Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeated flower bouquets in urns surrounded by floral wreaths tied with bow knots and connected by suggested drapery swags in liquid mica.

Date: 1890-1900

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

GUSN: 177042

Accession Number: 1969.579.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pebble embossed paper with an allover floral design. Copper and gold mica and peach on a pale pink ground.

Date: 1890-1900

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

GUSN: 177043

Accession Number: 1969.592.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, Renaissance Revival stripe interrupted by "carved" cartouches. Printed in brown, tan, light orange and blue on polished white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177044

Accession Number: 1969.580.5

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Renaissance Revival strapwork framing alternating cartouches with narrow horizontal pin-stripes. Printed in tan, brown, and white on a blue field.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177045

Accession Number: 1969.580.3

Wallpaper Fragment

Vignettes of French life; including Napoleon III and Eugenia in a landau, women praying to Madonna and Child, a traveler, sea activity. Brown and black on a white ground.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177046

Accession Number: 1969.582.2

Wallpaper

Overall floral with oak leaves. Green and white on grey-white ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177047

Accession Number: 1969.582.1

Unused wallpaper sample. Flocked border. Fluted rods entwined by leaves at regular intervals and bordered by green flock stripes. Printed in two browns, orange and peach with gold leaf and green flock, overprinted in dark green.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177048

Accession Number: 1969.596B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival. Large-scale floral with strapwork and foliate scrolls. Red flock overprinted in maroon on a white grosgrain textured ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Zuber et Cie (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177049

Accession Number: 1969.587

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Broad stripe framed by narrow stripes. Two vertical vines of 3-leaf clovers. Printed in two greens, white and beige on unground.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177050

Accession Number: 1969.598

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper border fragment. Grid of squares framing stylized flowers and foliate forms. Printed in dark green-grey and black on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177051

Accession Number: 1969.592.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern. Stylized pink and green sprigs on reverse printed blue diamonds framed by diagonal grid of fine blue lines on unground paper with star at intersection. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177052

Accession Number: 1969.604.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stripe composed of green coral on a light green field alternating with stripe of orange and red diamond within a brown, eight-pointed medallions connected by brown "stem". Printed on white ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177053

Accession Number: 1969.604.2

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall floral. Brown, yellow, red printed on a mustard-green ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177054

Accession Number: 1969.578.3

Wallpaper

Floral in suggestion of cut velvet. Roses and oak leaves. Printed in grey, dark grey and white on a white-beige gound.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177055

Accession Number: 1969.578.10A

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall, ribbon-tied sprigs connected by tendrils with leaves and berries. Tan, brown, pink and liquid mica printed on beige.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177056

Accession Number: 1969.578.5

Wallpaper

Unused fragment. Overall floral (wild roses and daisies, wheat). Grey, white, green, metallic bronze and light brown on a pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: W.N. Peak (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177057

Accession Number: 1969.578.4

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover, large foliate pattern. Printed in peach, gold mica, two browns on a light beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: Warren, Lange & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177058

Accession Number: 1969.578.8

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall scrolling foliage with flowers. Pink, off-white, metallic gold, liquid mica on a pale pink ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

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

GUSN: 177059

Accession Number: 1969.578.1

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Allover diaper pattern. Printed in two blues and green on a white unground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177060

Accession Number: 1969.578.14

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Large, scrolling foliage with flowers (chrysanthymums?). Printed in pale pink, light beige, mustard, peach, brown, silver and gold mica on an off-white ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177061

Accession Number: 1969.578.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, scrolling foliage or volutes. Green, yellow, metallic gold, liquid mica on a pale peach ground. Straight match.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177062

Accession Number: 1969.578.6

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Overall foliage with oak leaves. Tan on white ground. Maybe a cieling paper?

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177063

Accession Number: 1969.578.7

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Tile patterned paper with alternating motifs of floral medallions and counterchange (swastika) with flower. Printed in brown, light brown, black and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177064

Accession Number: 1969.578.9

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border. Wild roses and foliage above and overlapping a horizontal geometric stripe. (note, 2 strips attached) Two reds, three greens, brown on a light green ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177065

Accession Number: 1969.578.10B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Oversized flowers and leafage with a pole-and-rail fence. Printed in purple, yellow, pink, dark green, black on a mustard ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177066

Accession Number: 1969.578.11B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Overall floral. Yellow, red, black printed on an olive ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177067

Accession Number: 1969.578.12

Wallpaper

Unused border sample. Design of interlacing and circles with stylized tulip or bellflower framed by repeat fretwork. Printed in two reds, brown and sand on cream ground.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176768

Accession Number: 1971.32

Wallpaper

Fragments of Renaissance Revival stripe paper with interlacing, arabesques and pin dots. Printed in green on a white satin ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176769

Accession Number: 1971.33

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Unused sample. Aesthetic, allover floral paper derived from Anglo-Japanese Style. Printed in red, olive, yellow and black on grey-green ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176770

Accession Number: 1971.34

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Vertical striped moire. Renaissance revival elements on left bordered by undulating cable. Printed in two browns, tan, grey, blue and cream on a polished white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176771

Accession Number: 1971.35

Wallpaper

Unused border. Floral pattern with roses. Printed in two pinks, two reds, three greens, two blues, mustard and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176772

Accession Number: 1971.38

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Meandering, thorny ivy vines. Printed in two shades of green on a white satin ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176773

Accession Number: 1971.39

Wallpaper

Unused paper. Overall pattern of small, wavy lines printed in ivory on a beige polished ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176774

Accession Number: 1971.40

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Classical architectural moulding patterns including Greek key, cord, bead and reel, leaf. Printed in black flock, mustard, gold, brown and red on a sand ground.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176775

Accession Number: 1971.41

Wallpaper

Four fragments pieced together creating a frame. Flocked and embossed paper of scrolling foliage and rope. Printed in two shades of blue, black and gold.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176776

Accession Number: 1971.42

Wallpaper

Fragment. Central motif in grisaille is of stylized flower or pine with interlacing scrolls, framed by fretwork and rosettes. Printed in three shades of grey and two shades green on a light grey ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176777

Accession Number: 1971.43

Wallpaper

Fragment. Printed in red.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176778

Accession Number: 1971.44

Wallpaper

Fragment. Meandering band of stylized flowers printed in two greens, yellow and red and outlined in black, bordered top and bottom by row of white ovals framing green continuous beading. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176779

Accession Number: 1971.6

Wallpaper

Fragment. Marble masonry paper of octagonal and rectangular blocks with alternating pattern of shell and flower motifs. Printed in brown and green on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176780

Accession Number: 1971.8

Wallpaper

Fragment. Repeating white wreaths on a field of meandering metallic gold vines with rootlets and black berries on grey ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1855-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176781

Accession Number: 1971.9

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Diaper pattern. Pale green losenges with central berry motif in red and orange and outlined in dark green. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1865

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176782

Accession Number: 1985.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grisaille floral and foliate plasterwork on a brown field and accented with green floral sprays.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176783

Accession Number: 1985.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover pattern of rectangular blocks with mirror images of stylized flowers and leaves with fretwork on the corner of the blocks. Printed in grey, green and black on a white ground.

Date: 1840-1845

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176784

Accession Number: 1985.6

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Design of billowing leaves and diamonds with snowflake-like shapes, framed by scrollwork. Printed in green, brown and white on a tan unground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176785

Accession Number: 1985.7

Wallpaper

Two fragments of floral stripe wallpaper and one fragment of matching borer. Pattern consits of solid green stripe edged in brown and tan scallops alternating with floral stripe edged with brown dots. Prints in dark brown, red, light borwn and tan on beige ground.

Date: 1855-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176786

Accession Number: 2000.1664

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Continuous inverted palmettes printed in two greys and outlined in black on a grey ground.

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176787

Accession Number: 1971.11B

Wallpaper

Border sample. Scrolling foliage with flowers. Framed by bands of dots. Printed in gold and brown on an aqua ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176788

Accession Number: 1971.16A

Wallpaper

Unused border sample. Geometric pattern with 4-petaled flowers and stylized scrolls. Printed in red flock and blue on a white ground.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176789

Accession Number: 1971.17C

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern joined with Gothic eight-pointed star and four-pronged medallion or rosette. Printed in green flocking, orange, black on a grey ground.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176790

Accession Number: 1971.18A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pillar and Arch pattern "4 July 1776." Stenciled in blue and buff and block printed in white and black on ochre ground. Drop repeat.

Date: 1785-1790

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176791

Accession Number: 1930.1748

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