Historic New England

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vertically repeating rows of rose stems with blue blossoms on geometrically patterned field which suggests lace or needlework. Printed in three blues, maroon, tan and white. Drop match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178596

Accession Number: 1982.269

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Vertical green stripes with pink, stylized flower and stylized leaf. Printed against an imitation burlap field. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178597

Accession Number: 1982.272

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Large-scale cartouches with diapered fill are framed by scrolls and ornamented with rose garlands. Printed in red, green and tan.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178598

Accession Number: 1982.266

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Cartouches framing alternating scenes of a castle and of two horses pulling a wagon with many peasants. Printed in two shades of grey, two browns and white.

Date: 1835-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178599

Accession Number: 1982.268

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of scrolling acanthus leaves infilled with beading and connected by strapwork. Printed in yellow, ochre, tan and light olive green.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178600

Accession Number: 1982.271

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Diaper pattern formed by central tan losenges surrounded by crossed lines of stylized vines and foliated quatrefoils at the intersections. Straight match.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178601

Accession Number: 1982.273

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Allover design of entwined climbing roses and morning glory vines. Printed in two browns. Straight match.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178602

Accession Number: 1982.274

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Border composed of daisy blossoms in peach, brown, tan and metallic gold over a white Greek key on a grey field and printed below brown, three-lobed, foliate forms on dark brown flock.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178603

Accession Number: 1982.275

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped paper. Vertical bands of cable, beading and guilloche in white with red sprig.

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178604

Accession Number: 1930.1749

Wallpaper

Fragment. Gothic architecture with framed views; one of a town, the second of four figures in conversation. Printed in two greens, grey and white on green ground.

Date: 1835-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178605

Accession Number: 1923.544

Long, oval bandbox (A) with lid (B). Papered with an allover foliate pattern with black pindot stems. On lid is also allover, small, stylized leaves palmette in form and outlines in small pindots, connected to each other by thin stems. Printed in black, white, and green on a green ground. Bottom pap...

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), pasteboard (paper)

GUSN: 178606

Accession Number: 1931.66.5AB

Wallpaper

Large flowers against dense leaves. Gray, two greens, yellow and white printed on reddish brown ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178607

Accession Number: 1917.159B

Wallpaper

Large scale floral, two greens, red, yellow printed on green-white.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178608

Accession Number: 1917.159

Wallpaper

Overall embossed pattern on ungrounded paper with liquid mica. Pattern appears to be fountains and flowers.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178609

Accession Number: 1985.762.1

Wallpaper

Cartouche made of C-scrolls and S-scrolls. Bouquets of roses and floral vines in red, two pinks, two greens, white on a tan ground.

Date: 1920-1930

Maker: J.C. Eisenhart Wall Paper Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178610

Accession Number: 1985.762.2

Wallpaper

11 fragments. Tan and dark brown printed on a brown ground. The fragments show scrolls, bellflowers and beads as decorative elements.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178611

Accession Number: 1985.763

Wallpaper

Flowers, stylized leaves, strings of beads in the background. Medallions with bouquets in foreground. Red, peach, pink, brown, metallic, white on a light brown ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178612

Accession Number: 1985.764

Wallpaper

Fragment. Section of landscape figures. Lovers in medieval dress before a priest. Appears to be marriage scene. Possibly Romeo, Juliet and Fra Laurence.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178613

Accession Number: 1955.224

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gothic octagonal tower ornamented with scrolls and flanked by pater stripe. Printed in brown, blue and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178614

Accession Number: 1955.225A

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Vertical gothic column in the center with lancets, trefoils, acroteria and acanthus leaves that spring out from the seeds. Willowy sprigs frame the column. Honeycomb pattern in the background. Vertical column of rosettes and openwork form side stripes. Brown, blue and white ...

Date: 1845-1855

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178615

Accession Number: 1955.225

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grisaille vignette of bird feeding chicks in a nest. Alternates vertically with scene of huntsman (1920.471A).

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178616

Accession Number: 1920.471C

Wallpaper

Three wallpaper border fragments. Grisaille leaf molding with realistic pineapple. Grisaille body with these green leaves sprouting from top and bottom of fruit.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178617

Accession Number: 1920.471D

Wallpaper

Fragments. Vertical bamboo pole "wrapped" with stylized leaf ring. Printed in black and yellow on blue ground. Ground originally green. See 1920.471F for green fragments of same border.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178618

Accession Number: 1920.471E

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical bamboo pole "wrapped" with stylized leaf ring. Printed in black and yellow on green ground.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178619

Accession Number: 1920.471F

Wallpaper

Fragments. Landscape scenes. Grisaille vignette of mounted huntsman aiming at buck. Scene alternates with vignette of bird feeding chicks in a nest (1920.471C) Catalogued separately.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178620

Accession Number: 1920.471A

Wallpaper

Border fragment. Large scale stiff leaf in grisaille and bordered by narrow black, gray and white stripes.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178621

Accession Number: 1920.471D.B

Newspaper Fragment

Fragment of newspaper found pasted to top of 1971.175.1

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178622

Accession Number: 1971.175.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover green floral with red delicate linear silhouettes. Printed on white ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178623

Accession Number: 1971.175.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Composite of newspaper between two different wallpapers. Outer layer in green and white floral? or foliage. Too small to determine pattern design.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178624

Accession Number: 1971.175.4

Wallpaper

Fragments. Brown foliage over grey scrollwork. Printed on white ground. Has attached newspaper fragment.

Date: 1840-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178625

Accession Number: 1971.175.5

Wallpaper

Small ashlar blocks separated horizontally by leaves. A carved floral element is centered on raised panel faces. Printed in white and red on unground paper.

Date: 1810-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178626

Accession Number: 1971.175.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Festoon of flowers and foliage on a field of white foliate scrolls and lobed arabesues. Printed in orange, green and white on blue ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178627

Accession Number: 1988.69

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover background pattern of flowers made of dots and dashes in vertical columns. Medallion with circles in center. Lots of linear and geometric elements. Three greens and white on ungound paper.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178628

Accession Number: 1988.68.8

Wallpaper

Fragment of border. Grapes and foliage. Three pink-purples, black, green and brown on a mustard ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178629

Accession Number: 1988.68.10B

Wallpaper

Fragment. Scalloped border supporting stylized leaves. Printed in white on black.

Date: 1805-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178735

Accession Number: 1986.1639

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern framed by grey, twelve-pointed stars enclosing blue roses or blue stripes. Printed on unground paper.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178736

Accession Number: 1971.2196

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut floral borders. Perforated for trimming. Printed in two pinks, blue, white, green, grey, ochre and black on a beige, foliate damask ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178737

Accession Number: 1992.782

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Embossed paper printed with wash of colors in no discernable pattern. Pritned in brown, green and orange on a white ground.

Date: 1925-1935

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178738

Accession Number: 1992.787

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover, foliated, rococo scrolls. Printed in cream, ivory, metallic silver, green and gold on a grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178739

Accession Number: 1992.790

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating cluster of rose blossoms on a grey foliate stripe alternating with wide stripes with sprigs. Printed in two pinks, fuschia, two greens, grey and liquid mica pin dots on an ivory ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: S. A. Maxwell & Co. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178740

Accession Number: 1992.778

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Varnished tile paper. Alternating foliate and rosette designs in blue and yellow and grey. Varnished on white ground.

Date: 1925-1940

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178741

Accession Number: 1992.779

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover pattern of blossoming twigs. Cherry or crabapple blossoms printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, taupe and yellow on an embossed, beige ground. Drop match,

Date: 1934-1945

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178742

Accession Number: 1992.797

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern framed by green dotted losenges with red rosettes at the intersections enclosing green four-petaled flower. Printed in red and two greens on a white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178743

Accession Number: 1992.792

Wallpaper

Unused sample. All over design of oak, maple, chestnut and poplar leaves in autumn colors: salmon, green, taupe and dark gray on a pale yellow ground. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Imperial Wallcoverings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178744

Accession Number: 1992.788

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover Chinoiserie design of large peony plant and blossoming tree with pagoda. Printed in green on a white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1945-1955

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178745

Accession Number: 1992.791

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of waterlillies in bud and bloom set against swirls and bubbles depicting water. Prints in two pinks, two greens, blue, gray on light yellow ground. Varnished.

Date: 1935-1945

Maker: United Wallpapers, Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178746

Accession Number: 1992.802

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze wallpaper. Large fleur-de-lis set within ogee-shaped motif surrounded by scrolled foliage alternating with a smaller motif. Prints in pink, white, two greens, metallic gold, metallic copper and mauve. Pebble-textured paper. Straight repeat.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178747

Accession Number: 1992.800

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Pattern consists of fleur-de-lis set within an ogee-shaped motif surrounded by C-scroll foliage. Printed in white, pink, green, metallic copper, beige on mauve, pebble-textured ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178748

Accession Number: 1992.801

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Striped design consisting on simple entwined berried vine, separated by narrow stripes of liquid mica and alternating with stripe of entwined yellow roses. Printed in yellow, white and turquoise on a pale green ground.

Date: 1920-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178749

Accession Number: 1992.777

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Allover, densely arranged foliate design overprinted with fine, white, vertical lines and metallic gold, horizontal lines to give the appearance of a brocade. Printed in two browns, beige, rose, indian red and two blues on a taupe ground. Drop match.

Date: 1935-1940

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178750

Accession Number: 1992.781

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