Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Peony bouquet surrounded by delicately rendered strapwork, scrolled foliage and floral garlands. Prints in two greens, orange, two pinks, mauve, cream on taupe ground.

Date: 1930-1940

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178048

Accession Number: 2000.1430

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Vertically repeating urn with flower bouquet separated by Greek meander strip edged with brattishing. Printed in tan, ochre, pink and white.

Maker: Thomas Strahan, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178049

Accession Number: 1985.297c

Unused sample. Tile paper in four designs: foliated medallion with bellfowers; position figure within an oval frame; bird framed by foliated scrolls; and winged head within a circle with shells. Printed in blue, tan, green, light blue and black on unground varnish paper.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178050

Accession Number: 2000.364

Reproduction Wallpaper Border

Otis Garland--Partial roll of uncut borders. Continuous row of repeating, sprig flowers, including tulips and daffodils above a row of brattishing. Printed in green, orange, ochre, steel blue, grey, red, pink and black.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178051

Accession Number: 2000.309

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Arcaded panels with a field of sprigs separated by a narrow stripe of leaves and sprigs topped by alternating feather and shell motifs. Printed in black, ochre, pink, white and green.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178052

Accession Number: 2000.1663

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Ogee-shaped losenges in a moire effect framing clusters of poppy-like flowers. Fragment A is printed in coral, salmon, brown, peach, white and three greens. Fragment B is printed in greens and pinks.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178053

Accession Number: 2000.401AB

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of pink peonies with scrolling foliage. Printed in two pinks, rose, two greens, and yellow on a burgundy field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178054

Accession Number: 2000.307

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of pink peonies with scrolling foliage. Printed in two peaches, red and three greens against a blue field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178055

Accession Number: 2000.306

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Continuous band of salmon, beige and rose peonies with red, plum and tan scrolling leaves. Printed against a green field.

Date: 1985

Maker: Brunschwig & Fils, Inc. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178056

Accession Number: 2000.308

Wallpaper

Fragment. Renaissance Revival style. Varieties of bouquets alternate vertically and are next to broad stripes made of scrolls and rectangular cartouches. Printed in maroon, two pinks, two blues, green and grey on a polished, white ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178057

Accession Number: 2000.288

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Meandering vine with stylized tropical flowers and seed pods. Printed in two greens, light blue, pink, grey and taupe. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Katzenbach and Warren (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178058

Accession Number: 2000.1621

School Book Cover

Fragment of masonry wallpaper, attached to portfolio cover. Printed in white, black on grey, ungrounded paper (greyish-green). (Back is covered with a paper in the Renaissance-Revival style, printed in whiet, red, green and pink on greyish-green ungrounded paper.)

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178059

Accession Number: 1966.197

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Repeating, stylized floral sprig with entwined stem against a field of vertical and horizontal dashes. Printed in four shades of blue.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Janeway & Carpender (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178060

Accession Number: 2000.158

Wallpaper

Partial roll. Meandering chestnut tree boughs with blossoms. Printed in three browns, cream and navy blue. Drop match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178061

Accession Number: 2000.1622

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Stylized roses and irises in a geometric and curvilinear framework on a finely striped or woodgrain background. Printed in transparent washes of color - blue, green, brown and red on a graduated brown ground.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: Shand Kydd Ltd (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178062

Accession Number: 2000.331AB

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Portrait of George Washington in a triangle atop a pillar ornamented with a cannon and flags. Portrait is flanked by two columns holding urns with floral vines that form a canopy. Printed in ivory, green, blue, yellow, pink and red on gray ground.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: Nancy McClelland Inc. (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178063

Accession Number: 2000.1619

Wallpaper

Unused wallpaper sample. Floral bouquet and urn, floral garland / wreath. Embellished with swags of ribbon and bowknots on a background of vertical and horizontal lines of various thickness. Printed in three greens and white on engraved, plaid "woven" ground.

Date: 1900-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178064

Accession Number: 2000.285AB

Travel Curling Iron heater

Tin travel curling iron heater.

Maker: unknown

Material: tin (metal)

GUSN: 178065

Accession Number: 2000.1694

Wallpaper

Roll. Square grid of four-pointed stars designed to appear three-dimensional. Printed in dark grey.

Date: 1984

Maker: Waterhouse Wallhangings (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 178066

Accession Number: 2000.402a

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Large-scale design of palm trees and leaves. Printed in five shades of green, grey and ochre. Overprinted with dark green, modulating, horizontal lines to imitate grass cloth.

Date: 1905-1915

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178067

Accession Number: 2000.152

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped pattern of alternating diamonds and vines. Printed in orange/red on an ochre ground.

Date: 1790-1800

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178070

Accession Number: 2000.2215

Wallpaper

Fragment. Too small a sample to decipher entire pattern, but there appears to be thin and narrow stripes along with flowers. Printed in brown, orange, black, blue and lavender on an ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 178071

Accession Number: 2000.2212.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Pattern of floral swags, swags of beads and tassels. Printed in blue on a yellow ground. Yellow ground has faded to white where it is not covered.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 178072

Accession Number: 2000.2214.1

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Renaissance Revival stripe. Grey stripe and strapwork with maroon and green floral elements on white ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177920

Accession Number: 1965.5.7

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped pattern. Alternating stripes of green and red bordering wide stripe of horizontal grey lines edged with interlace. Printed on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1855-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177921

Accession Number: 1965.5.8

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Tan and grey striped wallpaper with maroon dots on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177922

Accession Number: 1965.5.9

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric pattern of squares with blue solid grid alternating with blue stylized patera on yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177923

Accession Number: 1985.5.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped wallpaper. Allover spirals bordered by vertical stripes of dots and dashes with red center flowers running down the center. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177924

Accession Number: 1965.6.6-.7

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral design printed in green on light blue ground.

Date: 1811-1817

Maker: Moses Grant Jr. & Co. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177925

Accession Number: 1965.6.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Interlocking squares printed in black and white on grey ground. Block height 10 5/8", selvedge in center of sample.

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177926

Accession Number: 1965.6.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral with vine printed in grey on ungrounded paper.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177927

Accession Number: 1965.6.4

Wallpaper

Fragment. Rococo scroll work in blue, red and white on tan, ungrounded paper.

Date: 1850-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177928

Accession Number: 1965.6.5

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragment. Black, white and orange intertwining ribbon.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177929

Accession Number: 1965.5.1b

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diaper pattern with stylized floral elements printed in white on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1808-1810

Maker: Moses Grant & Sons (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177930

Accession Number: 1965.5.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of Gothic style paper depicting interior or cathedral. Printed in dark and light greys and white on tan ground. Repeat undetermined.

Date: 1840-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177931

Accession Number: 1965.8

Wallpaper

Floral border fragments. Repeating clusters of three green flower blossoms ith grisaille leaves on an orange field. Bordered above and below by yellow and black stripes. Printed on gray ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177932

Accession Number: 1981.286ab

Wallpaper

Fragments. Repeating pairs of green palm fronds on a field of grey palms and simple leaf vines. Printed on a beige ground.

Date: 1830-1840

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177933

Accession Number: 1981.285A-C

Wallpaper

Arts and Crafts stylized, floral motif printed in red, green, and gold on embossed gilt ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177934

Accession Number: 1976.470

Wallpaper

Fragment. Yellow geometric Arts and Crafts design. Paper has been painted blue with only a small portion of original color showing.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177935

Accession Number: 1976.471

Wallpaper

Fragment of embossed foliate damask design in irridescent metallic green-gold color. Embossed lines are perpendicular so that pattern appears to shimmer.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177936

Accession Number: 1976.469.1

Wallpaper

Fragment of small floral pattern embossed to look like a woven damask. Straight repeat.

Date: 1900-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177937

Accession Number: 1976.469.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Alternating grey and white, liquid mica stripes. Pattern has the appearance of being embossed. Straight repeat.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177938

Accession Number: 1976.472

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Allover floral and foliate pattern. Branches of flowers. In between are pindots, small curls and small flowers. Printed in gold, white, red and grey on an unground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177939

Accession Number: 1969.337.7A

Wallpaper

Allover floral paper. Green printed on unground. One block pattern.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177940

Accession Number: 1968.32.3

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Striped design of ochre dots and dashes bordered by continuous, simple vine in red on a yellow ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177941

Accession Number: 2000.389.1A

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Diagonally repeating rosettes alternating with circular, floral medallions enclosed by beading. Printed in red and pink on ochre ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177942

Accession Number: 2000.389.1B

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Floral and leaf design in two pinks, white and green on green ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177943

Accession Number: 2000.389.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment. Continuous vertical stripe of laurel (?) leaves in pink, white and red, bordered by simple foliate vine in white, grey and green on a pink ground.

Date: 1940-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177944

Accession Number: 2000.389.3

Wallpaper

Cut sample of rainbow wallpaper. Floral vine pattern in blended blue to yellow on white ground.

Date: 1825-1835

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177945

Accession Number: 1956.M11

Wallpaper

Rolled sample. Pillar and Arch design of a recumbent figure in classical dress flanked by two female figures -- all are beneath a baldachine and are framed by fluted pillars and arch-draped with a garland. Printed in black, white and blue-grey.

Date: 1976

Maker: Reed, Ltd. (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177946

Accession Number: 2000.1645

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