Historic New England

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallaper printed in the "Celtic" pattern by Cole & Son, London. Design features stylized morning glories on an interlaced field with undulating foliate vines. Block printed in cream and brown on a dark ochre ground. Based on an English design of 1890.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286808

Accession Number: 2000.863

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Royston" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a rococo design of flower bouquets alternating with bouquets of fruit including apples, pineapples, grapes and cherries connected by flowering scrolls. Block printed in ochre on a striated yellow and brown ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286810

Accession Number: 2000.869

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Strawberry" pattern by Cole & Son (London) featuring diagonally repeating strawberry plants with flowers and berries printed in green, white, pink and yellow and outlined in metallic gold. Block printed on a striated navy blue ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286811

Accession Number: 2000.864

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Vaughan" design by Cole & Son (London) with a Moorish tile design of quatrefoils within lozenges and geometric frames. Screen printed in aubergine, metallic gold and copper on a mauve ground.

Date: 20th C.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286813

Accession Number: 2000.865

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Crace Diaper" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by fleurons within lozenges with stylized flowers at the intersections. Block printed in pale grey-green on a white ground. Based on a pattern designed by Augustus W. N. Pugin for J. G. Crace (...

Date: 20th century

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286814

Accession Number: 2000.868

Wallpaper

Three fragments of flocked rose wallpaper from Webster, Massachusetts. Large roses block-printed in four reds and four to five greens over black flocked ground. The design is visibly raised above the ground surface. Fragments are affixed to piece of paperboard.

Date: 1890-1900

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), flocking

GUSN: 286817

Accession Number: 2001.281.505AB

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Flower Spray" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with repeated sprays of stylized flowers and flower buds on a field of stylized floral sprigs. Block printed in tan on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286819

Accession Number: 2000.860

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Clandon" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by simple berried vine framing eight-pointed star or stylized flower. Block printed in aubergine on a bright red ground. Pattern is based on a flocked English pattern of 1810-1820; however, flocking...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286820

Accession Number: 2000.867

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Haddon Hall" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with large scale Moorish tile design. Block printed in brown on white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286821

Accession Number: 2000.870

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Whickham" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a stylized floral trail with bellfowers bordered by stylized sprigs on a dotted field. Block printed in peach on a cream ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286822

Accession Number: 2000.874

Photograph

Black-and-white photograph of a painting of William D. Nickels. Modern black frame.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: photographic paper, glass (material), wood (plant material)

GUSN: 286826

Accession Number: 1958.363

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Chinese Trellis" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a trellis design of samll joined octagons. Block printed in three blues on a white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286828

Accession Number: 2000.875

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Gothic Screen" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by Gothic tracery. Block printed in brown on a watery blue ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286829

Accession Number: 2000.871

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Gothic Screen" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by Gothic tracery. Block printed in brown on a transparent red ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286831

Accession Number: 2000.872

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Quatrefoil" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a diaper pattern formed by quatrefoils within Gothic tracery. Block printed in tan on white ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286832

Accession Number: 2000.873

Drawing of Codman House

Pencil drawing of the Codman House, matted and framed.

Date: 1873

Maker: Codman, Catherine Codman, d. 1892 (Artist)

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286833

Accession Number: 1969.19050

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Templenewsam" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with a very large baroque design with central pinecone or pine floral motif. Block printed on a cream ground.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286837

Accession Number: 2000.877

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Gothic Lily" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with stems of lilies alternating with roses within tracery frames edged with brattishing and ornamented with quatrefoils at the intersections. Block printed in green, cream, red, blue, black and metallic gold on a brown gro...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286838

Accession Number: 2000.878

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the front hall of a house in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Only a portion of the entire floral medallion pattern remains. The remaining section is a large floral bouquet tied with a ribbon surrounded by white stylized flower and scroll elements. Block-printed in pink, white, a...

Date: 1829

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), varnish

GUSN: 286840

Accession Number: 2001.281.506A-C

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Acanthus" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over pattern of scrolling acanthus leaves. Block printed in red on a cadmium red ground and textured paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286841

Accession Number: 2000.879

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Acanthus" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over pattern of scrolling acanthus leaves. Block printed in brown on a light brown ground and textured paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286842

Accession Number: 2000.880

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Beatrix" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over Aesthetic stylized floral design of peonies and irises with scrolling leaves. Reverse printed in brown on a transparent light brown ground and roughly textured paper.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286843

Accession Number: 2000.881

Wall hook

One of a pair of brass hooks. Plate of hook rectangular with egg-like edge. Hook with rose-shaped finial.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 286844

Accession Number: 1958.365.1

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Beatrix" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with an all-over Aesthetic stylized floral design of peonies and irises with scrolling leaves. Reverse printed in burnt sienna on a transparent burnt sienna ground and roughly textured paper. Based on a block printed English wa...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286845

Accession Number: 2000.882

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Poppy" pattern by Cole & Son (London) with large scale all-over design of pink poppies against a field of leafy brown foliage. Block printed on a cream ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286846

Accession Number: 2000.883

Wall hook

One of a pair of brass hooks. Plate of hook rectangular with egg-like edge. Hook with rose-shaped finial.

Maker: unknown

Material: brass (alloy)

GUSN: 286847

Accession Number: 1958.365.2

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Coalport" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with large diaper pattern formed by berried vines with flower blossoms at the intersection and framing floral sprays. Machine printed in yellow and ochre against a field of tan stripes on a cream ground. Reproduced from an E...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286860

Accession Number: 2000.936

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Garden Vine" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with all-over design of entwined vines with thorns. Machine printed in green, olive gree and white on a mottled tan ground. Based on English block printed wallpaper from 1815-1825. Document in Courtauld Archives (London).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286862

Accession Number: 2000.935

Wallpaper

Wallpaper sample. Heavy embossed paper of floral and foliate design on a diaper ground. Paper is cream-colored, no ink has been applied.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286863

Accession Number: 1978.188

Wallpaper Border

Unused sample. Wallpaper border in "Bordure Directoire" pattern from Clarence Houes (NY) with continuous band of draped striped fabric in orange and red with yellow, ochre and tan rosettes over a row of overlapping leaves. Screen printed in orange, red, white, two greys, ochre, tan, two greens and b...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286864

Accession Number: 2000.945

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment printed to look like ivory colored satin moire.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286865

Accession Number: 1978.191A

Rug

Rectangular wool carpet with repeating pattern of rosettes within diamonds in green, yellow, and blue on red field. Polychrome wine glass border on white border flanked by red, white and blue diagonal guards.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 286866

Accession Number: 1958.367

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment printed to look like pale butter colored satin moire.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286867

Accession Number: 1978.191B

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Gran Cru" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with repeating grid of grape clusters against a striped field. Printed in two purples and lavender on white ground. Based on an English machine printed wallpaper from 1850-1860. Documetn in Courtauld Archives (London).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286868

Accession Number: 2000.937

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in "Fuscia" by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY) with continuous stripe of fuschia blossoms and vines separated by metallic gold guilloche. Block printed in two greens, pink, rose, blue and metallic gold on an embossed white ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286871

Accession Number: 2000.959

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Milliken" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with very large scale baroque floral design in imitation of cut velvet. Machine printed in dark green on a green ground. Based on an English block printed paper from 1880-1900 desigend by Henry H. Mott and originally printed ...

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286872

Accession Number: 2000.906

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Florentine Diaper" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with an all-over design of repeated sylized floral elements outlined in small dots. Block printed in rose on pale pink ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286873

Accession Number: 2000.934

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Florentine Diaper" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with an all-over design of repeated sylized floral elements outlined in small dots. Block printed in ple blue on a denim blue, liquid mica ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286874

Accession Number: 2000.922

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Acanthus" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with large scale Aesthetic style scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers. Machine printed in green on a green ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1910.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286875

Accession Number: 2000.913

Rug

Rectangular wool carpet with repeated pattern of diamond-shaped guls separated by narrow striped bands. Primary colors are red, brown and blue.

Date: 1890-1950

Maker: unknown

Material: wool (textile)

GUSN: 286876

Accession Number: 1958.366

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Small Acanthus" pattern by Clarence House (NY) with large scale Aesthetic style scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers. Machine printed in tan on a cream ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1910.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286877

Accession Number: 2000.920

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Willow Leaves" pattern by Cowtan & Tout, Inc. (NY) with an all-over design of willow leaves in taupe with green veins. Screen printed on a cream ground. Based on an English block printed wallpaper from 1880-1900.

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 286878

Accession Number: 2000.956

Wallpaper

Six fragments of wallpaper from South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. A stylized floral bouquet is centered on a background of small sprigs. A floral stripe runs vertically along right side of pattern. Block-printed in red and white on orange ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. Fragments D and E retai...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 286879

Accession Number: 2001.281.507.1A-F

Wallpaper Border

Wallpaper border fragments from South Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Flower and ribbon pattern. Pink and blue flowers are linked by ribbon festoons and bordered above and below by orange and yellow lines in a geometric pattern. Details of the border are not clear due to poor condition. Block-printed ...

Date: 1810-1820

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process), varnish

GUSN: 286880

Accession Number: 2001.281.507.2A-E

Wallpaper

Unused sample. Wallpaper in the "Dorset" pattern with large all-over design of metallic gold Neo-Grecian elements connected by swags. Machine printed on an ivory imitation silk moire ground. Produced by Clarence House (NY).

Date: 20th c.

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product)

GUSN: 287080

Accession Number: 2000.919

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Second layer of paper from north room on second floor, removed during mid-1970s restoration. All-over floral pattern block-printed in yellow and blue-gray on blue ground. Wove paper, partial sheets.

Date: 1825-1830

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287092

Accession Number: 2001.281.518.2A-F

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragments from the main bedchamber of the Captain John Kendrick House, Wareham, Massachusetts. Fragments removed during mid-1970s restoration. Pattern of floral bouquets framed by a floral vine, diamond or diaper pattern. Block-printed in black and white on yellow or ochre ground. Laid ...

Date: 1760-1780

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287097

Accession Number: 2001.281.519A-L

Wallpaper

Striped wallpaper fragments from Wareham, Massachusetts. Pattern with six different stripes of small, stylized flower and vine figures. Block-printed in white, orange, and red on ochre ground. Laid paper, partial sheets. First layer of three probably removed from the Captain John Kendrick House du...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287101

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.1AB

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Wareham, Massachusetts. All-over medallion pattern. Small medallions with stylized floral centers among curling figures and small stylized flowers. Block-printed in red on ochre ground. Wove paper, partial sheets. Fragment is the second layer of three and is still adhered to ...

Date: 1800-1810

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287130

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.2

Wallpaper

Wallpaper fragment from Wareham, Massachusetts. Striped paper block-printed in black and white on ochre ground. The primary stripe depicts a stylized, straight flower stem with open blooms divided by three sets of leaves. This figure is printed in the negative so that the block-printed black strip...

Date: 1810-1815

Maker: unknown

Material: paper (fiber product), block printing (relief printing process)

GUSN: 287131

Accession Number: 2001.281.520.3

Search Collections

Displaying: 202151 - 202200 of 211,075