Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wide frieze of large-scale flowering scrolls with central berry motif bordered above and below by bead moulding. Printed in ochre, olive, pale yellow, metallic gold, and red on a beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176230

Accession Number: 1985.26.350

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Undulating, thin, floral branch with a top band of vermiculation and a bottom band of stylized flowers and horizontal stripes. Printed in red, blue, brown, copper and gold on an ochre ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176231

Accession Number: 2000.344

Wallpaper

Unused sample of border. Chinoiserie-influenced design consisting of chrysanthemum and dogwood(?) flowers. Edged with stylized fans. Printed in two reds, blue, two greens, copper, gold on yellow, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176232

Accession Number: 1985.26.654

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Grapevine and trellis pattern. Printed in four greens, two lavenders, mauve, two browns on aqua ground. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176233

Accession Number: 1985.26.705

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze. Delicate floral and scroll pattern. Clematis and lilac wrap around scrolls. Printed in purple, lavender, blue, two greens, and brown on a green, brown, black irise ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176234

Accession Number: 1985.26.469

Wallpaper

Unused sample of frieze. Stylized and flamboyant fleur-de-lis, edged with quatrefoil and tulip (?) or fleur-de-lis. Printed in three greens, mauve, white, blue/green on green irise ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176235

Accession Number: 1985.26.468

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rococo Revival foliate (acanthus) scrolls in two greens and ivory creating a "window" showing blue sky and white clouds. Printed on an irise ground of yellow blended to peach to salmon and paper embossed with spiral mosaic pattern.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Carey Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176236

Accession Number: 1985.26.464

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating floral sprays in four designs of roses, wild roses, daisies and berries. Printed against a striped field. Printed in red, white, pink, ochre, two olive greens on a light green ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176237

Accession Number: 1985.26.724

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Small-scale sprigs on a field of leafy branches and fine vertical stripes. Printed on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176238

Accession Number: 1985.26.527

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Scrolling foliage and stylized floral design. Printed in metallic silver and gold on green ground. Rib textured ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176239

Accession Number: 1985.26.665

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Two borders. Scrolling foliage with stylized flowers and scrolls framing heart shapes. Printed in pink, mauve, dark mauve and gold on pink ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176240

Accession Number: 2000.347

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale, baroque, floral pattern with scrolling foliage and berries printed to look like cut velvet. Printed in crimson on a maroon, polished ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176241

Accession Number: 1985.26.79

Wallpaper

Large-scale, allover sunflower design printed in fuchsia, metallic gold, bronze, copper, and green on a blue field and olive ground.

Date: 1880-1887

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176242

Accession Number: 1985.26.681

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Floral bouquet framed by heavy strapwork or plasterwork ornamented with flowers. Prined in five shades of green and black on an ivory ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176243

Accession Number: 1985.26.85

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Gilt flowers within foliated oval flowers on a gray ground with narrow gray and white stripes.

Date: 1870-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176244

Accession Number: 1985.26.201

Wallpaper

Ununsed wallpaper sample. Cylix filled with peonies and carnations framed by serpentine foliate scrolls, foxglove, larkspur and tulips. Printed in burgundy, mauve, two blues, two greens, olive, chartreuse on a cream ground. Overprinted with dark brown screen.

Date: 1880-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176245

Accession Number: 1985.26.87

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating berried wreaths tied with ribbon and bow knots and alternating with stylized floral element. Printed in blue and outlined in metallic gold on a blue ingrain paper.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: Warren Fuller and Company (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176246

Accession Number: 1985.26.507

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of uncut borders. Large stylized floral motif in pale gray-green, alternating with metallic gold bellflower elements. Printed above a row of circles and crosses on a grey-blue field and grey ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176247

Accession Number: 1985.26.714

Wallpaper

Unused sample of uncut borders. Stylized palmette design edged with guilloche motif. Printed in pink and metallic gold on cream ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176248

Accession Number: 1985.26.680

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Three rows of joined borders. Repeating urn-like vessels with daisy and foliage bordered by rows of geometric shape. Printed in metallic gold, copper, two blues, ochre, and orange.

Date: 1875-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176249

Accession Number: 1985.26.351

Wallpaper

Unused frieze border. Alternating, inverted anthemion bordered above and below by continuous band of geometric lunettes. Printed in maroon, orange, green and olive on a burnt sienna ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176250

Accession Number: 1985.26.619

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large-scale parrot tulips alternating with roses on a field of matte and metallic green stripes. Printed in black, maroon, fuscia, mauve, pink, white, taupe, tan, four greens, blue and lavender on ungrounded, embossed paper. Incomplete repeat. Drop match.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176251

Accession Number: 1985.26.563

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Aesthetic style paper with dense, stylized flowers and foliage (possibly tulips). Printed in two greens, red, blue, black, and metallic gold on olive green ground. Pebble textured paper. Drop repeat.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176252

Accession Number: 1985.26.496

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating wreaths of roses draped with ribbons and rose garlands. Printed in white, ivory, tan and metallic gold on a dark green field and embossed paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176253

Accession Number: 1985.26.98

Wallpaper

Large-scale, climbing roses on a lattice/trellis. Printed in four greens, three pinks, red, taupe, and grey. Drop match.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176254

Accession Number: 1985.26.99

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating pink rose sprays framed by yellow and metallic gold foliate C-scrolls on a liquid mica ground. Straight match.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Robert Graves Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176255

Accession Number: 1985.26.75

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover sprays of roses, carnations and lilacs. Printed in two shades of mauve, gray, blue and white on a cream, embossed ground.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176256

Accession Number: 1985.26.612

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Imitation tapestry design of fruits and flowers, carnations, daffodils, pomegranates, grapes, pears, cherries, and apples. Printed in blue, maroon, ochre, green, salmon, and black on an olive green field.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176257

Accession Number: 1985.26.691

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Onion dome framing a stylized flower, entwined with a dracontive and alternating with large cartouches framing stylized flowers, peacock feathers and raspberries. Printed in black, three greens, maroon, rose, ochre, beige, grey, blue and metallic gold on an embossed, tan ground. Strai...

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176258

Accession Number: 1985.26.566

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Repeating grid of stylized sprigs against a field of small blocks. Printed in white, peach, and beige on a blue ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176259

Accession Number: 1985.26.810

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Large, stylized blossoms separated by foliated scrolls draped with garlands against an imitation moire field. Printed in brown, ochre, peach, raw umber, and metallic gold on an embossed, tan ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176260

Accession Number: 1985.26.781

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonal grid of repeating sprays of wild roses. Printed in maroon, two blues, red, mauve, two greens, taupe, white and pink on light tan ground. Straight match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176261

Accession Number: 1985.26.652

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Rows of repeating wild rose and carnation floral sprays printed in two pinks, white, two greens, yellow, blue and maroon separated by ivory, diapered scrolls on a liquid mica ground. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176262

Accession Number: 1985.26.515

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Sprays of stylized carnations, peonies and bachelor buttons on a field of Rococo scrolls. Printed in green, two olive greens, two pinks, red, yellow and two blues on a beige, embossed ground.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176263

Accession Number: 1985.26.784

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Allover foliate scrolls draped with rose and anemone garlands. Printed in brown, burnt sienna, taupe, ochre, two blues, grey, peach, yellow and white on a beige, embossed ground. Drop match.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176264

Accession Number: 1985.26.568

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by small losenges enclosing four-pointed stars alternating in red and blue, and framed by large losenges with red and blue meandering design. Printed in red, blue, ochre, and tan on ungrounded paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176265

Accession Number: 1985.26.451

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diagonally repeating fleur-des-lis motifs on a field composed of repeating geometric elements. Printed in brown, black, tan and gray on heavy, brown, unground paper.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176266

Accession Number: 1985.26.616

Wallpaper

Diaper pattern formed by grey, scrolling strapwork enclosing stylized floral and berry element. Printed in grey, ochre, maroon, and beige on a polished, white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176267

Accession Number: 1985.26.501

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Diaper pattern formed by stylized floral elements framed by "S" curved losenges. Printed in maroon, red, ochre and grey on a white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176268

Accession Number: 1985.26.52

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Delicate mum bouquets and sprigs in open diapered pattern. Printed in lavender, grey, two greens, orange, red, and brown on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 176269

Accession Number: 1985.26.703

Wallpaper

Pattern consists of rose bouquet set within medallion, surrounded by daisies and gold dots. Prints in white, gold, blue, and pink on light pink, liquid mica, embossed ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 176270

Accession Number: 1985.26.551

Wallpaper

Floral border with a continuous vine of roses with bands of cabling. printed in yellow, orange, beige, red, three greens, maroon and gold on a taupe background.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175871

Accession Number: 1985.26.145

Wallpaper

Floral border with roses, daisies. Printed in three greens, two greys, brown,light brown and gold on a green-cream ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175872

Accession Number: 1985.26.146

Wallpaper

Floral border with carnations and roses. Top band of single a single band of chevrons and bottom band of squares. Printed in white, red, olive, black, yello and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175873

Accession Number: 1985.26.147

Wallpaper

Aesthetic border with a continuous vine of stylized passion flowers winding through asymmetrical lattice. Printed in red, cream, two greens, black, and gold.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175874

Accession Number: 1985.26.149

Wallpaper Border

NeoClassical border with a central urn flanked by cornucopias, floral swags, and ribbon. Bands of beading. Printed in beige, tan, brown on ribbed paper. Mauve background color.

Date: 1880-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175875

Accession Number: 1985.26.150

Wallpaper

Continuous guilloche-like pattern with floral branches and ginko leaves and then vertical stripes with the background printed in two blues, brown, two greys, white and gold.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175876

Accession Number: 1985.26.151

Wallpaper

Undulating branch with leaves and flowers. Top and bottom band of bead moldings. Printed in pale blue, pink and green, gold, sand, taupe, on a light beige ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175877

Accession Number: 1985.26.152

Wallpaper

Floral border with C scrolls or strap work with atop band of cable (?) molding. Printed in green flock, two browns an tan . Straight match (crossed out).

Date: 1860-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175878

Accession Number: 1985.26.153

Wallpaper

Floral border with a variety of meandering flowers. Bottom band of circles. Printed in cream, red, pink, black, and two greens.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 175879

Accession Number: 1985.26.154

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