Historic New England

Wallpaper

Used wallpaper fragments. Narrow border pattern of circular sun motifs alternating with stylized, floral sprigs. Prints in grey, black and white on yellow ground.

Date: 1780-1785

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179267

Accession Number: 1966.2138B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped design. Field of four white dots (in clusters) alternating with vertical strip of black, horizontal bars flanking narrow, white, horizontal stripes on a blue ground.

Date: 1805-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179118

Accession Number: 1990.595

Unused sample. Reproduction landscape figures. Vignette of a boy and girls with a dog beneath a tree, alternating with a basket filled with fruit and flowers. Printed in three greens, ivory on pink ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: Caillard, Robert (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179119

Accession Number: 1990.613

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rainbow paper. Repeating floral medallions radiating plumes of feathers, wheat and fan-like blossoms. Printed in blended yellow, green and red on a buff colored ground.

Date: 1830-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179120

Accession Number: 1990.603AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. View of a garden with trellises and fountain in background. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179121

Accession Number: 1990.612

Wallpaper

Fragment. Guilloche pattern formed by black and white feathery leaves framing a circle of small, black pin dots. Printed on grey ground.

Date: 1785-1795

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179122

Accession Number: 1990.610

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined ribbons creating a guilloche design and enclosing a stylized 6-petaled flower. Printed in black and white.

Date: 1780-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179123

Accession Number: 1990.615

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern formed by husk elements with 6-petaled flowers at the intersections. Printed in white on a blue ground.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179124

Accession Number: 1990.620.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Continuous green, leafy vine with purple blossoms and yellow centers. Bordered above and below by yellow bands. Printed on a black ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179125

Accession Number: 1990.616B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Entwined floral and berried vines. Blossoms in white and berries in yellow on green vines.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179126

Accession Number: 1990.616A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Sprig and stripe design with a small, flowering vine flanked by black and white stripes and white, continuous flowers alternating with wide stripe of blue and black sprigs. Printed on ochre ground.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179127

Accession Number: 1990.620.2A-C

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating medallions composed of stylized foliage framing palmettes. Printed in indigo blue on a blue ground.

Date: 1815-1830

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179128

Accession Number: 1990.593

Wallpaper

Fragment. Ashlar block pattern outlined in green and framing grey, neoclassical arabesques. Printed on a white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179129

Accession Number: 1990.594

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional losenges formed by black and white parallel lines and framing bisected black and blue diamonds. Printed on burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179130

Accession Number: 1990.596

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small repeating sprigs of stylized flowers in pink, yellow, rose, lavender and green on a field of black dots on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179131

Accession Number: 1990.598

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large diaper pattern formed by orange, stylized foliate elements framing white, stiff-leaf wreaths which enclose white shell motifs. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179132

Accession Number: 1990.599

Wallpaper

Fragment. Large-scale basket of flowers alternating with a stylized, floral quatrefoil. Printed in pink, green and white on a grey ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179133

Accession Number: 1990.600

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral medallions bordered by stylized grape or berry vine. Printed in blue on a light blue ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179134

Accession Number: 1990.602

Wallpaper

Fragment. Landscape figure. Girl laying a wreath before a statue of Cupid. Printed in green, grey, black and white on a buff or yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179135

Accession Number: 1990.608

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments. Meandering floral vine with red and white flowers accented with white organically shaped ribbon or lace

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179136

Accession Number: 1990.597AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper with climbing vines, horizontal lines and C-curves. Printed in blue, white, green, orange on a grey ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179137

Accession Number: 1990.619.2AB

Wallpaper

Fragment. Classical medallion design. Classically dressed woman (possibly allegory of Spring) holding a basket of flowers and surrounded by a wreath of flowers. Printed in three greens, two pinks, ivory and brown on a green field.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179138

Accession Number: 1990.607

Wallpaper

Three unused rolls. Urn framed by a hexagon topped by a pair of Greek masks and flanked by peacocks alternating with a lyre with bird head terminals and draped with bellflower pendants. Printed in brown, tan, orange and ochre.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179139

Accession Number: 1990.621A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt stripe. Veritically repeating stripe of fern-like leaves alternating with stripe of foliate sprigs. Printed in metallic gold on blue ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179140

Accession Number: 1990.601

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. All over stylized leaf and flower design. Printed in two browns on beige ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179141

Accession Number: 1953.604AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Plain grey stripes flanking stripe composed of daisy and rose blossoms. Reverse printed on a light grey field.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179142

Accession Number: 1953.594

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale sprays of roses and daisies. Printed in two pinks, mauve, red, maroon, three greens and yellow. Drop match.

Date: 1940-1950

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

GUSN: 179143

Accession Number: 1993.6

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Stripe composed of meandering floral vine alternating with narrow stripe of black losenges on a field of white, horizontal pin stripes. Printed in maroon, green, black and white.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179144

Accession Number: 1993.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Hunting scene tapestry paper. Stag chased in a wooded glen by two hounds. Printed in blue, violet, four browns, four greens, black, white on an olive ground. Over printed with a grey mesh screen.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Henry Gledhill & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179145

Accession Number: 1953.586A

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Densely entwined floral vine with thick green stems and flowers with red centers. Printed against a field of metallic gold, willow-like foliage. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179146

Accession Number: 1953.597

Wallpaper

Wallpaper roll. Stripe of repeating sprigs of pink carnations with blue berries alternating with stripes of grey beads and stylized husks. Printed in two pinks, magenta, two blues, two greens, tan, brown, and two greys.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179147

Accession Number: 1953.587

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Imitation woodgrain paper printed in brown, tan and cream.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179148

Accession Number: 1953.589

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuously repeating stylized sunflower, peony and tulips surrounded by lush foliage. Printed in maroon, magenta, red, yellow, ochre, olive and tan against a plain, metallic gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179149

Accession Number: 1953.591

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous and allover design printed in white in imitation of silk moire.

Date: 1860-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179150

Accession Number: 1953.592

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Tile design of alternating stylized flowers in imitation of mosaic. Printed in red, green, blue, black and cream.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Liberty Papers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179151

Accession Number: 1953.593

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern formed by white losenges framing blue foliate motifs.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179152

Accession Number: 1953.598

Wallpaper

Fragment. All over repeat over a trailing grape vine. Printed in green and black.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179153

Accession Number: 1953.599

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper border. Cabled motif. Printed in blue, pink, yellow, black on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179154

Accession Number: 1953.602

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Delicate scrolling foliage. Printed in metallic silver or white mica on yellow or beige ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179155

Accession Number: 1953.603

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral, striped paper of daisies and roses. Printed in white on a polished, grey ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179156

Accession Number: 1953.605

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Imitation ikat or Chinese silk fabric. Prints in green, white on blue ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179157

Accession Number: 1953.606

Wallpaper

Fragment of wallpaper border. Swags of roses tied up with bow knots in blues and white in a white and tan liquid mica horizontal stripe background.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179158

Accession Number: 1953.607

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale, diapered C-scrolls entwined with pink and magenta rose blossoms against a black field. Printed in two pinks, rose, magenta, three greens, two browns, ochre and black. Drop match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179159

Accession Number: 1993.8

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Trailing boughs in black and silver with pink and white chrysanthemum blossoms.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: Wallpaper Stylists Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 179160

Accession Number: 1993.7

Wallpaper

Fragments (3). Pillar and Arch paper. Pattern shows reeded columns with wrapping floral garland and globe on pedestal. Prints in brown, black, white on grey ground.

Date: 1760-1770

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 179161

Accession Number: 1953.601A-C

Reproduction Wallpaper

Unused cut sample of reproduction wallpaper. Meandering, flowering branches and leaves. Printed in two greys, green, white and gold on beige ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1980-1990

Maker: Bradbury & Bradbury (Manufacturer)

Material: papers (document genres)

GUSN: 179162

Accession Number: 1995.580A