Historic New England

Wallpaper

Fragment. Small, stylized flowers with stems framed by bellflower wreath and separated by medallions with hearts. Printed in brown, grey, yellow, pink, maroon and ivory on beige ground. Straight match.

Date: 1950-1960

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177334

Accession Number: 1980.250.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stripe composed of continuous serpentine vine with circles, and alternating with sprigs on a field of dashes. Printed in green, purple, orange and beige on a pale green ground. Straight match.

Date: 1945-1950

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177335

Accession Number: 1980.250.1

Wallpaper

Two wallpaper fragments. Birds flying amongst flowers, branches and tall grass.

Date: 1890-1910

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177336

Accession Number: 1968.39

Wallpaper

Fragment. Floral stripe. Blue roses on a zig-zag pin-stripe ground. Unground paper.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177337

Accession Number: 1968.40.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover floral and foliage design densely arranged over a green field. Printed in red, yellow, light blue, black and green on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177338

Accession Number: 1968.40

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover yellow floral design, look like wild strawberries in bloom (?). Printed on unground paper. Straight match.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177339

Accession Number: 1968.44.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical grey stripe with vine bearing orange and green leaves flanked by beading and alternating with wider plain stripe on white ground. Straight match.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177340

Accession Number: 1968.44.1

Wallpaper

Two fragments of wallpaper border. Intersecting line leaf motif. Prints in black, brown and tan on white ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177341

Accession Number: 1968.45.1B

Wallpaper

Two fragments of allover, stylized floral patterned paper. Printed in blue and green on beige ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177342

Accession Number: 1968.45.2B

Wallpaper

Two fragments of allover, stylized floral patterned paper. Prints in green and yellow on beige ground.

Date: 1815-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177343

Accession Number: 1968.45.2A

Wallpaper

Fragments. Vertical striped pattern with horizontal pinstripes. Vertical meandering vine with flowers or berries. Printned in green, brown, orange and white on a grey or blue ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177344

Accession Number: 1968.45.4A

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical striped pattern with horizontal pinstripes. Vertical meandering vine with flowers or berries. Printed in green, brown, orange, white on a grey or blue ground.

Date: 1875-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177345

Accession Number: 1968.45.4B

Wallpaper

Fragments. The sidewall piece is a striped pattern with a spray or bouquet of flowers of daisies in the wide space between stripes. The stripes have geometric diamond shapes. Printed in green, black, orange and grey on cream ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177346

Accession Number: 1968.45.3

Wallpaper

Two fragments of aesthetic style border. Pattern consists of stylized fan and floral motifs. Prints in yellow, reds, maroon, white and black on olive ground.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177347

Accession Number: 1968.45.5

Wallpaper

Fragment. Indecipherable pattern. Printed in olive, red and black.

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177349

Accession Number: 1968.45.4C

Wallpaper

Eight fragments of wallpaper. Tossed leaf pattern printed in brown and black on a white ground.

Date: 1795-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177350

Accession Number: 1968.45.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Densely arranged foliage with berries and floral design with asymetrical strapwork scrolled elements. Printed in metallic gold and olive with fine vertical black lines over design.

Date: 1880-1890

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177351

Accession Number: 1968.41

Wallpaper

Fragment. Vertical stripe, solid blue stripe alternating with stripe of running vine beads and foliage elements on white ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1860-1870

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177352

Accession Number: 1968.42

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover foliate design with leaves and vaguely seaweed-looking forms. Printed in red, yellow and green on grey ground.

Date: 1845-1860

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177353

Accession Number: 1968.43

Wallpaper

Five fragments. Pattern is hard to decipher. Stylized leaves and berries or flowers. Printed in orange, green and black on a white ground.

Date: 1790-1810

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177354

Accession Number: 1968.47

Wallpaper

Block printed drapery paper. Stylized pink and white folds that alternate with green and black folds with ivy vines. Embellished with leaves and dots. Straight match. Printed on yellow ground.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177857

Accession Number: 1969.575.1

Wallpaper Fragment

Wallpaper fragment of partial sheet. Amorphous design, alternating with stylized foliate vine on striped paper. Printed in black, white and green on blue ground. Straight match.

Date: 1802-1807

Maker: Zechariah Mills (Manufacturer)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 177858

Accession Number: 1967.26

Wallpaper

Fragment. Grey and white marble pattern with maroon and black stripe with pink stylized floral elements.

Date: 1870-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177859

Accession Number: 1965.1.13

Wallpaper

Fragment. Geometric with some foliate elements printed in grey, white and black on grey ground.

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177860

Accession Number: 1965.4.2

Wallpaper

Fragments. Allover daisy sprays with white liquid mica silver stems. Printed in two yellows and white on a beige ground.

Date: 1885-1900

Maker: Howell & Brothers (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177861

Accession Number: 1965.4.12

Wallpaper

Fragments of imitation carved strapwork printed in two browns, ochre and black framing reverse-printed, stylized floral element in red and black on tan ground.

Date: 1865-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177862

Accession Number: 1965.1.15

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized anthemions with intertwining lines printed in tan, yellow and pink liquid mica on beige ground.

Date: 1885-1895

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177863

Accession Number: 1965.1.17

Wallpaper

Three layers of wallpaper removed from the Ebenezer Clough House, in Boston, Massachusetts. The top, visible layer is printed with a foliate pattern of repeating leaves on a pindot background. Printed in green and red on a grey ground.

Date: 1845-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177864

Accession Number: 1965.3.2-.4

Wallpaper

Stripe pattern alternating between a meandering floral vine and a vertical pattern made of scrolled foliage and other foliate elements. Printed in green, red, brown on a yellow ground.

Date: 1820-1825

Maker: Grant, Charles (Manufacturer)

GUSN: 177865

Accession Number: 1965.3.1

Wallpaper

Fragment. Leaf design in white and red on green ground.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177866

Accession Number: 1965.1.10

Wallpaper

Fragments. Turquoise foliate scroll on light blue ground.

Date: 1835-1850

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177867

Accession Number: 1965.1.11

Wallpaper

Fragments. Geometric pattern of small octagons flanked by grape vine and cable stripe. Printed in grey, maroon and black on tan ground.

Date: 1860-1875

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177868

Accession Number: 1965.1.12

Wallpaper

Alternating wide and narrow stripes. Wide stripe composed of vertical dashes in blue. Narrow stripe consists of cable design between brown and maroon bands.

Date: 1865-1880

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177869

Accession Number: 1965.1.14

Wallpaper

Fragment. Allover, stylized floral and foliage pattern in yellow and olive interrupted by meandering tan and red line. Printed on beige ground.

Date: 1880-1885

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177870

Accession Number: 1965.1.16

Wallpaper

Fragment. Striped wallpaper with garland and dotted ground. Printed in black and white on grey ground.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177871

Accession Number: 1965.1.18

Wallpaper

Fragment. Three-dimensional diamond paper in sienna and white on cinnamon ground. Straight repeat.

Date: 1811-1817

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

GUSN: 177872

Accession Number: 1965.1.2

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized tulip tiles alternating with blank squares. Entire surface has printed crazing. Printed in red, pink, green, with off-white on tan ground.

Date: 1900-1920

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177873

Accession Number: 1965.1.21

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized floral sprig stripe in pink and green on green patterned ground, overprinted with fine black zigzag grid.

Date: 1915-1925

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177874

Accession Number: 1965.1.22

Wallpaper

Fragment. Stylized floral medallion enclosed by ribbons. Printed in red and white on ochre ground.

Date: 1815-1825

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

GUSN: 177875

Accession Number: 1965.1.3

Wallpaper

Fragment. Diaper pattern with central floral element in blue and white, separated by continuous stylized foliage. Stone work blocks in black and blue printed over original pattern surface. Printed on grey ground. Straight match.

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

GUSN: 177876

Accession Number: 1965.1.4