tan gound.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178980

Accession Number: 1987.12

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Vine and stripe design. Flowering vine, wisteria (?) printed in blue and light blue and alternating with vertical stripe of scrolls composed of narrow horizontal lines. Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178981

Accession Number: 1987.14

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Large-scale mixed flower bouquet. Anemones, peonies, morning glories and others printed in four blues with grey shadows on polished white ground.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178982

Accession Number: 1987.2

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