Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe of grey narrow horizontal bands alternating with vertical vine stripe edged in green dots. Printed on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177002

Accession Number: 1967.189.4

Wallpaper fragments. Floral stripe of green and maroon rose sprigs tied with meandering ribbon and bordered by green and maroon cable, alternating with stripe of green horizontal bands with scalloped edges. Printed on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177003

Accession Number: 1967.189.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe. Small purple and green grape vine alternating with white woodgrains. Printed on buff or unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177004

Accession Number: 1967.189.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized three-petaled blossoms set into salmon Neo-Grecian or Arabesques on a blue field.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177005

Accession Number: 1967.189.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over roses and foliage printed in orange, rust, brown and green on an olive ground

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177006

Accession Number: 1967.189.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Stylized foliage - medallion. Printed in green on yellow field.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177007

Accession Number: 1967.189.1

Wallpaper

Four wallpaper fragments. Medallion pattern (made of floral and foliate wreaths) with a daisy in the center. Medallon is surrounded by rinceaux. Printed in pink, red, yellow and beige on a green ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177008

Accession Number: 1967.193.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Flowers on a branch with scrolling foliage. Pindots provide a shading effect. Printed in two blues, brown, tan and red on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177009

Accession Number: 1967.193.4

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with diamonds inside each losenge enjoined by four-pointed ornament embellished with diamond embrattishing. Printed in orange, purple, light green, grey and white on a natural unground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177010

Accession Number: 1967.193.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Background field has an allover pattern of small ovals with a rose bush. Edged by a vertical column of a vine with leaves and a band of rose bunches separated by a rectangular cell of colored dots. Printed in pink, red, two greens and white on a natural ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177011

Accession Number: 1967.193.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with concentric diamonds and flowers. Printed in purple, brown-red and peach on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177012

Accession Number: 1967.196B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with concentric diamonds and flowers. Roller printed in purple, green, brown and light blue on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177013

Accession Number: 1967.196A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Design of six-sided cells with rosette inside. Diamonds, with fleurions inside, separate the cells. Printed in red, taupe, white and brown on a light brown ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177014

Accession Number: 1967.204.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with scalloped lines and pin dots. Inside each losenge is a three-lobed form with jagged edges and enclosed is a fleur-de-lis type ornament. Printed in blue, pink, orange-yellow, red and light blue on a white ground.

Date: 1865-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177015

Accession Number: 1967.204.1

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover, white, foliate scroll with two color green chrysanthemums. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177016

Accession Number: 1967.172

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Reproduction of a rainbow paper in two greens, grey, yellow on ungrounded paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1915-1920

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177017

Accession Number: 1967.175

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment of fruit set in coffered octagonals. Fruit motif consists of pomegranates, pinecone and apples. Printed in light and dark greys, and blue on green ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177018

Accession Number: 1967.180

Wallpaper

Floral border. Roses printed in red, pink, and white with flocked green leaves and palm leaves printed in two greens and blue on olive flocked ground with black, red and ochre flocked stripe.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176819

Accession Number: 1917.295

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. All over grape leaf vine printed in green, tan and ochre on light blue-green ground with pin dots.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176820

Accession Number: 1917.234

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tapestry pattern printed to look like flame stitch needlework. Floral wreaths alternating with holly hocks. Printed in three greens, two pinks and white on light pink ground. Straight match.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176821

Accession Number: 1919.352.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Remains of foliate design in green on white ground. Pattern not discernable.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176822

Accession Number: 1919.352.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Blue rootlette of leaf veining on light blue ground. Pattern not discernable.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176823

Accession Number: 1919.352.4

Wallpaper

Wallapper fragment. Possible diaper pattern. Red and blue elements on unground paper. Design not discernable.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176824

Accession Number: 1919.352.5

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and red on buff colored paper. No design discernable.

Date: 1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176825

Accession Number: 1919.352.6

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Overall floral pattern printed in maroon, pink, gold, yellow, green, tan on a green and tan ground.

Date: 1820-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176826

Accession Number: 1922.25

Wallpaper

Five fragments. Pineapple and sprig pattern. Pink, red, two greens and white printed on a blue ground.

Date: 1820-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176827

Accession Number: 1922.24A-E

Wallpaper

Three fragments of floral wallpaper. Fragment A: 3" high, 17 3/4" wide. Fragment B: 3" high, 18 3/4" wide. Fragment C: 3" high, 7 3/4" wide. Red and ochre printed on a rose ground. Diamond shapes encase quatrefoil and floral elements, alternating with rosettes and sprigs.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176828

Accession Number: 1922.26

Wallpaper

Three fragments printed in red, white and black on an ochre ground. Diaper pattern and octagon vignettes with nosegay inside.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176829

Accession Number: 1922.27A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment printed in two pinks, two browns, green, and white on an ochre ground. There is a twisted form which runs the length of the border and looks like cable moulding or ropework. Circular rosettes and thick jagged white lines are placed within the rope form.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176830

Accession Number: 1922.27B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Octagon with morning glories in lavender and white over a field of lavender ashlar blocks and alternating with maroon medallions framing lavender and white sprigs. Printed on grey polished ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176831

Accession Number: 1918.1006

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance revival strapwork with flowers. Printed in white with dark grey, parallel lines and accented in green and over printed in darker green, parallel lines. On polished grey ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176832

Accession Number: 2000.399

Wallpaper

Floral vine with stripe of classical motifs. Flowers and vine printed in tan, brown, and green; stripe printed in two greys on polished white ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176833

Accession Number: 1918.1008

Wallpaper

Fragment of floral sprig and stripe. Purple and white flower bunches in rows alternating vertically with rows of pink flower bunches; bunches and rows are separated by white and green sprig. Flowers are printed against grey stripes on a grey polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176834

Accession Number: 1918.1009

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vine and stripe. Wide stripe of undulating vine in varnish green with blue flowers alternating with narrow stripe of blue flower chain on a sky blue ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176835

Accession Number: 1923.6

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Section of landscape figure paper that shows field pattern of small button-like circles, but not vignette. Printed in dark turquoise on light turquoise.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176836

Accession Number: 1971.213.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Pine cone in varnish green with three pinks bead swags over an orange and black Greek key. Printed on bright yellow ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176837

Accession Number: 1922.349

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Chinoiserie paper with a central pagoda framed by trees, Three figures carrying fishing poles crossing a foot bridge, one figure in a boat and birds. Printed in two blues on a white ground.

Date: 1908

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176838

Accession Number: 1912.114

Wallpaper

Unused sample (incomplete width). Trellis entwined with climbing hydrangea and supporting small, brightly colored birds. Printed in three greens, two yellows, orange, red, two blues and three browns on unground paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176839

Accession Number: 1912.118

Wallpaper Book Cover

Geometric pattern of blocks (parallelopipedon) and chains. Printed in black and white on a blue ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176840

Accession Number: 1929.884

Wallpaper

Wallpaper border fragment. Pattern of three-lobed floral forms on curved lines attached by rosettes. Printed in wine flock, two blues, two browns on a sand ground.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176841

Accession Number: 1922.712B

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper fragment. Olive flocked gathered ribbon over printed in green and black with repeated ribbon rosettes and grisaille bead.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176842

Accession Number: 1923.575B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Pattern of narrow border consists of green leaves twisted and wrapped around cord. Printed in white, black and green on a reddish brown ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176843

Accession Number: 1923.576B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Border. Blue palmette border with black triangular drop accented by pink horizontal band and repeating arch on light blue ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176844

Accession Number: 1923.6B

Bandbox

Tricorne pasteboard box covered with peacock patterned wallpaper. Scene of a peacock with balustrade and a broken Corinthian column.

Date: 1785-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176845

Accession Number: 1918.1454AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Paper with neoclassical and rococo elements. Medallions embellished with flowers, swags and vines, joined by meandering vines. Printed in purple, pink, white, two greens on a grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176846

Accession Number: 1922.712A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Small rosebud sprigs printed in aqua, green and pink on a white moire ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176847

Accession Number: 1923.575A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed of looped lines. In the center of each losenge are sprigs of leaves. Printed in brown, beige, taupe on a grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176848

Accession Number: 1923.576

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Paper has all-over stylized palmette, floral and scroll design. Block printed in white on a green ground.

Date: 1800-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176849

Accession Number: 1922.391

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Twiggy branches in tan alternating with floral and berried bough in white. Printed on a yellow ground.

Date: 1815-1825

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 176850

Accession Number: 1971.213.2

Wallpaper

Cut sample of nursery paper, depicting nursery rhymes such as "Mary Had a Little Lamb." Printed in greens, reds, pinks, blue, browns on light yellow ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176851

Accession Number: 1912.98

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